| Lineup | Tampa | PG - David Gates (fresh) SG - Stephen Mills (fresh) SF - William Waldman (fresh) PF - James Rutledge (fresh) C - James Dowler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Anthony Hughes (fresh) SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) SF - Norman Baldwin (fresh) PF - Walter Barfield (fresh) C - Tom Perry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tampa | James Dowler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Tampa | James Dowler misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Merrimack | Walter Barfield gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Merrimack | Anthony Hughes scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Smith | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Tampa | Stanley Smith steals the ball from James Rutledge | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Merrimack | Anthony Hughes lays it in on a great pass from Stanley Smith | 0-5 |
| 19:03 | Tampa | Stephen Mills connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:44 | Merrimack | Tom Perry slams it home on a great pass from Stanley Smith | 3-7 |
| 18:41 | Tampa | Stanley Smith steps in front of the David Gates pass in the backcourt | 3-7 |
| 18:33 | Merrimack | Tom Perry banks in the layup set up by Stanley Smith | 3-9 |
| 18:13 | Tampa | Stephen Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 18:12 | Tampa | James Rutledge tips it but misses | 3-9 |
| 18:10 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Tom Perry | 3-9 |
| 18:01 | Merrimack | Anthony Hughes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 18:00 | Tampa | William Waldman grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 17:46 | Tampa | David Gates makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Mills | 5-9 |
| 17:32 | Merrimack | Stanley Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Gates - foul #1 on David Gates, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz (PG), Harold Harris (SG), Steven Jackson (SF), Philip Brisson (PF), Cory Creason (C) David Gates, Stephen Mills, William Waldman, James Rutledge, James Dowler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank McGillicuddy (SF), Sidney Fields (C) Norman Baldwin, Tom Perry | |
| 17:32 | Merrimack | Stanley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 17:32 | Merrimack | Stanley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 17:15 | Tampa | Philip Brisson is hacked by Frank McGillicuddy - foul #1 on Frank McGillicuddy, team foul #1 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Cameron (SG), Ronald Owens (C) Stanley Smith, Walter Barfield | |
| 17:01 | Tampa | John Cameron takes the ball from Cory Creason | 5-11 |
| 16:40 | Merrimack | Anthony Hughes comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 16:39 | Merrimack | Sidney Fields tips it but misses | 5-11 |
| 16:38 | Merrimack | Ronald Owens tips it back up and in | 5-13 |
| 16:27 | Tampa | Cory Creason misses the easy layup | 5-13 |
| 16:26 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz misses the tip | 5-13 |
| 16:25 | Merrimack | Ronald Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 16:05 | Merrimack | John Cameron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-13 |
| Subs | Tampa | David Gates (PG) Harold Harris | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Stanley Smith (SG), Norman Baldwin (SF), Walter Barfield (PF), Tom Perry (C) Anthony Hughes, Frank McGillicuddy, Sidney Fields, Ronald Owens | |
| 15:40 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Gates | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - David Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Stankiewicz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Jackson (fresh) PF - Philip Brisson (fairly fresh) C - Cory Creason (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Cameron (fresh) SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Baldwin (fresh) PF - Walter Barfield (fresh) C - Tom Perry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Walter Barfield misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Philip Brisson - foul #1 on Philip Brisson, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Tampa | Stephen Mills (SG), William Waldman (SF), James Rutledge (PF), James Dowler (C) Timothy Stankiewicz, Steven Jackson, Philip Brisson, Cory Creason | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Walter Barfield misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Walter Barfield makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:53 | Tampa | Stephen Mills is fouled on the floor by Stanley Smith - foul #1 on Stanley Smith, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Anthony Seltzer (PG), Frank McGillicuddy (SF) John Cameron, Norman Baldwin | |
| 14:37 | Tampa | James Dowler misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 14:35 | Merrimack | Anthony Seltzer grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | Anthony Seltzer can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 8-14 |
| 14:13 | Merrimack | Anthony Seltzer can't tip it in | 8-14 |
| 14:11 | Tampa | James Dowler grabs the board | 8-14 |
| 14:06 | Tampa | Stephen Mills misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-14 |
| 14:04 | Tampa | The offensive rebound goes to William Waldman | 8-14 |
| 13:45 | Tampa | James Dowler lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Waldman | 10-14 |
| 13:28 | Merrimack | David Gates steals the ball from Tom Perry | 10-14 |
| 13:14 | Tampa | Stephen Mills hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Gates | 12-14 |
| 12:56 | Merrimack | Stanley Smith loses the dribble to James Rutledge | 12-14 |
| 12:36 | Tampa | David Gates connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 12:15 | Merrimack | Walter Barfield hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 14-14 |
| 12:14 | Tampa | James Rutledge gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:56 | Tampa | David Gates hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 11:41 | Merrimack | Stanley Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Anthony Seltzer | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - David Gates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Waldman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Rutledge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Dowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Anthony Seltzer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank McGillicuddy (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Barfield (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Tom Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Tampa | David Gates is fouled on the floor by Anthony Seltzer - foul #1 on Anthony Seltzer, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz (PG), Harold Harris (SG), Steven Jackson (SF), Philip Brisson (PF), Cory Creason (C) David Gates, Stephen Mills, William Waldman, James Rutledge, James Dowler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Anthony Hughes (PG), John Cameron (SG), Norman Baldwin (SF), Sidney Fields (PF), Ronald Owens (C) Anthony Seltzer, Stanley Smith, Frank McGillicuddy, Walter Barfield, Tom Perry | |
| 11:18 | Tampa | Steven Jackson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Sidney Fields | 17-17 |
| 10:59 | Merrimack | John Cameron scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Anthony Hughes | 17-20 |
| 10:40 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz buries a fadeaway from the left side | 19-20 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Norman Baldwin connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by John Cameron | 19-22 |
| 10:02 | Tampa | Harold Harris double dribbles | 19-22 |
| 09:40 | Merrimack | Ronald Owens misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Cory Creason - foul #1 on Cory Creason, team foul #3 | 19-22 |
| 09:40 | Merrimack | Ronald Owens makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:40 | Merrimack | Ronald Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 09:32 | Tampa | Norman Baldwin takes the ball from Timothy Stankiewicz | 19-24 |
| 09:17 | Merrimack | John Cameron is whistled for traveling | 19-24 |
| Subs | Tampa | David Gates (PG), Michael Massey (SF), James Rutledge (PF), James Dowler (C) Harold Harris, Steven Jackson, Philip Brisson, Cory Creason | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank McGillicuddy (SF), Edward Beadles (PF), Daniel Smyrski (C) Norman Baldwin, Sidney Fields, Ronald Owens | |
| 09:02 | Tampa | David Gates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Tampa | Stephen Mills (SG) James Dowler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Stanley Smith (SG) John Cameron | |
| 08:40 | Merrimack | Frank McGillicuddy drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Hughes | 19-26 |
| 08:23 | Tampa | James Rutledge misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-26 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Daniel Smyrski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:16 | Merrimack | Anthony Hughes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | Frank McGillicuddy snags the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 08:01 | Merrimack | Daniel Smyrski's pass is intercepted by James Rutledge | 19-26 |
| 07:45 | Tampa | Edward Beadles is called for the reach on James Rutledge - foul #1 on Edward Beadles, team foul #4 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Tampa | William Waldman (SF), Cory Creason (PF), James Dowler (C) Michael Massey, James Rutledge, Timothy Stankiewicz | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Anthony Seltzer (PG), John Cameron (SG), Norman Baldwin (SF), Walter Barfield (PF), Tom Perry (C) Anthony Hughes, Stanley Smith, Frank McGillicuddy, Edward Beadles, Daniel Smyrski | |
| 07:31 | Tampa | James Dowler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Tampa | Harold Harris (PG) David Gates | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Harold Harris (fresh) SG - Stephen Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Waldman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cory Creason (fresh) C - James Dowler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Anthony Seltzer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Cameron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Barfield (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tom Perry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | Norman Baldwin connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Walter Barfield | 19-28 |
| 06:42 | Tampa | Harold Harris's floater is knocked away by Walter Barfield | 19-28 |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Walter Barfield | 19-28 |
| 06:37 | Merrimack | Anthony Seltzer is fouled on the floor by Stephen Mills - foul #1 on Stephen Mills, team foul #4 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Tampa | David Gates (PG) Stephen Mills | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank McGillicuddy (SG) Anthony Seltzer | |
| 06:18 | Merrimack | Tom Perry's fadeaway is rejected by Cory Creason | 19-28 |
| 06:17 | Tampa | James Dowler grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:13 | Tampa | Harold Harris lays it up and in set up by Cory Creason | 21-28 |
| 05:55 | Merrimack | Frank McGillicuddy's floater is knocked away by James Dowler | 21-28 |
| 05:54 | Tampa | James Dowler grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 05:49 | Tampa | David Gates comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Cameron - foul #1 on John Cameron, team foul #5 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz (SG), Philip Brisson (PF) Harold Harris, Cory Creason | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Anthony Hughes (PG), Stanley Smith (SG) John Cameron, Norman Baldwin | |
| 05:49 | Tampa | David Gates misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:49 | Tampa | David Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | Tom Perry misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Gates - foul #2 on David Gates, team foul #5 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Tampa | Harold Harris (SG), Steven Jackson (SF) David Gates, William Waldman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | Tom Perry misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | Tom Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:01 | Tampa | Steven Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 05:00 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:51 | Tampa | James Dowler misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Tom Perry - foul #1 on Tom Perry, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Tampa | Stephen Mills (SG) Harold Harris | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Anthony Seltzer (SF), Sidney Fields (PF), Ronald Owens (C) Frank McGillicuddy, Walter Barfield, Tom Perry | |
| 04:51 | Tampa | James Dowler makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:51 | Tampa | James Dowler misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | Sidney Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | Sidney Fields lays it in | 23-31 |
| 04:29 | Tampa | Sidney Fields blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Steven Jackson | 23-31 |
| 04:28 | Merrimack | Ronald Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 04:17 | Merrimack | Philip Brisson is called for the reach on Anthony Seltzer - foul #2 on Philip Brisson, team foul #6 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Tampa | William Waldman (SF), James Rutledge (PF), Cory Creason (C) Steven Jackson, Philip Brisson, James Dowler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Norman Baldwin (SF) Anthony Seltzer | |
| 04:03 | Merrimack | Anthony Hughes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Norman Baldwin | 23-34 |
| 03:49 | Tampa | Sidney Fields steps in front of the James Rutledge pass | 23-34 |
| 03:43 | Merrimack | Stanley Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-34 |
| 03:41 | Merrimack | Anthony Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 03:23 | Merrimack | Anthony Hughes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-34 |
| 03:21 | Merrimack | Ronald Owens snags the offensive board | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Timothy Stankiewicz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Waldman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Rutledge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Cory Creason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Anthony Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sidney Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | Stanley Smith is fouled on the floor by Cory Creason - foul #2 on Cory Creason, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Tampa | David Gates (PG), Harold Harris (SG), Philip Brisson (PF), James Dowler (C) Timothy Stankiewicz, Stephen Mills, James Rutledge, Cory Creason | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Cameron (PG), Frank McGillicuddy (SF), Walter Barfield (PF), Tom Perry (C) Anthony Hughes, Norman Baldwin, Sidney Fields, Ronald Owens | |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | Stanley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | Stanley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:39 | Tampa | William Waldman knocks in the runner from the left block set up by David Gates | 25-36 |
| 02:23 | Merrimack | Tom Perry misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-36 |
| 02:21 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Barfield | 25-36 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | John Cameron's pass is intercepted by James Dowler | 25-36 |
| 01:54 | Tampa | Harold Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Stanley Smith - foul #2 on Stanley Smith, team foul #7 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Tampa | Steven Jackson (SF), Timothy Stankiewicz (C) William Waldman, James Dowler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Anthony Hughes (PG) Stanley Smith | |
| 01:54 | Tampa | Harold Harris misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:54 | Tampa | Harold Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:54 | Tampa | Harold Harris makes the 3rd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Frank McGillicuddy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Hughes and he's hacked by David Gates - foul #3 on David Gates, team foul #8 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Tampa | Stephen Mills (SG), Cory Creason (C) David Gates, Harold Harris | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Norman Baldwin (SF) John Cameron | |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Frank McGillicuddy misses the free throw | 27-38 |
| 01:30 | Tampa | Cory Creason grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 01:02 | Tampa | Philip Brisson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Steven Jackson | 29-38 |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Cory Creason is called for the reach on Tom Perry - foul #3 on Cory Creason, team foul #9 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Rutledge (PF), James Dowler (C) Philip Brisson, Cory Creason | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Cameron (SG) Frank McGillicuddy | |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Tom Perry makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Tom Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:32 | Tampa | Steven Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 00:31 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz grabs the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:14 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Barfield - foul #1 on Walter Barfield, team foul #8 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sidney Fields (PF), Ronald Owens (C) Walter Barfield, Tom Perry | |
| 00:14 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:14 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | Sidney Fields can't finish the layup | 31-40 |
| 00:00 | Tampa | The rebound goes to James Dowler | 31-40 |