| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Claude Darwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Callahan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Portis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Sneed | 34-39 |
| 19:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis blows the layup | 34-39 |
| 19:17 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 19:03 | Merrimack | Gary Carter steals it from Giovanni Rossi | 34-39 |
| 18:49 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 18:48 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Jason Bullins | 34-39 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Claude Darwin - foul #1 on Claude Darwin, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:33 | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin is hacked by Jason Bullins - foul #3 on Jason Bullins, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell (SF) Jason Bullins | |
| 18:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 36-41 |
| 18:11 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Giovanni Rossi | 36-43 |
| 18:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan hits a floater from the right side | 38-43 |
| 17:46 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-43 |
| 17:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Frazier snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 17:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Frazier clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Giovanni Rossi - foul #1 on Giovanni Rossi, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell (PG), Lawrence Thompson (SG), John Lindsey (C) Claude Darwin, Gary Carter, Gary Portis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), James Cromer (SG), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| 17:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:03 | Merrimack | Ronald Frazier denies the turnaround by James Cromer | 39-43 |
| 17:02 | Merrimack | Charles Howard gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Harrell - foul #1 on Raymond Harrell, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines (PF), John Golebiewski (C) Francis Callahan, Ronald Frazier | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:49 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines can't finish the layup | 39-43 |
| 16:30 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell makes the 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 16:02 | Merrimack | Charles Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 16:01 | S. Connecticut St. | John Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Raymond Harrell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Lindsey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Theodore Haines (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Golebiewski (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Cromer (fresh) SF - Jason Ferrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Durbin (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 15:38 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Charles Howard | 42-43 |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin banks in the layup | 42-45 |
| 15:14 | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 15:12 | S. Connecticut St. | John Lindsey tips it home | 44-45 |
| 15:07 | Merrimack | John Golebiewski steals the ball from Jason Ferrell | 44-45 |
| 14:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Durbin - foul #2 on Richard Durbin, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin (PG), Donald Fry (SG), Francis Callahan (SF), Gary Portis (C) Raymond Harrell, Lawrence Thompson, John Lindsey, John Golebiewski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Donnie Deitz (PF), Richard Trapani (C) Patrick Redd, James Cromer, Jason Ferrell, Charles Howard, Richard Durbin | |
| 14:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:30 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed is hacked by Claude Darwin - foul #2 on Claude Darwin, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Frazier (PF) Theodore Haines | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:16 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-45 |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Donnie Deitz | 46-45 |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Donnie Deitz and the foul's on Francis Callahan - foul #1 on Francis Callahan, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:47 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis misses the jump hook from the left block | 46-48 |
| 13:45 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:29 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Sneed | 46-50 |
| 13:16 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Frazier double dribbles | 46-50 |
| 13:06 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Sneed | 46-53 |
| 12:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan blows the layup but he's hacked by Jason Bullins - foul #4 on Jason Bullins, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SF) Jason Bullins | |
| 12:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 12:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:43 | Merrimack | Claude Darwin takes the ball from Terry Sneed in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 12:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Donald Fry misses short on a shot from the right side | 48-53 |
| 12:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 12:16 | Merrimack | Gary Portis picks off the pass by James Cromer | 50-53 |
| 12:02 | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Frazier | 52-53 |
| 11:47 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell (PG), Gary Carter (SG), John Lindsey (SF), Theodore Haines (PF), John Golebiewski (C) Claude Darwin, Donald Fry, Francis Callahan, Ronald Frazier, Gary Portis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Raymond Harrell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Haines (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Golebiewski (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Cromer (fresh) SF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Durbin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Theodore Haines | 54-53 |
| 11:06 | Merrimack | Charles Howard clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Lindsey - foul #2 on John Lindsey, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| 11:06 | Merrimack | Charles Howard makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:06 | Merrimack | Charles Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:48 | S. Connecticut St. | John Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 10:47 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines hits the follow up shot | 56-55 |
| 10:33 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-55 |
| 10:32 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Raymond Harrell | 56-55 |
| 10:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter is whistled for a carry | 56-55 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin (PG), Donald Fry (SG), Francis Callahan (SF), Ronald Frazier (PF) Raymond Harrell, Gary Carter, Theodore Haines, John Golebiewski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), David Godfrey (SF), Donnie Deitz (PF), Richard Trapani (C) Patrick Redd, James Cromer, Jason Ferrell, Charles Howard, Richard Durbin | |
| 09:59 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz is whistled for traveling | 56-55 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis (C) John Lindsey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 09:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Claude Darwin | 59-55 |
| 09:23 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Giovanni Rossi | 59-57 |
| 09:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan is fouled on the floor by David Godfrey - foul #1 on David Godfrey, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SF) David Godfrey | |
| 08:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 08:58 | Merrimack | James Cromer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 08:52 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Cromer | 59-59 |
| 08:34 | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 08:32 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 08:15 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Terry Sneed | 59-61 |
| 07:49 | S. Connecticut St. | Donald Fry misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-61 |
| 07:47 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Claude Darwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis Callahan (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Portis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Cromer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donnie Deitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Trapani (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-61 |
| 07:29 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Ronald Frazier | 59-61 |
| 07:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Donald Fry makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Claude Darwin | 61-61 |
| 07:07 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 07:06 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Frazier gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 07:02 | S. Connecticut St. | Donald Fry is denied on a dunk by Donnie Deitz | 61-61 |
| 07:01 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 06:42 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz scores on a shot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 06:29 | S. Connecticut St. | Donald Fry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Giovanni Rossi - foul #2 on Giovanni Rossi, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell (PG), Gary Carter (SF), John Lindsey (PF), Theodore Haines (C) Claude Darwin, Francis Callahan, Ronald Frazier, Gary Portis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Jason Ferrell (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, James Cromer, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| 06:29 | S. Connecticut St. | Donald Fry makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:29 | S. Connecticut St. | Donald Fry misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:29 | S. Connecticut St. | John Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:16 | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 06:14 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Jason Ferrell | 62-63 |
| 06:00 | Merrimack | Gary Carter steps in front of the Richard Durbin pass | 62-63 |
| 05:38 | S. Connecticut St. | John Lindsey clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Howard - foul #1 on Charles Howard, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski (C) Donald Fry | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 05:38 | S. Connecticut St. | John Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:38 | S. Connecticut St. | John Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:27 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 05:25 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to John Lindsey | 63-63 |
| 04:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 63-63 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan (SF) John Golebiewski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SG) Jason Ferrell | |
| 04:37 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Carter - foul #3 on Gary Carter, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin (PG), Ronald Frazier (PF) Raymond Harrell, John Lindsey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Donnie Deitz (PF) James Cromer, Charles Howard | |
| 04:37 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:37 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:37 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Theodore Haines | 63-64 |
| 04:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Frazier connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Gary Carter | 65-64 |
| 04:04 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin is called for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Durbin, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Donald Fry (SG), John Golebiewski (C) Gary Carter, Theodore Haines | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi (SG), James Cromer (SF), Jason Ferrell (PF), Richard Trapani (C) Patrick Redd, Jason Bullins, Donnie Deitz, Richard Durbin | |
| 03:36 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-64 |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | James Cromer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Claude Darwin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis Callahan (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - John Golebiewski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Cromer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 03:12 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to John Golebiewski | 65-64 |
| 02:54 | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 02:53 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:53 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis (C) John Golebiewski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Bullins (SF), Donnie Deitz (PF) James Cromer, Jason Ferrell | |
| 02:34 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 02:32 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani grabs the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:16 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Giovanni Rossi | 65-67 |
| 01:53 | S. Connecticut St. | Donald Fry knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Claude Darwin | 68-67 |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 01:16 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 68-70 |
| 01:15 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Trapani | 68-70 |
| 01:07 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-70 |
| 01:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Frazier pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| 00:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Richard Trapani - foul #2 on Richard Trapani, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| 00:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis makes the free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Ronald Frazier - foul #2 on Ronald Frazier, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:28 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Frazier misses the lay-in | 71-72 |
| 00:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:12 | S. Connecticut St. | Donald Fry loses the dribble to Giovanni Rossi | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Fry - foul #4 on Donald Fry, team foul #8 | 71-72 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:09 | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| 00:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Donnie Deitz - foul #2 on Donnie Deitz, team foul #10 | 71-73 |
| 00:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins connects on the turnaround from close range | 73-75 |