| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Ron Abernathy (fresh) SG - Sandy Miller (fresh) SF - Kent Basile (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Lewis (fresh) C - Edward Magwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) SF - James Kays (fresh) PF - Charles Branum (fresh) C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida Southern | Edward Magwood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Florida Southern | Geoffrey Lewis connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Sandy Miller | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Merrimack | Charles Branum is fouled on the floor by Edward Magwood - foul #1 on Edward Magwood, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Merrimack | Charles Branum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Florida Southern | Edward Magwood gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Florida Southern | Kent Basile knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Geoffrey Lewis | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | Merrimack | James Kays misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 18:50 | Florida Southern | Kent Basile snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:34 | Florida Southern | Walter Lemke is called for the reach on Sandy Miller - foul #1 on Walter Lemke, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | Florida Southern | Sandy Miller misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | Florida Southern | Kent Basile tips it but misses | 5-0 |
| 18:16 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:09 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke is hacked by Sandy Miller - foul #1 on Sandy Miller, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 17:56 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | Florida Southern | The rebound goes to Sandy Miller | 5-0 |
| 17:36 | Florida Southern | Kent Basile drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-0 |
| 17:14 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter blows the dunk but the foul's on Edward Magwood - foul #2 on Edward Magwood, team foul #3 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Brian Cole (PG), Eric Watts (SG), Greg Burditt (PF), James Franks (C) Ron Abernathy, Sandy Miller, Geoffrey Lewis, Edward Magwood | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 17:14 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 17:14 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:00 | Florida Southern | Brian Cole hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 16:59 | Merrimack | Charles Branum gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:53 | Merrimack | James Kays loses the dribble to Kent Basile | 8-2 |
| 16:36 | Florida Southern | Charles Branum blocks the short jumper by Greg Burditt | 8-2 |
| 16:35 | Florida Southern | James Franks hits the follow up shot | 10-2 |
| 16:17 | Merrimack | James Kays misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Greg Burditt - foul #1 on Greg Burditt, team foul #4 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Ron Abernathy (PG), Paul Parry (C) Eric Watts, Kent Basile | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye (PF), Steven Essary (C) Charles Branum, Michael Carpenter | |
| 16:17 | Merrimack | James Kays makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 16:17 | Merrimack | James Kays makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:54 | Florida Southern | Greg Burditt blows the layup | 10-4 |
| 15:53 | Merrimack | Steven Essary grabs the board | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Ron Abernathy (fresh) SG - Brian Cole (fresh) SF - Greg Burditt (fresh) PF - James Franks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Parry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) SF - James Kays (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Frye (fresh) C - Steven Essary (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Merrimack | John Rhoades is hacked by Ron Abernathy - foul #1 on Ron Abernathy, team foul #5 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Sandy Miller (SG), Geoffrey Lewis (PF) Brian Cole, Paul Parry | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Matt Hondo (SG), Johnny Cooper (SF) John Rhoades, Walter Lemke, James Kays | |
| 15:20 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-4 |
| 15:18 | Florida Southern | Greg Burditt grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 14:53 | Florida Southern | Steven Essary swats the short shot by James Franks | 10-4 |
| 14:52 | Florida Southern | Sandy Miller gets the offensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:47 | Florida Southern | Greg Burditt scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Ron Abernathy and he's fouled by Johnny Cooper - foul #1 on Johnny Cooper, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Brian Cole (PG), Kent Basile (SF) Ron Abernathy, James Franks | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Branum (PF), Michael Carpenter (C) Jeffery Frye, Steven Essary | |
| 14:47 | Florida Southern | Greg Burditt makes the free throw | 13-4 |
| 14:24 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 13-4 |
| 14:22 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper tips it back up and in | 13-6 |
| 14:05 | Florida Southern | Matt Hondo steals it from Greg Burditt | 13-6 |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 13:56 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Branum | 13-6 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | Charles Branum buries a turnaround from the baseline | 13-8 |
| 13:18 | Florida Southern | Brian Cole misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Bailey - foul #1 on Kevin Bailey, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | James Franks (PF), Paul Parry (C) Geoffrey Lewis, Greg Burditt | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), Walter Lemke (SG), James Kays (SF) Kevin Bailey, Matt Hondo, Johnny Cooper | |
| 13:18 | Florida Southern | Brian Cole makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:18 | Florida Southern | Brian Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:59 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-8 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Ron Abernathy (PG), Steven Bower (SF) Brian Cole, Kent Basile | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 12:45 | Florida Southern | Steven Bower is hacked by James Kays - foul #1 on James Kays, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Eric Watts (SG) Sandy Miller | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 12:25 | Florida Southern | James Franks scores on a runner from the right block | 17-8 |
| 12:12 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-8 |
| 12:11 | Florida Southern | The rebound goes to James Franks | 17-8 |
| 12:02 | Florida Southern | Steven Bower misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-8 |
| 12:00 | Merrimack | James Kays grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 11:56 | Merrimack | John Rhoades misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-8 |
| 11:55 | Florida Southern | Steven Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Ron Abernathy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Watts (fresh) SF - Steven Bower (fresh) PF - James Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Parry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) SF - James Kays (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Branum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Florida Southern | Eric Watts misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-8 |
| 11:47 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the board | 17-8 |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | John Rhoades travels with the ball | 17-8 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Sandy Miller (SG), Kent Basile (SF), Geoffrey Lewis (PF), Greg Burditt (C) Eric Watts, Steven Bower, James Franks, Paul Parry | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye (PF), Steven Essary (C) Charles Branum, Michael Carpenter | |
| 11:21 | Florida Southern | Kent Basile can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 17-8 |
| 11:19 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye grabs the board | 17-8 |
| 11:00 | Merrimack | James Kays clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Kent Basile - foul #1 on Kent Basile, team foul #6 | 17-8 |
| 11:00 | Merrimack | James Kays makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:00 | Merrimack | James Kays makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:42 | Florida Southern | Geoffrey Lewis scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Kent Basile | 19-10 |
| 10:30 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-13 |
| 10:11 | Florida Southern | Geoffrey Lewis blows the layup but the foul's on Jeffery Frye - foul #1 on Jeffery Frye, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Brian Cole (PG), Eric Watts (SG) Ron Abernathy, Sandy Miller | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper (SF) James Kays | |
| 10:11 | Florida Southern | Geoffrey Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:11 | Florida Southern | Geoffrey Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:52 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye misses the easy layup | 21-13 |
| 09:51 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye snags the offensive board | 21-13 |
| 09:35 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye double dribbles | 21-13 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Steven Bower (SF), James Franks (PF), Paul Parry (C) Kent Basile, Geoffrey Lewis, Greg Burditt | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Matt Hondo (SG), Charles Branum (PF), Michael Carpenter (C) John Rhoades, Walter Lemke, Jeffery Frye, Steven Essary | |
| 09:13 | Florida Southern | Steven Bower clanks a 3 from the left corner | 21-13 |
| 09:11 | Florida Southern | Paul Parry tips it in | 23-13 |
| 09:05 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-13 |
| 09:03 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the offensive board | 23-13 |
| 08:42 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Bailey | 23-16 |
| 08:27 | Florida Southern | Kevin Bailey is called for the reach on Brian Cole - foul #2 on Kevin Bailey, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Ron Abernathy (PG), Sandy Miller (SG), Kent Basile (SF), Geoffrey Lewis (PF), Greg Burditt (C) Brian Cole, Eric Watts, Steven Bower, James Franks, Paul Parry | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), Walter Lemke (SG), James Kays (SF) Kevin Bailey, Matt Hondo, Johnny Cooper | |
| 08:11 | Florida Southern | Greg Burditt scores on a floater in the lane set up by Ron Abernathy | 25-16 |
| 07:49 | Merrimack | John Rhoades misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ron Abernathy - foul #2 on Ron Abernathy, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Brian Cole (PG) Ron Abernathy | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 07:49 | Merrimack | John Rhoades misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 07:49 | Merrimack | John Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Brian Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sandy Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kent Basile (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Greg Burditt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Kays (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Branum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Florida Southern | Geoffrey Lewis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 25-17 |
| 07:40 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 07:26 | Merrimack | The short jumper by James Kays is denied by Geoffrey Lewis | 25-17 |
| 07:25 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter tips it but misses | 25-17 |
| 07:23 | Florida Southern | Kent Basile grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 07:14 | Florida Southern | Greg Burditt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-17 |
| 07:13 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 06:58 | Merrimack | John Rhoades buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-20 |
| 06:43 | Florida Southern | Geoffrey Lewis blows the layup | 25-20 |
| 06:42 | Merrimack | James Kays pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:38 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Rhoades | 25-23 |
| 06:21 | Florida Southern | Brian Cole is whistled for a carry | 25-23 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Eric Watts (PG), James Franks (PF), Paul Parry (C) Brian Cole, Kent Basile, Geoffrey Lewis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matt Hondo (SG), Jeffery Frye (PF), Steven Essary (C) Walter Lemke, Charles Branum, Michael Carpenter | |
| 05:55 | Merrimack | James Kays loses the dribble to Eric Watts | 25-23 |
| 05:46 | Florida Southern | Paul Parry drills a floater from the right block | 27-23 |
| 05:30 | Merrimack | John Rhoades knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Essary | 27-25 |
| 05:13 | Florida Southern | Sandy Miller clanks a jumper from the left side | 27-25 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | Eric Watts is called for the reach on John Rhoades - foul #1 on Eric Watts, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Brian Cole (PG), Kent Basile (SF) Sandy Miller, Greg Burditt | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Lemke (SG), Johnny Cooper (SF) Matt Hondo, James Kays | |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | John Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | John Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:41 | Florida Southern | Kent Basile misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 04:39 | Florida Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Cole | 27-27 |
| 04:24 | Florida Southern | Walter Lemke takes the ball from Paul Parry | 27-27 |
| 03:58 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke is called for traveling | 27-27 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Ron Abernathy (PG), Geoffrey Lewis (PF), Edward Magwood (C) Eric Watts, James Franks, Paul Parry | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Charles Branum (PF), Michael Carpenter (C) John Rhoades, Jeffery Frye, Steven Essary | |
| 03:43 | Florida Southern | Walter Lemke takes the ball from Brian Cole | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Ron Abernathy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kent Basile (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Edward Magwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Branum (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 03:16 | Florida Southern | Edward Magwood pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:05 | Florida Southern | Brian Cole buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ron Abernathy | 29-27 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey is hacked by Ron Abernathy - foul #3 on Ron Abernathy, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Eric Watts (PG), Sandy Miller (SG), Greg Burditt (SF) Ron Abernathy, Brian Cole, Kent Basile | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Kays (SF) Johnny Cooper | |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 02:26 | Merrimack | James Kays misses short on a shot from close range | 29-28 |
| 02:24 | Merrimack | James Kays grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 02:16 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter hits a jumper in the paint set up by Kevin Bailey | 29-30 |
| 02:02 | Florida Southern | Eric Watts can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 02:01 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 01:35 | Merrimack | Edward Magwood steals the ball from Charles Branum | 29-30 |
| 01:13 | Florida Southern | Edward Magwood is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bailey - foul #3 on Kevin Bailey, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Kent Basile (SF) Geoffrey Lewis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), Matt Hondo (SG), Jeffery Frye (PF), Steven Essary (C) Kevin Bailey, Walter Lemke, Charles Branum, Michael Carpenter | |
| 01:13 | Florida Southern | Edward Magwood makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:13 | Florida Southern | Edward Magwood makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:02 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 01:00 | Florida Southern | The rebound goes to Edward Magwood | 31-30 |
| 00:37 | Florida Southern | Eric Watts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | James Kays pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Steven Essary connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Rhoades | 31-33 |
| 00:02 | Florida Southern | Sandy Miller buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | John Rhoades misses long on a fullcourt shot | 34-33 |