| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dana Pullin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Majors (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Freedman (fresh) C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Ruble (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Rogers (fresh) PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Breckenridge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Chad Majors inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-26 |
| 19:32 | St. Anselm | William Rogers is hacked by Chad Majors - foul #2 on Chad Majors, team foul #1 | 19-26 |
| 19:16 | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Dana Pullin - foul #2 on Dana Pullin, team foul #2 | 19-26 |
| 19:16 | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 19:16 | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 18:52 | Merrimack | Chad Majors hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 18:48 | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 22-30 |
| 18:23 | Merrimack | Robert Adams steals the ball from Kelly Smart | 22-30 |
| 17:59 | St. Anselm | Robert Adams clanks a turnaround from the right block | 22-30 |
| 17:57 | Merrimack | George Freedman snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart's fadeaway is rejected by William Rogers | 22-30 |
| 17:52 | St. Anselm | Robert Adams gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 17:46 | St. Anselm | Paul Breckenridge can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-30 |
| 17:44 | Merrimack | George Freedman grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 17:24 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 17:23 | St. Anselm | Paul Breckenridge snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 17:08 | St. Anselm | William Rogers is fouled on the floor by George Freedman - foul #1 on George Freedman, team foul #3 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (SF), Neal Lenox (PF) Chad Majors, George Freedman | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eddie Quinto (PG), Bruce Robinson (SF) Joseph Brown, William Rogers | |
| 16:48 | St. Anselm | Eddie Quinto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (SF), Frank Mangold (C) Dana Pullin, Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tommy Stevens (SG), Shawn Larson (C) Eddie Ruble, Paul Breckenridge | |
| 16:32 | Merrimack | David Jones scores on a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Tommy Stevens - foul #1 on Tommy Stevens, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffrey Pickard (SF) Kelly Smart | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 16:32 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:19 | St. Anselm | Shawn Larson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 25-30 |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | Frank Mangold gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 16:04 | Merrimack | Frank Mangold buries a 3 from the right corner set up by David Jones | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Morawski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pickard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Neal Lenox (fresh) C - Frank Mangold (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Eddie Quinto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Stevens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Robinson (fresh) PF - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | St. Anselm | Tommy Stevens misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 15:53 | St. Anselm | Eddie Quinto grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 15:27 | St. Anselm | Eddie Quinto scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Adams | 28-33 |
| 15:14 | Merrimack | Frank Mangold knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Morawski | 30-33 |
| 14:49 | St. Anselm | Eddie Quinto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG), Dana Pullin (SG), Chad Majors (SF), James Murtagh (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) David Morawski, David Jones, Jeffrey Pickard, Neal Lenox, Frank Mangold | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Vincent Baker (PG), Eddie Ruble (SG), William Rogers (SF), Paul Breckenridge (PF), Michael Graver (C) Eddie Quinto, Tommy Stevens, Bruce Robinson, Robert Adams, Shawn Larson | |
| 14:32 | Merrimack | Chad Majors hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 14:30 | St. Anselm | Michael Graver gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:19 | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 30-33 |
| 14:17 | St. Anselm | Vincent Baker gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:02 | St. Anselm | Chad Majors steals it from Michael Graver | 30-33 |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chad Majors | 32-33 |
| 13:42 | St. Anselm | Michael Graver clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-33 |
| 13:40 | Merrimack | Chad Majors snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 13:34 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin misses short on a turnaround from close range | 32-33 |
| 13:32 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings tips it but misses | 32-33 |
| 13:30 | St. Anselm | Michael Graver pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:16 | St. Anselm | Paul Breckenridge scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Eddie Ruble | 32-35 |
| 13:00 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelly Smart | 35-35 |
| 12:35 | St. Anselm | Vincent Baker hits a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Kelly Smart - foul #3 on Kelly Smart, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Adams (PF) Paul Breckenridge | |
| 12:35 | St. Anselm | Vincent Baker makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:18 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Michael Graver - foul #4 on Michael Graver, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Shawn Larson (C) Michael Graver | |
| 12:18 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:18 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:18 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin makes the 3rd free throw | 38-38 |
| 11:57 | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 11:55 | Merrimack | Chad Majors snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dana Pullin (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Chad Majors (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Murtagh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Vincent Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Ruble (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rogers (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Merrimack | Chad Majors misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 11:49 | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 11:45 | St. Anselm | William Rogers comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 11:43 | Merrimack | Chad Majors grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 11:36 | Merrimack | Chad Majors misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-38 |
| 11:34 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 11:20 | Merrimack | Chad Majors is denied on a layup by Shawn Larson | 38-38 |
| 11:18 | Merrimack | Chad Majors snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 11:01 | Merrimack | Chad Majors can't connect on a shot from the left block | 38-38 |
| 11:00 | Merrimack | James Murtagh pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 10:48 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings is called for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (PG), David Jones (SG), Jeffrey Pickard (SF), George Freedman (PF), Neal Lenox (C) Kelly Smart, Dana Pullin, Chad Majors, James Murtagh, Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown (PG), Tommy Stevens (SG), Eddie Quinto (SF), Paul Breckenridge (PF) Vincent Baker, Eddie Ruble, William Rogers, Robert Adams | |
| 10:33 | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown's pass is intercepted by Neal Lenox | 38-38 |
| 10:25 | Merrimack | Neal Lenox comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 10:24 | Merrimack | George Freedman tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 10:16 | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Morawski - foul #1 on David Morawski, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| 10:16 | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:16 | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 09:56 | Merrimack | Jeffrey Pickard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 09:30 | St. Anselm | Paul Breckenridge banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shawn Larson | 40-41 |
| 09:18 | Merrimack | David Morawski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 09:16 | Merrimack | Neal Lenox snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 09:07 | Merrimack | David Jones comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 09:06 | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 08:46 | St. Anselm | Tommy Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG), Dana Pullin (SG), Chad Majors (SF), James Murtagh (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) David Morawski, David Jones, Jeffrey Pickard, George Freedman, Neal Lenox | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Vincent Baker (PG), Eddie Ruble (SG), William Rogers (SF), Robert Adams (PF) Joseph Brown, Tommy Stevens, Eddie Quinto, Shawn Larson | |
| 08:25 | Merrimack | James Murtagh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-41 |
| 08:23 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart tips it in | 42-41 |
| 08:13 | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 08:12 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Derrick Giddings | 42-41 |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Chad Majors misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 07:50 | St. Anselm | Robert Adams pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dana Pullin (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Chad Majors (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Murtagh (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Vincent Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Ruble (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rogers (fresh) PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Breckenridge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Rogers | 42-44 |
| 07:18 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 07:16 | St. Anselm | Paul Breckenridge snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 07:12 | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Baker | 42-47 |
| 07:08 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart is hacked by Vincent Baker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vincent Baker, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (SF), George Freedman (PF) Chad Majors, James Murtagh | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown (SF), Michael Graver (C) William Rogers, Paul Breckenridge | |
| 06:49 | Merrimack | David Jones double dribbles | 42-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eddie Quinto (SF) Eddie Ruble | |
| 06:29 | St. Anselm | Eddie Quinto makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Brown | 42-49 |
| 06:11 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 05:53 | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eddie Quinto | 45-52 |
| 05:29 | Merrimack | The jump hook by George Freedman is blocked by Robert Adams | 45-52 |
| 05:28 | St. Anselm | Robert Adams pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 05:10 | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown is fouled on the floor by Dana Pullin - foul #3 on Dana Pullin, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (PG), Chad Majors (SF), James Murtagh (PF) Kelly Smart, Dana Pullin, Derrick Giddings | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble (SG), William Rogers (SF), Paul Breckenridge (PF) Vincent Baker, Eddie Quinto, Robert Adams | |
| 04:56 | St. Anselm | Michael Graver can't finish the layup | 45-52 |
| 04:55 | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:47 | St. Anselm | Paul Breckenridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-52 |
| 04:46 | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble grabs the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:29 | St. Anselm | William Rogers jams it on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 45-54 |
| 04:07 | Merrimack | James Murtagh lays it in and the foul's on Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG), Neal Lenox (C) David Jones, George Freedman | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eddie Quinto (PG), Shawn Larson (C) Joseph Brown, Michael Graver | |
| 04:07 | Merrimack | James Murtagh makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 03:39 | St. Anselm | William Rogers is fouled on the floor by Kelly Smart - foul #4 on Kelly Smart, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings (C) Neal Lenox | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Vincent Baker (PG), Robert Adams (PF) Eddie Quinto, Shawn Larson | |
| 03:39 | St. Anselm | William Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 03:39 | Merrimack | James Murtagh gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Morawski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Majors (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Murtagh (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Vincent Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eddie Ruble (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Breckenridge (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Merrimack | Chad Majors's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dana Pullin (SG) David Morawski | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 03:00 | St. Anselm | Paul Breckenridge makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Eddie Ruble and the foul's on Dana Pullin - foul #4 on Dana Pullin, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| 03:00 | St. Anselm | Paul Breckenridge misses the free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:00 | Merrimack | James Murtagh grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | Chad Majors drills a runner near the basket | 50-56 |
| 02:25 | St. Anselm | William Rogers is whistled for traveling | 50-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (SF), George Freedman (PF) Chad Majors, James Murtagh | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown (SG), Eddie Quinto (SF), Michael Graver (C) Eddie Ruble, William Rogers, Paul Breckenridge | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Majors (SF), James Murtagh (PF) David Morawski, George Freedman | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble (SG), William Rogers (SF) Joseph Brown, Eddie Quinto | |
| 02:13 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dana Pullin | 53-56 |
| 02:04 | St. Anselm | Eddie Ruble scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Vincent Baker | 53-59 |
| 01:48 | Merrimack | Chad Majors misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 01:46 | St. Anselm | Michael Graver snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 01:30 | St. Anselm | Michael Graver is called for traveling | 53-59 |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Chad Majors misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Graver - foul #5 on Michael Graver, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Paul Breckenridge (C) Michael Graver | |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Chad Majors makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Chad Majors misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 01:16 | St. Anselm | Robert Adams pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:59 | St. Anselm | Vincent Baker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 00:57 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Merrimack | Chad Majors makes the floater from just outside the lane | 56-59 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | St. Anselm | Paul Breckenridge makes the runner in the paint set up by Vincent Baker | 56-61 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 00:05 | St. Anselm | Robert Adams snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | St. Anselm | Robert Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Smart - foul #5 on Kelly Smart, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (PG) Kelly Smart | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Joseph Brown (SF) William Rogers | |
| 00:02 | St. Anselm | Robert Adams misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | James Murtagh snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | James Murtagh clanks a fullcourt shot | 56-61 |