| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Dennis Baumgartner (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Stan Matthews (fresh) 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tristan Heavner (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Anaya (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Von McGann (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Fred Shim (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Hollman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Peter Herzog (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner can't finish the layup | 33-24 |
| 19:47 | St. Anselm | George Anaya snags the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 19:35 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 19:34 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:22 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 33-24 |
| 19:21 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:06 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Fred Shim - foul #1 on Fred Shim, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 19:06 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:06 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 18:49 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Fred Shim | 35-26 |
| 18:34 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Baumgartner | 37-26 |
| 18:13 | Merrimack | Fred Shim can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Baumgartner - foul #1 on Dennis Baumgartner, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 18:13 | Merrimack | Fred Shim makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:13 | Merrimack | Fred Shim makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:50 | St. Anselm | Ted Shaw denies the turnaround by Stan Matthews | 37-28 |
| 17:48 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:29 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-28 |
| 17:28 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog grabs the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:22 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 17:21 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog snags the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 17:10 | Merrimack | Fred Shim misses the lay-in | 37-28 |
| 17:09 | St. Anselm | George Anaya snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 16:51 | St. Anselm | Stan Matthews hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lloyd Hollman - foul #1 on Lloyd Hollman, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Brenner (PG), Wilton Madigan (SF), Lewis Davidson (C) Dennis Baumgartner, Tristan Heavner, Von McGann | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Walter Forsythe (SF), Gilbert Etienne (PF), David Hanson (C) Fred Shim, Santos Garcia, Peter Herzog, Ted Shaw | |
| 16:51 | St. Anselm | Stan Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:51 | St. Anselm | Stan Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:26 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne connects on the 3 from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 16:03 | St. Anselm | Charles Brenner can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 16:01 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson snags the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 15:48 | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan is whistled for traveling | 38-31 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner (PG), Irvin Riley (SG), Willy Arnold (PF) Charles Brenner, Stan Matthews, George Anaya | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz (C) Lloyd Hollman | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Dennis Baumgartner (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irvin Riley (fresh) SF - Wilton Madigan (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Willy Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lewis Davidson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) SG - Walter Forsythe (fresh) SF - David Hanson (fresh) PF - Gilbert Etienne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnie Deitz (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 38-31 |
| 15:32 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Willy Arnold | 38-31 |
| 15:12 | St. Anselm | Gilbert Etienne is called for the reach on Willy Arnold - foul #2 on Gilbert Etienne, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner (SF), Von McGann (C) Wilton Madigan, Lewis Davidson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Peter Herzog (PF), Ted Shaw (C) Patrick Redd, Gilbert Etienne, Donnie Deitz | |
| 14:51 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Irvin Riley | 40-31 |
| 14:31 | Merrimack | David Hanson's floater is knocked away by Willy Arnold | 40-31 |
| 14:29 | St. Anselm | Von McGann pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:25 | St. Anselm | Willy Arnold misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ted Shaw - foul #2 on Ted Shaw, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman (SG), Santos Garcia (SF) Walter Forsythe, David Hanson | |
| 14:25 | St. Anselm | Willy Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:25 | St. Anselm | Willy Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:17 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman drills a shot from the left side and the foul's on Willy Arnold - foul #4 on Willy Arnold, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan (SF) Willy Arnold | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:17 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:01 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 42-34 |
| 13:59 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:37 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Fred Shim | 42-36 |
| 13:09 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner misses the dunk but he's hacked by Ted Shaw - foul #3 on Ted Shaw, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Brenner (PG), Stan Matthews (SG), Lewis Davidson (C) Dennis Baumgartner, Irvin Riley, Von McGann | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne (PF), David Hanson (C) Peter Herzog, Ted Shaw | |
| 13:09 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:09 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:52 | Merrimack | Tristan Heavner steals it from Fred Shim | 44-36 |
| 12:29 | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lloyd Hollman - foul #2 on Lloyd Hollman, team foul #6 | 44-36 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | George Anaya (PF) Tristan Heavner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG) Fred Shim | |
| 12:29 | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:29 | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | David Hanson double dribbles | 46-36 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe (SF), Ted Shaw (C) Santos Garcia, David Hanson | |
| 11:56 | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 11:55 | St. Anselm | Stan Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 11:41 | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 11:39 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Charles Brenner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Matthews (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Wilton Madigan (fresh) 14 pts. PF - George Anaya (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lewis Davidson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) SG - Lloyd Hollman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Forsythe (fresh) PF - Gilbert Etienne (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner (PG), Von McGann (C) Charles Brenner, Lewis Davidson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Herzog (PF) Gilbert Etienne | |
| 11:13 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner is fouled on the floor by Ted Shaw - foul #4 on Ted Shaw, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner (SF) Wilton Madigan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Santos Garcia (SF), David Hanson (C) Patrick Redd, Lloyd Hollman, Ted Shaw | |
| 11:13 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:13 | Merrimack | David Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe is called for 5 seconds | 46-36 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne (C) David Hanson | |
| 10:32 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner drills a floater from just outside the lane | 48-36 |
| 10:16 | Merrimack | Fred Shim can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 10:14 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia grabs the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 10:03 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Santos Garcia | 48-39 |
| 09:47 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner blows the layup but he's hacked by Santos Garcia - foul #3 on Santos Garcia, team foul #8 | 48-39 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Irvin Riley (SG), Wilton Madigan (SF), Lewis Davidson (C) Stan Matthews, George Anaya, Von McGann | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Lloyd Hollman (SG), David Hanson (SF) Fred Shim, Walter Forsythe, Santos Garcia | |
| 09:47 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:47 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:34 | Merrimack | David Hanson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Dennis Baumgartner - foul #2 on Dennis Baumgartner, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| 09:34 | Merrimack | David Hanson misses the free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:34 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:25 | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Baumgartner | 53-41 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman double dribbles | 53-41 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Brenner (PG), George Anaya (PF) Dennis Baumgartner, Tristan Heavner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz (C) Gilbert Etienne | |
| 08:47 | St. Anselm | Irvin Riley's layup is rejected by Donnie Deitz | 53-41 |
| 08:45 | Merrimack | David Hanson grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 08:28 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman misses the runner in the lane | 53-41 |
| 08:27 | St. Anselm | George Anaya gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:10 | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Brenner | 55-41 |
| 07:56 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman scores on a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Irvin Riley - foul #3 on Irvin Riley, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner (PG), Stan Matthews (SG), Tristan Heavner (SF), Willy Arnold (PF), Von McGann (C) Charles Brenner, Irvin Riley, Wilton Madigan, George Anaya, Lewis Davidson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Santos Garcia (SF), Walter Forsythe (PF), Ted Shaw (C) Patrick Redd, David Hanson, Peter Herzog, Donnie Deitz | |
| 07:56 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:53 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner loses the dribble to Fred Shim in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Fred Shim lays it up and in | 55-46 |
| 07:36 | St. Anselm | Von McGann hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Baumgartner | 57-46 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Dennis Baumgartner (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Matthews (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tristan Heavner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willy Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Von McGann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Fred Shim (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Hollman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Forsythe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred Shim | 57-48 |
| 07:01 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Stan Matthews | 59-48 |
| 06:47 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe misses long on a shot from close range | 59-48 |
| 06:46 | St. Anselm | Stan Matthews grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 06:25 | St. Anselm | Lloyd Hollman steals it from Von McGann | 59-48 |
| 06:05 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe can't connect on a shot near the basket | 59-48 |
| 06:03 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:42 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Santos Garcia - foul #4 on Santos Garcia, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Brenner (PG), Irvin Riley (SG) Dennis Baumgartner, Stan Matthews | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (SG), David Hanson (SF), Peter Herzog (PF) Lloyd Hollman, Santos Garcia, Walter Forsythe | |
| 05:42 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner makes the free throw | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:29 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog makes the 3 from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 05:11 | St. Anselm | Von McGann hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 05:09 | St. Anselm | Von McGann gets the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 04:56 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Tristan Heavner, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan (SF), George Anaya (PF), Lewis Davidson (C) Tristan Heavner, Willy Arnold, Von McGann | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SG), Gilbert Etienne (C) Fred Shim, Ted Shaw | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Redd | 62-53 |
| 04:17 | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-53 |
| 04:15 | St. Anselm | George Anaya pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:01 | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Irvin Riley | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Peter Herzog and he's hacked by Lewis Davidson - foul #2 on Lewis Davidson, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner (PG), Stan Matthews (SG), Willy Arnold (PF) Charles Brenner, Irvin Riley, George Anaya | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman (SG), Santos Garcia (SF) James Cromer, Peter Herzog | |
| 03:49 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | St. Anselm | Wilton Madigan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne grabs the board | 65-56 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Dennis Baumgartner (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Matthews (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Wilton Madigan (fresh) 22 pts. PF - Willy Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Lewis Davidson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Hollman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gilbert Etienne (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Lewis Davidson - foul #3 on Lewis Davidson, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Von McGann (C) Lewis Davidson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Ted Shaw (C) Patrick Redd, David Hanson | |
| 03:23 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:23 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:11 | St. Anselm | The pull-up jumper by Stan Matthews is blocked by Ted Shaw | 65-58 |
| 03:09 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Fred Shim scores on a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Dennis Baumgartner - foul #3 on Dennis Baumgartner, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner (SF) Wilton Madigan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Fred Shim makes the free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:34 | St. Anselm | Fred Shim is called for the reach on Dennis Baumgartner - foul #2 on Fred Shim, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Herzog (PF) Gilbert Etienne | |
| 02:34 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:34 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:34 | St. Anselm | Willy Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 02:21 | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-61 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Von McGann denies the turnaround by Fred Shim | 68-61 |
| 02:07 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman snags the offensive board | 68-61 |
| 01:47 | Merrimack | Fred Shim steps out of bounds on the baseline | 68-61 |
| 01:34 | St. Anselm | Stan Matthews drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Dennis Baumgartner | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 01:21 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:59 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner misses the lay-in | 70-61 |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:52 | St. Anselm | Willy Arnold pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | St. Anselm | Fred Shim is called for the reach on Willy Arnold in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Shim, team foul #11 | 70-61 |
| 00:51 | St. Anselm | Willy Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:51 | St. Anselm | Willy Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:51 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:48 | St. Anselm | Santos Garcia is called for the reach on Tristan Heavner - foul #5 on Santos Garcia, team foul #12 | 71-61 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Brenner (PG), Irvin Riley (SG), George Anaya (PF), Lewis Davidson (C) Dennis Baumgartner, Stan Matthews, Willy Arnold, Von McGann | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Walter Forsythe (SG), David Hanson (SF), Gilbert Etienne (PF), Donnie Deitz (C) Fred Shim, Lloyd Hollman, Santos Garcia, Peter Herzog, Ted Shaw | |
| 00:48 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:48 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| 00:44 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 00:42 | St. Anselm | Tristan Heavner grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | St. Anselm | Irvin Riley misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 72-61 |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz grabs the board | 72-61 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | David Hanson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Forsythe | 72-63 |
| 00:13 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Dennis Baumgartner (PG), Stan Matthews (SG), Willy Arnold (PF), Von McGann (C) Charles Brenner, Irvin Riley, George Anaya, Lewis Davidson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Lloyd Hollman (SG), Peter Herzog (PF), Ted Shaw (C) Patrick Redd, David Hanson, Gilbert Etienne, Donnie Deitz | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | St. Anselm | Fred Shim is called for the reach on Stan Matthews in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Shim, team foul #13 | 72-63 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | George Anaya (PF) Willy Arnold | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:12 | St. Anselm | Stan Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:12 | St. Anselm | Stan Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-63 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe gets the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-66 |