| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Ricky Bargas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Hubbs (fresh) SF - Eugene Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Frank Foulds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Garth Costello (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Klotz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Dove (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christian Plummer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Richard Klotz inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Merrimack | Richard Klotz is fouled on the floor by Randy Wilson - foul #3 on Randy Wilson, team foul #1 | 20-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Holzman (PF) Randy Wilson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 19:26 | Merrimack | Billy Dove misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Larry Holzman - foul #1 on Larry Holzman, team foul #2 | 20-34 |
| 19:26 | Merrimack | Billy Dove makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 19:26 | Merrimack | Billy Dove makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 19:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Richardson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-36 |
| 19:06 | Merrimack | Billy Dove pulls down the rebound | 20-36 |
| 18:48 | Merrimack | Richard Klotz is whistled for traveling | 20-36 |
| 18:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Richardson is fouled on the floor by Richard Klotz - foul #1 on Richard Klotz, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Richardson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Bargas | 23-36 |
| 17:59 | Merrimack | Travis Thomas buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Garth Costello | 23-39 |
| 17:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Richardson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Klotz - foul #2 on Richard Klotz, team foul #2 | 23-39 |
| 17:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 17:23 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer is fouled on the floor by Larry Holzman - foul #2 on Larry Holzman, team foul #3 | 25-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce (C) Christian Plummer | |
| 17:10 | Merrimack | Billy Dove is fouled on the floor by Larry Holzman - foul #3 on Larry Holzman, team foul #4 | 25-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ron Lai (PF) Larry Holzman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jan Mauer (SF) Richard Klotz | |
| 16:57 | Merrimack | Billy Dove drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Travis Thomas | 25-41 |
| 16:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-41 |
| 16:34 | Merrimack | Billy Dove snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 16:27 | Merrimack | Garth Costello throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Peter Vansant (SG), Albert Greenspan (SF) Ricky Bargas, Eugene Richardson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frankie Cottrill (SF), Thomas Burch (C) Garth Costello, Billy Dove | |
| 16:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Peter Vansant scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | Thomas Burch blows the layup | 28-41 |
| 15:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Warren Hubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Warren Hubbs (fairly fresh) SG - Peter Vansant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Greenspan (fresh) PF - Ron Lai (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Foulds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Jan Mauer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frankie Cottrill (fresh) PF - Stephen Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Burch (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ron Lai comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-41 |
| 15:22 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Frankie Cottrill drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Joyce | 28-44 |
| 15:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Peter Vansant clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-44 |
| 15:01 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 14:40 | Merrimack | Frankie Cottrill loses the dribble to Ron Lai | 28-44 |
| 14:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Warren Hubbs | 30-44 |
| 14:03 | Merrimack | Jan Mauer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-46 |
| 13:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Peter Vansant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 13:36 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 13:12 | Merrimack | Travis Thomas is called for 5 seconds | 30-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas (PG), George McLaughlin (SG), Eugene Richardson (SF), Randy Wilson (PF), Larry Holzman (C) Warren Hubbs, Peter Vansant, Albert Greenspan, Ron Lai, Frank Foulds | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Garth Costello (PG), James Barnes (SG), Richard Klotz (SF), Billy Dove (PF), Christian Plummer (C) Jan Mauer, Travis Thomas, Frankie Cottrill, Stephen Joyce, Thomas Burch | |
| 12:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-46 |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Billy Dove snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Garth Costello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-46 |
| 12:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Wilson drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ricky Bargas | 32-46 |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Larry Holzman - foul #4 on Larry Holzman, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds (C) Larry Holzman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 12:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Wilson snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 12:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Dove steps in front of the Eugene Richardson pass | 32-46 |
| 11:50 | Merrimack | Billy Dove can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 11:49 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Ricky Bargas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - George McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Foulds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Garth Costello (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) SF - Richard Klotz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Dove (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Christian Plummer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | St. Joseph's (IN) | George McLaughlin is hacked by Garth Costello - foul #3 on Garth Costello, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Thomas (SG) James Barnes | |
| 11:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 11:29 | Merrimack | Billy Dove grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 11:14 | Merrimack | Richard Klotz comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-46 |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 11:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | George McLaughlin misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Klotz - foul #3 on Richard Klotz, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ron Lai (C) Frank Foulds | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 11:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | George McLaughlin misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | George McLaughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:00 | Merrimack | Billy Dove grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 10:41 | Merrimack | Billy Dove misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 32-46 |
| 10:39 | Merrimack | Garth Costello tips it but misses | 32-46 |
| 10:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Richardson gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The short jumper by Eugene Richardson is denied by Billy Dove | 32-46 |
| 10:19 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 10:05 | Merrimack | Eugene Richardson steals it from Richard Klotz | 32-46 |
| 10:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Richardson hits the finger roll | 34-46 |
| 09:44 | Merrimack | Richard Klotz lays it up and in | 34-48 |
| 09:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ron Lai blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Klotz - foul #4 on Richard Klotz, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Warren Hubbs (PG), Peter Vansant (SG), Albert Greenspan (SF) Ricky Bargas, George McLaughlin, Eugene Richardson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jan Mauer (PG), Frankie Cottrill (SF), Stephen Joyce (PF), Thomas Burch (C) Garth Costello, Richard Klotz, Billy Dove, Christian Plummer | |
| 09:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ron Lai makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 09:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ron Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 09:02 | Merrimack | Frankie Cottrill drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 08:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 08:32 | Merrimack | Jan Mauer grabs the board | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:06 | Merrimack | Frankie Cottrill hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ron Lai misses the lay-in | 36-54 |
| 07:52 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 07:29 | Merrimack | Jan Mauer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-54 |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Travis Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Warren Hubbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Vansant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Greenspan (fresh) PF - Randy Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ron Lai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Jan Mauer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frankie Cottrill (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Stephen Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Burch (fresh) | |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | Travis Thomas blows the layup | 36-54 |
| 06:57 | Merrimack | Frankie Cottrill pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 06:45 | Merrimack | Thomas Burch misses the shot from the left side | 36-54 |
| 06:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Peter Vansant | 36-54 |
| 06:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 06:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ron Lai snags the offensive board | 36-54 |
| 06:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Warren Hubbs scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ron Lai | 39-54 |
| 05:40 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Travis Thomas | 39-56 |
| 05:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas (PG), George McLaughlin (SG), Eugene Richardson (SF), Larry Holzman (PF), Frank Foulds (C) Warren Hubbs, Peter Vansant, Albert Greenspan, Randy Wilson, Ron Lai | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Garth Costello (PG), Richard Klotz (SF), Billy Dove (PF), Christian Plummer (C) Jan Mauer, Frankie Cottrill, Stephen Joyce, Thomas Burch | |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds is fouled on the floor by Christian Plummer - foul #2 on Christian Plummer, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| 05:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Holzman lays it up and in set up by Ricky Bargas and he's fouled by Garth Costello - foul #4 on Garth Costello, team foul #7 | 41-56 |
| 05:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Holzman makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 05:03 | Merrimack | Garth Costello misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | Richard Klotz tips it home | 42-58 |
| 04:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ricky Bargas misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-58 |
| 04:54 | St. Joseph's (IN) | George McLaughlin tips it in | 44-58 |
| 04:49 | Merrimack | Garth Costello is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Bargas - foul #1 on Ricky Bargas, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jan Mauer (SG) Travis Thomas | |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | Jan Mauer knocks in the turnaround from close range | 44-60 |
| 04:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | George McLaughlin scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Bargas | 46-60 |
| 03:48 | Merrimack | Richard Klotz hits a runner in the paint | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Christian Plummer - foul #3 on Christian Plummer, team foul #8 | 46-62 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Warren Hubbs (PG), Peter Vansant (SG), Albert Greenspan (SF) Ricky Bargas, George McLaughlin, Eugene Richardson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Barnes (PG), Frankie Cottrill (SF), Stephen Joyce (PF), Thomas Burch (C) Garth Costello, Richard Klotz, Billy Dove, Christian Plummer | |
| 03:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds misses the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 03:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | Frankie Cottrill scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Joyce | 47-64 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Warren Hubbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Vansant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Greenspan (fresh) PF - Larry Holzman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Frank Foulds (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Barnes (fresh) SG - Jan Mauer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Cottrill (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Joyce (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Burch (fresh) | |
| 02:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Peter Vansant makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-64 |
| 02:22 | Merrimack | Jan Mauer misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Holzman - foul #5 on Larry Holzman, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Wilson (PF), Ron Lai (C) Larry Holzman, Frank Foulds | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 02:22 | Merrimack | Jan Mauer makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 02:22 | Merrimack | Jan Mauer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 02:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frankie Cottrill denies the turnaround by Albert Greenspan | 50-66 |
| 02:02 | Merrimack | Jan Mauer pulls down the rebound | 50-66 |
| 01:38 | Merrimack | Peter Vansant steals it from James Barnes | 50-66 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Peter Vansant misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 50-66 |
| 01:33 | Merrimack | James Barnes gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 01:13 | Merrimack | Jan Mauer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-66 |
| 01:12 | Merrimack | Jan Mauer grabs the offensive board | 50-66 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Jan Mauer blows the dunk | 50-66 |
| 00:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Wilson snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Wilson comes up short on the runner from the left block | 50-66 |
| 00:42 | Merrimack | Frankie Cottrill snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | James Barnes is fouled on the floor by Warren Hubbs - foul #2 on Warren Hubbs, team foul #8 | 50-66 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds (C) Randy Wilson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | James Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Foulds gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Albert Greenspan can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-66 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | James Barnes runs out the clock | 50-66 |