| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Roger Legg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugo Chiles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Dedmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Daniel Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce McCray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jay Schuler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Nielsen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Joseph Smith inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | St. Anselm | Mark Dedmon is whistled for a carry | 39-31 |
| 19:24 | Merrimack | George Clark misses long on a floater from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 19:22 | St. Anselm | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 18:59 | St. Anselm | Mark Dedmon knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Hugo Chiles | 41-31 |
| 18:40 | Merrimack | George Clark misses the jumper from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 18:39 | St. Anselm | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 18:25 | St. Anselm | Mark Dedmon comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by George Clark - foul #2 on George Clark, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 18:25 | St. Anselm | Mark Dedmon makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:25 | St. Anselm | Mark Dedmon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:25 | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 18:04 | Merrimack | Mark Dedmon is called for the reach on Bruce McCray - foul #2 on Mark Dedmon, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 17:49 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 17:47 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Mark Dedmon | 42-31 |
| 17:25 | St. Anselm | Edward Nielsen is called for the reach on Mark Dedmon - foul #2 on Edward Nielsen, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers (PG) Roger Legg | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Devlin (PF) George Clark | |
| 17:15 | St. Anselm | Hugo Chiles's floater is tipped away by Paul Devlin | 42-31 |
| 17:14 | St. Anselm | Mark Dedmon grabs the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 17:06 | St. Anselm | James Wilson is hacked by Edward Nielsen - foul #3 on Edward Nielsen, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Hill (PG), Fred Norman (PF), Joseph McLoughlin (C) Joseph Smith, Mark Dedmon, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Daryl Shumway (SF), Norman Wood (C) Jay Schuler, Edward Nielsen | |
| 16:47 | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers hits a shot from the left side set up by Hugo Chiles | 44-31 |
| 16:25 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Rodgers - foul #1 on Robert Rodgers, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Billy Thurmond (SF) Hugo Chiles | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terrence Vance (PG), Martin Horan (SF) Daniel Scott, Bruce McCray | |
| 16:25 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 16:25 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 16:16 | St. Anselm | Fred Norman travels with the ball | 44-32 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Roger Legg (PG) Billy Thurmond | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 15:54 | Merrimack | Terrence Vance hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Devlin | 44-34 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Roger Legg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph McLoughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terrence Vance (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daryl Shumway (fresh) SF - Martin Horan (fresh) PF - Paul Devlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Wood (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 15:38 | St. Anselm | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hill | 44-34 |
| 15:28 | St. Anselm | Terrence Vance steals it from Robert Hill | 44-34 |
| 15:25 | Merrimack | Martin Horan lays it up and in set up by Terrence Vance | 44-36 |
| 15:01 | St. Anselm | Paul Devlin is called for the reach on Robert Rodgers - foul #1 on Paul Devlin, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Hugo Chiles (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Mark Dedmon (PF), James Wilson (C) Robert Hill, Robert Rodgers, Fred Norman, Joseph McLoughlin | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Daniel Scott (PG), Bruce McCray (SG), Paul Hupp (SF), George Clark (PF), Edward Nielsen (C) Terrence Vance, Daryl Shumway, Martin Horan, Paul Devlin, Norman Wood | |
| 14:48 | St. Anselm | Hugo Chiles misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 14:46 | Merrimack | Daniel Scott grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 14:31 | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen lays it in set up by Bruce McCray | 44-38 |
| 14:11 | St. Anselm | Hugo Chiles is fouled on the floor by Daniel Scott - foul #1 on Daniel Scott, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers (PG) Roger Legg | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 13:57 | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers's pass is intercepted by Paul Hupp | 44-38 |
| 13:54 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Hupp | 44-40 |
| 13:43 | St. Anselm | James Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | George Clark gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:20 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 13:19 | St. Anselm | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 12:52 | St. Anselm | Mark Dedmon comes up short on the floater near the basket | 44-40 |
| 12:50 | St. Anselm | Joseph Smith tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 12:49 | St. Anselm | James Wilson tips it in | 46-40 |
| 12:34 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 12:32 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:24 | Merrimack | Joseph Smith steals the ball from Edward Nielsen | 46-40 |
| 11:59 | St. Anselm | James Wilson lays it in | 48-40 |
| 11:55 | Merrimack | Paul Hupp misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 11:54 | St. Anselm | Mark Dedmon gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Robert Rodgers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Hugo Chiles (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Dedmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Daniel Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce McCray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hupp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Nielsen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers can't finish the layup | 48-40 |
| 11:46 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 11:18 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 11:17 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 48-40 |
| 11:08 | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Wilson | 51-40 |
| 10:45 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Scott | 51-43 |
| 10:24 | St. Anselm | Mark Dedmon's pass is intercepted by George Clark | 51-43 |
| 09:59 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 09:43 | St. Anselm | Hugo Chiles comes up short on the jumper from close range | 51-45 |
| 09:42 | St. Anselm | Mark Dedmon tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 09:23 | Merrimack | Paul Hupp scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Scott | 53-47 |
| 09:11 | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 09:10 | Merrimack | George Clark gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:52 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Roger Legg (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Billy Thurmond (SF), Fred Norman (PF), Joseph McLoughlin (C) Robert Rodgers, Hugo Chiles, Joseph Smith, Mark Dedmon, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terrence Vance (PG), Jay Schuler (SG), Daryl Shumway (SF), Paul Devlin (PF), Norman Wood (C) Daniel Scott, Bruce McCray, Paul Hupp, George Clark, Edward Nielsen | |
| 08:44 | St. Anselm | Roger Legg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Norman Wood - foul #1 on Norman Wood, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| 08:44 | St. Anselm | Roger Legg makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:44 | St. Anselm | Roger Legg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:25 | Merrimack | Norman Wood buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Terrence Vance | 55-49 |
| 08:14 | St. Anselm | Fred Norman drills a fadeaway in the lane | 57-49 |
| 08:03 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin lays it up and in set up by Daryl Shumway | 57-51 |
| 07:53 | St. Anselm | Billy Thurmond banks in the layup on a great pass from Roger Legg | 59-51 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Roger Legg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Thurmond (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph McLoughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terrence Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Schuler (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Daryl Shumway (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Devlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Wood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Merrimack | Jay Schuler hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Devlin | 59-54 |
| 07:26 | St. Anselm | Roger Legg can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-54 |
| 07:24 | St. Anselm | Fred Norman pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 07:08 | St. Anselm | Roger Legg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-54 |
| 07:06 | St. Anselm | Fred Norman hits the follow up shot | 61-54 |
| 06:47 | Merrimack | Billy Thurmond is called for the reach on Terrence Vance - foul #1 on Billy Thurmond, team foul #3 | 61-54 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen (C) Norman Wood | |
| 06:25 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin can't finish the layup | 61-54 |
| 06:24 | St. Anselm | Joseph McLoughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:12 | St. Anselm | Robert Hill knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 05:52 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 05:51 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Joseph McLoughlin | 64-54 |
| 05:38 | St. Anselm | Roger Legg misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-54 |
| 05:37 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Paul Devlin | 64-54 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Terrence Vance hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 05:19 | St. Anselm | Fred Norman snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 05:06 | St. Anselm | Roger Legg is whistled for a carry | 64-54 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers (PG), Hugo Chiles (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Mark Dedmon (PF), James Wilson (C) Roger Legg, Robert Hill, Billy Thurmond, Fred Norman, Joseph McLoughlin | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Daniel Scott (PG), Bruce McCray (SG), Paul Hupp (SF), Norman Wood (PF) Terrence Vance, Jay Schuler, Daryl Shumway, Paul Devlin | |
| 04:44 | Merrimack | Daniel Scott misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 04:43 | St. Anselm | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:23 | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Smith | 67-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:02 | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Mark Dedmon - foul #3 on Mark Dedmon, team foul #4 | 67-54 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Clark (PF) Norman Wood | |
| 03:52 | Merrimack | Paul Hupp misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | Paul Hupp gets the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Robert Rodgers (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Hugo Chiles (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Dedmon (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Daniel Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce McCray (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hupp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Nielsen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 03:36 | St. Anselm | Mark Dedmon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 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) | |
| 03:07 | St. Anselm | Joseph Smith slams it home on a great pass from Hugo Chiles | 69-54 |
| 02:58 | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen's layup is rejected by Joseph Smith | 69-54 |
| 02:56 | St. Anselm | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 02:32 | St. Anselm | James Wilson can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Edward Nielsen - foul #4 on Edward Nielsen, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Hill (PG), Peter Strozier (SG), Joseph McLoughlin (SF), Fred Norman (PF) Robert Rodgers, Hugo Chiles, Joseph Smith, Mark Dedmon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terrence Vance (PG), Jay Schuler (SG), Daryl Shumway (SF), Paul Devlin (PF), Norman Wood (C) Daniel Scott, Bruce McCray, Paul Hupp, George Clark, Edward Nielsen | |
| 02:32 | St. Anselm | James Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 02:32 | St. Anselm | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 02:32 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | Robert Hill steals it from Norman Wood | 69-54 |
| 02:00 | St. Anselm | Joseph McLoughlin drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hill | 71-54 |
| 01:41 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jay Schuler | 71-56 |
| 01:26 | St. Anselm | Robert Hill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 01:25 | St. Anselm | James Wilson tips it in | 73-56 |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jay Schuler and he's fouled by Fred Norman - foul #2 on Fred Norman, team foul #5 | 73-58 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers (PG), Billy Thurmond (SF) Peter Strozier, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin misses the free throw | 73-58 |
| 01:14 | St. Anselm | Fred Norman pulls down the rebound | 73-58 |
| 00:51 | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Daryl Shumway scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jay Schuler and he's hacked by Billy Thurmond - foul #2 on Billy Thurmond, team foul #6 | 73-60 |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Daryl Shumway misses the free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:45 | St. Anselm | Fred Norman pulls down the rebound | 73-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | St. Anselm | Fred Norman misses the jumper from the baseline | 73-60 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Jay Schuler pulls down the rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | Norman Wood scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jay Schuler and the foul's on Billy Thurmond - foul #3 on Billy Thurmond, team foul #7 | 73-62 |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | Norman Wood makes the free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | St. Anselm | Robert Rodgers runs out the clock | 73-63 |