| Lineup | LIU, Southampton | PG - Jeremiah Marks (fresh) SG - Stjepan Novak (fresh) SF - Thomas Searcy (fresh) PF - Jeremiah Robinson (fresh) C - James Ziemba (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) C - Richard Trapani (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LIU, Southampton | LIU, Southampton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Marks is hacked by Terry Sneed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Sneed, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Searcy misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed is hacked by Jeremiah Marks - foul #1 on Jeremiah Marks, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | LIU, Southampton | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Robinson | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Marks knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Searcy | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Searcy snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Marks knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Stjepan Novak | 5-0 |
| 17:38 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 17:36 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:24 | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Jeremiah Marks | 7-0 |
| 17:13 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed is whistled for traveling | 7-0 |
| 16:55 | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak connects on the runner from the right block | 9-0 |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Terry Sneed | 9-3 |
| 16:16 | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Marks is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeremiah Marks, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Jeffrey Snively (PG), Thomas Weaver (SF), David Annis (PF), James Lessard (C) Jeremiah Marks, Thomas Searcy, Jeremiah Robinson, James Ziemba | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 15:56 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 9-3 |
| 15:54 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani snags the offensive board | 9-3 |
| Lineup | LIU, Southampton | PG - Jeffrey Snively (fresh) SG - Stjepan Novak (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Weaver (fresh) PF - David Annis (fresh) C - James Lessard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi can't finish the layup | 9-3 |
| 15:40 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz gets the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 15:28 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Giovanni Rossi | 9-6 |
| 15:11 | LIU, Southampton | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Snively is blocked by Richard Trapani | 9-6 |
| 15:09 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:00 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Giovanni Rossi | 9-8 |
| 14:44 | LIU, Southampton | David Annis connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Snively | 11-8 |
| 14:17 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Gary Shaffer (SG), Thomas Searcy (SF), Jeremiah Robinson (PF), James Ziemba (C) Stjepan Novak, Thomas Weaver, David Annis, James Lessard | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), James Cromer (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, Jason Bullins, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| 13:55 | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Robinson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Shaffer | 14-8 |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Snively - foul #1 on Jeffrey Snively, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:43 | LIU, Southampton | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Robinson | 14-9 |
| 13:22 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 13:21 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 13:17 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 13:16 | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 13:08 | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Searcy is hacked by Patrick Redd - foul #1 on Patrick Redd, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Weaver (SG) Jeffrey Snively | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG) James Cromer | |
| 12:55 | LIU, Southampton | Gary Shaffer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 12:32 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 12:31 | LIU, Southampton | The rebound goes to James Ziemba | 14-9 |
| 12:14 | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Searcy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 12:12 | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Robinson tips it home | 16-9 |
| 11:46 | Merrimack | James Ziemba denies the turnaround by Richard Durbin | 16-9 |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd grabs the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| Lineup | LIU, Southampton | PG - Gary Shaffer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Weaver (fresh) SF - Thomas Searcy (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremiah Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ziemba (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Redd (fresh) SF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Howard (fresh) C - Richard Durbin (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Redd | 16-11 |
| 11:16 | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Robinson lays it in on a great pass from Gary Shaffer and he's hacked by Terry Sneed - foul #2 on Terry Sneed, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Jeffrey Snively (PG), Stjepan Novak (SG) Gary Shaffer, Thomas Searcy | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Donnie Deitz (PF), Richard Trapani (C) Terry Sneed, Jason Ferrell, Charles Howard, Richard Durbin | |
| 11:16 | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Robinson makes the free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Giovanni Rossi | 19-13 |
| 10:48 | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Weaver misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Richard Trapani - foul #1 on Richard Trapani, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | David Annis (PF), James Lessard (C) Jeremiah Robinson, James Ziemba | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:48 | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:48 | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:48 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 10:40 | Merrimack | Stjepan Novak is called for the reach on Jason Bullins - foul #1 on Stjepan Novak, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (PG) Patrick Redd | |
| 10:25 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Weaver - foul #1 on Thomas Weaver, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Gary Shaffer (SF) Thomas Weaver | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:25 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:25 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:06 | LIU, Southampton | David Annis makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Stjepan Novak | 22-15 |
| 09:52 | Merrimack | David Annis steps in front of the Jason Bullins pass | 22-15 |
| 09:29 | LIU, Southampton | Donnie Deitz steals it from Gary Shaffer | 22-15 |
| 09:05 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani is whistled for traveling | 22-15 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Searcy (SF), Jeremiah Robinson (PF), James Ziemba (C) Gary Shaffer, David Annis, James Lessard | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG) James Cromer | |
| 08:51 | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Searcy scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Stjepan Novak | 24-15 |
| 08:45 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Ziemba - foul #1 on James Ziemba, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Weaver (PG) Jeffrey Snively | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 08:45 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:45 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:21 | LIU, Southampton | The jump hook by James Ziemba is blocked by Donnie Deitz | 24-17 |
| 08:20 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 08:02 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 08:01 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:47 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba's pass is intercepted by Patrick Redd | 24-17 |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd banks in the layup | 24-19 |
| Lineup | LIU, Southampton | PG - Thomas Weaver (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stjepan Novak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Searcy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremiah Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ziemba (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jason Bullins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donnie Deitz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Trapani (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 07:32 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba hits the follow up shot | 26-19 |
| 07:19 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins blows the layup | 26-19 |
| 07:18 | LIU, Southampton | The rebound goes to James Ziemba | 26-19 |
| 06:49 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba is fouled on the floor by Richard Trapani - foul #2 on Richard Trapani, team foul #5 | 26-19 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Jeffrey Snively (PG), Gary Shaffer (SG), David Annis (PF) Stjepan Novak, Thomas Searcy, Jeremiah Robinson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Giovanni Rossi, Jason Bullins, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| 06:31 | LIU, Southampton | Charles Howard blocks the short jumper by Thomas Weaver | 26-19 |
| 06:30 | Merrimack | James Cromer grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 06:15 | Merrimack | Charles Howard connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 26-21 |
| 05:58 | LIU, Southampton | Jeffrey Snively drills a jump hook near the basket | 28-21 |
| 05:53 | Merrimack | James Cromer can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 05:52 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 05:38 | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Weaver travels with the ball | 28-21 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak (SG), Jeremiah Robinson (PF) Thomas Weaver, James Ziemba | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Godfrey (PG) Patrick Redd | |
| 05:23 | Merrimack | Charles Howard's layup is rejected by David Annis | 28-21 |
| 05:21 | LIU, Southampton | Gary Shaffer gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:14 | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Cromer - foul #1 on James Cromer, team foul #6 | 28-21 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Searcy (SF) Gary Shaffer | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 05:14 | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:14 | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:14 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 05:06 | Merrimack | David Annis blocks the short jumper by Jason Ferrell | 29-21 |
| 05:04 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell tips it back up and in | 29-23 |
| 04:49 | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Robinson buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Jeffrey Snively and the foul's on James Cromer - foul #2 on James Cromer, team foul #7 | 31-23 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi (SG), Donnie Deitz (PF) James Cromer, Richard Durbin | |
| 04:49 | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Robinson makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 04:32 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by David Godfrey | 32-25 |
| 04:20 | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak is hacked by Giovanni Rossi - foul #1 on Giovanni Rossi, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Gary Shaffer (PG), James Lessard (C) Jeffrey Snively, David Annis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Jason Bullins (SF), Leonard Desoto (C) David Godfrey, Jason Ferrell, Charles Howard | |
| 04:20 | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 04:15 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd connects on the jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 04:06 | LIU, Southampton | Jason Bullins steps in front of the Thomas Searcy pass | 32-27 |
| 03:47 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donnie Deitz | 32-30 |
| Lineup | LIU, Southampton | PG - Gary Shaffer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Novak (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Searcy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremiah Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Lessard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Desoto (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | LIU, Southampton | Gary Shaffer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Bullins - foul #1 on Jason Bullins, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Marks (PG), Thomas Weaver (SF), Dustin Humphery (PF), James Ziemba (C) Stjepan Novak, Thomas Searcy, Jeremiah Robinson, James Lessard | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Richard Trapani (C) Patrick Redd, Leonard Desoto | |
| 03:30 | LIU, Southampton | Gary Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:30 | LIU, Southampton | Gary Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:30 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 03:10 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Bullins and he's fouled by Dustin Humphery - foul #1 on Dustin Humphery, team foul #7 | 33-32 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Jeffrey Snively (SG) Gary Shaffer | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 03:10 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:55 | LIU, Southampton | Dustin Humphery can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 02:54 | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Weaver grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 02:32 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Trapani - foul #3 on Richard Trapani, team foul #10 | 33-33 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak (SG), David Annis (PF) Jeffrey Snively, Dustin Humphery | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Giovanni Rossi, Jason Bullins, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| 02:32 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:32 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:32 | Merrimack | Charles Howard snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 02:09 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Robinson (PF) David Annis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 01:47 | LIU, Southampton | Jeremiah Marks misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 01:45 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 01:33 | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak is hacked by Richard Durbin - foul #1 on Richard Durbin, team foul #11 | 34-33 |
| Subs | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Searcy (SF) Thomas Weaver | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 01:33 | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:33 | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:07 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jason Ferrell | 35-36 |
| 00:45 | LIU, Southampton | Thomas Searcy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeremiah Robinson | 38-36 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed's fadeaway is rejected by James Ziemba | 38-36 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Charles Howard misses the tip | 38-36 |
| 00:20 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 00:16 | LIU, Southampton | Stjepan Novak clanks a jumper in the paint | 38-36 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 00:01 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | LIU, Southampton | James Ziemba misses long on a fullcourt shot | 38-36 |