| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Jesse Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Dalessio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Dillman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Wooley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Michael's | John Lack inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | St. Michael's | Jason Bullins is called for the reach on John Lack - foul #1 on Jason Bullins, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:25 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Dalessio clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 19:23 | St. Michael's | Eric Dillman tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 19:06 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses the lay-in | 28-32 |
| 19:05 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Dalessio grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:01 | St. Michael's | Jesse Campbell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kenneth Dalessio | 28-35 |
| 18:40 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani drills a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Ryan Wooley - foul #1 on Ryan Wooley, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 18:40 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses the free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:40 | St. Michael's | Ryan Wooley gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:23 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Dalessio is fouled on the floor by Terry Sneed - foul #2 on Terry Sneed, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 18:10 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Dalessio can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 18:09 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 17:48 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jason Bullins and he's hacked by Jesse Campbell - foul #1 on Jesse Campbell, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell (SF) Jason Bullins | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | James Smith (PG), Patrick Crisp (SF), Paul Williams (C) Jesse Campbell, John Lack, Ryan Wooley | |
| 17:48 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:35 | St. Michael's | James Smith is whistled for traveling | 33-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (SG), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Giovanni Rossi, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed drills a 3 from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 17:08 | St. Michael's | Eric Dillman banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Dalessio | 36-37 |
| 16:56 | Merrimack | Charles Howard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 16:54 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Patrick Crisp | 36-37 |
| 16:44 | St. Michael's | James Smith can't throw it down but he's hacked by Terry Sneed - foul #3 on Terry Sneed, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SG), Jason Bullins (SF) Terry Sneed, Jason Ferrell | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jesse Campbell (PG), Ryan Wooley (C) Kenneth Dalessio, Eric Dillman | |
| 16:44 | St. Michael's | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:44 | St. Michael's | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi (SG), Donnie Deitz (PF), Richard Trapani (C) James Cromer, Charles Howard, Richard Durbin | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | John Lack (SF) Patrick Crisp | |
| 15:54 | St. Michael's | Jesse Campbell hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Williams | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Jesse Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Wooley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz travels with the ball | 36-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Anthony Cassidy (SF) Paul Williams | |
| 15:27 | St. Michael's | Jesse Campbell misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Redd - foul #1 on Patrick Redd, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Jason Ferrell (SF) Patrick Redd, Jason Bullins | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Kenneth Dalessio (SG), Eric Dillman (PF) James Smith, Ryan Wooley | |
| 15:27 | St. Michael's | Jesse Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 15:27 | St. Michael's | Jesse Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:23 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Willie Dudley (PG) Jesse Campbell | |
| 15:18 | St. Michael's | Anthony Cassidy is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Anthony Cassidy, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Victor English (C) Anthony Cassidy | |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-43 |
| 14:48 | St. Michael's | Victor English gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:27 | St. Michael's | Eric Dillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (SG), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Giovanni Rossi, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Patrick Crisp (SF) John Lack | |
| 14:11 | Merrimack | Charles Howard is called for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SG), Jason Bullins (SF) Terry Sneed, Jason Ferrell | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jesse Campbell (PG), James Smith (SF), Ryan Wooley (C) Willie Dudley, Patrick Crisp, Victor English | |
| 13:53 | St. Michael's | Richard Durbin is called for the reach on Eric Dillman - foul #1 on Richard Durbin, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Patrick Crisp (SF) Kenneth Dalessio | |
| 13:40 | St. Michael's | Ryan Wooley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 13:39 | Merrimack | Charles Howard grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 13:16 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ryan Wooley - foul #2 on Ryan Wooley, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Donnie Deitz (PF) Patrick Redd, James Cromer, Charles Howard | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Paul Williams (PF) Eric Dillman | |
| 13:16 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:16 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:16 | St. Michael's | James Smith snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 12:57 | St. Michael's | Patrick Crisp clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 12:55 | St. Michael's | Paul Williams hits the follow up shot | 37-45 |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 12:44 | St. Michael's | Paul Williams gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 12:35 | St. Michael's | James Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-45 |
| 12:33 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 12:28 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Durbin | 39-45 |
| 12:17 | St. Michael's | The jump hook by Paul Williams is blocked by Richard Durbin | 39-45 |
| 12:16 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 11:58 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Bullins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Durbin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Jesse Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Crisp (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Wooley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | St. Michael's | Ryan Wooley drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Smith | 42-48 |
| 11:27 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins is hacked by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), James Cromer (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Trapani (C) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, Jason Bullins, Donnie Deitz, Richard Durbin | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Willie Dudley (PG), Kenneth Dalessio (SG), John Lack (SF), Eric Dillman (PF), Victor English (C) Jesse Campbell, James Smith, Patrick Crisp, Paul Williams, Ryan Wooley | |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Charles Howard drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 11:06 | St. Michael's | John Lack blows the layup but he's hacked by James Cromer - foul #3 on James Cromer, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| 11:06 | St. Michael's | John Lack makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:06 | St. Michael's | John Lack makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:50 | Merrimack | Kenneth Dalessio steps in front of the James Cromer pass | 44-50 |
| 10:28 | St. Michael's | James Cromer steals it from Willie Dudley | 44-50 |
| 10:13 | Merrimack | James Cromer buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-50 |
| 09:59 | St. Michael's | John Lack misses the dunk attempt | 46-50 |
| 09:58 | Merrimack | Charles Howard snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 09:50 | Merrimack | James Cromer loses the dribble to Kenneth Dalessio | 46-50 |
| 09:46 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Dalessio hits the finger roll | 46-52 |
| 09:22 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Redd and he's hacked by Victor English - foul #1 on Victor English, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Donnie Deitz (PF) Patrick Redd, Jason Ferrell, Charles Howard | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Patrick Crisp (SF), Paul Williams (C) John Lack, Victor English | |
| 09:22 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses the free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:22 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Patrick Crisp | 48-52 |
| 09:01 | St. Michael's | Paul Williams hits a shot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 08:40 | Merrimack | Kenneth Dalessio picks off the pass by Richard Trapani | 48-54 |
| 08:37 | St. Michael's | Patrick Crisp lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Dalessio | 48-56 |
| 08:19 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-56 |
| 08:18 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi tips it back up and in | 50-56 |
| 07:59 | St. Michael's | Patrick Crisp misses long on a jumper from the left side | 50-56 |
| 07:58 | St. Michael's | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Dudley | 50-56 |
| 07:46 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Dalessio connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Dillman | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Cromer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Trapani (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Willie Dudley (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Dalessio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SF - Patrick Crisp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Dillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Merrimack | James Cromer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 07:24 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Dalessio pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 07:01 | St. Michael's | Patrick Crisp is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Patrick Crisp, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Giovanni Rossi, James Cromer, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jesse Campbell (PG), James Smith (SG), Anthony Cassidy (SF), John Lack (PF), Ryan Wooley (C) Willie Dudley, Kenneth Dalessio, Patrick Crisp, Eric Dillman, Paul Williams | |
| 06:49 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Bullins | 53-59 |
| 06:20 | St. Michael's | John Lack is fouled on the floor by Charles Howard - foul #1 on Charles Howard, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell (SG) Terry Sneed | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 06:20 | St. Michael's | John Lack misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:20 | Merrimack | Charles Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:05 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin misses the floater from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 06:03 | St. Michael's | John Lack gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:51 | St. Michael's | James Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Charles Howard | 53-59 |
| 05:28 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Wooley - foul #3 on Ryan Wooley, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi (SG), Donnie Deitz (PF) Jason Ferrell, Richard Durbin | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 05:28 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:28 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:13 | St. Michael's | Ryan Wooley clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 55-59 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | James Smith is called for the reach on Jason Bullins - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Richard Durbin (C) Patrick Redd, Charles Howard | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Kenneth Dalessio (SG), Eric Dillman (PF), Paul Williams (C) James Smith, John Lack, Ryan Wooley | |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:44 | St. Michael's | Donnie Deitz swats the layup by Paul Williams | 57-59 |
| 04:42 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:27 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin clanks a runner from the baseline | 57-59 |
| 04:25 | St. Michael's | Eric Dillman snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 04:18 | St. Michael's | Anthony Cassidy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 04:16 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:55 | Merrimack | Eric Dillman is called for the reach on Donnie Deitz - foul #1 on Eric Dillman, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell (SF), Richard Trapani (C) Jason Bullins, Richard Durbin | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Willie Dudley (PG), Patrick Crisp (SF) Jesse Campbell, Anthony Cassidy | |
| 03:55 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:55 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:39 | St. Michael's | Paul Williams lays it up and in | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Willie Dudley (fresh) SG - Kenneth Dalessio (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SF - Patrick Crisp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Dillman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | The jumper by Giovanni Rossi is denied by Eric Dillman | 59-61 |
| 03:34 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dalessio | 59-61 |
| 03:18 | St. Michael's | Patrick Crisp clanks a floater from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 03:17 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Donnie Deitz | 59-61 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 02:54 | St. Michael's | St. Michael's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Bullins (SF) Jason Ferrell | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jesse Campbell (PG), Anthony Cassidy (SF), Ryan Wooley (C) Willie Dudley, Patrick Crisp, Paul Williams | |
| 02:34 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Dalessio connects on the 3 from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 02:20 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 61-64 |
| 02:18 | St. Michael's | Ryan Wooley pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:05 | St. Michael's | Jesse Campbell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 61-64 |
| 02:03 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:49 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 01:48 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz tips it back up and in | 63-64 |
| 01:28 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Dalessio misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 01:27 | St. Michael's | Eric Dillman grabs the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:19 | St. Michael's | Anthony Cassidy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:06 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins makes the runner from the right block | 65-64 |
| 00:57 | St. Michael's | Ryan Wooley drills a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Donnie Deitz - foul #1 on Donnie Deitz, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| 00:57 | St. Michael's | Ryan Wooley makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Terry Sneed | 68-67 |
| 00:23 | St. Michael's | Jesse Campbell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-67 |
| 00:22 | St. Michael's | Eric Dillman grabs the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 00:10 | St. Michael's | Eric Dillman buries a jumper from the right block | 68-69 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi is denied on a layup by Eric Dillman | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | The clock runs out | 68-69 |