| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Floyd (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Gil (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc McKeller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Casey Lamoreaux (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leon House (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kirk Turner (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - David Sedgwick (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Leon House inbounds the ball | 22-16 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:50 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-18 |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | James Gil travels with the ball | 22-18 |
| 19:24 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux misses short on a floater from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 19:23 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 19:14 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Sedgwick | 22-20 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by James Gil | 24-20 |
| 18:47 | St. Anselm | Marc McKeller steals the ball from Leon House | 24-20 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Casey Lamoreaux picks off the pass by James Floyd | 24-20 |
| 18:17 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Glenn Gerstein | 24-22 |
| 18:02 | Merrimack | James Baker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 18:01 | Merrimack | Mark Allen tips it home | 26-22 |
| 17:46 | St. Anselm | Leon House comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 17:45 | Merrimack | Mark Allen pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 17:34 | Merrimack | James Gil misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-22 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller tips it in | 28-22 |
| 17:24 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by James Gil - foul #1 on James Gil, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Brady (SG), Preston Endsley (PF), John Joshi (C) James Baker, Marc McKeller, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway (SF) Leon House | |
| 17:24 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:24 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 17:24 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein makes the 3rd free throw | 28-25 |
| 17:08 | Merrimack | James Gil is fouled on the floor by Charles Holloway - foul #3 on Charles Holloway, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Haith (SG), Sal Kepler (SF) James Floyd, James Gil | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ryan Mathewson (SF), Mark Davis (PF), Merle Short (C) Charles Holloway, Kirk Turner, David Sedgwick | |
| 16:50 | Merrimack | Preston Endsley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 16:48 | Merrimack | John Joshi grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 16:32 | Merrimack | Sal Kepler misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-25 |
| 16:31 | St. Anselm | Merle Short grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 16:02 | St. Anselm | William Brady steps in front of the Merle Short pass | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Brady (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Haith (fresh) SF - Sal Kepler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Preston Endsley (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Joshi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Casey Lamoreaux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Mathewson (fresh) PF - Mark Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Short (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Merrimack | Charles Haith travels with the ball | 28-25 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Floyd (PG), James Baker (SG), James Gil (SF), Marc McKeller (PF), Mark Allen (C) William Brady, Charles Haith, Sal Kepler, Preston Endsley, John Joshi | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Thomas (PG), Charles Holloway (SG), Leon House (SF), Kirk Turner (PF), David Sedgwick (C) Casey Lamoreaux, Glenn Gerstein, Ryan Mathewson, Mark Davis, Merle Short | |
| 15:41 | St. Anselm | John Thomas loses the dribble to Mark Allen | 28-25 |
| 15:21 | Merrimack | Mark Allen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-25 |
| 15:20 | Merrimack | James Gil tips it back up and in | 30-25 |
| 14:55 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Marc McKeller - foul #3 on Marc McKeller, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| 14:55 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 14:55 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Mark Allen | 30-26 |
| 14:35 | Merrimack | James Gil connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 14:14 | St. Anselm | James Gil denies the turnaround by Charles Holloway | 33-26 |
| 14:13 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Marc McKeller | 33-26 |
| 13:51 | Merrimack | James Gil comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-26 |
| 13:49 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller tips it but misses | 33-26 |
| 13:48 | St. Anselm | Leon House gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 13:21 | St. Anselm | Leon House connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Thomas | 33-29 |
| 13:00 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Kirk Turner - foul #1 on Kirk Turner, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher (PG), William Brady (SG), Sal Kepler (SF), Preston Endsley (C) James Floyd, James Baker, James Gil, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux (PG), Glenn Gerstein (SG), Ryan Mathewson (SF), Mark Davis (PF), Merle Short (C) John Thomas, Charles Holloway, Leon House, Kirk Turner, David Sedgwick | |
| 13:00 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:00 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:00 | St. Anselm | Mark Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 12:36 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein is called for traveling | 34-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Joshi (C) Marc McKeller | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 12:20 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher double dribbles | 34-29 |
| 12:18 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 12:05 | Merrimack | Glenn Gerstein picks off the pass by Sal Kepler | 34-29 |
| 12:01 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux lays it in on a nice dish by Glenn Gerstein | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Thomas Butcher (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Brady (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sal Kepler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Preston Endsley (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Joshi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Casey Lamoreaux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Mathewson (fresh) PF - Mark Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Merle Short (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Merrimack | Sal Kepler makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Thomas Butcher | 36-31 |
| 11:25 | St. Anselm | Thomas Butcher is called for the reach on Mark Davis - foul #4 on Thomas Butcher, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Haith (SG), James Gil (SF) Thomas Butcher, Sal Kepler | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway (SF), David Sedgwick (C) Ryan Mathewson, Merle Short | |
| 11:08 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Glenn Gerstein and he's fouled by William Brady - foul #1 on William Brady, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Floyd (PG), James Baker (SG) William Brady, Charles Haith | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner (PF) Mark Davis | |
| 11:08 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 11:08 | Merrimack | Preston Endsley snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 10:44 | Merrimack | Preston Endsley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 10:43 | Merrimack | James Gil pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 10:24 | Merrimack | James Gil misses short on a jump hook from close range | 36-33 |
| 10:22 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Charles Holloway | 36-33 |
| 10:04 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Casey Lamoreaux and he's hacked by James Floyd - foul #1 on James Floyd, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Marc McKeller (PF), Mark Allen (C) Preston Endsley, John Joshi | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 10:04 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 10:04 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 09:53 | Merrimack | Charles Holloway picks off the pass by James Floyd | 36-35 |
| 09:48 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway hits the finger roll | 36-37 |
| 09:25 | Merrimack | James Gil misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 09:23 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller tips it in | 38-37 |
| 09:00 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-37 |
| 08:59 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Marc McKeller | 38-37 |
| 08:55 | Merrimack | James Floyd knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Baker | 40-37 |
| 08:26 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Charles Holloway | 40-39 |
| 08:05 | Merrimack | James Baker drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 07:50 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Holloway | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Floyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gil (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marc McKeller (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Casey Lamoreaux (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Holloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kirk Turner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Sedgwick (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:43 | Merrimack | James Gil's pass is intercepted by Charles Holloway | 42-41 |
| 07:39 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 07:37 | Merrimack | James Gil pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 07:20 | Merrimack | James Baker scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Allen | 45-41 |
| 07:04 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway scores on a shot from the right side set up by David Sedgwick | 45-43 |
| 06:52 | Merrimack | Mark Allen makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Baker | 47-43 |
| 06:34 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux buries a shot from the right side | 47-45 |
| 06:22 | Merrimack | Glenn Gerstein steps in front of the James Floyd pass | 47-45 |
| 06:19 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux can't finish the layup | 47-45 |
| 06:18 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:04 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller buries a jumper in the paint set up by James Baker | 49-45 |
| 05:55 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher (PG), William Brady (SG), Sal Kepler (SF), Preston Endsley (PF), John Joshi (C) James Floyd, James Baker, James Gil, Marc McKeller, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Thomas (PG), Ryan Mathewson (SG), Leon House (SF), Mark Davis (PF), Merle Short (C) Casey Lamoreaux, Glenn Gerstein, Charles Holloway, Kirk Turner, David Sedgwick | |
| 05:45 | Merrimack | Preston Endsley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Butcher | 52-45 |
| 05:25 | St. Anselm | John Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:51 | St. Anselm | John Thomas is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-45 |
| 04:25 | Merrimack | John Thomas steps in front of the William Brady pass | 53-45 |
| 04:15 | St. Anselm | John Thomas misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-45 |
| 04:14 | St. Anselm | Mark Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 03:57 | St. Anselm | John Thomas makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Mathewson | 53-47 |
| 03:45 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Thomas Butcher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Brady (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sal Kepler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Preston Endsley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Joshi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Mathewson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leon House (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Merle Short (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | St. Anselm | Mark Davis is fouled on the floor by William Brady - foul #2 on William Brady, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Haith (SG), Marc McKeller (PF), Kenneth Baldwin (C) Sal Kepler, Preston Endsley, John Joshi | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux (PG), Michael Jones (PF), David Sedgwick (C) Leon House, Mark Davis, Merle Short | |
| 03:27 | St. Anselm | John Thomas connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Ryan Mathewson | 56-50 |
| 03:22 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher buries a 3 from the left wing set up by William Brady | 59-50 |
| 03:07 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux misses the shot from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 03:05 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick tips it home | 59-52 |
| 02:58 | Merrimack | William Brady misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 02:56 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 02:56 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Floyd (PG), James Baker (SG), James Gil (SF), Mark Allen (C) William Brady, Charles Haith, Thomas Butcher, Kenneth Baldwin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein (SG), Leon House (SF), Kirk Turner (PF) John Thomas, Ryan Mathewson, Michael Jones | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:48 | St. Anselm | Leon House knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 02:24 | Merrimack | James Gil connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Floyd and he's hacked by Leon House - foul #3 on Leon House, team foul #4 | 61-55 |
| 02:24 | Merrimack | James Gil makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| 01:58 | St. Anselm | Leon House misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 01:57 | Merrimack | James Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 01:43 | Merrimack | James Gil hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Floyd | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:25 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner travels with the ball | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Merrimack | James Baker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-55 |
| 01:09 | St. Anselm | Leon House snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 01:05 | St. Anselm | James Baker is called for the reach on Glenn Gerstein - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| 01:05 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:05 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:05 | Merrimack | Mark Allen grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 00:44 | Merrimack | Kirk Turner denies the turnaround by James Gil | 64-56 |
| 00:43 | Merrimack | Mark Allen gets the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | David Sedgwick is called for the reach on Mark Allen - foul #3 on David Sedgwick, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin (PF) Marc McKeller | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 00:37 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin is hacked by Kirk Turner - foul #2 on Kirk Turner, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | James Gil is fouled on the floor by Casey Lamoreaux - foul #1 on Casey Lamoreaux, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | James Gil misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:35 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 00:28 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick gets the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:26 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin is hacked by Casey Lamoreaux in the backcourt - foul #2 on Casey Lamoreaux, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:24 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 00:16 | St. Anselm | Mark Allen steals the ball from Glenn Gerstein | 65-56 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Casey Lamoreaux is called for the reach on James Gil in the backcourt - foul #3 on Casey Lamoreaux, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | James Gil makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | James Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:06 | St. Anselm | Leon House comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by James Gil - foul #2 on James Gil, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher (PG), William Brady (SG), Sal Kepler (SF), Preston Endsley (PF), John Joshi (C) James Floyd, James Baker, James Gil, Kenneth Baldwin, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Thomas (PG), Charles Holloway (SG), Mark Davis (PF), Merle Short (C) Casey Lamoreaux, Glenn Gerstein, Kirk Turner, David Sedgwick | |
| 00:06 | St. Anselm | Leon House makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:06 | St. Anselm | Leon House makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher runs out the clock | 67-58 |