| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Frank Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Carrizales (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Touchstone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Blain (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elias Yates (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Gustin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Vital (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Key (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Chilson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lincoln | Richard Touchstone inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 19:42 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 19:17 | Merrimack | Randy Key drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Gustin | 27-40 |
| 19:10 | Lincoln | Elias Yates can't finish the layup | 27-40 |
| 19:09 | Lincoln | Elias Yates misses the tip | 27-40 |
| 19:08 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales can't tip it in | 27-40 |
| 19:06 | Lincoln | Elias Yates gets the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 18:54 | Lincoln | Frank Dean makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Touchstone | 29-40 |
| 18:38 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 18:36 | Lincoln | Elias Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:23 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Frank Dean | 32-40 |
| 18:01 | Merrimack | Robert Vital can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Touchstone - foul #3 on Richard Touchstone, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Charles Lerma (SF) Richard Touchstone | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 18:01 | Merrimack | Robert Vital makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:01 | Merrimack | Robert Vital makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:40 | Lincoln | Elias Yates misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-42 |
| 17:39 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 17:14 | Merrimack | Robert Vital knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Joseph Tucker | 34-44 |
| 17:01 | Lincoln | Edward Gustin is called for the reach on Frank Dean - foul #2 on Edward Gustin, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Andrew Plant (PG), William Nesbitt (SG), Irving Johnson (PF), Chad Eckert (C) Frank Dean, Stuart Carrizales, Raymond Blain, Elias Yates | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Steffes (PG), Victor Myers (SG), Gerald Mote (SF), Derrick Davis (PF), Mark Deems (C) Edward Gustin, Robert Vital, Joseph Tucker, Randy Key, Charles Chilson | |
| 16:40 | Lincoln | Irving Johnson makes the shot from the left block | 36-44 |
| 16:17 | Merrimack | Victor Myers scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Steffes | 36-46 |
| 15:56 | Lincoln | Andrew Plant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 15:55 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Gerald Mote | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Andrew Plant (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Lerma (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Irving Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Eckert (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Steffes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Victor Myers (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gerald Mote (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark Deems (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Merrimack | Derrick Davis is fouled on the floor by Andrew Plant - foul #2 on Andrew Plant, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales (SG), Richard Touchstone (SF), Elias Yates (C) William Nesbitt, Charles Lerma, Chad Eckert | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Gustin (PG), Robert Vital (SG), Randy Key (PF), Charles Chilson (C) Victor Myers, Gerald Mote, Derrick Davis, Mark Deems | |
| 15:29 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-46 |
| 15:27 | Lincoln | The rebound goes to Irving Johnson | 36-46 |
| 15:10 | Lincoln | Irving Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-46 |
| 15:09 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales gets the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:52 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 14:50 | Lincoln | Richard Touchstone tips it in | 38-46 |
| 14:45 | Merrimack | Robert Vital comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 14:43 | Lincoln | Elias Yates grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:41 | Lincoln | Andrew Plant is hacked by Edward Gustin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Gustin, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Dean (PG), Raymond Blain (PF) Andrew Plant, Irving Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Tucker (SF) Michael Steffes | |
| 14:14 | Lincoln | Elias Yates knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stuart Carrizales | 41-46 |
| 14:05 | Merrimack | Randy Key's floater is tipped away by Raymond Blain | 41-46 |
| 14:04 | Lincoln | Elias Yates grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 13:37 | Lincoln | Richard Touchstone hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Frank Dean | 43-46 |
| 13:32 | Merrimack | Elias Yates takes the ball from Joseph Tucker | 43-46 |
| 13:14 | Lincoln | Richard Touchstone hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Dean | 45-46 |
| 13:01 | Merrimack | Robert Vital misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:59 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:47 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Frank Dean and he's fouled by Randy Key - foul #2 on Randy Key, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Andrew Plant (SG), Charles Lerma (SF), Irving Johnson (C) Stuart Carrizales, Richard Touchstone, Elias Yates | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Steffes (PG), Victor Myers (SG), Gerald Mote (SF), Derrick Davis (PF), Mark Deems (C) Edward Gustin, Robert Vital, Joseph Tucker, Randy Key, Charles Chilson | |
| 12:47 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:35 | Merrimack | Mark Deems misses the easy layup | 48-46 |
| 12:34 | Merrimack | Derrick Davis grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | Victor Myers is whistled for a carry | 48-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Chad Eckert (C) Raymond Blain | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 12:04 | Lincoln | Andrew Plant hits a floater from the right wing set up by Frank Dean | 50-46 |
| 11:41 | Merrimack | Mark Deems hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 11:40 | Lincoln | Irving Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Frank Dean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Andrew Plant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Lerma (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Irving Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Chad Eckert (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Steffes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Victor Myers (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gerald Mote (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark Deems (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Lincoln | Chad Eckert can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 11:30 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Steffes | 50-46 |
| 11:13 | Merrimack | Mark Deems is denied on a layup by Charles Lerma | 50-46 |
| 11:12 | Lincoln | Charles Lerma grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:55 | Lincoln | Charles Lerma buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Dean | 52-46 |
| 10:40 | Merrimack | Andrew Plant takes the ball from Mark Deems | 52-46 |
| 10:21 | Lincoln | Irving Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | Mark Deems's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales (SG), Richard Touchstone (SF), Raymond Blain (PF), Elias Yates (C) Frank Dean, Charles Lerma, Irving Johnson, Chad Eckert | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Gustin (PG), Robert Vital (SG), Joseph Tucker (SF), Randy Key (PF), Charles Chilson (C) Michael Steffes, Victor Myers, Gerald Mote, Derrick Davis, Mark Deems | |
| 09:45 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales buries a 3 from straight away | 58-46 |
| 09:23 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson's fadeaway is rejected by Elias Yates | 58-46 |
| 09:22 | Merrimack | Robert Vital can't tip it in | 58-46 |
| 09:20 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 08:52 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 58-46 |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | Joseph Tucker grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 08:32 | Merrimack | Edward Gustin buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Vital | 58-48 |
| 08:10 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Andrew Plant and he's hacked by Robert Vital - foul #2 on Robert Vital, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | William Nesbitt (PG) Andrew Plant | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 08:10 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:59 | Merrimack | Joseph Tucker is fouled on the floor by Stuart Carrizales - foul #1 on Stuart Carrizales, team foul #3 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Steffes (SF), Derrick Davis (PF) Joseph Tucker, Randy Key | |
| 07:41 | Merrimack | Elias Yates swats the short shot by Charles Chilson | 61-48 |
| 07:39 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson snags the offensive board | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - William Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stuart Carrizales (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Touchstone (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Blain (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Elias Yates (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Gustin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Vital (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Steffes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. PF - Derrick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Charles Chilson (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Merrimack | Edward Gustin hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Derrick Davis and he's hacked by Richard Touchstone - foul #4 on Richard Touchstone, team foul #4 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Dean (PG), Charles Lerma (SF), Irving Johnson (PF) Stuart Carrizales, Richard Touchstone, Raymond Blain | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Victor Myers (SG), Mark Deems (C) Robert Vital, Charles Chilson | |
| 07:23 | Merrimack | Edward Gustin makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:15 | Lincoln | Charles Lerma misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-51 |
| 07:14 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Derrick Davis | 61-51 |
| 07:07 | Merrimack | Michael Steffes connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Derrick Davis | 61-53 |
| 06:48 | Lincoln | William Nesbitt makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Dean | 63-53 |
| 06:28 | Merrimack | Michael Steffes knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Edward Gustin | 63-55 |
| 06:07 | Lincoln | Elias Yates misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Deems - foul #2 on Mark Deems, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales (SG), Richard Touchstone (SF), Raymond Blain (PF) William Nesbitt, Charles Lerma, Irving Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Vital (SG), Joseph Tucker (SF), Randy Key (PF), Charles Chilson (C) Edward Gustin, Victor Myers, Derrick Davis, Mark Deems | |
| 06:07 | Lincoln | Elias Yates makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 06:07 | Lincoln | Elias Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:47 | Merrimack | Robert Vital loses the dribble to Elias Yates | 65-55 |
| 05:26 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain clanks a floater from the left block | 65-55 |
| 05:24 | Merrimack | Joseph Tucker gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Steffes and he's fouled by Frank Dean - foul #2 on Frank Dean, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Andrew Plant (PG), Irving Johnson (C) Frank Dean, Elias Yates | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:56 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales is fouled on the floor by Robert Vital - foul #3 on Robert Vital, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| 04:33 | Lincoln | Irving Johnson hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Stuart Carrizales | 67-58 |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | Randy Key's fadeaway is rejected by Irving Johnson | 67-58 |
| 04:11 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Chilson | 67-58 |
| 03:46 | Merrimack | Raymond Blain steals the ball from Charles Chilson | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain blows the layup | 67-58 |
| 03:24 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| Lineup | Lincoln | PG - Andrew Plant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stuart Carrizales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Touchstone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Blain (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Irving Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Steffes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Vital (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Tucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Key (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Charles Chilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Merrimack | Randy Key drills a shot in the lane set up by Robert Vital | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-60 |
| 03:12 | Lincoln | Irving Johnson snags the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 02:59 | Lincoln | Andrew Plant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-60 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Frank Dean (PG), Charles Lerma (SF), Elias Yates (C) Stuart Carrizales, Richard Touchstone, Raymond Blain | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Gustin (PG), Victor Myers (SG), Gerald Mote (SF), Derrick Davis (PF), Mark Deems (C) Michael Steffes, Robert Vital, Joseph Tucker, Randy Key, Charles Chilson | |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| 02:42 | Merrimack | Mark Deems knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Derrick Davis | 67-62 |
| 02:42 | Lincoln | Lincoln calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales (SG), Richard Touchstone (SF), Raymond Blain (PF) Andrew Plant, Charles Lerma, Irving Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Vital (SG), Joseph Tucker (SF), Randy Key (PF), Charles Chilson (C) Victor Myers, Gerald Mote, Derrick Davis, Mark Deems | |
| 02:23 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales clanks a jumper in the lane | 67-62 |
| 02:21 | Merrimack | Robert Vital grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 02:01 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Tucker | 67-64 |
| 01:45 | Lincoln | Elias Yates is fouled on the floor by Robert Vital - foul #4 on Robert Vital, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| 01:45 | Lincoln | Elias Yates misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | Randy Key snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 01:23 | Merrimack | Robert Vital misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 01:21 | Merrimack | Robert Vital snags the offensive board | 67-64 |
| 01:06 | Merrimack | Raymond Blain steps in front of the Charles Chilson pass | 67-64 |
| 00:43 | Lincoln | Elias Yates's layup is rejected by Randy Key | 67-64 |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Frank Dean steals it from Edward Gustin | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales is hacked by Robert Vital in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Vital, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Lincoln | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Victor Myers (SG) Robert Vital | |
| 00:15 | Lincoln | Stuart Carrizales misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Stuart Carrizales is called for the reach on Victor Myers - foul #2 on Stuart Carrizales, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Victor Myers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson gets the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Edward Gustin is fouled on the floor by Frank Dean - foul #3 on Frank Dean, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Edward Gustin misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Gustin - foul #4 on Edward Gustin, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | Lincoln | Raymond Blain misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Lincoln | Lincoln is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Joseph Tucker misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-64 |