| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Kramer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Butcher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gil (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Joshi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Clinton Bynum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Ferreira (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Etienne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Greg Edmonson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Kallas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | James Gil inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Merrimack | John Joshi travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| 19:11 | St. Michael's | John Joshi is called for the reach on Greg Edmonson - foul #2 on John Joshi, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 18:56 | St. Michael's | Rodney Ferreira connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Clinton Bynum | 35-40 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer makes the shot from the right block and the foul's on Clinton Bynum - foul #3 on Clinton Bynum, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Rodney Hendricks (PG) Clinton Bynum | |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:32 | St. Michael's | Rodney Ferreira is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| 18:10 | Merrimack | Rodney Hendricks picks off the pass by John Joshi | 38-40 |
| 18:07 | St. Michael's | Rodney Hendricks lays it up and in | 38-42 |
| 17:51 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Butcher | 40-42 |
| 17:32 | St. Michael's | Jeffrey Kallas drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Greg Edmonson | 40-44 |
| 17:28 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Allen | 42-44 |
| 17:12 | St. Michael's | James Gil is called for the reach on Rodney Hendricks - foul #2 on James Gil, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Baker (SF), Preston Endsley (PF), Marc McKeller (C) James Gil, John Joshi, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Michael Govea (SG), Ralph Marenco (SF), Stanley Dodd (PF), John Escamilla (C) Rodney Ferreira, Robert Etienne, Greg Edmonson, Jeffrey Kallas | |
| 16:47 | St. Michael's | The jump hook by Rodney Hendricks is blocked by Preston Endsley | 42-44 |
| 16:46 | St. Michael's | Ralph Marenco hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| 16:25 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 16:23 | Merrimack | Preston Endsley tips it but misses | 42-46 |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Preston Endsley gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 16:02 | Merrimack | Preston Endsley is fouled on the floor by Stanley Dodd - foul #2 on Stanley Dodd, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Joseph (PG), James Gil (SF) Gary Kramer, Thomas Butcher | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jason Jones (SG), Robert Etienne (SF), Greg Edmonson (PF), Jeffrey Kallas (C) Rodney Hendricks, Ralph Marenco, Stanley Dodd, John Escamilla | |
| 15:47 | Merrimack | George Joseph misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Greg Edmonson - foul #1 on Greg Edmonson, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Clinton Bynum (PG), Rodney Ferreira (SG) Michael Govea, Jason Jones | |
| 15:47 | Merrimack | George Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:47 | Merrimack | George Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gil (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Preston Endsley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Marc McKeller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Clinton Bynum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Ferreira (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Etienne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Greg Edmonson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Kallas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | St. Michael's | Rodney Ferreira comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 15:27 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Marc McKeller | 44-46 |
| 15:12 | Merrimack | James Baker misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Rodney Ferreira - foul #2 on Rodney Ferreira, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Joshi (PF), Mark Allen (C) Preston Endsley, Marc McKeller | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 15:12 | Merrimack | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:12 | Merrimack | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:56 | St. Michael's | Clinton Bynum travels with the ball | 46-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher (SG) James Baker | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 14:37 | Merrimack | George Joseph misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 14:36 | St. Michael's | Jeffrey Kallas grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:32 | St. Michael's | Clinton Bynum misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-46 |
| 14:31 | Merrimack | John Joshi snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 14:11 | Merrimack | George Joseph misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clinton Bynum - foul #4 on Clinton Bynum, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sal Kepler (SF) James Gil | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Rodney Hendricks (PG), Michael Govea (SG), Ralph Marenco (SF), Stanley Dodd (PF), John Escamilla (C) Clinton Bynum, Rodney Ferreira, Robert Etienne, Greg Edmonson, Jeffrey Kallas | |
| 14:11 | Merrimack | George Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:11 | Merrimack | George Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:52 | St. Michael's | John Escamilla loses the dribble to John Joshi | 48-46 |
| 13:31 | Merrimack | Mark Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 13:30 | St. Michael's | Michael Govea grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 13:18 | St. Michael's | John Escamilla buries a jump hook from the baseline | 48-48 |
| 12:55 | Merrimack | John Joshi scores on a turnaround in the lane | 50-48 |
| 12:29 | St. Michael's | Michael Govea can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 12:27 | St. Michael's | Ralph Marenco tips it home | 50-50 |
| 12:07 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 11:51 | St. Michael's | Mark Allen denies the turnaround by Ralph Marenco | 53-50 |
| 11:50 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:28 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Joseph | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Joseph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Butcher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sal Kepler (fairly fresh) PF - John Joshi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Allen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Rodney Hendricks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Govea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Marenco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Dodd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Escamilla (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | St. Michael's | Stanley Dodd misses the lay-in | 55-50 |
| 11:16 | St. Michael's | Stanley Dodd grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 11:01 | St. Michael's | Rodney Hendricks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 10:59 | Merrimack | Sal Kepler grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | George Joseph is denied on a layup by John Escamilla | 55-50 |
| 10:52 | St. Michael's | Ralph Marenco grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:37 | St. Michael's | Rodney Hendricks comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Joseph - foul #1 on George Joseph, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Kramer (PG), James Baker (SG), James Gil (SF), Preston Endsley (PF), Marc McKeller (C) George Joseph, Thomas Butcher, Sal Kepler, John Joshi, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Rodney Ferreira (SG), Robert Etienne (SF), Greg Edmonson (PF), Jeffrey Kallas (C) Michael Govea, Ralph Marenco, Stanley Dodd, John Escamilla | |
| 10:37 | St. Michael's | Rodney Hendricks misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:37 | St. Michael's | Rodney Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:24 | Merrimack | James Baker comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-51 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | James Gil snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 10:10 | Merrimack | James Gil misses short on a shot from the left side | 55-51 |
| 10:09 | St. Michael's | Greg Edmonson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:50 | St. Michael's | Robert Etienne is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Etienne, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jason Jones (PG) Rodney Hendricks | |
| 09:21 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 55-51 |
| 09:20 | St. Michael's | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:01 | St. Michael's | Robert Etienne is hacked by Gary Kramer - foul #2 on Gary Kramer, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Joseph (SG) James Baker | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Michael Govea (PG) Jason Jones | |
| 08:55 | St. Michael's | Gary Kramer steals the ball from Michael Govea | 55-51 |
| 08:32 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller hits a turnaround near the basket set up by George Joseph and he's hacked by Michael Govea - foul #2 on Michael Govea, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher (SG), John Joshi (PF) George Joseph, Preston Endsley | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 08:32 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:21 | St. Michael's | Greg Edmonson misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 58-51 |
| 08:19 | Merrimack | James Gil gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | James Gil misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 08:13 | St. Michael's | Jeffrey Kallas snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 07:59 | St. Michael's | Robert Etienne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Baker (SF), Sal Kepler (PF), Kenneth Baldwin (C) James Gil, John Joshi, Marc McKeller | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Clinton Bynum (PG), Ralph Marenco (SF), Stanley Dodd (PF), John Escamilla (C) Rodney Ferreira, Robert Etienne, Greg Edmonson, Jeffrey Kallas | |
| 07:52 | Merrimack | Clinton Bynum is called for the reach on James Baker - foul #5 on Clinton Bynum, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Rodney Hendricks (PG) Clinton Bynum | |
| 07:52 | Merrimack | James Baker misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:52 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Stanley Dodd | 58-51 |
| 07:33 | St. Michael's | Michael Govea dunks the ball on a great pass from Rodney Hendricks and he's fouled by Thomas Butcher - foul #1 on Thomas Butcher, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Joseph (PG) Gary Kramer | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 07:33 | St. Michael's | Michael Govea makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 07:10 | Merrimack | James Baker snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Butcher (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sal Kepler (fresh) C - Kenneth Baldwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Michael Govea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Hendricks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Marenco (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Escamilla (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher banks in the layup | 60-54 |
| 06:39 | St. Michael's | Ralph Marenco misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 60-54 |
| 06:37 | St. Michael's | Michael Govea grabs the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 06:24 | St. Michael's | Rodney Hendricks drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Dodd | 60-56 |
| 06:06 | Merrimack | Sal Kepler misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 60-56 |
| 06:05 | St. Michael's | Stanley Dodd pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:44 | St. Michael's | Ralph Marenco buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Govea | 60-58 |
| 05:44 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Kramer (PG), James Gil (SF), John Joshi (PF), Mark Allen (C) George Joseph, James Baker, Sal Kepler, Kenneth Baldwin | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Rodney Ferreira (SG), Robert Etienne (SF), Greg Edmonson (PF), Jeffrey Kallas (C) Michael Govea, Ralph Marenco, Stanley Dodd, John Escamilla | |
| 05:37 | Merrimack | Mark Allen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 05:36 | Merrimack | James Gil gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:24 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 05:23 | Merrimack | James Gil tips it in | 62-58 |
| 05:04 | St. Michael's | Mark Allen swats the layup by Rodney Ferreira | 62-58 |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | Mark Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:42 | Merrimack | Jeffrey Kallas picks off the pass by James Gil | 62-58 |
| 04:29 | St. Michael's | Greg Edmonson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Rodney Ferreira | 62-60 |
| 04:12 | Merrimack | Mark Allen is called for traveling | 62-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Michael Govea (PG) Rodney Hendricks | |
| 03:50 | St. Michael's | Rodney Ferreira comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 03:48 | St. Michael's | Robert Etienne grabs the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 03:31 | St. Michael's | Jeffrey Kallas clanks a floater from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 03:29 | St. Michael's | Jeffrey Kallas hits the follow up shot | 62-62 |
| 03:13 | Merrimack | John Joshi makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gary Kramer | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Kramer (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Butcher (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gil (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Joshi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Allen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Michael Govea (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Ferreira (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Etienne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Edmonson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Kallas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:44 | St. Michael's | Greg Edmonson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:28 | Merrimack | Robert Etienne is called for the reach on Mark Allen - foul #3 on Robert Etienne, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg (PG), George Joseph (SG), James Baker (SF), Preston Endsley (PF) Gary Kramer, Thomas Butcher, James Gil, John Joshi | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Rodney Hendricks (PG), Ralph Marenco (SF), Stanley Dodd (PF), John Escamilla (C) Rodney Ferreira, Robert Etienne, Greg Edmonson, Jeffrey Kallas | |
| 02:28 | Merrimack | Mark Allen makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:28 | Merrimack | Mark Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:26 | St. Michael's | St. Michael's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Kramer (PG), Thomas Butcher (SG) Robert Kjellberg, George Joseph | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 02:10 | St. Michael's | Michael Govea scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Dodd | 67-64 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Gil (SF), John Joshi (PF) James Baker, Preston Endsley | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Rodney Ferreira (SG), Robert Etienne (SF), Greg Edmonson (PF), Jeffrey Kallas (C) Michael Govea, Ralph Marenco, Stanley Dodd, John Escamilla | |
| 01:53 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas Butcher, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| 01:30 | St. Michael's | Mark Allen steps in front of the Greg Edmonson pass | 67-64 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Gil | 70-64 |
| 00:41 | St. Michael's | Mark Allen swats the layup by Greg Edmonson | 70-64 |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | John Joshi gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | John Joshi is hacked by Rodney Hendricks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Hendricks, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Joseph (SG), James Baker (SF) Thomas Butcher, James Gil | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | John Joshi misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | John Joshi makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | St. Michael's | Rodney Ferreira connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Hendricks | 71-67 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher (SG) Gary Kramer | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Rodney Hendricks is called for the reach on George Joseph in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Hendricks, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | George Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | George Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:23 | St. Michael's | Robert Etienne buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Ferreira | 73-70 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Rodney Hendricks is called for the reach on George Joseph in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Hendricks, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | George Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | George Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | St. Michael's | Rodney Ferreira misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Mark Allen grabs the board | 75-70 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-70 |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | George Joseph is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Hendricks - foul #5 on Rodney Hendricks, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Michael Govea (PG) Rodney Hendricks | |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | George Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | George Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:07 | St. Michael's | Rodney Ferreira clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-70 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | George Joseph gets the rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-70 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Mark Allen is hacked by Rodney Ferreira in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Ferreira, team foul #14 | 76-70 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Mark Allen makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Mark Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:03 | St. Michael's | Greg Edmonson grabs the board | 77-70 |
| 00:00 | St. Michael's | Greg Edmonson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 77-70 |