| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Janousek (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Peter Niles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerard Claflin (fresh) PF - Jerome Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tracy Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John McElligott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Merrimack | Peter Niles steals the ball from John McElligott | 24-22 |
| 19:16 | St. Anselm | John Janousek's pass is intercepted by John McElligott | 24-22 |
| 19:00 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 24-22 |
| 18:44 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin is hacked by Charlie Stone - foul #1 on Charlie Stone, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 18:27 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| 18:12 | Merrimack | John McElligott connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Melvin Etheridge | 24-24 |
| 17:54 | St. Anselm | Everett Gold steps in front of the Tracy Lynch pass | 24-24 |
| 17:41 | Merrimack | Jerome Sullivan blocks the short jumper by Charlie Stone | 24-24 |
| 17:40 | Merrimack | Everett Gold grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 17:31 | Merrimack | John McElligott is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John McElligott, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| 17:13 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Janousek | 26-24 |
| 16:48 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 16:47 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 16:43 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gerard Claflin | 28-24 |
| 16:25 | Merrimack | John McElligott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Peter Niles - foul #1 on Peter Niles, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg (PG), Ben Davis (SG), Joseph Dickson (PF), Francis Branscum (C) John Janousek, Peter Niles, Jerome Sullivan, Tracy Lynch | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Aaron Mix (PF) Everett Gold, Charlie Stone, Wayne Williams | |
| 16:25 | Merrimack | John McElligott makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 16:25 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 16:25 | St. Anselm | Francis Branscum gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 16:11 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ben Davis | 31-25 |
| 16:01 | Merrimack | Ben Davis steps in front of the Aaron Mix pass | 31-25 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Weldon Lindberg (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ben Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerard Claflin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Dickson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Branscum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John McElligott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Weldon Lindberg | 33-25 |
| 15:37 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses the lay-in | 33-25 |
| 15:36 | Merrimack | John McElligott tips it home | 33-27 |
| 15:25 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ben Davis and he's fouled by Ronald Riley - foul #2 on Ronald Riley, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Peter Niles (SG), Tracy Lynch (C) Ben Davis, Francis Branscum | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (SG), Robert Pace (SF) Melvin Etheridge, Ronald Riley | |
| 15:25 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin misses the free throw | 35-27 |
| 15:25 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 15:02 | Merrimack | William Ruhl is hacked by Peter Niles - foul #2 on Peter Niles, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb (SF), Jerome Sullivan (PF) Gerard Claflin, Joseph Dickson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Wayne Williams (PF), Charlie Stone (C) Aaron Mix, John McElligott | |
| 14:41 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-27 |
| 14:39 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pace | 35-27 |
| 14:30 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-27 |
| 14:29 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:18 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 14:17 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 14:01 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb dunks the ball on a great pass from Peter Niles and he's fouled by Wayne Williams - foul #2 on Wayne Williams, team foul #4 | 37-27 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Janousek (PG) Weldon Lindberg | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Everett Gold (SG) Billy Hawkins, William Ruhl | |
| 14:01 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb misses the free throw | 37-27 |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 13:44 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge's pass is intercepted by Jerome Sullivan | 37-27 |
| 13:35 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 13:34 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | Robert Pace comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Janousek - foul #3 on John Janousek, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg (SG), Gerard Claflin (SF), Joseph Dickson (PF), Francis Branscum (C) Peter Niles, William Goldfarb, Jerome Sullivan, Tracy Lynch | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Aaron Mix (PF) Wayne Williams | |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 13:03 | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg is called for a charge - foul #2 on Weldon Lindberg, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (C) Charlie Stone | |
| 12:34 | Merrimack | Everett Gold is called for a charge - foul #1 on Everett Gold, team foul #5 | 37-29 |
| 12:23 | St. Anselm | Billy Hawkins takes the ball from Francis Branscum | 37-29 |
| 12:08 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Pace | 37-32 |
| 11:57 | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Everett Gold - foul #2 on Everett Gold, team foul #6 | 37-32 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Peter Niles (SG), Jerome Sullivan (PF), Tracy Lynch (C) John Janousek, Joseph Dickson, Francis Branscum | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Wayne Williams (PF), John McElligott (C) Aaron Mix, Billy Hawkins | |
| 11:57 | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 11:57 | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Weldon Lindberg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Niles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Claflin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerome Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tracy Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John McElligott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Merrimack | Robert Pace blows the layup | 38-32 |
| 11:31 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 11:08 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch blows the layup but he's hacked by John McElligott - foul #2 on John McElligott, team foul #7 | 38-32 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Janousek (PG) Weldon Lindberg | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG) Everett Gold | |
| 11:08 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 11:08 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 11:00 | Merrimack | Robert Pace connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John McElligott | 39-35 |
| 10:45 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Janousek and he's hacked by John McElligott - foul #3 on John McElligott, team foul #8 | 41-35 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charlie Stone (SF) Robert Pace | |
| 10:45 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 10:45 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | John McElligott comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 10:29 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:01 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Janousek | 43-35 |
| 09:46 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins loses the dribble to John Janousek | 43-35 |
| 09:43 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles hits the finger roll set up by John Janousek | 45-35 |
| 09:37 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone lays it up and in on a nice dish by Melvin Etheridge | 45-37 |
| 09:11 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin is fouled on the floor by Wayne Williams - foul #3 on Wayne Williams, team foul #9 | 45-37 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg (PG), Ben Davis (SG), Joseph Dickson (PF) John Janousek, Peter Niles, Jerome Sullivan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Aaron Mix (PF) Melvin Etheridge, Wayne Williams, John McElligott | |
| 09:11 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:11 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins is whistled for a carry | 47-37 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb (SF), Francis Branscum (C) Gerard Claflin, Tracy Lynch | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 08:33 | St. Anselm | Francis Branscum hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Weldon Lindberg and the foul's on Everett Gold - foul #3 on Everett Gold, team foul #10 | 49-37 |
| 08:33 | St. Anselm | Francis Branscum misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 08:33 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | Everett Gold hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Hawkins | 49-40 |
| 07:51 | St. Anselm | Joseph Dickson misses short on a jumper in the paint | 49-40 |
| 07:49 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Everett Gold | 49-40 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Weldon Lindberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Goldfarb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Dickson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Branscum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charlie Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Merrimack | Francis Branscum steps in front of the Billy Hawkins pass | 49-40 |
| 07:25 | St. Anselm | Ben Davis scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Francis Branscum | 51-40 |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | Robert Pace hits a floater in the lane set up by Everett Gold and he's fouled by Weldon Lindberg - foul #3 on Weldon Lindberg, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Janousek (PG), Peter Niles (SG), Gerard Claflin (SF), Jerome Sullivan (PF), Tracy Lynch (C) Weldon Lindberg, Ben Davis, William Goldfarb, Joseph Dickson, Francis Branscum | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Wayne Williams (PF) Billy Hawkins, Charlie Stone | |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 06:52 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch misses the easy layup | 51-43 |
| 06:51 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 06:47 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 06:45 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 06:31 | St. Anselm | John Janousek comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 06:30 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 06:22 | Merrimack | Everett Gold is hacked by John Janousek - foul #4 on John Janousek, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (SG), John McElligott (C) Everett Gold, Aaron Mix | |
| 06:06 | Merrimack | John Janousek steals it from Wayne Williams | 51-43 |
| 05:48 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Janousek | 53-43 |
| 05:44 | Merrimack | Robert Pace misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 05:43 | Merrimack | John McElligott tips it home | 53-45 |
| 05:29 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-45 |
| 05:27 | St. Anselm | John Janousek grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 05:08 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 53-45 |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | John McElligott grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 04:39 | Merrimack | Robert Pace connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Melvin Etheridge | 53-47 |
| 04:21 | St. Anselm | Robert Pace takes the ball from Peter Niles | 53-47 |
| 04:16 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 04:14 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 03:57 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Janousek | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Merrimack | William Ruhl drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Pace | 55-49 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Janousek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Peter Niles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Claflin (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jerome Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tracy Lynch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Ruhl (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Pace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John McElligott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | St. Anselm | John Janousek misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 55-49 |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Robert Pace | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | John McElligott knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 03:02 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 03:00 | Merrimack | John McElligott snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 02:42 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge misses the floater from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 02:40 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 02:12 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 02:06 | Merrimack | John McElligott lays it in on a great pass from William Ruhl and he's hacked by Jerome Sullivan - foul #2 on Jerome Sullivan, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg (PG), Ben Davis (SG), William Goldfarb (SF), Joseph Dickson (PF), Francis Branscum (C) John Janousek, Peter Niles, Gerard Claflin, Jerome Sullivan, Tracy Lynch | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), Everett Gold (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (PF) Melvin Etheridge, William Ruhl, Robert Pace, Wayne Williams | |
| 02:06 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses the free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:06 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 02:06 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| 01:54 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Mix | 57-55 |
| 01:54 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Janousek (PG), Peter Niles (SG), Gerard Claflin (SF), Jerome Sullivan (PF), Tracy Lynch (C) Weldon Lindberg, Ben Davis, William Goldfarb, Joseph Dickson, Francis Branscum | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Robert Pace (SF), Wayne Williams (PF) Billy Hawkins, Charlie Stone, Aaron Mix | |
| 01:45 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John McElligott - foul #4 on John McElligott, team foul #11 | 57-55 |
| 01:45 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:45 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:29 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-55 |
| 01:28 | St. Anselm | John Janousek gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:13 | St. Anselm | The pull-up jumper by Tracy Lynch is blocked by John McElligott | 58-55 |
| 01:12 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin misses the tip | 58-55 |
| 01:10 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 00:54 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | John McElligott snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Robert Pace lays it in on a great pass from Melvin Etheridge | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin is hacked by Everett Gold - foul #4 on Everett Gold, team foul #12 | 58-57 |
| 00:20 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:20 | St. Anselm | Gerard Claflin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 00:08 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch is hacked by Melvin Etheridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #13 | 60-57 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg (SG) Peter Niles | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:07 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:07 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Gerard Claflin is called for the reach on Robert Pace - foul #3 on Gerard Claflin, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Peter Niles (SG) Weldon Lindberg | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Robert Pace misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:01 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch runs out the clock | 62-57 |