| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Tyler Noblitt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Greene (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerard Claflin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Holmes (fresh) C - Tracy Lynch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | St. Anselm | Robert Pace steals the ball from Tracy Lynch | 29-39 |
| 19:16 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard jams it on a great pass from James Brown and he's fouled by Bobby Holmes - foul #3 on Bobby Holmes, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Joseph Dickson (PF) Bobby Holmes | |
| 19:16 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:49 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-42 |
| 18:38 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin is fouled on the floor by Joseph Dickson - foul #1 on Joseph Dickson, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| 18:19 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Richard Drinkard is denied by Tracy Lynch | 32-42 |
| 18:18 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 18:04 | St. Anselm | Drazen Karpin swats the layup by Gerard Claflin | 32-42 |
| 18:02 | St. Anselm | Joseph Dickson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:54 | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 17:52 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 17:48 | Merrimack | Gerard Claflin takes the ball from Melvin Etheridge | 32-42 |
| 17:33 | St. Anselm | Joseph Dickson misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 32-42 |
| 17:32 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:03 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-42 |
| 17:02 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Gerard Claflin | 32-42 |
| 16:51 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 16:25 | Merrimack | Robert Pace hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 16:09 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin's layup is rejected by Drazen Karpin | 35-42 |
| 16:07 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 15:45 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin is fouled on the floor by Tyler Noblitt - foul #3 on Tyler Noblitt, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Billy Hawkins (SG), William Alexander (SF), Leroy Mullins (PF), John McElligott (C) Melvin Etheridge, James Brown, Robert Pace, Richard Drinkard, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Mark Girard (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Bobby Holmes (PF), Trevor Linder (C) Tyler Noblitt, Steven Greene, Gerard Claflin, Joseph Dickson, Tracy Lynch | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Johnston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John McElligott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Mark Girard (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bobby Holmes (fresh) 3 pf. C - Trevor Linder (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Merrimack | A charge is called on Billy Hawkins - foul #1 on Billy Hawkins, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 15:13 | St. Anselm | Trevor Linder can't finish the layup but the foul's on John McElligott - foul #1 on John McElligott, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| 15:13 | St. Anselm | Trevor Linder misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:13 | St. Anselm | Trevor Linder misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:13 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 14:53 | Merrimack | William Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 14:51 | Merrimack | William Alexander tips it back up and in | 37-42 |
| 14:47 | St. Anselm | Michael Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Williams | 37-45 |
| 14:30 | Merrimack | George Johnston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 14:29 | St. Anselm | Trevor Linder pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 14:06 | St. Anselm | Michael Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-45 |
| 14:04 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Billy Hawkins | 37-45 |
| 13:47 | Merrimack | John McElligott lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Johnston | 39-45 |
| 13:26 | St. Anselm | Thomas Williams is fouled on the floor by William Alexander - foul #1 on William Alexander, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), James Brown (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Drazen Karpin (C) George Johnston, Billy Hawkins, William Alexander, Leroy Mullins, John McElligott | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt (PG), Steven Greene (SG), Tracy Lynch (C) Mark Girard, Michael Jackson, Bobby Holmes | |
| 13:15 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Williams | 39-47 |
| 12:55 | Merrimack | Tyler Noblitt steps in front of the Drazen Karpin pass | 39-47 |
| 12:51 | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt lays it up and in | 39-49 |
| 12:36 | Merrimack | Robert Pace misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-49 |
| 12:35 | St. Anselm | Trevor Linder pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:23 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:01 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin is hacked by Tracy Lynch - foul #2 on Tracy Lynch, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins (PF) Richard Drinkard | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin (SF), Bobby Holmes (PF) Thomas Williams, Trevor Linder | |
| 11:48 | Merrimack | James Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Gerard Claflin - foul #3 on Gerard Claflin, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| 11:48 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:48 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Tyler Noblitt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Greene (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerard Claflin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Holmes (fresh) 3 pf. C - Tracy Lynch (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Alexander (C) Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 11:33 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:33 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 11:22 | Merrimack | Steven Greene steals it from James Brown | 41-51 |
| 11:10 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene is fouled on the floor by Leroy Mullins - foul #2 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG) Melvin Etheridge | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Mark Girard (SG), Joseph Dickson (C) Steven Greene, Tracy Lynch | |
| 11:00 | St. Anselm | Bobby Holmes buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tyler Noblitt | 41-54 |
| 10:42 | Merrimack | James Brown buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-54 |
| 10:30 | St. Anselm | Bobby Holmes buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Girard | 44-57 |
| 10:14 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| 10:13 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 09:54 | St. Anselm | Joseph Dickson hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Bobby Holmes | 44-59 |
| 09:46 | Merrimack | George Johnston misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-59 |
| 09:44 | St. Anselm | Joseph Dickson gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 09:31 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin is hacked by Robert Pace - foul #3 on Robert Pace, team foul #6 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Richard Drinkard (PF), Drazen Karpin (C) James Brown, Robert Pace, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Steven Greene (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Tracy Lynch (C) Tyler Noblitt, Gerard Claflin, Bobby Holmes | |
| 09:16 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-59 |
| 09:15 | Merrimack | William Alexander pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 09:11 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge misses long on a floater from the left side | 44-59 |
| 09:10 | Merrimack | George Johnston hits the follow up shot | 46-59 |
| 08:45 | St. Anselm | Drazen Karpin is called for the reach on Steven Greene - foul #2 on Drazen Karpin, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Trevor Linder (PF) Joseph Dickson | |
| 08:45 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 08:45 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:25 | Merrimack | George Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), William Glen (SF) George Johnston, William Alexander | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:00 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene makes the shot from the left side | 46-63 |
| 07:35 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 07:34 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin tips it but misses | 46-63 |
| 07:32 | Merrimack | William Glen snags the offensive board | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Glen (fresh) PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Mark Girard (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Greene (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Trevor Linder (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tracy Lynch (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses the easy layup | 46-63 |
| 07:26 | St. Anselm | Thomas Williams snags the defensive board | 46-63 |
| 07:00 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-63 |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Melvin Etheridge | 46-63 |
| 06:38 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 06:37 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 06:10 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Steven Greene | 46-65 |
| 05:56 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 46-65 |
| 05:55 | Merrimack | William Glen tips it home | 48-65 |
| 05:55 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Brown (SG), Robert Pace (SF) Billy Hawkins, William Glen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt (PG), Gerard Claflin (SF), Bobby Holmes (PF) Mark Girard, Thomas Williams, Trevor Linder | |
| 05:30 | St. Anselm | Robert Pace is called for the reach on Gerard Claflin - foul #4 on Robert Pace, team foul #8 | 48-65 |
| 05:30 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin misses the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:30 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Drinkard | 48-65 |
| 05:17 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-65 |
| 05:16 | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| 04:49 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene is fouled on the floor by Robert Pace - foul #5 on Robert Pace, team foul #9 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Alexander (SF), Leroy Mullins (PF), John McElligott (C) Robert Pace, Richard Drinkard, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Joseph Dickson (C) Tracy Lynch | |
| 04:49 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene misses the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 04:49 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins pulls down the rebound | 48-65 |
| 04:28 | Merrimack | The short jumper by William Alexander is denied by Bobby Holmes | 48-65 |
| 04:27 | St. Anselm | Bobby Holmes gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| 04:01 | St. Anselm | Melvin Etheridge is called for the reach on Tyler Noblitt - foul #3 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #10 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Billy Hawkins (SG) Melvin Etheridge, James Brown | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Mark Girard (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Trevor Linder (C) Steven Greene, Gerard Claflin, Bobby Holmes | |
| 04:01 | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 04:01 | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-67 |
| 03:52 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 03:28 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Tyler Noblitt and the foul's on Billy Hawkins - foul #2 on Billy Hawkins, team foul #11 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Michael Jackson (SG) Tyler Noblitt | |
| 03:28 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard misses the free throw | 48-69 |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | John McElligott grabs the board | 48-69 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John McElligott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Mark Girard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joseph Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Trevor Linder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 03:18 | Merrimack | John McElligott grabs the offensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | George Johnston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-69 |
| 03:04 | St. Anselm | Trevor Linder grabs the defensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 02:45 | St. Anselm | Michael Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-69 |
| 02:43 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard gets the offensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 02:22 | St. Anselm | Joseph Dickson makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Mark Girard and he's hacked by Leroy Mullins - foul #3 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #12 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Glen (SF) John McElligott | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 02:22 | St. Anselm | Joseph Dickson misses the free throw | 48-71 |
| 02:22 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-71 |
| 02:06 | Merrimack | George Johnston is called for a backcourt violation | 48-71 |
| 01:45 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by George Johnston - foul #1 on George Johnston, team foul #13 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John McElligott (C) William Glen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 01:45 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard makes the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 01:45 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard misses the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to John McElligott | 48-72 |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins scores on a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #6 | 50-72 |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses the free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:36 | St. Anselm | Trevor Linder grabs the defensive rebound | 50-72 |
| 01:07 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Trevor Linder | 50-74 |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | St. Anselm | Michael Jackson scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Williams | 53-76 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | William Alexander clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-76 |
| 00:18 | St. Anselm | Thomas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 53-76 |
| 00:00 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard runs out the clock | 53-76 |