| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Durbin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Woodard (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Raymond Harrell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Haines (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Portis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan inbounds the ball | 43-43 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense 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) | |
| 19:39 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter is whistled for traveling | 43-43 |
| 19:22 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin loses the dribble to Raymond Harrell | 43-43 |
| 19:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter lays it in set up by Raymond Harrell | 43-45 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | James Klein misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 18:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 18:41 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 18:40 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 18:29 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins slams it home | 45-45 |
| 18:07 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Francis Callahan and he's fouled by Richard Durbin - foul #1 on Richard Durbin, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| 18:07 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 18:07 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 17:47 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 17:46 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 17:30 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-47 |
| 17:28 | S. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Carter | 45-47 |
| 17:23 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 17:21 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 45-47 |
| 17:02 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 16:44 | Merrimack | Gary Carter is called for the reach on David Moore - foul #2 on Gary Carter, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Adam Doughty (PG), Eric Rice (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), David Godfrey (PF), Leonard Desoto (C) James Klein, David Moore, Jason Bullins, Richard Durbin, Robert Woodard | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Stephen Negron (SG), Greg Lasley (SF), John Golebiewski (PF), Jerry Yates (C) Raymond Harrell, Gary Carter, Francis Callahan, Theodore Haines, Gary Portis | |
| 16:27 | Merrimack | Eric Rice misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 16:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Jerry Yates grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 16:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Jerry Yates is fouled on the floor by Leonard Desoto - foul #1 on Leonard Desoto, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| 15:50 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Thompson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 15:48 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Adam Doughty (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Godfrey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Desoto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) SG - Stephen Negron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Lasley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Golebiewski (fresh) C - Jerry Yates (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell is hacked by John Golebiewski - foul #2 on John Golebiewski, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Bullins (SF) David Godfrey | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin (PG), Gary Carter (SG), Francis Callahan (SF) Lawrence Thompson, Stephen Negron, Greg Lasley | |
| 15:17 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Desoto | 47-47 |
| 14:58 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan is called for traveling | 47-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Klein (PG), David Moore (SG), Richard Durbin (PF) Adam Doughty, Eric Rice, Jason Ferrell | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines (PF), Gary Portis (C) John Golebiewski, Jerry Yates | |
| 14:40 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 14:39 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jason Bullins - foul #2 on Jason Bullins, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| 14:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:32 | Merrimack | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:18 | Merrimack | James Klein misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 14:16 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 14:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 14:04 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | James Klein can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 13:40 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:28 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins is fouled on the floor by Francis Callahan - foul #2 on Francis Callahan, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Rice (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Robert Woodard (C) David Moore, Jason Bullins, Leonard Desoto | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell (SG), Greg Lasley (SF), John Golebiewski (PF), Jerry Yates (C) Gary Carter, Francis Callahan, Theodore Haines, Gary Portis | |
| 13:15 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Harrell - foul #2 on Raymond Harrell, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| 13:15 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:15 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:15 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 13:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin is fouled on the floor by James Klein - foul #2 on James Klein, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Godfrey (PF) Richard Durbin | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 12:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-47 |
| 12:46 | S. Connecticut St. | Jerry Yates snags the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 12:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Jerry Yates hits the finger roll set up by Claude Darwin | 50-49 |
| 12:16 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Moore (SG), Jason Bullins (SF) James Klein, David Godfrey | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter (SG), Francis Callahan (SF), Theodore Haines (PF), Gary Portis (C) Raymond Harrell, Greg Lasley, John Golebiewski, Jerry Yates | |
| 11:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis scores on a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Eric Rice - foul #1 on Eric Rice, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Durbin (PF) Jason Ferrell | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell (PG) Claude Darwin | |
| 11:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:40 | Merrimack | Eric Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto (C) Robert Woodard | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Eric Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Durbin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Leonard Desoto (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Raymond Harrell (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Haines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Portis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Carter | 50-54 |
| 10:56 | Merrimack | Theodore Haines denies the turnaround by Jason Bullins | 50-54 |
| 10:55 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Theodore Haines | 50-54 |
| 10:36 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Harrell | 50-57 |
| 10:26 | Merrimack | David Moore lays it in on a great pass from Richard Durbin | 52-57 |
| 10:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis lays it up and in on a great pass from Francis Callahan | 52-59 |
| 09:59 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins can't finish the layup | 52-59 |
| 09:57 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 09:43 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis dunks the ball set up by Gary Carter | 52-61 |
| 09:39 | Merrimack | Eric Rice is hacked by Raymond Harrell - foul #3 on Raymond Harrell, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Klein (PG), Adam Doughty (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), David Godfrey (PF), Robert Woodard (C) Eric Rice, David Moore, Jason Bullins, Richard Durbin, Leonard Desoto | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin (PG), Greg Lasley (SF), John Golebiewski (PF), Jerry Yates (C) Gary Carter, Francis Callahan, Theodore Haines, Gary Portis | |
| 09:20 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 09:18 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 09:03 | S. Connecticut St. | David Godfrey steps in front of the Raymond Harrell pass | 52-61 |
| 08:46 | Merrimack | David Godfrey clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 08:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Jerry Yates pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 08:24 | S. Connecticut St. | Greg Lasley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-63 |
| 07:59 | Merrimack | James Klein buries a runner from the left block | 54-63 |
| 07:33 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Ferrell steals the ball from John Golebiewski | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Doughty (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Godfrey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Woodard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Claude Darwin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Harrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Greg Lasley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Golebiewski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Merrimack | James Klein hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Ferrell | 57-63 |
| 06:58 | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Claude Darwin | 57-66 |
| 06:43 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Jason Ferrell is denied by Greg Lasley | 57-66 |
| 06:41 | S. Connecticut St. | Jerry Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 06:20 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Ferrell is called for the reach on Greg Lasley - foul #1 on Jason Ferrell, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Rice (PG), David Moore (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Richard Durbin (PF), Leonard Desoto (C) James Klein, Adam Doughty, Jason Ferrell, David Godfrey, Robert Woodard | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter (SG), Francis Callahan (SF), Theodore Haines (PF), Gary Portis (C) Raymond Harrell, Greg Lasley, John Golebiewski, Jerry Yates | |
| 06:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Gary Carter, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Thompson (PG) Claude Darwin | |
| 05:48 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Durbin | 57-66 |
| 05:34 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 05:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Thompson hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Carter | 60-68 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Gary Carter is called for the reach on David Moore - foul #4 on Gary Carter, team foul #7 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Klein (PG) Eric Rice | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin (PG) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Leonard Desoto is called for the reach on Gary Portis - foul #2 on Leonard Desoto, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| 04:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 04:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 04:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 03:55 | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin loses the dribble to Jason Bullins | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Klein | 64-70 |
| 03:30 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter is hacked by Leonard Desoto - foul #3 on Leonard Desoto, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Rice (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), David Godfrey (PF), Robert Woodard (C) David Moore, Jason Bullins, Richard Durbin, Leonard Desoto | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski (PF), Jerry Yates (C) Theodore Haines, Gary Portis | |
| 03:30 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter misses the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 03:30 | Merrimack | David Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Godfrey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Woodard (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Claude Darwin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Francis Callahan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Golebiewski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense 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) | |
| 03:02 | Merrimack | James Klein is hacked by Claude Darwin - foul #4 on Claude Darwin, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Raymond Harrell (SG), Greg Lasley (SF) Gary Carter, Francis Callahan | |
| 03:02 | Merrimack | James Klein makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:02 | Merrimack | James Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:00 | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Moore (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Richard Durbin (PF) Eric Rice, Jason Ferrell, David Godfrey | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter (SG), Francis Callahan (SF), Theodore Haines (PF), Gary Portis (C) Raymond Harrell, Greg Lasley, John Golebiewski, Jerry Yates | |
| 02:46 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter drills a 3 from straight away set up by Gary Portis | 66-73 |
| 02:41 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins's layup is rejected by Gary Portis | 66-73 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins misses the tip | 66-73 |
| 02:37 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin tips it home | 68-73 |
| 02:17 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-73 |
| 01:59 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard connects on the floater from the left block set up by James Klein | 70-73 |
| 01:43 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis is fouled on the floor by Robert Woodard - foul #3 on Robert Woodard, team foul #9 | 70-73 |
| 01:43 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:43 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:43 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin grabs the board | 70-74 |
| 01:28 | Merrimack | David Moore's pass is intercepted by Gary Portis | 70-74 |
| 01:03 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Bullins is called for the reach on Francis Callahan - foul #3 on Jason Bullins, team foul #10 | 70-74 |
| 01:03 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 01:03 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by James Klein | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter is fouled on the floor by James Klein - foul #3 on James Klein, team foul #11 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Greg Lasley (PF) Theodore Haines | |
| 00:29 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:29 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | David Moore misses the 3 from the left wing | 72-77 |
| 00:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan grabs the board | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | S. Connecticut St. | David Moore is called for the reach on Francis Callahan in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Moore, team foul #12 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines (PF) Greg Lasley | |
| 00:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin snags the defensive board | 72-78 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-78 |
| 00:12 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 72-78 |
| 00:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter is hacked by James Klein in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Klein, team foul #13 | 72-78 |
| 00:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Robert Woodard | 72-79 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | David Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-79 |
| 00:03 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Francis Callahan | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Claude Darwin runs out the clock | 72-79 |