| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) SG - Everett Gold (fresh) SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Ray Krehbiel (fresh) SG - Michael Thorson (fresh) SF - Frank Callahan (fresh) PF - Ben Coover (fresh) C - Martin Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | St. Michael's | Ronald Riley steals the ball from Michael Thorson | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Merrimack | Everett Gold buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | St. Michael's | Ray Krehbiel drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Martin Thompson | 3-3 |
| 19:13 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:11 | St. Michael's | Frank Callahan grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 19:06 | St. Michael's | Michael Thorson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ray Krehbiel | 3-6 |
| 18:49 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley can't finish the layup | 3-6 |
| 18:47 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 18:31 | St. Michael's | Ray Krehbiel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-6 |
| 18:30 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 18:13 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses the easy layup | 3-6 |
| 18:11 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Martin Thompson | 3-6 |
| 18:06 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Everett Gold - foul #1 on Everett Gold, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 17:49 | St. Michael's | Ben Coover misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:48 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:31 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 17:30 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | Merrimack | Frank Callahan swats the short shot by Patrick Ashcroft | 3-6 |
| 17:16 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 17:01 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Everett Gold - foul #2 on Everett Gold, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (PF), Donald Allred (C) Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Samuel Moriarty (PG), Jame Alderman (SG), Joseph Cox (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Robert Haydon (C) Ray Krehbiel, Michael Thorson, Frank Callahan, Ben Coover, Martin Thompson | |
| 16:49 | St. Michael's | Joseph Cox misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 5-6 |
| 16:48 | Merrimack | Donald Allred pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:27 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Trainor | 7-6 |
| 16:03 | St. Michael's | Samuel Moriarty makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:56 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor's pass is intercepted by Robert Haydon | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fairly fresh) SG - Peter Trainor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Allred (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Samuel Moriarty (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jame Alderman (fresh) SF - Joseph Cox (fresh) PF - Robert Moore (fresh) C - Robert Haydon (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | St. Michael's | Samuel Moriarty buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charlie Stone | 10-10 |
| 15:14 | St. Michael's | William Ruhl steals it from Samuel Moriarty in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 15:11 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses the easy layup | 10-10 |
| 15:09 | Merrimack | Donald Allred grabs the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:56 | Merrimack | Donald Allred buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Peter Trainor | 13-10 |
| 14:39 | St. Michael's | Samuel Moriarty drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jame Alderman | 13-13 |
| 14:21 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix lays it up and in on a great pass from Charlie Stone | 15-13 |
| 14:02 | St. Michael's | Robert Moore loses the dribble to William Ruhl | 15-13 |
| 13:57 | Merrimack | William Ruhl lays it in | 17-13 |
| 13:38 | St. Michael's | Robert Haydon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 13:36 | St. Michael's | Robert Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 13:24 | St. Michael's | Peter Trainor is called for the reach on Robert Haydon - foul #1 on Peter Trainor, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Rick Miles (PG), Pete McNurlen (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Wayne Williams (PF), Patrick Ashcroft (C) William Ruhl, Peter Trainor, Charlie Stone, Aaron Mix, Donald Allred | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Ray Krehbiel (PG), Michael Thorson (SG), Frank Callahan (SF), Ben Coover (PF), Martin Thompson (C) Samuel Moriarty, Jame Alderman, Joseph Cox, Robert Moore, Robert Haydon | |
| 13:07 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ray Krehbiel | 17-15 |
| 12:56 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley loses the dribble to Michael Thorson | 17-15 |
| 12:52 | St. Michael's | Michael Thorson blows the layup | 17-15 |
| 12:50 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson tips it but misses | 17-15 |
| 12:48 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Martin Thompson takes the ball from Wayne Williams | 17-15 |
| 12:18 | St. Michael's | Frank Callahan misses the jumper from the left side | 17-15 |
| 12:16 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:02 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ray Krehbiel | 17-17 |
| 11:53 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Pete McNurlen is denied by Martin Thompson | 17-17 |
| 11:52 | St. Michael's | Michael Thorson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Rick Miles (fresh) SG - Pete McNurlen (fresh) SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Ray Krehbiel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Thorson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Callahan (fresh) PF - Ben Coover (fresh) C - Martin Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | St. Michael's | Frank Callahan misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Riley - foul #1 on Ronald Riley, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| 11:42 | St. Michael's | Frank Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:42 | St. Michael's | Frank Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 11:35 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Callahan - foul #1 on Frank Callahan, team foul #1 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (PG) Pete McNurlen | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 11:35 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:35 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 11:14 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Ashcroft - foul #1 on Patrick Ashcroft, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charlie Stone (C) Patrick Ashcroft | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Samuel Moriarty (PG) Ray Krehbiel | |
| 11:14 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 11:14 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 11:03 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone clanks a runner in the paint | 19-20 |
| 11:01 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone tips it but misses | 19-20 |
| 11:00 | Merrimack | Rick Miles can't tip it in | 19-20 |
| 10:59 | St. Michael's | Michael Thorson gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 10:57 | St. Michael's | Samuel Moriarty is hacked by Peter Trainor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Trainor, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Pete McNurlen (SG), Mark Moore (PF), Aaron Mix (C) Peter Trainor, Rick Miles, Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jame Alderman (SF), Robert Moore (PF) Frank Callahan, Ben Coover | |
| 10:41 | St. Michael's | Jame Alderman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-20 |
| 10:40 | Merrimack | Pete McNurlen gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 10:26 | Merrimack | Mark Moore clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Moore - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #2 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joseph Cox (SF), Robert Haydon (C) Michael Thorson, Martin Thompson | |
| 10:26 | Merrimack | Mark Moore misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:26 | Merrimack | Mark Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:16 | St. Michael's | Joseph Cox can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 10:14 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:48 | Merrimack | Robert Moore steals the ball from Mark Moore | 20-20 |
| 09:22 | St. Michael's | Joseph Cox buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Haydon | 20-22 |
| 09:07 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-22 |
| 09:05 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Robert Moore | 20-22 |
| 08:58 | St. Michael's | Jame Alderman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Rick Miles (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Wayne Williams (PF), Patrick Ashcroft (C) Pete McNurlen, Mark Moore, Charlie Stone, Aaron Mix | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Ray Krehbiel (PG), Michael Thorson (SG), Frank Callahan (SF), Ben Coover (PF), Martin Thompson (C) Samuel Moriarty, Jame Alderman, Joseph Cox, Robert Moore, Robert Haydon | |
| 08:44 | Merrimack | William Ruhl knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick Ashcroft | 22-22 |
| 08:28 | St. Michael's | Frank Callahan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 08:27 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Rick Miles is fouled on the floor by Ray Krehbiel - foul #1 on Ray Krehbiel, team foul #3 | 22-22 |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rick Miles | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rick Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Ray Krehbiel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Thorson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Callahan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ben Coover (fresh) C - Martin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | St. Michael's | Michael Thorson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-22 |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Rick Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Rick Miles misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ray Krehbiel - foul #2 on Ray Krehbiel, team foul #4 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Samuel Moriarty (PG), Jame Alderman (SG), Joseph Cox (PF) Ray Krehbiel, Michael Thorson, Ben Coover | |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Rick Miles makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Rick Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:01 | St. Michael's | Frank Callahan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 06:59 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson tips it home | 27-24 |
| 06:39 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 06:37 | St. Michael's | Joseph Cox pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 06:32 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 27-24 |
| 06:30 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 06:20 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 06:19 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 06:11 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 06:09 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Patrick Ashcroft | 27-24 |
| 05:54 | Merrimack | William Ruhl comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Moriarty - foul #1 on Samuel Moriarty, team foul #5 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Pete McNurlen (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (PF), Donald Allred (C) Rick Miles, Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Michael Thorson (SG), Ben Coover (PF), Robert Moore (C) Frank Callahan, Joseph Cox, Martin Thompson | |
| 05:54 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:54 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:54 | St. Michael's | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 05:27 | St. Michael's | Jame Alderman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Moriarty | 28-27 |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jame Alderman - foul #1 on Jame Alderman, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Robert Haydon (SF), Martin Thompson (C) Jame Alderman, Robert Moore | |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:49 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Charles Maxwell (PG) Samuel Moriarty | |
| 04:33 | Merrimack | William Ruhl drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Pete McNurlen | 32-27 |
| 04:16 | St. Michael's | Robert Haydon loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Wayne Williams (PF) Donald Allred | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joseph Cox (SF), Robert Moore (PF) Robert Haydon, Ben Coover | |
| 04:08 | Merrimack | William Ruhl loses the dribble to Michael Thorson | 32-27 |
| 03:50 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (PG), Everett Gold (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Patrick Ashcroft (C) William Ruhl, Pete McNurlen, Charlie Stone, Aaron Mix | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Ray Krehbiel (PG), Samuel Moriarty (SG), Frank Callahan (SF) Charles Maxwell, Michael Thorson, Joseph Cox | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Peter Trainor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Ray Krehbiel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Moriarty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Callahan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Moore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Merrimack | Martin Thompson is called for the reach on Peter Trainor - foul #1 on Martin Thompson, team foul #7 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jame Alderman (SG) Samuel Moriarty | |
| 03:33 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:33 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:14 | St. Michael's | Jame Alderman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-27 |
| 03:12 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:58 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Patrick Ashcroft - foul #2 on Patrick Ashcroft, team foul #7 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Ben Coover (PF) Robert Moore | |
| 02:58 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:58 | St. Michael's | Martin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:45 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams is fouled on the floor by Ben Coover - foul #1 on Ben Coover, team foul #8 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Robert Haydon (C) Martin Thompson | |
| 02:45 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:45 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:30 | St. Michael's | Robert Haydon misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Trainor - foul #3 on Peter Trainor, team foul #8 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Rick Miles (PG), Charlie Stone (PF), Aaron Mix (C) Peter Trainor, Wayne Williams, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 02:30 | St. Michael's | Robert Haydon makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:30 | St. Michael's | Robert Haydon misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:30 | St. Michael's | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Callahan | 36-30 |
| 02:16 | St. Michael's | Ray Krehbiel's pass is intercepted by Charlie Stone | 36-30 |
| 01:52 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix loses the dribble to Ben Coover | 36-30 |
| 01:36 | St. Michael's | Jame Alderman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 36-30 |
| 01:35 | Merrimack | Everett Gold pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 01:19 | Merrimack | Everett Gold comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 36-30 |
| 01:17 | St. Michael's | Ben Coover gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:53 | St. Michael's | Frank Callahan hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jame Alderman | 36-32 |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 00:35 | St. Michael's | Ray Krehbiel pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:06 | St. Michael's | Robert Haydon buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Frank Callahan | 36-34 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone connects on the shot near the basket | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | St. Michael's | Ray Krehbiel can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 38-34 |