| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Roland Lachapelle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Zaharek (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daryl Clutter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Salcido (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Joseph Burch (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Burden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jerry Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Mobley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | N. Alabama | William Burden inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Alabama | N. Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Burch | 30-32 |
| 19:34 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter hits the finger roll and he's fouled by William Burden - foul #2 on William Burden, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:34 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:34 | N. Alabama | Jerry Brown grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 19:18 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tommy Smith - foul #2 on Tommy Smith, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:18 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:18 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:04 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido misses badly on a runner from the left block | 32-34 |
| 19:03 | N. Alabama | Jerry Brown snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 18:57 | N. Alabama | Charles Mobley buries a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Tommy Smith - foul #3 on Tommy Smith, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Cody Morrissey (C) Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 18:57 | N. Alabama | Charles Mobley makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:33 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido drills a shot from the left side set up by Daryl Clutter | 34-37 |
| 18:21 | N. Alabama | Jerry Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Cody Morrissey - foul #3 on Cody Morrissey, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Deloach (C) Cody Morrissey | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 18:21 | N. Alabama | Jerry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:21 | N. Alabama | Jerry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:01 | Merrimack | Ronnie Price picks off the pass by Cory Salcido | 34-38 |
| 17:46 | N. Alabama | Brian Deloach steals the ball from Ronnie Price | 34-38 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Roland Lachapelle misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:31 | N. Alabama | Jerry Brown gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:26 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Larry Zaharek - foul #2 on Larry Zaharek, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Robert Crowder (C) Charles Mobley | |
| 17:26 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:26 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:26 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price makes the 3rd free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:02 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 17:01 | N. Alabama | Jerry Brown pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:56 | N. Alabama | Larry Zaharek steps in front of the Jerry Brown pass | 34-41 |
| 16:44 | Merrimack | Roland Lachapelle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 16:42 | N. Alabama | Jerry Brown grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 16:36 | N. Alabama | Jerry Brown misses the lay-in | 34-41 |
| 16:35 | N. Alabama | Robert Crowder grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 16:19 | N. Alabama | Joseph Burch misses the runner from the baseline | 34-41 |
| 16:17 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:13 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter misses long on a shot in the paint | 34-41 |
| 16:11 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| 15:56 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 15:54 | N. Alabama | Jerry Brown tips it home | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Roland Lachapelle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Zaharek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daryl Clutter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Salcido (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Deloach (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Joseph Burch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Price (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Burden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jerry Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Brian Deloach | 38-43 |
| 15:18 | N. Alabama | William Burden scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Brown | 38-45 |
| 15:13 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Zaharek | 40-45 |
| 14:54 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Brown | 40-48 |
| 14:42 | Merrimack | Roland Lachapelle misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 14:40 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek grabs the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:23 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-48 |
| 14:22 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 14:17 | N. Alabama | Joseph Burch hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Cory Salcido - foul #3 on Cory Salcido, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Cannon (PG), Tommy Murphy (SG), Vernon Radomski (SF), Cody Morrissey (PF), Tommy Smith (C) Roland Lachapelle, Larry Zaharek, Daryl Clutter, Cory Salcido, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Cory Smith (SG), David Cates (SF), Benjamin Hanson (PF), Charles Mobley (C) Ronnie Price, William Burden, Jerry Brown, Robert Crowder | |
| 14:17 | N. Alabama | Joseph Burch makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:17 | N. Alabama | Joseph Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 13:56 | N. Alabama | Cory Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 13:50 | N. Alabama | Cory Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-50 |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Cody Morrissey pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 13:39 | Merrimack | Vernon Radomski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-50 |
| 13:24 | N. Alabama | Cory Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Mitchell Calderwood (SG) Joseph Burch | |
| 13:17 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 13:16 | N. Alabama | David Cates snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 13:11 | N. Alabama | Cory Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-50 |
| 13:09 | N. Alabama | Charles Mobley grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 12:58 | N. Alabama | Charles Mobley misses the easy layup | 43-50 |
| 12:57 | Merrimack | Tommy Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Cory Smith - foul #2 on Cory Smith, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Robert Crowder (SF) Benjamin Hanson | |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:17 | N. Alabama | Robert Crowder misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Cody Morrissey - foul #4 on Cody Morrissey, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Smart (PG) Cody Morrissey | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 12:17 | N. Alabama | Robert Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 12:17 | N. Alabama | Robert Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:02 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 11:33 | N. Alabama | Robert Crowder banks in the layup on a great pass from Mitchell Calderwood | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Jason Smart (fresh) SG - Tommy Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Vernon Radomski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tommy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Cory Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mitchell Calderwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Cates (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Mobley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | David Cates swats the short shot by Tommy Murphy | 48-54 |
| 11:15 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith hits the follow up shot | 50-54 |
| 11:04 | N. Alabama | David Cates comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 11:03 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 10:45 | Merrimack | Vernon Radomski clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 10:43 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith tips it but misses | 50-54 |
| 10:41 | N. Alabama | Charles Mobley pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:36 | N. Alabama | Cory Smith connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-57 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith is whistled for a carry | 50-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roland Lachapelle (PG), Larry Zaharek (SG), Daryl Clutter (SF), Cory Salcido (PF), Brian Deloach (C) Jason Smart, Tommy Murphy, Richard Cannon, Vernon Radomski, Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Joseph Burch (PG), Ronnie Price (SG), William Burden (SF), Jerry Brown (PF), Mark Vaughan (C) Cory Smith, Mitchell Calderwood, Robert Crowder, David Cates, Charles Mobley | |
| 09:55 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Burch and he's hacked by Larry Zaharek - foul #3 on Larry Zaharek, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| 09:55 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:46 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 09:45 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 09:40 | N. Alabama | William Burden is whistled for a carry | 50-60 |
| 09:18 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach's pass is intercepted by Jerry Brown | 50-60 |
| 09:01 | N. Alabama | Mark Vaughan misses the easy layup | 50-60 |
| 09:00 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 08:52 | Merrimack | Roland Lachapelle connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daryl Clutter and he's fouled by Ronnie Price - foul #2 on Ronnie Price, team foul #3 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Tommy Smith (C) Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Mitchell Calderwood (SG), Robert Crowder (C) Ronnie Price, Mark Vaughan | |
| 08:52 | Merrimack | Roland Lachapelle makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:40 | N. Alabama | Mitchell Calderwood knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 08:23 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 08:00 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Mitchell Calderwood - foul #2 on Mitchell Calderwood, team foul #4 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Cory Smith (PG) Joseph Burch | |
| 08:00 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:00 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 07:37 | N. Alabama | Mitchell Calderwood is hacked by Tommy Smith - foul #4 on Tommy Smith, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Cannon (PG), Tommy Murphy (SG), Brian Deloach (SF) Roland Lachapelle, Larry Zaharek, Daryl Clutter | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price (SG), David Cates (C) William Burden, Jerry Brown | |
| 07:37 | N. Alabama | Mitchell Calderwood makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:37 | N. Alabama | Mitchell Calderwood misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:37 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 07:19 | Merrimack | Tommy Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 07:18 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Richard Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Deloach (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Salcido (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommy Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Cory Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronnie Price (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Calderwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Cates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | David Cates picks off the pass by Tommy Smith | 55-64 |
| 06:58 | N. Alabama | Richard Cannon is called for the reach on Cory Smith - foul #3 on Richard Cannon, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Vernon Radomski (PF), Cody Morrissey (C) Cory Salcido, Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Benjamin Hanson (PF), Charles Mobley (C) Mitchell Calderwood, Robert Crowder | |
| 06:58 | N. Alabama | Cory Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 06:58 | Merrimack | Cody Morrissey pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 06:44 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach is fouled on the floor by David Cates - foul #1 on David Cates, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Joseph Burch (PG), Jerry Brown (PF) Cory Smith, Benjamin Hanson | |
| 06:21 | Merrimack | Vernon Radomski misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by David Cates - foul #2 on David Cates, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roland Lachapelle (PG), Larry Zaharek (SG), Daryl Clutter (SF) Richard Cannon, Tommy Murphy, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Mitchell Calderwood (SG), William Burden (SF) Ronnie Price, David Cates | |
| 06:21 | Merrimack | Vernon Radomski makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 06:21 | Merrimack | Vernon Radomski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 06:09 | N. Alabama | Charles Mobley loses the dribble to Daryl Clutter | 57-64 |
| 05:51 | Merrimack | Roland Lachapelle connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Zaharek | 60-64 |
| 05:44 | N. Alabama | Mitchell Calderwood is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Mitchell Calderwood, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Cory Salcido (PF), Tommy Smith (C) Vernon Radomski, Cody Morrissey | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Cory Smith (SG) Mitchell Calderwood | |
| 05:33 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith drills a jumper from close range set up by Larry Zaharek | 62-64 |
| 05:04 | N. Alabama | Joseph Burch hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Smith | 62-67 |
| 04:46 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Roland Lachapelle | 64-67 |
| 04:31 | N. Alabama | Larry Zaharek steps in front of the Cory Smith pass | 64-67 |
| 04:11 | Merrimack | Charles Mobley denies the turnaround by Tommy Smith | 64-67 |
| 04:10 | N. Alabama | William Burden grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 04:06 | N. Alabama | The jump hook by Charles Mobley is blocked by Tommy Smith | 64-67 |
| 04:04 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 03:58 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Roland Lachapelle | 67-67 |
| 03:33 | N. Alabama | Jerry Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-67 |
| 03:31 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:21 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Burden - foul #3 on William Burden, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Cannon (PG), Tommy Murphy (SG), Cody Morrissey (PF), Brian Deloach (C) Roland Lachapelle, Larry Zaharek, Cory Salcido, Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Mitchell Calderwood (PG), Ronnie Price (SG), Robert Crowder (SF), David Cates (PF), Mark Vaughan (C) Joseph Burch, Cory Smith, William Burden, Jerry Brown, Charles Mobley | |
| 03:21 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:21 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:21 | N. Alabama | The rebound goes to David Cates | 68-67 |
| 03:09 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price is fouled on the floor by Tommy Murphy - foul #1 on Tommy Murphy, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Vernon Radomski (PF) Daryl Clutter | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 03:09 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:09 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Richard Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Deloach (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Radomski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Cody Morrissey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Mitchell Calderwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronnie Price (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Cates (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Vaughan (fresh) | |
| 02:46 | Merrimack | Mark Vaughan steals it from Tommy Murphy | 68-69 |
| 02:46 | N. Alabama | N. Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roland Lachapelle (PG), Larry Zaharek (SG), Cory Salcido (PF), Tommy Smith (C) Tommy Murphy, Brian Deloach, Vernon Radomski, Cody Morrissey | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Cory Smith (PG), William Burden (SF) Mitchell Calderwood, Mark Vaughan | |
| 02:21 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:05 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido's pass is intercepted by David Cates | 68-69 |
| 02:05 | N. Alabama | N. Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter (SF) Richard Cannon | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Joseph Burch (PG), Jerry Brown (PF), Charles Mobley (C) Cory Smith, Robert Crowder, David Cates | |
| 01:52 | N. Alabama | Ronnie Price comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 68-69 |
| 01:51 | N. Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Burch | 68-69 |
| 01:32 | N. Alabama | William Burden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-69 |
| 01:05 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-69 |
| 01:03 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith hits the follow up shot | 70-69 |
| 00:41 | N. Alabama | Joseph Burch is hacked by Cory Salcido - foul #4 on Cory Salcido, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| 00:41 | N. Alabama | Joseph Burch makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:41 | N. Alabama | Joseph Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Alabama | N. Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter buries a fadeaway in the lane | 72-70 |
| 00:03 | N. Alabama | Joseph Burch knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-73 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Alabama | N. Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-73 |