| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Antonio Tavera (fresh) SG - Maurice Micco (fresh) SF - Kenneth Blackmon (fresh) PF - Tommy Norris (fresh) C - Willie Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Gerald Fay (fresh) SG - Gary Mitchell (fresh) SF - Harris Scott (fresh) PF - Joseph Giglio (fresh) C - Christopher Sloan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Fay | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Giglio - foul #1 on Joseph Giglio, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:19 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:19 | St. Anselm | Christopher Sloan snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 19:05 | St. Anselm | Harris Scott scores on a driving attempt from close range | 1-4 |
| 18:54 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco makes the shot from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 18:33 | St. Anselm | Harris Scott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 3-4 |
| 18:32 | Merrimack | Willie Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris banks in the layup set up by Willie Cox and he's hacked by Gerald Fay - foul #1 on Gerald Fay, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 18:19 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:19 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Gary Mitchell | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | St. Anselm | Christopher Sloan hits the finger roll | 5-6 |
| 17:50 | Merrimack | Willie Cox knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Maurice Micco | 8-6 |
| 17:31 | St. Anselm | Gary Mitchell is hacked by Maurice Micco - foul #1 on Maurice Micco, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| 17:13 | St. Anselm | Gerald Fay is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Blackmon - foul #1 on Kenneth Blackmon, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Frank Ramey (SF), Paul Mitchell (C) Harris Scott, Christopher Sloan | |
| 17:06 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio misses short on a jumper from the left block | 8-6 |
| 17:04 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 16:51 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco misses badly on a floater from the right side | 8-8 |
| 16:50 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:33 | St. Anselm | Paul Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 8-8 |
| 16:31 | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:26 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 16:24 | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon hits the follow up shot | 10-8 |
| 16:09 | St. Anselm | Frank Ramey misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 16:08 | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 15:47 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 15:46 | St. Anselm | Frank Ramey grabs the board | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Antonio Tavera (fairly fresh) SG - Maurice Micco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Blackmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Norris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Willie Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Gerald Fay (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Mitchell (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Ramey (fresh) PF - Joseph Giglio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | St. Anselm | The short jumper by Gary Mitchell is denied by Willie Cox | 10-8 |
| 15:34 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Kenneth Blackmon | 10-8 |
| 15:18 | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-8 |
| 15:01 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio's pass is intercepted by Tommy Norris | 12-8 |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Willie Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 14:49 | St. Anselm | Frank Ramey snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:34 | St. Anselm | Willie Cox is called for the reach on Gary Mitchell - foul #1 on Willie Cox, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brad Limberg (PG), Joshua Lachowski (SG), Gabriel Clark (SF), Felix Rosales (PF), Allen Matthew (C) Antonio Tavera, Maurice Micco, Kenneth Blackmon, Tommy Norris, Willie Cox | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Danny Burris (PG), Harris Scott (SF), Peter Thomas (PF), Christopher Sloan (C) Gerald Fay, Gary Mitchell, Frank Ramey, Joseph Giglio | |
| 14:24 | St. Anselm | Christopher Sloan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Allen Matthew - foul #1 on Allen Matthew, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| 14:24 | St. Anselm | Christopher Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:24 | St. Anselm | Christopher Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:05 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Sloan - foul #1 on Christopher Sloan, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Frank Singh (PG) Paul Mitchell | |
| 14:05 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:05 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:49 | St. Anselm | Christopher Sloan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-10 |
| 13:33 | Merrimack | Brad Limberg hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 13:15 | St. Anselm | Harris Scott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 13:14 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Felix Rosales | 16-10 |
| 12:55 | Merrimack | Christopher Sloan swats the layup by Allen Matthew | 16-10 |
| 12:53 | St. Anselm | Christopher Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:31 | St. Anselm | Danny Burris misses the lay-in | 16-10 |
| 12:30 | St. Anselm | Danny Burris pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:17 | St. Anselm | Harris Scott misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Felix Rosales - foul #1 on Felix Rosales, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera (PG), Kenneth Blackmon (SF), Willie Cox (C) Joshua Lachowski, Felix Rosales, Allen Matthew | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Paul Mitchell (SG), Joseph Giglio (PF), Frank Ramey (C) Frank Singh, Peter Thomas, Christopher Sloan | |
| 12:17 | St. Anselm | Harris Scott makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:17 | St. Anselm | Harris Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brad Limberg | 19-12 |
| 11:29 | St. Anselm | Paul Mitchell hits a jumper in the paint | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Antonio Tavera (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brad Limberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Cox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Danny Burris (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harris Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Giglio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Ramey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brad Limberg | 21-14 |
| 10:47 | St. Anselm | Antonio Tavera steals it from Harris Scott | 21-14 |
| 10:44 | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera banks in the layup | 23-14 |
| 10:27 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Mitchell | 23-17 |
| 10:14 | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera's pass is intercepted by Joseph Giglio | 23-17 |
| 09:52 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Gabriel Clark - foul #1 on Gabriel Clark, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dorsey Burley (PG), Maurice Micco (SG), Joshua Lachowski (SF), Tommy Norris (PF), Allen Matthew (C) Antonio Tavera, Brad Limberg, Kenneth Blackmon, Gabriel Clark, Willie Cox | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Gerald Fay (PG), Gary Mitchell (SG), Christopher Sloan (C) Danny Burris, Paul Mitchell, Harris Scott | |
| 09:52 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 09:52 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:27 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Giglio - foul #2 on Joseph Giglio, team foul #4 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Paul Mitchell (SF), Peter Thomas (PF) Frank Ramey, Joseph Giglio | |
| 09:27 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:27 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:18 | St. Anselm | Gerald Fay knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-22 |
| 08:56 | Merrimack | Maurice Micco drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Lachowski | 28-22 |
| 08:46 | St. Anselm | Paul Mitchell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Maurice Micco - foul #2 on Maurice Micco, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera (PG), Kenneth Blackmon (SF) Dorsey Burley, Maurice Micco | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 08:46 | St. Anselm | Paul Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 08:46 | St. Anselm | Paul Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 08:30 | Merrimack | Paul Mitchell takes the ball from Tommy Norris | 28-24 |
| 08:27 | St. Anselm | Paul Mitchell hits the finger roll | 28-26 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-26 |
| 08:03 | St. Anselm | Gary Mitchell hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Sloan and he's fouled by Joshua Lachowski - foul #1 on Joshua Lachowski, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark (PF), Willie Cox (C) Tommy Norris, Allen Matthew | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Frank Ramey (SF) Peter Thomas | |
| 08:03 | St. Anselm | Gary Mitchell makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 07:45 | Merrimack | Willie Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Clark | 31-29 |
| 07:30 | Merrimack | Kenneth Blackmon misses the jumper from close range | 31-29 |
| 07:29 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Blackmon | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Antonio Tavera (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joshua Lachowski (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Blackmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gabriel Clark (fresh) 4 pts. C - Willie Cox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Gerald Fay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Ramey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Joshua Lachowski can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gerald Fay - foul #2 on Gerald Fay, team foul #5 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Allen Matthew (PF) Kenneth Blackmon | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Danny Burris (PG), Peter Thomas (PF) Gerald Fay, Paul Mitchell | |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Joshua Lachowski makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Joshua Lachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 07:10 | St. Anselm | Gary Mitchell connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Danny Burris | 33-31 |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark is hacked by Frank Ramey - foul #1 on Frank Ramey, team foul #6 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brad Limberg (SG) Joshua Lachowski | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Frank Singh (PG), Harris Scott (SF) Gary Mitchell, Christopher Sloan | |
| 06:40 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 33-31 |
| 06:39 | St. Anselm | Peter Thomas gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 06:15 | St. Anselm | Brad Limberg picks off the pass by Peter Thomas | 33-31 |
| 06:03 | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 06:02 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 05:42 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark's pass is intercepted by Harris Scott | 33-31 |
| 05:39 | St. Anselm | Danny Burris lays it up and in on a great pass from Harris Scott | 33-33 |
| 05:19 | Merrimack | Harris Scott picks off the pass by Gabriel Clark | 33-33 |
| 04:58 | St. Anselm | Frank Ramey connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Gabriel Clark connects on the runner from the right block | 35-35 |
| 04:24 | St. Anselm | Harris Scott can't throw it down but he's fouled by Brad Limberg - foul #1 on Brad Limberg, team foul #9 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dorsey Burley (PG), Joshua Lachowski (SG), Kenneth Blackmon (SF), Tommy Norris (PF), Felix Rosales (C) Antonio Tavera, Brad Limberg, Gabriel Clark, Allen Matthew, Willie Cox | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ed Brooks (PG), Gary Mitchell (SG), Paul Mitchell (PF), Christopher Sloan (C) Frank Singh, Danny Burris, Frank Ramey, Peter Thomas | |
| 04:24 | St. Anselm | Harris Scott makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 04:24 | St. Anselm | Harris Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 03:55 | Merrimack | Ed Brooks steals the ball from Kenneth Blackmon | 35-37 |
| 03:43 | St. Anselm | Kenneth Blackmon is called for the reach on Christopher Sloan - foul #2 on Kenneth Blackmon, team foul #10 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Maurice Micco (SG) Joshua Lachowski | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Gerald Fay (PG), Joseph Giglio (PF) Ed Brooks, Harris Scott | |
| 03:43 | St. Anselm | Christopher Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 03:43 | St. Anselm | Christopher Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 03:26 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris blows the layup | 35-39 |
| 03:24 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dorsey Burley (fresh) SG - Maurice Micco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Norris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Felix Rosales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Gerald Fay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Giglio (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | Felix Rosales misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Sloan - foul #2 on Christopher Sloan, team foul #7 | 35-39 |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | Felix Rosales makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | Felix Rosales makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 02:48 | St. Anselm | Paul Mitchell is hacked by Kenneth Blackmon - foul #3 on Kenneth Blackmon, team foul #11 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brad Limberg (PG), Joshua Lachowski (SF) Dorsey Burley, Kenneth Blackmon | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 02:48 | St. Anselm | Paul Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 02:48 | St. Anselm | Paul Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 02:27 | Merrimack | Felix Rosales misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 02:26 | Merrimack | Felix Rosales tips it in | 39-41 |
| 02:10 | St. Anselm | Gerald Fay drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Mitchell | 39-44 |
| 01:55 | Merrimack | Tommy Norris drills a jumper from the right block | 41-44 |
| 01:41 | St. Anselm | Joshua Lachowski is called for the reach on Gerald Fay - foul #2 on Joshua Lachowski, team foul #12 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Antonio Tavera (PG), Gabriel Clark (SF), Allen Matthew (PF), Willie Cox (C) Brad Limberg, Joshua Lachowski, Tommy Norris, Felix Rosales | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Frank Ramey (SF), Peter Thomas (C) Gary Mitchell, Christopher Sloan | |
| 01:41 | St. Anselm | Gerald Fay makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 01:41 | St. Anselm | Gerald Fay misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 01:41 | Merrimack | Willie Cox snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | Joseph Giglio blocks the short jumper by Willie Cox | 41-45 |
| 01:20 | St. Anselm | Peter Thomas pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 01:01 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Antonio Tavera - foul #1 on Antonio Tavera, team foul #13 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joshua Lachowski (SG) Maurice Micco | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Danny Burris (PG), Harris Scott (SF) Gerald Fay, Paul Mitchell | |
| 01:01 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 01:01 | St. Anselm | Joseph Giglio misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 01:01 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Gabriel Clark | 41-45 |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | Allen Matthew hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harris Scott - foul #1 on Harris Scott, team foul #8 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brad Limberg (SG) Joshua Lachowski | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Gary Mitchell (SG) Joseph Giglio | |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | Allen Matthew makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | Allen Matthew makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 00:22 | St. Anselm | Harris Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Allen Matthew grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Brad Limberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-45 |