| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Leon Fackler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Monty (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenton Henson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Grochowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Redman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Harold Hartigan (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Tom Coello (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Wilks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Shepherd | Mark Wilks inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Shepherd | Mark Wilks's layup is rejected by Michael Grochowski | 35-34 |
| 19:48 | Merrimack | Kenton Henson pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Leon Fackler drills a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Tom Coello - foul #3 on Tom Coello, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Jonathan Watkins (SG) Tom Coello | |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Leon Fackler makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:31 | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-37 |
| 19:20 | Merrimack | Leon Fackler misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 19:18 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to Mark Wilks | 38-37 |
| 18:58 | Shepherd | Jack Lewis's pass is intercepted by Leon Fackler | 38-37 |
| 18:45 | Merrimack | Donald Monty's floater is knocked away by Mark Wilks | 38-37 |
| 18:43 | Shepherd | Mark Wilks snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 18:22 | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 18:21 | Merrimack | Leon Fackler snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:59 | Merrimack | Charles Redman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Monty | 41-37 |
| 17:43 | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 17:42 | Merrimack | Charles Redman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:25 | Merrimack | Michael Grochowski buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Monty | 43-37 |
| 17:08 | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan connects on the shot from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 16:53 | Merrimack | Kenton Henson is whistled for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jonathan Gaiter (PG), Alfred Lee (SG), Paul Montiel (SF), Matthew Zillman (C) Leon Fackler, Donald Monty, Kenton Henson, Charles Redman | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Kenneth Schultz (PG), James Saxon (SG), Jason Steller (PF), Robert Ferguson (C) Harold Hartigan, Mark Wilks, Jack Lewis, Louis Hanson | |
| 16:27 | Shepherd | Jonathan Watkins misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Paul Montiel - foul #1 on Paul Montiel, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 16:27 | Shepherd | Jonathan Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:27 | Shepherd | Jonathan Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:03 | Merrimack | Michael Grochowski scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Jonathan Gaiter | 45-41 |
| 15:46 | Shepherd | Kenneth Schultz makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Saxon | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Jonathan Gaiter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Montiel (fresh) PF - Michael Grochowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Zillman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Kenneth Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Saxon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Steller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Ferguson (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Merrimack | Matthew Zillman double dribbles | 45-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald Monty (SG), Joshua Smith (SF) Alfred Lee, Michael Grochowski | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan (PG), Tom Coello (SG), Mark Wilks (SF) Kenneth Schultz, James Saxon, Jonathan Watkins | |
| 15:21 | Shepherd | Tom Coello loses the dribble to Paul Montiel | 45-43 |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | Paul Montiel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 15:09 | Shepherd | Jason Steller pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:41 | Shepherd | Mark Wilks lays it up and in set up by Harold Hartigan | 45-45 |
| 14:32 | Merrimack | Tom Coello steals the ball from Joshua Smith | 45-45 |
| 14:28 | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan can't finish the layup | 45-45 |
| 14:27 | Shepherd | Mark Wilks tips it in | 45-47 |
| 14:23 | Merrimack | Tom Coello picks off the pass by Jonathan Gaiter in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 14:05 | Shepherd | Jason Steller is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jason Steller, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leon Fackler (PG), Kenton Henson (PF), Charles Redman (C) Jonathan Gaiter, Matthew Zillman, Paul Montiel | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Jonathan Watkins (SF), Jack Lewis (PF), Louis Hanson (C) Mark Wilks, Jason Steller, Robert Ferguson | |
| 13:45 | Merrimack | Charles Redman drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kenton Henson | 47-47 |
| 13:26 | Shepherd | The short jumper by Louis Hanson is denied by Kenton Henson | 47-47 |
| 13:24 | Merrimack | Kenton Henson pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:04 | Merrimack | Charles Redman hits the finger roll set up by Leon Fackler | 49-47 |
| 12:44 | Shepherd | Louis Hanson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | Joshua Smith misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-50 |
| 12:16 | Shepherd | Jack Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 11:58 | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 11:57 | Shepherd | Jonathan Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 11:40 | Shepherd | Jack Lewis connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Leon Fackler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Monty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenton Henson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Redman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Harold Hartigan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Coello (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jack Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Hanson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Merrimack | Joshua Smith misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jack Lewis - foul #3 on Jack Lewis, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jonathan Gaiter (PG), Alfred Lee (SG), Michael Grochowski (PF), Matthew Zillman (C) Leon Fackler, Donald Monty, Kenton Henson, Charles Redman | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Kenneth Schultz (SG), Mark Wilks (SF), Jason Steller (PF), Robert Ferguson (C) Harold Hartigan, Tom Coello, Jack Lewis, Louis Hanson | |
| 11:31 | Merrimack | Joshua Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:31 | Merrimack | Joshua Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:17 | Shepherd | Joshua Smith is called for the reach on Kenneth Schultz - foul #4 on Joshua Smith, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Montiel (SF) Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Shepherd | James Saxon (SG) Jonathan Watkins | |
| 11:01 | Shepherd | James Saxon misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-53 |
| 10:59 | Shepherd | Kenneth Schultz grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 10:52 | Shepherd | Kenneth Schultz drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Ferguson | 50-56 |
| 10:35 | Merrimack | Alfred Lee drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-56 |
| 10:22 | Shepherd | Kenneth Schultz is called for traveling | 53-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leon Fackler (PG) Jonathan Gaiter | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Jonathan Watkins (PG), Jack Lewis (PF) James Saxon, Jason Steller | |
| 10:08 | Merrimack | Matthew Zillman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 09:50 | Shepherd | Kenneth Schultz clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 09:49 | Merrimack | Michael Grochowski pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:36 | Merrimack | Alfred Lee misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Wilks - foul #1 on Mark Wilks, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kenton Henson (SF), Charles Redman (C) Paul Montiel, Matthew Zillman | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Tom Coello (SG), Louis Hanson (C) Kenneth Schultz, Robert Ferguson | |
| 09:36 | Merrimack | Alfred Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:36 | Merrimack | Alfred Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:17 | Shepherd | Jonathan Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald Monty (SG) Alfred Lee | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan (PG) Jonathan Watkins | |
| 09:00 | Merrimack | Michael Grochowski connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Fackler | 60-56 |
| 08:40 | Shepherd | Kenton Henson is called for the reach on Tom Coello - foul #2 on Kenton Henson, team foul #3 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jonathan Gaiter (PG), Paul Montiel (PF) Leon Fackler, Michael Grochowski | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Jonathan Watkins (SF), Robert Ferguson (PF) Mark Wilks, Jack Lewis | |
| 08:26 | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan is hacked by Kenton Henson - foul #3 on Kenton Henson, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Jason Steller (PF) Louis Hanson | |
| 08:14 | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan's pass is intercepted by Kenton Henson | 60-56 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Jonathan Gaiter is hacked by Tom Coello - foul #4 on Tom Coello, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Zillman (PF) Paul Montiel | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Kenneth Schultz (SG) Tom Coello | |
| 07:48 | Merrimack | Donald Monty makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Jonathan Gaiter | 62-56 |
| 07:24 | Shepherd | Kenneth Schultz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Redman - foul #1 on Charles Redman, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leon Fackler (PG), Joshua Smith (SF), Michael Grochowski (PF) Jonathan Gaiter, Kenton Henson, Charles Redman | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Mark Wilks (SF), Jack Lewis (PF) Harold Hartigan, Jason Steller | |
| 07:24 | Shepherd | Kenneth Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:24 | Shepherd | Kenneth Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Matthew Zillman pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Leon Fackler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Monty (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Grochowski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Zillman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Kenneth Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Wilks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Ferguson (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | Merrimack | Jonathan Watkins is called for the reach on Donald Monty - foul #3 on Jonathan Watkins, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Tom Coello (SG), Louis Hanson (C) Kenneth Schultz, Robert Ferguson | |
| 06:44 | Merrimack | Jonathan Watkins picks off the pass by Leon Fackler | 62-57 |
| 06:34 | Shepherd | Mark Wilks hits a jump hook in the paint | 62-59 |
| 06:09 | Merrimack | Leon Fackler is hacked by Louis Hanson - foul #2 on Louis Hanson, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Alfred Lee (SG), Kenton Henson (C) Donald Monty, Matthew Zillman | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan (PG) Jonathan Watkins | |
| 06:09 | Merrimack | Leon Fackler makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:09 | Merrimack | Leon Fackler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:54 | Shepherd | Tom Coello makes the jumper near the basket set up by Mark Wilks | 64-61 |
| 05:39 | Merrimack | Alfred Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 05:37 | Shepherd | Mark Wilks grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 05:20 | Shepherd | Mark Wilks clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 05:19 | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan grabs the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 04:58 | Shepherd | Jack Lewis misses long on a jumper from the right block | 64-61 |
| 04:56 | Merrimack | Kenton Henson snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 04:46 | Merrimack | Tom Coello picks off the pass by Joshua Smith | 64-61 |
| 04:43 | Shepherd | Tom Coello banks in the layup | 64-63 |
| 04:38 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald Monty (SG), Charles Redman (C) Alfred Lee, Kenton Henson | |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| 04:28 | Merrimack | Donald Monty misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 04:27 | Shepherd | Jack Lewis pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 04:07 | Shepherd | Mark Wilks misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Redman - foul #2 on Charles Redman, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jonathan Gaiter (PG) Leon Fackler | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Robert Ferguson (PF), Jonathan Watkins (C) Jack Lewis, Louis Hanson | |
| 04:07 | Shepherd | Mark Wilks makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:07 | Shepherd | Mark Wilks misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:07 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Charles Redman | 64-64 |
| 03:47 | Merrimack | Jonathan Gaiter clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 03:46 | Shepherd | Mark Wilks pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:22 | Shepherd | Robert Ferguson scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jonathan Watkins | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Jonathan Gaiter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Monty (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Grochowski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Redman (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Harold Hartigan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Coello (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Mark Wilks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | Charles Redman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mark Wilks - foul #2 on Mark Wilks, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leon Fackler (PG), Kenton Henson (SF) Jonathan Gaiter, Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Kenneth Schultz (SG), Jason Steller (PF) Tom Coello, Mark Wilks | |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | Charles Redman makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | Charles Redman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:08 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to Robert Ferguson | 65-66 |
| 02:55 | Shepherd | Jonathan Watkins knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Kenneth Schultz | 65-68 |
| 02:42 | Merrimack | Kenton Henson dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Grochowski | 67-68 |
| 02:42 | Shepherd | Shepherd calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joshua Smith (SF) Kenton Henson | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Tom Coello (SG), Mark Wilks (SF), Jack Lewis (PF), Louis Hanson (C) Kenneth Schultz, Jonathan Watkins, Jason Steller, Robert Ferguson | |
| 02:35 | Shepherd | Jack Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 67-68 |
| 02:33 | Merrimack | Donald Monty gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:15 | Merrimack | Joshua Smith is fouled on the floor by Mark Wilks - foul #3 on Mark Wilks, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 02:15 | Merrimack | Joshua Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:15 | Shepherd | Jack Lewis gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:56 | Shepherd | Tom Coello clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Monty - foul #3 on Donald Monty, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 01:56 | Shepherd | Tom Coello misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:56 | Shepherd | Tom Coello makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:32 | Merrimack | Leon Fackler misses badly on a floater from the right side | 67-69 |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Leon Fackler gets the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | Donald Monty makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leon Fackler and he's hacked by Tom Coello - foul #5 on Tom Coello, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Shepherd | Jonathan Watkins (SG) Tom Coello | |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | Donald Monty makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:00 | Shepherd | Jack Lewis's pass is intercepted by Leon Fackler | 70-69 |
| 00:57 | Merrimack | Donald Monty lays it up and in set up by Leon Fackler | 72-69 |
| 00:41 | Shepherd | Jack Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Donald Monty | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | Charles Redman knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Leon Fackler | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Shepherd | Harold Hartigan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Watkins | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Harold Hartigan is called for the reach on Donald Monty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Hartigan, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Donald Monty misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Donald Monty misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:05 | Shepherd | Louis Hanson grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 00:05 | Shepherd | Shepherd calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Shepherd | Jonathan Watkins is whistled for traveling | 74-72 |