| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Stanley Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Keefe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Monday (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Altom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Branum (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Altom - foul #2 on Thomas Altom, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:31 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Cooper | 29-26 |
| 19:09 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Hamm | 31-26 |
| 18:52 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 18:51 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 18:30 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-26 |
| 18:28 | Merrimack | Charles Branum pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:23 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Bailey | 31-29 |
| 18:06 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Hamm | 34-29 |
| 17:52 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 34-29 |
| 17:51 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 17:34 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Branum | 34-31 |
| 17:01 | Bellarmine | David Monday connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Hamm | 37-31 |
| 16:53 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 16:51 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses the tip | 37-31 |
| 16:49 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Gregory Blackwell | 37-31 |
| 16:33 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 37-31 |
| 16:31 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 16:14 | Bellarmine | Michael Carpenter steals the ball from Gregory Blackwell | 37-31 |
| 15:48 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Altom - foul #3 on Thomas Altom, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy (PG), Christopher Moore (SG), James Smith (SF), Vincent Brown (PF), Eric Lott (C) Stanley Hamm, Ronnie Keefe, Gregory Blackwell, David Monday, Thomas Altom | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Williams (PG), Michael Behr (SG), James Kays (SF), Steven Essary (PF), Jeffery Frye (C) Kevin Bailey, Matt Hondo, Johnny Cooper, Charles Branum, Michael Carpenter | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bobby Roy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Lott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) SG - Michael Behr (fresh) SF - James Kays (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Steven Essary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Frye (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Merrimack | Steven Essary knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 37-33 |
| 15:00 | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Moore | 39-33 |
| 14:45 | Merrimack | James Kays travels with the ball | 39-33 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm (PG) Bobby Roy | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:26 | Bellarmine | Eric Lott misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 14:25 | Merrimack | Steven Essary pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:07 | Merrimack | James Kays misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 14:06 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Frye | 39-33 |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Lester Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 13:56 | Bellarmine | Vincent Brown gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:49 | Bellarmine | Eric Lott travels with the ball | 39-33 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Matt Hondo (SG), Charles Branum (PF), Michael Carpenter (C) Lester Williams, Michael Behr, Steven Essary, Jeffery Frye | |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stanley Hamm - foul #2 on Stanley Hamm, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Danny Bivens (PF) Eric Lott | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:24 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Moore - foul #1 on Christopher Moore, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell (SF), Thomas Altom (C) James Smith, Vincent Brown | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:03 | Bellarmine | Michael Carpenter takes the ball from Danny Bivens | 42-36 |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-36 |
| 12:48 | Merrimack | James Kays hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 12:36 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore drills a turnaround from the baseline | 44-38 |
| 12:15 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-38 |
| 12:14 | Bellarmine | Danny Bivens pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:01 | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-38 |
| 12:00 | Merrimack | Charles Branum snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter scores on a shot in the paint set up by Kevin Bailey and the foul's on Danny Bivens - foul #1 on Danny Bivens, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy (PG), Ronnie Keefe (SG), James Smith (SF), David Monday (PF) Stanley Hamm, Christopher Moore, Gregory Blackwell, Danny Bivens | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper (SF), Steven Essary (PF) James Kays, Charles Branum | |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bobby Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Keefe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Monday (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Altom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Essary (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Smith | 47-41 |
| 11:03 | Merrimack | David Monday blocks the jumper by Matt Hondo | 47-41 |
| 11:01 | Bellarmine | David Monday grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:45 | Bellarmine | Thomas Altom hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 10:44 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:27 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter comes up short on the floater from the right block | 47-41 |
| 10:25 | Bellarmine | David Monday gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:21 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Essary - foul #2 on Steven Essary, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm (PG), Gregory Blackwell (SF), Vincent Brown (C) Bobby Roy, James Smith, Thomas Altom | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Williams (PG), James Eslick (SF), Jeffery Frye (C) Kevin Bailey, Matt Hondo, Michael Carpenter | |
| 10:21 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:21 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:02 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-41 |
| 10:00 | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:47 | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Vincent Brown | 51-41 |
| 09:18 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper double dribbles | 51-41 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore (SG), Eric Lott (C) Ronnie Keefe, David Monday | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Behr (SG), James Kays (SF), Charles Branum (PF) Johnny Cooper, James Eslick, Steven Essary | |
| 09:00 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Kays - foul #4 on James Kays, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Matt Hondo (SG), James Eslick (SF) Lester Williams, Michael Behr, James Kays | |
| 09:00 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:00 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:46 | Merrimack | James Eslick misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-41 |
| 08:44 | Merrimack | Charles Branum gets the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:33 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo can't connect on a shot from the left side | 53-41 |
| 08:32 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to James Eslick | 53-41 |
| 08:21 | Merrimack | Charles Branum can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 08:19 | Merrimack | James Eslick grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:07 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye jams it on a great pass from Kevin Bailey | 53-43 |
| 07:55 | Bellarmine | Vincent Brown's floater is tipped away by Jeffery Frye | 53-43 |
| 07:54 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 07:42 | Merrimack | James Eslick drills a floater in the paint set up by Kevin Bailey and he's fouled by Gregory Blackwell - foul #3 on Gregory Blackwell, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy (PG), James Smith (SF), David Monday (PF), Thomas Altom (C) Stanley Hamm, Gregory Blackwell, Vincent Brown, Eric Lott | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter (C) Jeffery Frye | |
| 07:42 | Merrimack | James Eslick makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bobby Roy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Monday (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Altom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Eslick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Branum (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Bellarmine | Bobby Roy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 07:08 | Merrimack | James Eslick is whistled for traveling | 53-46 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe (SG) Christopher Moore | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Williams (PG), Johnny Cooper (SG), James Kays (SF) Kevin Bailey, Matt Hondo, James Eslick | |
| 06:46 | Bellarmine | David Monday drills a runner in the paint set up by Thomas Altom | 55-46 |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper misses the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Ronnie Keefe - foul #2 on Ronnie Keefe, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm (PG) Bobby Roy | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Essary (PF) Charles Branum | |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper makes the 3rd free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:28 | Bellarmine | David Monday comes up short on the floater near the basket | 55-49 |
| 06:26 | Bellarmine | David Monday snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 06:09 | Bellarmine | James Smith misses the shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | James Kays pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | Steven Essary misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 05:45 | Bellarmine | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:21 | Bellarmine | James Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Matt Hondo (SG), Charles Branum (PF) Lester Williams, Johnny Cooper, Steven Essary | |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | Charles Branum clanks a shot from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 05:01 | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 04:41 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | James Kays gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 04:34 | Merrimack | James Kays can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 55-49 |
| 04:33 | Bellarmine | Thomas Altom snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 04:14 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe's pass is intercepted by Matt Hondo | 55-49 |
| 04:11 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo banks in the layup | 55-51 |
| 03:55 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-51 |
| 03:54 | Bellarmine | Thomas Altom pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 03:42 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Hamm | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Stanley Hamm (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronnie Keefe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Monday (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Altom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kays (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Branum (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kevin Bailey | 57-54 |
| 03:03 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-54 |
| 03:02 | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 02:54 | Bellarmine | James Kays steps in front of the Thomas Altom pass | 57-54 |
| 02:30 | Merrimack | Charles Branum can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Monday - foul #2 on David Monday, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore (SG), James Smith (SF), Vincent Brown (PF), Eric Lott (C) Ronnie Keefe, Gregory Blackwell, David Monday, Thomas Altom | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper (SF), Steven Essary (C) James Kays, Michael Carpenter | |
| 02:30 | Merrimack | Charles Branum makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:30 | Merrimack | Charles Branum makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:25 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Kays (SF), Michael Carpenter (C) Johnny Cooper, Steven Essary | |
| 02:19 | Bellarmine | Christopher Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 02:18 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Carpenter | 57-56 |
| 01:59 | Merrimack | James Kays hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Matt Hondo and he's fouled by Gregory Blackwell - foul #4 on Gregory Blackwell, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe (SG), David Monday (PF), Thomas Altom (C) Christopher Moore, Vincent Brown, Eric Lott | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 01:59 | Merrimack | James Kays misses the free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:59 | Bellarmine | Thomas Altom pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 01:46 | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-58 |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 01:32 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Bailey | 57-61 |
| 00:58 | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Kays - foul #5 on James Kays, team foul #3 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper (SF) James Kays | |
| 00:58 | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:58 | Bellarmine | Gregory Blackwell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 00:28 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Gregory Blackwell | 58-61 |
| 00:15 | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter grabs the board | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Ronnie Keefe is called for the reach on Michael Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronnie Keefe, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Eslick (SF) Johnny Cooper | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:12 | Bellarmine | Thomas Altom gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Bellarmine | Stanley Hamm misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 00:04 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Blackwell | 58-62 |
| 00:00 | Bellarmine | Ronnie Keefe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-62 |