| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Rogelio Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Garner (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Nathan Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Cowell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Blades (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Weldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Shaw | Robert Garner inbounds the ball | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Shaw | Larry Cowell's pass is intercepted by Dennis Wheeler | 26-44 |
| 19:37 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Rogelio Costa - foul #3 on Rogelio Costa, team foul #1 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Shaw | Benjamin Randle (PG) Rogelio Costa | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 19:37 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 19:37 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 19:15 | Shaw | Larry Cowell clanks a turnaround in the paint | 26-46 |
| 19:13 | Shaw | Benjamin Randle tips it but misses | 26-46 |
| 19:12 | Shaw | Larry Cowell snags the offensive board | 26-46 |
| 19:01 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Alfred Nida - foul #3 on Alfred Nida, team foul #1 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield (SG) Alfred Nida | |
| 19:01 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 19:01 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Brian Blades | 27-46 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-46 |
| 18:41 | Shaw | Robert Garner gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| 18:31 | Shaw | Robert Garner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-46 |
| 18:30 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy hits the follow up shot | 29-46 |
| 18:09 | Merrimack | Brian Blades double dribbles | 29-46 |
| 17:41 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson misses the lay-in | 29-46 |
| 17:39 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Eugene Weldon | 29-46 |
| 17:10 | Merrimack | Ronald Hardy is called for the reach on Joseph Hatfield - foul #1 on Ronald Hardy, team foul #2 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Shaw | Earl Stuart (PG), Emilio Rodriguez (SG), Stephan Holland (PF), Jason Welcher (C) Benjamin Randle, Ronald Hardy, Nathan Richardson, Larry Cowell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Hale (PG), Jeff Ribeiro (SF), Richard Henderson (PF), Gary Williams (C) Dennis Wheeler, Mitchel Livingston, Brian Blades, Eugene Weldon | |
| 16:55 | Merrimack | Gary Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Hatfield | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:35 | Shaw | Stephan Holland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Stuart | 31-49 |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 31-49 |
| 16:17 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Emilio Rodriguez | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:48 | Shaw | Stephan Holland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 15:46 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Earl Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emilio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Garner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Stephan Holland (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jason Welcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Hatfield (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro is hacked by Robert Garner - foul #2 on Robert Garner, team foul #3 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Shaw | Rogelio Costa (PG), Ronald Hardy (SG) Earl Stuart, Robert Garner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG), Alfred Nida (SG), Mitchel Livingston (SF), Brian Blades (PF) David Hale, Joseph Hatfield, Jeff Ribeiro, Gary Williams | |
| 15:15 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Blades | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:11 | Shaw | Rogelio Costa comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-52 |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston gets the rebound | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:46 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Emilio Rodriguez - foul #2 on Emilio Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Shaw | Nathan Richardson (PF), Larry Cowell (C) Stephan Holland, Jason Welcher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon (C) Richard Henderson | |
| 14:46 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida makes the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 14:46 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida misses the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 14:46 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon grabs the offensive board | 31-53 |
| 14:17 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston double dribbles | 31-53 |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Garner (SF) Emilio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Hale (PG) Dennis Wheeler | |
| 13:57 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rogelio Costa | 34-53 |
| 13:38 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-53 |
| 13:36 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida can't tip it in | 34-53 |
| 13:34 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 13:11 | Merrimack | Brian Blades misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 13:09 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson pulls down the rebound | 34-53 |
| 12:56 | Shaw | Rogelio Costa is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Rogelio Costa, team foul #5 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Shaw | Benjamin Randle (PG), Emilio Rodriguez (SG), Jason Welcher (C) Rogelio Costa, Ronald Hardy, Larry Cowell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG), Joseph Hatfield (SG), Jeff Ribeiro (SF), Richard Henderson (PF) David Hale, Alfred Nida, Mitchel Livingston, Brian Blades | |
| 12:27 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson is hacked by Nathan Richardson - foul #3 on Nathan Richardson, team foul #6 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Shaw | Stephan Holland (PF) Nathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Williams (C) Eugene Weldon | |
| 12:08 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler buries a floater from the left wing | 34-55 |
| 11:58 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Stephan Holland | 37-55 |
| 11:38 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro misses the runner from the baseline | 37-55 |
| 11:37 | Shaw | Stephan Holland gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Benjamin Randle (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Emilio Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Garner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Stephan Holland (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jason Welcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Hatfield (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Shaw | Robert Garner can't finish the layup | 37-55 |
| 11:29 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson grabs the board | 37-55 |
| 11:08 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 10:58 | Shaw | Benjamin Randle scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Welcher | 39-57 |
| 10:44 | Merrimack | Gary Williams misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-57 |
| 10:43 | Shaw | Jason Welcher gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 10:21 | Shaw | Dennis Wheeler is called for the reach on Emilio Rodriguez - foul #1 on Dennis Wheeler, team foul #2 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Shaw | Ronald Hardy (SG), Nathan Richardson (PF), Larry Cowell (C) Emilio Rodriguez, Robert Garner, Jason Welcher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Alfred Nida (SG), Mitchel Livingston (SF), Brian Blades (PF), Eugene Weldon (C) Dennis Wheeler, Jeff Ribeiro, Richard Henderson, Gary Williams | |
| 10:04 | Shaw | Stephan Holland knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Benjamin Randle | 41-57 |
| 09:44 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 09:43 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 09:30 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Stephan Holland | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:11 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 09:10 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:53 | Shaw | Brian Blades denies the turnaround by Ronald Hardy | 43-57 |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 08:37 | Merrimack | Brian Blades drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Joseph Hatfield | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:19 | Shaw | Stephan Holland misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 08:17 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 08:08 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Benjamin Randle | 46-59 |
| 07:50 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-59 |
| Subs | Shaw | Rogelio Costa (PG), Robert Garner (SF), Emilio Rodriguez (PF), Jason Welcher (C) Benjamin Randle, Stephan Holland, Nathan Richardson, Larry Cowell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG), Jeff Ribeiro (SG), Richard Henderson (C) Joseph Hatfield, Alfred Nida, Eugene Weldon | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:40 | Shaw | Robert Garner makes the runner from the left block set up by Rogelio Costa and he's fouled by Jeff Ribeiro - foul #1 on Jeff Ribeiro, team foul #3 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Williams (C) Brian Blades | |
| 07:40 | Shaw | Robert Garner makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Rogelio Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Hardy (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Emilio Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Welcher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Henderson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-59 |
| 07:20 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 06:55 | Shaw | Rogelio Costa buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 06:31 | Merrimack | Emilio Rodriguez steals the ball from Dennis Wheeler | 52-59 |
| 06:15 | Shaw | Gary Williams takes the ball from Rogelio Costa | 52-59 |
| 05:51 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler misses short on a shot from the right side | 52-59 |
| 05:49 | Shaw | Robert Garner gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 05:28 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-59 |
| Subs | Shaw | Nathan Richardson (PF), Larry Cowell (C) Ronald Hardy, Jason Welcher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Hale (PG), Alfred Nida (SG), Brian Blades (PF), Eugene Weldon (C) Dennis Wheeler, Mitchel Livingston, Richard Henderson, Gary Williams | |
| 05:09 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Jeff Ribeiro and he's fouled by Larry Cowell - foul #2 on Larry Cowell, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield (PG), Michael Simmons (SF) David Hale, Jeff Ribeiro | |
| 05:09 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon makes the free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:50 | Shaw | Larry Cowell buries a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Alfred Nida - foul #4 on Alfred Nida, team foul #4 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Shaw | Stephan Holland (SG) Emilio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 04:50 | Shaw | Larry Cowell makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:33 | Merrimack | Brian Blades hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 55-62 |
| 04:32 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon snags the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 04:24 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Garner - foul #3 on Robert Garner, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Shaw | Benjamin Randle (PG) Rogelio Costa | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 04:24 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:24 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:12 | Shaw | Stephan Holland knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Cowell | 57-64 |
| 03:52 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-64 |
| 03:51 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield tips it but misses | 57-64 |
| 03:50 | Shaw | Larry Cowell snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 03:35 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Blades - foul #1 on Brian Blades, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Shaw | Rogelio Costa (PG), Emilio Rodriguez (SG), Jason Welcher (C) Benjamin Randle, Robert Garner, Larry Cowell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG), Jeff Ribeiro (SF) Joseph Hatfield, Michael Simmons | |
| 03:35 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:35 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Rogelio Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Emilio Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stephan Holland (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Nathan Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Welcher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Blades (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Weldon (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro loses the dribble to Stephan Holland | 58-64 |
| 03:01 | Shaw | Jeff Ribeiro steals it from Stephan Holland | 58-64 |
| 02:44 | Merrimack | Brian Blades lays it up and in | 58-66 |
| 02:44 | Shaw | Shaw calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Shaw | Ronald Hardy (SG), Robert Garner (SF), Larry Cowell (C) Emilio Rodriguez, Stephan Holland, Jason Welcher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston (SF) Jeff Ribeiro | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Shaw | Robert Garner is called for traveling | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler is called for 3 seconds | 58-66 |
| 01:59 | Shaw | Rogelio Costa hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Garner | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 01:43 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-66 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Larry Cowell is called for the reach on Dennis Wheeler - foul #3 on Larry Cowell, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-68 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Brian Blades | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Brian Blades is hacked by Ronald Hardy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Hardy, team foul #10 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro (SF) Mitchel Livingston | |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Brian Blades makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Brian Blades makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Shaw | Robert Garner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon pulls down the rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-70 |
| 00:10 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson pulls down the rebound | 60-70 |
| 00:04 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson lays it in on a nice dish by Rogelio Costa | 62-70 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler runs out the clock | 62-70 |