| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Keith Woodward (fresh) SG - David Jefferson (fresh) SF - Clifford Green (fresh) PF - Bradford Cooks (fresh) C - Clyde Bologna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - Randy Copley (fresh) PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) C - Michael Dean (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Michael Dean wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | St. Anselm | Clifford Green loses the dribble to Randy Copley | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Merrimack | Michael Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | St. Anselm | Bradford Cooks gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | St. Anselm | Clyde Bologna clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | St. Anselm | Clifford Green misses the dunk attempt | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Merrimack | Michael Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | Merrimack | Clyde Bologna picks off the pass by Michael Dean | 0-3 |
| 17:59 | St. Anselm | David Jefferson loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi (SF) Randy Copley | |
| 17:48 | Merrimack | Ronald Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Thornton | 0-6 |
| 17:25 | St. Anselm | Michael Dean blocks the short jumper by Clyde Bologna | 0-6 |
| 17:24 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:19 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 17:17 | Merrimack | Michael Dean tips it home | 0-8 |
| 16:49 | St. Anselm | Keith Woodward can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-8 |
| 16:47 | St. Anselm | Bradford Cooks snags the offensive board | 0-8 |
| 16:35 | St. Anselm | Clyde Bologna misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Michael Dean - foul #1 on Michael Dean, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eugene Goodrum (SG), Charles Krumm (SF), Jerry Lewis (PF) David Jefferson, Clifford Green, Bradford Cooks | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), David Campbell (SG), Randy Copley (SF), Carl Johnson (PF) Gilbert Thornton, Ronald Smith, Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| 16:35 | St. Anselm | Clyde Bologna makes the 1st free throw | 1-8 |
| 16:35 | St. Anselm | Clyde Bologna makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:17 | Merrimack | David Campbell misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 16:16 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Jerry Lewis | 2-8 |
| 15:56 | St. Anselm | Clyde Bologna is whistled for a carry | 2-8 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | James Brenner (SG), John Phillips (C) Keith Woodward, Clyde Bologna | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Mason (C) Marvin Jacobi | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Eugene Goodrum (fresh) SG - James Brenner (fresh) SF - Charles Krumm (fresh) PF - Jerry Lewis (fresh) C - John Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - David Campbell (fresh) SF - Randy Copley (fresh) PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) C - Michael Mason (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Merrimack | Randy Copley connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Smith | 2-10 |
| 15:14 | St. Anselm | Eugene Goodrum misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 15:13 | St. Anselm | John Phillips snags the offensive board | 2-10 |
| 14:56 | St. Anselm | Charles Krumm misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-10 |
| 14:54 | St. Anselm | John Phillips grabs the offensive board | 2-10 |
| 14:37 | St. Anselm | James Brenner is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Keith Woodward (PG), David Jefferson (SG), Clifford Green (SF), Bradford Cooks (PF) Eugene Goodrum, James Brenner, Charles Krumm, John Phillips | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Marvin Jacobi (SF) John Smith, David Campbell, Randy Copley | |
| 14:32 | St. Anselm | David Jefferson's pass is intercepted by Carl Johnson | 2-10 |
| 14:21 | Merrimack | Michael Mason scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-13 |
| 14:12 | St. Anselm | Clifford Green hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 2-13 |
| 14:10 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson gets the rebound | 2-13 |
| 13:51 | Merrimack | Ronald Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-13 |
| 13:50 | St. Anselm | Bradford Cooks pulls down the rebound | 2-13 |
| 13:33 | St. Anselm | Jerry Lewis makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Mason - foul #1 on Michael Mason, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Dean (C) Carl Johnson, Michael Mason | |
| 13:33 | St. Anselm | Jerry Lewis makes the free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:13 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 13:12 | Merrimack | Michael Dean gets the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 13:04 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 13:02 | St. Anselm | Jerry Lewis grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 12:56 | St. Anselm | Clifford Green drills a floater in the lane set up by David Jefferson and he's fouled by Carlos Hicks - foul #1 on Carlos Hicks, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Phillips (PF), Clyde Bologna (C) Bradford Cooks, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), David Campbell (SF) Gilbert Thornton, Marvin Jacobi | |
| 12:56 | St. Anselm | Clifford Green makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:39 | Merrimack | Clifford Green takes the ball from David Campbell | 8-13 |
| 12:22 | St. Anselm | Clifford Green blows the layup | 8-13 |
| 12:21 | Merrimack | Michael Dean gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:13 | Merrimack | David Campbell is fouled on the floor by Clifford Green - foul #1 on Clifford Green, team foul #1 | 8-13 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eugene Goodrum (PG), Charles Krumm (SF) Keith Woodward, Clifford Green | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Randy Copley (SF) Ronald Smith | |
| 12:00 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David Campbell | 8-15 |
| 11:45 | St. Anselm | David Campbell steals it from John Phillips | 8-15 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Eugene Goodrum (fresh) SG - David Jefferson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Krumm (fresh) PF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clyde Bologna (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Copley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Merrimack | Charles Krumm is called for the reach on David Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Krumm, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | James Brenner (SG), Bradford Cooks (PF) David Jefferson, John Phillips | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG) David Campbell | |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Copley and he's hacked by James Brenner - foul #1 on James Brenner, team foul #3 | 8-17 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Keith Woodward (PG) James Brenner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Smith (SG) John Smith | |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks makes the free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:51 | St. Anselm | Charles Krumm hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-18 |
| 10:49 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks gets the rebound | 8-18 |
| 10:37 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Keith Woodward - foul #1 on Keith Woodward, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | David Jefferson (SG), Clifford Green (SF), John Phillips (C) Eugene Goodrum, Charles Krumm, Clyde Bologna | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Michael Mason (C) Randy Copley, Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| 10:37 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:37 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:37 | St. Anselm | Bradford Cooks grabs the defensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 10:20 | St. Anselm | David Jefferson knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Keith Woodward | 10-18 |
| 10:08 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson misses the shot from the right block | 10-18 |
| 10:06 | St. Anselm | Bradford Cooks gets the rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:43 | St. Anselm | Keith Woodward drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Phillips | 13-18 |
| 09:32 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 09:30 | St. Anselm | Clifford Green gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:12 | St. Anselm | David Jefferson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marvin Jacobi - foul #1 on Marvin Jacobi, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | James Brenner (SF), Jerry Lewis (PF), Clyde Bologna (C) Clifford Green, Bradford Cooks, John Phillips | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), David Campbell (SG), Randy Copley (SF), Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Dean (C) Gilbert Thornton, Ronald Smith, Marvin Jacobi, Carl Johnson, Michael Mason | |
| 09:12 | St. Anselm | David Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:12 | St. Anselm | David Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:12 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | David Campbell is whistled for a carry | 13-18 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eugene Goodrum (PG), Charles Krumm (SF) Keith Woodward, David Jefferson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 08:38 | St. Anselm | Clyde Bologna banks in the layup on a great pass from Eugene Goodrum | 15-18 |
| 08:17 | Merrimack | Michael Dean misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 15-18 |
| 08:16 | St. Anselm | Eugene Goodrum grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 08:01 | St. Anselm | Jerry Lewis banks in the layup | 17-18 |
| 07:35 | Merrimack | Charles Krumm steps in front of the Randy Copley pass | 17-18 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Eugene Goodrum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Brenner (fresh) SF - Charles Krumm (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Bologna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Copley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | St. Anselm | Jerry Lewis is whistled for a carry | 17-18 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Keith Woodward (PG), David Jefferson (SG), Clifford Green (SF), Bradford Cooks (PF) Eugene Goodrum, James Brenner, Charles Krumm, Clyde Bologna | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Marvin Jacobi (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Michael Mason (C) John Smith, David Campbell, Randy Copley, Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| 06:58 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson misses the jumper in the paint | 17-18 |
| 06:56 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Bradford Cooks | 17-18 |
| 06:30 | St. Anselm | Michael Mason takes the ball from Clifford Green | 17-18 |
| 06:15 | Merrimack | David Jefferson picks off the pass by Carl Johnson | 17-18 |
| 05:55 | St. Anselm | Clifford Green misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 05:53 | St. Anselm | Bradford Cooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 05:48 | St. Anselm | Clifford Green buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Woodward | 19-18 |
| 05:30 | Merrimack | Michael Mason misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 05:29 | St. Anselm | Bradford Cooks pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:16 | St. Anselm | Keith Woodward connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jerry Lewis | 22-18 |
| 04:55 | Merrimack | Bradford Cooks is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Bradford Cooks, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | James Brenner (SF), John Phillips (PF), Clyde Bologna (C) Clifford Green, Bradford Cooks, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Randy Copley (SF), Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Dean (C) Marvin Jacobi, Carl Johnson, Michael Mason | |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks comes up short on the runner from the left block | 22-18 |
| 04:35 | St. Anselm | David Jefferson grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 04:26 | St. Anselm | Keith Woodward travels with the ball | 22-18 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eugene Goodrum (SG), Charles Krumm (SF) David Jefferson, James Brenner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), David Campbell (SG) Gilbert Thornton, Ronald Smith | |
| 04:03 | Merrimack | David Campbell clanks a shot from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 04:01 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Clyde Bologna | 22-18 |
| 03:51 | St. Anselm | Clyde Bologna comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-18 |
| 03:49 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 03:24 | Merrimack | John Smith is hacked by Clyde Bologna - foul #1 on Clyde Bologna, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | David Jefferson (SG), Clifford Green (SF) Keith Woodward, Charles Krumm | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Marvin Jacobi (SF) John Smith, David Campbell, Randy Copley | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Eugene Goodrum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Green (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clyde Bologna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Jacobi (fresh) PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 22-20 |
| 03:01 | St. Anselm | Clyde Bologna jams it set up by John Phillips | 24-20 |
| 02:35 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks can't finish the layup | 24-20 |
| 02:33 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks grabs the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 02:22 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by David Jefferson - foul #1 on David Jefferson, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Bradford Cooks (PF) John Phillips | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Carl Johnson (C) Michael Dean | |
| 02:22 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 02:22 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 02:22 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks misses the 3rd free throw | 24-21 |
| 02:22 | St. Anselm | Clyde Bologna pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:12 | St. Anselm | Clifford Green can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-21 |
| 02:10 | St. Anselm | David Jefferson misses the tip | 24-21 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 01:58 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi travels with the ball | 24-21 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Keith Woodward (PG), Charles Krumm (C) Eugene Goodrum, Clyde Bologna | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), Randy Copley (SF) Gilbert Thornton, Carlos Hicks | |
| 01:50 | St. Anselm | David Jefferson misses the easy layup | 24-21 |
| 01:49 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | Ronald Smith drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Smith | 24-24 |
| 01:01 | St. Anselm | David Jefferson drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Bradford Cooks and he's fouled by Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | James Brenner (SF), Jerry Lewis (C) Clifford Green, Charles Krumm | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG), Michael Dean (C) Ronald Smith, Marvin Jacobi | |
| 01:01 | St. Anselm | David Jefferson misses the free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:01 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 00:37 | Merrimack | John Smith hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Thornton | 26-27 |
| 00:35 | St. Anselm | Gilbert Thornton is called for the reach on Keith Woodward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gilbert Thornton, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eugene Goodrum (SG), John Phillips (C) David Jefferson, Bradford Cooks | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Campbell (SF) Randy Copley | |
| 00:35 | St. Anselm | Keith Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:35 | St. Anselm | Keith Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 00:14 | St. Anselm | Jerry Lewis grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 00:08 | St. Anselm | John Smith is called for the reach on Jerry Lewis - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks (PF) Carl Johnson | |
| 00:08 | St. Anselm | Jerry Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:08 | St. Anselm | Jerry Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | John Smith makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Campbell | 29-29 |
| 00:00 | St. Anselm | Eugene Goodrum misses long on a halfcourt shot | 29-29 |