| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Clinton Olsson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua James (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Mack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - James Justice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hulse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Broughton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Pace (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bentley | George Hulse inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Bentley | George Hulse makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Justice | 39-42 |
| 19:31 | Merrimack | Scott Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 39-42 |
| 19:15 | Bentley | Bert Broughton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Villarreal | 39-45 |
| 18:53 | Merrimack | Scott Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 18:51 | Bentley | The rebound goes to Calvin Pace | 39-45 |
| 18:45 | Bentley | George Hulse scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Justice | 39-48 |
| 18:19 | Merrimack | Scott Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-48 |
| 18:18 | Bentley | Bert Broughton grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 18:10 | Bentley | David Villarreal misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 18:09 | Merrimack | Charles Mack gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 17:51 | Merrimack | Joshua James misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by David Villarreal - foul #1 on David Villarreal, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Freeman (SF), Danny Francis (PF) Eric Smith, Scott Jones | |
| Subs | Bentley | Andrew Anderson (SF), Phillip Bradford (C) George Hulse, Calvin Pace | |
| 17:51 | Merrimack | Joshua James makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 17:51 | Merrimack | Joshua James makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 17:31 | Bentley | Andrew Anderson loses the dribble to Gary Freeman | 41-48 |
| 17:14 | Merrimack | Joshua James misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 17:13 | Merrimack | Clinton Olsson tips it home | 43-48 |
| 17:09 | Bentley | Joshua James picks off the pass by James Justice | 43-48 |
| 16:46 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Clinton Olsson | 46-48 |
| 16:25 | Bentley | James Justice banks in the layup set up by David Villarreal | 46-50 |
| 16:01 | Merrimack | Joshua James drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Mack | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Clinton Olsson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua James (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Danny Francis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Mack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - James Justice (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Villarreal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bert Broughton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Bradford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Bentley | James Justice clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Francis - foul #2 on Danny Francis, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joe Burchfield (PG), Eric Smith (SF), Scott Jones (PF), Roger Gibson (C) Clinton Olsson, Joshua James, Danny Francis, Charles Mack | |
| Subs | Bentley | George Hulse (SF), Calvin Pace (C) David Villarreal, Bert Broughton | |
| 15:47 | Bentley | James Justice misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 15:47 | Bentley | James Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 15:34 | Merrimack | Eric Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Scott Jones tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 15:12 | Bentley | James Justice blows the layup | 51-51 |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | Joe Burchfield gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 14:54 | Merrimack | Joe Burchfield is hacked by Calvin Pace - foul #2 on Calvin Pace, team foul #2 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan (SG) Gary Freeman | |
| Subs | Bentley | Christopher Jeffrey (PG), Dean Mueller (SG), Tommy Peppers (PF) James Justice, Andrew Anderson, Phillip Bradford | |
| 14:48 | Merrimack | Calvin Pace steps in front of the Joe Burchfield pass | 51-51 |
| 14:34 | Bentley | Tommy Peppers travels with the ball | 51-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Danny Francis (C) Roger Gibson | |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| 14:09 | Merrimack | Scott Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-51 |
| 14:08 | Bentley | Calvin Pace gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 14:03 | Bentley | Calvin Pace misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 14:02 | Merrimack | Eric Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 14:00 | Merrimack | Christopher Jeffrey is called for the reach on Joe Burchfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Jeffrey, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Clinton Olsson (PG), Joshua James (SG) Joe Burchfield, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Bentley | David Harris (SF) George Hulse | |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Danny Francis misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Calvin Pace - foul #3 on Calvin Pace, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bentley | David Villarreal (SG), Bert Broughton (PF) Dean Mueller, Calvin Pace | |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Danny Francis makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Danny Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:29 | Bentley | David Harris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-51 |
| 13:28 | Merrimack | Joshua James gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 12:59 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan's pass is intercepted by David Harris | 53-51 |
| 12:39 | Bentley | Bert Broughton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joe Burchfield (PG), Gary Freeman (SF), Roger Gibson (PF), Charles Mack (C) Clinton Olsson, Johnie Buchanan, Scott Jones, Danny Francis | |
| Subs | Bentley | Dean Mueller (PG), George Hulse (SF), Phillip Bradford (PF), Calvin Pace (C) Christopher Jeffrey, David Harris, Bert Broughton, Tommy Peppers | |
| 12:26 | Merrimack | Joshua James scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Burchfield | 56-51 |
| 11:57 | Bentley | Dean Mueller is fouled on the floor by Gary Freeman - foul #1 on Gary Freeman, team foul #2 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Smith (SF) Joshua James | |
| Subs | Bentley | James Justice (PG), Andrew Anderson (SG) Dean Mueller, David Villarreal | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joe Burchfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Mack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - James Justice (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Hulse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Bradford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Calvin Pace (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Bentley | James Justice hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Bradford | 56-54 |
| 11:24 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson misses long on a jumper near the basket | 56-54 |
| 11:23 | Merrimack | Charles Mack tips it but misses | 56-54 |
| 11:21 | Bentley | Andrew Anderson pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 11:16 | Bentley | Joe Burchfield steals it from James Justice | 56-54 |
| 10:57 | Merrimack | Joe Burchfield is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Joe Burchfield, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Clinton Olsson (PG), Joshua James (SG), Danny Francis (PF) Joe Burchfield, Gary Freeman, Roger Gibson | |
| Subs | Bentley | David Harris (SF), Bert Broughton (PF) George Hulse, Calvin Pace | |
| 10:34 | Bentley | Clinton Olsson steals it from James Justice | 56-54 |
| 10:21 | Merrimack | Danny Francis hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Clinton Olsson and the foul's on Phillip Bradford - foul #3 on Phillip Bradford, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Freeman (SF) Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Bentley | David Villarreal (SG), Tommy Peppers (C) David Harris, Phillip Bradford | |
| 10:21 | Merrimack | Danny Francis makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:06 | Bentley | Danny Francis takes the ball from Andrew Anderson | 59-54 |
| 09:51 | Merrimack | Danny Francis blows the layup | 59-54 |
| 09:49 | Bentley | Bert Broughton grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 09:42 | Bentley | Tommy Peppers hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Justice | 59-56 |
| 09:19 | Merrimack | Joshua James hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 09:17 | Bentley | Bert Broughton pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:11 | Bentley | Bert Broughton can't finish the layup | 59-56 |
| 09:09 | Bentley | Andrew Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:51 | Bentley | James Justice buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bert Broughton | 59-58 |
| 08:39 | Merrimack | Clinton Olsson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 08:38 | Merrimack | Joshua James grabs the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 08:33 | Merrimack | Clinton Olsson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 08:31 | Bentley | Bert Broughton gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 08:26 | Bentley | James Justice buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Anderson | 59-60 |
| 08:09 | Merrimack | Clinton Olsson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Anderson - foul #2 on Andrew Anderson, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joe Burchfield (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Scott Jones (PF), Roger Gibson (C) Joshua James, Gary Freeman, Danny Francis, Charles Mack | |
| Subs | Bentley | Christopher Jeffrey (PG), Dean Mueller (SG), George Hulse (SF), Phillip Bradford (PF), Calvin Pace (C) James Justice, David Villarreal, Andrew Anderson, Bert Broughton, Tommy Peppers | |
| 08:09 | Merrimack | Clinton Olsson makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:09 | Merrimack | Clinton Olsson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:09 | Bentley | Calvin Pace grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 07:54 | Bentley | George Hulse misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Eric Smith - foul #1 on Eric Smith, team foul #4 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan (SG) Clinton Olsson | |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| 07:54 | Bentley | George Hulse makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 07:54 | Bentley | George Hulse makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joe Burchfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnie Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - Christopher Jeffrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Mueller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Hulse (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Bradford (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Pace (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson is whistled for a carry | 60-62 |
| 07:23 | Bentley | Dean Mueller connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Jeffrey | 60-65 |
| 07:07 | Merrimack | Joe Burchfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-65 |
| 07:05 | Bentley | Calvin Pace pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 07:01 | Bentley | Christopher Jeffrey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 06:45 | Merrimack | Eric Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-68 |
| 06:44 | Bentley | Phillip Bradford snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 06:37 | Bentley | Phillip Bradford is fouled on the floor by Eric Smith - foul #2 on Eric Smith, team foul #5 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Clinton Olsson (PG), Joshua James (SG) Joe Burchfield, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Bentley | David Villarreal (SG) Dean Mueller | |
| 06:25 | Bentley | Calvin Pace misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-68 |
| 06:24 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Scott Jones | 60-68 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Jeffrey - foul #3 on Christopher Jeffrey, team foul #7 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Freeman (SF) Johnie Buchanan | |
| Subs | Bentley | Andrew Anderson (SF), Bert Broughton (PF) George Hulse, Phillip Bradford | |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 05:53 | Bentley | Andrew Anderson is fouled on the floor by Gary Freeman - foul #2 on Gary Freeman, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Lennon (C) Scott Jones | |
| Subs | Bentley | James Justice (PG), Tommy Peppers (C) Christopher Jeffrey, Calvin Pace | |
| 05:39 | Bentley | James Justice clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Joshua James - foul #2 on Joshua James, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt (PF), Charles Mack (C) Roger Gibson, Robert Lennon | |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| 05:39 | Bentley | James Justice makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:39 | Bentley | James Justice misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:39 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt pulls down the rebound | 62-69 |
| 05:17 | Merrimack | James Justice steals it from Charles Mack | 62-69 |
| 05:14 | Bentley | James Justice banks in the layup | 62-71 |
| 04:45 | Merrimack | Clinton Olsson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-71 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Charles Mack snags the offensive board | 62-71 |
| 04:33 | Merrimack | Charles Mack buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Coffelt | 64-71 |
| 04:15 | Bentley | Peter Coffelt steals the ball from Andrew Anderson | 64-71 |
| 03:52 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman is fouled on the floor by David Villarreal - foul #2 on David Villarreal, team foul #8 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joe Burchfield (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Scott Jones (PF), Danny Francis (C) Clinton Olsson, Joshua James, Peter Coffelt, Charles Mack | |
| Subs | Bentley | Christopher Jeffrey (PG), Dean Mueller (SG), George Hulse (SF), Phillip Bradford (PF), Calvin Pace (C) James Justice, David Villarreal, Andrew Anderson, Bert Broughton, Tommy Peppers | |
| 03:52 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 03:52 | Bentley | Calvin Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Freeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Burchfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Francis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - Christopher Jeffrey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hulse (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Bradford (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Pace (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:47 | Bentley | Christopher Jeffrey loses the ball out of bounds | 64-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan (SG) Gary Freeman | |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| 03:22 | Merrimack | Eric Smith clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 64-71 |
| 03:20 | Bentley | Phillip Bradford gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 03:14 | Bentley | Christopher Jeffrey misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-71 |
| 03:12 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Johnie Buchanan | 64-71 |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | Christopher Jeffrey picks off the pass by Eric Smith | 64-71 |
| 02:56 | Bentley | Bentley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Clinton Olsson (PG), Joshua James (SG), Charles Mack (C) Joe Burchfield, Johnie Buchanan, Danny Francis | |
| Subs | Bentley | James Justice (PG), David Villarreal (SG), Bert Broughton (PF) Christopher Jeffrey, Dean Mueller, Phillip Bradford | |
| 02:38 | Bentley | James Justice clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Jones - foul #2 on Scott Jones, team foul #8 | 64-71 |
| 02:38 | Bentley | James Justice makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:38 | Bentley | James Justice makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Scott Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Bert Broughton - foul #1 on Bert Broughton, team foul #9 | 64-73 |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Scott Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Scott Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 02:07 | Bentley | David Villarreal is hacked by Clinton Olsson - foul #2 on Clinton Olsson, team foul #9 | 66-73 |
| 02:07 | Bentley | David Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 02:07 | Bentley | David Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 01:54 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Scott Jones is denied by Calvin Pace | 66-75 |
| 01:52 | Bentley | Bert Broughton gets the rebound | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Bentley | James Justice hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-75 |
| 01:31 | Bentley | George Hulse grabs the offensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 01:16 | Bentley | James Justice clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 01:14 | Bentley | Calvin Pace hits the follow up shot | 66-77 |
| 01:02 | Merrimack | Joshua James clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-77 |
| 01:01 | Merrimack | Scott Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Charles Mack misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 66-77 |
| 00:45 | Bentley | Calvin Pace snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Bentley | James Justice makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from George Hulse | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Merrimack | Eric Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-79 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joe Burchfield (PG), Gary Freeman (SG), Johnie Buchanan (SF), Danny Francis (PF), Roger Gibson (C) Clinton Olsson, Joshua James, Eric Smith, Scott Jones, Charles Mack | |
| Subs | Bentley | Christopher Jeffrey (PG), Andrew Anderson (SG), David Harris (SF), Phillip Bradford (PF), Tommy Peppers (C) James Justice, David Villarreal, George Hulse, Bert Broughton, Calvin Pace | |
| 00:11 | Bentley | Andrew Anderson is fouled on the floor by Gary Freeman - foul #3 on Gary Freeman, team foul #10 | 66-79 |
| 00:11 | Bentley | Andrew Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:11 | Bentley | Andrew Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Danny Francis drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Johnie Buchanan | 68-80 |
| 00:00 | Bentley | Christopher Jeffrey runs out the clock | 68-80 |