| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin River (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Earl Harton (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - John Spataro (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Lawrence Angulo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Solomon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Baxter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Heitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Justin River inbounds the ball | 24-40 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Merrimack | Justin River can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Solomon - foul #2 on Richard Solomon, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| 19:38 | Merrimack | Justin River makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 19:38 | Merrimack | Justin River makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 19:20 | S. Connecticut St. | Joseph O'Neal is called for the reach on Richard Solomon - foul #1 on Joseph O'Neal, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| 19:04 | S. Connecticut St. | Earl Harton is called for the reach on Timothy Carroll - foul #3 on Earl Harton, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Neville (PF) Earl Harton | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 18:50 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-40 |
| 18:49 | Merrimack | John Spataro grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 18:42 | Merrimack | Justin River can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 26-40 |
| 18:41 | Merrimack | John Spataro hits the follow up shot | 28-40 |
| 18:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Carroll misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jerry Fairbank - foul #1 on Jerry Fairbank, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| 18:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:22 | Merrimack | John Spataro grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 18:14 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 17:55 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Carroll's floater is knocked away by John Spataro | 31-41 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Ray Neville grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 17:35 | Merrimack | Lawrence Angulo steps in front of the Joseph O'Neal pass | 31-41 |
| 17:30 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Angulo lays it in | 31-43 |
| 17:15 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal buries a 3 from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 17:04 | S. Connecticut St. | John Heitz drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Carroll | 34-45 |
| 16:45 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 16:43 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Timothy Carroll | 34-45 |
| 16:30 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Carroll makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Angulo | 34-47 |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | John Heitz denies the turnaround by Ray Neville | 34-47 |
| 16:17 | S. Connecticut St. | Richard Solomon gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 15:56 | S. Connecticut St. | John Heitz comes up short on the shot from the left block | 34-47 |
| 15:55 | S. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to John Heitz | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin River (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ray Neville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Spataro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Lawrence Angulo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Solomon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Baxter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Heitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Baxter is fouled on the floor by Ray Neville - foul #2 on Ray Neville, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG), Gary Meadow (SG), Kyle Byrd (SF), Earl Harton (PF), George Valentine (C) Joseph O'Neal, Jerry Fairbank, Justin River, Ray Neville, John Spataro | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Joseph Chapman (PG), Paul Kwong (SG), Walter Fraley (SF), David Smith (PF), Wayne Hostetter (C) Lawrence Angulo, Timothy Carroll, Richard Solomon, Ralph Baxter, John Heitz | |
| 15:30 | S. Connecticut St. | David Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Meadow - foul #1 on Gary Meadow, team foul #5 | 34-47 |
| 15:30 | S. Connecticut St. | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 15:30 | S. Connecticut St. | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 15:12 | Merrimack | Walter Fraley steps in front of the Kyle Byrd pass | 34-49 |
| 14:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Paul Kwong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-49 |
| 14:37 | Merrimack | Kyle Byrd's pass is intercepted by Joseph Chapman | 34-49 |
| 14:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Joseph Chapman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-49 |
| 14:07 | Merrimack | Earl Harton grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | George Valentine connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 13:18 | S. Connecticut St. | David Smith drills a floater in the paint | 37-51 |
| 12:55 | Merrimack | Wayne Hostetter is called for the reach on Travis Rose - foul #2 on Wayne Hostetter, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), Jerry Fairbank (SG), Justin River (SF), Ray Neville (C) Travis Rose, Gary Meadow, Kyle Byrd, George Valentine | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Angulo (PG), Timothy Carroll (SG), Richard Solomon (SF), Ralph Baxter (PF), John Heitz (C) Joseph Chapman, Paul Kwong, Walter Fraley, David Smith, Wayne Hostetter | |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Ray Neville slams it home and the foul's on Timothy Carroll - foul #2 on Timothy Carroll, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Spataro (C) Earl Harton | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Ray Neville makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| 12:12 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Baxter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Angulo | 40-53 |
| 11:54 | Merrimack | John Spataro slams it home on a nice dish by Joseph O'Neal | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin River (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ray Neville (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Spataro (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Lawrence Angulo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Solomon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Baxter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Heitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Baxter misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-53 |
| 11:32 | Merrimack | Justin River gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 11:13 | Merrimack | John Heitz blocks the jumper by Joseph O'Neal | 42-53 |
| 11:11 | S. Connecticut St. | John Heitz gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 10:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Baxter can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Fairbank - foul #2 on Jerry Fairbank, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (SG), Gary Meadow (SF), Earl Harton (PF), George Valentine (C) Jerry Fairbank, Justin River, Ray Neville, John Spataro | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | David Smith (C) John Heitz | |
| 10:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 10:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:33 | Merrimack | Earl Harton scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Travis Rose | 44-55 |
| 10:17 | S. Connecticut St. | Joseph O'Neal takes the ball from David Smith | 44-55 |
| 10:14 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal lays it up and in | 46-55 |
| 09:55 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Carroll is fouled on the floor by Earl Harton - foul #4 on Earl Harton, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cobb (SG), Kyle Byrd (PF) Joseph O'Neal, Earl Harton | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Joseph Chapman (PG), Wayne Hostetter (C) Lawrence Angulo, Ralph Baxter | |
| 09:55 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:55 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:55 | Merrimack | George Valentine gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:42 | Merrimack | George Valentine drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kyle Byrd | 48-56 |
| 09:27 | S. Connecticut St. | David Smith connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Timothy Carroll | 48-58 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | William Cobb misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 09:02 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Carroll grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 08:55 | S. Connecticut St. | Richard Solomon makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Carroll | 48-60 |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Wayne Hostetter - foul #3 on Wayne Hostetter, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG), Justin River (SF), Ray Neville (PF), John Spataro (C) Travis Rose, William Cobb, Kyle Byrd, George Valentine | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Angulo (PG), Paul Kwong (SF), Walter Fraley (PF), John Heitz (C) Timothy Carroll, Richard Solomon, David Smith, Wayne Hostetter | |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:18 | S. Connecticut St. | John Spataro steals the ball from Lawrence Angulo | 50-60 |
| 07:56 | Merrimack | Ray Neville comes up short on the runner from close range | 50-60 |
| 07:55 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to John Heitz | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Meadow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin River (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ray Neville (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Spataro (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Lawrence Angulo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Chapman (fresh) SF - Paul Kwong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Fraley (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Heitz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Walter Fraley blows the layup | 50-60 |
| 07:37 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 07:35 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), Earl Harton (PF) Gary Meadow, Ray Neville | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 07:24 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Angulo is hacked by Earl Harton - foul #5 on Earl Harton, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Byrd (PF) Earl Harton | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Richard Flury (SG) Joseph Chapman | |
| 07:24 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:24 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 07:06 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Angulo - foul #2 on Lawrence Angulo, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Richard Solomon (SF), Ralph Baxter (PF) Lawrence Angulo, Walter Fraley | |
| 07:06 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 07:06 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:57 | S. Connecticut St. | Paul Kwong misses the floater from the left side | 52-62 |
| 06:56 | S. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to John Heitz | 52-62 |
| 06:45 | S. Connecticut St. | John Spataro steals it from Richard Flury | 52-62 |
| 06:33 | Merrimack | Ralph Baxter denies the turnaround by Justin River | 52-62 |
| 06:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Richard Solomon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:23 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Baxter hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 52-62 |
| 06:22 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:14 | Merrimack | Justin River misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 06:12 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank snags the offensive board | 52-62 |
| 06:01 | Merrimack | Justin River buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 05:40 | S. Connecticut St. | John Heitz is hacked by John Spataro - foul #1 on John Spataro, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (SG), Gary Meadow (SF), Ray Neville (PF), George Valentine (C) Jerry Fairbank, Justin River, Kyle Byrd, John Spataro | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Angulo (PG), Timothy Carroll (SG), David Smith (PF) Paul Kwong, Richard Flury, Ralph Baxter | |
| 05:40 | S. Connecticut St. | John Heitz makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:40 | S. Connecticut St. | John Heitz misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:40 | Merrimack | Ray Neville pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 05:27 | Merrimack | Ray Neville misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 05:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Angulo pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 05:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Richard Solomon drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Heitz and the foul's on Gary Meadow - foul #2 on Gary Meadow, team foul #10 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Wayne Hostetter (C) John Heitz | |
| 05:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Richard Solomon makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 04:14 | S. Connecticut St. | David Smith double dribbles | 57-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG), Justin River (SF), Kyle Byrd (PF) Joseph O'Neal, Gary Meadow, George Valentine | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Paul Kwong (SF), Ralph Baxter (PF) Richard Solomon, Wayne Hostetter | |
| 03:53 | Merrimack | Ralph Baxter is called for the reach on Jerry Fairbank - foul #2 on Ralph Baxter, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank loses the dribble to Lawrence Angulo | 57-66 |
| 03:29 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Angulo hits the finger roll | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Travis Rose (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Justin River (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Kyle Byrd (fresh) C - Ray Neville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Lawrence Angulo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Paul Kwong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Baxter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Smith (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 57-68 |
| 03:10 | S. Connecticut St. | David Smith snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Baxter scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Carroll | 57-70 |
| 02:37 | Merrimack | Justin River misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-70 |
| 02:35 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Timothy Carroll | 57-70 |
| 02:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Baxter misses short on a runner in the paint | 57-70 |
| 02:07 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Baxter tips it but misses | 57-70 |
| 02:05 | Merrimack | Kyle Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 01:47 | Merrimack | Ralph Baxter steals it from Kyle Byrd | 57-70 |
| 01:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Carroll buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Kwong | 57-72 |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-72 |
| 01:10 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Paul Kwong | 57-72 |
| 01:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Angulo comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jerry Fairbank - foul #3 on Jerry Fairbank, team foul #11 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Meadow (SG), George Valentine (C) Jerry Fairbank, Justin River | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Joseph Chapman (SG), Wayne Hostetter (C) Timothy Carroll, Ralph Baxter | |
| 01:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Angulo misses the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:05 | Merrimack | Ray Neville grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 00:47 | S. Connecticut St. | Paul Kwong snags the defensive board | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Joseph Chapman lays it up and in and the foul's on Ray Neville - foul #3 on Ray Neville, team foul #12 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Walter Fraley (SF) Lawrence Angulo | |
| 00:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Joseph Chapman misses the free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | George Valentine gets the rebound | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | The jumper by George Valentine is denied by David Smith | 57-74 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | Ray Neville gets the offensive rebound | 57-74 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Kyle Byrd hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Joseph Chapman runs out the clock | 60-74 |