| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Richard Pierson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Ragsdale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Rayfield (fresh) PF - Gary Dooley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Thomas Whitted (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Morrow (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Chapel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Clement (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Chapel inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Whitted buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Chapel | 38-40 |
| 19:37 | Merrimack | David Rayfield dunks the ball | 40-40 |
| 19:12 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Frank Hamilton misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Robert Cobb - foul #3 on Robert Cobb, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Grant Westcott (C) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 19:12 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Frank Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 19:12 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Frank Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:52 | Merrimack | David Rayfield scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Gary Dooley | 42-41 |
| 18:40 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Frank Hamilton is hacked by Grant Westcott - foul #1 on Grant Westcott, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 18:26 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Chapel misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Richard Pierson - foul #1 on Richard Pierson, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| 18:26 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Chapel makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:26 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Chapel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 18:14 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 18:12 | Merrimack | Richard Pierson misses the tip | 42-43 |
| 18:11 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Frank Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:05 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Morrow blows the layup | 42-43 |
| 18:03 | Merrimack | Grant Westcott snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 17:49 | Merrimack | Gary Dooley's layup is rejected by Christopher Clement | 42-43 |
| 17:48 | Merrimack | Grant Westcott pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:36 | Merrimack | Grant Westcott drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Ragsdale | 44-43 |
| 17:24 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Clement is hacked by Richard Pierson - foul #2 on Richard Pierson, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Boehm (PG), Richard Haack (SG), Steve Walraven (SF), Darrell Geraci (C) Richard Pierson, Brian Ragsdale, David Rayfield, Gary Dooley | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Hatfield (SG), Melvin Burch (SF), Radomil Zent (PF), Loren Jones (C) William Morrow, Mark Chapel, Christopher Clement, Frank Hamilton | |
| 17:12 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Whitted can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 17:11 | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Paul Boehm comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 17:05 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Radomil Zent grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 17:00 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Hatfield buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Radomil Zent | 44-45 |
| 16:32 | Merrimack | Thomas Whitted is called for the reach on Grant Westcott - foul #2 on Thomas Whitted, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Dooley (C) Grant Westcott | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Morrow (SG) Thomas Whitted | |
| 16:09 | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Radomil Zent - foul #1 on Radomil Zent, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| 16:09 | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:09 | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:09 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Radomil Zent | 44-45 |
| 15:58 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Loren Jones is hacked by Gary Dooley - foul #1 on Gary Dooley, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Pierson (PG), David Rayfield (SF), Justin Wilkerson (PF), Robert Cobb (C) Paul Boehm, Steve Walraven, Darrell Geraci, Gary Dooley | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Clement (PF) Loren Jones | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Richard Pierson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Haack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Rayfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - James Hatfield (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Morrow (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Melvin Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Clement (fresh) 2 reb. C - Radomil Zent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Melvin Burch knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Hatfield | 44-48 |
| 15:20 | Merrimack | Richard Haack is called for traveling | 44-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale (SG) Richard Haack | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Whitted (PG), Mark Chapel (SF), Frank Hamilton (C) James Hatfield, Melvin Burch, Radomil Zent | |
| 15:04 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Clement misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 15:03 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:47 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Pierson | 46-48 |
| 14:30 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Whitted's pass is intercepted by Justin Wilkerson | 46-48 |
| 14:16 | Merrimack | Frank Hamilton is called for the reach on David Rayfield - foul #1 on Frank Hamilton, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Boehm (PG), Grant Westcott (SF) Richard Pierson, David Rayfield | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Hatfield (SG), Loren Jones (PF) William Morrow, Christopher Clement | |
| 14:00 | Merrimack | Robert Cobb is whistled for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Radomil Zent (PF) Loren Jones | |
| 13:43 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Whitted is whistled for a carry | 46-48 |
| 13:20 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 13:18 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Chapel grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:13 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Hatfield hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Frank Hamilton | 46-51 |
| 12:52 | Merrimack | Paul Boehm connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Ragsdale | 49-51 |
| 12:29 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Whitted makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 12:14 | Merrimack | Robert Cobb hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Chapel - foul #2 on Mark Chapel, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Pierson (PG), Richard Haack (SG), David Rayfield (SF), Gary Dooley (PF) Paul Boehm, Brian Ragsdale, Grant Westcott, Justin Wilkerson | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Morrow (SG), Melvin Burch (SF), Christopher Clement (PF), Loren Jones (C) Thomas Whitted, Mark Chapel, Radomil Zent, Frank Hamilton | |
| 12:14 | Merrimack | Robert Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 12:14 | Merrimack | Robert Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 11:56 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Clement slams it home set up by Melvin Burch | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Richard Pierson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Haack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Rayfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Dooley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Cobb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - James Hatfield (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Morrow (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Melvin Burch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Merrimack | Richard Haack misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-56 |
| 11:41 | Merrimack | Robert Cobb can't tip it in | 50-56 |
| 11:39 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Melvin Burch | 50-56 |
| 11:25 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Melvin Burch is hacked by David Rayfield - foul #2 on David Rayfield, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci (C) Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Whitted (PG) James Hatfield | |
| 11:15 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Morrow hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Whitted | 50-59 |
| 10:48 | Merrimack | Richard Haack misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-59 |
| 10:46 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Melvin Burch | 50-59 |
| 10:17 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Loren Jones scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Whitted | 50-61 |
| 09:48 | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci is fouled on the floor by Melvin Burch - foul #2 on Melvin Burch, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Boehm (PG), Brian Ragsdale (SG), Grant Westcott (SF), Justin Wilkerson (PF), Robert Cobb (C) Richard Pierson, Richard Haack, David Rayfield, Gary Dooley, Darrell Geraci | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Chapel (SF), Radomil Zent (PF), Frank Hamilton (C) Melvin Burch, Christopher Clement, Loren Jones | |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Whitted - foul #3 on Thomas Whitted, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Hatfield (SG) William Morrow | |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 09:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Chapel is whistled for traveling | 52-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Dale Mason (SG) Thomas Whitted | |
| 09:01 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson knocks in the shot in the paint | 54-61 |
| 08:43 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Radomil Zent knocks in the runner in the paint | 54-63 |
| 08:29 | Merrimack | Paul Boehm comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 08:28 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Frank Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 08:24 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Dale Mason's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Cobb | 54-63 |
| 08:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Radomil Zent pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 08:11 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Chapel is fouled on the floor by Grant Westcott - foul #2 on Grant Westcott, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Pierson (PG), Richard Haack (SG), David Rayfield (SF) Paul Boehm, Brian Ragsdale, Grant Westcott | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Whitted (PG), William Morrow (SG), Christopher Clement (PF), Loren Jones (C) James Hatfield, Dale Mason, Radomil Zent, Frank Hamilton | |
| 08:11 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Chapel misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 07:47 | Merrimack | David Rayfield clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 54-63 |
| 07:45 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson tips it back up and in | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Richard Pierson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Haack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Rayfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Wilkerson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Thomas Whitted (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Morrow (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Chapel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:26 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Clement hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by William Morrow | 56-65 |
| 07:08 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 56-65 |
| 07:06 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Wilkerson | 56-65 |
| 06:50 | Merrimack | Robert Cobb is hacked by William Morrow - foul #3 on William Morrow, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Boehm (PG), Dennis Sanders (SG), Gary Dooley (PF) Richard Pierson, Richard Haack, Justin Wilkerson | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Melvin Burch (SF), Frank Hamilton (C) Mark Chapel, Loren Jones | |
| 06:50 | Merrimack | Robert Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 06:50 | Merrimack | Robert Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 06:34 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Morrow clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-65 |
| 06:33 | Merrimack | Gary Dooley grabs the board | 58-65 |
| 06:17 | Merrimack | Gary Dooley is fouled on the floor by Christopher Clement - foul #2 on Christopher Clement, team foul #8 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale (SG), Grant Westcott (SF), Darrell Geraci (C) Dennis Sanders, David Rayfield, Robert Cobb | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Radomil Zent (PF) Christopher Clement | |
| 06:17 | Merrimack | Gary Dooley makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:17 | Merrimack | Gary Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:59 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Radomil Zent knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Whitted | 60-67 |
| 05:42 | Merrimack | Grant Westcott hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Paul Boehm | 62-67 |
| 05:13 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Frank Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 62-67 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Darrell Geraci | 62-67 |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | Gary Dooley misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Radomil Zent - foul #2 on Radomil Zent, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Pierson (PG), David Rayfield (SF), Justin Wilkerson (PF) Paul Boehm, Grant Westcott, Darrell Geraci | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | James Hatfield (PG), Dale Mason (SG), Christopher Clement (PF) Thomas Whitted, William Morrow, Frank Hamilton | |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | Gary Dooley makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | Gary Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:40 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Radomil Zent can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 04:39 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Dale Mason misses the tip | 64-67 |
| 04:37 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Clement tips it but misses | 64-67 |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 04:31 | Merrimack | Richard Pierson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-67 |
| 04:29 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Clement snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 04:06 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Dale Mason's floater is knocked away by Justin Wilkerson | 64-67 |
| 04:05 | Merrimack | David Rayfield snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 03:52 | Merrimack | Gary Dooley drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Rayfield | 66-67 |
| 03:27 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Pierson steps in front of the James Hatfield pass | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Richard Pierson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rayfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Wilkerson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gary Dooley (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. Virginia Wesleyan | PG - James Hatfield (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Mason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Burch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Clement (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Radomil Zent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Pierson | 69-67 |
| 03:10 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Haack (SG), Robert Cobb (C) Brian Ragsdale, Gary Dooley | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Whitted (PG), William Morrow (SG), Mark Chapel (SF), Frank Hamilton (C) James Hatfield, Dale Mason, Melvin Burch, Radomil Zent | |
| 02:54 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Mark Chapel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Whitted | 69-69 |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | Richard Haack steps out of bounds on the baseline | 69-69 |
| 02:16 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Christopher Clement comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 02:15 | Merrimack | Robert Cobb gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 01:52 | Merrimack | Robert Cobb scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Haack | 71-69 |
| 01:31 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Justin Wilkerson steals it from Thomas Whitted | 71-69 |
| 01:24 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 71-69 |
| 01:22 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Frank Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:17 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Whitted misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 01:15 | Merrimack | David Rayfield grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 01:10 | Merrimack | Richard Pierson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Whitted - foul #4 on Thomas Whitted, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale (SG) Richard Haack | |
| Subs | W. Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 01:10 | Merrimack | Richard Pierson misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:10 | Merrimack | Richard Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:47 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Morrow is fouled on the floor by Robert Cobb - foul #4 on Robert Cobb, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| 00:47 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:47 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | William Morrow misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Robert Cobb snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | W. Virginia Wesleyan | W. Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | Christopher Clement takes the ball from Brian Ragsdale | 72-70 |
| 00:19 | W. Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Whitted hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Morrow | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Justin Wilkerson buries a shot in the lane | 74-72 |