| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Myron Lane (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Kays (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig McFarlain (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - George Leedom (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jared Zolinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lucas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | James Kays inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Myron Lane and the foul's on Donald Lucas - foul #1 on Donald Lucas, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:50 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:25 | Sonoma St. | Clinton Stuart misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 19:24 | Sonoma St. | Jeff Pfeifer tips it in | 41-32 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | Jeff Pfeifer steps in front of the Craig McFarlain pass | 41-32 |
| 18:56 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clinton Stuart | 41-35 |
| 18:33 | Merrimack | John Rhoades buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Stevens | 43-35 |
| 18:14 | Sonoma St. | Donald Lucas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 18:12 | Sonoma St. | Jeff Pfeifer gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:55 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Cave (PF) Gary Stevens | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | | |
| 17:39 | Merrimack | Myron Lane's pass is intercepted by Jared Zolinski | 43-35 |
| 17:33 | Sonoma St. | Craig McFarlain steps in front of the George Leedom pass | 43-35 |
| 17:18 | Merrimack | Edward Cave lays it in on a great pass from Myron Lane | 45-35 |
| 17:14 | Sonoma St. | Clinton Stuart scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Pfeifer | 45-37 |
| 16:52 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses badly on a shot from the left side | 45-37 |
| 16:50 | Merrimack | Myron Lane tips it in | 47-37 |
| 16:43 | Sonoma St. | Donald Lucas is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Donald Lucas, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Walter Lemke (SG), Johnny Cooper (SF), Lester Hall (C) John Rhoades, Myron Lane, James Kays, Craig McFarlain | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | David Macy (PG), Larry Matson (SG), Curtis Herlihy (SF), Roger Bell (PF), Johnny Hector (C) George Leedom, Clinton Stuart, Jared Zolinski, Jeff Pfeifer, Donald Lucas | |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper blows the layup | 47-37 |
| 16:19 | Sonoma St. | David Macy grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:13 | Sonoma St. | Larry Matson's fadeaway is rejected by Lester Hall | 47-37 |
| 16:11 | Merrimack | Edward Cave pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:00 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke knocks in the shot from the left wing | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Cave (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - David Macy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Matson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis Herlihy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roger Bell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnny Hector (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Sonoma St. | Roger Bell is whistled for a carry | 49-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), Gary Stevens (PF) Kevin Bailey, Lester Hall | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | | |
| 15:35 | Merrimack | David Macy takes the ball from Walter Lemke | 49-37 |
| 15:17 | Sonoma St. | Gary Stevens is called for the reach on Curtis Herlihy - foul #3 on Gary Stevens, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Kays (SF), Craig McFarlain (C) Johnny Cooper, Edward Cave | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | George Leedom (PG), Jared Zolinski (SF) Larry Matson, Roger Bell | |
| 15:02 | Sonoma St. | Jared Zolinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Macy | 49-39 |
| 14:43 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 49-39 |
| 14:41 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:35 | Sonoma St. | Johnny Hector buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by George Leedom | 49-41 |
| 14:25 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke scores on a runner from the baseline | 51-41 |
| 14:19 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Curtis Herlihy | 51-44 |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Curtis Herlihy - foul #3 on Curtis Herlihy, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Myron Lane (SG), Edward Cave (PF) John Rhoades, Gary Stevens | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Clinton Stuart (SG), Larry Matson (SF), Jeff Pfeifer (PF), Donald Lucas (C) David Macy, Jared Zolinski, Curtis Herlihy, Johnny Hector | |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 13:37 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 13:35 | Merrimack | Edward Cave grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 13:25 | Merrimack | Myron Lane scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Craig McFarlain | 55-44 |
| 13:03 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom drills a 3 from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 12:48 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-47 |
| 12:46 | Sonoma St. | The rebound goes to Donald Lucas | 55-47 |
| 12:36 | Sonoma St. | Clinton Stuart misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 12:34 | Merrimack | James Kays snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 12:15 | Merrimack | James Kays drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Lemke | 58-47 |
| 12:08 | Sonoma St. | Larry Matson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeff Pfeifer | 58-50 |
| 12:06 | Merrimack | George Leedom steals the ball from Walter Lemke in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 11:54 | Sonoma St. | Clinton Stuart misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 58-50 |
| 11:53 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Walter Lemke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Myron Lane (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kays (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Cave (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig McFarlain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - George Leedom (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Stuart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Matson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeff Pfeifer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Merrimack | Edward Cave comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain tips it home | 60-50 |
| 11:23 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 11:11 | Merrimack | James Kays can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 60-53 |
| 11:10 | Sonoma St. | Larry Matson snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 10:51 | Sonoma St. | Jeff Pfeifer scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Matson | 60-56 |
| 10:36 | Merrimack | Donald Lucas steps in front of the Edward Cave pass | 60-56 |
| 10:19 | Sonoma St. | Jeff Pfeifer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Walter Lemke - foul #3 on Walter Lemke, team foul #2 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), Johnny Cooper (SG), Charles Branum (SF), Gary Stevens (PF), Lester Hall (C) Walter Lemke, Myron Lane, James Kays, Edward Cave, Craig McFarlain | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | David Macy (PG), Barry Huizenga (SG), Jared Zolinski (SF), Curtis Herlihy (C) George Leedom, Clinton Stuart, Larry Matson, Donald Lucas | |
| 10:19 | Sonoma St. | Jeff Pfeifer makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 10:19 | Sonoma St. | Jeff Pfeifer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:07 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 10:05 | Sonoma St. | The rebound goes to Jeff Pfeifer | 60-58 |
| 10:01 | Sonoma St. | John Rhoades takes the ball from Barry Huizenga | 60-58 |
| 09:49 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Jeff Pfeifer - foul #1 on Jeff Pfeifer, team foul #4 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Johnny Hector (C) Jeff Pfeifer | |
| 09:49 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:49 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:49 | Sonoma St. | Johnny Hector snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 09:38 | Sonoma St. | Johnny Cooper blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by David Macy | 61-58 |
| 09:37 | Sonoma St. | Jared Zolinski tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| 09:20 | Merrimack | Charles Branum can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Jared Zolinski - foul #1 on Jared Zolinski, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| 09:20 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 09:20 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 09:20 | Sonoma St. | Curtis Herlihy gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 09:13 | Sonoma St. | Jared Zolinski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Macy | 61-63 |
| 08:54 | Merrimack | John Rhoades hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 08:53 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | Charles Branum hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jared Zolinski - foul #2 on Jared Zolinski, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:48 | Sonoma St. | Curtis Herlihy grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 08:19 | Sonoma St. | Lester Hall steps in front of the Curtis Herlihy pass | 61-63 |
| 07:53 | Merrimack | Lester Hall can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Barry Huizenga - foul #1 on Barry Huizenga, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Myron Lane (SG), James Kays (SF), Steven Eddington (C) Johnny Cooper, Charles Branum, Gary Stevens | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | George Leedom (PG), Larry Matson (SF), Roger Bell (PF) Barry Huizenga, Jared Zolinski, Curtis Herlihy | |
| 07:53 | Merrimack | Lester Hall makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:53 | Merrimack | Lester Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Myron Lane (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kays (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Eddington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - George Leedom (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Macy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Matson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Bell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnny Hector (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 07:37 | Merrimack | Lester Hall grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 07:14 | Merrimack | John Rhoades misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 07:12 | Sonoma St. | The rebound goes to Johnny Hector | 63-63 |
| 07:06 | Sonoma St. | James Kays blocks the jumper by George Leedom | 63-63 |
| 07:05 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to John Rhoades | 63-63 |
| 06:37 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses the dunk attempt | 63-63 |
| 06:36 | Sonoma St. | Johnny Hector snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 06:29 | Sonoma St. | John Rhoades steps in front of the Johnny Hector pass | 63-63 |
| 06:24 | Merrimack | John Rhoades lays it up and in | 65-63 |
| 06:13 | Sonoma St. | John Rhoades steals it from George Leedom | 65-63 |
| 06:06 | Merrimack | John Rhoades misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 06:04 | Sonoma St. | Roger Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 05:59 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Bell | 65-66 |
| 05:50 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 05:49 | Sonoma St. | Roger Bell gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:49 | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Stevens (PF), Craig McFarlain (C) Lester Hall, Steven Eddington | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Clinton Stuart (SG), Jared Zolinski (SF), Jeff Pfeifer (PF), Donald Lucas (C) David Macy, Larry Matson, Roger Bell, Johnny Hector | |
| 05:20 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 05:19 | Merrimack | Myron Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:59 | Merrimack | Clinton Stuart is called for the reach on Craig McFarlain - foul #3 on Clinton Stuart, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Lemke (SF) James Kays | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | | |
| 04:59 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:59 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:43 | Sonoma St. | Clinton Stuart knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jared Zolinski and he's hacked by Craig McFarlain - foul #1 on Craig McFarlain, team foul #3 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Johnny Cooper (SF) John Rhoades, Myron Lane | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | | |
| 04:43 | Sonoma St. | Clinton Stuart misses the free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 04:31 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 04:30 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain can't tip it in | 67-68 |
| 04:28 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain snags the offensive board | 67-68 |
| 04:16 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 67-68 |
| 04:15 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Craig McFarlain | 67-68 |
| 04:00 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain misses long on a floater from the left block | 67-68 |
| 03:58 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper can't tip it in | 67-68 |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 03:38 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), Edward Cave (PF) Kevin Bailey, Gary Stevens | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | David Macy (PG), Larry Matson (SG), Curtis Herlihy (PF), Johnny Hector (C) George Leedom, Clinton Stuart, Jeff Pfeifer, Donald Lucas | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Cave (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig McFarlain (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - David Macy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Matson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Zolinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Herlihy (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Hector (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Sonoma St. | Jared Zolinski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Lemke - foul #4 on Walter Lemke, team foul #4 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Myron Lane (SG), James Kays (SF), Lester Hall (C) Walter Lemke, Johnny Cooper, Craig McFarlain | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | | |
| 03:21 | Sonoma St. | Jared Zolinski makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:21 | Sonoma St. | Jared Zolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by David Macy - foul #3 on David Macy, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Roger Bell (PF) Jared Zolinski | |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | Myron Lane makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | Myron Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:54 | Sonoma St. | Johnny Hector is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Johnny Hector, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| 02:52 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Stevens (PF), Craig McFarlain (C) Edward Cave, Lester Hall | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | George Leedom (PG), Clinton Stuart (SG), Jared Zolinski (SF), Jeff Pfeifer (PF), Donald Lucas (C) David Macy, Larry Matson, Curtis Herlihy, Roger Bell, Johnny Hector | |
| 02:42 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Rhoades | 71-70 |
| 02:15 | Sonoma St. | Jared Zolinski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-70 |
| 02:14 | Sonoma St. | Jared Zolinski tips it home | 71-72 |
| 01:56 | Merrimack | John Rhoades knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Myron Lane | 74-72 |
| 01:49 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 74-72 |
| 01:47 | Sonoma St. | Clinton Stuart tips it but misses | 74-72 |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 01:40 | Merrimack | John Rhoades hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Myron Lane | 77-72 |
| 01:18 | Sonoma St. | Clinton Stuart misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-72 |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain grabs the board | 77-72 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | George Leedom steals it from Gary Stevens | 77-72 |
| 01:00 | Sonoma St. | Jared Zolinski buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Clinton Stuart | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Myron Lane | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Sonoma St. | Jeff Pfeifer clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 79-74 |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | James Kays snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | James Kays is hacked by Clinton Stuart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clinton Stuart, team foul #11 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Lemke (SG), Edward Cave (PF) Myron Lane, Gary Stevens | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | | |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | James Kays misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | James Kays misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:24 | Sonoma St. | Donald Lucas snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 00:17 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jared Zolinski | 79-77 |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Myron Lane (SG), Gary Stevens (PF) Walter Lemke, Edward Cave | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | | |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by George Leedom - foul #3 on George Leedom, team foul #12 | 79-77 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:10 | Sonoma St. | Jeff Pfeifer is fouled on the floor by Gary Stevens - foul #4 on Gary Stevens, team foul #5 | 81-77 |
| 00:07 | Sonoma St. | George Leedom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-77 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain snags the defensive board | 81-77 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain is fouled in the backcourt by George Leedom - foul #4 on George Leedom, team foul #13 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Lemke (SG), Edward Cave (PF) Myron Lane, Gary Stevens | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | | |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Craig McFarlain makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:00 | Sonoma St. | Clinton Stuart comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 82-77 |