Game Date: Mar 19th, 2044
Merrimack 95 - Rutgers 106
Date: March 17th, 2044
Game: College [Invitational] [#1050394] 
Arena: Invitational Game Arena
Attendance: 7,995
Player Of The Game: Blair Reno (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | OT | F | |
| Merrimack Warriors | 40 | 49 | 6 | 95 | |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 46 | 43 | 17 | 106 | |
| Merrimack Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 34 | D. Burton sf | 39 | 10-20 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 19.0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | T. Anthony pf | 40 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 7.2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 30 | D. De Angelis c | 34 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +4 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 24 | M. Mena sg | 40 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 4-9 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 10.8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 41 | C. Moss pg | 40 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +5 | 15.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | C. Ireland sg | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 15 | R. Mayer sf | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 43 | J. Nielsen pf | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | T. Burholder c | 19 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -11 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 225 | 34-69 | 13-23 | 14-27 | 95 | 8 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | -55 | 12.6 | 28 | 5 | 18 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 49.3% | 56.5% | 51.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 11 | C. Fortune sf | 37 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 12.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 31 | B. Reno pf | 36 | 12-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 1.8 | 24 | 0 | 2 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | D. Odom c | 35 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 4 | J. Thomas sg | 35 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | B. Kaufman pg | 36 | 10-18 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 15.4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 24 | S. Shapiro sf | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 41 | G. Russell c | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +7 | 4.7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 40 | L. Lane sg | 13 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +10 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 15 | L. Tucker pf | 9 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 225 | 42-82 | 9-23 | 13-16 | 106 | 13 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 18 | +55 | 8.7 | 50 | 0 | 13 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 51.2% | 39.1% | 81.3% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Rutgers: Blair Reno
Head Coaches
Merrimack: Jerald Hodges
Rutgers: Mike Henson
Offensive Efficiencies
Merrimack: At the rim (5/6 83.3%) Inside (9/23 39.1%) Mid-range (7/17 41.2%) Beyond the Arc (13/23 56.5%)
Rutgers: At the rim (13/16 81.3%) Inside (12/24 50.0%) Mid-range (8/19 42.1%) Beyond the Arc (9/23 39.1%)
Defensive Tactics
Merrimack: Man-To-Man (33.3%) Zone (47.5%) Pressure (10.1%) 2nd Chance (7.1%) Transition (2.0%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Rutgers: Man-To-Man (46.8%) Zone (29.8%) Pressure (9.6%) 2nd Chance (4.3%) Transition (9.6%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Merrimack: 139.7 / 137.9
Rutgers: 148.1 / 145.5
Injuries
Merrimack: pf-Morrissey
Rutgers: none
Overworked
Merrimack: none
Rutgers: none
Game Information
Date: Thursday, March 17th, 2044
Game Type: College [Invitational]
Arena: Hardwood Invitational Game Arena
City: Tulsa, OK
Attendance: 7,995
Version: 1.034
Simulated: Sat Mar 29 2025 @ 9:40:15 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Merrimack: PG-Moss (6' 3"), SG-Mena (6' 1½"), SF-Burton (6' 3"), PF-Anthony (6' 6"), C-De Angelis (6' 9")
Rutgers: PG-Kaufman (6' ½"), SG-Thomas (6' 3½"), SF-Fortune (6' 5"), PF-Reno (6' 9"), C-Odom (6' 10")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Rutgers gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas passes the ball to Fortune outside. Fortune tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fortune passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Rutgers 2 - 0.
19:31 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Merrimack 3 - 2.
19:19 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune drives down the lane. Fortune passes the ball to Odom at the basket. Odom lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fortune. Rutgers 4 - 3.
19:00 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman steals the pass from Moss.
18:56 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Kaufman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman with a fadeaway jumper. Air ball! Odom grabs the offensive rebound.
18:34 - Rutgers: Odom has the rebound and restarts the offense. Odom shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Burton grabs the rebound.
18:29 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Moss and Burton. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
18:23 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Kaufman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Burton grabs the rebound.
18:06 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton outside. Burton passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Mena in the paint. Mena shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Thomas! Kaufman grabs the rebound.
17:39 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Rutgers 7 - 3.
17:32 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard, Ireland to Shooting Guard and Burholder to Center. Rutgers substitutes Lane to Shooting Guard and Russell to Center.
17:32 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mena passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Burholder. Rutgers 7 - 5.
17:15 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Lane outside. Lane passes the ball to Kaufman outside. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune in the paint. Fortune shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
16:53 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Ireland to the right. Mena passes the ball to Ireland on the perimeter. Ireland shoots from the three point line. Foul! Fortune fouls Ireland on the shot. Ireland missed the first free throw. Ireland missed the second free throw. Ireland makes the third free throw. Rutgers 7 - 6.
16:47 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Rutgers 10 - 6.
16:36 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mena passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots from the low post. Foul! Lane fouls Burton on the shot. Burton makes the first free throw. Burton missed the second free throw. Lane grabs the rebound. Rutgers 10 - 7.
16:27 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno at the basket. Reno lays it up. Foul! Burholder fouls Reno on the shot. Reno makes the first free throw. Reno makes the second free throw. Rutgers 12 - 7.
16:17 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Ireland. Ireland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
15:46 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Russell passes the ball to Lane on the perimeter. Lane shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 15 - 7.
15:25 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Moss to Point Guard and Mena to Small Forward. Rutgers substitutes Lane to Point Guard, Shapiro to Shooting Guard and Tucker to Power Forward.
15:25 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss drives down the lane. Moss passes the ball to Anthony at the basket. Anthony lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 15 - 9.
15:13 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard and Nielsen to Small Forward.
15:13 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against pressure defense. Lane passes the ball to Fortune in the paint. Fortune shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lane. Rutgers 17 - 9.
15:05 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mena passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Shapiro steals the pass from Anthony.
14:54 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Russell shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Burholder! Nielsen grabs the rebound.
14:42 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mena passes the ball to Nielsen outside. Nielsen passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to Nielsen. Nielsen passes the ball to Ireland on the perimeter. Ireland passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Anthony grabs the offensive rebound.
14:13 - Merrimack: Anthony has the rebound. Anthony shoots from the low post. Foul! Tucker fouls Anthony on the shot. Anthony missed the first free throw. Anthony missed the second free throw. Tucker grabs the rebound.
14:11 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against pressure defense. Lane passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Russell passes the ball to Tucker on the perimeter. Tucker shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Russell tips it in. Rutgers 19 - 9.
13:54 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Moss to Point Guard, Burholder to Shooting Guard, Mena to Small Forward and De Angelis to Center. Rutgers substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard and Odom to Center.
13:54 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Moss commits the foul on the drive.
13:44 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
13:34 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Burholder leads the fast break. Foul! Lane commits the foul on Burholder.
13:28 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Moss. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis. De Angelis shoots a jumper. The shot misses. De Angelis grabs the offensive rebound.
13:17 - Merrimack: De Angelis has the rebound and restarts the offense. De Angelis passes the ball to Moss on the perimeter. Moss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the inside. Foul! Tucker fouls Anthony on the shot. Anthony missed the first free throw. Anthony makes the second free throw. Rutgers 19 - 10.
13:01 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
12:41 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to Moss. Tucker steals the pass from Moss.
12:21 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Tucker grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:09 - Rutgers: Tucker has the rebound and restarts the offense. Tucker shoots from deep. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:05 - Rutgers: Thomas has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thomas tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Rutgers 21 - 10.
12:05 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Rutgers!
11:54 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burton to Small Forward and Nielsen to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Kaufman to Point Guard, Shapiro to Small Forward, Reno to Power Forward and Russell to Center.
11:54 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 21 - 13.
11:41 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the rebound.
11:34 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Burholder attacks with the ball on the fast break. Burholder turns the ball over to the other team.
11:28 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Rutgers 23 - 13.
11:14 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Foul! Shapiro commits the foul on Burton.
10:51 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Odom to Center.
10:51 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Burton. Burton passes the ball to Moss in the paint. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis. De Angelis passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the long rebound.
10:29 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno at the basket. Reno lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Rutgers 25 - 13.
10:19 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 25 - 16.
10:07 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Russell to Center.
10:07 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Shapiro. Burholder steals the pass from Shapiro.
9:54 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Moss leads the fast break with Burholder to the right. Moss passes the ball to Burholder at the basket. Burholder lays it up. Foul! Kaufman fouls Burholder on the shot. Burholder makes the first free throw. Burholder makes the second free throw. Rutgers 25 - 18.
9:47 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard and Anthony to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Odom to Center.
9:47 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Shapiro outside. Shapiro passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom passes the ball to Reno. Reno tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Reno passes the ball to Kaufman. Kaufman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Rutgers 27 - 18.
9:16 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Shooting Guard and Nielsen to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Lane to Point Guard.
9:16 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Shapiro steals the pass from Moss.
9:10 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Rutgers 30 - 18.
9:04 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the rebound.
8:49 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Shapiro. Shapiro passes the ball to Lane in the paint. Lane passes the ball to Odom in the paint. De Angelis steals the pass from Odom.
8:25 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Burholder leads the fast break with Burton and Moss. Burholder passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Burholder. Rutgers 30 - 21.
8:21 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard and Anthony to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Kaufman to Point Guard.
8:21 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
8:09 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots from the low post. Odom rotates over and blocks the shot! Odom grabs the rebound.
7:56 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Shapiro. Shapiro with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Odom grabs the offensive rebound.
7:40 - Rutgers: Odom has the rebound. Odom shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! And Odom is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Odom makes the first free throw. Rutgers 33 - 21.
7:38 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Small Forward.
7:38 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Moss passes the ball to Mena. Mena with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 33 - 23.
7:23 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Reno passes the ball to Fortune in the paint. Fortune shoots in the paint. De Angelis rotates over and blocks the shot! Anthony grabs the rebound.
6:58 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Burton. Burton passes the ball to Moss outside. Moss passes the ball to Mena. Mena shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Rutgers 33 - 25.
6:26 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Russell to Shooting Guard and Tucker to Power Forward.
6:26 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Anthony! De Angelis grabs the rebound.
5:58 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Mena. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Burton outside. Burton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Burton grabs the long offensive rebound.
5:35 - Merrimack: Burton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Burton shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Rutgers 33 - 28.
5:30 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard and Reno to Power Forward.
5:30 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Rutgers 36 - 28.
5:23 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Russell to Shooting Guard.
5:23 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Moss in the paint. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
4:57 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Russell at the basket. Russell lays it up. Offensive foul! Russell charged with the foul while taking the shot over Mena.
4:45 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard.
4:45 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss drives down the lane. Moss lays it up. Foul! Kaufman fouls Moss on the shot. Moss makes the first free throw. Moss makes the second free throw. Rutgers 36 - 30.
4:32 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman lays it up. Foul! Moss fouls Kaufman on the shot. Kaufman makes the first free throw. Kaufman missed the second free throw. Anthony grabs the rebound. Rutgers 37 - 30.
4:20 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 37 - 32.
4:07 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fortune with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. De Angelis grabs the rebound.
3:46 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Moss to the right. Mena lays it up. The shot goes in! Rutgers 37 - 34.
3:42 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno. Reno passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Foul! De Angelis commits the foul on Odom.
3:28 - Rutgers: The ball is inbounded to Thomas. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman on the perimeter. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman lays it up. The shot goes in! Rutgers 39 - 34.
3:09 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Rutgers 39 - 36.
2:50 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
2:44 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Fortune steals the pass from Moss.
2:39 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune drives down the lane. Fortune passes the ball to Reno at the basket. Reno lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fortune. And Reno is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Reno makes the first free throw. Rutgers 42 - 36.
2:24 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reno grabs the rebound.
2:05 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots in the paint. Foul! De Angelis fouls Odom on the shot. Odom makes the first free throw. Odom makes the second free throw. Rutgers 44 - 36.
1:55 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
1:43 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman on the perimeter. Kaufman drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Kaufman commits the foul on the drive.
1:17 - Game Event: Time out. Kaufman must sit with 3 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Lane to Point Guard.
1:17 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Burton grabs the offensive rebound.
1:08 - Merrimack: Burton has the rebound. Burton shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Reno grabs the rebound.
1:06 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Moss grabs the rebound.
0:55 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Mena in the paint. Mena passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony passes the ball to Burton outside. Burton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mena grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:32 - Merrimack: Mena has the rebound and restarts the offense. Mena drives to the basket. Foul! Thomas commits the foul on Mena. In the double bonus, Mena is shooting two free throws. Mena missed the first free throw. Mena makes the second free throw. Rutgers 44 - 37.
0:21 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Reno grabs the offensive rebound.
0:08 - Rutgers: Reno has the rebound. Reno shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Reno grabs the offensive rebound.
0:06 - Rutgers: Reno has the rebound. Reno shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Rutgers 46 - 37.
0:04 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 46 - 40.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Merrimack 40, Rutgers 46
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Moss must sit with 2 fouls. Anthony must sit with 2 fouls. De Angelis must sit with 2 fouls. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard, Ireland to Shooting Guard, Nielsen to Power Forward and Burholder to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Merrimack. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Nielsen. Nielsen passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
19:39 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Lane passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Rutgers 48 - 40.
19:26 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Moss to Point Guard, Mena to Shooting Guard, Anthony to Power Forward and De Angelis to Center. Rutgers substitutes Kaufman to Point Guard.
19:26 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Moss grabs the offensive rebound.
19:17 - Merrimack: Moss has the rebound and restarts the offense. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 48 - 43.
18:59 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Center. Rutgers substitutes Lane to Shooting Guard and Russell to Center.
18:59 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Lane passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Burholder steals the pass from Russell.
18:48 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Moss to the right. Mena lays it up. Foul! Fortune fouls Mena on the shot. Mena missed the first free throw. Mena makes the second free throw. Rutgers 48 - 44.
18:42 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard and Ireland to Shooting Guard.
18:42 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Russell. Russell drives down the lane. Russell lays it up. Foul! Anthony fouls Russell on the shot. Russell makes the first free throw. Russell makes the second free throw. Rutgers 50 - 44.
18:27 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Mena drives down the lane. Mena lays it up. The shot goes in! Rutgers 50 - 46.
18:14 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Lane. Lane passes the ball to Russell. Russell shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Rutgers 52 - 46.
17:55 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Moss to Point Guard, Mena to Shooting Guard and De Angelis to Center.
17:55 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena drives down the lane. Mena lays it up. The shot goes in! Rutgers 52 - 48.
17:41 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Lane. Lane tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Lane with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. De Angelis grabs the rebound.
17:26 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Mena. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mena. Rutgers 52 - 50.
17:01 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard, Ireland to Shooting Guard and Burholder to Center.
17:01 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Lane at the basket. Lane lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Rutgers 54 - 50.
16:53 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Moss to Point Guard, Mena to Shooting Guard and De Angelis to Center.
16:53 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss drives down the lane. Moss passes the ball to Mena at the basket. Mena lays it up. Foul! Lane fouls Mena on the shot. Mena makes the first free throw. Mena makes the second free throw. Rutgers 54 - 52.
16:39 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Lane. Rutgers 56 - 52.
16:25 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Center.
16:25 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Mena. Mena passes the ball to Moss outside. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Mena shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Mena grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:49 - Merrimack: Mena has the rebound and restarts the offense. Mena passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony passes the ball to Burton. Burton shoots a jumper. Foul! Lane fouls Burton on the shot. Burton makes the first free throw. Burton missed the second free throw. Russell grabs the rebound. Rutgers 56 - 53.
15:32 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Burholder grabs the rebound.
15:20 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Reno grabs the rebound.
15:03 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
14:51 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
14:40 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune outside. Fortune shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Rutgers 59 - 53.
14:27 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Shooting Guard, Mena to Small Forward and De Angelis to Center. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Point Guard, Thomas to Shooting Guard, Shapiro to Small Forward, Tucker to Power Forward and Odom to Center.
14:27 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against pressure defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the block. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
14:15 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Fortune shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
14:11 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder hands off the ball to Mena. Mena shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 59 - 56.
13:54 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard and Burton to Small Forward.
13:54 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against a zone defense. Fortune drives down the lane. Fortune lays it up. The shot goes in! Rutgers 61 - 56.
13:42 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Shooting Guard and Mena to Small Forward.
13:42 - Merrimack: Burholder brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Burholder passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to De Angelis on the perimeter. De Angelis drives down the lane. De Angelis passes the ball to Moss at the basket. Moss lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by De Angelis. And Moss is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Moss makes the first free throw. Rutgers 61 - 59.
13:16 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss steals the pass from Fortune.
13:08 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Odom steals the pass from Moss.
13:01 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Fortune passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the low post. Foul! De Angelis fouls Odom on the shot. Odom makes the first free throw. Odom missed the second free throw. De Angelis grabs the rebound. Rutgers 62 - 59.
12:44 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena drives down the lane. Mena lays it up. It's blocked by Shapiro! Tucker grabs the rebound.
12:22 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Fortune drives down the lane. Fortune lays it up. Foul! Moss fouls Fortune on the shot. Fortune makes the first free throw. Fortune makes the second free throw. Rutgers 64 - 59.
12:09 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burton to Small Forward and Nielsen to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Kaufman to Point Guard and Russell to Center.
12:09 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Offensive foul! De Angelis commits the foul away from the ball.
12:02 - Game Event: Time out. De Angelis must sit with 4 fouls. Merrimack substitutes Ireland to Shooting Guard and Burholder to Center.
12:02 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:53 - Rutgers: Thomas has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thomas tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Rutgers 66 - 59.
11:42 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Reno to Power Forward and Odom to Center.
11:42 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Moss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reno grabs the rebound.
11:30 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman. Kaufman shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Reno tips it in. Rutgers 68 - 59.
11:19 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Ireland outside. Ireland passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Ireland in the paint. Ireland shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 68 - 61.
10:48 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard and Anthony to Power Forward.
10:48 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Thomas. Rutgers 70 - 61.
10:35 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against pressure defense. Moss passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Rutgers 70 - 63.
10:23 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Ireland to Shooting Guard.
10:23 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ireland grabs the rebound.
10:18 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against pressure defense. Moss passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Rutgers 70 - 65.
10:05 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Rutgers 72 - 65.
9:53 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard.
9:53 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Rutgers 72 - 67.
9:16 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the block. The shot misses. Burholder grabs the rebound.
9:03 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Moss leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Moss passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
8:40 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman outside. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom passes the ball to Shapiro. Shapiro passes the ball to Kaufman. The shot clock winding down. Kaufman shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shapiro. Rutgers 74 - 67.
8:04 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes De Angelis to Center. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Small Forward.
8:04 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
7:53 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Kaufman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Kaufman shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 77 - 67.
7:42 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Moss on the perimeter. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 77 - 70.
7:20 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno shoots in the paint. The shot misses. De Angelis grabs the rebound.
7:12 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Moss outside. Moss passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 77 - 73.
6:47 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman drives to the basket. Foul! Mena commits the foul on Kaufman.
6:34 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Tucker to Power Forward.
6:34 - Rutgers: The ball is inbounded to Odom. Odom passes the ball to Tucker. Tucker passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thomas passes the ball to Fortune in the paint. Fortune shoots in the paint. The shot misses. De Angelis grabs the rebound.
6:13 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Moss on the perimeter. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Tucker grabs the rebound.
5:50 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker passes the ball to Thomas outside. Thomas passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom turns the ball over out of bounds.
5:27 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Reno to Power Forward.
5:27 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Rutgers 77 - 76.
5:12 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
5:00 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Merrimack 78 - 77.
5:00 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Merrimack!
4:49 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman lays it up. De Angelis rotates over and blocks the shot! De Angelis grabs the rebound.
4:40 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against pressure defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton. Burton passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Burton outside. Burton passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis. De Angelis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. De Angelis passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Merrimack 80 - 77.
4:07 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Russell to Shooting Guard.
4:07 - Rutgers: Russell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Russell passes the ball to Kaufman on the perimeter. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Russell at the basket. Russell lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Merrimack 80 - 79.
3:53 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard.
3:53 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Merrimack 82 - 79.
3:30 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman lays it up. The shot goes in! Merrimack 82 - 81.
3:19 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis. De Angelis passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Odom! Kaufman grabs the rebound.
3:05 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Thomas. Rutgers 83 - 82.
2:50 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the block. The shot misses. Reno grabs the rebound.
2:37 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break with Fortune and Kaufman. Thomas attempts to dunk it. Offensive foul! Thomas charged with the foul while taking the shot over Moss.
2:32 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Merrimack 85 - 83.
2:20 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom at the basket. Odom lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 85 - 85.
2:09 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Burton. Burton shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Merrimack 87 - 85.
2:01 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Anthony grabs the rebound.
1:49 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Reno grabs the rebound.
1:25 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fortune passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reno grabs the offensive rebound.
1:06 - Rutgers: Reno has the rebound and restarts the offense. Reno passes the ball to Kaufman. Kaufman shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Tied 87 - 87.
0:57 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Odom! Reno grabs the rebound.
0:43 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Thomas passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno passes the ball to Kaufman outside. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman lays it up. It's blocked by Moss! Reno grabs the offensive rebound.
0:22 - Rutgers: Reno has the rebound. Reno shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Rutgers 89 - 87.
0:20 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Burton. Burton passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Mena in the paint. Mena shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Tied 89 - 89.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Merrimack 89, Rutgers 89
Overtime:
5:00 - Game Event: Merrimack substitutes Burton to Point Guard, Burholder to Shooting Guard, Mayer to Small Forward and Nielsen to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Lane to Shooting Guard, Tucker to Power Forward and Russell to Center.
5:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Rutgers gains possession on the jump ball...
4:55 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker passes the ball to Fortune outside. Fortune tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fortune passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fortune. Rutgers 91 - 89.
4:31 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Moss to Point Guard, Mena to Shooting Guard, Burton to Small Forward and Anthony to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard, Reno to Power Forward and Odom to Center.
4:31 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Moss passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the rebound.
4:15 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 94 - 89.
4:08 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Thomas steals the pass from Moss.
4:04 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break with Kaufman to the right. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman on the perimeter. Kaufman shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Odom grabs the long offensive rebound.
3:57 - Rutgers: Odom has the rebound and restarts the offense. Odom shoots from deep. The shot misses. Moss grabs the rebound.
3:52 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rutgers is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Rutgers 94 - 92.
3:39 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno at the basket. Reno lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Rutgers 96 - 92.
3:27 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Mena shoots from well beyond the arc. Foul! Thomas fouls Mena on the shot. Mena missed the first free throw. Mena missed the second free throw. Mena missed the third free throw. Reno grabs the rebound.
3:21 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the inside. Foul! Anthony fouls Odom on the shot. Odom missed the first free throw. Odom makes the second free throw. Rutgers 97 - 92.
3:04 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mena passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the low post. Foul! Odom fouls De Angelis on the shot. De Angelis makes the first free throw. De Angelis missed the second free throw. Reno grabs the rebound. Rutgers 97 - 93.
2:49 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman on the perimeter. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Rutgers 99 - 93.
2:29 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
2:16 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno drives by De Angelis. Reno lays it up. The shot goes in! Rutgers 101 - 93.
1:56 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against pressure defense. Moss passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Fortune grabs the rebound.
1:44 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against pressure defense. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman. Kaufman shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Thomas. Rutgers 103 - 93.
1:34 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Fortune steals the pass from Anthony.
1:22 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno passes the ball to Kaufman outside. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune drives down the lane. Fortune passes the ball to Odom at the basket. Odom lays it up. The shot misses. Fortune grabs the offensive rebound.
0:47 - Rutgers: Fortune has the rebound. Fortune shoots from the low post. De Angelis rotates over and blocks the shot! De Angelis grabs the rebound.
0:45 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Burton to the right. Mena passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Moss grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:41 - Merrimack: Moss has the rebound and restarts the offense. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
0:30 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
0:16 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Mena in the paint. Mena shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Rutgers 103 - 95.
0:01 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. The shot clock winding down. Kaufman shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 106 - 95.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Merrimack 95, Rutgers 106
Starting Line-Ups
Merrimack: PG-Moss (6' 3"), SG-Mena (6' 1½"), SF-Burton (6' 3"), PF-Anthony (6' 6"), C-De Angelis (6' 9")
Rutgers: PG-Kaufman (6' ½"), SG-Thomas (6' 3½"), SF-Fortune (6' 5"), PF-Reno (6' 9"), C-Odom (6' 10")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Rutgers gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Thomas in the paint. Thomas passes the ball to Fortune outside. Fortune tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fortune passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Rutgers 2 - 0.
19:31 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Merrimack 3 - 2.
19:19 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune drives down the lane. Fortune passes the ball to Odom at the basket. Odom lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fortune. Rutgers 4 - 3.
19:00 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman steals the pass from Moss.
18:56 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Kaufman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman with a fadeaway jumper. Air ball! Odom grabs the offensive rebound.
18:34 - Rutgers: Odom has the rebound and restarts the offense. Odom shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Burton grabs the rebound.
18:29 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Moss and Burton. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
18:23 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Kaufman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Burton grabs the rebound.
18:06 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton outside. Burton passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Mena in the paint. Mena shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Thomas! Kaufman grabs the rebound.
17:39 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Rutgers 7 - 3.
17:32 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard, Ireland to Shooting Guard and Burholder to Center. Rutgers substitutes Lane to Shooting Guard and Russell to Center.
17:32 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mena passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Burholder. Rutgers 7 - 5.
17:15 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Lane outside. Lane passes the ball to Kaufman outside. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune in the paint. Fortune shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
16:53 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Ireland to the right. Mena passes the ball to Ireland on the perimeter. Ireland shoots from the three point line. Foul! Fortune fouls Ireland on the shot. Ireland missed the first free throw. Ireland missed the second free throw. Ireland makes the third free throw. Rutgers 7 - 6.
16:47 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Rutgers 10 - 6.
16:36 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mena passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots from the low post. Foul! Lane fouls Burton on the shot. Burton makes the first free throw. Burton missed the second free throw. Lane grabs the rebound. Rutgers 10 - 7.
16:27 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno at the basket. Reno lays it up. Foul! Burholder fouls Reno on the shot. Reno makes the first free throw. Reno makes the second free throw. Rutgers 12 - 7.
16:17 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Ireland. Ireland with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
15:46 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Russell passes the ball to Lane on the perimeter. Lane shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 15 - 7.
15:25 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Moss to Point Guard and Mena to Small Forward. Rutgers substitutes Lane to Point Guard, Shapiro to Shooting Guard and Tucker to Power Forward.
15:25 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss drives down the lane. Moss passes the ball to Anthony at the basket. Anthony lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 15 - 9.
15:13 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard and Nielsen to Small Forward.
15:13 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against pressure defense. Lane passes the ball to Fortune in the paint. Fortune shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Lane. Rutgers 17 - 9.
15:05 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mena passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Shapiro steals the pass from Anthony.
14:54 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Russell shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Burholder! Nielsen grabs the rebound.
14:42 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mena passes the ball to Nielsen outside. Nielsen passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to Nielsen. Nielsen passes the ball to Ireland on the perimeter. Ireland passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Anthony grabs the offensive rebound.
14:13 - Merrimack: Anthony has the rebound. Anthony shoots from the low post. Foul! Tucker fouls Anthony on the shot. Anthony missed the first free throw. Anthony missed the second free throw. Tucker grabs the rebound.
14:11 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against pressure defense. Lane passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Russell passes the ball to Tucker on the perimeter. Tucker shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Russell tips it in. Rutgers 19 - 9.
13:54 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Moss to Point Guard, Burholder to Shooting Guard, Mena to Small Forward and De Angelis to Center. Rutgers substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard and Odom to Center.
13:54 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Moss commits the foul on the drive.
13:44 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
13:34 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Burholder leads the fast break. Foul! Lane commits the foul on Burholder.
13:28 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Moss. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis. De Angelis shoots a jumper. The shot misses. De Angelis grabs the offensive rebound.
13:17 - Merrimack: De Angelis has the rebound and restarts the offense. De Angelis passes the ball to Moss on the perimeter. Moss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the inside. Foul! Tucker fouls Anthony on the shot. Anthony missed the first free throw. Anthony makes the second free throw. Rutgers 19 - 10.
13:01 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
12:41 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to Moss. Tucker steals the pass from Moss.
12:21 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Tucker grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:09 - Rutgers: Tucker has the rebound and restarts the offense. Tucker shoots from deep. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:05 - Rutgers: Thomas has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thomas tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Rutgers 21 - 10.
12:05 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Rutgers!
11:54 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burton to Small Forward and Nielsen to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Kaufman to Point Guard, Shapiro to Small Forward, Reno to Power Forward and Russell to Center.
11:54 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 21 - 13.
11:41 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the rebound.
11:34 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Burholder attacks with the ball on the fast break. Burholder turns the ball over to the other team.
11:28 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Rutgers 23 - 13.
11:14 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Foul! Shapiro commits the foul on Burton.
10:51 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Odom to Center.
10:51 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Burton. Burton passes the ball to Moss in the paint. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis. De Angelis passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the long rebound.
10:29 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno at the basket. Reno lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Rutgers 25 - 13.
10:19 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 25 - 16.
10:07 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Russell to Center.
10:07 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Shapiro. Burholder steals the pass from Shapiro.
9:54 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Moss leads the fast break with Burholder to the right. Moss passes the ball to Burholder at the basket. Burholder lays it up. Foul! Kaufman fouls Burholder on the shot. Burholder makes the first free throw. Burholder makes the second free throw. Rutgers 25 - 18.
9:47 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard and Anthony to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Odom to Center.
9:47 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Shapiro outside. Shapiro passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom passes the ball to Reno. Reno tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Reno passes the ball to Kaufman. Kaufman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Rutgers 27 - 18.
9:16 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Shooting Guard and Nielsen to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Lane to Point Guard.
9:16 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Shapiro steals the pass from Moss.
9:10 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Rutgers 30 - 18.
9:04 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the rebound.
8:49 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Shapiro. Shapiro passes the ball to Lane in the paint. Lane passes the ball to Odom in the paint. De Angelis steals the pass from Odom.
8:25 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Burholder leads the fast break with Burton and Moss. Burholder passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Burholder. Rutgers 30 - 21.
8:21 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard and Anthony to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Kaufman to Point Guard.
8:21 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
8:09 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots from the low post. Odom rotates over and blocks the shot! Odom grabs the rebound.
7:56 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Shapiro. Shapiro with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Odom grabs the offensive rebound.
7:40 - Rutgers: Odom has the rebound. Odom shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! And Odom is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Odom makes the first free throw. Rutgers 33 - 21.
7:38 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Small Forward.
7:38 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Moss passes the ball to Mena. Mena with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 33 - 23.
7:23 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Reno passes the ball to Fortune in the paint. Fortune shoots in the paint. De Angelis rotates over and blocks the shot! Anthony grabs the rebound.
6:58 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Burton. Burton passes the ball to Moss outside. Moss passes the ball to Mena. Mena shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Rutgers 33 - 25.
6:26 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Russell to Shooting Guard and Tucker to Power Forward.
6:26 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker passes the ball to Kaufman in the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Anthony! De Angelis grabs the rebound.
5:58 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Mena. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Burton outside. Burton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Burton grabs the long offensive rebound.
5:35 - Merrimack: Burton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Burton shoots from deep. The shot goes in! Rutgers 33 - 28.
5:30 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard and Reno to Power Forward.
5:30 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Rutgers 36 - 28.
5:23 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Russell to Shooting Guard.
5:23 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Moss in the paint. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
4:57 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Russell at the basket. Russell lays it up. Offensive foul! Russell charged with the foul while taking the shot over Mena.
4:45 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard.
4:45 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss drives down the lane. Moss lays it up. Foul! Kaufman fouls Moss on the shot. Moss makes the first free throw. Moss makes the second free throw. Rutgers 36 - 30.
4:32 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman lays it up. Foul! Moss fouls Kaufman on the shot. Kaufman makes the first free throw. Kaufman missed the second free throw. Anthony grabs the rebound. Rutgers 37 - 30.
4:20 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 37 - 32.
4:07 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fortune with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. De Angelis grabs the rebound.
3:46 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Moss to the right. Mena lays it up. The shot goes in! Rutgers 37 - 34.
3:42 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno. Reno passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Foul! De Angelis commits the foul on Odom.
3:28 - Rutgers: The ball is inbounded to Thomas. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman on the perimeter. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman lays it up. The shot goes in! Rutgers 39 - 34.
3:09 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Rutgers 39 - 36.
2:50 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
2:44 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Fortune steals the pass from Moss.
2:39 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune drives down the lane. Fortune passes the ball to Reno at the basket. Reno lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fortune. And Reno is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Reno makes the first free throw. Rutgers 42 - 36.
2:24 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reno grabs the rebound.
2:05 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots in the paint. Foul! De Angelis fouls Odom on the shot. Odom makes the first free throw. Odom makes the second free throw. Rutgers 44 - 36.
1:55 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
1:43 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman on the perimeter. Kaufman drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Kaufman commits the foul on the drive.
1:17 - Game Event: Time out. Kaufman must sit with 3 fouls. Rutgers substitutes Lane to Point Guard.
1:17 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Burton grabs the offensive rebound.
1:08 - Merrimack: Burton has the rebound. Burton shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Reno grabs the rebound.
1:06 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Moss grabs the rebound.
0:55 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Mena in the paint. Mena passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony passes the ball to Burton outside. Burton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mena grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:32 - Merrimack: Mena has the rebound and restarts the offense. Mena drives to the basket. Foul! Thomas commits the foul on Mena. In the double bonus, Mena is shooting two free throws. Mena missed the first free throw. Mena makes the second free throw. Rutgers 44 - 37.
0:21 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Reno grabs the offensive rebound.
0:08 - Rutgers: Reno has the rebound. Reno shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Reno grabs the offensive rebound.
0:06 - Rutgers: Reno has the rebound. Reno shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Rutgers 46 - 37.
0:04 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 46 - 40.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Merrimack 40, Rutgers 46
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Moss must sit with 2 fouls. Anthony must sit with 2 fouls. De Angelis must sit with 2 fouls. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard, Ireland to Shooting Guard, Nielsen to Power Forward and Burholder to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Merrimack. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Nielsen. Nielsen passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
19:39 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Lane passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Rutgers 48 - 40.
19:26 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Moss to Point Guard, Mena to Shooting Guard, Anthony to Power Forward and De Angelis to Center. Rutgers substitutes Kaufman to Point Guard.
19:26 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Moss grabs the offensive rebound.
19:17 - Merrimack: Moss has the rebound and restarts the offense. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 48 - 43.
18:59 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Center. Rutgers substitutes Lane to Shooting Guard and Russell to Center.
18:59 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Lane passes the ball to Russell in the paint. Burholder steals the pass from Russell.
18:48 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Moss to the right. Mena lays it up. Foul! Fortune fouls Mena on the shot. Mena missed the first free throw. Mena makes the second free throw. Rutgers 48 - 44.
18:42 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard and Ireland to Shooting Guard.
18:42 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Russell. Russell drives down the lane. Russell lays it up. Foul! Anthony fouls Russell on the shot. Russell makes the first free throw. Russell makes the second free throw. Rutgers 50 - 44.
18:27 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Mena drives down the lane. Mena lays it up. The shot goes in! Rutgers 50 - 46.
18:14 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Lane. Lane passes the ball to Russell. Russell shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Rutgers 52 - 46.
17:55 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Moss to Point Guard, Mena to Shooting Guard and De Angelis to Center.
17:55 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena drives down the lane. Mena lays it up. The shot goes in! Rutgers 52 - 48.
17:41 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Lane. Lane tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Lane with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. De Angelis grabs the rebound.
17:26 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Mena. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mena. Rutgers 52 - 50.
17:01 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard, Ireland to Shooting Guard and Burholder to Center.
17:01 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Lane at the basket. Lane lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Rutgers 54 - 50.
16:53 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Moss to Point Guard, Mena to Shooting Guard and De Angelis to Center.
16:53 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss drives down the lane. Moss passes the ball to Mena at the basket. Mena lays it up. Foul! Lane fouls Mena on the shot. Mena makes the first free throw. Mena makes the second free throw. Rutgers 54 - 52.
16:39 - Rutgers: Lane brings up the ball against a zone defense. Lane passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Lane. Rutgers 56 - 52.
16:25 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Center.
16:25 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Mena. Mena passes the ball to Moss outside. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Mena shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Mena grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:49 - Merrimack: Mena has the rebound and restarts the offense. Mena passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony passes the ball to Burton. Burton shoots a jumper. Foul! Lane fouls Burton on the shot. Burton makes the first free throw. Burton missed the second free throw. Russell grabs the rebound. Rutgers 56 - 53.
15:32 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Burholder grabs the rebound.
15:20 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Reno grabs the rebound.
15:03 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
14:51 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Russell grabs the rebound.
14:40 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune outside. Fortune shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Rutgers 59 - 53.
14:27 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Shooting Guard, Mena to Small Forward and De Angelis to Center. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Point Guard, Thomas to Shooting Guard, Shapiro to Small Forward, Tucker to Power Forward and Odom to Center.
14:27 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against pressure defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the block. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
14:15 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Fortune shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
14:11 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder hands off the ball to Mena. Mena shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 59 - 56.
13:54 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard and Burton to Small Forward.
13:54 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against a zone defense. Fortune drives down the lane. Fortune lays it up. The shot goes in! Rutgers 61 - 56.
13:42 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Shooting Guard and Mena to Small Forward.
13:42 - Merrimack: Burholder brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Burholder passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to De Angelis on the perimeter. De Angelis drives down the lane. De Angelis passes the ball to Moss at the basket. Moss lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by De Angelis. And Moss is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Moss makes the first free throw. Rutgers 61 - 59.
13:16 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss steals the pass from Fortune.
13:08 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Odom steals the pass from Moss.
13:01 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Fortune passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the low post. Foul! De Angelis fouls Odom on the shot. Odom makes the first free throw. Odom missed the second free throw. De Angelis grabs the rebound. Rutgers 62 - 59.
12:44 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena drives down the lane. Mena lays it up. It's blocked by Shapiro! Tucker grabs the rebound.
12:22 - Rutgers: Fortune brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Fortune drives down the lane. Fortune lays it up. Foul! Moss fouls Fortune on the shot. Fortune makes the first free throw. Fortune makes the second free throw. Rutgers 64 - 59.
12:09 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burton to Small Forward and Nielsen to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Kaufman to Point Guard and Russell to Center.
12:09 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Offensive foul! De Angelis commits the foul away from the ball.
12:02 - Game Event: Time out. De Angelis must sit with 4 fouls. Merrimack substitutes Ireland to Shooting Guard and Burholder to Center.
12:02 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:53 - Rutgers: Thomas has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thomas tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Rutgers 66 - 59.
11:42 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Reno to Power Forward and Odom to Center.
11:42 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Moss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reno grabs the rebound.
11:30 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman. Kaufman shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Reno tips it in. Rutgers 68 - 59.
11:19 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Ireland outside. Ireland passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Ireland in the paint. Ireland shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 68 - 61.
10:48 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard and Anthony to Power Forward.
10:48 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Thomas. Rutgers 70 - 61.
10:35 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against pressure defense. Moss passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Rutgers 70 - 63.
10:23 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Ireland to Shooting Guard.
10:23 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thomas shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Ireland grabs the rebound.
10:18 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against pressure defense. Moss passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Rutgers 70 - 65.
10:05 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Rutgers 72 - 65.
9:53 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard.
9:53 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Rutgers 72 - 67.
9:16 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the block. The shot misses. Burholder grabs the rebound.
9:03 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Moss leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Moss passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Burholder in the paint. Burholder shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Kaufman grabs the rebound.
8:40 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman outside. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom passes the ball to Shapiro. Shapiro passes the ball to Kaufman. The shot clock winding down. Kaufman shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shapiro. Rutgers 74 - 67.
8:04 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes De Angelis to Center. Rutgers substitutes Fortune to Small Forward.
8:04 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
7:53 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Kaufman leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Kaufman shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 77 - 67.
7:42 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Moss on the perimeter. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 77 - 70.
7:20 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno shoots in the paint. The shot misses. De Angelis grabs the rebound.
7:12 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Moss outside. Moss passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Rutgers 77 - 73.
6:47 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman drives to the basket. Foul! Mena commits the foul on Kaufman.
6:34 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Tucker to Power Forward.
6:34 - Rutgers: The ball is inbounded to Odom. Odom passes the ball to Tucker. Tucker passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Thomas passes the ball to Fortune in the paint. Fortune shoots in the paint. The shot misses. De Angelis grabs the rebound.
6:13 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Moss on the perimeter. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Tucker grabs the rebound.
5:50 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker passes the ball to Thomas outside. Thomas passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom turns the ball over out of bounds.
5:27 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Reno to Power Forward.
5:27 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Rutgers 77 - 76.
5:12 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
5:00 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Merrimack 78 - 77.
5:00 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Merrimack!
4:49 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman lays it up. De Angelis rotates over and blocks the shot! De Angelis grabs the rebound.
4:40 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against pressure defense. Moss passes the ball to Burton. Burton passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Burton outside. Burton passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis. De Angelis tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. De Angelis passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Merrimack 80 - 77.
4:07 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Russell to Shooting Guard.
4:07 - Rutgers: Russell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Russell passes the ball to Kaufman on the perimeter. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Russell at the basket. Russell lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Merrimack 80 - 79.
3:53 - Game Event: Time out. Rutgers substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard.
3:53 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena passes the ball to Moss. Moss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Merrimack 82 - 79.
3:30 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman lays it up. The shot goes in! Merrimack 82 - 81.
3:19 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis. De Angelis passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Odom! Kaufman grabs the rebound.
3:05 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Thomas. Rutgers 83 - 82.
2:50 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the block. The shot misses. Reno grabs the rebound.
2:37 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break with Fortune and Kaufman. Thomas attempts to dunk it. Offensive foul! Thomas charged with the foul while taking the shot over Moss.
2:32 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Merrimack 85 - 83.
2:20 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom at the basket. Odom lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 85 - 85.
2:09 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Burton. Burton shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Merrimack 87 - 85.
2:01 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Anthony grabs the rebound.
1:49 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Reno grabs the rebound.
1:25 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fortune passes the ball to Thomas. Thomas with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reno grabs the offensive rebound.
1:06 - Rutgers: Reno has the rebound and restarts the offense. Reno passes the ball to Kaufman. Kaufman shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Tied 87 - 87.
0:57 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Odom! Reno grabs the rebound.
0:43 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Thomas passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno passes the ball to Kaufman outside. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman lays it up. It's blocked by Moss! Reno grabs the offensive rebound.
0:22 - Rutgers: Reno has the rebound. Reno shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Rutgers 89 - 87.
0:20 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Burton. Burton passes the ball to Moss. Moss passes the ball to Mena in the paint. Mena shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Moss. Tied 89 - 89.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Merrimack 89, Rutgers 89
Overtime:
5:00 - Game Event: Merrimack substitutes Burton to Point Guard, Burholder to Shooting Guard, Mayer to Small Forward and Nielsen to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Lane to Shooting Guard, Tucker to Power Forward and Russell to Center.
5:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Rutgers gains possession on the jump ball...
4:55 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker passes the ball to Fortune outside. Fortune tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fortune passes the ball to Tucker in the paint. Tucker shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fortune. Rutgers 91 - 89.
4:31 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Moss to Point Guard, Mena to Shooting Guard, Burton to Small Forward and Anthony to Power Forward. Rutgers substitutes Thomas to Shooting Guard, Reno to Power Forward and Odom to Center.
4:31 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Moss passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Thomas grabs the rebound.
4:15 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 94 - 89.
4:08 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Thomas steals the pass from Moss.
4:04 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break with Kaufman to the right. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman on the perimeter. Kaufman shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Odom grabs the long offensive rebound.
3:57 - Rutgers: Odom has the rebound and restarts the offense. Odom shoots from deep. The shot misses. Moss grabs the rebound.
3:52 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against pressure defense. Rutgers is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Rutgers 94 - 92.
3:39 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against pressure defense. Kaufman drives down the lane. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno at the basket. Reno lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Kaufman. Rutgers 96 - 92.
3:27 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Mena shoots from well beyond the arc. Foul! Thomas fouls Mena on the shot. Mena missed the first free throw. Mena missed the second free throw. Mena missed the third free throw. Reno grabs the rebound.
3:21 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom shoots from the inside. Foul! Anthony fouls Odom on the shot. Odom missed the first free throw. Odom makes the second free throw. Rutgers 97 - 92.
3:04 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mena passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the low post. Foul! Odom fouls De Angelis on the shot. De Angelis makes the first free throw. De Angelis missed the second free throw. Reno grabs the rebound. Rutgers 97 - 93.
2:49 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Thomas on the perimeter. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman on the perimeter. Kaufman tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Rutgers 99 - 93.
2:29 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
2:16 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno drives by De Angelis. Reno lays it up. The shot goes in! Rutgers 101 - 93.
1:56 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against pressure defense. Moss passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Fortune grabs the rebound.
1:44 - Rutgers: Thomas brings up the ball against pressure defense. Thomas passes the ball to Kaufman. Kaufman shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Thomas. Rutgers 103 - 93.
1:34 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Fortune steals the pass from Anthony.
1:22 - Rutgers: Fast break opportunity! Thomas leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Thomas passes the ball to Reno in the paint. Reno passes the ball to Kaufman outside. Kaufman passes the ball to Fortune. Fortune drives down the lane. Fortune passes the ball to Odom at the basket. Odom lays it up. The shot misses. Fortune grabs the offensive rebound.
0:47 - Rutgers: Fortune has the rebound. Fortune shoots from the low post. De Angelis rotates over and blocks the shot! De Angelis grabs the rebound.
0:45 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Burton to the right. Mena passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Moss grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:41 - Merrimack: Moss has the rebound and restarts the offense. Moss passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Odom grabs the rebound.
0:30 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Kaufman passes the ball to Odom in the paint. Odom passes the ball to Fortune on the perimeter. Fortune shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
0:16 - Merrimack: Moss brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Moss passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Mena in the paint. Mena shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Rutgers 103 - 95.
0:01 - Rutgers: Kaufman brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. The shot clock winding down. Kaufman shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Rutgers 106 - 95.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Merrimack 95, Rutgers 106
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