| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Janousek (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Peter Niles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Goldfarb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerome Sullivan (fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Doyle (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb inbounds the ball | 16-19 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | St. Anselm | Richard Doyle misses the jump hook near the basket | 16-19 |
| 19:44 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 19:28 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft is called for traveling | 16-19 |
| 19:13 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by John Janousek | 19-19 |
| 18:59 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 18:58 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 18:38 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 18:21 | Merrimack | William Ruhl drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 18:03 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-22 |
| 18:02 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Wayne Williams | 22-22 |
| 17:58 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Janousek - foul #2 on John Janousek, team foul #1 | 22-22 |
| 17:58 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 17:58 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 17:37 | St. Anselm | John Janousek is hacked by William Ruhl - foul #1 on William Ruhl, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 17:15 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Williams | 22-24 |
| 17:13 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 16:53 | Merrimack | William Ruhl buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 16:43 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles clanks a 3 from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 16:41 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 16:22 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Ronald Riley | 22-28 |
| 15:59 | St. Anselm | John Janousek scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Janousek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Niles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Goldfarb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Richard Doyle (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Riley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Merrimack | John Janousek is called for the reach on Everett Gold - foul #3 on John Janousek, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg (PG), Paul Baldwin (SG), Francis Branscum (SF), Tommy Wright (PF), Ben Davis (C) John Janousek, Peter Niles, William Goldfarb, Jerome Sullivan, Richard Doyle | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (PG), Rick Miles (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (PF), Donald Allred (C) William Ruhl, Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 15:31 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Mix | 24-28 |
| 15:15 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Allred and he's fouled by Francis Branscum - foul #2 on Francis Branscum, team foul #3 | 24-30 |
| 15:15 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 14:55 | St. Anselm | Ben Davis makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Baldwin and he's fouled by Donald Allred - foul #1 on Donald Allred, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| 14:55 | St. Anselm | Ben Davis makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 14:38 | Merrimack | Donald Allred is hacked by Ben Davis - foul #1 on Ben Davis, team foul #4 | 27-31 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan (PF) Tommy Wright | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:21 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Rick Miles | 27-33 |
| 14:06 | St. Anselm | Ben Davis misses the shot from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 14:05 | Merrimack | Donald Allred snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 13:59 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone's pass is intercepted by Ben Davis | 27-33 |
| 13:55 | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 13:37 | Merrimack | Weldon Lindberg is called for the reach on Donald Allred - foul #1 on Weldon Lindberg, team foul #5 | 30-33 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Janousek (PG), Peter Niles (SG), William Goldfarb (SF) Weldon Lindberg, Paul Baldwin, Ben Davis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Everett Gold (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Wayne Williams (PF) Peter Trainor, Rick Miles, Aaron Mix, Donald Allred | |
| 13:23 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Wayne Williams is blocked by Jerome Sullivan | 30-33 |
| 13:21 | St. Anselm | Francis Branscum grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:17 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Janousek and he's fouled by Ronald Riley - foul #1 on Ronald Riley, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Richard Doyle (C) Francis Branscum | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft (C) Charlie Stone | |
| 13:17 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 13:00 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 12:58 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft grabs the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 12:41 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-33 |
| 12:40 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 12:21 | St. Anselm | John Janousek drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Doyle | 36-33 |
| 11:58 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley is hacked by William Goldfarb - foul #3 on William Goldfarb, team foul #6 | 36-33 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg (PG), Francis Branscum (PF) John Janousek, Jerome Sullivan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charlie Stone (SF) Ronald Riley | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Weldon Lindberg (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Niles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Goldfarb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Francis Branscum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Doyle (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | William Ruhl lays it up and in on a great pass from Wayne Williams | 36-35 |
| 11:18 | St. Anselm | Wayne Williams is called for the reach on Peter Niles - foul #2 on Wayne Williams, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ben Davis (C) Richard Doyle | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Aaron Mix (PF), Donald Allred (C) Wayne Williams, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| 11:04 | St. Anselm | Francis Branscum drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by William Goldfarb and he's hacked by Aaron Mix - foul #2 on Aaron Mix, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (SG) Everett Gold | |
| 11:04 | St. Anselm | Francis Branscum makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 10:50 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix lays it up and in on a great pass from Charlie Stone | 39-37 |
| 10:35 | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg is fouled on the floor by Donald Allred - foul #2 on Donald Allred, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Janousek (PG), Jerome Sullivan (PF) Weldon Lindberg, William Goldfarb | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Riley (SF) Donald Allred | |
| 10:17 | St. Anselm | Charlie Stone takes the ball from Jerome Sullivan | 39-37 |
| 10:03 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone comes up short on the shot from the right side | 39-37 |
| 10:02 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 09:45 | St. Anselm | Francis Branscum misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 09:43 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 09:28 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles hits a 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 09:07 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg (SG), William Goldfarb (SF), Richard Doyle (C) Peter Niles, Francis Branscum, Ben Davis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Wayne Williams (PF), Patrick Ashcroft (C) William Ruhl, Charlie Stone, Aaron Mix | |
| 08:46 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb throws it down on a nice dish by Weldon Lindberg | 44-37 |
| 08:41 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Ashcroft | 44-39 |
| 08:12 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Doyle | 47-39 |
| 07:54 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams is denied on a layup by Jerome Sullivan | 47-39 |
| 07:52 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams tips it in | 47-41 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Janousek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Weldon Lindberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Goldfarb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Doyle (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Peter Trainor (fairly fresh) SG - Everett Gold (fresh) SF - Ronald Riley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Peter Niles (SG), Francis Branscum (PF) John Janousek, Jerome Sullivan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Charlie Stone (SF) Peter Trainor, Ronald Riley | |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Niles - foul #1 on Peter Niles, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Everett Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:08 | St. Anselm | Everett Gold is called for the reach on Weldon Lindberg - foul #1 on Everett Gold, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| 07:08 | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:08 | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:56 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Weldon Lindberg - foul #2 on Weldon Lindberg, team foul #8 | 49-42 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ben Davis (C) Richard Doyle | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 06:56 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:56 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:34 | St. Anselm | Ben Davis is hacked by Patrick Ashcroft - foul #3 on Patrick Ashcroft, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Aaron Mix (C) Patrick Ashcroft | |
| 06:34 | St. Anselm | Ben Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 06:34 | St. Anselm | Ben Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 06:34 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:18 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone banks in the layup set up by William Ruhl | 50-46 |
| 05:56 | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg's fadeaway is rejected by Everett Gold | 50-46 |
| 05:54 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 05:34 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Paul Baldwin (SG), Jerome Sullivan (PF), Richard Doyle (C) Peter Niles, William Goldfarb, Ben Davis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (SG), Ronald Riley (SF) Everett Gold, Wayne Williams | |
| 05:21 | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 05:20 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 05:08 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley is hacked by Richard Doyle - foul #2 on Richard Doyle, team foul #9 | 50-46 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Janousek (PG) Weldon Lindberg | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Rick Miles (SG), Patrick Ashcroft (C) William Ruhl, Aaron Mix | |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:31 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan hits a runner in the paint set up by John Janousek | 52-48 |
| 04:11 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 04:10 | St. Anselm | John Janousek gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 03:52 | St. Anselm | Paul Baldwin knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Francis Branscum | 54-48 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Janousek (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Branscum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Doyle (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Peter Trainor (fresh) SG - Rick Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Riley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charlie Stone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor misses long on a shot near the basket | 54-48 |
| 03:35 | St. Anselm | Francis Branscum pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 03:35 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Peter Niles (SG), William Goldfarb (SF) Paul Baldwin, Francis Branscum | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Everett Gold (SG), Wayne Williams (PF) Peter Trainor, Rick Miles, Charlie Stone | |
| 03:24 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Niles | 57-48 |
| 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) | |
| 03:11 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Wayne Williams | 57-50 |
| 02:55 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Peter Niles | 59-50 |
| 02:32 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley can't finish the layup | 59-50 |
| 02:31 | Merrimack | William Ruhl can't tip it in | 59-50 |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | Jerome Sullivan swats the short shot by Patrick Ashcroft | 59-50 |
| 02:17 | St. Anselm | Richard Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:48 | St. Anselm | Jerome Sullivan makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Janousek | 61-50 |
| 01:28 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft misses the lay-in | 61-50 |
| 01:26 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 01:02 | St. Anselm | Peter Niles buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Janousek | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | William Ruhl drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Riley | 63-52 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:29 | St. Anselm | Richard Doyle's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Ashcroft | 63-52 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Riley | 63-54 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:18 | St. Anselm | William Ruhl is called for the reach on William Goldfarb in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Ruhl, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Weldon Lindberg (SG), Francis Branscum (C) Peter Niles, Richard Doyle | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:18 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:18 | St. Anselm | William Goldfarb makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses short on a shot from the left side | 65-54 |
| 00:10 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Francis Branscum | 65-54 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. Anselm | John Janousek runs out the clock | 65-54 |