| Lineup | Mount Olive | PG - Harold Hume (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bennie Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Steele (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tyler Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Gragg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Eslick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Mount Olive | Mount Olive is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | James Eslick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 19:39 | Mount Olive | The rebound goes to Harold Hume | 35-34 |
| 19:35 | Mount Olive | Bennie Williams can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 19:34 | Merrimack | Lester Williams grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 19:22 | Merrimack | James Eslick blows the layup | 35-34 |
| 19:21 | Mount Olive | The rebound goes to Harold Hume | 35-34 |
| 19:16 | Mount Olive | Harold Hume comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 19:14 | Mount Olive | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Williams | 35-34 |
| 18:59 | Mount Olive | Bennie Williams knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Hume | 37-34 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Mark Strickland steals the ball from Matt Hondo | 37-34 |
| 18:32 | Mount Olive | Bennie Williams misses the floater from the right side | 37-34 |
| 18:31 | Mount Olive | Aaron Steele grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:20 | Mount Olive | Bennie Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg scores on a floater in the lane | 40-36 |
| 17:49 | Mount Olive | Harold Hume's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 17:42 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 17:20 | Mount Olive | Harold Hume knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg is denied on a layup by Mark Strickland | 43-39 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | James Eslick grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:47 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg hits a shot from the right side | 43-41 |
| 16:22 | Mount Olive | Michael Carpenter is called for the reach on Mark Strickland - foul #1 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Thomas Lilienthal (PG), Ike Dawson (SG), Frank Trout (SF), Clint Robinson (PF), Frank Greer (C) Harold Hume, Bennie Williams, Aaron Steele, Tyler Hall, Mark Strickland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Basquez (PG), Michael Behr (SG), Andrew Rhodes (SF), Steven Essary (PF), Jeffery Frye (C) Lester Williams, Matt Hondo, Nicholas Gragg, James Eslick, Michael Carpenter | |
| 16:03 | Mount Olive | Frank Greer drills a 3 from the right wing | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Mount Olive | PG - Thomas Lilienthal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ike Dawson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Trout (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clint Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Greer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Peter Basquez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Behr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Essary (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Frye (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | Peter Basquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| 15:38 | Mount Olive | Ike Dawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| 15:21 | Merrimack | Ike Dawson is called for the reach on Michael Behr - foul #2 on Ike Dawson, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter (C) Jeffery Frye | |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | Thomas Lilienthal steals it from Michael Carpenter | 46-41 |
| 15:01 | Mount Olive | Ike Dawson lays it in set up by Thomas Lilienthal | 48-41 |
| 14:39 | Merrimack | Michael Behr clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Ike Dawson - foul #3 on Ike Dawson, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Harold Hume (PG), Tyler Hall (PF), Mark Strickland (C) Ike Dawson, Clint Robinson, Frank Greer | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matt Hondo (SG) Peter Basquez | |
| 14:39 | Merrimack | Michael Behr makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:39 | Merrimack | Michael Behr makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:24 | Mount Olive | Thomas Lilienthal makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 14:13 | Merrimack | Michael Behr connects on the shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 14:09 | Mount Olive | Harold Hume hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 14:07 | Mount Olive | Frank Trout tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 13:56 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-45 |
| 13:55 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter tips it home | 53-47 |
| 13:43 | Mount Olive | Frank Trout misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Rhodes - foul #1 on Andrew Rhodes, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Bennie Williams (SG) Thomas Lilienthal | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Williams (PG), Nicholas Gragg (SF), James Eslick (PF) Michael Behr, Andrew Rhodes, Steven Essary | |
| 13:43 | Mount Olive | Frank Trout misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 13:43 | Mount Olive | Frank Trout makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 13:34 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 13:28 | Mount Olive | Tyler Hall misses the 3 from straight away | 54-49 |
| 13:27 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 13:25 | Merrimack | Lester Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 13:10 | Merrimack | Lester Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 13:08 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:55 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland is hacked by Nicholas Gragg - foul #3 on Nicholas Gragg, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Aaron Steele (SF) Frank Trout | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye (C) Michael Carpenter | |
| 12:39 | Mount Olive | Aaron Steele drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 12:20 | Merrimack | Lester Williams is whistled for a carry | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Thomas Lilienthal (PG), Clint Robinson (PF), Frank Greer (C) Harold Hume, Tyler Hall, Mark Strickland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Essary (C) Jeffery Frye | |
| 12:08 | Mount Olive | Clint Robinson misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-49 |
| 12:06 | Mount Olive | Clint Robinson tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | Steven Essary scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Mount Olive | PG - Thomas Lilienthal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bennie Williams (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Aaron Steele (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clint Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Greer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Gragg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Eslick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Essary (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mount Olive | Bennie Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clint Robinson | 61-52 |
| 11:07 | Merrimack | Steven Essary steps out of bounds on the sideline | 61-52 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Harold Hume (PG), Tyler Hall (PF), Mark Strickland (C) Bennie Williams, Clint Robinson, Frank Greer | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Behr (SG), Andrew Rhodes (SF), Michael Carpenter (C) Matt Hondo, Nicholas Gragg, James Eslick | |
| 10:44 | Mount Olive | Aaron Steele hits a turnaround from the left block | 63-52 |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Tyler Hall steals the ball from Michael Behr | 63-52 |
| 10:04 | Mount Olive | Michael Behr takes the ball from Mark Strickland | 63-52 |
| 09:52 | Merrimack | Andrew Rhodes can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 63-52 |
| 09:50 | Mount Olive | Tyler Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 09:44 | Mount Olive | Tyler Hall hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 63-52 |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | Andrew Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 09:35 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Steele - foul #2 on Aaron Steele, team foul #3 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Bennie Williams (SG), Frank Trout (SF) Thomas Lilienthal, Aaron Steele | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matt Hondo (SG), Jeffery Frye (PF) Lester Williams, Steven Essary | |
| 09:35 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 09:35 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:24 | Mount Olive | Michael Carpenter steps in front of the Harold Hume pass | 63-54 |
| 09:13 | Merrimack | Michael Behr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 09:11 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 09:06 | Mount Olive | Andrew Rhodes takes the ball from Tyler Hall | 63-54 |
| 08:44 | Merrimack | Andrew Rhodes is hacked by Frank Trout - foul #3 on Frank Trout, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Scott Herring (PG), Clint Robinson (PF), Frank Greer (C) Harold Hume, Tyler Hall, Mark Strickland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg (SF), James Eslick (PF) Andrew Rhodes, Jeffery Frye | |
| 08:28 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter is denied on a dunk by Clint Robinson | 63-54 |
| 08:26 | Mount Olive | The rebound goes to Bennie Williams | 63-54 |
| 08:19 | Mount Olive | Frank Trout misses the easy layup but the foul's on Nicholas Gragg - foul #4 on Nicholas Gragg, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Basquez (PG), Michael Lebron (SF) Michael Behr, Nicholas Gragg | |
| 08:19 | Mount Olive | Frank Trout makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 08:19 | Mount Olive | Frank Trout makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:02 | Merrimack | Michael Lebron misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Bennie Williams - foul #3 on Bennie Williams, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Ike Dawson (SG) Bennie Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Williams (PG) Peter Basquez | |
| 08:02 | Merrimack | Michael Lebron makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 08:02 | Merrimack | Michael Lebron makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 07:46 | Mount Olive | Clint Robinson buries a floater from the right block | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Mount Olive | PG - Scott Herring (fresh) SG - Ike Dawson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Trout (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clint Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Greer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lebron (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Eslick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Lester Williams misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Scott Herring - foul #1 on Scott Herring, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Harold Hume (PG), Thomas Lilienthal (SG), Aaron Steele (SF), Tyler Hall (PF) Scott Herring, Ike Dawson, Frank Trout, Frank Greer | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Andrew Rhodes (SG), Nicholas Gragg (SF), Jeffery Frye (C) Matt Hondo, Michael Lebron, Michael Carpenter | |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Lester Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Lester Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 07:13 | Mount Olive | Aaron Steele is hacked by Lester Williams - foul #3 on Lester Williams, team foul #5 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland (C) Clint Robinson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Essary (C) Jeffery Frye | |
| 06:55 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Bennie Williams (SG) Thomas Lilienthal | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Behr (SG) Andrew Rhodes | |
| 06:32 | Merrimack | James Eslick's pass is intercepted by Tyler Hall | 67-58 |
| 06:15 | Mount Olive | Steven Essary is called for the reach on Mark Strickland - foul #2 on Steven Essary, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Frank Trout (SF) Aaron Steele | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matt Hondo (SG), Michael Carpenter (C) Michael Behr, James Eslick | |
| 06:10 | Mount Olive | Bennie Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 06:09 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland tips it in | 69-58 |
| 05:59 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 69-58 |
| 05:57 | Merrimack | Steven Essary grabs the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 05:50 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo is hacked by Mark Strickland - foul #1 on Mark Strickland, team foul #7 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Clint Robinson (PF) Tyler Hall | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Behr (PG) Lester Williams | |
| 05:50 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:50 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:26 | Mount Olive | Michael Carpenter denies the turnaround by Bennie Williams | 69-60 |
| 05:24 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | Steven Essary hits a floater from the left side | 69-62 |
| 05:02 | Mount Olive | Harold Hume connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Bennie Williams | 71-62 |
| 04:38 | Merrimack | Steven Essary comes up short on the shot from the left side | 71-62 |
| 04:36 | Mount Olive | Harold Hume snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| 04:32 | Mount Olive | Bennie Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Behr - foul #1 on Michael Behr, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Thomas Lilienthal (PG), Aaron Steele (SF), Tyler Hall (PF) Harold Hume, Frank Trout, Mark Strickland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Williams (PG), Andrew Rhodes (SF), James Eslick (PF) Michael Behr, Nicholas Gragg, Steven Essary | |
| 04:32 | Mount Olive | Bennie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 04:32 | Mount Olive | Bennie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 04:18 | Merrimack | Clint Robinson is called for the reach on Michael Carpenter - foul #2 on Clint Robinson, team foul #8 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Ike Dawson (SG) Bennie Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 04:18 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:18 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 04:07 | Mount Olive | Clint Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-64 |
| 04:05 | Mount Olive | Thomas Lilienthal tips it but misses | 73-64 |
| 04:03 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| 03:43 | Merrimack | Lester Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 03:42 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter snags the offensive board | 73-64 |
| Lineup | Mount Olive | PG - Thomas Lilienthal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ike Dawson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Steele (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tyler Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Clint Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matt Hondo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Eslick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mount Olive | Mount Olive is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo misses the 3 from straight away | 73-64 |
| 03:27 | Merrimack | James Eslick snags the offensive board | 73-64 |
| 03:12 | Merrimack | James Eslick scores on a shot from the left wing | 73-66 |
| 02:57 | Mount Olive | Clint Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-66 |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | Lester Williams snags the defensive board | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Mount Olive | Mount Olive is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:44 | Merrimack | Lester Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 02:44 | Mount Olive | Mount Olive calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | Harold Hume (PG), Bennie Williams (SG), Mark Strickland (C) Thomas Lilienthal, Ike Dawson, Clint Robinson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg (SF) Andrew Rhodes | |
| 02:21 | Mount Olive | Tyler Hall drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Hume | 76-69 |
| 02:01 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Carpenter | 76-72 |
| 01:41 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 76-72 |
| 01:40 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Lester Williams misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 76-72 |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to James Eslick | 76-72 |
| 01:03 | Merrimack | James Eslick hits a runner in the lane | 76-74 |
| 00:39 | Mount Olive | Aaron Steele hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-74 |
| 00:38 | Mount Olive | Tyler Hall tips it back up and in | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Mount Olive | Mount Olive is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-74 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter tips it but misses | 78-74 |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to James Eslick | 78-74 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-74 |
| 00:23 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland pulls down the rebound | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Mount Olive | Mount Olive is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Williams - foul #4 on Lester Williams, team foul #8 | 78-74 |
| 00:21 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:21 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-77 |
| 00:13 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland is fouled in the backcourt by Matt Hondo - foul #2 on Matt Hondo, team foul #9 | 80-77 |
| 00:13 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:13 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-80 |
| 00:04 | Mount Olive | Lester Williams is called for the reach on Mark Strickland in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lester Williams, team foul #10 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Mount Olive | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Behr (PG) Lester Williams | |
| 00:04 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:04 | Mount Olive | Mark Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 84-80 |