| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edgar Eyre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Calvin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Bizzell (fresh) PF - Levi Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Chico | PG - Timothy Bagwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Larry Ladson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elvin Byers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reed Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Bagwell | 35-34 |
| 19:29 | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 19:28 | CSU, Chico | Reed Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:09 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 19:08 | Merrimack | David Jones grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 18:50 | Merrimack | David Jones hits a fadeaway in the paint | 37-34 |
| 18:29 | CSU, Chico | Timothy Bagwell drills a jumpshot from the left side | 37-36 |
| 18:11 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Snyder - foul #1 on Thomas Snyder, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:11 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:11 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:50 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-39 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Snyder - foul #2 on Thomas Snyder, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | George Oldakowski (SF), Barry Frazier (PF) Elvin Byers, Thomas Snyder | |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:17 | CSU, Chico | George Oldakowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 17:16 | Merrimack | Levi Williams snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:53 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 16:52 | Merrimack | Levi Williams misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 16:51 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:30 | Merrimack | Levi Williams misses long on a floater in the paint | 41-39 |
| 16:29 | CSU, Chico | The rebound goes to Reed Wallace | 41-39 |
| 16:10 | CSU, Chico | George Oldakowski hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Larry Ladson | 41-42 |
| 15:59 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell misses long on a runner from close range | 41-42 |
| 15:58 | CSU, Chico | The rebound goes to Larry Ladson | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edgar Eyre (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Calvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Bizzell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Levi Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Chico | PG - Timothy Bagwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Ladson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Oldakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Barry Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Reed Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | CSU, Chico | Timothy Bagwell misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Edgar Eyre - foul #3 on Edgar Eyre, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cohrs (PG), Scott Amos (SG), Emil Nash (SF), Joseph Hedges (PF), James Walker (C) Edgar Eyre, Tony Calvin, Bobby Bizzell, Levi Williams, David Jones | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers (SF), Thomas Snyder (PF), David Kaczynski (C) Larry Ladson, Barry Frazier, Reed Wallace | |
| 15:32 | CSU, Chico | Timothy Bagwell makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:32 | CSU, Chico | Timothy Bagwell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:18 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by William Cohrs | 43-44 |
| 15:05 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 15:04 | CSU, Chico | Timothy Bagwell tips it home | 43-46 |
| 14:39 | Merrimack | Emil Nash's pass is intercepted by George Oldakowski | 43-46 |
| 14:35 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers lays it in on a great pass from George Oldakowski | 43-48 |
| 14:20 | Merrimack | Scott Amos buries a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on George Oldakowski - foul #1 on George Oldakowski, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Curtis Kerby (PG), Barry Frazier (SG) Timothy Bagwell, George Oldakowski | |
| 14:20 | Merrimack | Scott Amos misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:20 | Merrimack | James Walker gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 14:05 | Merrimack | Scott Amos lays it up and in and he's fouled by Curtis Kerby - foul #1 on Curtis Kerby, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| 14:05 | Merrimack | Scott Amos makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:52 | CSU, Chico | Barry Frazier knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Elvin Byers | 48-50 |
| 13:36 | Merrimack | Curtis Kerby steals it from Emil Nash | 48-50 |
| 13:31 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers comes up short on the shot from the left block | 48-50 |
| 13:30 | Merrimack | James Walker snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 13:12 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by David Kaczynski - foul #4 on David Kaczynski, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre (PG), Tony Calvin (SG), Bobby Bizzell (SF), David Jones (C) William Cohrs, Scott Amos, Emil Nash, James Walker | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Larry Ladson (SG), Gary Greenbaum (C) Thomas Snyder, David Kaczynski | |
| 13:12 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:12 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:12 | CSU, Chico | Barry Frazier gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:55 | CSU, Chico | Barry Frazier hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Tony Calvin - foul #1 on Tony Calvin, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Levi Williams (PF) Joseph Hedges | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | George Oldakowski (SF), Reed Wallace (C) Elvin Byers, Gary Greenbaum | |
| 12:55 | CSU, Chico | Barry Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:55 | CSU, Chico | Barry Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:31 | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by George Oldakowski - foul #2 on George Oldakowski, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| 12:31 | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:31 | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:20 | CSU, Chico | Barry Frazier is hacked by Bobby Bizzell - foul #3 on Bobby Bizzell, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| 12:10 | CSU, Chico | Larry Ladson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George Oldakowski | 50-54 |
| 11:44 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Levi Williams | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edgar Eyre (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Calvin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Bizzell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Levi Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Chico | PG - Curtis Kerby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Ladson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Oldakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Barry Frazier (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Reed Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | CSU, Chico | George Oldakowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-54 |
| 11:17 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Levi Williams | 53-54 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 10:53 | Merrimack | Levi Williams tips it in | 55-54 |
| 10:40 | CSU, Chico | Curtis Kerby drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Ladson and the foul's on Edgar Eyre - foul #4 on Edgar Eyre, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cohrs (PG), Scott Amos (SG), Emil Nash (SF), Joseph Hedges (PF) Edgar Eyre, Tony Calvin, Bobby Bizzell, David Jones | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Timothy Bagwell (PG), Elvin Byers (SF), Thomas Snyder (PF), Gary Greenbaum (C) Larry Ladson, George Oldakowski, Barry Frazier, Reed Wallace | |
| 10:40 | CSU, Chico | Curtis Kerby makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Emil Nash clanks a shot from close range | 55-57 |
| 10:26 | CSU, Chico | Curtis Kerby gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 10:11 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Curtis Kerby | 55-59 |
| 09:48 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges's layup is rejected by Elvin Byers | 55-59 |
| 09:47 | Merrimack | Emil Nash misses the tip | 55-59 |
| 09:45 | CSU, Chico | Thomas Snyder snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 09:28 | CSU, Chico | Timothy Bagwell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 09:27 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Joseph Hedges | 55-59 |
| 09:11 | Merrimack | Levi Williams buries a driving attempt from the left block | 57-59 |
| 08:59 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Levi Williams - foul #1 on Levi Williams, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Tony Calvin (SG), Bobby Bizzell (SF), David Jones (C) William Cohrs, Emil Nash, Levi Williams | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Larry Ladson (SG), Reed Wallace (C) Curtis Kerby, Gary Greenbaum | |
| 08:59 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:59 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin is hacked by Larry Ladson - foul #2 on Larry Ladson, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 08:29 | CSU, Chico | Reed Wallace comes up short on the floater from the right block | 59-60 |
| 08:28 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Barry Frazier (PF) Thomas Snyder | |
| 08:00 | CSU, Chico | Barry Frazier misses long on a floater from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 07:59 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 07:55 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 59-60 |
| 07:54 | Merrimack | David Jones grabs the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 07:43 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell lays it in on a great pass from David Jones | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Scott Amos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Calvin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Bizzell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Hedges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Chico | PG - Timothy Bagwell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Ladson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Elvin Byers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Barry Frazier (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Reed Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | CSU, Chico | Larry Ladson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 07:12 | CSU, Chico | Barry Frazier hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 06:53 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre (PG), Emil Nash (SG), Alan Wilmot (SF), Levi Williams (PF) Scott Amos, Tony Calvin, Bobby Bizzell, Joseph Hedges | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | George Oldakowski (PG), Thomas Snyder (PF), David Kaczynski (C) Timothy Bagwell, Elvin Byers, Reed Wallace | |
| 06:26 | CSU, Chico | Thomas Snyder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 06:24 | CSU, Chico | Thomas Snyder grabs the offensive board | 61-62 |
| 06:11 | CSU, Chico | Larry Ladson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 05:50 | Merrimack | George Oldakowski steps in front of the Edgar Eyre pass | 61-65 |
| 05:36 | CSU, Chico | George Oldakowski knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by David Kaczynski | 61-67 |
| 05:27 | Merrimack | Emil Nash buries a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Larry Ladson - foul #3 on Larry Ladson, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell (SF), James Walker (C) Alan Wilmot, David Jones | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Timothy Bagwell (PG) Larry Ladson | |
| 05:27 | Merrimack | Emil Nash makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 05:24 | CSU, Chico | Timothy Bagwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Tony Calvin (SG) Emil Nash | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | | |
| 05:09 | Merrimack | James Walker misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 64-67 |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin hits the follow up shot | 66-67 |
| 04:42 | CSU, Chico | Tony Calvin steps in front of the Barry Frazier pass | 66-67 |
| 04:23 | Merrimack | The jumper by Edgar Eyre is denied by David Kaczynski | 66-67 |
| 04:22 | CSU, Chico | Barry Frazier gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:13 | CSU, Chico | David Kaczynski is fouled on the floor by James Walker - foul #3 on James Walker, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Amos (PG), Joseph Hedges (PF) Edgar Eyre, Levi Williams | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers (SF), Reed Wallace (PF), Gary Greenbaum (C) Barry Frazier, Thomas Snyder, David Kaczynski | |
| 03:54 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers misses the lay-in | 66-67 |
| 03:52 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:32 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by James Walker | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Scott Amos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Calvin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Bizzell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Hedges (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Chico | PG - Timothy Bagwell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Oldakowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elvin Byers (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Reed Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Greenbaum (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Timothy Bagwell | 68-70 |
| 03:04 | Merrimack | Scott Amos misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-70 |
| 03:03 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers grabs the board | 68-70 |
| 03:00 | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre (PG), David Jones (C) Scott Amos, James Walker | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Larry Ladson (SG), Thomas Snyder (PF), David Kaczynski (C) George Oldakowski, Reed Wallace, Gary Greenbaum | |
| 02:43 | CSU, Chico | David Kaczynski blows the layup | 68-70 |
| 02:42 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| 02:20 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin buries a fadeaway from the right block | 70-70 |
| 02:00 | CSU, Chico | Thomas Snyder is called for 5 seconds | 70-70 |
| 01:53 | Merrimack | Elvin Byers is called for the reach on Bobby Bizzell - foul #3 on Elvin Byers, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| 01:53 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:53 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:53 | CSU, Chico | The rebound goes to Thomas Snyder | 71-70 |
| 01:36 | CSU, Chico | Thomas Snyder's pass is intercepted by Tony Calvin | 71-70 |
| 01:15 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell banks in the layup on a great pass from Edgar Eyre | 73-70 |
| 01:10 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers blows the layup but the foul's on Edgar Eyre - foul #5 on Edgar Eyre, team foul #7 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Amos (PG) Edgar Eyre | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | | |
| 01:10 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:10 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | David Jones is hacked by David Kaczynski - foul #5 on David Kaczynski, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | CSU, Chico | Reed Wallace (C) David Kaczynski | |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | David Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:52 | CSU, Chico | Reed Wallace pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:44 | CSU, Chico | Reed Wallace comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 00:43 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell grabs the board | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Scott Amos's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Snyder | 74-72 |
| 00:20 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 00:15 | CSU, Chico | Tony Calvin steals the ball from Elvin Byers | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | David Jones is hacked by Timothy Bagwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Bagwell, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | CSU, Chico | CSU, Chico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | CSU, Chico | A charge is called on Elvin Byers - foul #4 on Elvin Byers, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell is hacked by Timothy Bagwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Bagwell, team foul #13 | 76-72 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:05 | CSU, Chico | Thomas Snyder pulls down the rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:00 | CSU, Chico | Elvin Byers is whistled for traveling | 77-72 |