| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Kellett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeff Nash (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eckerd | PG - Harvey Emberton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hare (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Turner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Moshe Zamborsky (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gene Kellett | 40-26 |
| 19:40 | Eckerd | Harvey Emberton hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 19:26 | Merrimack | Moshe Zamborsky swats the short shot by Derrick Giddings | 40-29 |
| 19:25 | Eckerd | Louis Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:18 | Eckerd | Robert Hare misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Ancheta - foul #1 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 19:18 | Eckerd | Robert Hare misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:18 | Eckerd | Robert Hare makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:04 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 19:02 | Eckerd | Louis Moore snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 18:41 | Eckerd | Louis Moore clanks a turnaround from close range | 40-30 |
| 18:39 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 18:14 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-30 |
| 17:55 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky misses the lay-in | 43-30 |
| 17:54 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Jerry Ancheta | 43-30 |
| 17:35 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge grabs the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:21 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett misses long on a shot from close range | 43-30 |
| 17:20 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:07 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:03 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Emberton - foul #1 on Harvey Emberton, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Kerby (PF), Gordon Daly (C) Jeff Nash, Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Bryant Petrovich (PG), Stephen Spiegel (SG), Walter Binford (SF), William Henderson (PF), Dane Harris (C) Harvey Emberton, Robert Hare, Louis Moore, Peter Turner, Moshe Zamborsky | |
| 16:57 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Eldridge | 46-30 |
| 16:49 | Eckerd | Dane Harris knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Spiegel | 46-33 |
| 16:47 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes (PF) Gene Kellett | |
| Subs | Eckerd | | |
| 16:32 | Eckerd | Walter Binford misses the jumper from the right side | 46-33 |
| 16:31 | Eckerd | William Henderson hits the follow up shot | 46-35 |
| 16:07 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 15:41 | Eckerd | Jerry Ancheta is called for the reach on William Henderson - foul #2 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cody (SG), Gene Kellett (SF), Jeff Nash (PF) Matthew Eldridge, Jerry Ancheta, Harvey Fontes | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Harvey Emberton (PG), Robert Hare (SG), Louis Moore (SF), Moshe Zamborsky (C) Bryant Petrovich, Stephen Spiegel, Walter Binford, Dane Harris | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gordon Daly (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Cody (fresh) SF - Gene Kellett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeff Nash (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Jack Kerby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eckerd | PG - Harvey Emberton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hare (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Moshe Zamborsky (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Eckerd | William Henderson is fouled on the floor by Jeff Nash - foul #2 on Jeff Nash, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Peter Turner (PF) William Henderson | |
| 15:13 | Eckerd | Louis Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 15:12 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Gordon Daly | 48-35 |
| 15:06 | Merrimack | Robert Hare takes the ball from Gordon Daly | 48-35 |
| 14:42 | Eckerd | The short jumper by Peter Turner is denied by Gene Kellett | 48-35 |
| 14:41 | Eckerd | Robert Hare tips it in | 48-37 |
| 14:22 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash lays it up and in set up by Gordon Daly | 50-37 |
| 13:58 | Eckerd | Harvey Emberton scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Hare | 50-40 |
| 13:50 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Moshe Zamborsky - foul #2 on Moshe Zamborsky, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Derrick Giddings (C) William Cody, Gene Kellett, Jeff Nash | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Stephen Spiegel (PG), William Henderson (PF), Dane Harris (C) Harvey Emberton, Peter Turner, Moshe Zamborsky | |
| 13:50 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 13:50 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 13:39 | Eckerd | Louis Moore hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Spiegel | 52-42 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Ancheta | 55-42 |
| 13:05 | Eckerd | William Henderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 55-42 |
| 13:04 | Eckerd | Louis Moore hits the follow up shot | 55-44 |
| 12:46 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 12:44 | Eckerd | Dane Harris snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 12:25 | Eckerd | Louis Moore misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 12:05 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-44 |
| 11:43 | Eckerd | Louis Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Spiegel | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gordon Daly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jack Kerby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Derrick Giddings (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eckerd | PG - Stephen Spiegel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hare (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dane Harris (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Eldridge | 59-47 |
| 11:13 | Eckerd | Louis Moore comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-47 |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 11:08 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta is hacked by Robert Hare - foul #1 on Robert Hare, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gene Kellett (SF), Jeff Nash (PF) Gordon Daly, Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Harvey Emberton (PG), Walter Binford (SF), Peter Turner (PF), Moshe Zamborsky (C) Robert Hare, Louis Moore, William Henderson, Dane Harris | |
| 11:02 | Merrimack | Harvey Emberton steps in front of the Matthew Eldridge pass | 59-47 |
| 10:57 | Eckerd | Harvey Emberton banks in the layup | 59-49 |
| 10:44 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 10:43 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Giddings | 59-49 |
| 10:30 | Merrimack | Harvey Emberton steals it from Jerry Ancheta | 59-49 |
| 10:09 | Eckerd | Walter Binford misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 10:08 | Eckerd | Peter Turner tips it back up and in | 59-51 |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Peter Turner - foul #2 on Peter Turner, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cody (PG), Richard Gulley (SG) Matthew Eldridge, Jerry Ancheta | |
| Subs | Eckerd | William Henderson (SF) Stephen Spiegel | |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:45 | Eckerd | Peter Turner snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 09:20 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Derrick Giddings - foul #3 on Derrick Giddings, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| 09:20 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 09:20 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Jeff Nash is blocked by William Henderson | 60-53 |
| 09:02 | Eckerd | William Henderson pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 08:50 | Eckerd | Walter Binford travels with the ball | 60-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gordon Daly (PG), Jack Kerby (C) Richard Gulley, Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Louis Moore (SF) William Henderson | |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harvey Emberton - foul #2 on Harvey Emberton, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Bryant Petrovich (PG), Robert Hare (SG), Dane Harris (PF), Jimmy Honig (C) Harvey Emberton, Walter Binford, Peter Turner, Moshe Zamborsky | |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:19 | Eckerd | Bryant Petrovich is hacked by Gene Kellett - foul #2 on Gene Kellett, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG) William Cody, Jeff Nash | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Stephen Spiegel (PG), William Henderson (PF) Bryant Petrovich, Jimmy Honig | |
| 08:06 | Eckerd | Louis Moore scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Stephen Spiegel | 62-55 |
| 07:53 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett is fouled on the floor by Stephen Spiegel - foul #2 on Stephen Spiegel, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cody (SF), Harvey Fontes (PF) Gene Kellett, Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | Eckerd | | |
| 07:42 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-55 |
| 07:41 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Cody (fresh) PF - Harvey Fontes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gordon Daly (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Eckerd | PG - Stephen Spiegel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hare (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dane Harris (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 07:08 | Eckerd | William Henderson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-55 |
| 07:07 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 06:38 | Merrimack | William Cody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 06:37 | Eckerd | Dane Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 06:17 | Eckerd | William Henderson hits the finger roll | 65-57 |
| 06:09 | Merrimack | William Cody knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-57 |
| 06:02 | Eckerd | Stephen Spiegel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Gulley (SG), Gene Kellett (SF), Jeff Nash (PF), Jack Kerby (C) Matthew Eldridge, Jerry Ancheta, Harvey Fontes, Gordon Daly | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Harvey Emberton (PG), Thomas Archer (SG), Walter Binford (SF), Peter Turner (PF), Moshe Zamborsky (C) Stephen Spiegel, Robert Hare, Louis Moore, William Henderson, Dane Harris | |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG) William Cody | |
| Subs | Eckerd | | |
| 05:31 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky blows the layup | 67-57 |
| 05:29 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 05:15 | Merrimack | Richard Gulley connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 69-57 |
| 05:00 | Eckerd | Kelly Smart is called for the reach on Harvey Emberton - foul #1 on Kelly Smart, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gordon Daly (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG) Kelly Smart, Richard Gulley | |
| Subs | Eckerd | | |
| 04:45 | Eckerd | Peter Turner is hacked by Jerry Ancheta - foul #3 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG) Gordon Daly | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Stephen Spiegel (SG) Thomas Archer | |
| 04:45 | Eckerd | Peter Turner misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:45 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta is hacked by Walter Binford - foul #2 on Walter Binford, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Robert Hare (SG), Louis Moore (SF) Stephen Spiegel, Walter Binford | |
| 04:17 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:17 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Eckerd | Peter Turner buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Harvey Emberton | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 03:20 | Eckerd | Louis Moore gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gene Kellett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeff Nash (fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. C - Jack Kerby (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eckerd | PG - Harvey Emberton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hare (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Moshe Zamborsky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Eckerd | Robert Hare makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Harvey Emberton | 71-63 |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | Louis Moore picks off the pass by Jerry Ancheta | 71-63 |
| 02:24 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Matthew Eldridge - foul #2 on Matthew Eldridge, team foul #8 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gordon Daly (PG), Richard Gulley (SG), William Cody (SF), Harvey Fontes (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) Matthew Eldridge, Jerry Ancheta, Gene Kellett, Jeff Nash, Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Stephen Spiegel (PG), Walter Binford (SG), William Henderson (PF) Harvey Emberton, Robert Hare, Peter Turner | |
| 02:24 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky makes the free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Gene Kellett (SF) Gordon Daly, Richard Gulley, William Cody | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Robert Hare (SG) Walter Binford | |
| 02:05 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 02:03 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Kellett | 71-66 |
| 01:49 | Merrimack | Moshe Zamborsky swats the layup by Jerry Ancheta | 71-66 |
| 01:47 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett grabs the offensive board | 71-66 |
| 01:41 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 01:40 | Eckerd | William Henderson pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 01:40 | Eckerd | Eckerd calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeff Nash (PF) Harvey Fontes | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Harvey Emberton (PG), Peter Turner (PF) Stephen Spiegel, William Henderson | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Eckerd | Robert Hare knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Harvey Emberton | 71-68 |
| 01:15 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 01:13 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash tips it but misses | 71-68 |
| 01:12 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:53 | Eckerd | Louis Moore is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Louis Moore, team foul #8 | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 71-68 |
| 00:26 | Eckerd | Robert Hare misses the 3 from straight away | 71-68 |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Emberton - foul #3 on Harvey Emberton, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:24 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 00:11 | Eckerd | Louis Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 00:09 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky grabs the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | Eckerd | Louis Moore drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Harvey Emberton | 71-71 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gene Kellett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeff Nash (fresh) 18 pts. 12 reb. C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eckerd | PG - Harvey Emberton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hare (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Moore (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Moshe Zamborsky (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 04:40 | Eckerd | Louis Moore snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 04:35 | Eckerd | Robert Hare misses the 3 from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 04:34 | Eckerd | Peter Turner tips it back up and in | 71-73 |
| 04:17 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Ancheta | 73-73 |
| 03:58 | Eckerd | Harvey Emberton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash grabs the board | 73-73 |
| 03:53 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 73-73 |
| 03:52 | Eckerd | Peter Turner snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 03:31 | Eckerd | Louis Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:11 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses the easy layup | 73-73 |
| 03:09 | Eckerd | Peter Turner snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 02:48 | Eckerd | Louis Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 02:47 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta grabs the board | 73-73 |
| 02:26 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Kerby (C) Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Stephen Spiegel (PG), William Henderson (PF), Dane Harris (C) Harvey Emberton, Peter Turner, Moshe Zamborsky | |
| 02:24 | Eckerd | Eckerd calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Harvey Emberton (PG), Peter Turner (PF), Moshe Zamborsky (C) Stephen Spiegel, William Henderson, Dane Harris | |
| 02:09 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky is whistled for a carry | 73-73 |
| 01:56 | Merrimack | Louis Moore steals the ball from Gene Kellett | 73-73 |
| 01:36 | Eckerd | Harvey Emberton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-73 |
| 01:35 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Moshe Zamborsky - foul #3 on Moshe Zamborsky, team foul #10 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings (C) Jeff Nash | |
| Subs | Eckerd | | |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:16 | Eckerd | Peter Turner pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| 01:06 | Eckerd | Harvey Emberton's pass is intercepted by Jack Kerby | 74-73 |
| 00:50 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings drills a floater from close range | 76-73 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gene Kellett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Kerby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eckerd | PG - Harvey Emberton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hare (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Moore (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. PF - Peter Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Moshe Zamborsky (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 00:32 | Eckerd | Robert Hare's fadeaway is rejected by Gene Kellett | 76-73 |
| 00:31 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett grabs the board | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Harvey Emberton is called for the reach on Gene Kellett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harvey Emberton, team foul #11 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeff Nash (PF) Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | Eckerd | | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eckerd | Eckerd is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Eckerd | Louis Moore comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 78-73 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings grabs the defensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings is hacked by Harvey Emberton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harvey Emberton, team foul #12 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gordon Daly (SF) Gene Kellett | |
| Subs | Eckerd | Stephen Spiegel (PG) Harvey Emberton | |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:22 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky grabs the board | 79-73 |
| 00:15 | Eckerd | Robert Hare hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Spiegel | 79-76 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Stephen Spiegel is called for the reach on Gordon Daly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Spiegel, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:07 | Eckerd | Robert Hare can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-76 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings grabs the board | 80-76 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hare - foul #2 on Robert Hare, team foul #14 | 80-76 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings misses the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:03 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky pulls down the rebound | 80-76 |
| 00:00 | Eckerd | Moshe Zamborsky misses the halfcourt shot | 80-76 |