| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Harry Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leigh Halterman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Tusing (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lewis Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins inbounds the ball | 19-20 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Sneed | 21-20 |
| 19:19 | St. Anselm | Harold Tusing misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-20 |
| 19:17 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 19:03 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed is fouled on the floor by Leigh Halterman - foul #1 on Leigh Halterman, team foul #1 | 21-20 |
| 18:51 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-20 |
| 18:50 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani grabs the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 18:38 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Duncan - foul #2 on John Duncan, team foul #2 | 21-20 |
| 18:38 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 18:38 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 18:38 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 18:15 | St. Anselm | Leigh Halterman makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 17:54 | Merrimack | John Duncan picks off the pass by Giovanni Rossi | 21-22 |
| 17:27 | St. Anselm | Harold Tusing can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 17:25 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 17:08 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz blows the layup | 21-22 |
| 17:07 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 16:59 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 16:57 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 16:31 | St. Anselm | Harold Tusing is whistled for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Giovanni Rossi, Jason Bullins, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Don White (SG), Matthew Oldham (PF) John Duncan, Harold Tusing | |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed is whistled for a carry | 21-22 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SG) Terry Sneed | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ronnie Curry (PG) Harry Rank | |
| 15:58 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Curry and he's hacked by Patrick Redd - foul #1 on Patrick Redd, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| 15:58 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Cromer (fresh) SF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Durbin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Ronnie Curry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don White (fresh) SF - Leigh Halterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Oldham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lewis Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Merrimack | James Cromer knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 23-25 |
| 15:19 | St. Anselm | Don White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Cromer - foul #1 on James Cromer, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Donnie Deitz (PF), Richard Trapani (C) Patrick Redd, James Cromer, Jason Ferrell, Charles Howard, Richard Durbin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Harry Rank (PG), Harold Tusing (PF) Ronnie Curry, Matthew Oldham | |
| 15:19 | St. Anselm | Don White makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 15:19 | St. Anselm | Don White misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 15:19 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 15:00 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed scores on a 3 from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 14:43 | St. Anselm | Harold Tusing comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 26-26 |
| 14:42 | St. Anselm | Leigh Halterman can't tip it in | 26-26 |
| 14:40 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 14:17 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 14:15 | St. Anselm | Harold Tusing grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 13:56 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 13:55 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 13:38 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lewis Davidson - foul #2 on Lewis Davidson, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell (SF) Jason Bullins | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Duncan (SG) Don White | |
| 13:38 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 13:38 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 13:10 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Harry Rank | 27-28 |
| 13:04 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Giovanni Rossi is denied by Lewis Davidson | 27-28 |
| 13:03 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Leigh Halterman - foul #2 on Leigh Halterman, team foul #4 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), James Cromer (SG), Charles Howard (C) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, Richard Trapani | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ronnie Curry (PG), Matthew Oldham (PF) Harry Rank, Harold Tusing | |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 12:45 | St. Anselm | Matthew Oldham grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 12:21 | St. Anselm | Patrick Redd is called for the reach on Ronnie Curry - foul #2 on Patrick Redd, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Bullins (SF), Richard Durbin (C) Jason Ferrell, Donnie Deitz | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 12:06 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Duncan | 28-30 |
| 11:49 | Merrimack | Charles Howard travels with the ball | 28-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Trapani (C) Richard Durbin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Cromer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Ronnie Curry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Duncan (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leigh Halterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Oldham (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Davidson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | St. Anselm | Matthew Oldham buries a runner from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 11:07 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Redd | 30-32 |
| 10:46 | St. Anselm | Matthew Oldham lays it in set up by John Duncan and he's hacked by Charles Howard - foul #2 on Charles Howard, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Donnie Deitz (PF) Patrick Redd, James Cromer, Charles Howard | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Harry Rank (PG), David Rape (SF), Harold Tusing (PF) Ronnie Curry, Leigh Halterman, Lewis Davidson | |
| 10:46 | St. Anselm | Matthew Oldham makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 10:25 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi buries a floater from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 10:01 | St. Anselm | Terry Sneed steps in front of the Matthew Oldham pass | 32-35 |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 09:23 | St. Anselm | John Duncan travels with the ball | 34-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell (SF), Charles Howard (C) Jason Bullins, Richard Trapani | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Don White (SG), Leigh Halterman (SF), Lewis Davidson (C) John Duncan, David Rape, Matthew Oldham | |
| 09:11 | Merrimack | Charles Howard loses the dribble to Lewis Davidson | 34-35 |
| 08:55 | St. Anselm | Leigh Halterman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-35 |
| 08:53 | Merrimack | Charles Howard pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Ferrell | 37-35 |
| 08:25 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-35 |
| 08:23 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Giovanni Rossi | 37-35 |
| 08:10 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz is hacked by Lewis Davidson - foul #3 on Lewis Davidson, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Trapani (C) Donnie Deitz | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | David Rape (SF) Harold Tusing | |
| 07:53 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Ferrell | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Harry Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don White (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Rape (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leigh Halterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Davidson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | St. Anselm | Harry Rank comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 07:23 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 07:19 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 07:17 | St. Anselm | Leigh Halterman grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 06:57 | St. Anselm | Harry Rank can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Howard - foul #3 on Charles Howard, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), James Cromer (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Donnie Deitz (PF) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, Jason Ferrell, Charles Howard | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Duncan (SG), Harold Tusing (PF) Don White, David Rape | |
| 06:57 | St. Anselm | Harry Rank makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 06:57 | St. Anselm | Harry Rank makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 06:40 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz slams it home | 41-37 |
| 06:17 | St. Anselm | Harold Tusing lays it in on a great pass from Lewis Davidson and he's hacked by Donnie Deitz - foul #2 on Donnie Deitz, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ronnie Curry (PG), David Rape (SF) Harry Rank, Leigh Halterman | |
| 06:17 | St. Anselm | Harold Tusing makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 05:53 | Merrimack | John Duncan is called for the reach on James Cromer - foul #3 on John Duncan, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Richard Durbin (C) James Cromer, Richard Trapani | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 05:40 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 05:39 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Harold Tusing | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:34 | St. Anselm | David Rape makes the shot near the basket set up by Ronnie Curry | 41-42 |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 05:24 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:57 | St. Anselm | Ronnie Curry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 04:56 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 04:37 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Sneed and the foul's on Lewis Davidson - foul #4 on Lewis Davidson, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi (SG), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Trapani (C) Patrick Redd, Donnie Deitz, Richard Durbin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Harry Rank (PG), Don White (SG), Leigh Halterman (PF), Matthew Oldham (C) Ronnie Curry, John Duncan, Harold Tusing, Lewis Davidson | |
| 04:37 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:35 | St. Anselm | Harry Rank is hacked by Terry Sneed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Sneed, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| 04:35 | St. Anselm | Harry Rank makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 04:35 | St. Anselm | Harry Rank makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 04:12 | St. Anselm | Leigh Halterman grabs the board | 44-44 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | St. Anselm | Leigh Halterman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 03:45 | St. Anselm | Matthew Oldham tips it back up and in | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Bullins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Harry Rank (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don White (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Rape (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leigh Halterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Oldham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Don White - foul #1 on Don White, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Donnie Deitz (PF) Terry Sneed, Jason Bullins, Charles Howard | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Duncan (SG), Harold Tusing (PF), Lewis Davidson (C) Don White, David Rape, Matthew Oldham | |
| 03:22 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 03:22 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 03:22 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 03:09 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-46 |
| 03:08 | St. Anselm | Leigh Halterman grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 02:54 | St. Anselm | Leigh Halterman makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Tusing | 44-49 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Jason Bullins (SF) Patrick Redd, Jason Ferrell | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:37 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins is whistled for a carry | 44-49 |
| 02:12 | St. Anselm | Leigh Halterman blows the layup | 44-49 |
| 02:11 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 01:55 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson lays it in set up by Harold Tusing and he's fouled by Jason Bullins - foul #3 on Jason Bullins, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| 01:55 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:37 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Giovanni Rossi | 46-52 |
| 01:12 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson is hacked by Richard Trapani - foul #2 on Richard Trapani, team foul #9 | 46-52 |
| 01:12 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 01:12 | St. Anselm | Lewis Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 00:57 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Donnie Deitz | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 00:53 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to John Duncan | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | St. Anselm | Giovanni Rossi is called for the reach on John Duncan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Giovanni Rossi, team foul #10 | 46-54 |
| 00:52 | St. Anselm | John Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:52 | St. Anselm | John Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:44 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Terry Sneed, team foul #11 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), James Cromer (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, Jason Bullins, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ronnie Curry (PG), Don White (SG), David Rape (SF), Matthew Oldham (C) Harry Rank, John Duncan, Leigh Halterman, Lewis Davidson | |
| 00:42 | St. Anselm | James Cromer is called for the reach on Don White in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cromer, team foul #12 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Roger Herron (SG) Harold Tusing | |
| 00:42 | St. Anselm | Don White makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:42 | St. Anselm | Don White misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:42 | St. Anselm | Matthew Oldham snags the offensive board | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | St. Anselm | Matthew Oldham is hacked by Patrick Redd - foul #3 on Patrick Redd, team foul #13 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Harold Tusing (PF) Roger Herron | |
| 00:16 | St. Anselm | Matthew Oldham misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:16 | St. Anselm | Matthew Oldham makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Charles Howard comes up short on the runner in the lane | 46-58 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell gets the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Matthew Oldham blocks the short jumper by Richard Durbin | 46-58 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell tips it back up and in | 48-58 |
| 00:00 | St. Anselm | Ronnie Curry runs out the clock | 48-58 |