| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Pullin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Majors (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Murtagh (fresh) 5 pts. C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bryant | PG - Lonnie Gwynn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cary Espy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Liu (fresh) 11 pts. C - Stewart Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Chad Majors inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bryant | Bryant is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 35-40 |
| 19:48 | Bryant | Stewart Baker snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 19:29 | Bryant | Stewart Baker buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Lonnie Gwynn | 35-43 |
| 19:09 | Merrimack | Stewart Baker is called for the reach on James Murtagh - foul #1 on Stewart Baker, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 18:47 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Chad Majors and he's hacked by Lonnie Gwynn - foul #2 on Lonnie Gwynn, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| 18:47 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 18:25 | Bryant | Stewart Baker can't throw it down but he's hacked by Dana Pullin - foul #3 on Dana Pullin, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (SG) Dana Pullin | |
| Subs | Bryant | | |
| 18:25 | Bryant | Stewart Baker makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 18:25 | Bryant | Stewart Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 18:12 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kelly Smart | 40-45 |
| 17:54 | Bryant | Lonnie Gwynn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | James Murtagh grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 17:49 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Jones | 43-45 |
| 17:44 | Bryant | Cary Espy misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 17:42 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 17:35 | Merrimack | Chad Majors knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kelly Smart | 46-45 |
| 17:23 | Bryant | Michael Harris comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (SF), George Freedman (PF), Neal Lenox (C) Chad Majors, James Murtagh, Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | Bryant | Marty Weigand (SF), David Roberto (PF) Cary Espy, Roger Liu | |
| 17:23 | Bryant | Michael Harris makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 17:23 | Bryant | Michael Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 17:10 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 17:08 | Merrimack | George Freedman tips it but misses | 46-47 |
| 17:06 | Bryant | The rebound goes to Marty Weigand | 46-47 |
| 16:51 | Bryant | Marty Weigand misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 16:34 | Merrimack | David Jones drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-47 |
| 16:17 | Bryant | David Roberto knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lonnie Gwynn | 49-50 |
| 15:56 | Merrimack | David Roberto takes the ball from David Morawski | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kelly Smart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Morawski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Freedman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Neal Lenox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bryant | PG - Lonnie Gwynn (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marty Weigand (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Roberto (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stewart Baker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Bryant | Michael Harris hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 15:22 | Merrimack | George Freedman travels with the ball | 49-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dana Pullin (SG), Chad Majors (SF), James Murtagh (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) Kelly Smart, David Jones, George Freedman, Neal Lenox | |
| Subs | Bryant | Lewis Palen (PG), Cary Espy (SF), Roger Liu (PF), John Allen (C) Lonnie Gwynn, Michael Harris, David Roberto, Stewart Baker | |
| 15:12 | Bryant | Roger Liu's floater is knocked away by James Murtagh | 49-52 |
| 15:11 | Merrimack | James Murtagh gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 15:00 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 14:59 | Bryant | Cary Espy grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 14:49 | Bryant | Derrick Giddings swats the shot by Marty Weigand | 49-52 |
| 14:47 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to James Murtagh | 49-52 |
| 14:29 | Merrimack | Chad Majors can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 14:27 | Bryant | John Allen gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 14:04 | Bryant | Cary Espy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 14:03 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 13:45 | Merrimack | Chad Majors drills a jumpshot from the left side | 51-52 |
| 13:31 | Bryant | Marty Weigand misses the turnaround near the basket | 51-52 |
| 13:29 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Derrick Giddings | 51-52 |
| 13:15 | Merrimack | James Murtagh's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Liu | 51-52 |
| 13:13 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 13:01 | Merrimack | David Morawski clanks a shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 12:59 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 12:41 | Merrimack | Cary Espy picks off the pass by Chad Majors | 51-52 |
| 12:24 | Bryant | Cary Espy loses the ball out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG), David Jones (SG), Jeffrey Pickard (SF), George Freedman (PF), Neal Lenox (C) David Morawski, Dana Pullin, Chad Majors, James Murtagh, Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | Bryant | Lonnie Gwynn (PG), Michael Harris (SG), James Thies (SF), David Roberto (PF), Stewart Baker (C) Lewis Palen, Marty Weigand, Cary Espy, Roger Liu, John Allen | |
| 12:04 | Merrimack | George Freedman hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Kelly Smart and he's hacked by David Roberto - foul #1 on David Roberto, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| 12:04 | Merrimack | George Freedman makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:41 | Bryant | James Thies drills a fadeaway from close range | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Pickard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Freedman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Neal Lenox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bryant | PG - Lonnie Gwynn (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Michael Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thies (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Roberto (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stewart Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Merrimack | Jeffrey Pickard's pass is intercepted by Michael Harris | 54-54 |
| 11:23 | Bryant | Lonnie Gwynn lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Harris | 54-56 |
| 11:08 | Merrimack | Jeffrey Pickard connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Kelly Smart | 56-56 |
| 10:55 | Bryant | Michael Harris knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lonnie Gwynn | 56-58 |
| 10:30 | Merrimack | George Freedman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 10:13 | Bryant | David Roberto's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Pickard | 58-58 |
| 09:51 | Merrimack | David Jones connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Neal Lenox | 61-58 |
| 09:35 | Bryant | Stewart Baker scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Harris | 61-60 |
| 09:09 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Kelly Smart is denied by Stewart Baker | 61-60 |
| 09:08 | Bryant | Michael Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 08:50 | Bryant | Lonnie Gwynn clanks a floater from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 08:49 | Merrimack | George Freedman snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 08:37 | Merrimack | David Jones is called for 3 seconds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (PG), Dana Pullin (SG), Chad Majors (SF), James Murtagh (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) Kelly Smart, David Jones, Jeffrey Pickard, George Freedman, Neal Lenox | |
| Subs | Bryant | Lewis Palen (PG), Marty Weigand (SG), Cary Espy (SF), Roger Liu (PF), John Allen (C) Lonnie Gwynn, Michael Harris, James Thies, David Roberto, Stewart Baker | |
| 08:16 | Bryant | Dana Pullin is called for the reach on Cary Espy - foul #4 on Dana Pullin, team foul #3 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leroy Frazier (SG) Dana Pullin | |
| Subs | Bryant | | |
| 07:57 | Bryant | John Allen misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Derrick Giddings - foul #2 on Derrick Giddings, team foul #4 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dana Pullin (SG) Leroy Frazier | |
| Subs | Bryant | | |
| 07:57 | Bryant | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:57 | Bryant | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 07:36 | Merrimack | Chad Majors misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marty Weigand - foul #1 on Marty Weigand, team foul #4 | 61-62 |
| 07:36 | Merrimack | Chad Majors makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 07:36 | Merrimack | Chad Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Morawski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Pullin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Chad Majors (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Murtagh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bryant | PG - Lewis Palen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marty Weigand (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cary Espy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Liu (fresh) 11 pts. C - John Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Bryant | Lewis Palen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 07:10 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 07:05 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin lays it in on a great pass from David Morawski | 65-62 |
| 06:47 | Bryant | Marty Weigand misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Dana Pullin - foul #5 on Dana Pullin, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG), Leroy Frazier (SG) David Morawski, Dana Pullin | |
| Subs | Bryant | Lonnie Gwynn (PG), Stewart Baker (C) Lewis Palen, John Allen | |
| 06:47 | Bryant | Marty Weigand makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:47 | Bryant | Marty Weigand makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 06:26 | Merrimack | Leroy Frazier misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 06:24 | Bryant | Cary Espy pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 06:19 | Bryant | Chad Majors takes the ball from Lonnie Gwynn | 65-64 |
| 05:56 | Merrimack | James Murtagh buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kelly Smart | 67-64 |
| 05:35 | Bryant | Lonnie Gwynn connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Marty Weigand | 67-67 |
| 05:15 | Merrimack | Roger Liu denies the turnaround by James Murtagh | 67-67 |
| 05:14 | Bryant | Stewart Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 05:05 | Bryant | Roger Liu comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 05:03 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 04:47 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 04:45 | Bryant | Roger Liu grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:40 | Bryant | Marty Weigand blows the layup | 67-67 |
| 04:38 | Merrimack | James Murtagh grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:34 | Merrimack | Cary Espy takes the ball from Derrick Giddings | 67-67 |
| 04:15 | Bryant | Marty Weigand is hacked by Leroy Frazier - foul #2 on Leroy Frazier, team foul #6 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (PG), David Jones (SG), Jeffrey Pickard (SF), George Freedman (PF), Neal Lenox (C) Kelly Smart, Leroy Frazier, Chad Majors, James Murtagh, Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | Bryant | Lewis Palen (PG), Michael Harris (SG), John Allen (SF), David Roberto (PF) Lonnie Gwynn, Marty Weigand, Cary Espy, Roger Liu | |
| 03:53 | Bryant | John Allen is hacked by Jeffrey Pickard - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pickard, team foul #7 | 67-67 |
| 03:53 | Bryant | John Allen misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:53 | Merrimack | George Freedman grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 03:38 | Merrimack | George Freedman connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Pickard | 69-67 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Morawski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Pickard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Freedman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Neal Lenox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bryant | PG - Lewis Palen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Roberto (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stewart Baker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Bryant | David Jones knocks away the 3 by David Roberto | 69-67 |
| 03:12 | Bryant | John Allen gets the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:07 | Bryant | Stewart Baker is hacked by Neal Lenox - foul #1 on Neal Lenox, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG) Jeffrey Pickard | |
| Subs | Bryant | Lonnie Gwynn (PG) Lewis Palen | |
| 03:07 | Bryant | Stewart Baker makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:07 | Bryant | Stewart Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | George Freedman snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 02:48 | Merrimack | David Jones misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Roberto - foul #2 on David Roberto, team foul #5 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bryant | Adam Zieser (C) Stewart Baker | |
| 02:48 | Merrimack | David Jones misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:48 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:46 | Bryant | Bryant calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Majors (SF), James Murtagh (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) David Morawski, George Freedman, Neal Lenox | |
| Subs | Bryant | Cary Espy (SF), Roger Liu (PF), Stewart Baker (C) John Allen, David Roberto, Adam Zieser | |
| 02:31 | Bryant | Cary Espy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | James Murtagh pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:13 | Merrimack | James Murtagh misses the shot from the right block | 70-68 |
| 02:12 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings hits the follow up shot | 72-68 |
| 01:57 | Bryant | Kelly Smart steals the ball from Stewart Baker | 72-68 |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | Michael Harris steals it from Derrick Giddings | 72-68 |
| 01:33 | Bryant | Michael Harris lays it in | 72-70 |
| 01:26 | Merrimack | Michael Harris takes the ball from David Jones | 72-70 |
| 01:22 | Bryant | Cary Espy misses the easy layup | 72-70 |
| 01:21 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Chad Majors | 72-70 |
| 01:09 | Merrimack | David Jones is hacked by Roger Liu - foul #3 on Roger Liu, team foul #6 | 72-70 |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | David Jones is fouled on the floor by Michael Harris - foul #2 on Michael Harris, team foul #7 | 72-70 |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | David Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:56 | Bryant | Stewart Baker grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 00:35 | Bryant | Lonnie Gwynn scores on a jumper from the left side | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bryant | Bryant is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Harris - foul #3 on Michael Harris, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:17 | Bryant | Chad Majors takes the ball from Michael Harris | 75-72 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart is fouled in the backcourt by Lonnie Gwynn - foul #3 on Lonnie Gwynn, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Freedman (PF) James Murtagh | |
| Subs | Bryant | | |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bryant | Bryant is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Bryant | Lonnie Gwynn is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #9 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Murtagh (PF) George Freedman | |
| Subs | Bryant | | |
| 00:08 | Bryant | Lonnie Gwynn makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:08 | Bryant | Lonnie Gwynn makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | David Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Harris - foul #4 on Michael Harris, team foul #10 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Freedman (PF) James Murtagh | |
| Subs | Bryant | | |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | David Jones misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:00 | Bryant | Lonnie Gwynn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 78-74 |