| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fresh) SG - Dana Pullin (fresh) SF - Harvey Fontes (fresh) PF - James Murtagh (fresh) C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio Valley | PG - Brian Robinson (fresh) SG - Richard Cargill (fresh) SF - Eddie Rogers (fresh) PF - Zachary Dolan (fresh) C - Angel Chavez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio Valley | Ohio Valley is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Ohio Valley | Zachary Dolan grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Ohio Valley | Richard Cargill misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Ohio Valley | Eddie Rogers pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Ohio Valley | Eddie Rogers misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Merrimack | James Murtagh snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Merrimack | Brian Robinson picks off the pass by Derrick Giddings | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Ohio Valley | Zachary Dolan buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Ohio Valley | Eddie Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Ohio Valley | Richard Cargill scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Zachary Dolan | 0-5 |
| 17:51 | Merrimack | The short jumper by James Murtagh is denied by Zachary Dolan | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:34 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:32 | Ohio Valley | The rebound goes to Eddie Rogers | 0-5 |
| 17:27 | Ohio Valley | Brian Robinson clanks a shot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:25 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to James Murtagh | 0-5 |
| 17:10 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 17:09 | Ohio Valley | Zachary Dolan gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:05 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez is whistled for traveling | 0-5 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (SG), George Freedman (PF), Neal Lenox (C) Dana Pullin, James Murtagh, Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Nicholas Draper (PG), Michael Byrd (SG), George Gross (SF), Jeff Buenrostro (PF), Aaron Ellis (C) Brian Robinson, Richard Cargill, Eddie Rogers, Zachary Dolan, Angel Chavez | |
| 16:52 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 16:50 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:37 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-5 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (SF) Harvey Fontes | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | | |
| 16:26 | Ohio Valley | Aaron Ellis knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Byrd | 0-7 |
| 16:08 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart scores on a floater from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 16:00 | Ohio Valley | Matthew Eldridge is called for the reach on Michael Byrd - foul #1 on Matthew Eldridge, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (PG) Matthew Eldridge | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Richard Cargill (SG), Eddie Rogers (SF), Zachary Dolan (PF), Angel Chavez (C) Michael Byrd, George Gross, Jeff Buenrostro, Aaron Ellis | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Morawski (fresh) SG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Jones (fresh) PF - George Freedman (fresh) C - Neal Lenox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio Valley | PG - Nicholas Draper (fresh) SG - Richard Cargill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Rogers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Zachary Dolan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Angel Chavez (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Ohio Valley | Zachary Dolan makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Draper | 2-9 |
| 15:30 | Merrimack | George Freedman buries a jump hook from close range set up by David Morawski | 4-9 |
| 15:25 | Ohio Valley | Richard Cargill misses short on a shot from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 15:24 | Merrimack | George Freedman grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:58 | Merrimack | David Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Morawski | 7-9 |
| 14:54 | Ohio Valley | Eddie Rogers drills a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by George Freedman - foul #1 on George Freedman, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG), Dana Pullin (SG), Harvey Fontes (SF), James Murtagh (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) David Morawski, Kelly Smart, David Jones, George Freedman, Neal Lenox | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Brian Robinson (PG) Nicholas Draper | |
| 14:54 | Ohio Valley | Eddie Rogers misses the free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:54 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:41 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge is hacked by Eddie Rogers - foul #1 on Eddie Rogers, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Michael Byrd (SG), George Gross (SF), Jeff Buenrostro (PF), Aaron Ellis (C) Richard Cargill, Eddie Rogers, Zachary Dolan, Angel Chavez | |
| 14:24 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin is fouled on the floor by Michael Byrd - foul #1 on Michael Byrd, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| 14:16 | Merrimack | James Murtagh misses the lay-in | 7-11 |
| 14:14 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 13:59 | Ohio Valley | Brian Robinson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Eldridge - foul #2 on Matthew Eldridge, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (PG), Kelly Smart (SG) Matthew Eldridge, Dana Pullin | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Nicholas Draper (SG) George Gross | |
| 13:48 | Ohio Valley | Michael Byrd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 13:46 | Ohio Valley | Brian Robinson grabs the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 13:31 | Ohio Valley | Michael Byrd drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Draper | 9-14 |
| 13:12 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jeff Buenrostro - foul #1 on Jeff Buenrostro, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (SG), George Freedman (PF) David Morawski, James Murtagh | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Richard Cargill (SG), Eddie Rogers (SF), Zachary Dolan (PF), Angel Chavez (C) Brian Robinson, Michael Byrd, Jeff Buenrostro, Aaron Ellis | |
| 13:12 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:12 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:12 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:44 | Ohio Valley | Richard Cargill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dana Pullin (SG), Neal Lenox (C) David Jones, Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | | |
| 12:25 | Merrimack | George Freedman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Zachary Dolan - foul #1 on Zachary Dolan, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| 12:25 | Merrimack | George Freedman misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:25 | Merrimack | George Freedman misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:25 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 12:20 | Ohio Valley | Nicholas Draper is hacked by Kelly Smart - foul #1 on Kelly Smart, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| 12:15 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez scores on a shot from the right block set up by Nicholas Draper | 10-16 |
| 12:02 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin loses the dribble to Nicholas Draper | 10-16 |
| 11:59 | Ohio Valley | Nicholas Draper loses the dribble to Dana Pullin in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kelly Smart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dana Pullin (fresh) SF - Harvey Fontes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Freedman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neal Lenox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio Valley | PG - Nicholas Draper (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Cargill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Dolan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Angel Chavez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 11:26 | Ohio Valley | Richard Cargill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Kelly Smart - foul #2 on Kelly Smart, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (PG), David Jones (SG), Chad Majors (SF), James Murtagh (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) Kelly Smart, Dana Pullin, Harvey Fontes, George Freedman, Neal Lenox | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Brian Robinson (PG) Nicholas Draper | |
| 11:26 | Ohio Valley | Richard Cargill makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:26 | Ohio Valley | Richard Cargill makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:10 | Merrimack | David Morawski is called for 5 seconds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Michael Byrd (SG), George Gross (SF), Jeff Buenrostro (PF), Aaron Ellis (C) Richard Cargill, Eddie Rogers, Zachary Dolan, Angel Chavez | |
| 10:59 | Ohio Valley | Brian Robinson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-18 |
| 10:57 | Ohio Valley | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Buenrostro | 12-18 |
| 10:44 | Ohio Valley | George Gross is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Gross, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | James Murtagh makes the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Aaron Ellis - foul #1 on Aaron Ellis, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | James Murtagh makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:24 | Ohio Valley | Michael Byrd misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by James Murtagh - foul #1 on James Murtagh, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes (SF) Chad Majors | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | | |
| 10:24 | Ohio Valley | Michael Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:24 | Ohio Valley | Michael Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:00 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes connects on the jumper from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:39 | Ohio Valley | David Morawski picks off the pass by Jeff Buenrostro | 17-19 |
| 09:26 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes buries a 3 from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 09:08 | Ohio Valley | Jeff Buenrostro comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Murtagh - foul #2 on James Murtagh, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dana Pullin (SG), George Freedman (PF), Neal Lenox (C) David Jones, James Murtagh, Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Nicholas Draper (PG), Richard Cargill (SG), Eddie Rogers (SF), Angel Chavez (C) Brian Robinson, Michael Byrd, George Gross, Aaron Ellis | |
| 09:08 | Ohio Valley | Jeff Buenrostro makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:08 | Ohio Valley | Jeff Buenrostro misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:08 | Merrimack | George Freedman grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 08:50 | Merrimack | Nicholas Draper picks off the pass by Harvey Fontes | 20-20 |
| 08:32 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 20-20 |
| 08:30 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez tips it in | 20-22 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin is fouled on the floor by Richard Cargill - foul #1 on Richard Cargill, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Majors (SF) Harvey Fontes | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Zachary Dolan (PF) Jeff Buenrostro | |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:07 | Ohio Valley | Chad Majors swats the short shot by Zachary Dolan | 22-22 |
| 08:06 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez tips it back up and in | 22-24 |
| 07:50 | Merrimack | Chad Majors hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 07:48 | Ohio Valley | Eddie Rogers pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Morawski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dana Pullin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Majors (fresh) PF - George Freedman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Neal Lenox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio Valley | PG - Nicholas Draper (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Cargill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eddie Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachary Dolan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Angel Chavez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Ohio Valley | Nicholas Draper misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 07:26 | Ohio Valley | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Dolan | 22-24 |
| 07:13 | Ohio Valley | Nicholas Draper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | George Freedman pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:51 | Merrimack | David Morawski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 06:49 | Ohio Valley | Zachary Dolan gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:44 | Ohio Valley | Eddie Rogers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 06:43 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:20 | Merrimack | The jump hook by George Freedman is blocked by Zachary Dolan | 22-24 |
| 06:18 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to George Freedman | 22-24 |
| 06:01 | Merrimack | Chad Majors travels with the ball | 22-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (PG), Harvey Fontes (SF), Jeffrey Pickard (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) David Morawski, Chad Majors, George Freedman, Neal Lenox | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Brian Robinson (PG), Michael Byrd (SG), George Gross (SF), Jeff Buenrostro (PF), Aaron Ellis (C) Nicholas Draper, Richard Cargill, Eddie Rogers, Zachary Dolan, Angel Chavez | |
| 05:53 | Ohio Valley | Michael Byrd drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Brian Robinson | 22-26 |
| 05:34 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin connects on the shot from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 05:21 | Ohio Valley | Derrick Giddings steps in front of the Jeff Buenrostro pass | 24-26 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Jones | 26-26 |
| 04:52 | Ohio Valley | Michael Byrd loses the dribble to Harvey Fontes | 26-26 |
| 04:29 | Merrimack | David Jones misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 04:28 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 04:01 | Ohio Valley | Dana Pullin steals the ball from Brian Robinson | 29-26 |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 03:35 | Ohio Valley | Jeff Buenrostro pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Pullin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harvey Fontes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Pickard (fairly fresh) C - Derrick Giddings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio Valley | PG - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Gross (fresh) PF - Jeff Buenrostro (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Ohio Valley | Michael Byrd misses the easy layup | 29-26 |
| 03:30 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:06 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings is denied on a layup by Aaron Ellis | 29-26 |
| 03:04 | Ohio Valley | Jeff Buenrostro gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 02:59 | Ohio Valley | Brian Robinson is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG), Kelly Smart (SG), Chad Majors (SF), James Murtagh (PF), George Freedman (C) David Jones, Dana Pullin, Harvey Fontes, Jeffrey Pickard, Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Richard Cargill (SG), Eddie Rogers (SF), Zachary Dolan (PF), Angel Chavez (C) Michael Byrd, George Gross, Jeff Buenrostro, Aaron Ellis | |
| 02:59 | Ohio Valley | Brian Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:59 | Merrimack | James Murtagh grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 02:42 | Merrimack | Chad Majors makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-26 |
| 02:24 | Ohio Valley | Chad Majors swats the layup by Eddie Rogers | 32-26 |
| 02:22 | Ohio Valley | Zachary Dolan tips it but misses | 32-26 |
| 02:20 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 02:14 | Merrimack | Chad Majors misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-26 |
| 02:12 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 02:05 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Freedman - foul #2 on George Freedman, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes (SF) Chad Majors | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Nicholas Draper (PG) Brian Robinson | |
| 02:05 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:05 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:42 | Merrimack | James Murtagh misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-28 |
| 01:40 | Merrimack | James Murtagh tips it home | 34-28 |
| 01:22 | Ohio Valley | Eddie Rogers drills a floater from the right side | 34-30 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | Richard Cargill is called for the reach on James Murtagh - foul #2 on Richard Cargill, team foul #8 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings (C) George Freedman | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | | |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | James Murtagh makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | James Murtagh makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:43 | Ohio Valley | Harvey Fontes is called for the reach on Eddie Rogers - foul #1 on Harvey Fontes, team foul #10 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Neal Lenox (PF) James Murtagh | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Michael Byrd (SG) Richard Cargill | |
| 00:43 | Ohio Valley | Eddie Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:43 | Ohio Valley | Eddie Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Kelly Smart is blocked by Angel Chavez | 36-32 |
| 00:27 | Ohio Valley | Zachary Dolan snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 00:21 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez is fouled on the floor by Derrick Giddings - foul #1 on Derrick Giddings, team foul #11 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (SG), Chad Majors (SF) Kelly Smart, Harvey Fontes | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | Jeff Buenrostro (SF), Aaron Ellis (PF) Eddie Rogers, Zachary Dolan | |
| 00:21 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:21 | Ohio Valley | Angel Chavez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Chad Majors banks in the layup and he's fouled by Nicholas Draper - foul #1 on Nicholas Draper, team foul #9 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Freedman (PF) Neal Lenox | |
| Subs | Ohio Valley | George Gross (SF) Angel Chavez | |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Chad Majors makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | Ohio Valley | Nicholas Draper comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 39-34 |