| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Keith Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Render (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kamen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marco Barton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - John McElligott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 31-20 |
| 19:35 | Merrimack | Everett Gold grabs the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 19:26 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 31-20 |
| 19:24 | Tampa | Matthew Lowe pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 19:17 | Tampa | Marco Barton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 19:15 | Tampa | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Lang | 31-20 |
| 19:00 | Tampa | William Ruhl steps in front of the Marco Barton pass | 31-20 |
| 18:56 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses the easy layup | 31-20 |
| 18:55 | Tampa | Robert Kamen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 18:50 | Tampa | Keith Lang scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-20 |
| 18:30 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Everett Gold | 33-22 |
| 18:14 | Tampa | Matthew Lowe misses the jump hook in the lane | 33-22 |
| 18:13 | Merrimack | John McElligott gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 18:09 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Everett Gold | 33-25 |
| 17:43 | Tampa | Matthew Lowe loses the dribble to William Ruhl | 33-25 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Everett Gold | 33-27 |
| 17:15 | Tampa | Matthew Lowe misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Everett Gold - foul #1 on Everett Gold, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Tampa | Jerry Johnson (PG), Adam King (SG), William King (SF) Keith Lang, Jonathan Render, Robert Kamen | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (PF), Patrick Ashcroft (C) Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams, John McElligott | |
| 17:15 | Tampa | Matthew Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:15 | Tampa | Matthew Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | William Ruhl can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Lowe - foul #3 on Matthew Lowe, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Tampa | Mark Moen (PF), Rex Shear (C) Marco Barton, Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:49 | Tampa | William King misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-29 |
| 16:47 | Tampa | Mark Moen pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:42 | Tampa | Rex Shear hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Johnson | 37-29 |
| 16:22 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Tampa | Robert Kamen (SF) William King | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Pete McNurlen (SG) William Ruhl | |
| 16:22 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:22 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:07 | Tampa | Rex Shear misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 16:06 | Tampa | Adam King pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:54 | Tampa | Mark Moen loses the dribble to Pete McNurlen | 37-31 |
| 15:51 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone can't finish the layup | 37-31 |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Adam King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Kamen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rex Shear (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Peter Trainor (fresh) SG - Pete McNurlen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Merrimack | Pete McNurlen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 15:36 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Mark Moen | 37-31 |
| 15:26 | Tampa | Adam King can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-31 |
| 15:24 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Patrick Ashcroft | 37-31 |
| 15:09 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone drills a jump hook from close range | 37-33 |
| 14:42 | Tampa | Adam King makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Johnson | 40-33 |
| 14:22 | Merrimack | Adam King steals the ball from Charlie Stone | 40-33 |
| 14:02 | Tampa | Robert Kamen misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Charlie Stone - foul #1 on Charlie Stone, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Tampa | Keith Lang (PG), Jonathan Render (SG), Marco Barton (PF), Matthew Lowe (C) Jerry Johnson, Adam King, Mark Moen, Rex Shear | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Everett Gold (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Wayne Williams (PF), John McElligott (C) Peter Trainor, Pete McNurlen, Charlie Stone, Aaron Mix, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| 14:02 | Tampa | Robert Kamen makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:02 | Tampa | Robert Kamen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:02 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams is hacked by Marco Barton - foul #2 on Marco Barton, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Tampa | William King (SF) Robert Kamen | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 13:24 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 13:22 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:00 | Merrimack | William Ruhl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Tampa | Adam King (SF) William King | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 12:36 | Tampa | Jonathan Render throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Everett Gold and he's hacked by Marco Barton - foul #3 on Marco Barton, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:07 | Tampa | Marco Barton lays it in on a great pass from Keith Lang | 43-36 |
| 11:49 | Merrimack | William Ruhl knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Keith Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Render (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marco Barton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Lowe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John McElligott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Tampa | Keith Lang is hacked by John McElligott - foul #3 on John McElligott, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Tampa | Robert Kamen (SF) Adam King | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charlie Stone (C) John McElligott | |
| 11:24 | Tampa | Robert Kamen banks in the layup | 45-38 |
| 11:00 | Merrimack | William Ruhl drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Everett Gold | 45-40 |
| 10:33 | Tampa | Keith Lang clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ronald Riley | 45-40 |
| 10:16 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 10:15 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:08 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 10:07 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Stone | 45-40 |
| 09:57 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Ruhl | 45-42 |
| 09:31 | Tampa | Robert Kamen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 09:29 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:25 | Merrimack | Keith Lang is called for the reach on William Ruhl - foul #1 on Keith Lang, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Tampa | Jerry Johnson (PG), Adam King (SG), William King (SF), Mark Moen (PF), Rex Shear (C) Keith Lang, Jonathan Render, Robert Kamen, Marco Barton, Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (PG), Pete McNurlen (SG), Aaron Mix (PF), John McElligott (C) William Ruhl, Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams | |
| 09:09 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 08:46 | Tampa | Mark Moen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 08:45 | Tampa | Mark Moen grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:27 | Tampa | Rex Shear misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 08:26 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Charlie Stone | 45-45 |
| 08:21 | Merrimack | John McElligott comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 08:20 | Tampa | Rex Shear grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 08:13 | Tampa | Pete McNurlen steals the ball from Rex Shear | 45-45 |
| 08:06 | Merrimack | Adam King picks off the pass by Peter Trainor in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 08:05 | Tampa | Adam King blows the layup | 45-45 |
| 08:03 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Aaron Mix | 45-45 |
| 07:42 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter Trainor | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Adam King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - William King (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Rex Shear (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Peter Trainor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pete McNurlen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Stone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John McElligott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Tampa | Adam King hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Jerry Johnson | 48-47 |
| 07:17 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tampa | Robert Kamen (SF), Marco Barton (PF) William King, Mark Moen | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Wayne Williams (PF) Pete McNurlen, Charlie Stone | |
| 07:07 | Tampa | Jerry Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft (C) John McElligott | |
| 07:00 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft is whistled for a carry | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tampa | Matthew Lowe (C) Rex Shear | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG) Peter Trainor | |
| 06:38 | Tampa | Matthew Lowe connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Johnson | 50-47 |
| 06:19 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 06:01 | Tampa | Everett Gold steals it from Adam King | 50-49 |
| 05:58 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Everett Gold | 50-51 |
| 05:55 | Tampa | Tampa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Tampa | Keith Lang (PG), Jonathan Render (SG) Jerry Johnson, Adam King | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Riley (SF), John McElligott (C) Aaron Mix, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| 05:36 | Tampa | Keith Lang misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-51 |
| 05:35 | Tampa | Robert Kamen tips it in | 52-51 |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | William Ruhl is fouled on the floor by Keith Lang - foul #2 on Keith Lang, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| 04:56 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wayne Williams | 52-53 |
| 04:46 | Tampa | Matthew Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 04:24 | Merrimack | William Ruhl comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Keith Lang - foul #3 on Keith Lang, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 04:24 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:24 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:19 | Tampa | Everett Gold picks off the pass by Keith Lang in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| 04:03 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Keith Lang - foul #4 on Keith Lang, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Tampa | Mark Moen (C) Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charlie Stone (PF) Wayne Williams | |
| 04:03 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:03 | Merrimack | John McElligott makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:44 | Tampa | Keith Lang makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Render | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Keith Lang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Render (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kamen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marco Barton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Everett Gold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - John McElligott (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Merrimack | John McElligott clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 03:28 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Jonathan Render | 55-56 |
| 03:04 | Tampa | Mark Moen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-56 |
| 03:02 | Merrimack | John McElligott gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:40 | Merrimack | William Ruhl is called for traveling | 55-56 |
| Subs | Tampa | Jerry Johnson (PG), Adam King (SG), William King (SF), Matthew Lowe (C) Keith Lang, Jonathan Render, Robert Kamen, Marco Barton | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (PG), Pete McNurlen (SG), Wayne Williams (PF), Aaron Mix (C) William Ruhl, Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, John McElligott | |
| 02:36 | Tampa | Tampa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Tampa | Robert Kamen (SF), Marco Barton (PF) William King, Mark Moen | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG) Pete McNurlen | |
| 02:24 | Tampa | Jerry Johnson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adam King | 57-56 |
| 02:24 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Tampa | Keith Lang (PG), Jonathan Render (SG) Jerry Johnson, Adam King | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), John McElligott (C) Peter Trainor, Charlie Stone, Aaron Mix | |
| 02:07 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 02:05 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to John McElligott | 57-56 |
| 01:56 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses the easy layup | 57-56 |
| 01:55 | Tampa | Matthew Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 01:49 | Tampa | Keith Lang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| 01:33 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams's pass is intercepted by Matthew Lowe | 57-56 |
| 01:26 | Tampa | Jonathan Render's pass is intercepted by Wayne Williams | 57-56 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley is hacked by Robert Kamen - foul #1 on Robert Kamen, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:08 | Tampa | Robert Kamen pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 00:56 | Tampa | Marco Barton buries a fadeaway in the lane | 59-57 |
| 00:43 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Render - foul #2 on Jonathan Render, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| 00:43 | Merrimack | Everett Gold makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:43 | Merrimack | Everett Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:19 | Tampa | Marco Barton misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John McElligott - foul #4 on John McElligott, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| 00:19 | Tampa | Marco Barton makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:19 | Tampa | Marco Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Everett Gold | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Tampa | Keith Lang is hacked by Ronald Riley - foul #1 on Ronald Riley, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| 00:00 | Tampa | Marco Barton is denied on a layup by Wayne Williams | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Keith Lang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Render (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kamen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marco Barton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Lowe (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John McElligott (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Merrimack | John McElligott wins the tip | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams slams it home and the foul's on Marco Barton - foul #4 on Marco Barton, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| 04:38 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams makes the free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:19 | Tampa | Marco Barton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John McElligott - foul #5 on John McElligott, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charlie Stone (C) John McElligott | |
| 04:19 | Tampa | Marco Barton makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:19 | Tampa | Marco Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:19 | Merrimack | William Ruhl pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Everett Gold scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Williams | 62-66 |
| 03:47 | Tampa | Marco Barton knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Render | 65-66 |
| 03:40 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone is hacked by Matthew Lowe - foul #4 on Matthew Lowe, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| 03:40 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:40 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:29 | Tampa | Jonathan Render is hacked by Everett Gold - foul #2 on Everett Gold, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| 03:29 | Tampa | Jonathan Render makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:29 | Tampa | Jonathan Render misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ronald Riley | 66-68 |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | Everett Gold drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Ruhl | 66-71 |
| 02:44 | Tampa | Robert Kamen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-71 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 02:15 | Merrimack | Everett Gold can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 02:14 | Tampa | Keith Lang grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 01:59 | Tampa | Robert Kamen hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 68-71 |
| 01:47 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Ruhl | 68-73 |
| 01:41 | Tampa | Robert Kamen is fouled on the floor by Everett Gold - foul #3 on Everett Gold, team foul #8 | 68-73 |
| 01:41 | Tampa | Robert Kamen makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:41 | Tampa | Robert Kamen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:32 | Merrimack | William Ruhl's pass is intercepted by Marco Barton | 70-73 |
| 01:16 | Tampa | Marco Barton's pass is intercepted by Wayne Williams | 70-73 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-73 |
| 00:52 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Marco Barton | 70-73 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Keith Lang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Render (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Kamen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marco Barton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Lowe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Everett Gold (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Riley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charlie Stone (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:36 | Tampa | Matthew Lowe travels with the ball | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | William Ruhl is hacked by Keith Lang in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Lang, team foul #13 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Tampa | Jerry Johnson (PG) Keith Lang | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Aaron Mix (C) Wayne Williams | |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lowe - foul #5 on Matthew Lowe, team foul #14 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Tampa | Mark Moen (C) Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Tampa | Tampa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Wayne Williams (PF) Aaron Mix | |
| 00:24 | Tampa | Robert Kamen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-76 |
| 00:23 | Tampa | Marco Barton snags the offensive board | 70-76 |
| 00:21 | Tampa | Jonathan Render is fouled on the floor by Everett Gold - foul #4 on Everett Gold, team foul #9 | 70-76 |
| 00:21 | Tampa | Jonathan Render makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:21 | Tampa | Jonathan Render makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Everett Gold is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Render - foul #3 on Jonathan Render, team foul #15 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Aaron Mix (C) Wayne Williams | |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Everett Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:14 | Tampa | Jerry Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 72-77 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Everett Gold is hacked by Jerry Johnson - foul #3 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #16 | 72-77 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Everett Gold makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Everett Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:09 | Tampa | Tampa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-79 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Wayne Williams (PF) Aaron Mix | |
| 00:07 | Tampa | Jonathan Render scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Johnson | 75-79 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | William Ruhl is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Johnson - foul #4 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #17 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Aaron Mix (C) Wayne Williams | |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:00 | Tampa | Robert Kamen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 75-80 |