| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - Frank Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Amos (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Brower (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Ronnie Romansky (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Guzowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Shuey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Key (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fredric Lipton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Franklin Pierce | Patrick Amos inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Franklin Pierce | Daniel Grant scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-34 |
| 19:31 | Merrimack | Donald Shuey travels with the ball | 45-34 |
| 19:13 | Franklin Pierce | Fred Brower misses short on a floater in the lane | 45-34 |
| 19:11 | Franklin Pierce | Daniel Grant grabs the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 18:52 | Franklin Pierce | Fred Brower drills a floater from the left block set up by Patrick Amos and he's hacked by Donald Shuey - foul #2 on Donald Shuey, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| 18:52 | Franklin Pierce | Fred Brower makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 18:44 | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky travels with the ball | 48-34 |
| 18:21 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Scott | 51-34 |
| 18:05 | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Key | 51-37 |
| 17:44 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 17:42 | Franklin Pierce | Jeffrey Scott tips it back up and in | 53-37 |
| 17:35 | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 17:33 | Franklin Pierce | Fred Brower grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 17:18 | Franklin Pierce | Patrick Amos misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-37 |
| 17:17 | Merrimack | David Guzowski gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| 17:02 | Merrimack | Randy Key hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-37 |
| 17:01 | Franklin Pierce | Jeffrey Scott snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 16:58 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Romansky in the backcourt | 53-37 |
| 16:57 | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky banks in the layup | 53-39 |
| 16:43 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 16:41 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | David Guzowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Shuey | 53-42 |
| 16:00 | Franklin Pierce | Jeffrey Scott loses the dribble to Randy Key | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - Frank Harris (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Amos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Fred Brower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Grant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Ronnie Romansky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Guzowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Shuey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Key (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Fredric Lipton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Merrimack | Donald Shuey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 15:42 | Franklin Pierce | Daniel Grant grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 15:38 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Scott | 56-42 |
| 15:12 | Merrimack | Fred Brower steals it from David Guzowski | 56-42 |
| 15:08 | Franklin Pierce | Jeffrey Scott connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Frank Harris | 59-42 |
| 14:43 | Merrimack | Jeffrey Scott picks off the pass by Fredric Lipton | 59-42 |
| 14:25 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-42 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Dustin Palmer (PG), Samuel Taylor (SG), James Dunlap (SF), Michael Roloff (PF), Martin Flowers (C) Frank Harris, Jeffrey Scott, Patrick Amos, Fred Brower, Daniel Grant | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Allison (PG), Eric Penny (SG), Gerald Mote (SF), Donald Arndt (PF), Rufus Huffman (C) Ronnie Romansky, David Guzowski, Donald Shuey, Randy Key, Fredric Lipton | |
| 14:12 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Martin Flowers - foul #2 on Martin Flowers, team foul #1 | 59-42 |
| 14:12 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 14:12 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 13:53 | Franklin Pierce | Martin Flowers misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 59-44 |
| 13:51 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 13:47 | Merrimack | Paul Allison makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Penny | 59-46 |
| 13:36 | Franklin Pierce | Martin Flowers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Dunlap | 61-46 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | Paul Allison knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Penny | 61-49 |
| 12:53 | Franklin Pierce | Martin Flowers's fadeaway is rejected by Rufus Huffman | 61-49 |
| 12:52 | Merrimack | Eric Penny pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 12:36 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 12:35 | Franklin Pierce | James Dunlap pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 12:16 | Franklin Pierce | Martin Flowers scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Dustin Palmer | 63-49 |
| 11:54 | Merrimack | Paul Allison misses the jumper from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 11:53 | Franklin Pierce | The rebound goes to Samuel Taylor | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - Dustin Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dunlap (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Roloff (fairly fresh) C - Martin Flowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Paul Allison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Penny (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Mote (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rufus Huffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Arndt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Franklin Pierce | Martin Flowers hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Samuel Taylor | 65-49 |
| 11:41 | Merrimack | Eric Penny is hacked by Samuel Taylor - foul #2 on Samuel Taylor, team foul #2 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris (PG), Jeffrey Scott (SG), Patrick Amos (SF), Fred Brower (PF), Daniel Grant (C) Dustin Palmer, Samuel Taylor, James Dunlap, Michael Roloff, Martin Flowers | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Matuszewski (PG), David Guzowski (SG), Mark Deems (SF), Randy Key (PF), Fredric Lipton (C) Paul Allison, Eric Penny, Gerald Mote, Rufus Huffman, Donald Arndt | |
| 11:25 | Merrimack | Randy Key buries a jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Matuszewski | 65-51 |
| 11:20 | Franklin Pierce | Jeffrey Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 11:19 | Merrimack | Randy Key gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Patrick Amos picks off the pass by Fredric Lipton | 65-51 |
| 10:36 | Franklin Pierce | Jeffrey Scott connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Brower | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Joseph Matuszewski buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-53 |
| 10:08 | Franklin Pierce | Patrick Amos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-53 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Dustin Palmer (PG), James Dunlap (PF), Michael Roloff (C) Frank Harris, Fred Brower, Daniel Grant | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Allison (PG), Eric Penny (SF) David Guzowski, Randy Key | |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce 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 (0) | |
| 09:51 | Merrimack | Eric Penny is called for traveling | 68-53 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Samuel Taylor (SG), Daniel Grant (C) Jeffrey Scott, Patrick Amos | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky (PG), Rufus Huffman (PF) Joseph Matuszewski, Mark Deems | |
| 09:30 | Franklin Pierce | Michael Roloff is hacked by Rufus Huffman - foul #2 on Rufus Huffman, team foul #2 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Martin Flowers (C) Daniel Grant | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gerald Mote (SF), Donald Arndt (PF) Paul Allison, Fredric Lipton | |
| 09:10 | Franklin Pierce | Martin Flowers knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Taylor | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:57 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt is hacked by Martin Flowers - foul #3 on Martin Flowers, team foul #3 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris (PG), Patrick Amos (SF) Dustin Palmer, James Dunlap | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald Shuey (SF) Gerald Mote | |
| 08:50 | Merrimack | Donald Shuey hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Romansky | 70-56 |
| 08:30 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 08:28 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt grabs the board | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce 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 (0) | |
| 08:12 | Merrimack | Donald Shuey is whistled for traveling | 70-56 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Jeffrey Scott (SG), Daniel Grant (C) Samuel Taylor, Michael Roloff | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Allison (PG), David Guzowski (SG), Randy Key (PF), Mark Deems (C) Ronnie Romansky, Eric Penny, Donald Arndt, Rufus Huffman | |
| 07:51 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Flowers | 73-56 |
| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - Frank Harris (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Amos (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Martin Flowers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Paul Allison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Guzowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Shuey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Key (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Deems (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:39 | Merrimack | Randy Key misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-56 |
| 07:38 | Merrimack | Mark Deems snags the offensive board | 73-56 |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Randy Key connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Daniel Grant - foul #2 on Daniel Grant, team foul #4 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | James Dunlap (SF), Fred Brower (PF) Patrick Amos, Martin Flowers | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gerald Mote (SF) Donald Shuey | |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Randy Key makes the free throw | 73-59 |
| 07:03 | Franklin Pierce | Jeffrey Scott drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Fred Brower | 76-59 |
| 06:47 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 76-59 |
| 06:45 | Franklin Pierce | Fred Brower gets the rebound | 76-59 |
| 06:33 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Fred Brower | 79-59 |
| 06:16 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 79-59 |
| 06:15 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris grabs the board | 79-59 |
| 06:11 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-59 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Randy Key | 79-59 |
| 06:03 | Merrimack | David Guzowski misses short on a floater from the left wing | 79-59 |
| 06:01 | Franklin Pierce | The rebound goes to Daniel Grant | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:32 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-59 |
| 05:32 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-59 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Patrick Amos (SF) James Dunlap | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky (PG), Donald Shuey (SF), Donald Arndt (PF), Fredric Lipton (C) Paul Allison, Gerald Mote, Randy Key, Mark Deems | |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt misses the shot from the left side | 82-59 |
| 05:14 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris snags the defensive board | 82-59 |
| 04:45 | Franklin Pierce | Daniel Grant misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Fredric Lipton - foul #3 on Fredric Lipton, team foul #3 | 82-59 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Dustin Palmer (PG), Michael Roloff (PF) Frank Harris, Fred Brower | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 04:45 | Franklin Pierce | Daniel Grant makes the 1st free throw | 83-59 |
| 04:45 | Franklin Pierce | Daniel Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 84-59 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Dustin Palmer steps in front of the Ronnie Romansky pass in the backcourt | 84-59 |
| 04:42 | Franklin Pierce | Dustin Palmer hits the finger roll | 86-59 |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Grant - foul #3 on Daniel Grant, team foul #5 | 86-59 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Allison (PG), Eric Penny (SG), Gerald Mote (SF) Ronnie Romansky, David Guzowski, Donald Shuey | |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton makes the 1st free throw | 86-60 |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton misses the 2nd free throw | 86-60 |
| 04:26 | Franklin Pierce | Daniel Grant grabs the board | 86-60 |
| 04:22 | Franklin Pierce | Dustin Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Allison - foul #2 on Paul Allison, team foul #4 | 86-60 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Martin Flowers (C) Daniel Grant | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman (C) Fredric Lipton | |
| 04:05 | Franklin Pierce | Jeffrey Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 86-60 |
| 04:03 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman pulls down the rebound | 86-60 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | Paul Allison misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 86-60 |
| 03:49 | Franklin Pierce | Martin Flowers pulls down the rebound | 86-60 |
| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - Dustin Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Amos (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Roloff (fresh) C - Martin Flowers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Paul Allison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Penny (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Mote (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Arndt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rufus Huffman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Franklin Pierce | Jeffrey Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 86-60 |
| 03:19 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote gets the rebound | 86-60 |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Flowers | 86-60 |
| 02:51 | Franklin Pierce | Michael Roloff gets the rebound | 86-60 |
| 02:22 | Franklin Pierce | Patrick Amos makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dustin Palmer | 89-60 |
| 01:58 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Penny | 89-62 |
| 01:35 | Franklin Pierce | Martin Flowers misses short on a floater from the right wing | 89-62 |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt gets the rebound | 89-62 |
| 01:19 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Donald Arndt is blocked by Martin Flowers | 89-62 |
| 01:18 | Franklin Pierce | Martin Flowers snags the defensive board | 89-62 |
| 00:51 | Franklin Pierce | Michael Roloff is fouled on the floor by Rufus Huffman - foul #3 on Rufus Huffman, team foul #5 | 89-62 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris (PG), Fred Brower (PF), Daniel Grant (C) Dustin Palmer, Michael Roloff, Martin Flowers | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Franklin Pierce | Patrick Amos misses the turnaround from the left block | 89-62 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Donald Arndt | 89-62 |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 89-62 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Eric Penny gets the offensive rebound | 89-62 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Rufus Huffman and he's hacked by Fred Brower - foul #2 on Fred Brower, team foul #6 | 89-64 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt misses the free throw | 89-64 |
| 00:20 | Franklin Pierce | Fred Brower snags the defensive board | 89-64 |
| 00:00 | Franklin Pierce | Frank Harris runs out the clock | 89-64 |