| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald James (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Telek Kabzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Lawrence (fresh) PF - Henry Winarski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Vaughan (fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski is fouled on the floor by Dennis Lawrence - foul #2 on Dennis Lawrence, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:22 | Merrimack | Donald James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 19:21 | St. Anselm | Sean Vaughan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 19:15 | St. Anselm | The jump hook by Dennis Lawrence is blocked by Telek Kabzinski | 35-29 |
| 19:14 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore tips it in | 35-31 |
| 18:51 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald James | 37-31 |
| 18:31 | St. Anselm | Sean Vaughan can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 37-31 |
| 18:29 | Merrimack | Scott Powell grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:07 | Merrimack | Scott Powell is called for traveling | 37-31 |
| 17:56 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Carter | 37-33 |
| 17:44 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Sean Vaughan - foul #3 on Sean Vaughan, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Allen (PF) Scott Powell | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Maynard (SF), Gary Benson (C) Dennis Lawrence, Sean Vaughan | |
| 17:44 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:44 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:16 | St. Anselm | Robert Carter is hacked by Bill Alexander - foul #1 on Bill Alexander, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Linn (SF) Telek Kabzinski | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Marvin Castagna (SG) Michael Moore | |
| 16:57 | St. Anselm | Frank Allen steals the ball from Henry Winarski | 39-33 |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | William Linn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 16:41 | St. Anselm | Henry Winarski snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 16:23 | St. Anselm | Robert Carter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lawrence Ogren - foul #2 on Lawrence Ogren, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (PG), Jamie Hunter (SF), Scott Powell (PF) Lawrence Ogren, Donald James, Bill Alexander | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Michael Moore (SG), Dennis Lawrence (SF) Marvin Castagna, Robert Maynard | |
| 16:23 | St. Anselm | Robert Carter makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:23 | St. Anselm | Robert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:01 | Merrimack | Scott Powell banks in the layup set up by Terry Rowley | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Linn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Allen (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Lawrence (fresh) PF - Henry Winarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | St. Anselm | Dennis Lawrence travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski (SF), Joe Wade (PF) Jamie Hunter, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Albert Redd (PG), George Smiley (PF), Sean Vaughan (C) Robert Carter, Henry Winarski, Gary Benson | |
| 15:33 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley loses the dribble to George Smiley | 41-35 |
| 15:05 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Dennis Lawrence | 41-37 |
| 14:49 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 14:48 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Michael Moore | 41-37 |
| 14:42 | St. Anselm | Albert Redd drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Sean Vaughan | 41-40 |
| 14:28 | Merrimack | Joe Wade drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Telek Kabzinski | 43-40 |
| 14:22 | St. Anselm | George Smiley misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-40 |
| 14:20 | Merrimack | Joe Wade gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:16 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Linn | 45-40 |
| 14:00 | St. Anselm | George Smiley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 13:58 | St. Anselm | Sean Vaughan grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 13:47 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore is fouled on the floor by William Linn - foul #1 on William Linn, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren (PG), Donald James (SG), Jamie Hunter (SF), Bill Alexander (C) Terry Rowley, William Linn, Telek Kabzinski, Scott Powell | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Carter (PG), Marvin Castagna (SG), Gary Benson (SF) Albert Redd, Michael Moore, Dennis Lawrence | |
| 13:31 | St. Anselm | Bill Alexander picks off the pass by George Smiley | 45-40 |
| 13:11 | Merrimack | Joe Wade is hacked by George Smiley - foul #4 on George Smiley, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Allen (PF) Joe Wade | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Henry Winarski (PF) George Smiley | |
| 12:54 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter is whistled for traveling | 45-40 |
| 12:47 | St. Anselm | Sean Vaughan misses badly on a floater from the right side | 45-40 |
| 12:45 | St. Anselm | Marvin Castagna tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| 12:26 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren buries a shot from the right side | 47-42 |
| 12:06 | St. Anselm | Gary Benson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-42 |
| 12:04 | St. Anselm | Robert Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 11:50 | St. Anselm | Marvin Castagna is fouled on the floor by Frank Allen - foul #1 on Frank Allen, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski (SF), Joe Wade (PF) Jamie Hunter, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Michael Moore (SG) Marvin Castagna | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Telek Kabzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bill Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Winarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Vaughan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | St. Anselm | Sean Vaughan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 11:36 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 11:25 | Merrimack | Joe Wade comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-42 |
| 11:23 | St. Anselm | Gary Benson grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 10:54 | St. Anselm | A charge is called on Gary Benson - foul #1 on Gary Benson, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Powell (C) Bill Alexander | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Dennis Lawrence (SF) Gary Benson | |
| 10:36 | Merrimack | Scott Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (PG), William Linn (SG) Lawrence Ogren, Donald James | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Albert Redd (PG) Robert Carter | |
| 10:22 | St. Anselm | Dennis Lawrence drills a floater in the paint set up by Michael Moore and the foul's on Telek Kabzinski - foul #1 on Telek Kabzinski, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Allen (C) Joe Wade | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 10:22 | St. Anselm | Dennis Lawrence misses the free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Frank Allen gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:01 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Linn | 49-44 |
| 09:48 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-47 |
| 09:32 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski misses the lay-in | 49-47 |
| 09:30 | Merrimack | Frank Allen tips it in | 51-47 |
| 09:23 | St. Anselm | Albert Redd is hacked by Frank Allen - foul #2 on Frank Allen, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren (PG), Donald James (SG), Bill Alexander (C) Terry Rowley, Telek Kabzinski, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Carter (PG), Marvin Castagna (SG), Gary Benson (C) Albert Redd, Michael Moore, Sean Vaughan | |
| 09:08 | St. Anselm | Marvin Castagna connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Henry Winarski | 51-50 |
| 08:49 | Merrimack | William Linn is fouled on the floor by Dennis Lawrence - foul #3 on Dennis Lawrence, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joe Wade (PF) Scott Powell | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Sean Vaughan (C) Dennis Lawrence | |
| 08:40 | Merrimack | Robert Carter takes the ball from Joe Wade | 51-50 |
| 08:37 | St. Anselm | Marvin Castagna lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Carter | 51-52 |
| 08:15 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Sean Vaughan - foul #4 on Sean Vaughan, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski (SF) William Linn | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Michael Moore (SG), Robert Maynard (SF) Marvin Castagna, Sean Vaughan | |
| 08:15 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:15 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:48 | St. Anselm | Robert Carter knocks in the floater from the left side | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Telek Kabzinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bill Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Maynard (fresh) PF - Henry Winarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Merrimack | Henry Winarski is called for the reach on Joe Wade - foul #1 on Henry Winarski, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Dennis Lawrence (SF), George Smiley (C) Robert Maynard, Gary Benson | |
| 07:32 | Merrimack | Joe Wade makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:32 | Merrimack | Joe Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:08 | St. Anselm | Dennis Lawrence misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 07:07 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Bill Alexander | 55-54 |
| 06:45 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Lawrence - foul #4 on Dennis Lawrence, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Linn (SF), Scott Powell (PF) Telek Kabzinski, Joe Wade | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Albert Redd (PG), Sean Vaughan (C) Robert Carter, Henry Winarski | |
| 06:45 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:45 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:31 | St. Anselm | George Smiley makes the shot in the lane set up by Michael Moore and he's fouled by Donald James - foul #2 on Donald James, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (PG), Jamie Hunter (SF) Lawrence Ogren, Donald James | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 06:31 | St. Anselm | George Smiley makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:13 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander blows the layup | 57-57 |
| 06:12 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to George Smiley | 57-57 |
| 05:55 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 05:54 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:36 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sean Vaughan - foul #5 on Sean Vaughan, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald James (SG), Telek Kabzinski (SF), Joe Wade (PF) Terry Rowley, William Linn, Bill Alexander | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Carter (PG), Marvin Castagna (SG), Gary Benson (SF), Henry Winarski (PF) Albert Redd, Michael Moore, Dennis Lawrence, Sean Vaughan | |
| 05:36 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:36 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:19 | St. Anselm | Marvin Castagna misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-57 |
| 05:17 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | Donald James comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Scott Powell grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski is fouled on the floor by Gary Benson - foul #2 on Gary Benson, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren (PG), Frank Allen (C) Jamie Hunter, Scott Powell | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:40 | St. Anselm | George Smiley snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 04:17 | St. Anselm | Marvin Castagna connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Carter | 60-59 |
| 04:01 | Merrimack | Frank Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Linn (SF), Bill Alexander (C) Telek Kabzinski, Joe Wade | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Michael Moore (SG) Marvin Castagna | |
| 03:42 | St. Anselm | William Linn is called for the reach on Michael Moore - foul #2 on William Linn, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Dennis Lawrence (SF) George Smiley | |
| 03:42 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:42 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Linn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Frank Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Bill Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Henry Winarski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | Michael Moore takes the ball from Bill Alexander | 60-61 |
| 03:26 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore banks in the layup | 60-63 |
| 03:03 | Merrimack | Michael Moore steals the ball from Frank Allen | 60-63 |
| 03:00 | St. Anselm | Henry Winarski banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Moore | 60-65 |
| 03:00 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski (SF), Joe Wade (PF) William Linn, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Donald James hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 02:42 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander tips it home | 62-65 |
| 02:23 | St. Anselm | Gary Benson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Carter | 62-68 |
| 02:09 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Carter - foul #2 on Robert Carter, team foul #11 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | George Smiley (PF) Henry Winarski | |
| 02:09 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:09 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:54 | St. Anselm | Donald James is called for the reach on Michael Moore - foul #3 on Donald James, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Henry Winarski (PF) Gary Benson | |
| 01:54 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 01:54 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 01:28 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Donald James | 65-70 |
| 01:06 | St. Anselm | George Smiley hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 65-70 |
| 01:04 | St. Anselm | George Smiley tips it but misses | 65-70 |
| 01:03 | Merrimack | Donald James grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-70 |
| 00:55 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | St. Anselm | Dennis Lawrence connects on the jump hook in the lane | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | Donald James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-72 |
| 00:28 | St. Anselm | Robert Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | St. Anselm | Lawrence Ogren is called for the reach on Robert Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Ogren, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Gary Benson (SF) Dennis Lawrence | |
| 00:25 | St. Anselm | Robert Carter makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:25 | St. Anselm | Robert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Donald James makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Telek Kabzinski | 68-74 |
| 00:21 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Albert Redd (PG) Robert Carter | |
| 00:19 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Donald James - foul #4 on Donald James, team foul #11 | 68-74 |
| 00:19 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:19 | St. Anselm | Michael Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren clanks a 3 from straight away | 68-76 |
| 00:09 | St. Anselm | George Smiley grabs the defensive rebound | 68-76 |
| 00:09 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Carter (PG) Albert Redd | |
| 00:08 | St. Anselm | Henry Winarski is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Ogren - foul #4 on Lawrence Ogren, team foul #12 | 68-76 |
| 00:08 | St. Anselm | Henry Winarski makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:08 | St. Anselm | Henry Winarski misses the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Bill Alexander | 68-77 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | Donald James buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. Anselm | Robert Carter runs out the clock | 71-77 |