| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Antonio Tavera (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Micco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Blackmon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Norris (fresh) 4 stl. C - Willie Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Walter Barnett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cort (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Dobbins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Disanto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Disanto - foul #2 on Jason Disanto, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:19 | USC Aiken | Craig Smith knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Philip Dobbins and he's fouled by Antonio Tavera - foul #3 on Antonio Tavera, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brad Limberg (PG) Antonio Tavera | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 19:19 | USC Aiken | Craig Smith makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:02 | Merrimack | Brad Limberg is hacked by James Cort - foul #1 on James Cort, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 18:55 | Merrimack | Brad Limberg hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Micco | 33-35 |
| 18:36 | USC Aiken | Jason Disanto is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-35 |
| 18:09 | Merrimack | James Cort steals it from Kenneth Blackmon | 33-35 |
| 18:06 | USC Aiken | Walter Barnett lays it up and in on a great pass from James Cort | 33-37 |
| 17:54 | Merrimack | Willie Cox clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Philip Dobbins - foul #2 on Philip Dobbins, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joshua Lachowski (SG), Gabriel Clark (PF) Maurice Micco, Tommy Norris | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Ronald Knight (SG), Stanley Arce (SF), Ricky Douglass (PF), Charles Edwards (C) James Cort, Philip Dobbins, Jason Disanto, Craig Smith | |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:04 | USC Aiken | Ronald Knight scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Walter Barnett | 35-39 |
| 16:47 | Merrimack | Brad Limberg is fouled on the floor by Ricky Douglass - foul #1 on Ricky Douglass, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dorsey Burley (PG), Felix Rosales (PF), Allen Matthew (C) Brad Limberg, Kenneth Blackmon, Willie Cox | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Randall Taber (PG) Walter Barnett | |
| 16:32 | Merrimack | Felix Rosales lays it up and in | 37-39 |
| 16:10 | USC Aiken | Randall Taber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Dorsey Burley - foul #2 on Dorsey Burley, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Maurice Micco (SG) Joshua Lachowski | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Philip Dobbins (SF), Jason Disanto (PF), Craig Smith (C) Stanley Arce, Ricky Douglass, Charles Edwards | |
| 16:10 | USC Aiken | Randall Taber makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:10 | USC Aiken | Randall Taber misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:10 | Merrimack | Felix Rosales snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 15:54 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jason Disanto - foul #3 on Jason Disanto, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera (PG), Tommy Norris (PF) Dorsey Burley, Felix Rosales | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Walter Barnett (PG), James Cort (SG) Randall Taber, Ronald Knight | |
| 15:54 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:54 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:54 | USC Aiken | Craig Smith snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Antonio Tavera (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Maurice Micco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gabriel Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Allen Matthew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Walter Barnett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cort (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Dobbins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Disanto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | USC Aiken | Jason Disanto banks in the layup on a great pass from Philip Dobbins | 37-42 |
| 15:20 | Merrimack | Allen Matthew comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 37-42 |
| 15:18 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark misses the tip | 37-42 |
| 15:17 | USC Aiken | Craig Smith snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 15:12 | USC Aiken | Gabriel Clark steals the ball from Craig Smith | 37-42 |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark travels with the ball | 37-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon (SF), Willie Cox (C) Gabriel Clark, Allen Matthew | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 14:46 | USC Aiken | Jason Disanto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Felix Rosales (PF) Tommy Norris | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Ricky Douglass (SF), Charles Edwards (PF) Philip Dobbins, Jason Disanto | |
| 14:26 | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 14:24 | USC Aiken | Craig Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:08 | USC Aiken | Walter Barnett drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Edwards | 37-44 |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon misses the lay-in | 37-44 |
| 13:46 | USC Aiken | Craig Smith snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 13:32 | USC Aiken | Ricky Douglass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brad Limberg (SG), Tommy Norris (PF) Maurice Micco, Felix Rosales | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Ronald Knight (PG), Philip Dobbins (SF), Jason Disanto (PF) Walter Barnett, James Cort, Craig Smith | |
| 13:09 | Merrimack | Willie Cox misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-44 |
| 13:07 | Merrimack | Willie Cox hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 12:46 | USC Aiken | Ronald Knight misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-44 |
| 12:44 | Merrimack | Willie Cox gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 12:36 | Merrimack | Ronald Knight takes the ball from Willie Cox | 39-44 |
| 12:33 | USC Aiken | Ronald Knight can't throw it down | 39-44 |
| 12:31 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | Willie Cox knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Brad Limberg and he's hacked by Philip Dobbins - foul #3 on Philip Dobbins, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joshua Lachowski (SG), Gabriel Clark (SF), Allen Matthew (PF) Antonio Tavera, Kenneth Blackmon, Tommy Norris | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Walter Barnett (PG), Stanley Arce (SF), John Knapp (C) Ricky Douglass, Philip Dobbins, Charles Edwards | |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | Willie Cox misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | Allen Matthew pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:02 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark's pass is intercepted by Ronald Knight | 41-44 |
| 11:40 | USC Aiken | Walter Barnett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 11:39 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Brad Limberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Lachowski (fresh) SF - Gabriel Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Allen Matthew (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Walter Barnett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stanley Arce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Disanto (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Knapp (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Merrimack | Joshua Lachowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-44 |
| 11:25 | USC Aiken | John Knapp gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:20 | USC Aiken | Stanley Arce banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Knight | 41-46 |
| 10:53 | Merrimack | Jason Disanto steals it from Brad Limberg | 41-46 |
| 10:42 | USC Aiken | Jason Disanto's floater is tipped away by Allen Matthew | 41-46 |
| 10:40 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Willie Cox | 41-46 |
| 10:20 | Merrimack | Willie Cox drills a shot from the right side | 43-46 |
| 10:02 | USC Aiken | Ronald Knight knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Knapp | 43-49 |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | Willie Cox scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brad Limberg | 46-49 |
| 09:21 | USC Aiken | Stanley Arce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-49 |
| 09:19 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Allen Matthew | 46-49 |
| 09:12 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark misses the easy layup | 46-49 |
| 09:10 | Merrimack | Willie Cox grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 08:58 | Merrimack | Walter Barnett steps in front of the Willie Cox pass | 46-49 |
| 08:53 | USC Aiken | Stanley Arce hits the finger roll set up by Walter Barnett | 46-51 |
| 08:40 | Merrimack | Brad Limberg clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Barnett - foul #1 on Walter Barnett, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Maurice Micco (SG), Kenneth Blackmon (SF), Tommy Norris (PF), Felix Rosales (C) Joshua Lachowski, Gabriel Clark, Allen Matthew, Willie Cox | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Randall Taber (PG), James Cort (SG), Philip Dobbins (SF), Ricky Douglass (PF), Craig Smith (C) Walter Barnett, Ronald Knight, Stanley Arce, Jason Disanto, John Knapp | |
| 08:40 | Merrimack | Brad Limberg makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:40 | Merrimack | Brad Limberg makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:21 | USC Aiken | Randall Taber is fouled on the floor by Brad Limberg - foul #1 on Brad Limberg, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera (PG) Brad Limberg | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 08:14 | USC Aiken | Randall Taber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 08:12 | USC Aiken | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Douglass | 48-51 |
| 07:58 | USC Aiken | Craig Smith can't connect on a shot from close range | 48-51 |
| 07:56 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 07:35 | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Maurice Micco | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Antonio Tavera (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Maurice Micco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Blackmon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Felix Rosales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Randall Taber (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Cort (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Dobbins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | USC Aiken | James Cort's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark (C) Felix Rosales | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 06:46 | Merrimack | Craig Smith denies the turnaround by Kenneth Blackmon | 50-51 |
| 06:44 | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:27 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco is fouled on the floor by James Cort - foul #2 on James Cort, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Allen Matthew (C) Tommy Norris | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Walter Barnett (PG), Ronald Knight (SG), Charles Edwards (PF) Randall Taber, James Cort, Philip Dobbins | |
| 06:27 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:27 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:27 | USC Aiken | The rebound goes to Craig Smith | 51-51 |
| 06:16 | USC Aiken | Walter Barnett is hacked by Kenneth Blackmon - foul #1 on Kenneth Blackmon, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joshua Lachowski (SG) Maurice Micco | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Stanley Arce (SF), John Knapp (C) Ricky Douglass, Craig Smith | |
| 06:00 | USC Aiken | Charles Edwards connects on the shot from the right side set up by Ronald Knight | 51-53 |
| 05:55 | Merrimack | Ronald Knight steps in front of the Antonio Tavera pass | 51-53 |
| 05:34 | USC Aiken | Ronald Knight is fouled on the floor by Joshua Lachowski - foul #2 on Joshua Lachowski, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dorsey Burley (PG), Felix Rosales (PF) Antonio Tavera, Gabriel Clark | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 05:27 | USC Aiken | Charles Edwards dunks the ball set up by John Knapp | 51-55 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | Allen Matthew hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dorsey Burley | 53-55 |
| 04:59 | USC Aiken | Felix Rosales is called for the reach on Walter Barnett - foul #1 on Felix Rosales, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brad Limberg (PG), Maurice Micco (SG), Tommy Norris (PF) Dorsey Burley, Kenneth Blackmon, Felix Rosales | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | James Cort (SG), Philip Dobbins (SF), Ricky Douglass (PF), Craig Smith (C) Ronald Knight, Stanley Arce, Charles Edwards, John Knapp | |
| 04:43 | USC Aiken | Ricky Douglass misses the jumper from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 04:41 | USC Aiken | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Dobbins | 53-55 |
| 04:26 | USC Aiken | Philip Dobbins misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Joshua Lachowski - foul #3 on Joshua Lachowski, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera (PG), Gabriel Clark (SF), Felix Rosales (C) Brad Limberg, Joshua Lachowski, Allen Matthew | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 04:26 | USC Aiken | Philip Dobbins makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:26 | USC Aiken | Philip Dobbins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:09 | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 03:52 | USC Aiken | James Cort misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Tommy Norris | 56-57 |
| 03:30 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Antonio Tavera | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Antonio Tavera (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Maurice Micco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gabriel Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tommy Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Felix Rosales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Walter Barnett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Cort (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Dobbins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | USC Aiken | James Cort hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Dobbins | 58-60 |
| 02:58 | Merrimack | Ricky Douglass takes the ball from Gabriel Clark | 58-60 |
| 02:32 | USC Aiken | Walter Barnett comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-60 |
| 02:31 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:31 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon (SF), Willie Cox (C) Tommy Norris, Felix Rosales | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jason Disanto (PF) Ricky Douglass | |
| 02:07 | Merrimack | Willie Cox hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 58-60 |
| 02:06 | USC Aiken | Philip Dobbins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:46 | USC Aiken | Jason Disanto banks in the layup | 58-62 |
| 01:31 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark clanks a floater from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 01:30 | USC Aiken | Jason Disanto grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 01:17 | USC Aiken | Craig Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by James Cort - foul #3 on James Cort, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Tommy Norris (PF) Kenneth Blackmon | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark misses the free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:58 | USC Aiken | Craig Smith gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | USC Aiken | Maurice Micco takes the ball from Craig Smith | 60-62 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris is hacked by Walter Barnett - foul #2 on Walter Barnett, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon (SF) Gabriel Clark | |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | USC Aiken | Walter Barnett is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Tavera - foul #4 on Antonio Tavera, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| 00:12 | USC Aiken | Walter Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:12 | USC Aiken | Walter Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Willie Cox's floater is tipped away by Craig Smith | 61-63 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | The clock runs out | 61-63 |