| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Shaun Quill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Petit (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andres Cano (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brad Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Radman Pinkowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gordon Daly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gene Kellett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Kerby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Kean (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 19:47 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 19:33 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-29 |
| 19:31 | Fort Valley St. | The rebound goes to Brad Smith | 38-29 |
| 19:02 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Floyd Petit | 40-29 |
| 18:42 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta loses the dribble to Floyd Petit | 40-29 |
| 18:23 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith lays it up and in | 42-29 |
| 18:16 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 18:04 | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Kean steals it from Radman Pinkowski | 42-32 |
| 17:43 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby drills a runner from the left block | 42-34 |
| 17:38 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith is fouled on the floor by Jerry Ancheta - foul #2 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 17:27 | Fort Valley St. | Andres Cano hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brad Smith | 44-34 |
| 17:08 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-37 |
| 16:53 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Donald McKimmy (SG) Floyd Petit | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Gulley (PG), William Cody (SG), Harvey Fontes (SF), Gary Beverly (PF), Jeff Nash (C) Gordon Daly, Jerry Ancheta, Gene Kellett, Jack Kerby, Ronald Kean | |
| 16:30 | Merrimack | William Cody is fouled on the floor by Radman Pinkowski - foul #3 on Radman Pinkowski, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Nelson Fendley (C) Radman Pinkowski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Cody | 44-39 |
| 16:08 | Fort Valley St. | Andres Cano misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-39 |
| 16:06 | Merrimack | William Cody grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 16:02 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 16:01 | Fort Valley St. | Nelson Fendley gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Shaun Quill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald McKimmy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andres Cano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Brad Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Nelson Fendley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Richard Gulley (fresh) SG - William Cody (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harvey Fontes (fresh) PF - Gary Beverly (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Nash (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Fort Valley St. | Nelson Fendley scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Shaun Quill | 47-39 |
| 15:36 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 15:14 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Nelson Fendley | 49-42 |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Gulley and the foul's on Shaun Quill - foul #2 on Shaun Quill, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Floyd Petit (SG), Radman Pinkowski (C) Donald McKimmy, Nelson Fendley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Jack Kerby (PF), Ronald Kean (C) Richard Gulley, William Cody, Gary Beverly, Jeff Nash | |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 14:49 | Fort Valley St. | Radman Pinkowski can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Eldridge - foul #4 on Matthew Eldridge, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gordon Daly (PG), Gene Kellett (SF) Matthew Eldridge, Harvey Fontes | |
| 14:49 | Fort Valley St. | Radman Pinkowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:49 | Fort Valley St. | Radman Pinkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 14:41 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ronald Kean, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| 14:14 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jack Kerby - foul #3 on Jack Kerby, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| 14:14 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 14:14 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:53 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Ancheta | 52-48 |
| 13:29 | Fort Valley St. | Floyd Petit is fouled on the floor by Ronald Kean - foul #3 on Ronald Kean, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Donald McKimmy (SG), Thomas Stroud (SF), Richard Burr (PF) Floyd Petit, Andres Cano, Brad Smith | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 13:14 | Fort Valley St. | Radman Pinkowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Kean - foul #4 on Ronald Kean, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Beverly (PF), Jeff Nash (C) Jack Kerby, Ronald Kean | |
| 13:14 | Fort Valley St. | Radman Pinkowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 13:14 | Fort Valley St. | Radman Pinkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 13:14 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 12:59 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 12:58 | Fort Valley St. | Radman Pinkowski grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 12:56 | Fort Valley St. | Shaun Quill loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 12:44 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Gordon Daly | 53-50 |
| 12:34 | Fort Valley St. | Shaun Quill can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 12:33 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Gene Kellett | 53-50 |
| 12:09 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Beverly | 53-52 |
| 11:46 | Fort Valley St. | Radman Pinkowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Burr | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Shaun Quill (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald McKimmy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Stroud (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Burr (fresh) 5 reb. C - Radman Pinkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gordon Daly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Kellett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Beverly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Nash (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jeff Nash, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Floyd Petit (SG), Andres Cano (SF), Brad Smith (PF) Shaun Quill, Thomas Stroud, Richard Burr | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Gulley (PG), William Cody (SG), Harvey Fontes (SF), Jack Kerby (PF) Gordon Daly, Jerry Ancheta, Gene Kellett, Jeff Nash | |
| 11:09 | Fort Valley St. | Jack Kerby steps in front of the Donald McKimmy pass | 55-52 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | William Cody knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jack Kerby | 55-54 |
| 10:39 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Beverly is called for the reach on Donald McKimmy - foul #2 on Gary Beverly, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Nelson Fendley (C) Radman Pinkowski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeff Nash (C) Gary Beverly | |
| 10:39 | Fort Valley St. | Donald McKimmy makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 10:39 | Fort Valley St. | Donald McKimmy misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 10:39 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:23 | Merrimack | Brad Smith steals it from Jeff Nash | 56-54 |
| 10:08 | Fort Valley St. | Andres Cano scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Brad Smith and the foul's on William Cody - foul #2 on William Cody, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Shaun Quill (PG) Donald McKimmy | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gordon Daly (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG) Richard Gulley, Harvey Fontes | |
| 10:08 | Fort Valley St. | Andres Cano makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:54 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Cody | 59-56 |
| 09:28 | Fort Valley St. | Andres Cano knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Floyd Petit | 61-56 |
| 09:12 | Merrimack | Floyd Petit is called for the reach on Jack Kerby - foul #2 on Floyd Petit, team foul #3 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Ron Gines (SG), Richard Burr (PF), Radman Pinkowski (C) Floyd Petit, Brad Smith, Nelson Fendley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gene Kellett (SF), Gary Beverly (PF) William Cody, Jack Kerby | |
| 09:02 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Burr - foul #1 on Richard Burr, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| 09:02 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:02 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:02 | Fort Valley St. | Radman Pinkowski gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 08:42 | Fort Valley St. | Andres Cano misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-57 |
| 08:40 | Fort Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Andres Cano | 61-57 |
| 08:19 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Beverly is called for the reach on Richard Burr - foul #3 on Gary Beverly, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Donald McKimmy (SG), Thomas Stroud (SF) Ron Gines, Andres Cano | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Gulley (PG), William Cody (SG), Harvey Fontes (PF) Gordon Daly, Jerry Ancheta, Jeff Nash | |
| 08:19 | Fort Valley St. | Richard Burr makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:19 | Fort Valley St. | Richard Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:02 | Merrimack | Radman Pinkowski picks off the pass by Gene Kellett | 63-57 |
| 07:41 | Fort Valley St. | Donald McKimmy scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Burr | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Shaun Quill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald McKimmy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Stroud (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Burr (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Radman Pinkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Richard Gulley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Cody (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Kellett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Fontes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gary Beverly (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Merrimack | William Cody buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Gulley | 66-60 |
| 06:53 | Fort Valley St. | Donald McKimmy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Floyd Petit (SG), Andres Cano (SF), Brad Smith (PF), Nelson Fendley (C) Donald McKimmy, Thomas Stroud, Richard Burr, Radman Pinkowski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Gordon Daly (SF), Jack Kerby (PF), Ronald Kean (C) Richard Gulley, William Cody, Gene Kellett, Harvey Fontes, Gary Beverly | |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 06:34 | Fort Valley St. | Andres Cano grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 06:15 | Fort Valley St. | Ronald Kean steals the ball from Nelson Fendley | 66-60 |
| 06:01 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-60 |
| 06:00 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean snags the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 05:51 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 05:49 | Fort Valley St. | Floyd Petit gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 05:36 | Fort Valley St. | Nelson Fendley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 05:18 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 05:17 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Ancheta | 69-60 |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge drills a shot from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 04:52 | Fort Valley St. | Floyd Petit misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-62 |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Jack Kerby | 69-62 |
| 04:30 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-62 |
| 04:29 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Kerby | 69-62 |
| 04:11 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 04:09 | Fort Valley St. | Floyd Petit grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 03:56 | Fort Valley St. | Nelson Fendley misses short on a floater in the paint | 69-62 |
| 03:54 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:42 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Shaun Quill (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Petit (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andres Cano (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brad Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Nelson Fendley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Daly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jack Kerby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Kean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Fort Valley St. | Jack Kerby steals it from Andres Cano | 69-65 |
| 03:09 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 69-65 |
| 03:08 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 03:03 | Fort Valley St. | Floyd Petit comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 69-65 |
| 03:02 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 02:14 | Fort Valley St. | Nelson Fendley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Nelson Fendley, team foul #5 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Donald McKimmy (PG), Ron Gines (SG), Thomas Stroud (SF), Richard Burr (PF), Radman Pinkowski (C) Shaun Quill, Floyd Petit, Andres Cano, Brad Smith, Nelson Fendley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Gulley (PG), William Cody (SG), Gene Kellett (SF), Gary Beverly (PF), Jeff Nash (C) Matthew Eldridge, Jerry Ancheta, Gordon Daly, Jack Kerby, Ronald Kean | |
| 02:12 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| 01:59 | Merrimack | Richard Burr steals the ball from Richard Gulley | 69-67 |
| 01:59 | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Shaun Quill (PG), Floyd Petit (SG), Andres Cano (SF), Brad Smith (PF) Donald McKimmy, Ron Gines, Thomas Stroud, Richard Burr | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Jack Kerby (PF), Ronald Kean (C) Richard Gulley, William Cody, Gary Beverly, Jeff Nash | |
| 01:45 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith is fouled on the floor by Jack Kerby - foul #4 on Jack Kerby, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| 01:45 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:45 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:32 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-67 |
| 01:13 | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-67 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Floyd Petit steps in front of the Jerry Ancheta pass | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Fort Valley St. | Shaun Quill is fouled on the floor by Ronald Kean - foul #5 on Ronald Kean, team foul #12 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Donald McKimmy (SG), Thomas Stroud (SF) Andres Cano, Brad Smith | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Beverly (C) Ronald Kean | |
| 00:33 | Fort Valley St. | Shaun Quill misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:33 | Fort Valley St. | Shaun Quill misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly tips it in | 72-69 |
| 00:28 | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Brad Smith (PF) Shaun Quill | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Fort Valley St. | Donald McKimmy is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Eldridge - foul #5 on Matthew Eldridge, team foul #13 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gordon Daly (PG) Matthew Eldridge | |
| 00:26 | Fort Valley St. | Donald McKimmy makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:26 | Fort Valley St. | Donald McKimmy makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Shaun Quill (PG), Andres Cano (SF) Donald McKimmy, Thomas Stroud | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gordon Daly | 74-72 |
| 00:18 | Fort Valley St. | Gordon Daly is called for the reach on Shaun Quill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gordon Daly, team foul #14 | 74-72 |
| 00:18 | Fort Valley St. | Shaun Quill makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:18 | Fort Valley St. | Shaun Quill misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly grabs the board | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly gets the offensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly is hacked by Floyd Petit - foul #3 on Floyd Petit, team foul #6 | 75-72 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Fort Valley St. | Radman Pinkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |