| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Norman Torbett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Goldner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Malcolm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Weisz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Wagaman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Douglas Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Nickens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tod Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valdosta St. | John Malcolm inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Valdosta St. | Michael Goldner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-39 |
| 19:41 | Valdosta St. | John Malcolm grabs the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:16 | Valdosta St. | Norman Torbett clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-39 |
| 19:15 | Valdosta St. | James Weisz tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 19:00 | Merrimack | James Nickens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 18:58 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:40 | Valdosta St. | David Hamilton steals the ball from Michael Goldner | 33-39 |
| 18:12 | Merrimack | James Weisz is called for the reach on Douglas Kelly - foul #3 on James Weisz, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby (PG) James Weisz | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 17:59 | Merrimack | James Nickens misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 17:57 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:43 | Valdosta St. | David Hamilton is called for the reach on Keith Willoughby - foul #1 on David Hamilton, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 17:29 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 35-39 |
| 17:08 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-39 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Tod Curtis pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:50 | Merrimack | Mark Graham clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 16:48 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to John Malcolm | 35-39 |
| 16:31 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman banks in the layup set up by Keith Willoughby and he's fouled by Tod Curtis - foul #3 on Tod Curtis, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt (PG), Burt Childs (SG), Geoffrey Laird (SF), Arron Lee (PF), George Taylor (C) Douglas Kelly, James Nickens, Mark Graham, David Hamilton, Tod Curtis | |
| 16:31 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:14 | Merrimack | Burt Childs misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-39 |
| 16:12 | Merrimack | Arron Lee grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 16:00 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 15:58 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Keith Willoughby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Torbett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Goldner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Wagaman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - John Malcolm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Orlando Wayt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Burt Childs (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Geoffrey Laird (fresh) PF - Arron Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Valdosta St. | Michael Goldner lays it in on a nice dish by Norman Torbett | 40-39 |
| 15:12 | Merrimack | George Taylor's layup is rejected by John Malcolm | 40-39 |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | George Taylor grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | Burt Childs connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Orlando Wayt | 40-42 |
| 14:36 | Valdosta St. | Michael Goldner lays it up and in set up by Norman Torbett and the foul's on George Taylor - foul #1 on George Taylor, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | James Weisz (PF) Keith Willoughby | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly (PG), James Nickens (SG), Mark Graham (SF), David Hamilton (PF), Tod Curtis (C) Orlando Wayt, Burt Childs, Geoffrey Laird, Arron Lee, George Taylor | |
| 14:36 | Valdosta St. | Michael Goldner makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:27 | Merrimack | James Weisz swats the layup by David Hamilton | 43-42 |
| 14:26 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to Richard Wagaman | 43-42 |
| 14:20 | Valdosta St. | John Malcolm is fouled on the floor by Mark Graham - foul #1 on Mark Graham, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby (PG) Michael Goldner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:06 | Valdosta St. | Norman Torbett is fouled on the floor by James Nickens - foul #2 on James Nickens, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| 13:52 | Valdosta St. | John Malcolm misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 13:51 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:44 | Valdosta St. | Norman Torbett makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 13:24 | Merrimack | David Hamilton jams it on a great pass from James Nickens | 46-44 |
| 13:10 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tod Curtis - foul #4 on Tod Curtis, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Arron Lee (C) Tod Curtis | |
| 13:10 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:10 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:51 | Merrimack | Arron Lee drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-47 |
| 12:28 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby is fouled on the floor by David Hamilton - foul #2 on David Hamilton, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt (PG), Burt Childs (SF) Douglas Kelly, Mark Graham | |
| 12:28 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:28 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:15 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Nickens | 50-49 |
| 12:01 | Valdosta St. | James Weisz misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Hamilton - foul #3 on David Hamilton, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Michael Goldner (SG) Keith Willoughby | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Geoffrey Laird (SF), George Taylor (C) James Nickens, David Hamilton | |
| 12:01 | Valdosta St. | James Weisz misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:01 | Valdosta St. | James Weisz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Norman Torbett (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Goldner (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Malcolm (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Weisz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Wagaman (tiring) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Orlando Wayt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Burt Childs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Geoffrey Laird (fresh) PF - Arron Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Merrimack | Burt Childs is hacked by Michael Goldner - foul #2 on Michael Goldner, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Martin Taylor (C) Arron Lee | |
| 11:19 | Merrimack | Geoffrey Laird misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by James Weisz - foul #4 on James Weisz, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby (PG) James Weisz | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly (PG) Orlando Wayt | |
| 11:19 | Merrimack | Geoffrey Laird makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:19 | Merrimack | Geoffrey Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 11:04 | Valdosta St. | The short jumper by Richard Wagaman is denied by George Taylor | 51-51 |
| 11:03 | Merrimack | George Taylor pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:50 | Merrimack | Burt Childs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Nickens (SG), Mark Graham (SF), David Hamilton (PF) Burt Childs, Geoffrey Laird, Martin Taylor | |
| 10:33 | Valdosta St. | John Malcolm connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 10:14 | Merrimack | James Nickens misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Malcolm - foul #2 on John Malcolm, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Arron Lee (C) George Taylor | |
| 10:14 | Merrimack | James Nickens misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:14 | Merrimack | James Nickens misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:14 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:58 | Valdosta St. | Mark Graham swats the shot by John Malcolm | 54-51 |
| 09:57 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Arron Lee | 54-51 |
| 09:38 | Merrimack | Mark Graham is hacked by Michael Goldner - foul #3 on Michael Goldner, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt (PG) Douglas Kelly | |
| 09:22 | Merrimack | David Hamilton comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Richard Wagaman - foul #2 on Richard Wagaman, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| 09:22 | Merrimack | David Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:22 | Merrimack | David Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:01 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-53 |
| 08:59 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby misses the tip | 54-53 |
| 08:57 | Merrimack | David Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | David Hamilton hits a floater from the baseline | 54-55 |
| 08:39 | Valdosta St. | Norman Torbett scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Malcolm | 56-55 |
| 08:23 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | David Hamilton misses the tip | 56-55 |
| 08:21 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Graham | 56-55 |
| 08:16 | Merrimack | Arron Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 08:14 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 07:59 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 07:57 | Valdosta St. | Michael Goldner snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 07:39 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby is hacked by Orlando Wayt - foul #1 on Orlando Wayt, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | James Weisz (PF) John Malcolm | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly (PG), Burt Childs (SF), George Taylor (PF), Tod Curtis (C) James Nickens, Mark Graham, David Hamilton, Arron Lee | |
| 07:39 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:39 | Merrimack | George Taylor gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Keith Willoughby (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Torbett (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Goldner (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Weisz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Wagaman (tired) 9 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Douglas Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Wayt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Burt Childs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tod Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Merrimack | George Taylor knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tod Curtis | 56-57 |
| 07:01 | Valdosta St. | James Weisz hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Wagaman | 59-57 |
| 06:50 | Merrimack | Burt Childs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | John Malcolm (SF) Keith Willoughby | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 06:47 | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Nickens (SG), Mark Graham (SF), David Hamilton (PF) Orlando Wayt, Burt Childs, George Taylor | |
| 06:38 | Valdosta St. | Michael Goldner hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Malcolm | 62-57 |
| 06:19 | Merrimack | David Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 06:18 | Valdosta St. | Michael Goldner snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 06:11 | Valdosta St. | James Weisz banks in the layup | 64-57 |
| 06:01 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 06:00 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 05:40 | Valdosta St. | James Weisz makes the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Tod Curtis - foul #5 on Tod Curtis, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Arron Lee (C) Tod Curtis | |
| 05:40 | Valdosta St. | James Weisz misses the free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:40 | Merrimack | David Hamilton grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 05:23 | Merrimack | David Hamilton is hacked by James Weisz - foul #5 on James Weisz, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby (PG) James Weisz | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 05:23 | Merrimack | David Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 05:23 | Merrimack | David Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:09 | Valdosta St. | Norman Torbett buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | James Nickens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-59 |
| 04:50 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to John Malcolm | 69-59 |
| 04:29 | Valdosta St. | Norman Torbett loses the dribble to David Hamilton | 69-59 |
| 04:12 | Merrimack | James Nickens connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Kelly and he's fouled by Richard Wagaman - foul #3 on Richard Wagaman, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Burt Childs (SF), George Taylor (C) Mark Graham, David Hamilton | |
| 04:12 | Merrimack | James Nickens makes the free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:05 | Valdosta St. | Burt Childs swats the dunk try by Richard Wagaman | 69-62 |
| 04:03 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby can't tip it in | 69-62 |
| 04:02 | Merrimack | Arron Lee gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:51 | Merrimack | James Nickens blows the layup | 69-62 |
| 03:50 | Valdosta St. | Norman Torbett grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 03:31 | Valdosta St. | Norman Torbett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-62 |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | Arron Lee gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Keith Willoughby (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Torbett (tired) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Goldner (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Wagaman (tired) 9 pts. 15 reb. 3 pf. C - John Malcolm (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Douglas Kelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Nickens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Burt Childs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arron Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - George Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Merrimack | George Taylor knocks in the jumper in the lane | 69-64 |
| 03:19 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-64 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt (PG), Geoffrey Laird (SF), Martin Taylor (C) Douglas Kelly, James Nickens, Arron Lee | |
| 02:59 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Malcolm - foul #3 on John Malcolm, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mark Graham (SF), David Hamilton (PF) Geoffrey Laird, Martin Taylor | |
| 02:59 | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| 02:59 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:59 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:59 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to Michael Goldner | 69-65 |
| 02:37 | Valdosta St. | Norman Torbett misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-65 |
| 02:35 | Valdosta St. | Michael Goldner pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:22 | Valdosta St. | John Malcolm misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 02:21 | Valdosta St. | Norman Torbett pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:21 | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly (PG), James Nickens (SG), Arron Lee (C) Orlando Wayt, Burt Childs, George Taylor | |
| 02:03 | Valdosta St. | Keith Willoughby comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 02:01 | Merrimack | David Hamilton grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly is fouled on the floor by Keith Willoughby - foul #1 on Keith Willoughby, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:34 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 01:17 | Valdosta St. | Norman Torbett loses the dribble to James Nickens | 69-66 |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly lays it in on a great pass from James Nickens | 69-68 |
| 00:55 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman is whistled for traveling | 69-68 |
| 00:51 | Merrimack | Keith Willoughby steps in front of the Douglas Kelly pass in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. 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 (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-68 |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Arron Lee | 69-68 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly throws it down on a great pass from Arron Lee | 69-70 |
| 00:09 | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Valdosta St. | Richard Wagaman loses the dribble to Mark Graham | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Mark Graham runs out the clock | 69-70 |