| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Stanley Milne (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - William Glen (fresh) PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) SG - John Buehler (fresh) SF - King Swarey (fresh) PF - Gary Cantrell (fresh) C - John Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tufts | King Swarey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Tufts | John Hill hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Victor Hogan | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Merrimack | Gary Cantrell steals it from Stanley Milne | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Tufts | John Buehler misses the dunk but the foul's on Chad Yoshida - foul #1 on Chad Yoshida, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Tufts | John Buehler makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Tufts | John Buehler makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:06 | Merrimack | John Hill steals it from William Glen | 0-4 |
| 19:01 | Tufts | William Glen is called for the reach on King Swarey - foul #1 on William Glen, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:51 | Tufts | Chad Yoshida steps in front of the John Buehler pass | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Tufts | Victor Hogan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Buehler | 0-7 |
| 18:02 | Merrimack | William Glen is called for 3 seconds | 0-7 |
| 17:43 | Tufts | John Buehler clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Drinkard - foul #1 on Richard Drinkard, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Alexander (SF) William Glen | |
| Subs | Tufts | Delbert Hillier (PG), Ricky Canady (SF), Grover Fenimore (C) Victor Hogan, King Swarey, John Hill | |
| 17:43 | Tufts | John Buehler makes the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:43 | Tufts | John Buehler misses the 2nd free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:43 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida snags the defensive board | 0-8 |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard is fouled on the floor by Gary Cantrell - foul #1 on Gary Cantrell, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson (PF), Drazen Karpin (C) Richard Drinkard, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 17:15 | Merrimack | James Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 17:14 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 17:07 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell can't connect on a shot in the lane | 0-8 |
| 17:05 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin snags the defensive board | 0-8 |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-8 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Willie Love (SG) Stanley Milne, James Brown | |
| Subs | Tufts | Victor Hogan (PG), Jeffery Mann (SG), King Swarey (SF), John Fargo (PF), John Hill (C) Delbert Hillier, John Buehler, Ricky Canady, Gary Cantrell, Grover Fenimore | |
| 16:27 | Tufts | John Hill's pass is intercepted by Willie Love | 0-8 |
| 16:24 | Merrimack | Willie Love lays it in | 2-8 |
| 16:06 | Tufts | Victor Hogan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 16:05 | Tufts | John Hill gets the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:54 | Tufts | John Fargo misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Reginald Lawson - foul #1 on Reginald Lawson, team foul #4 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) William Alexander, Reginald Lawson, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | Tufts | John Buehler (SG) Jeffery Mann | |
| 15:54 | Tufts | John Fargo makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 15:54 | Tufts | John Fargo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Johnston (fresh) SG - Willie Love (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Glen (fresh) PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Buehler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - King Swarey (fresh) PF - John Fargo (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Merrimack | George Johnston scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Love | 4-10 |
| 15:11 | Tufts | Victor Hogan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | William Glen pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by William Glen | 6-10 |
| 14:35 | Tufts | Willie Love is called for the reach on Victor Hogan - foul #1 on Willie Love, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Stanley Milne (PG), James Brown (SG), Reginald Lawson (PF), Drazen Karpin (C) George Johnston, Willie Love, Richard Drinkard, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Tufts | Delbert Hillier (PG), Ricky Canady (SF), Gary Cantrell (PF), Grover Fenimore (C) Victor Hogan, King Swarey, John Fargo, John Hill | |
| 14:15 | Tufts | Drazen Karpin is called for the reach on Gary Cantrell - foul #1 on Drazen Karpin, team foul #6 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Alexander (SF) William Glen | |
| Subs | Tufts | Jeffery Mann (SG) John Buehler | |
| 13:55 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell double dribbles | 6-10 |
| 13:31 | Merrimack | William Alexander is whistled for a carry | 6-10 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida (C) Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | Tufts | John Buehler (SG) Jeffery Mann | |
| 13:09 | Tufts | Reginald Lawson takes the ball from John Buehler | 6-10 |
| 12:47 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida misses badly on a shot from the right side | 6-10 |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 12:29 | Merrimack | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF) William Alexander, Reginald Lawson | |
| Subs | Tufts | Victor Hogan (PG), King Swarey (SF), John Hill (C) Delbert Hillier, Ricky Canady, Grover Fenimore | |
| 12:22 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by William Glen - foul #2 on William Glen, team foul #7 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (SF) William Glen | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 12:22 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:22 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 11:58 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida is fouled on the floor by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Alexander (SF), Drazen Karpin (C) George Johnston, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 11:39 | Merrimack | James Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Cantrell | 6-12 |
| 11:37 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin tips it home | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Stanley Milne (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - William Alexander (fresh) PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Buehler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - King Swarey (fresh) PF - Gary Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Tufts | Richard Drinkard swats the layup by John Buehler | 8-12 |
| 11:20 | Tufts | King Swarey tips it but misses | 8-12 |
| 11:19 | Tufts | Victor Hogan tips it home | 8-14 |
| 11:07 | Merrimack | James Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 10:52 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from King Swarey | 11-16 |
| 10:39 | Merrimack | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Victor Hogan - foul #1 on Victor Hogan, team foul #3 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Willie Love (SG), Chad Yoshida (C) Stanley Milne, James Brown, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | Tufts | Jeffery Mann (SG), Ricky Canady (SF), John Fargo (PF), Grover Fenimore (C) John Buehler, King Swarey, Gary Cantrell, John Hill | |
| 10:21 | Merrimack | William Alexander travels with the ball | 11-16 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson (PF) Richard Drinkard | |
| Subs | Tufts | Delbert Hillier (PG) Victor Hogan | |
| 09:59 | Tufts | Jeffery Mann drills a floater from the right side | 11-18 |
| 09:37 | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 11-18 |
| 09:35 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 09:11 | Tufts | John Fargo can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Reginald Lawson - foul #2 on Reginald Lawson, team foul #8 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Stanley Milne (PG), James Brown (SG), Richard Drinkard (PF), Drazen Karpin (C) Willie Love, William Alexander, Reginald Lawson, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Tufts | Victor Hogan (PG), John Buehler (SG), King Swarey (SF), John Hill (C) Delbert Hillier, Jeffery Mann, Ricky Canady, Grover Fenimore | |
| 09:11 | Tufts | John Fargo makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:11 | Tufts | John Fargo makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Hogan - foul #2 on Victor Hogan, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Delbert Hillier (PG), Gary Cantrell (PF) Victor Hogan, John Fargo | |
| 08:50 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne's pass is intercepted by Gary Cantrell | 11-20 |
| 08:36 | Tufts | John Hill comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Drazen Karpin - foul #2 on Drazen Karpin, team foul #9 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins (C) Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 08:36 | Tufts | John Hill misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:36 | Tufts | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Richard Drinkard is denied by Gary Cantrell | 11-21 |
| 08:09 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins gets the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 08:01 | Merrimack | James Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-21 |
| 08:00 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell gets the rebound | 11-21 |
| 07:56 | Tufts | John Buehler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-21 |
| 07:54 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins gets the rebound | 11-21 |
| 07:34 | Merrimack | George Johnston misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-21 |
| 07:33 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Stanley Milne (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Drinkard (fairly fresh) C - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Delbert Hillier (fresh) SG - John Buehler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - King Swarey (fresh) PF - Gary Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Tufts | John Buehler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-21 |
| 07:28 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell snags the offensive board | 11-21 |
| 07:16 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Delbert Hillier and he's hacked by Richard Drinkard - foul #2 on Richard Drinkard, team foul #10 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willie Love (PG), William Alexander (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) Stanley Milne, Richard Drinkard, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Tufts | John Chambers (PG), Ricky Canady (SF), Grover Fenimore (C) Delbert Hillier, King Swarey, John Hill | |
| 07:16 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell misses the free throw | 11-23 |
| 07:16 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida pulls down the rebound | 11-23 |
| 06:57 | Merrimack | James Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ricky Canady - foul #1 on Ricky Canady, team foul #5 | 11-23 |
| 06:57 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 06:57 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 06:39 | Tufts | Ricky Canady misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Alexander - foul #1 on William Alexander, team foul #11 | 12-23 |
| 06:39 | Tufts | Ricky Canady misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 06:39 | Tufts | Ricky Canady misses the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 06:39 | Merrimack | William Alexander snags the defensive board | 12-23 |
| 06:19 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida is denied on a layup by Gary Cantrell | 12-23 |
| 06:17 | Tufts | John Buehler grabs the defensive rebound | 12-23 |
| 06:04 | Tufts | John Buehler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 12-23 |
| 06:03 | Merrimack | George Johnston gets the rebound | 12-23 |
| 05:52 | Merrimack | James Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-23 |
| 05:50 | Tufts | The rebound goes to Grover Fenimore | 12-23 |
| 05:24 | Tufts | Willie Love picks off the pass by John Buehler | 12-23 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Willie Love lays it in | 14-23 |
| 05:07 | Tufts | John Buehler double dribbles | 14-23 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Stanley Milne (PG), Leroy Mullins (C) James Brown, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Tufts | Delbert Hillier (PG), Jeffery Mann (SG), King Swarey (SF), John Fargo (PF), John Hill (C) John Chambers, John Buehler, Ricky Canady, Gary Cantrell, Grover Fenimore | |
| 04:55 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne misses the fadeaway from the right side | 14-23 |
| 04:54 | Tufts | Jeffery Mann gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 04:39 | Tufts | John Hill drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Delbert Hillier | 14-25 |
| 04:25 | Merrimack | King Swarey picks off the pass by George Johnston | 14-25 |
| 04:16 | Tufts | John Fargo scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by King Swarey | 14-27 |
| 04:01 | Merrimack | William Alexander knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 16-27 |
| 03:43 | Tufts | King Swarey clanks a jump hook near the basket | 16-27 |
| 03:42 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins gets the rebound | 16-27 |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Hill - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #6 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Brown (SG), William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) Willie Love, George Johnston, William Alexander, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Tufts | Victor Hogan (PG), John Buehler (SG), Gary Cantrell (PF) Delbert Hillier, Jeffery Mann, John Fargo | |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Stanley Milne (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Glen (fresh) PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Buehler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - King Swarey (fresh) PF - Gary Cantrell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - John Hill (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Tufts | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 18-27 |
| 03:06 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 02:59 | Merrimack | William Glen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 02:58 | Tufts | John Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 02:49 | Tufts | Victor Hogan is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #12 | 18-27 |
| 02:49 | Tufts | Victor Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 02:49 | Tufts | Victor Hogan misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 02:49 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | William Glen misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 18-28 |
| 02:28 | Tufts | John Buehler grabs the defensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 02:08 | Tufts | King Swarey misses the floater from the baseline | 18-28 |
| 02:07 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 02:02 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard is whistled for traveling | 18-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Ricky Canady (SF), Grover Fenimore (C) King Swarey, John Hill | |
| 01:46 | Tufts | William Glen steps in front of the Victor Hogan pass | 18-28 |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 18-28 |
| 01:29 | Tufts | Ricky Canady snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 01:16 | Tufts | Victor Hogan misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-28 |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | William Glen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 00:51 | Merrimack | James Brown tips it home | 20-28 |
| 00:29 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell makes the jumper near the basket | 20-30 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Grover Fenimore blocks the short jumper by James Brown | 20-30 |
| 00:02 | Tufts | Ricky Canady gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 00:00 | Tufts | Ricky Canady misses long on a fullcourt shot | 20-30 |