| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Norris Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Lowery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Sabb (fresh) PF - William Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Ostrander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Michael Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Dubinsky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcus Bernier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Lesniak (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fayetteville St. | Arthur Collins inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Fayetteville St. | Marcus Bernier misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-34 |
| 19:35 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 19:24 | Merrimack | William Ryan makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Norris Engelman | 26-34 |
| 19:07 | Fayetteville St. | Marcus Bernier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 19:06 | Fayetteville St. | Arthur Collins snags the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 18:55 | Fayetteville St. | Michael Lovett drills a jumper from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 18:34 | Merrimack | Steven Ostrander comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 26-36 |
| 18:33 | Fayetteville St. | The rebound goes to Marcus Bernier | 26-36 |
| 18:14 | Fayetteville St. | Arthur Collins scores on a jumper from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 17:57 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman is hacked by Matthew Lesniak - foul #1 on Matthew Lesniak, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon (SG), Martin Reger (C) Frederick Lowery, Steven Ostrander | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | | |
| 17:47 | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon can't connect on a shot from the left side | 26-38 |
| 17:45 | Fayetteville St. | Marcus Bernier grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 17:21 | Fayetteville St. | Arthur Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 26-38 |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 17:16 | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 17:11 | Fayetteville St. | Arthur Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Turney (SF) James Sabb | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Elmer Wright (SG), Leonard Sampson (SF), Gerald Carson (PF), Chad Debusk (C) Bruce Dubinsky, Arthur Collins, Marcus Bernier, Matthew Lesniak | |
| 16:52 | Merrimack | Martin Reger is called for traveling | 29-38 |
| 16:31 | Fayetteville St. | Elmer Wright scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Lovett | 29-41 |
| 16:13 | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Norris Engelman | 31-41 |
| 15:54 | Fayetteville St. | Gerald Carson clanks a floater from the left side | 31-41 |
| 15:53 | Merrimack | William Ryan grabs the board | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Norris Engelman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willy Trogdon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Turney (fresh) PF - William Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Reger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Michael Lovett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Carson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Debusk (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Willy Trogdon is blocked by Gerald Carson | 31-41 |
| 15:37 | Fayetteville St. | Gerald Carson snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 15:12 | Fayetteville St. | Leonard Sampson clanks a jump hook near the basket | 31-41 |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | Martin Reger grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 14:48 | Merrimack | William Ryan hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Gerald Carson - foul #1 on Gerald Carson, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Angell (PG), Frederick Lowery (SG), James Sabb (SF), Robert Williams (C) Norris Engelman, Willy Trogdon, George Turney, Martin Reger | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Chase Gendreau (PG), Bruce Dubinsky (SG), Arthur Collins (SF), Marcus Bernier (PF), Matthew Lesniak (C) Michael Lovett, Elmer Wright, Leonard Sampson, Gerald Carson, Chad Debusk | |
| 14:48 | Merrimack | William Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:48 | Merrimack | William Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:46 | Fayetteville St. | Chase Gendreau is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Angell - foul #3 on Scott Angell, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Ostrander (PF) William Ryan | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | | |
| 14:26 | Fayetteville St. | Scott Angell picks off the pass by Marcus Bernier | 33-41 |
| 14:10 | Merrimack | Frederick Lowery clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Arthur Collins - foul #1 on Arthur Collins, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| 14:10 | Merrimack | Frederick Lowery misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:10 | Merrimack | Frederick Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:10 | Merrimack | Frederick Lowery makes the 3rd free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:44 | Fayetteville St. | Scott Angell is called for the reach on Chase Gendreau - foul #4 on Scott Angell, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Andrew Hendricks (PG) Scott Angell | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | | |
| 13:38 | Fayetteville St. | James Sabb is called for the reach on Bruce Dubinsky - foul #1 on James Sabb, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Elmer Wright (PG) Chase Gendreau | |
| 13:21 | Fayetteville St. | Elmer Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | Steven Ostrander grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 13:00 | Merrimack | James Sabb's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Bernier | 34-41 |
| 12:58 | Fayetteville St. | Marcus Bernier grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:52 | Fayetteville St. | Elmer Wright buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Bruce Dubinsky | 34-43 |
| 12:48 | Merrimack | Frederick Lowery misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 12:47 | Merrimack | Frederick Lowery snags the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Robert Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Marcus Bernier - foul #1 on Marcus Bernier, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Norris Engelman (PG), Willy Trogdon (SG), Martin Reger (PF) Andrew Hendricks, Frederick Lowery, Steven Ostrander | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Michael Lovett (PG), Gerald Carson (PF), Chad Debusk (C) Elmer Wright, Marcus Bernier, Matthew Lesniak | |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Robert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:12 | Fayetteville St. | Norris Engelman steals the ball from Michael Lovett | 35-43 |
| 12:07 | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon banks in the layup on a great pass from Norris Engelman | 37-43 |
| 11:43 | Fayetteville St. | Arthur Collins misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by James Sabb - foul #2 on James Sabb, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Turney (SF), William Ryan (PF) James Sabb, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Chase Gendreau (SG) Bruce Dubinsky | |
| 11:43 | Fayetteville St. | Arthur Collins makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:43 | Fayetteville St. | Arthur Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:43 | Merrimack | William Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Norris Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willy Trogdon (fresh) 11 pts. SF - George Turney (fresh) PF - William Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Reger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Michael Lovett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chase Gendreau (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Carson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Chad Debusk (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Merrimack | George Turney misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 11:27 | Merrimack | William Ryan tips it in | 39-44 |
| 11:07 | Fayetteville St. | Chad Debusk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 11:05 | Fayetteville St. | Arthur Collins grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 10:53 | Fayetteville St. | Arthur Collins clanks a turnaround from the left block | 39-44 |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:37 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 10:15 | Fayetteville St. | George Turney takes the ball from Michael Lovett | 42-44 |
| 09:57 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 09:55 | Fayetteville St. | Gerald Carson pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 09:48 | Fayetteville St. | Chase Gendreau misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 09:47 | Fayetteville St. | Michael Lovett tips it home | 42-46 |
| 09:30 | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 09:29 | Fayetteville St. | Chad Debusk snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 09:17 | Fayetteville St. | Martin Reger is called for the reach on Michael Lovett - foul #2 on Martin Reger, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frederick Lowery (SG), James Sabb (SF), Steven Ostrander (PF), Robert Williams (C) Willy Trogdon, George Turney, William Ryan, Martin Reger | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Bruce Dubinsky (SG), Leonard Sampson (SF), Marcus Bernier (PF), Matthew Lesniak (C) Chase Gendreau, Arthur Collins, Gerald Carson, Chad Debusk | |
| 09:06 | Fayetteville St. | Marcus Bernier connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-49 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | Matthew Lesniak steps in front of the Frederick Lowery pass | 42-49 |
| 08:33 | Fayetteville St. | Matthew Lesniak jams it on a nice dish by Michael Lovett | 42-51 |
| 08:12 | Merrimack | Robert Williams hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norris Engelman | 44-51 |
| 07:50 | Fayetteville St. | Matthew Lesniak is whistled for a carry | 44-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon (PG) Norris Engelman | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Elmer Wright (PG) Michael Lovett | |
| 07:35 | Merrimack | James Sabb clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 07:33 | Fayetteville St. | Matthew Lesniak snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Willy Trogdon (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Frederick Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Sabb (fresh) PF - Steven Ostrander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Elmer Wright (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bruce Dubinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marcus Bernier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Lesniak (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Fayetteville St. | Leonard Sampson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marcus Bernier | 44-54 |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | Frederick Lowery buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 06:45 | Fayetteville St. | Elmer Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 06:43 | Fayetteville St. | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Dubinsky | 46-54 |
| 06:28 | Fayetteville St. | Bruce Dubinsky scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Elmer Wright | 46-57 |
| 06:11 | Merrimack | Frederick Lowery's pass is intercepted by Bruce Dubinsky | 46-57 |
| 05:57 | Fayetteville St. | Marcus Bernier connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Elmer Wright | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:53 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Norris Engelman (PG), William Ryan (PF) Frederick Lowery, Steven Ostrander | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Michael Lovett (PG), Arthur Collins (SF), Gerald Carson (PF) Elmer Wright, Leonard Sampson, Marcus Bernier | |
| 05:39 | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:21 | Fayetteville St. | Norris Engelman picks off the pass by Gerald Carson | 46-59 |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-59 |
| 05:01 | Fayetteville St. | Gerald Carson gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 04:32 | Fayetteville St. | Gerald Carson misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Sabb - foul #3 on James Sabb, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Andrew Hendricks (SG), George Turney (SF), Martin Reger (C) Willy Trogdon, James Sabb, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Elmer Wright (SG), Marcus Bernier (PF) Bruce Dubinsky, Matthew Lesniak | |
| 04:32 | Fayetteville St. | Gerald Carson misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:32 | Fayetteville St. | Gerald Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | Andrew Hendricks can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Carson - foul #2 on Gerald Carson, team foul #5 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frederick Lowery (SG), Steven Ostrander (C) George Turney, Martin Reger | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | | |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | Andrew Hendricks misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | Andrew Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 03:49 | Fayetteville St. | Arthur Collins hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Lovett | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-62 |
| 03:33 | Merrimack | William Ryan can't tip it in | 47-62 |
| 03:31 | Merrimack | Steven Ostrander tips it in | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Norris Engelman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Lowery (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Hendricks (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Ryan (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Ostrander (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fayetteville St. | PG - Michael Lovett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marcus Bernier (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Carson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Fayetteville St. | Gerald Carson knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Elmer Wright | 49-64 |
| 02:52 | Merrimack | William Ryan clanks a jumper in the paint | 49-64 |
| 02:50 | Fayetteville St. | Gerald Carson pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| 02:21 | Fayetteville St. | Gerald Carson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | William Ryan pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| 02:02 | Merrimack | Andrew Hendricks connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Norris Engelman | 51-64 |
| 01:48 | Fayetteville St. | Gerald Carson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 01:46 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Steven Ostrander's pass is intercepted by Marcus Bernier | 51-64 |
| 01:14 | Fayetteville St. | Michael Lovett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 01:13 | Merrimack | William Ryan gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | William Ryan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-64 |
| 00:57 | Merrimack | Steven Ostrander pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman knocks in the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Gerald Carson - foul #3 on Gerald Carson, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon (SG), George Turney (SF), Martin Reger (C) Frederick Lowery, Andrew Hendricks, William Ryan | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Chase Gendreau (SG), Leonard Sampson (SF), Chad Debusk (C) Michael Lovett, Arthur Collins, Marcus Bernier | |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Fayetteville St. | Norris Engelman is called for the reach on Elmer Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norris Engelman, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Angell (PG) Norris Engelman | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Travis McCance (SF) Leonard Sampson | |
| 00:53 | Fayetteville St. | Elmer Wright misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | George Turney snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Elmer Wright picks off the pass by George Turney | 54-64 |
| 00:47 | Fayetteville St. | Willy Trogdon is called for the reach on Travis McCance in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willy Trogdon, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | John Hightower (SF) Elmer Wright | |
| 00:47 | Fayetteville St. | Travis McCance makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:47 | Fayetteville St. | Travis McCance makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Angell | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fayetteville St. | Fayetteville St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Fayetteville St. | Travis McCance is hacked by Willy Trogdon - foul #2 on Willy Trogdon, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Fayetteville St. | Elmer Wright (SG), Leonard Sampson (SF) Chase Gendreau, John Hightower | |
| 00:13 | Fayetteville St. | Travis McCance makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:13 | Fayetteville St. | Travis McCance misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Steven Ostrander misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 56-67 |
| 00:05 | Fayetteville St. | Chad Debusk grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Fayetteville St. | Travis McCance runs out the clock | 56-67 |