| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Fred Shim (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Hollman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Herzog (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - James McKinney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Buckles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Adam Johnson (fresh) PF - Philip Rubalcava (fresh) 7 pts. C - Scott Savino (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia inbounds the ball | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Merrimack | Fred Shim is hacked by James McKinney in the backcourt - foul #2 on James McKinney, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| 19:47 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 50-36 |
| 19:46 | Central St. | Scott Savino grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 19:27 | Central St. | Adam Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 19:26 | Central St. | Scott Savino grabs the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 19:21 | Central St. | Glen Buckles hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James McKinney | 50-39 |
| 19:19 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman is fouled in the backcourt by Glen Buckles - foul #2 on Glen Buckles, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| 19:03 | Merrimack | Fred Shim is hacked by James McKinney - foul #3 on James McKinney, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Ronald Sanders (PG) James McKinney | |
| 18:50 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Fred Shim | 52-39 |
| 18:31 | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava misses the runner in the lane | 52-39 |
| 18:30 | Central St. | Adam Johnson can't tip it in | 52-39 |
| 18:28 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 18:12 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 18:10 | Merrimack | Fred Shim gets the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 17:55 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Adam Johnson - foul #3 on Adam Johnson, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Walter Forsythe (SF), Gilbert Etienne (PF), David Hanson (C) Fred Shim, Santos Garcia, Peter Herzog, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Central St. | Steve McCanse (SF), Michael Hamner (PF), Orville Greene (C) Adam Johnson, Philip Rubalcava, Scott Savino | |
| 17:55 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 17:55 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 17:55 | Central St. | Glen Buckles snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 17:52 | Central St. | Lloyd Hollman steps in front of the Ronald Sanders pass in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| 17:45 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman connects on the open shot in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Redd | 54-39 |
| 17:27 | Central St. | Glen Buckles drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Hamner | 54-41 |
| 17:09 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman buries a jumper from close range set up by Gilbert Etienne | 56-41 |
| 16:50 | Central St. | Glen Buckles scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Sanders | 56-43 |
| 16:31 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sanders - foul #2 on Ronald Sanders, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Santos Garcia (SF), Peter Herzog (PF), Donnie Deitz (C) Walter Forsythe, Gilbert Etienne, David Hanson | |
| Subs | Central St. | Randy Darby (PG), Philip Rubalcava (PF), Alfredo Conti (C) Ronald Sanders, Michael Hamner, Orville Greene | |
| 16:17 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog is called for 5 seconds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ted Shaw (C) Donnie Deitz | |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| 15:58 | Central St. | Glen Buckles knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Hollman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santos Garcia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Herzog (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Randy Darby (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Buckles (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steve McCanse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Alfredo Conti (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Merrimack | Philip Rubalcava picks off the pass by Ted Shaw | 56-46 |
| 15:23 | Central St. | Santos Garcia is called for the reach on Steve McCanse - foul #1 on Santos Garcia, team foul #1 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Walter Forsythe (SG), David Hanson (SF), Gilbert Etienne (PF), Donnie Deitz (C) Patrick Redd, Lloyd Hollman, Santos Garcia, Peter Herzog, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Central St. | James McKinney (PG), Alvaro Ortiz (SG), Adam Johnson (SF), Scott Savino (C) Randy Darby, Glen Buckles, Steve McCanse, Alfredo Conti | |
| 15:06 | Central St. | Fred Shim steals the ball from James McKinney | 56-46 |
| 14:45 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 14:43 | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 14:31 | Central St. | Scott Savino loses the dribble to Fred Shim | 56-46 |
| 14:09 | Merrimack | David Hanson is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 58-46 |
| 13:54 | Central St. | Scott Savino clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-46 |
| 13:53 | Central St. | Adam Johnson tips it back up and in | 58-48 |
| 13:36 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Shim | 60-48 |
| 13:32 | Central St. | Scott Savino is fouled on the floor by Fred Shim - foul #2 on Fred Shim, team foul #2 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), James Cromer (SG), Santos Garcia (SF), Peter Herzog (PF), Ted Shaw (C) Fred Shim, Walter Forsythe, David Hanson, Gilbert Etienne, Donnie Deitz | |
| Subs | Central St. | Randy Darby (PG), Ronald Sanders (SG), Michael Hamner (PF), Orville Greene (C) James McKinney, Alvaro Ortiz, Philip Rubalcava, Scott Savino | |
| 13:13 | Central St. | Michael Hamner misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Ted Shaw - foul #1 on Ted Shaw, team foul #3 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Steve McCanse (SF) Adam Johnson | |
| 13:13 | Central St. | Michael Hamner misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 13:13 | Central St. | Michael Hamner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 13:11 | Merrimack | Ronald Sanders is called for the reach on James Cromer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Sanders, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| 13:06 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 13:04 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog grabs the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 12:49 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd buries a floater from the left side | 62-49 |
| 12:38 | Central St. | Orville Greene banks in the layup on a great pass from Steve McCanse | 62-51 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-51 |
| 12:21 | Central St. | Steve McCanse pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 12:09 | Central St. | Ted Shaw picks off the pass by Orville Greene | 62-51 |
| 12:04 | Merrimack | James Cromer is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 12:03 | Central St. | Michael Hamner grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 11:49 | Central St. | Randy Darby misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-51 |
| 11:47 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ted Shaw | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cromer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Santos Garcia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Herzog (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ted Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Randy Darby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve McCanse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hamner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Orville Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Cromer | 64-51 |
| 11:25 | Central St. | James Cromer steps in front of the Randy Darby pass | 64-51 |
| 10:56 | Merrimack | James Cromer is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on James Cromer, team foul #4 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Lloyd Hollman (SG), Walter Forsythe (SF), Gilbert Etienne (PF), David Hanson (C) Patrick Redd, James Cromer, Santos Garcia, Peter Herzog, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Central St. | James McKinney (PG), Alvaro Ortiz (SG), Adam Johnson (SF), Philip Rubalcava (PF), Alfredo Conti (C) Randy Darby, Ronald Sanders, Steve McCanse, Michael Hamner, Orville Greene | |
| 10:32 | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 10:20 | Merrimack | Fred Shim blows the layup but the foul's on Philip Rubalcava - foul #2 on Philip Rubalcava, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Scott Savino (C) Alfredo Conti | |
| 10:20 | Merrimack | Fred Shim misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 10:20 | Merrimack | Fred Shim makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 09:59 | Central St. | Scott Savino loses the dribble to Fred Shim | 65-51 |
| 09:40 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Herzog (PF), Donnie Deitz (C) Gilbert Etienne, David Hanson | |
| Subs | Central St. | Glen Buckles (SG) Alvaro Ortiz | |
| 09:32 | Central St. | Adam Johnson blows the layup | 65-51 |
| 09:30 | Central St. | Glen Buckles tips it back up and in | 65-53 |
| 09:11 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-53 |
| 09:09 | Central St. | Adam Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 08:47 | Central St. | Adam Johnson misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Walter Forsythe - foul #1 on Walter Forsythe, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Santos Garcia (SF) Fred Shim, Walter Forsythe | |
| Subs | Central St. | Steve McCanse (PF), Alfredo Conti (C) Philip Rubalcava, Scott Savino | |
| 08:47 | Central St. | Adam Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:47 | Central St. | Adam Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Adam Johnson - foul #4 on Adam Johnson, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne (PF), Ted Shaw (C) Peter Herzog, Donnie Deitz | |
| Subs | Central St. | Ronald Sanders (PG), Philip Rubalcava (PF) James McKinney, Adam Johnson | |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 08:22 | Central St. | Alfredo Conti pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 08:13 | Central St. | Alfredo Conti misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ted Shaw - foul #2 on Ted Shaw, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Alvaro Ortiz (SG) Glen Buckles | |
| 08:13 | Central St. | Alfredo Conti makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:13 | Central St. | Alfredo Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:13 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 07:49 | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Hollman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santos Garcia (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Gilbert Etienne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Ronald Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alvaro Ortiz (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Steve McCanse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Rubalcava (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava travels with the ball | 66-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Hanson (SF) Santos Garcia | |
| Subs | Central St. | Adam Johnson (SF), Scott Savino (C) Philip Rubalcava, Alfredo Conti | |
| 07:08 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman is called for traveling | 66-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SG), Peter Herzog (PF), Donnie Deitz (C) Lloyd Hollman, Gilbert Etienne, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Central St. | Randy Darby (PG), Glen Buckles (SG) Ronald Sanders, Alvaro Ortiz | |
| 06:58 | Central St. | Scott Savino misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Herzog - foul #2 on Peter Herzog, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG) James Cromer | |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| 06:58 | Central St. | Scott Savino makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:58 | Central St. | Scott Savino makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:42 | Merrimack | David Hanson clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 66-57 |
| 06:41 | Central St. | Scott Savino snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 06:29 | Central St. | Peter Herzog swats the dunk try by Scott Savino | 66-57 |
| 06:27 | Central St. | Scott Savino grabs the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 06:13 | Central St. | Scott Savino misses the runner from the baseline | 66-57 |
| 06:12 | Central St. | Glen Buckles snags the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 05:58 | Central St. | Steve McCanse misses the lay-in | 66-57 |
| 05:56 | Merrimack | David Hanson pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 05:35 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz comes up short on the shot from the left block | 66-57 |
| 05:34 | Central St. | Scott Savino gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 05:32 | Central St. | Fred Shim steps in front of the Randy Darby pass in the backcourt | 66-57 |
| 05:13 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz is fouled on the floor by Glen Buckles - foul #3 on Glen Buckles, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (PG), Lloyd Hollman (SG), Walter Forsythe (SF), Ted Shaw (C) Fred Shim, Patrick Redd, David Hanson, Peter Herzog | |
| Subs | Central St. | Ronald Sanders (PG), Alvaro Ortiz (SG), Michael Hamner (SF), Orville Greene (PF), Alfredo Conti (C) Randy Darby, Glen Buckles, Adam Johnson, Steve McCanse, Scott Savino | |
| 05:13 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:13 | Central St. | Orville Greene snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 05:07 | Central St. | Michael Hamner drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Alfredo Conti | 66-59 |
| 05:05 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne (PF) Donnie Deitz | |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| 04:41 | Central St. | Alvaro Ortiz misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-59 |
| 04:39 | Merrimack | James Cromer gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:37 | Merrimack | James Cromer is hacked by Ronald Sanders in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Sanders, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| 04:37 | Merrimack | James Cromer makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:37 | Merrimack | James Cromer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:21 | Central St. | Orville Greene misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Cromer - foul #5 on James Cromer, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi (PG) James Cromer | |
| Subs | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava (PF) Alfredo Conti | |
| 04:21 | Central St. | Orville Greene makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:21 | Central St. | Orville Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:01 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Lloyd Hollman | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:45 | Central St. | Orville Greene comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 03:43 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) SG - Lloyd Hollman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Forsythe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Etienne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central St. | PG - Ronald Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alvaro Ortiz (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Hamner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Philip Rubalcava (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Orville Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Walter Forsythe | 72-61 |
| 03:06 | Central St. | Michael Hamner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gilbert Etienne - foul #1 on Gilbert Etienne, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Patrick Redd (SG), Santos Garcia (SF), Peter Herzog (PF), Donnie Deitz (C) Giovanni Rossi, Lloyd Hollman, Walter Forsythe, Gilbert Etienne, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Central St. | James McKinney (PG), Glen Buckles (SG), Steve McCanse (SF), Scott Savino (C) Ronald Sanders, Alvaro Ortiz, Philip Rubalcava, Orville Greene | |
| 03:06 | Central St. | Michael Hamner misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 03:06 | Central St. | Michael Hamner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:01 | Merrimack | Fred Shim's pass is intercepted by Steve McCanse in the backcourt | 72-62 |
| 02:56 | Central St. | Scott Savino connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Steve McCanse and he's hacked by Donnie Deitz - foul #2 on Donnie Deitz, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava (PF) Michael Hamner | |
| 02:56 | Central St. | Scott Savino makes the free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:50 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman (SG), David Hanson (C) Patrick Redd, Donnie Deitz | |
| Subs | Central St. | Alfredo Conti (C) Scott Savino | |
| 02:33 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia is hacked by Alfredo Conti - foul #1 on Alfredo Conti, team foul #11 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ted Shaw (C) Peter Herzog | |
| Subs | Central St. | Ronald Sanders (SG) Glen Buckles | |
| 02:33 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:33 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:19 | Central St. | Steve McCanse is fouled on the floor by David Hanson - foul #2 on David Hanson, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| 02:19 | Central St. | Steve McCanse misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:19 | Central St. | Steve McCanse makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Merrimack | Fred Shim lays it in on a nice dish by Santos Garcia | 76-66 |
| 01:44 | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava misses the easy layup but the foul's on Santos Garcia - foul #2 on Santos Garcia, team foul #12 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Walter Forsythe (SG), Gilbert Etienne (PF), Donnie Deitz (C) Fred Shim, Lloyd Hollman, Santos Garcia, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Central St. | Alvaro Ortiz (SG), Orville Greene (C) James McKinney, Alfredo Conti | |
| 01:44 | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:44 | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:42 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Lloyd Hollman (SG), Santos Garcia (SF), Peter Herzog (PF), Ted Shaw (C) Patrick Redd, Walter Forsythe, David Hanson, Gilbert Etienne, Donnie Deitz | |
| Subs | Central St. | James McKinney (PG), Glen Buckles (SG), Adam Johnson (SF), Scott Savino (C) Ronald Sanders, Alvaro Ortiz, Steve McCanse, Orville Greene | |
| 01:18 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog comes up short on the runner near the basket | 76-68 |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog grabs the offensive board | 76-68 |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava misses the 3 from straight away | 76-68 |
| 00:48 | Central St. | Adam Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 00:44 | Central St. | James McKinney hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | James McKinney is called for the reach on Fred Shim in the backcourt - foul #4 on James McKinney, team foul #12 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (SG), Walter Forsythe (SF), Donnie Deitz (C) Lloyd Hollman, Santos Garcia, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | Fred Shim makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | Fred Shim misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:41 | Central St. | The rebound goes to Scott Savino | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Central St. | Adam Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Philip Rubalcava | 77-74 |
| 00:34 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Santos Garcia (SF), Ted Shaw (C) Patrick Redd, Donnie Deitz | |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog is hacked by James McKinney in the backcourt - foul #5 on James McKinney, team foul #13 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Ronald Sanders (PG) James McKinney | |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:27 | Central St. | Scott Savino comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 78-74 |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog pulls down the rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog is hacked by Ronald Sanders in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Sanders, team foul #14 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Central St. | Randy Darby (PG) Ronald Sanders | |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw grabs the offensive board | 78-74 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw is hacked by Philip Rubalcava - foul #3 on Philip Rubalcava, team foul #15 | 78-74 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:14 | Central St. | Scott Savino misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-74 |
| 00:12 | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava snags the offensive board | 80-74 |
| 00:09 | Central St. | Philip Rubalcava travels with the ball | 80-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz (C) Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Glen Buckles is called for the reach on Walter Forsythe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glen Buckles, team foul #16 | 80-74 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:01 | Central St. | Scott Savino is fouled on the floor by Fred Shim - foul #3 on Fred Shim, team foul #13 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman (SG), Ted Shaw (C) Walter Forsythe, Donnie Deitz | |
| Subs | Central St. | | |
| 00:01 | Central St. | Scott Savino misses the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:01 | Central St. | Scott Savino makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central St. | Central St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Fred Shim runs out the clock | 81-75 |