| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clay Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Harton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Christian (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Stan Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Gross (fresh) PF - Joel Schlemmer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Reginald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Jerry Fairbank is called for the reach on Robert Welch - foul #1 on Jerry Fairbank, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:18 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 19:00 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 18:48 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Welch buries a shot from the right block set up by Joel Schlemmer | 39-40 |
| 18:29 | Merrimack | The jumper by Michael Christian is denied by Reginald Davis | 39-40 |
| 18:28 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Reginald Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:16 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-40 |
| 18:14 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Welch gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross banks in the layup and he's fouled by Earl Harton - foul #1 on Earl Harton, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 18:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:41 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes misses long on a shot from close range | 39-43 |
| 17:39 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 17:26 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Stan Brown jams it on a nice dish by Reginald Davis | 41-45 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Reginald Davis picks off the pass by Joseph O'Neal | 41-45 |
| 16:48 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joel Schlemmer makes the shot from the right wing set up by Stan Brown | 41-47 |
| 16:39 | Merrimack | Michael Christian misses the dunk but he's fouled by Joel Schlemmer - foul #2 on Joel Schlemmer, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG), Justin River (SG), Ray Neville (SF), David Champagne (PF) Joseph O'Neal, Jerry Fairbank, Clay Barnes, Earl Harton | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons (PG), Paul Stevens (SG), Ronnie Malcolm (SF), Donald Putnam (PF), Kevin Evans (C) Stan Brown, Robert Welch, George Gross, Joel Schlemmer, Reginald Davis | |
| 16:39 | Merrimack | Michael Christian makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 16:39 | Merrimack | Michael Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 16:18 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | 3 seconds is called on Ronnie Malcolm | 43-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Meadow (SF) Michael Christian | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 15:57 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow loses the dribble to Elmer Parsons | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Travis Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin River (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Meadow (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Champagne (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Neville (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Elmer Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronnie Malcolm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Putnam (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Evans (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ronnie Malcolm and he's fouled by Justin River - foul #1 on Justin River, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| 15:52 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 15:34 | Merrimack | Justin River can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 15:33 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Donald Putnam pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 15:26 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons is fouled on the floor by Travis Rose - foul #1 on Travis Rose, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Earl Harton (PF) Gary Meadow | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross (SF) Kevin Evans | |
| 15:13 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Ronnie Malcolm hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on David Champagne - foul #2 on David Champagne, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), Clay Barnes (SF) Travis Rose, Ray Neville | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 15:13 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Ronnie Malcolm makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 15:13 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Ronnie Malcolm makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 14:58 | Merrimack | Earl Harton clanks a runner from the left block | 43-52 |
| 14:56 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes tips it in | 45-52 |
| 14:30 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG), Michael Christian (C) Justin River, David Champagne | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Stan Brown (PG), Robert Welch (SG), Joel Schlemmer (PF), Reginald Davis (C) Elmer Parsons, Paul Stevens, Ronnie Malcolm, Donald Putnam | |
| 14:13 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Earl Harton | 48-52 |
| 13:56 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross makes the 3 from straight away | 48-55 |
| 13:34 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Reginald Davis - foul #2 on Reginald Davis, team foul #2 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG), David Champagne (PF) Joseph O'Neal, Earl Harton | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 13:34 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 13:10 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joel Schlemmer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 13:09 | Merrimack | David Champagne gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 13:03 | Merrimack | A charge is called on Travis Rose - foul #2 on Travis Rose, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Justin River (SF) Clay Barnes | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons (PG), Ronnie Malcolm (SF) Stan Brown, George Gross | |
| 12:47 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons is fouled on the floor by Travis Rose - foul #3 on Travis Rose, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens (SG) Robert Welch | |
| 12:47 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 12:47 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 12:32 | Merrimack | Paul Stevens steps in front of the Jerry Fairbank pass | 51-57 |
| 12:29 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens dunks the ball | 51-59 |
| 12:03 | Merrimack | Travis Rose clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 12:01 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank tips it home | 53-59 |
| 11:37 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens is hacked by Jerry Fairbank - foul #2 on Jerry Fairbank, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), Gary Meadow (SF), Earl Harton (PF), Ray Neville (C) Jerry Fairbank, Justin River, David Champagne, Michael Christian | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Stan Brown (PG), George Gross (SF), Donald Putnam (C) Elmer Parsons, Joel Schlemmer, Reginald Davis | |
| 11:37 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 11:37 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Travis Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Meadow (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Harton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Ray Neville (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Stan Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Gross (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronnie Malcolm (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Putnam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 11:18 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Ronnie Malcolm snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 11:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by George Gross | 53-64 |
| 10:48 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 10:23 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross lays it in set up by Stan Brown | 55-66 |
| 09:58 | Merrimack | Ronnie Malcolm steals it from Earl Harton | 55-66 |
| 09:38 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Travis Rose - foul #4 on Travis Rose, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG), Clay Barnes (SF), Michael Christian (C) Travis Rose, Gary Meadow, Ray Neville | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons (PG), Robert Welch (SG), Joel Schlemmer (PF), Reginald Davis (C) Stan Brown, Paul Stevens, Ronnie Malcolm, Donald Putnam | |
| 09:38 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 09:38 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 09:20 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes misses the shot from the right side | 55-68 |
| 09:18 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joel Schlemmer gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 09:05 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross misses badly on a floater from the left side | 55-68 |
| 09:03 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Welch snags the offensive board | 55-68 |
| 08:54 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Reginald Davis is fouled on the floor by Earl Harton - foul #2 on Earl Harton, team foul #10 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Meadow (PG), David Champagne (PF) Joseph O'Neal, Earl Harton | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 08:54 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Reginald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 08:54 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Reginald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 08:37 | Merrimack | Elmer Parsons steals it from Jerry Fairbank | 55-70 |
| 08:33 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross jams it set up by Elmer Parsons | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:19 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes buries a turnaround near the basket | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:57 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joel Schlemmer makes the floater in the paint and the foul's on Jerry Fairbank - foul #3 on Jerry Fairbank, team foul #11 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Justin River (SG), Earl Harton (PF) Jerry Fairbank, David Champagne | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Stan Brown (PG), Ronnie Malcolm (SF), Donald Putnam (C) Elmer Parsons, George Gross, Reginald Davis | |
| 07:57 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joel Schlemmer makes the free throw | 57-75 |
| 07:46 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-75 |
| 07:24 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Gary Meadow takes the ball from Stan Brown | 60-75 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Meadow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Justin River (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clay Barnes (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Harton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Christian (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Stan Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Malcolm (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Schlemmer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Putnam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-75 |
| 07:18 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Donald Putnam | 60-75 |
| 06:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Stan Brown comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Earl Harton - foul #3 on Earl Harton, team foul #12 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), Ray Neville (SF) Gary Meadow, Clay Barnes | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens (SG), Kevin Evans (C) Robert Welch, Joel Schlemmer | |
| 06:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Stan Brown misses the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 06:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Stan Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 06:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Malcolm | 60-75 |
| 06:38 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Ronnie Malcolm blows the layup | 60-75 |
| 06:37 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens hits the follow up shot | 60-77 |
| 06:22 | Merrimack | Ray Neville makes the jump hook from close range | 62-77 |
| 06:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Kevin Evans buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronnie Malcolm | 62-80 |
| 05:47 | Merrimack | Justin River misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-80 |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | Ray Neville misses the tip | 62-80 |
| 05:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 62-80 |
| 05:45 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-80 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG), Clay Barnes (SF) Justin River, Ray Neville | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Welch (SG), George Gross (SF), Joel Schlemmer (PF), Reginald Davis (C) Paul Stevens, Ronnie Malcolm, Donald Putnam, Kevin Evans | |
| 05:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-80 |
| 05:29 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 62-80 |
| 05:05 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stan Brown - foul #1 on Stan Brown, team foul #3 | 62-80 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons (PG) Stan Brown | |
| 05:05 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 63-80 |
| 05:05 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 04:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-80 |
| 04:34 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Reginald Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 64-80 |
| 04:13 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-80 |
| 04:11 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joel Schlemmer gets the offensive rebound | 64-80 |
| 03:51 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Joel Schlemmer drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Welch | 64-83 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-83 |
| 03:29 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | George Gross snags the defensive board | 64-83 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clay Barnes (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Harton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Christian (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Elmer Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Gross (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Joel Schlemmer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Reginald Davis lays it in | 64-85 |
| 02:53 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jerry Fairbank, team foul #13 | 64-85 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG), Justin River (SG), Gary Meadow (SF), David Champagne (PF), Ray Neville (C) Joseph O'Neal, Jerry Fairbank, Clay Barnes, Earl Harton, Michael Christian | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens (SG), Ronnie Malcolm (SF), Donald Putnam (PF), Kevin Evans (C) Robert Welch, George Gross, Joel Schlemmer, Reginald Davis | |
| 02:38 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Ronnie Malcolm's layup is rejected by Ray Neville | 64-85 |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | David Champagne grabs the board | 64-85 |
| 02:24 | Merrimack | Travis Rose misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-85 |
| 02:22 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow tips it but misses | 64-85 |
| 02:20 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens gets the rebound | 64-85 |
| 01:56 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-85 |
| 01:54 | Merrimack | Ray Neville grabs the board | 64-85 |
| 01:39 | Merrimack | Justin River scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Travis Rose | 67-85 |
| 01:10 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Justin River takes the ball from Elmer Parsons | 67-85 |
| 00:57 | Merrimack | Paul Stevens steps in front of the Justin River pass | 67-85 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Justin River - foul #2 on Justin River, team foul #14 | 67-85 |
| 00:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 67-86 |
| 00:36 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Paul Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 67-87 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow misses long on a floater from the left side | 67-87 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | David Champagne hits the follow up shot | 69-87 |
| 00:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Elmer Parsons runs out the clock | 69-87 |