| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Woodard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don White (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ken Langford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carmen Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | St. Anselm | John Duncan misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Woodard - foul #2 on Robert Woodard, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:40 | St. Anselm | John Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:40 | St. Anselm | John Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:33 | Merrimack | David Moore hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Klein | 33-30 |
| 19:10 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Hayes | 33-32 |
| 18:58 | Merrimack | James Klein misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-32 |
| 18:57 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Ken Langford | 33-32 |
| 18:31 | St. Anselm | Don White buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 18:11 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 18:09 | St. Anselm | Carmen Jackson snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:54 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-34 |
| 17:52 | St. Anselm | Carmen Jackson can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 17:50 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:46 | Merrimack | David Moore clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 17:44 | St. Anselm | John Duncan grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 17:20 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Michael Ashbaugh - foul #2 on Michael Ashbaugh, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto (C) Robert Woodard | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Kenneth Meyers (PF) Carmen Jackson | |
| 17:20 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:01 | Merrimack | David Moore knocks in the floater from the left side | 35-37 |
| 16:49 | St. Anselm | Don White misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 16:47 | St. Anselm | Charles Hayes hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 16:30 | Merrimack | James Klein connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Desoto | 38-39 |
| 16:04 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford misses the turnaround from close range | 38-39 |
| 16:03 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Durbin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Desoto (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Duncan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don White (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ken Langford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 38-39 |
| 15:41 | St. Anselm | Kenneth Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:17 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford blows the dunk but the foul's on Leonard Desoto - foul #1 on Leonard Desoto, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Rice (PG), Adam Doughty (SG), James Acton (PF), Robert Woodard (C) James Klein, David Moore, Michael Ashbaugh, Richard Durbin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Carmen Jackson (PF) Charles Hayes | |
| 15:17 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:17 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:17 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to James Acton | 38-39 |
| 14:58 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto's floater is knocked away by Ken Langford | 38-39 |
| 14:57 | St. Anselm | Kenneth Meyers pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:31 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford buries a floater from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 14:09 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 14:08 | St. Anselm | Kenneth Meyers snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 13:48 | St. Anselm | Carmen Jackson comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 38-41 |
| 13:47 | St. Anselm | Carmen Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:23 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 13:22 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:18 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-41 |
| 13:17 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Ken Langford | 38-41 |
| 13:02 | St. Anselm | Don White connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Carmen Jackson steps in front of the Leonard Desoto pass | 38-44 |
| 12:21 | St. Anselm | Eric Rice is called for the reach on Ken Langford - foul #1 on Eric Rice, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Klein (PG), David Moore (SG), Michael Ashbaugh (SF), Richard Durbin (PF) Eric Rice, Adam Doughty, Leonard Desoto, James Acton | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Hayes (C) Kenneth Meyers | |
| 12:00 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 11:58 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Duncan (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don White (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Ken Langford (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carmen Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | St. Anselm | Michael Ashbaugh steals the ball from Don White | 38-44 |
| 11:19 | Merrimack | David Moore makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Ashbaugh | 40-44 |
| 10:58 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-44 |
| 10:56 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 10:35 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 40-44 |
| 10:34 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 10:23 | Merrimack | David Moore is whistled for traveling | 40-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto (C) Robert Woodard | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 10:03 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-44 |
| 10:02 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 09:47 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh is hacked by Ken Langford - foul #3 on Ken Langford, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| 09:37 | Merrimack | James Klein misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 09:35 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Carmen Jackson | 40-44 |
| 09:31 | St. Anselm | Don White misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-44 |
| 09:30 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 09:15 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto misses the lay-in | 40-44 |
| 09:13 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 08:49 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 08:47 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 08:25 | Merrimack | David Moore misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 08:23 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto can't tip it in | 42-44 |
| 08:21 | St. Anselm | Carmen Jackson snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 07:56 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford blows the layup | 42-44 |
| 07:54 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto grabs the board | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Durbin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Desoto (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Duncan (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don White (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Ken Langford (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carmen Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Hayes (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Merrimack | David Moore knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Durbin | 45-44 |
| 07:16 | St. Anselm | Charles Hayes is fouled on the floor by Michael Ashbaugh - foul #3 on Michael Ashbaugh, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Rice (PG), Adam Doughty (SG), Bret Hughes (PF), James Acton (C) James Klein, David Moore, Michael Ashbaugh, Richard Durbin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Kenneth Meyers (PF) Carmen Jackson | |
| 06:58 | St. Anselm | Don White blows the layup | 45-44 |
| 06:56 | St. Anselm | Charles Hayes tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Don White - foul #1 on Don White, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Woodard (C) Bret Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty makes the 3rd free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:13 | St. Anselm | Charles Hayes misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 06:12 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:02 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 06:01 | St. Anselm | Kenneth Meyers snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 05:56 | St. Anselm | Don White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| 05:55 | St. Anselm | Kenneth Meyers grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 05:33 | St. Anselm | Don White knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-49 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Duncan - foul #4 on John Duncan, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Klein (PG), David Moore (SG) Eric Rice, Leonard Desoto | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Carmen Jackson (PF) Charles Hayes | |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:20 | St. Anselm | Kenneth Meyers grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 05:04 | St. Anselm | Don White clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on James Klein - foul #2 on James Klein, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bret Hughes (PF) Robert Woodard | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 05:04 | St. Anselm | Don White makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:04 | St. Anselm | Don White makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty loses the ball out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 04:52 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh (SF), Richard Durbin (PF), Robert Woodard (C) Adam Doughty, Bret Hughes, James Acton | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 04:35 | St. Anselm | John Duncan comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-51 |
| 04:33 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:16 | Merrimack | David Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 04:15 | St. Anselm | Kenneth Meyers pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:50 | St. Anselm | James Klein steps in front of the Ken Langford pass | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Woodard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Duncan (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Don White (tiring) 21 pts. SF - Ken Langford (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carmen Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Robert Woodard is blocked by Kenneth Meyers | 48-51 |
| 03:29 | St. Anselm | Carmen Jackson gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:09 | St. Anselm | Ken Langford is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Ken Langford, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto (C) Robert Woodard | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Hayes (C) Carmen Jackson | |
| 02:50 | Merrimack | David Moore buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Leonard Desoto | 51-51 |
| 02:26 | St. Anselm | Don White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 02:25 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 02:21 | Merrimack | James Klein drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Durbin | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:08 | St. Anselm | Don White hits a jumper from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 01:54 | Merrimack | Kenneth Meyers swats the short shot by Leonard Desoto | 54-53 |
| 01:53 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh tips it in | 56-53 |
| 01:53 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Woodard (C) Leonard Desoto | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Carmen Jackson (PF) Kenneth Meyers | |
| 01:29 | St. Anselm | Michael Ashbaugh steps in front of the Don White pass | 56-53 |
| 01:12 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 00:51 | St. Anselm | Don White misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard is hacked by John Duncan in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Duncan, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Adam Doughty (SF), James Acton (PF) Michael Ashbaugh, Richard Durbin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tim Churchill (PG) John Duncan | |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | David Moore is hacked by Ken Langford - foul #5 on Ken Langford, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Larry Odoms (SF) Ken Langford | |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Charles Hayes is called for the reach on James Klein - foul #2 on Charles Hayes, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | James Klein misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:46 | St. Anselm | Carmen Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:40 | St. Anselm | Don White is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Don White, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| 00:37 | Merrimack | Tim Churchill is called for the reach on James Klein in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Churchill, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| 00:37 | Merrimack | James Klein makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:37 | Merrimack | James Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 00:32 | St. Anselm | Tim Churchill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 00:30 | St. Anselm | Carmen Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:27 | St. Anselm | James Acton steps in front of the Tim Churchill pass | 61-53 |
| 00:27 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | James Klein is hacked by Tim Churchill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tim Churchill, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | James Klein misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | James Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:18 | St. Anselm | Tim Churchill misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | David Moore is hacked by Tim Churchill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tim Churchill, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | David Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | James Acton pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | James Klein runs out the clock | 63-53 |