| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Storey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Teddy Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brinton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Sheldon Siler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Wotring (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Overton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Huey Roy (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Guy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Chad Overton inbounds the ball | 39-44 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia State | Chad Overton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 19:40 | Virginia State | James Guy grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 19:32 | Virginia State | Robert Byrd is called for the reach on James Guy - foul #3 on Robert Byrd, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Vincent (PF) Robert Byrd | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 19:19 | Virginia State | David Wotring buries a jump hook from close range | 39-46 |
| 19:17 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone is hacked by Huey Roy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Huey Roy, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| 19:00 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from close range | 39-46 |
| 18:58 | Virginia State | James Guy gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 18:29 | Virginia State | David Wotring misses badly on a floater from the right block | 39-46 |
| 18:27 | Virginia State | James Guy snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 18:17 | Virginia State | James Guy makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Chad Overton | 39-48 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Chad Overton - foul #2 on Chad Overton, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Geist (PG), James Doss (SF), Moshe Zerphey (PF) Thomas Webb, Teddy Stone, William Vincent | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jonathan Swaim (PG), Jack Moore (SF), Eugene Mercer (PF), Jerry Curd (C) Sheldon Siler, Chad Overton, Huey Roy, James Guy | |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 17:34 | Virginia State | David Wotring loses the dribble to Moshe Zerphey | 41-48 |
| 17:16 | Merrimack | Jerry Curd takes the ball from Moshe Zerphey | 41-48 |
| 17:04 | Virginia State | Moshe Zerphey takes the ball from Eugene Mercer | 41-48 |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | Eugene Mercer steps in front of the Robert Brinton pass | 41-48 |
| 16:37 | Virginia State | David Wotring is hacked by Jeffery Storey - foul #1 on Jeffery Storey, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joe Aronstein (SG), Teddy Stone (SF), William Vincent (PF) Jeffery Storey, James Doss, Robert Brinton | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler (PG), Granville Bork (SF), Huey Roy (PF) Jonathan Swaim, Jack Moore, Jerry Curd | |
| 16:27 | Virginia State | Eugene Mercer misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 16:25 | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler tips it back up and in | 41-50 |
| 16:11 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey blows the wide open layup | 41-50 |
| 16:10 | Virginia State | Huey Roy pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 16:00 | Virginia State | Granville Bork hits a shot from the right side | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Geist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Aronstein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Teddy Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Moshe Zerphey (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Sheldon Siler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Wotring (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Granville Bork (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Huey Roy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Mercer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Merrimack | Michael Geist makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 15:31 | Virginia State | Granville Bork clanks a floater from the left side | 44-52 |
| 15:29 | Virginia State | Granville Bork misses the tip | 44-52 |
| 15:28 | Merrimack | Michael Geist pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 15:26 | Merrimack | William Vincent is fouled in the backcourt by Sheldon Siler - foul #2 on Sheldon Siler, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Webb (PG), Robert Byrd (PF), Robert Michel (C) Michael Geist, William Vincent, Moshe Zerphey | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Michael Goodspeed (PG), Chad Overton (SF), Jack Moore (PF), James Guy (C) Sheldon Siler, Granville Bork, Huey Roy, Eugene Mercer | |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Aronstein | 46-52 |
| 15:01 | Virginia State | James Guy misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-52 |
| 14:59 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Robert Michel misses the lay-in | 46-52 |
| 14:48 | Merrimack | Robert Michel pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 14:42 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd banks in the layup set up by Teddy Stone | 48-52 |
| 14:17 | Virginia State | Chad Overton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-52 |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | Robert Michel pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 14:00 | Merrimack | Robert Michel hits the finger roll | 50-52 |
| 13:42 | Virginia State | Chad Overton makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Goodspeed | 50-54 |
| 13:26 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Teddy Stone | 52-54 |
| 13:03 | Virginia State | David Wotring comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Joe Aronstein - foul #2 on Joe Aronstein, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Geist (PG), Jeffery Storey (SG), James Doss (SF), William Vincent (PF), Robert Brinton (C) Thomas Webb, Joe Aronstein, Teddy Stone, Robert Byrd, Robert Michel | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler (PG), Jerry Curd (SF), Huey Roy (PF), Eugene Mercer (C) Michael Goodspeed, Chad Overton, Jack Moore, James Guy | |
| 13:03 | Virginia State | David Wotring makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 13:03 | Virginia State | David Wotring makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | James Doss is called for 10 seconds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jonathan Swaim (SG) David Wotring | |
| 12:36 | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler makes the floater from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 12:33 | Merrimack | James Doss is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| 12:16 | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Granville Bork (SF) Eugene Mercer | |
| 12:01 | Merrimack | William Vincent comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Granville Bork - foul #1 on Granville Bork, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Michael Goodspeed (PG) Sheldon Siler | |
| 12:01 | Merrimack | William Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 12:01 | Merrimack | William Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Geist (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Storey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Doss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brinton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Michael Goodspeed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Swaim (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Granville Bork (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Huey Roy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Curd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Virginia State | Jonathan Swaim misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Jeffery Storey - foul #2 on Jeffery Storey, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Guy (C) Jerry Curd | |
| 11:45 | Virginia State | Jonathan Swaim misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 11:45 | Virginia State | Jonathan Swaim makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 11:25 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 11:23 | Virginia State | Granville Bork grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 11:16 | Virginia State | Robert Brinton denies the turnaround by Granville Bork | 53-59 |
| 11:15 | Virginia State | Granville Bork tips it but misses | 53-59 |
| 11:13 | Merrimack | William Vincent pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 10:56 | Merrimack | William Vincent lays it up and in | 55-59 |
| 10:40 | Virginia State | Granville Bork's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Webb (PG), Donald Laws (SG), Teddy Stone (SF), Robert Byrd (PF), Moshe Zerphey (C) Michael Geist, Jeffery Storey, James Doss, William Vincent, Robert Brinton | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler (SG), Chad Overton (SF), Eugene Mercer (C) Jonathan Swaim, Granville Bork, James Guy | |
| 10:38 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Overton - foul #3 on Chad Overton, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| 10:21 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 55-59 |
| 10:20 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb grabs the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 10:10 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 10:09 | Virginia State | Eugene Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 09:53 | Virginia State | Huey Roy hits the finger roll | 55-61 |
| 09:38 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey connects on the runner from the left block and he's fouled by Michael Goodspeed - foul #4 on Michael Goodspeed, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | David Wotring (SG), Jerry Curd (C) Michael Goodspeed, Huey Roy | |
| 09:38 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:27 | Virginia State | David Wotring misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-61 |
| 09:26 | Merrimack | Donald Laws pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 09:06 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Teddy Stone | 61-61 |
| 08:40 | Virginia State | Jerry Curd can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Moshe Zerphey - foul #1 on Moshe Zerphey, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Geist (PG), Jeffery Storey (SG), Robert Brinton (C) Thomas Webb, Donald Laws, Moshe Zerphey | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jack Moore (SF), James Guy (C) Chad Overton, Eugene Mercer | |
| 08:40 | Virginia State | Jerry Curd makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:40 | Virginia State | Jerry Curd makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:27 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jack Moore - foul #2 on Jack Moore, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Doss (SF), William Vincent (PF) Teddy Stone, Robert Byrd | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Huey Roy (PF) Jerry Curd | |
| 08:27 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 08:27 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 08:09 | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Sheldon Siler, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| 07:45 | Merrimack | William Vincent misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 07:43 | Virginia State | Huey Roy snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Geist (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Storey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Doss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Vincent (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Brinton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Sheldon Siler (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wotring (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Huey Roy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Guy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Virginia State | William Vincent swats the shot by David Wotring | 63-63 |
| 07:27 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | William Vincent misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Wotring - foul #2 on David Wotring, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Webb (PG), Joe Aronstein (SG), Donald Laws (SF), Robert Michel (C) Michael Geist, Jeffery Storey, James Doss, Robert Brinton | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Michael Goodspeed (PG), Jonathan Swaim (SG), Granville Bork (SF) Sheldon Siler, David Wotring, Jack Moore | |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | William Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | William Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 07:11 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Huey Roy | 64-63 |
| 07:02 | Virginia State | James Guy misses short on a shot from the baseline | 64-63 |
| 07:01 | Virginia State | Granville Bork tips it home | 64-65 |
| 06:55 | Merrimack | Donald Laws blows the layup but he's fouled by Granville Bork - foul #2 on Granville Bork, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Teddy Stone (SF), Moshe Zerphey (PF) Joe Aronstein, William Vincent | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chad Overton (SF), Jerry Curd (PF), Eugene Mercer (C) Granville Bork, Huey Roy, James Guy | |
| 06:55 | Merrimack | Donald Laws makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:55 | Merrimack | Donald Laws makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:36 | Virginia State | Teddy Stone swats the layup by Jonathan Swaim | 66-65 |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 06:31 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 06:29 | Virginia State | Jerry Curd grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 06:02 | Virginia State | Donald Laws steps in front of the Jerry Curd pass | 66-65 |
| 05:48 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Teddy Stone | 68-65 |
| 05:31 | Virginia State | Chad Overton misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 05:30 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 05:18 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 68-65 |
| 05:17 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | Donald Laws hits a jumper from the right side set up by Moshe Zerphey | 70-65 |
| 04:25 | Virginia State | Eugene Mercer misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-65 |
| 04:24 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 04:24 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Geist (PG), Jeffery Storey (SG), Robert Byrd (PF), Robert Brinton (C) Thomas Webb, Donald Laws, Moshe Zerphey, Robert Michel | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler (PG), David Wotring (SG), Jack Moore (SF), Huey Roy (PF), James Guy (C) Michael Goodspeed, Jonathan Swaim, Chad Overton, Jerry Curd, Eugene Mercer | |
| 03:58 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 03:56 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd hits the follow up shot | 72-65 |
| 03:40 | Virginia State | Jack Moore misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Geist - foul #2 on Michael Geist, team foul #6 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Doss (SF) Teddy Stone | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 03:40 | Virginia State | Jack Moore makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:40 | Virginia State | Jack Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:40 | Virginia State | James Guy grabs the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Geist (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Storey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Doss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Byrd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Brinton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Sheldon Siler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wotring (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Moore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Huey Roy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Guy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Virginia State | James Guy misses the easy layup | 72-66 |
| 03:30 | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler tips it in | 72-68 |
| 03:06 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey misses badly on a runner in the lane | 72-68 |
| 03:05 | Virginia State | Huey Roy snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 02:55 | Virginia State | James Doss steals the ball from Huey Roy | 72-68 |
| 02:55 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Webb (PG), Teddy Stone (SF) Michael Geist, James Doss | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chad Overton (SF), Eugene Mercer (C) Jack Moore, James Guy | |
| 02:53 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Overton - foul #4 on Chad Overton, team foul #11 | 72-68 |
| 02:53 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:53 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:53 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Huey Roy | 72-68 |
| 02:32 | Virginia State | Huey Roy misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-68 |
| 02:30 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 02:22 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 02:21 | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 02:03 | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 72-68 |
| 02:02 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 01:57 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone misses the floater in the lane | 72-68 |
| 01:56 | Virginia State | Chad Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 01:50 | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler is called for traveling | 72-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Michael Goodspeed (PG), James Guy (C) Sheldon Siler, Eugene Mercer | |
| 01:33 | Merrimack | Huey Roy picks off the pass by Robert Byrd | 72-68 |
| 01:08 | Virginia State | Robert Byrd is called for the reach on David Wotring - foul #4 on Robert Byrd, team foul #7 | 72-68 |
| 01:08 | Virginia State | David Wotring misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:08 | Virginia State | Chad Overton gets the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:57 | Virginia State | David Wotring misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-68 |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb is hacked by David Wotring in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Wotring, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Virginia State | Robert Brinton is called for the reach on Chad Overton - foul #1 on Robert Brinton, team foul #8 | 74-68 |
| 00:48 | Virginia State | Chad Overton makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:48 | Virginia State | Chad Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Goodspeed - foul #5 on Michael Goodspeed, team foul #13 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler (PG) Michael Goodspeed | |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:41 | Virginia State | Jeffery Storey picks off the pass by David Wotring | 76-70 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Sheldon Siler is called for the reach on Thomas Webb in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sheldon Siler, team foul #14 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Geist (SG) Jeffery Storey | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:38 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Huey Roy | 77-70 |
| 00:33 | Virginia State | James Guy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-70 |
| 00:31 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | David Wotring is called for the reach on Robert Byrd in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Wotring, team foul #15 | 77-70 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Virginia State | James Guy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 00:20 | Virginia State | James Guy grabs the offensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 00:17 | Virginia State | Chad Overton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone is hacked by David Wotring in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Wotring, team foul #16 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jonathan Swaim (SG) David Wotring | |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone misses the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:11 | Virginia State | Sheldon Siler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 00:10 | Virginia State | Huey Roy snags the offensive board | 79-70 |
| 00:08 | Virginia State | Teddy Stone is called for the reach on Huey Roy - foul #1 on Teddy Stone, team foul #9 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey (SG) Michael Geist | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 00:08 | Virginia State | Huey Roy makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:08 | Virginia State | Huey Roy misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton pulls down the rebound | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb runs out the clock | 79-71 |