| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Wolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daryl Clutter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cory Salcido (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Lindquist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Tommy McRae (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Debolt (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Damion Little (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammie Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Wilson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Wilson - foul #2 on Barry Wilson, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 19:42 | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Debolt snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 19:37 | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 19:35 | UNC, Pembroke | Damion Little gets the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 19:21 | UNC, Pembroke | Sydney Chambers takes the ball from Ron Debolt | 35-24 |
| 19:13 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers misses short on an open runner from the left block | 35-24 |
| 19:11 | UNC, Pembroke | Sammie Brown snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 18:52 | UNC, Pembroke | Sammie Brown scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ron Debolt | 35-27 |
| 18:39 | Merrimack | Barry Wilson is called for the reach on Leon Lindquist - foul #3 on Barry Wilson, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Tommy Smith (C) Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin (SG), Jonathan Peterson (C) Tommy McRae, Barry Wilson | |
| 18:34 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Sammie Brown - foul #1 on Sammie Brown, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur Baird (PG) Ron Debolt | |
| 18:34 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:34 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:20 | UNC, Pembroke | Damion Little makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 18:18 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski's pass is intercepted by Arthur Baird in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 17:57 | UNC, Pembroke | Jonathan Peterson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 37-30 |
| 17:56 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Tommy Smith | 37-30 |
| 17:49 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith makes the wide open turnaround from the left block set up by Cory Salcido | 39-30 |
| 17:32 | UNC, Pembroke | Jonathan Peterson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Damion Little | 39-32 |
| 17:26 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido double dribbles | 39-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (PG), Robert Barnes (SG), Richard Cannon (SF), Leon Lindquist (C) Sydney Chambers, Virgil Wolinski, Daryl Clutter, Cory Salcido | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae (PG), Ron Debolt (SG), Mario Hilger (C) Arthur Baird, Damion Little, Sammie Brown | |
| 17:18 | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Debolt comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Thad Heineman - foul #2 on Thad Heineman, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Sammie Brown (PF) Jonathan Peterson | |
| 17:18 | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Debolt makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:18 | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Debolt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:14 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 17:03 | UNC, Pembroke | Mario Hilger misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thad Heineman - foul #3 on Thad Heineman, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek (PG), Brian Deloach (PF) Thad Heineman, Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Damion Little (SF) Paul Irvin | |
| 17:03 | UNC, Pembroke | Mario Hilger makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:03 | UNC, Pembroke | Mario Hilger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | Robert Barnes misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 16:41 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 16:19 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist misses the lay-in | 39-36 |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:01 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon is hacked by Damion Little - foul #2 on Damion Little, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers (PG), Tommy Smith (PF) Larry Zaharek, Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur Baird (PG), David Segrest (SG), Paul Irvin (SF), Jonathan Peterson (C) Tommy McRae, Ron Debolt, Damion Little, Mario Hilger | |
| 15:43 | Merrimack | Robert Barnes double dribbles | 39-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski (SG), Larry Zaharek (SF) Richard Cannon, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Robert Gibson (SG), Barry Wilson (C) David Segrest, Sammie Brown | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Wolinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Zaharek (fresh) PF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Arthur Baird (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Irvin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Wilson (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:27 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 15:25 | UNC, Pembroke | Barry Wilson misses the tip | 39-36 |
| 15:24 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin tips it in | 39-38 |
| 15:02 | Merrimack | Robert Barnes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 15:01 | UNC, Pembroke | Robert Gibson grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 14:53 | UNC, Pembroke | Larry Zaharek steals the ball from Arthur Baird | 39-38 |
| 14:29 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 14:27 | UNC, Pembroke | Robert Gibson snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:12 | UNC, Pembroke | Barry Wilson is hacked by Tommy Smith - foul #1 on Tommy Smith, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (SG), Daryl Clutter (SF), Cory Salcido (PF), Brian Deloach (C) Virgil Wolinski, Larry Zaharek, Tommy Smith, Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Debolt (PG), David Segrest (SG), Damion Little (SF), Mario Hilger (PF) Arthur Baird, Robert Gibson, Paul Irvin, Jonathan Peterson | |
| 14:02 | UNC, Pembroke | Barry Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:47 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman loses the ball out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Cannon (SG) Sydney Chambers | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae (PG) David Segrest | |
| 13:33 | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Debolt is hacked by Richard Cannon - foul #1 on Richard Cannon, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist (C) Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | | |
| 13:12 | UNC, Pembroke | Mario Hilger can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 39-38 |
| 13:11 | UNC, Pembroke | Mario Hilger misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 13:10 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:55 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon is hacked by Ron Debolt - foul #2 on Ron Debolt, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers (PG) Richard Cannon | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur Baird (PG), Robert Gibson (SG), Sammie Brown (PF) Tommy McRae, Ron Debolt, Barry Wilson | |
| 12:47 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thad Heineman | 41-38 |
| 12:31 | UNC, Pembroke | Sydney Chambers steps in front of the Robert Gibson pass | 41-38 |
| 12:11 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 12:09 | UNC, Pembroke | Robert Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:54 | UNC, Pembroke | Damion Little hits a 3 from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski (SG), Richard Cannon (SF), Tommy Smith (PF), Brian Deloach (C) Thad Heineman, Daryl Clutter, Cory Salcido, Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae (PG), David Segrest (SG), Paul Irvin (SF), Barry Wilson (C) Arthur Baird, Robert Gibson, Damion Little, Mario Hilger | |
| 11:35 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin banks in the layup set up by Tommy McRae and he's hacked by Brian Deloach - foul #1 on Brian Deloach, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Barnes (PG) Sydney Chambers | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Jonathan Peterson (C) Barry Wilson | |
| 11:35 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin misses the free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:35 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Virgil Wolinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Deloach (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Tommy McRae (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Segrest (fresh) SF - Paul Irvin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammie Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Merrimack | David Segrest is called for the reach on Virgil Wolinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Segrest, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| 11:20 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith is hacked by Sammie Brown - foul #2 on Sammie Brown, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Debolt (SG) David Segrest | |
| 11:20 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:20 | UNC, Pembroke | Sammie Brown gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 11:02 | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | Robert Barnes knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Virgil Wolinski | 44-46 |
| 10:37 | UNC, Pembroke | Sammie Brown hits a jumper from the baseline | 44-48 |
| 10:13 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Barnes | 47-48 |
| 10:02 | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae is fouled on the floor by Robert Barnes - foul #3 on Robert Barnes, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers (PG), Thad Heineman (SG), Larry Zaharek (SF), Cory Salcido (PF) Virgil Wolinski, Richard Cannon, Tommy Smith, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur Baird (PG), Robert Gibson (SG), Damion Little (SF), Barry Wilson (C) Tommy McRae, Ron Debolt, Paul Irvin, Jonathan Peterson | |
| 09:42 | UNC, Pembroke | Damion Little misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-48 |
| 09:41 | UNC, Pembroke | Damion Little tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 09:24 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido misses the driving attempt from the right block | 47-50 |
| 09:23 | UNC, Pembroke | Damion Little grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 08:57 | UNC, Pembroke | Damion Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 08:56 | UNC, Pembroke | Barry Wilson hits the follow up shot | 47-52 |
| 08:44 | Merrimack | Robert Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 08:42 | UNC, Pembroke | Sammie Brown grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 08:32 | UNC, Pembroke | Barry Wilson drills a jumper from close range set up by Sammie Brown | 47-54 |
| 08:10 | Merrimack | Robert Barnes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| 08:08 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:59 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-54 |
| 07:57 | UNC, Pembroke | Barry Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:52 | UNC, Pembroke | Robert Gibson drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Arthur Baird | 47-56 |
| 07:48 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski (SG), Daryl Clutter (SF), Tommy Smith (PF), Leon Lindquist (C) Thad Heineman, Larry Zaharek, Cory Salcido, Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Debolt (PG), David Segrest (SG), Paul Irvin (SF), Mario Hilger (PF), Jonathan Peterson (C) Arthur Baird, Robert Gibson, Damion Little, Sammie Brown, Barry Wilson | |
| 07:32 | UNC, Pembroke | David Segrest can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 07:30 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith grabs the board | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Virgil Wolinski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Daryl Clutter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Leon Lindquist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Ron Debolt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Segrest (fresh) SF - Paul Irvin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Hilger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist is hacked by Ron Debolt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ron Debolt, team foul #8 | 47-56 |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:28 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 07:10 | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Debolt scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist is whistled for a carry | 47-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae (PG) David Segrest | |
| 06:47 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin misses the runner in the lane | 47-59 |
| 06:46 | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae snags the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 06:32 | UNC, Pembroke | Jonathan Peterson travels with the ball | 47-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek (PG), Brian Deloach (PF) Sydney Chambers, Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | David Segrest (SG), Damion Little (SF), Barry Wilson (C) Ron Debolt, Paul Irvin, Jonathan Peterson | |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | Tommy McRae is called for the reach on Larry Zaharek - foul #2 on Tommy McRae, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Cannon (SF), Vernon Radomski (PF) Daryl Clutter, Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur Baird (PG), Jonathan Peterson (PF) Tommy McRae, Mario Hilger | |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 06:08 | UNC, Pembroke | Jonathan Peterson gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:47 | UNC, Pembroke | Jonathan Peterson's pass is intercepted by Brian Deloach | 48-59 |
| 05:45 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek is hacked by Arthur Baird in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Baird, team foul #10 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (SG) Virgil Wolinski | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Robert Gibson (SG) David Segrest | |
| 05:45 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:45 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:18 | UNC, Pembroke | Barry Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Peterson | 50-62 |
| 04:58 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach is whistled for a carry | 50-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers (PG), Daryl Clutter (SF), Cory Salcido (PF), Tommy Smith (C) Larry Zaharek, Richard Cannon, Vernon Radomski, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae (PG), Ron Debolt (SG), Paul Irvin (SF), Sammie Brown (PF) Arthur Baird, Robert Gibson, Damion Little, Jonathan Peterson | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:38 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy McRae - foul #3 on Tommy McRae, team foul #11 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Mario Hilger (C) Barry Wilson | |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:22 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ron Debolt | 52-68 |
| 04:07 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith hits the finger roll | 54-68 |
| 03:57 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin loses the dribble to Cory Salcido | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-68 |
| 03:38 | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:32 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 03:31 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thad Heineman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daryl Clutter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cory Salcido (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC, Pembroke | PG - Tommy McRae (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Debolt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Irvin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammie Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Hilger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sydney Chambers | 57-68 |
| 02:59 | UNC, Pembroke | Sammie Brown comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 57-68 |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Cory Salcido | 57-68 |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski (SG), Richard Cannon (SF), Leon Lindquist (C) Thad Heineman, Daryl Clutter, Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Arthur Baird (PG), Robert Gibson (SG), Jonathan Peterson (C) Tommy McRae, Ron Debolt, Sammie Brown | |
| 02:49 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Virgil Wolinski | 59-68 |
| 02:49 | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter (SF) Richard Cannon | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Debolt (PG), Damion Little (SF) Arthur Baird, Mario Hilger | |
| 02:34 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 02:33 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Virgil Wolinski | 59-68 |
| 02:23 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Damion Little - foul #3 on Damion Little, team foul #12 | 59-68 |
| 02:23 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 02:23 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:11 | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Debolt clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 02:09 | UNC, Pembroke | Robert Gibson snags the offensive board | 61-68 |
| 02:09 | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae (PG) Ron Debolt | |
| 01:52 | UNC, Pembroke | Damion Little comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-68 |
| 01:50 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist grabs the board | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Peterson - foul #1 on Jonathan Peterson, team foul #13 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Sammie Brown (PF), Barry Wilson (C) Jonathan Peterson, Paul Irvin | |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:19 | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-71 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist tips it back up and in | 65-71 |
| 00:43 | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae loses the dribble to Sydney Chambers | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers is open and buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daryl Clutter | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:33 | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae is fouled in the backcourt by Sydney Chambers - foul #1 on Sydney Chambers, team foul #7 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin (PF) Sammie Brown | |
| 00:33 | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:33 | UNC, Pembroke | Tommy McRae makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-73 |
| 00:23 | UNC, Pembroke | Robert Gibson gets the rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:20 | UNC, Pembroke | Virgil Wolinski is called for the reach on Robert Gibson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Virgil Wolinski, team foul #8 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Ron Debolt (SF) Damion Little | |
| 00:20 | UNC, Pembroke | Robert Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:20 | UNC, Pembroke | Robert Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Sydney Chambers | 70-75 |
| 00:12 | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Damion Little (SF) Robert Gibson | |
| 00:11 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin is hacked by Sydney Chambers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sydney Chambers, team foul #9 | 70-75 |
| 00:11 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:11 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-77 |
| 00:02 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin pulls down the rebound | 70-77 |
| 00:02 | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-77 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | UNC, Pembroke | Sammie Brown (PF) Paul Irvin | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC, Pembroke | UNC, Pembroke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNC, Pembroke | Paul Irvin runs out the clock | 70-77 |