| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Ronnie Romansky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Guzowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Shuey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Key (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fredric Lipton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Brandon Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Borror (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Valenza (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Sam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Michael's | George Valenza inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | St. Michael's | Richard Borror makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Brandon Duke | 28-24 |
| 19:19 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Donald Shuey | 30-24 |
| 19:07 | St. Michael's | Charles Sam misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 19:05 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Fredric Lipton | 30-24 |
| 18:49 | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 18:47 | St. Michael's | Harry Harrison gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:31 | St. Michael's | Richard Borror can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Randy Key - foul #2 on Randy Key, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:31 | St. Michael's | Richard Borror makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:31 | St. Michael's | Richard Borror misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:31 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:14 | Merrimack | David Guzowski connects on the shot from the right side | 32-25 |
| 18:00 | St. Michael's | Charles Sam misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 32-25 |
| 17:59 | Merrimack | Donald Shuey snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Donald Shuey loses the ball out of bounds | 32-25 |
| 17:32 | St. Michael's | Charles Sam is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Romansky - foul #2 on Ronnie Romansky, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Allison (PG), Eric Penny (SF) Ronnie Romansky, Donald Shuey | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | John King (PF) Charles Sam | |
| 17:17 | St. Michael's | Richard Borror misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 17:15 | Merrimack | Randy Key grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | Paul Allison can't connect on a floater from the right side | 32-25 |
| 17:02 | Merrimack | Randy Key grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:56 | Merrimack | Eric Penny misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 16:54 | St. Michael's | Brandon Duke snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 16:25 | St. Michael's | Richard Borror misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 16:24 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 16:11 | Merrimack | Eric Penny makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Guzowski | 35-25 |
| 15:49 | St. Michael's | Randy Key is called for the reach on Richard Borror - foul #3 on Randy Key, team foul #3 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky (PG), Donald Shuey (SF), Donald Arndt (PF), Rufus Huffman (C) Paul Allison, David Guzowski, Randy Key, Fredric Lipton | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Gordon Davis (PG), Darrel Drewry (SG), Charles Sam (PF), John Nowacki (C) Brandon Duke, Richard Borror, George Valenza, Harry Harrison | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Ronnie Romansky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Penny (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Shuey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Arndt (fresh) C - Rufus Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Gordon Davis (fresh) SG - Darrel Drewry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Sam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Nowacki (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | St. Michael's | John King clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 15:27 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 15:12 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-25 |
| 14:55 | St. Michael's | Gordon Davis makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darrel Drewry and the foul's on Rufus Huffman - foul #1 on Rufus Huffman, team foul #4 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Richard Borror (SG) Darrel Drewry | |
| 14:55 | St. Michael's | Gordon Davis makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 14:35 | Merrimack | Eric Penny can't throw it down | 35-28 |
| 14:34 | St. Michael's | Gordon Davis gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:14 | St. Michael's | Charles Sam hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John King | 35-30 |
| 13:57 | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 13:56 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 13:45 | Merrimack | Richard Borror is called for the reach on Eric Penny - foul #2 on Richard Borror, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Allison (PG), David Guzowski (SG), Gerald Mote (SF), Randy Key (PF), Fredric Lipton (C) Ronnie Romansky, Eric Penny, Donald Shuey, Donald Arndt, Rufus Huffman | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Brandon Duke (PG), George Valenza (SF), Harold Pierson (PF) Gordon Davis, John King, Charles Sam | |
| 13:34 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Randy Key | 37-30 |
| 13:06 | St. Michael's | George Valenza comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gerald Mote - foul #3 on Gerald Mote, team foul #5 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Harry Harrison (C) John Nowacki | |
| 13:06 | St. Michael's | George Valenza makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:06 | St. Michael's | George Valenza makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:52 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Paul Allison tips it in | 39-32 |
| 12:39 | St. Michael's | Harold Pierson is hacked by Randy Key - foul #4 on Randy Key, team foul #6 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky (PG), Donald Arndt (PF) Paul Allison, Randy Key | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 12:33 | St. Michael's | Richard Borror can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 12:31 | St. Michael's | George Valenza gets the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 12:26 | St. Michael's | George Valenza makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Duke | 39-35 |
| 12:12 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton slams it home on a great pass from Ronnie Romansky | 41-35 |
| 11:55 | St. Michael's | Richard Borror scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brandon Duke | 41-37 |
| 11:39 | Merrimack | George Valenza takes the ball from Donald Arndt | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Ronnie Romansky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Guzowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Mote (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Arndt (fresh) C - Fredric Lipton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Brandon Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Borror (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - George Valenza (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Pierson (fresh) C - Harry Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | St. Michael's | Richard Borror can't connect on a floater from the left side | 41-37 |
| 11:13 | St. Michael's | Harold Pierson tips it in | 41-39 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 10:52 | St. Michael's | George Valenza snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 10:23 | St. Michael's | Brandon Duke drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Pierson | 41-42 |
| 10:01 | Merrimack | David Guzowski clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 09:59 | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky tips it in | 43-42 |
| 09:36 | St. Michael's | Donald Arndt steals the ball from George Valenza | 43-42 |
| 09:20 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 09:18 | St. Michael's | George Valenza grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:06 | St. Michael's | George Valenza clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 09:05 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 08:42 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton knocks in the floater from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 08:29 | St. Michael's | Harry Harrison is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Harry Harrison, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Allison (PG), Eric Penny (SG), Donald Shuey (SF), Rufus Huffman (PF), Mark Deems (C) Ronnie Romansky, David Guzowski, Gerald Mote, Donald Arndt, Fredric Lipton | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Gordon Davis (PG), Darrel Drewry (SG), John King (SF), Charles Sam (PF), John Nowacki (C) Brandon Duke, Richard Borror, George Valenza, Harold Pierson, Harry Harrison | |
| 08:09 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman dunks the ball on a nice dish by Donald Shuey and he's hacked by Gordon Davis - foul #1 on Gordon Davis, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| 08:09 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:55 | St. Michael's | John King clanks a floater from the right block | 48-42 |
| 07:53 | St. Michael's | Gordon Davis snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 07:34 | St. Michael's | Charles Sam misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 07:33 | Merrimack | Eric Penny grabs the board | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Paul Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Penny (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Shuey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rufus Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Deems (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Gordon Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darrel Drewry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Sam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Nowacki (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Merrimack | Darrel Drewry is called for the reach on Eric Penny - foul #1 on Darrel Drewry, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Randy Key (PF) Mark Deems | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Randy Key misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 07:21 | St. Michael's | Charles Sam pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:15 | St. Michael's | Gordon Davis loses the dribble to Paul Allison | 48-42 |
| 07:12 | Merrimack | Donald Shuey banks in the layup set up by Paul Allison | 50-42 |
| 06:57 | St. Michael's | Gordon Davis is hacked by Donald Shuey - foul #3 on Donald Shuey, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| 06:57 | St. Michael's | Gordon Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 06:57 | St. Michael's | Gordon Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 06:37 | Merrimack | Gordon Davis is called for the reach on Paul Allison - foul #2 on Gordon Davis, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Richard Borror (SG), George Valenza (SF) Gordon Davis, John King | |
| 06:32 | Merrimack | Paul Allison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Paul Allison, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| 06:09 | St. Michael's | John Nowacki clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 05:48 | Merrimack | Donald Shuey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 05:47 | St. Michael's | John Nowacki pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 05:29 | St. Michael's | Donald Shuey is called for the reach on George Valenza - foul #4 on Donald Shuey, team foul #9 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Matuszewski (PG), David Guzowski (SG), Mark Deems (SF), Fredric Lipton (C) Paul Allison, Eric Penny, Donald Shuey, Rufus Huffman | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Brandon Duke (PG), John King (PF), Harry Harrison (C) Darrel Drewry, Charles Sam, John Nowacki | |
| 05:29 | St. Michael's | George Valenza makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:29 | St. Michael's | George Valenza misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:29 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Randy Key | 50-45 |
| 05:13 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Mark Deems is blocked by Harry Harrison | 50-45 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to David Guzowski | 50-45 |
| 04:49 | Merrimack | Mark Deems comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Valenza - foul #2 on George Valenza, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky (PG) Joseph Matuszewski | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 04:49 | Merrimack | Mark Deems misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:49 | Merrimack | Mark Deems misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:49 | St. Michael's | Harry Harrison grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 04:29 | St. Michael's | John King drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Borror | 50-48 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Penny (SF), Donald Arndt (PF) Randy Key, Fredric Lipton | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Darrel Drewry (SG), Harold Pierson (PF) Richard Borror, George Valenza | |
| 03:48 | St. Michael's | Harry Harrison drills a jumper from the left block | 50-50 |
| 03:33 | Merrimack | David Guzowski clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Pierson - foul #2 on Harold Pierson, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald Shuey (SF), Rufus Huffman (C) Eric Penny, Mark Deems | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Gordon Davis (PG), Charles Sam (PF), John Nowacki (C) Brandon Duke, Harold Pierson, Harry Harrison | |
| 03:33 | Merrimack | David Guzowski misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:33 | Merrimack | David Guzowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Ronnie Romansky (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Guzowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Shuey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Arndt (fresh) C - Rufus Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Gordon Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darrel Drewry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Sam (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Nowacki (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | St. Michael's | John Nowacki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Allison (PG), Eric Penny (SG) Ronnie Romansky, David Guzowski | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Richard Borror (SG), George Valenza (SF) Gordon Davis, John King | |
| 02:55 | Merrimack | Paul Allison scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rufus Huffman | 54-50 |
| 02:55 | St. Michael's | St. Michael's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky (PG), David Guzowski (SG), Randy Key (PF), Fredric Lipton (C) Paul Allison, Eric Penny, Donald Arndt, Rufus Huffman | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Brandon Duke (PG), Harry Harrison (C) Darrel Drewry, John Nowacki | |
| 02:47 | St. Michael's | George Valenza connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Duke | 54-53 |
| 02:37 | Merrimack | Randy Key's floater is tipped away by Harry Harrison | 54-53 |
| 02:36 | St. Michael's | Harry Harrison pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:19 | St. Michael's | Randy Key is called for the reach on George Valenza - foul #5 on Randy Key, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald Arndt (PF) Randy Key | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 02:19 | St. Michael's | George Valenza makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:19 | St. Michael's | George Valenza makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:06 | Merrimack | David Guzowski scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Fredric Lipton | 57-55 |
| 01:44 | St. Michael's | Charles Sam banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brandon Duke and the foul's on Donald Shuey - foul #5 on Donald Shuey, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Penny (SF) Donald Shuey | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 01:44 | St. Michael's | Charles Sam makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:37 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| 01:21 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt misses long on a jumper from close range | 57-58 |
| 01:20 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton hits the follow up shot | 59-58 |
| 01:09 | St. Michael's | Donald Arndt is called for the reach on Charles Sam - foul #1 on Donald Arndt, team foul #12 | 59-58 |
| 01:09 | St. Michael's | Charles Sam makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:09 | St. Michael's | Charles Sam makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:06 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| 00:42 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Borror - foul #3 on Richard Borror, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 00:42 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:42 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | St. Michael's | Brandon Duke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronnie Romansky - foul #3 on Ronnie Romansky, team foul #13 | 60-60 |
| 00:21 | St. Michael's | Brandon Duke misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:21 | St. Michael's | Brandon Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | David Guzowski is fouled on the floor by Richard Borror - foul #4 on Richard Borror, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | David Guzowski misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:01 | St. Michael's | Charles Sam gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Michael's | Charles Sam runs out the clock | 60-61 |