| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Douglas Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Burt Childs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Graham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Taylor (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Noel Stradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hacker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Arcuri (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ashland | James Hacker inbounds the ball | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Ashland | Burt Childs steps in front of the Richard Stich pass | 25-42 |
| 19:42 | Merrimack | Tony Arcuri steps in front of the Mark Graham pass | 25-42 |
| 19:20 | Ashland | James Hacker loses the dribble to Douglas Kelly | 25-42 |
| 19:09 | Merrimack | Mark Graham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-42 |
| 19:08 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Sammy Crowe | 25-42 |
| 19:03 | Ashland | Richard Stich misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | Martin Taylor gets the rebound | 25-42 |
| 18:48 | Merrimack | Mark Graham is fouled on the floor by James Hacker - foul #2 on James Hacker, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | A charge is called on George Taylor - foul #1 on George Taylor, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| 18:22 | Ashland | Richard Stich knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Noel Stradley | 25-45 |
| 17:57 | Merrimack | George Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Sammy Crowe - foul #1 on Sammy Crowe, team foul #2 | 25-45 |
| 17:57 | Merrimack | George Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 17:57 | Merrimack | George Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 17:34 | Ashland | James Hacker drills a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Burt Childs - foul #1 on Burt Childs, team foul #2 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Alvin Richardson (C) Martin Taylor | |
| Subs | Ashland | Jason Higby (PF) Sammy Crowe | |
| 17:34 | Ashland | James Hacker misses the free throw | 26-47 |
| 17:34 | Ashland | Jason Higby pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:07 | Ashland | Richard Stich misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-47 |
| 17:05 | Ashland | Jason Higby misses the tip | 26-47 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | George Taylor snags the defensive board | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:47 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Noel Stradley - foul #3 on Noel Stradley, team foul #3 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt (SG), James Nickens (SF), Geoffrey Laird (C) Burt Childs, Mark Graham, George Taylor | |
| Subs | Ashland | Paul Palmer (PG), Ricky Yarbrough (SF), Billy Galante (C) Noel Stradley, James Hacker, Tony Arcuri | |
| 16:47 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 16:47 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:26 | Ashland | Jason Higby misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alvin Richardson - foul #2 on Alvin Richardson, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Martin Taylor (PF) Douglas Kelly | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 16:26 | Ashland | Jason Higby misses the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 16:26 | Ashland | Jason Higby makes the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 16:13 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt misses the shot from the free throw line | 28-48 |
| 16:12 | Ashland | Billy Galante pulls down the rebound | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:48 | Ashland | Richard Stich knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Jason Higby and he's hacked by Geoffrey Laird - foul #2 on Geoffrey Laird, team foul #4 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Tod Curtis (C) Alvin Richardson | |
| Subs | Ashland | Noel Stradley (PG), Sammy Crowe (PF) Ricky Yarbrough, Jason Higby | |
| 15:48 | Ashland | Richard Stich makes the free throw | 28-51 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Orlando Wayt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Nickens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Geoffrey Laird (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tod Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Noel Stradley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Stich (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Sammy Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Galante (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt is called for traveling | 28-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Burt Childs (SG), Mark Graham (SF) James Nickens, Geoffrey Laird | |
| Subs | Ashland | Ricky Yarbrough (SF), Tony Arcuri (C) Richard Stich, Billy Galante | |
| 15:11 | Ashland | Martin Taylor picks off the pass by Ricky Yarbrough | 28-51 |
| 15:01 | Merrimack | Tod Curtis's pass is intercepted by Tony Arcuri | 28-51 |
| 14:35 | Ashland | Ricky Yarbrough misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-51 |
| 14:33 | Merrimack | Burt Childs grabs the board | 28-51 |
| 14:17 | Merrimack | Noel Stradley steals the ball from Burt Childs | 28-51 |
| 14:14 | Ashland | Paul Palmer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Noel Stradley | 28-53 |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ricky Yarbrough - foul #1 on Ricky Yarbrough, team foul #4 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly (PG), James Nickens (SF), George Taylor (PF) Burt Childs, Mark Graham, Martin Taylor | |
| Subs | Ashland | Jeffrey Fields (PG), Richard Stich (SG), James Hacker (SF), Jason Higby (PF) Noel Stradley, Paul Palmer, Ricky Yarbrough, Sammy Crowe | |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt makes the 1st free throw | 29-53 |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt misses the 2nd free throw | 29-53 |
| 13:58 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Tony Arcuri | 29-53 |
| 13:35 | Ashland | Richard Stich scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Jason Higby | 29-56 |
| 13:16 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly is hacked by Jeffrey Fields - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fields, team foul #5 | 29-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Geoffrey Laird (SF) Orlando Wayt | |
| Subs | Ashland | Billy Galante (C) Tony Arcuri | |
| 13:04 | Merrimack | James Nickens misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-56 |
| 13:03 | Merrimack | George Taylor snags the offensive board | 29-56 |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Geoffrey Laird misses the easy layup | 29-56 |
| 12:44 | Merrimack | James Nickens snags the offensive board | 29-56 |
| 12:30 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-56 |
| 12:29 | Ashland | The rebound goes to James Hacker | 29-56 |
| 12:10 | Ashland | Douglas Kelly steals the ball from Jeffrey Fields | 29-56 |
| 12:04 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by James Nickens | 31-56 |
| 11:35 | Ashland | Richard Stich misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-56 |
| 11:33 | Merrimack | Tod Curtis pulls down the rebound | 31-56 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Douglas Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Nickens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Laird (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Tod Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Jeffrey Fields (fresh) SG - Richard Stich (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hacker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Higby (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Galante (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Geoffrey Laird clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on James Hacker - foul #3 on James Hacker, team foul #6 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Burt Childs (SG), Mark Graham (SF), Martin Taylor (C) James Nickens, George Taylor, Tod Curtis | |
| Subs | Ashland | Noel Stradley (PG), Paul Palmer (SF), Sammy Crowe (PF), Tony Arcuri (C) Jeffrey Fields, James Hacker, Jason Higby, Billy Galante | |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Geoffrey Laird makes the 1st free throw | 32-56 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Geoffrey Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 33-56 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Geoffrey Laird makes the 3rd free throw | 34-56 |
| 11:00 | Ashland | Noel Stradley is hacked by Martin Taylor - foul #1 on Martin Taylor, team foul #5 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt (PG), Alvin Richardson (C) Douglas Kelly, Geoffrey Laird | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 10:39 | Ashland | Tony Arcuri misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Graham - foul #1 on Mark Graham, team foul #6 | 34-56 |
| 10:39 | Ashland | Tony Arcuri makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 10:39 | Ashland | Tony Arcuri makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 10:26 | Merrimack | Mark Graham misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-58 |
| 10:25 | Ashland | Sammy Crowe gets the rebound | 34-58 |
| 10:02 | Ashland | Richard Stich buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Noel Stradley | 34-60 |
| 09:49 | Merrimack | Mark Graham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-60 |
| 09:47 | Merrimack | Martin Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-60 |
| 09:36 | Merrimack | Mark Graham drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Orlando Wayt and he's fouled by Paul Palmer - foul #2 on Paul Palmer, team foul #7 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly (PG), George Taylor (PF) Orlando Wayt, Alvin Richardson | |
| Subs | Ashland | James Hacker (SF) Richard Stich | |
| 09:36 | Merrimack | Mark Graham makes the free throw | 37-60 |
| 09:15 | Ashland | Paul Palmer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-60 |
| 09:13 | Ashland | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Crowe | 37-60 |
| 08:58 | Ashland | Sammy Crowe misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Burt Childs - foul #2 on Burt Childs, team foul #7 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Tod Curtis (C) Martin Taylor | |
| Subs | Ashland | | |
| 08:58 | Ashland | Sammy Crowe misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 08:58 | Ashland | Sammy Crowe misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 08:58 | Merrimack | Tod Curtis snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | Mark Graham hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Kelly | 40-60 |
| 08:29 | Ashland | Paul Palmer is whistled for a carry | 40-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Nickens (SG), Geoffrey Laird (SF) Burt Childs, Mark Graham | |
| Subs | Ashland | Richard Stich (SG), Jason Higby (PF) Paul Palmer, Sammy Crowe | |
| 08:17 | Merrimack | Tod Curtis misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Tony Arcuri - foul #2 on Tony Arcuri, team foul #8 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Ashland | Jeffrey Fields (PG), Billy Galante (C) Noel Stradley, Tony Arcuri | |
| 08:17 | Merrimack | Tod Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 08:17 | Merrimack | Tod Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 07:54 | Ashland | Tod Curtis swats the layup by James Hacker | 42-60 |
| 07:53 | Ashland | Billy Galante tips it home | 42-62 |
| 07:37 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-62 |
| 07:35 | Ashland | Billy Galante snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Douglas Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Nickens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Laird (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Tod Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Jeffrey Fields (fresh) SG - Richard Stich (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hacker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Higby (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Galante (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Ashland | Jason Higby misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-62 |
| 07:12 | Merrimack | James Nickens grabs the board | 42-62 |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | Douglas Kelly clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-62 |
| 07:02 | Merrimack | Geoffrey Laird tips it back up and in | 44-62 |
| 06:42 | Ashland | Jeffrey Fields loses the dribble to Geoffrey Laird | 44-62 |
| 06:31 | Merrimack | Tod Curtis can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-62 |
| 06:29 | Ashland | The rebound goes to Jason Higby | 44-62 |
| 06:00 | Ashland | James Hacker is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Laird - foul #3 on Geoffrey Laird, team foul #8 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt (PG), Burt Childs (SG), Mark Graham (SF), Martin Taylor (PF), Alvin Richardson (C) Douglas Kelly, James Nickens, Geoffrey Laird, George Taylor, Tod Curtis | |
| Subs | Ashland | Noel Stradley (PG), Paul Palmer (SG), Sammy Crowe (PF), Tony Arcuri (C) Jeffrey Fields, Richard Stich, Jason Higby, Billy Galante | |
| 06:00 | Ashland | James Hacker makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:00 | Ashland | James Hacker misses the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:00 | Merrimack | Martin Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 44-63 |
| 05:57 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Ashland | Ricky Yarbrough (SF) James Hacker | |
| 05:39 | Ashland | Ricky Yarbrough blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Graham - foul #2 on Mark Graham, team foul #9 | 44-63 |
| 05:39 | Ashland | Ricky Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 05:39 | Ashland | Ricky Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 05:31 | Merrimack | Martin Taylor is hacked by Sammy Crowe - foul #2 on Sammy Crowe, team foul #9 | 44-65 |
| 05:31 | Merrimack | Martin Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 05:31 | Merrimack | Martin Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 05:19 | Ashland | Ricky Yarbrough is denied on a layup by Alvin Richardson | 46-65 |
| 05:18 | Merrimack | Martin Taylor gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | Burt Childs clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Palmer - foul #3 on Paul Palmer, team foul #10 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Ashland | Richard Stich (SG) Ricky Yarbrough | |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | Burt Childs makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | Burt Childs misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | Alvin Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 05:06 | Merrimack | Martin Taylor drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Orlando Wayt | 49-65 |
| 04:37 | Ashland | Sammy Crowe loses the dribble to Martin Taylor | 49-65 |
| 04:27 | Merrimack | Alvin Richardson's layup is rejected by Sammy Crowe | 49-65 |
| 04:26 | Ashland | Tony Arcuri snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| 04:01 | Ashland | Alvin Richardson swats the layup by Tony Arcuri | 49-65 |
| 03:59 | Merrimack | Alvin Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 49-65 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | Burt Childs grabs the offensive board | 49-65 |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | Burt Childs knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Graham | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Ashland | Martin Taylor steals it from Richard Stich | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Orlando Wayt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Burt Childs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Graham (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Martin Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Alvin Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ashland | PG - Noel Stradley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Stich (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Palmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Sammy Crowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Arcuri (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:01 | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Mark Graham | 53-65 |
| 02:35 | Ashland | Richard Stich scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Noel Stradley | 53-67 |
| 02:20 | Merrimack | Burt Childs loses the dribble to Paul Palmer | 53-67 |
| 02:17 | Ashland | Paul Palmer lays it in | 53-69 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | Alvin Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle May (PG), James Nickens (SG), William Balcom (SF), Geoffrey Laird (PF) Orlando Wayt, Burt Childs, Mark Graham, Alvin Richardson | |
| Subs | Ashland | James Gregory (PG), Jeffrey Fields (SG), Ricky Yarbrough (SF), Jason Higby (PF), Billy Galante (C) Noel Stradley, Richard Stich, Paul Palmer, Sammy Crowe, Tony Arcuri | |
| 01:48 | Ashland | Jason Higby's fadeaway is rejected by William Balcom | 53-69 |
| 01:47 | Merrimack | Martin Taylor pulls down the rebound | 53-69 |
| 01:32 | Merrimack | William Balcom clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-69 |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Martin Taylor snags the offensive board | 53-69 |
| 01:20 | Merrimack | Martin Taylor misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-69 |
| 01:18 | Ashland | Jeffrey Fields grabs the board | 53-69 |
| 01:15 | Ashland | Kyle May steps in front of the James Gregory pass in the backcourt | 53-69 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | William Balcom misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 53-69 |
| 01:03 | Ashland | Billy Galante grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Ashland | Ricky Yarbrough clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-69 |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | William Balcom snags the defensive board | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ashland | Ashland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | Jeffrey Fields is called for the reach on James Nickens - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fields, team foul #11 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Orlando Wayt (PG), Alvin Richardson (C) Kyle May, William Balcom | |
| Subs | Ashland | Paul Palmer (SG) James Gregory | |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | James Nickens misses the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | James Nickens makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:00 | Ashland | Jeffrey Fields runs out the clock | 54-69 |