| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Skaggs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Baisden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Chamberlain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kendrick Touchet (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Clifford Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeremy Earnest (fresh) SF - Joshua Daniels (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels inbounds the ball | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:56 | UNC, Pembroke | William Skaggs takes the ball from Clifford Hayes in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| 19:39 | Merrimack | William Skaggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-36 |
| 19:12 | UNC, Pembroke | Kendrick Touchet picks off the pass by Jeremy Earnest | 49-36 |
| 19:09 | Merrimack | Christopher Chamberlain loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| 18:51 | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Blackburn misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 49-36 |
| 18:50 | Merrimack | Kendrick Touchet grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 18:42 | Merrimack | John Mook misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-36 |
| 18:41 | Merrimack | Kendrick Touchet tips it home | 51-36 |
| 18:12 | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 18:10 | Merrimack | Christopher Chamberlain grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 17:46 | Merrimack | Kendrick Touchet's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Blackburn | 51-36 |
| 17:45 | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 17:24 | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 17:19 | Merrimack | Clifford Hayes is called for the reach on John Mook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Hayes, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Trosper (PG), Sonny Abrams (SG), Michael Parker (SF), Lester Said (PF), Raymond Solomon (C) William Skaggs, John Baisden, Christopher Chamberlain, John Mook, Kendrick Touchet | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Charles Winters (PG), Kyle Brown (SF), Andrew Haynes (PF), Randy Lynn (C) Clifford Hayes, Joshua Daniels, Thomas Nieves, Anthony Blackburn | |
| 17:07 | Merrimack | Michael Trosper scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Solomon | 53-38 |
| 16:46 | UNC, Pembroke | Michael Parker steals it from Charles Winters | 53-38 |
| 16:44 | Merrimack | Raymond Solomon loses the dribble to Charles Winters in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| 16:36 | UNC, Pembroke | Kyle Brown's floater is tipped away by Lester Said | 53-38 |
| 16:34 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Trosper | 53-38 |
| 16:23 | Merrimack | Michael Parker misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kyle Brown - foul #1 on Kyle Brown, team foul #2 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes (PG) Jeremy Earnest | |
| 16:23 | Merrimack | Michael Parker makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 16:23 | Merrimack | Michael Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 16:11 | UNC, Pembroke | Michael Trosper steals the ball from Randy Lynn | 55-38 |
| 15:46 | Merrimack | Sonny Abrams is hacked by Charles Winters - foul #3 on Charles Winters, team foul #3 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Hitz (PG), George Carr (SG), Christopher Chamberlain (SF), John Mook (PF) Michael Trosper, Sonny Abrams, Michael Parker, Lester Said | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest (SG), George Badgett (SF), Edward Lindner (PF), Roy Walls (C) Charles Winters, Kyle Brown, Andrew Haynes, Randy Lynn | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Thomas Hitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Chamberlain (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Solomon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Clifford Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeremy Earnest (fairly fresh) SF - George Badgett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Lindner (fresh) C - Roy Walls (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Roy Walls steps in front of the Christopher Chamberlain pass | 55-38 |
| 15:13 | UNC, Pembroke | Edward Lindner drills a 3 from straight away | 55-41 |
| 15:05 | Merrimack | Christopher Chamberlain loses the ball out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kendrick Touchet (C) Raymond Solomon | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Blackburn (C) Roy Walls | |
| 14:47 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest misses short on a shot from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 14:46 | Merrimack | Christopher Chamberlain grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 14:27 | Merrimack | John Mook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Skaggs (PG), Michael Trosper (SG), Sonny Abrams (SF) Thomas Hitz, George Carr, Christopher Chamberlain | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels (PG), Randy Lynn (PF) Clifford Hayes, Edward Lindner | |
| 14:09 | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Lynn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-41 |
| 14:08 | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Lynn grabs the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 13:54 | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 13:53 | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Blackburn grabs the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 13:32 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Baisden (SG), Michael Parker (SF), Lester Said (PF), Raymond Solomon (C) Michael Trosper, Sonny Abrams, John Mook, Kendrick Touchet | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Charles Winters (PG), Kyle Brown (SG), Andrew Haynes (PF) Joshua Daniels, Jeremy Earnest, Anthony Blackburn | |
| 13:16 | Merrimack | Randy Lynn denies the turnaround by Raymond Solomon | 55-41 |
| 13:15 | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Lynn gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 13:11 | UNC, Pembroke | Andrew Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Hitz (PG) William Skaggs | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Thomas Nieves (PF) Randy Lynn | |
| 13:09 | Merrimack | Thomas Hitz is hacked by Andrew Haynes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Haynes, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| 12:54 | Merrimack | Kyle Brown is called for the reach on Lester Said - foul #2 on Kyle Brown, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| 12:32 | Merrimack | Michael Parker buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Hitz | 57-41 |
| 12:16 | UNC, Pembroke | George Badgett misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 12:14 | UNC, Pembroke | Andrew Haynes tips it home | 57-43 |
| 11:50 | Merrimack | Lester Said scores on a runner from the baseline | 59-43 |
| 11:31 | UNC, Pembroke | Charles Winters connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Nieves | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Thomas Hitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Baisden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Said (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Solomon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Charles Winters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Badgett (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Nieves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Merrimack | Thomas Hitz is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Winters - foul #4 on Charles Winters, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Skaggs (PG), Michael Trosper (SG), Christopher Chamberlain (SF), Sonny Abrams (PF), Kendrick Touchet (C) Thomas Hitz, John Baisden, Michael Parker, Lester Said, Raymond Solomon | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes (PG), Jeremy Earnest (SG), Joshua Daniels (SF), Randy Lynn (PF), Anthony Blackburn (C) Charles Winters, Kyle Brown, George Badgett, Thomas Nieves, Andrew Haynes | |
| 11:17 | Merrimack | Christopher Chamberlain is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| 11:15 | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Blackburn grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 10:46 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest is fouled on the floor by Michael Trosper - foul #3 on Michael Trosper, team foul #1 | 59-46 |
| 10:22 | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes knocks in the floater from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 10:20 | Merrimack | Sonny Abrams double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Solomon (C) Kendrick Touchet | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | | |
| 10:09 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sonny Abrams - foul #1 on Sonny Abrams, team foul #2 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Mook (PF) William Skaggs | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Edward Lindner (PF) Anthony Blackburn | |
| 10:09 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:09 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | Sonny Abrams is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Trosper | 62-50 |
| 09:37 | UNC, Pembroke | Edward Lindner can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 62-50 |
| 09:36 | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes tips it but misses | 62-50 |
| 09:35 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to John Mook | 62-50 |
| 09:31 | Merrimack | Michael Trosper is hacked by Clifford Hayes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford Hayes, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Carr (SG) Sonny Abrams | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | George Badgett (SF), Roy Walls (C) Joshua Daniels, Randy Lynn | |
| 09:31 | Merrimack | Michael Trosper misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 09:31 | UNC, Pembroke | The rebound goes to Edward Lindner | 62-50 |
| 09:13 | UNC, Pembroke | Edward Lindner is whistled for a carry | 62-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Skaggs (PG), Kendrick Touchet (C) Michael Trosper, Raymond Solomon | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Kyle Brown (SG), Anthony Blackburn (C) Jeremy Earnest, Roy Walls | |
| 08:54 | Merrimack | George Carr misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-50 |
| 08:52 | Merrimack | John Mook grabs the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 08:39 | Merrimack | Kendrick Touchet buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by George Carr | 64-50 |
| 08:28 | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes is whistled for a carry | 64-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Baisden (SG), Raymond Solomon (SF), Lester Said (PF) George Carr, Christopher Chamberlain, John Mook | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels (PG), Jeremy Earnest (SG), Thomas Nieves (PF) Clifford Hayes, Kyle Brown, Edward Lindner | |
| 08:03 | Merrimack | John Baisden lays it in uncontested | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:55 | UNC, Pembroke | Thomas Nieves connects on the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Lester Said - foul #2 on Lester Said, team foul #3 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Hitz (PG), Sonny Abrams (SF) William Skaggs, Kendrick Touchet | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Charles Winters (PG), Randy Lynn (C) George Badgett, Anthony Blackburn | |
| 07:55 | UNC, Pembroke | Thomas Nieves misses the free throw | 66-52 |
| 07:55 | Merrimack | Lester Said gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 07:36 | Merrimack | John Baisden is hacked by Randy Lynn - foul #3 on Randy Lynn, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Andrew Haynes (PF) Thomas Nieves | |
| 07:36 | Merrimack | John Baisden misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 07:36 | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:20 | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Lynn hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 66-52 |
| 07:19 | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Thomas Hitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Baisden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Abrams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Said (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Solomon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Charles Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - Jeremy Earnest (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Daniels (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Randy Lynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:11 | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 07:09 | UNC, Pembroke | Andrew Haynes gets the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 06:57 | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Lynn buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by John Baisden - foul #2 on John Baisden, team foul #4 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Trosper (PG), George Carr (SG), Michael Parker (SF), John Mook (PF), Kendrick Touchet (C) Thomas Hitz, John Baisden, Sonny Abrams, Lester Said, Raymond Solomon | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes (PG), Kyle Brown (SF) Jeremy Earnest, Joshua Daniels | |
| 06:57 | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Lynn makes the free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:55 | Merrimack | Michael Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Brown - foul #3 on Kyle Brown, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| 06:55 | Merrimack | Michael Parker misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:55 | Merrimack | Michael Parker gets the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 06:47 | Merrimack | John Mook is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:28 | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Lynn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clifford Hayes | 68-57 |
| 06:12 | Merrimack | George Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | John Mook hits the follow up shot | 70-57 |
| 05:55 | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Lynn scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Winters | 70-59 |
| 05:41 | Merrimack | Michael Parker makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Mook | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:20 | UNC, Pembroke | Randy Lynn misses short on a jumper from the right side | 72-59 |
| 05:18 | Merrimack | Michael Trosper snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| 05:18 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Skaggs (PG), John Baisden (SG), Christopher Chamberlain (SF), Lester Said (PF), Raymond Solomon (C) Michael Trosper, George Carr, Michael Parker, John Mook, Kendrick Touchet | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest (SG), George Badgett (SF), Thomas Nieves (PF), Anthony Blackburn (C) Clifford Hayes, Charles Winters, Andrew Haynes, Randy Lynn | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | William Skaggs comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 72-59 |
| 04:50 | Merrimack | Lester Said grabs the offensive board | 72-59 |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | Raymond Solomon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-59 |
| 04:35 | Merrimack | Raymond Solomon tips it home | 74-59 |
| 04:18 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 74-62 |
| 04:00 | Merrimack | William Skaggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-62 |
| 03:58 | UNC, Pembroke | Thomas Nieves snags the defensive board | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:52 | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Blackburn makes the turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by John Baisden - foul #3 on John Baisden, team foul #5 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sonny Abrams (SG), Kendrick Touchet (C) John Baisden, Lester Said | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels (PG), Randy Lynn (PF) Kyle Brown, Thomas Nieves | |
| 03:52 | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Blackburn misses the free throw | 74-64 |
| 03:52 | Merrimack | Kendrick Touchet grabs the defensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Merrimack | Sonny Abrams is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Sonny Abrams, team foul #6 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Trosper (PG), John Mook (PF) William Skaggs, Christopher Chamberlain | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Charles Winters (SF), Andrew Haynes (PF) George Badgett, Anthony Blackburn | |
| 02:55 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest lays it up and in set up by Andrew Haynes | 74-66 |
| 02:55 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Skaggs (PG), John Baisden (SG), Christopher Chamberlain (SF) Michael Trosper, Sonny Abrams, Raymond Solomon | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes (PG), Thomas Nieves (PF), Anthony Blackburn (C) Jeremy Earnest, Andrew Haynes, Randy Lynn | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Skaggs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Baisden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Chamberlain (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Mook (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kendrick Touchet (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Clifford Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Daniels (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:33 | Merrimack | Kendrick Touchet makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from John Mook and he's hacked by Anthony Blackburn - foul #1 on Anthony Blackburn, team foul #10 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Kyle Brown (SF) Clifford Hayes | |
| 02:33 | Merrimack | Kendrick Touchet makes the free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:31 | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-66 |
| 02:13 | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-69 |
| 01:46 | Merrimack | William Skaggs can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 77-69 |
| 01:44 | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Blackburn grabs the board | 77-69 |
| 01:44 | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes (PG), Jeremy Earnest (SG), George Badgett (SF) Joshua Daniels, Charles Winters, Kyle Brown | |
| 01:32 | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Nieves | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Merrimack | William Skaggs hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Baisden | 80-72 |
| 01:04 | UNC, Pembroke | George Badgett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 80-72 |
| 01:02 | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Blackburn tips it in | 80-74 |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | Clifford Hayes steals the ball from Christopher Chamberlain in the backcourt | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes is hacked by William Skaggs - foul #1 on William Skaggs, team foul #7 | 80-74 |
| 00:40 | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:40 | UNC, Pembroke | Clifford Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Christopher Chamberlain is hacked by Clifford Hayes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifford Hayes, team foul #11 | 80-76 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Christopher Chamberlain makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Christopher Chamberlain makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-76 |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | Kendrick Touchet grabs the board | 82-76 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Clifford Hayes is called for the reach on Kendrick Touchet in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clifford Hayes, team foul #12 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Carr (SG) John Baisden | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | | |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Kendrick Touchet misses the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Kendrick Touchet misses the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:28 | UNC, Pembroke | Anthony Blackburn grabs the board | 82-76 |
| 00:21 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest is hacked by George Carr - foul #1 on George Carr, team foul #8 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Baisden (SG) George Carr | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | | |
| 00:21 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:21 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest misses the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | John Mook pulls down the rebound | 82-77 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Clifford Hayes is called for the reach on John Mook in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clifford Hayes, team foul #13 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Carr (SG), Raymond Solomon (C) John Baisden, Kendrick Touchet | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels (PG) Clifford Hayes | |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | John Mook makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | John Mook makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:11 | UNC, Pembroke | Joshua Daniels misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 84-77 |
| 00:10 | UNC, Pembroke | George Badgett grabs the offensive rebound | 84-77 |
| 00:07 | UNC, Pembroke | Jeremy Earnest misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 84-77 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | George Carr grabs the board | 84-77 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-77 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Trosper (SG) George Carr | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | William Skaggs runs out the clock | 84-77 |