| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Bruce Redwine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Redwine (fresh) PF - Billy Dove (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Christian Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Larry Woodruff (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Herman Tadlock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blake Coffman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Willmon (fresh) 7 pts. C - Harvey Mattia (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Paine | Blake Coffman inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Paine | Henry Willmon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 19:29 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 19:28 | Paine | Herman Tadlock pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 19:10 | Paine | Herman Tadlock loses the dribble to Bruce Redwine | 33-40 |
| 18:57 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Henry Willmon - foul #1 on Henry Willmon, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 18:57 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:57 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:57 | Paine | Harvey Mattia gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:46 | Paine | Harvey Mattia misses the fadeaway from close range | 34-40 |
| 18:44 | Merrimack | Billy Dove pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:38 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Dove | 37-40 |
| 18:17 | Paine | Harvey Mattia scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Herman Tadlock | 37-42 |
| 18:15 | Merrimack | Herman Tadlock is called for the reach on James Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Tadlock, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Leblanc (SG), Stephen Joyce (SF), Dave Highland (PF), Thomas Burch (C) James Barnes, Michael Redwine, Billy Dove, Christian Plummer | |
| Subs | Paine | Robert Spillers (PG), Jeremy Mendes (SG), Fredrick Ellis (SF), Clayton Wolff (PF), Kenneth Waters (C) Larry Woodruff, Herman Tadlock, Blake Coffman, Henry Willmon, Harvey Mattia | |
| 17:59 | Merrimack | Dave Highland's pass is intercepted by Clayton Wolff | 37-42 |
| 17:45 | Paine | Fredrick Ellis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 17:44 | Merrimack | Robert Leblanc pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:40 | Merrimack | Robert Leblanc is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dave Highland | 39-42 |
| 17:24 | Paine | Fredrick Ellis buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeremy Mendes | 39-45 |
| 17:05 | Merrimack | Thomas Burch's pass is intercepted by Robert Spillers | 39-45 |
| 17:01 | Paine | Jeremy Mendes banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Spillers | 39-47 |
| 16:39 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Waters - foul #2 on Kenneth Waters, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Barnes (SG), Billy Dove (PF), Christian Plummer (C) Robert Leblanc, Dave Highland, Thomas Burch | |
| Subs | Paine | Larry Woodruff (PG), Herman Tadlock (SG), Blake Coffman (SF), Scott Leszczynski (PF), Harvey Mattia (C) Robert Spillers, Jeremy Mendes, Fredrick Ellis, Clayton Wolff, Kenneth Waters | |
| 16:39 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:39 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 16:29 | Paine | Harvey Mattia hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Christian Plummer - foul #1 on Christian Plummer, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Redwine (SF) Stephen Joyce | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 16:29 | Paine | Harvey Mattia makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 16:29 | Paine | Harvey Mattia makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 16:10 | Merrimack | James Barnes hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Bruce Redwine | 43-49 |
| 15:59 | Paine | Larry Woodruff loses the ball out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Andrew (PG) Bruce Redwine | |
| Subs | Paine | Shawn Sears (PG), Henry Willmon (PF) Larry Woodruff, Scott Leszczynski | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Andrew (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Michael Redwine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Dove (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Christian Plummer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Shawn Sears (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Herman Tadlock (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Blake Coffman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Willmon (fresh) 10 pts. C - Harvey Mattia (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 15:42 | Paine | Henry Willmon snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 15:26 | Paine | Harvey Mattia knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 43-51 |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | Billy Dove can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 15:09 | Paine | Harvey Mattia gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 14:55 | Paine | Harvey Mattia clanks a runner from the left block | 43-51 |
| 14:54 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 14:43 | Merrimack | Billy Dove misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 14:42 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 14:28 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Blake Coffman - foul #2 on Blake Coffman, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Leblanc (SG), Stephen Joyce (PF), Dave Highland (C) James Barnes, Billy Dove, Christian Plummer | |
| Subs | Paine | Robert Spillers (PG), Jeremy Mendes (SG), Fredrick Ellis (SF), Scott Leszczynski (PF), Kenneth Waters (C) Shawn Sears, Herman Tadlock, Blake Coffman, Henry Willmon, Harvey Mattia | |
| 14:28 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 14:28 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:18 | Paine | Jeremy Mendes is whistled for a carry | 45-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Burch (C) Michael Redwine | |
| Subs | Paine | Larry Woodruff (PG) Robert Spillers | |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Leszczynski - foul #2 on Scott Leszczynski, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Nick Grady (SG) Michael Andrew | |
| Subs | Paine | Clayton Wolff (PF) Scott Leszczynski | |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:51 | Paine | Clayton Wolff is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Clayton Wolff, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Paine | Scott Leszczynski (C) Kenneth Waters | |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Nick Grady throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 13:42 | Paine | Larry Woodruff loses the dribble to Nick Grady | 46-51 |
| 13:32 | Merrimack | Thomas Burch is called for 10 seconds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine (PG) Dave Highland | |
| Subs | Paine | Robert Spillers (PG) Larry Woodruff | |
| 13:21 | Paine | Robert Leblanc is called for the reach on Jeremy Mendes - foul #1 on Robert Leblanc, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Paine | Shawn Sears (SG), Henry Willmon (PF) Jeremy Mendes, Clayton Wolff | |
| 13:13 | Paine | Shawn Sears makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Henry Willmon | 46-54 |
| 13:08 | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Dove (PF) Stephen Joyce | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 12:58 | Paine | Fredrick Ellis blows the layup | 46-54 |
| 12:56 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Robert Leblanc | 46-54 |
| 12:52 | Merrimack | Robert Leblanc is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Leszczynski - foul #3 on Scott Leszczynski, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Redwine (SF), Christian Plummer (C) Nick Grady, Thomas Burch | |
| Subs | Paine | Blake Coffman (SF) Fredrick Ellis | |
| 12:52 | Merrimack | Robert Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:52 | Merrimack | Robert Leblanc misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:52 | Paine | Scott Leszczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 12:23 | Paine | Henry Willmon misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Christian Plummer - foul #2 on Christian Plummer, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Andrew (PG), James Barnes (SG) Bruce Redwine, Robert Leblanc | |
| Subs | Paine | Herman Tadlock (SG), Jeremy Mendes (SF), Kenneth Waters (C) Shawn Sears, Blake Coffman, Scott Leszczynski | |
| 12:23 | Paine | Henry Willmon misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:23 | Paine | Henry Willmon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Billy Dove pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 12:21 | Merrimack | Kenneth Waters is called for the reach on Michael Andrew in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Waters, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| 12:21 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:21 | Paine | Henry Willmon gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 12:08 | Paine | Michael Redwine steps in front of the Henry Willmon pass | 47-54 |
| 11:49 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 11:47 | Merrimack | James Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Andrew (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Michael Redwine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Dove (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Christian Plummer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Robert Spillers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herman Tadlock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Mendes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Willmon (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Waters (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christian Plummer | 50-54 |
| 11:26 | Paine | Henry Willmon buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Billy Dove comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 11:15 | Paine | Robert Spillers snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 11:01 | Paine | Henry Willmon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 11:00 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 10:48 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Waters - foul #4 on Kenneth Waters, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine (PG), Stephen Joyce (SF), Dave Highland (PF) James Barnes, Michael Redwine, Billy Dove | |
| Subs | Paine | Larry Woodruff (PG), Shawn Sears (SG), Fredrick Ellis (SF), Clayton Wolff (PF), Harvey Mattia (C) Robert Spillers, Herman Tadlock, Jeremy Mendes, Henry Willmon, Kenneth Waters | |
| 10:48 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 10:48 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:35 | Paine | Shawn Sears is fouled on the floor by Stephen Joyce - foul #2 on Stephen Joyce, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Leblanc (SG), Thomas Burch (C) Michael Andrew, Christian Plummer | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 10:19 | Paine | Shawn Sears hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-57 |
| 10:17 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce hits a 3 from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 09:53 | Paine | Harvey Mattia misses the jump hook near the basket | 54-57 |
| 09:51 | Paine | Fredrick Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 09:33 | Paine | Bruce Redwine picks off the pass by Shawn Sears | 54-57 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Harvey Mattia steals the ball from Stephen Joyce | 54-57 |
| 08:52 | Paine | Harvey Mattia is hacked by Thomas Burch - foul #1 on Thomas Burch, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Andrew (PG), James Barnes (SG), Nick Grady (SF), Billy Dove (PF), Christian Plummer (C) Bruce Redwine, Robert Leblanc, Stephen Joyce, Dave Highland, Thomas Burch | |
| Subs | Paine | Jeremy Mendes (PG), Herman Tadlock (SG), Blake Coffman (SF), Scott Leszczynski (PF) Larry Woodruff, Shawn Sears, Fredrick Ellis, Clayton Wolff | |
| 08:37 | Paine | Harvey Mattia buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Scott Leszczynski | 54-59 |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew is hacked by Scott Leszczynski - foul #4 on Scott Leszczynski, team foul #10 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Paine | Henry Willmon (PF) Scott Leszczynski | |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:56 | Paine | Harvey Mattia is hacked by Nick Grady - foul #4 on Nick Grady, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine (PG) James Barnes | |
| Subs | Paine | Larry Woodruff (PG), Scott Leszczynski (PF) Jeremy Mendes, Henry Willmon | |
| 07:47 | Paine | Larry Woodruff is fouled on the floor by Christian Plummer - foul #3 on Christian Plummer, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 07:47 | Paine | Larry Woodruff makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:47 | Paine | Larry Woodruff makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Bruce Redwine (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Andrew (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nick Grady (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Billy Dove (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Christian Plummer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Larry Woodruff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Tadlock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Blake Coffman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Leszczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Harvey Mattia (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Merrimack | Nick Grady buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Bruce Redwine | 59-61 |
| 07:15 | Paine | Harvey Mattia misses long on a shot near the basket | 59-61 |
| 07:14 | Paine | Scott Leszczynski grabs the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 07:03 | Paine | Harvey Mattia hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 07:01 | Merrimack | Billy Dove grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine is hacked by Blake Coffman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Blake Coffman, team foul #11 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Barnes (SG), Michael Redwine (SF), Stephen Joyce (PF), Thomas Burch (C) Michael Andrew, Nick Grady, Billy Dove, Christian Plummer | |
| Subs | Paine | Robert Spillers (PG), Shawn Sears (SG), Fredrick Ellis (SF), Henry Willmon (PF), Kenneth Waters (C) Larry Woodruff, Herman Tadlock, Blake Coffman, Scott Leszczynski, Harvey Mattia | |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:46 | Paine | Fredrick Ellis's pass is intercepted by Michael Redwine | 61-61 |
| 06:34 | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 06:32 | Paine | Kenneth Waters gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:14 | Paine | Robert Spillers misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 06:13 | Paine | Robert Spillers can't tip it in | 61-61 |
| 06:11 | Merrimack | James Barnes gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:51 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce hits the finger roll | 63-61 |
| 05:28 | Paine | Fredrick Ellis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | James Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:04 | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine is fouled on the floor by Robert Spillers - foul #1 on Robert Spillers, team foul #12 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Andrew (SG), Dave Highland (SF), Billy Dove (PF), Christian Plummer (C) James Barnes, Michael Redwine, Stephen Joyce, Thomas Burch | |
| Subs | Paine | Jeremy Mendes (PG), Herman Tadlock (SG), Blake Coffman (SF), Clayton Wolff (PF), Scott Leszczynski (C) Robert Spillers, Shawn Sears, Fredrick Ellis, Henry Willmon, Kenneth Waters | |
| 05:04 | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:04 | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:56 | Paine | Scott Leszczynski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Christian Plummer - foul #4 on Christian Plummer, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Leblanc (SG) Bruce Redwine | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 04:56 | Paine | Scott Leszczynski makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:56 | Paine | Scott Leszczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:56 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew is hacked by Jeremy Mendes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Mendes, team foul #13 | 65-62 |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:52 | Paine | Jeremy Mendes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 04:38 | Merrimack | Billy Dove misses the easy layup | 67-62 |
| 04:37 | Paine | Scott Leszczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:23 | Paine | Scott Leszczynski connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Jeremy Mendes | 67-64 |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | Robert Leblanc is called for 10 seconds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Paine | Larry Woodruff (PG), Harvey Mattia (C) Herman Tadlock, Clayton Wolff | |
| 03:57 | Paine | Jeremy Mendes makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Woodruff | 67-66 |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Billy Dove misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-66 |
| 03:42 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer grabs the offensive board | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Andrew (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Leblanc (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Highland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Dove (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Christian Plummer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Larry Woodruff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Mendes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blake Coffman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Leszczynski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Harvey Mattia (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Merrimack | Billy Dove misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Larry Woodruff - foul #3 on Larry Woodruff, team foul #14 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Nick Grady (SG), Michael Redwine (SF) Robert Leblanc, Dave Highland | |
| Subs | Paine | Herman Tadlock (SG), Fredrick Ellis (SF), Clayton Wolff (PF) Jeremy Mendes, Blake Coffman, Scott Leszczynski | |
| 03:27 | Merrimack | Billy Dove makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:27 | Merrimack | Billy Dove makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:08 | Paine | Christian Plummer is called for the reach on Harvey Mattia - foul #5 on Christian Plummer, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine (PG), Thomas Burch (C) Michael Andrew, Christian Plummer | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 03:08 | Paine | Harvey Mattia makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:08 | Paine | Harvey Mattia misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | Thomas Burch grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 02:52 | Merrimack | Thomas Burch grabs the offensive board | 69-67 |
| 02:45 | Merrimack | Nick Grady makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-67 |
| 02:29 | Paine | Harvey Mattia scores on a shot from close range set up by Larry Woodruff and the foul's on Thomas Burch - foul #2 on Thomas Burch, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Barnes (SG), Stephen Joyce (PF) Nick Grady, Billy Dove | |
| Subs | Paine | Robert Spillers (PG), Shawn Sears (SG), Blake Coffman (SF), Henry Willmon (PF) Larry Woodruff, Herman Tadlock, Fredrick Ellis, Clayton Wolff | |
| 02:29 | Paine | Harvey Mattia misses the free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine drills a floater from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 02:06 | Paine | Henry Willmon misses short on a jumper from close range | 74-69 |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dave Highland (PF) Michael Redwine | |
| Subs | Paine | Fredrick Ellis (SF), Scott Leszczynski (PF), Kenneth Waters (C) Blake Coffman, Henry Willmon, Harvey Mattia | |
| 02:02 | Merrimack | James Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| 01:42 | Paine | Scott Leszczynski misses the fadeaway from the right side | 74-69 |
| 01:41 | Merrimack | Dave Highland grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 01:29 | Merrimack | Thomas Burch misses the easy layup | 74-69 |
| 01:27 | Paine | Kenneth Waters pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| 01:27 | Paine | Paine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Redwine (SF), Billy Dove (PF) Dave Highland, Thomas Burch | |
| Subs | Paine | Larry Woodruff (PG), Herman Tadlock (SG), Blake Coffman (SF), Henry Willmon (PF), Harvey Mattia (C) Robert Spillers, Shawn Sears, Fredrick Ellis, Scott Leszczynski, Kenneth Waters | |
| 01:20 | Paine | Harvey Mattia makes the shot from the left block set up by Herman Tadlock | 74-71 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | James Barnes misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 01:03 | Merrimack | James Barnes grabs the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 00:47 | Paine | Harvey Mattia grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:41 | Paine | Harvey Mattia connects on the shot in the paint set up by Larry Woodruff | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | James Barnes makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Billy Dove | 76-73 |
| 00:06 | Paine | Blake Coffman is fouled on the floor by Michael Redwine - foul #2 on Michael Redwine, team foul #11 | 76-73 |
| 00:06 | Paine | Blake Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:06 | Paine | Blake Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Billy Dove is hacked by Larry Woodruff in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Woodruff, team foul #15 | 76-75 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Billy Dove makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Billy Dove makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:05 | Paine | Paine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Paine | Herman Tadlock comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 78-75 |