| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Paul Cobb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lupton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Stafford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Cottone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Darwin Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Richard Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Abraham Womack (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Stagowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | Paul Cobb knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from George Lupton | 29-24 |
| 19:24 | Fayetteville St. | Richard Freeman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 19:23 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:12 | Merrimack | John Cottone is called for traveling | 29-24 |
| 18:52 | Fayetteville St. | Richard Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 18:51 | Merrimack | John Cottone gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:34 | Merrimack | George Lupton makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Cobb | 32-24 |
| 18:10 | Fayetteville St. | Richard Freeman loses the dribble to George Lupton | 32-24 |
| 17:42 | Merrimack | George Lupton drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Cobb and he's hacked by Richard Freeman - foul #2 on Richard Freeman, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Jason Wade (SG), James Bratton (SF), George Pollack (PF), John Barnes (C) Richard Freeman, Abraham Womack, Fyodor Stagowski, James Dittmar | |
| 17:42 | Merrimack | George Lupton misses the free throw | 34-24 |
| 17:42 | Fayetteville St. | George Pollack grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 17:23 | Fayetteville St. | George Pollack banks in the layup | 34-26 |
| 16:59 | Merrimack | John Cottone is hacked by George Pollack - foul #2 on George Pollack, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Francis McCroy (PG), Andrew Demott (SF), Brandon Tall (PF) Paul Cobb, Stephen Stafford, John Cottone | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Keith Ellison (PG) Richard Madden | |
| 16:38 | Merrimack | Darwin Simmons hits the finger roll | 36-26 |
| 16:22 | Fayetteville St. | The jump hook by James Bratton is blocked by Darwin Simmons | 36-26 |
| 16:20 | Merrimack | George Lupton grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 16:00 | Merrimack | George Lupton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Tall | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Francis McCroy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Lupton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Demott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Tall (fresh) 4 reb. C - Darwin Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Keith Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Bratton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Pollack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Fayetteville St. | Jason Wade scores on a 3 from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 15:29 | Merrimack | Brandon Tall misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-29 |
| 15:28 | Merrimack | Andrew Demott snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 15:13 | Merrimack | Francis McCroy comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 15:11 | Fayetteville St. | George Pollack gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 15:06 | Fayetteville St. | Jason Wade misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | Brandon Tall snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 14:37 | Merrimack | James Bratton steals it from Andrew Demott | 39-29 |
| 14:34 | Fayetteville St. | George Pollack throws it down set up by James Bratton | 39-31 |
| 14:05 | Merrimack | Andrew Demott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 14:03 | Fayetteville St. | George Pollack snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 13:45 | Fayetteville St. | James Bratton is hacked by Andrew Demott - foul #3 on Andrew Demott, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Cobb (PG), Norman Conlin (SG), Stephen Stafford (SF), John Cottone (PF), Leo Roberson (C) Francis McCroy, George Lupton, Andrew Demott, Brandon Tall, Darwin Simmons | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Richard Madden (PG), Richard Freeman (SG), Abraham Womack (SF), Fyodor Stagowski (PF), James Dittmar (C) Keith Ellison, Jason Wade, James Bratton, George Pollack, John Barnes | |
| 13:37 | Fayetteville St. | Richard Madden scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Freeman | 39-33 |
| 13:21 | Merrimack | Richard Freeman is called for the reach on Norman Conlin - foul #3 on Richard Freeman, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| 13:09 | Merrimack | Norman Conlin's pass is intercepted by Richard Madden | 39-33 |
| 12:49 | Fayetteville St. | Leo Roberson picks off the pass by Richard Madden | 39-33 |
| 12:26 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 12:24 | Fayetteville St. | Fyodor Stagowski snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 12:18 | Fayetteville St. | Fyodor Stagowski lays it in | 39-35 |
| 11:53 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Conlin | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Paul Cobb (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Conlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Cottone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Roberson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Richard Madden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Abraham Womack (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Stagowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Fayetteville St. | Abraham Womack misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 11:33 | Fayetteville St. | James Dittmar pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 11:23 | Fayetteville St. | Fyodor Stagowski is hacked by John Cottone - foul #1 on John Cottone, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Lupton (SG), Darwin Simmons (C) Norman Conlin, Leo Roberson | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Keith Ellison (SG), James Bratton (SF) Richard Freeman, Abraham Womack | |
| 11:16 | Fayetteville St. | Fyodor Stagowski double dribbles | 42-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | George Pollack (C) James Dittmar | |
| 11:00 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Cobb | 45-35 |
| 10:32 | Fayetteville St. | Richard Madden loses the dribble to George Lupton | 45-35 |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | George Lupton hits the finger roll | 47-35 |
| 10:06 | Fayetteville St. | Keith Ellison is denied on a layup by Darwin Simmons | 47-35 |
| 10:05 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 09:57 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford is whistled for a carry | 47-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Francis McCroy (PG), Andrew Demott (SF), Brandon Tall (PF) Paul Cobb, Stephen Stafford, John Cottone | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Jason Wade (SG), Abraham Womack (SF), John Barnes (C) Richard Madden, Fyodor Stagowski, George Pollack | |
| 09:38 | Fayetteville St. | Jason Wade makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 09:25 | Merrimack | George Lupton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 09:23 | Fayetteville St. | John Barnes pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:19 | Fayetteville St. | Keith Ellison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leo Roberson (C) Darwin Simmons | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Richard Freeman (SG), James Dittmar (C) Jason Wade, John Barnes | |
| 08:59 | Merrimack | Leo Roberson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-38 |
| 08:43 | Fayetteville St. | James Bratton can't connect on a shot in the lane | 47-38 |
| 08:41 | Merrimack | Francis McCroy snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 08:24 | Merrimack | Brandon Tall blows the dunk but the foul's on Keith Ellison - foul #2 on Keith Ellison, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford (SF) Andrew Demott | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Richard Madden (PG), George Pollack (PF) Keith Ellison, James Bratton | |
| 08:24 | Merrimack | Brandon Tall makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 08:24 | Merrimack | Brandon Tall misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 08:24 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford grabs the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 08:03 | Merrimack | Brandon Tall hits a runner from close range | 50-38 |
| 07:50 | Fayetteville St. | Richard Freeman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Francis McCroy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Lupton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brandon Tall (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Roberson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Richard Madden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Abraham Womack (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Pollack (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 07:31 | Fayetteville St. | Richard Freeman grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 07:10 | Fayetteville St. | Francis McCroy takes the ball from Abraham Womack | 50-41 |
| 07:07 | Merrimack | Francis McCroy dunks the ball | 52-41 |
| 06:46 | Fayetteville St. | Abraham Womack buries a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by George Lupton - foul #2 on George Lupton, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Cobb (PG), Andrew Demott (SG), Ray Andrews (SF), John Cottone (PF), Darwin Simmons (C) Francis McCroy, George Lupton, Stephen Stafford, Brandon Tall, Leo Roberson | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Keith Ellison (PG), Jason Wade (SG), Fyodor Stagowski (PF), James Bratton (C) Richard Madden, Richard Freeman, George Pollack, James Dittmar | |
| 06:46 | Fayetteville St. | Abraham Womack makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:34 | Merrimack | John Cottone makes the shot from the right side | 54-44 |
| 06:10 | Fayetteville St. | The short jumper by Jason Wade is denied by Darwin Simmons | 54-44 |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Darwin Simmons | 54-44 |
| 06:03 | Merrimack | Jason Wade is called for the reach on Andrew Demott - foul #2 on Jason Wade, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | John Barnes (C) Abraham Womack | |
| 05:44 | Merrimack | Ray Andrews misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 05:42 | Merrimack | Darwin Simmons hits the follow up shot | 56-44 |
| 05:39 | Fayetteville St. | Keith Ellison is hacked by Paul Cobb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Cobb, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford (SF) Ray Andrews | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Richard Madden (PG), George Pollack (C) Keith Ellison, John Barnes | |
| 05:19 | Fayetteville St. | Fyodor Stagowski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Cobb - foul #3 on Paul Cobb, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Lupton (SG) Andrew Demott | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | | |
| 05:19 | Fayetteville St. | Fyodor Stagowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:19 | Fayetteville St. | Fyodor Stagowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:58 | Merrimack | James Bratton steps in front of the Paul Cobb pass | 56-46 |
| 04:44 | Fayetteville St. | Fyodor Stagowski lays it up and in | 56-48 |
| 04:34 | Merrimack | Darwin Simmons is hacked by George Pollack - foul #3 on George Pollack, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Keith Ellison (SG), James Dittmar (C) Jason Wade, Fyodor Stagowski | |
| 04:27 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-48 |
| 04:25 | Fayetteville St. | Richard Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 04:12 | Fayetteville St. | James Bratton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 56-48 |
| 04:10 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Darwin Simmons | 56-48 |
| 03:55 | Merrimack | John Cottone hits a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Keith Ellison - foul #3 on Keith Ellison, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Francis McCroy (PG), Andrew Demott (SF) Paul Cobb, Stephen Stafford | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Richard Freeman (SG), John Barnes (SF), Fyodor Stagowski (PF) Richard Madden, James Bratton, George Pollack | |
| 03:55 | Merrimack | John Cottone makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Fayetteville St. | Richard Freeman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Andrew Demott grabs the board | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Francis McCroy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Lupton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Demott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Cottone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Darwin Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Keith Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fyodor Stagowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Merrimack | John Cottone scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from George Lupton | 61-48 |
| 03:15 | Fayetteville St. | The short jumper by Richard Freeman is denied by Andrew Demott | 61-48 |
| 03:13 | Merrimack | George Lupton pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 02:44 | Merrimack | Andrew Demott can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Barnes - foul #1 on John Barnes, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Norman Conlin (PG), Brandon Tall (PF), Leo Roberson (C) George Lupton, John Cottone, Darwin Simmons | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Jason Wade (SG), William Borelli (SF), George Pollack (C) Richard Freeman, Fyodor Stagowski, James Dittmar | |
| 02:44 | Merrimack | Andrew Demott misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:44 | Merrimack | Andrew Demott misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 02:44 | Fayetteville St. | The rebound goes to John Barnes | 61-48 |
| 02:38 | Fayetteville St. | Jason Wade knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Ellison | 61-51 |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Cobb (PG), George Lupton (SG), Stephen Stafford (SF), Darwin Simmons (C) Norman Conlin, Francis McCroy, Andrew Demott, Leo Roberson | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Richard Madden (PG), Abraham Womack (SF), James Bratton (C) Keith Ellison, William Borelli, John Barnes | |
| 02:11 | Merrimack | Brandon Tall misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 02:09 | Fayetteville St. | James Bratton snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 01:52 | Fayetteville St. | Abraham Womack comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 01:50 | Fayetteville St. | Abraham Womack snags the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 01:35 | Fayetteville St. | Abraham Womack misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 01:33 | Fayetteville St. | James Bratton grabs the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 01:19 | Fayetteville St. | Richard Madden buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Pollack | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Lupton | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Fayetteville St. | James Bratton comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Darwin Simmons - foul #1 on Darwin Simmons, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Norman Conlin (PG), Francis McCroy (SG), Andrew Demott (SF), Leo Roberson (C) Paul Cobb, George Lupton, Stephen Stafford, Darwin Simmons | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Keith Ellison (PG), John Barnes (C) Richard Madden, Abraham Womack | |
| 00:55 | Fayetteville St. | James Bratton misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:55 | Fayetteville St. | James Bratton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Keith Ellison is called for the reach on Brandon Tall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Ellison, team foul #9 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Cobb (PG), George Lupton (SG), Stephen Stafford (SF), Darwin Simmons (C) Norman Conlin, Francis McCroy, Andrew Demott, Leo Roberson | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Richard Madden (PG), Richard Freeman (SG), Abraham Womack (SF), Fyodor Stagowski (PF), James Dittmar (C) Keith Ellison, Jason Wade, James Bratton, George Pollack, John Barnes | |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Brandon Tall makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Brandon Tall misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford grabs the offensive board | 65-55 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford is fouled on the floor by Abraham Womack - foul #1 on Abraham Womack, team foul #10 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Francis McCroy (PG), Andrew Demott (SG), Leo Roberson (C) Paul Cobb, George Lupton, Darwin Simmons | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Keith Ellison (PG), Jason Wade (SG), James Bratton (SF), George Pollack (PF), John Barnes (C) Richard Madden, Richard Freeman, Abraham Womack, Fyodor Stagowski, James Dittmar | |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:53 | Fayetteville St. | George Pollack snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 00:47 | Fayetteville St. | John Barnes misses short on a shot from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Andrew Demott grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Francis McCroy misses long on a runner from the left block | 66-55 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Stephen Stafford gets the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Francis McCroy runs out the clock | 66-55 |