| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Hugo Powell (fresh) SG - Joseph Jarosz (fresh) SF - Stanley Dunn (fresh) PF - George Curry (fresh) C - Joel Howes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Butner (fresh) SG - Eric Brown (fresh) SF - James Moretz (fresh) PF - Ricky Lair (fresh) C - Allen Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Shaw | George Curry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Shaw | The short jumper by Joel Howes is denied by Allen Robinson | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Shaw | Joseph Jarosz grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Shaw | George Curry misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Merrimack | Allen Robinson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Merrimack | William Butner hits a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Hugo Powell - foul #1 on Hugo Powell, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Merrimack | William Butner makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Shaw | George Curry blows the layup but the foul's on Ricky Lair - foul #1 on Ricky Lair, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Shaw | George Curry makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:07 | Shaw | George Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Merrimack | Eric Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Shaw | Joel Howes lays it up and in set up by George Curry | 4-3 |
| 18:36 | Merrimack | William Butner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Shaw | William Butner picks off the pass by Joseph Jarosz | 4-3 |
| 18:14 | Merrimack | William Butner blows the layup | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | Shaw | Stanley Dunn grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Shaw | William Butner picks off the pass by Hugo Powell in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Merrimack | Joel Howes denies the turnaround by James Moretz | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Stanley Dunn | 4-3 |
| 17:34 | Shaw | William Butner is called for the reach on Hugo Powell - foul #1 on William Butner, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Rayl (SF), Jeffery Landry (PF), Christopher Bulter (C) Stanley Dunn, George Curry, Joel Howes | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dale Collins (PF) Ricky Lair | |
| 17:19 | Shaw | Joseph Jarosz clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:18 | Merrimack | Allen Robinson grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:59 | Merrimack | Eric Brown is hacked by Joseph Jarosz - foul #1 on Joseph Jarosz, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Stange (PG), Chadwick Donaldson (SG) Hugo Powell, Joseph Jarosz | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Samuel Daniels (PG), David Burns (SF), Donald Bell (C) William Butner, James Moretz, Allen Robinson | |
| 16:38 | Merrimack | Samuel Daniels clanks a floater in the lane | 4-3 |
| 16:36 | Merrimack | David Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:12 | Merrimack | Donald Bell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 16:11 | Shaw | Christopher Bulter gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:56 | Shaw | Robert Stange is fouled on the floor by Samuel Daniels - foul #1 on Samuel Daniels, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Shaw | Hugo Powell (PG), Stanley Dunn (SF), George Curry (PF), Joel Howes (C) Chadwick Donaldson, Michael Rayl, Jeffery Landry, Christopher Bulter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Butner (PG), Ricky Lair (PF) Eric Brown, Donald Bell | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Hugo Powell (fresh) SG - Robert Stange (fresh) SF - Stanley Dunn (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Curry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Howes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Butner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Daniels (fresh) SF - David Burns (fresh) PF - Ricky Lair (fresh) C - Dale Collins (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Shaw | Robert Stange drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by George Curry | 7-3 |
| 15:35 | Merrimack | William Butner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ricky Lair | 7-6 |
| 15:19 | Shaw | Stanley Dunn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:17 | Shaw | Joel Howes tips it in | 9-6 |
| 15:01 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by William Butner | 9-8 |
| 14:43 | Shaw | Stanley Dunn makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| 14:28 | Merrimack | Stanley Dunn takes the ball from William Butner | 11-8 |
| 14:24 | Shaw | Hugo Powell throws it down on a great pass from Stanley Dunn | 13-8 |
| 14:08 | Merrimack | Samuel Daniels clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 14:06 | Shaw | Joel Howes pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:54 | Shaw | George Curry blows the layup | 13-8 |
| 13:53 | Merrimack | Dale Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:46 | Merrimack | William Butner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 13:45 | Merrimack | Samuel Daniels tips it home | 13-10 |
| 13:34 | Shaw | Hugo Powell slams it home set up by Robert Stange | 15-10 |
| 13:18 | Merrimack | Dale Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Shaw | Chadwick Donaldson (PG), Joseph Jarosz (SG), Michael Rayl (SF), Jeffery Landry (PF), Christopher Bulter (C) Hugo Powell, Robert Stange, Stanley Dunn, George Curry, Joel Howes | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Vincent Clement (PG), Eric Brown (SG), James Moretz (SF), Michael Lindquist (PF), Allen Robinson (C) William Butner, Samuel Daniels, David Burns, Ricky Lair, Dale Collins | |
| 13:07 | Shaw | Christopher Bulter misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 13:05 | Shaw | Chadwick Donaldson tips it home | 17-10 |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | Michael Lindquist misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Rayl - foul #1 on Michael Rayl, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | Michael Lindquist makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | Michael Lindquist makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:29 | Shaw | Christopher Bulter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 12:28 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Eric Brown | 17-12 |
| 12:01 | Merrimack | Vincent Clement misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 12:00 | Shaw | Michael Rayl grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:56 | Shaw | Joseph Jarosz knocks in the 3 from straight away and the foul's on James Moretz - foul #1 on James Moretz, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Shaw | Hugo Powell (PG), Stanley Dunn (SF), George Curry (PF) Chadwick Donaldson, Jeffery Landry, Christopher Bulter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Butner (PG) Vincent Clement | |
| 11:56 | Shaw | Joseph Jarosz misses the free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:56 | Shaw | Michael Rayl grabs the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Hugo Powell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Jarosz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Curry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Rayl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Butner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) SF - James Moretz (fresh) PF - Michael Lindquist (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Shaw | George Curry lays it in | 22-12 |
| 11:21 | Merrimack | Eric Brown is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jarosz - foul #2 on Joseph Jarosz, team foul #4 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Stange (SG), Joel Howes (C) Joseph Jarosz, Michael Rayl | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ricky Lair (PF) Michael Lindquist | |
| 11:01 | Merrimack | William Butner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-12 |
| 11:00 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Stanley Dunn | 22-12 |
| 10:42 | Shaw | James Moretz is called for the reach on Stanley Dunn - foul #2 on James Moretz, team foul #5 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Shaw | Chadwick Donaldson (SF) Stanley Dunn | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Burns (SF), Donald Bell (C) James Moretz, Allen Robinson | |
| 10:22 | Shaw | Chadwick Donaldson can't finish the layup | 22-12 |
| 10:21 | Shaw | George Curry snags the offensive board | 22-12 |
| 10:03 | Shaw | Eric Brown steals it from Joel Howes | 22-12 |
| 09:58 | Merrimack | David Burns banks in the layup set up by Eric Brown | 22-14 |
| 09:40 | Shaw | Joel Howes hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by William Butner - foul #2 on William Butner, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Shaw | Stanley Dunn (SF), Michael Rayl (PF) Chadwick Donaldson, George Curry | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Vincent Clement (PG), Samuel Daniels (SG), Dale Collins (PF) William Butner, Eric Brown, Ricky Lair | |
| 09:40 | Shaw | Joel Howes misses the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:40 | Shaw | Joel Howes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:25 | Merrimack | Donald Bell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-14 |
| 09:24 | Shaw | Stanley Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 09:09 | Shaw | Robert Stange is fouled on the floor by Samuel Daniels - foul #2 on Samuel Daniels, team foul #7 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Shaw | Chadwick Donaldson (SG), Christopher Bulter (C) Hugo Powell, Joel Howes | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Lindquist (SF), Allen Robinson (C) Samuel Daniels, Donald Bell | |
| 09:09 | Shaw | Robert Stange makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 09:09 | Shaw | Robert Stange makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | Michael Rayl steals the ball from Vincent Clement | 25-14 |
| 08:35 | Shaw | Stanley Dunn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Stange | 27-14 |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | David Burns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 27-14 |
| 08:12 | Shaw | Michael Rayl gets the rebound | 27-14 |
| 07:59 | Shaw | Michael Rayl is whistled for a carry | 27-14 |
| Subs | Shaw | Hugo Powell (PG), George Curry (PF) Robert Stange, Stanley Dunn | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Brown (SG), Ricky Lair (PF) David Burns, Dale Collins | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Hugo Powell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chadwick Donaldson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Rayl (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Curry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Bulter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Vincent Clement (fresh) SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Lindquist (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Lair (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Merrimack | Vincent Clement scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eric Brown | 27-17 |
| 07:24 | Shaw | George Curry is hacked by Michael Lindquist - foul #1 on Michael Lindquist, team foul #8 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Fowler (SG), Jeffery Landry (SF), Joel Howes (C) Chadwick Donaldson, Michael Rayl, Christopher Bulter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald Bell (C) Allen Robinson | |
| 07:24 | Shaw | George Curry makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 07:24 | Shaw | George Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 07:06 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Eric Brown | 29-19 |
| 06:41 | Shaw | Hugo Powell misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 29-19 |
| 06:39 | Merrimack | Donald Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 06:19 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vincent Clement | 29-21 |
| 06:02 | Shaw | George Curry buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Fowler | 31-21 |
| 05:41 | Merrimack | The jumper by Eric Brown is denied by Joel Howes | 31-21 |
| 05:40 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair gets the offensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 05:17 | Merrimack | Michael Lindquist misses the lay-in | 31-21 |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | Michael Lindquist grabs the offensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 05:06 | Merrimack | Eric Brown's pass is intercepted by George Curry | 31-21 |
| 04:50 | Shaw | Jeffery Landry connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-21 |
| 04:28 | Merrimack | Eric Brown buries a 3 from straight away | 34-24 |
| 04:18 | Shaw | George Curry loses the dribble to Donald Bell | 34-24 |
| 03:59 | Merrimack | Eric Brown comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 03:57 | Shaw | Jeffery Landry grabs the board | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Hugo Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Fowler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Landry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Curry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Joel Howes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Vincent Clement (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Lindquist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Lair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Shaw | Joel Howes buries a turnaround from the baseline | 36-24 |
| 03:13 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-24 |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Stange (PG), Joseph Jarosz (SG), Stanley Dunn (SF), Michael Rayl (PF), Christopher Bulter (C) Hugo Powell, Michael Fowler, Jeffery Landry, George Curry, Joel Howes | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Butner (PG), Samuel Daniels (SG), James Moretz (SF), Dale Collins (PF), Allen Robinson (C) Vincent Clement, Eric Brown, Michael Lindquist, Ricky Lair, Donald Bell | |
| 02:49 | Shaw | Joseph Jarosz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 02:48 | Merrimack | Dale Collins gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | Allen Robinson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-24 |
| 02:38 | Shaw | Stanley Dunn gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 02:19 | Shaw | Michael Rayl knocks in the jumper near the basket | 38-24 |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | Samuel Daniels is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Samuel Daniels, team foul #9 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Brown (SG) Samuel Daniels | |
| 01:46 | Shaw | Michael Rayl knocks in the jumper in the lane | 40-24 |
| 01:43 | Merrimack | Robert Stange is called for the reach on William Butner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Stange, team foul #5 | 40-24 |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | Allen Robinson can't finish the layup | 40-24 |
| 01:33 | Merrimack | Allen Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | Allen Robinson scores on a jumper in the paint | 40-26 |
| 01:07 | Shaw | Stanley Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-26 |
| Subs | Shaw | Hugo Powell (PG), Chadwick Donaldson (C) Robert Stange, Christopher Bulter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 01:05 | Merrimack | The refs have stopped play. Allen Robinson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 40-26 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Burns (C) Allen Robinson | |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | James Moretz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 00:54 | Shaw | Michael Rayl pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 00:50 | Shaw | Joseph Jarosz can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-26 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Dale Collins snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Dale Collins clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-26 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Eric Brown can't tip it in | 40-26 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Dale Collins tips it back up and in | 40-28 |
| 00:02 | Shaw | Dale Collins denies the turnaround by Michael Rayl | 40-28 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | David Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | David Burns misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 40-28 |