| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Kerby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kean (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Leo | PG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Goff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Benningfield (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Barksdale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Quach (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Leo | Keith Benningfield inbounds the ball | 50-24 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Leo | St. Leo is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | St. Leo | Michael Peterson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Harry Doyle - foul #1 on Harry Doyle, team foul #1 | 50-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Alan Leo (PG) Keith Benningfield | |
| 19:46 | St. Leo | Michael Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 50-25 |
| 19:46 | St. Leo | Michael Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-25 |
| 19:46 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby grabs the board | 50-25 |
| 19:25 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby can't connect on a runner in the lane | 50-25 |
| 19:24 | St. Leo | Eric Goff grabs the board | 50-25 |
| 19:20 | St. Leo | Eric Goff is whistled for traveling | 50-25 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Keith Benningfield (SF) Alan Leo | |
| 19:00 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Dennis Gotcher | 52-25 |
| 18:38 | St. Leo | David Barksdale banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Quach | 52-27 |
| 18:13 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-27 |
| 18:12 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher tips it in | 54-27 |
| 17:57 | St. Leo | David Barksdale misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jack Kerby - foul #1 on Jack Kerby, team foul #2 | 54-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Gary Beverly (PF), Jeff Nash (C) Dennis Gotcher, Jack Kerby, Ronald Kean | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens (PF) Keith Benningfield | |
| 17:57 | St. Leo | David Barksdale misses the 1st free throw | 54-27 |
| 17:57 | St. Leo | David Barksdale misses the 2nd free throw | 54-27 |
| 17:57 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash gets the rebound | 54-27 |
| 17:45 | Merrimack | David Barksdale takes the ball from Jerry Ancheta | 54-27 |
| 17:37 | St. Leo | Eric Quach is hacked by Jeff Nash - foul #3 on Jeff Nash, team foul #3 | 54-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gordon Daly (SG), William Cody (SF), Gene Kellett (PF) Jerry Ancheta, Harry Doyle, Jeff Nash | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Keith Benningfield (SF) Arthur Bowens | |
| 17:32 | St. Leo | Keith Benningfield buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Quach | 54-30 |
| 17:28 | Merrimack | William Cody is whistled for traveling | 54-30 |
| 17:12 | St. Leo | David Barksdale scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Keith Benningfield | 54-32 |
| 17:08 | Merrimack | William Cody is hacked by David Barksdale - foul #1 on David Barksdale, team foul #1 | 54-32 |
| 16:47 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-32 |
| 16:45 | St. Leo | David Barksdale gets the rebound | 54-32 |
| 16:40 | St. Leo | Michael Peterson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 54-32 |
| 16:38 | Merrimack | William Cody grabs the board | 54-32 |
| 16:17 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Heller | 56-32 |
| 15:55 | St. Leo | David Barksdale clanks a jump hook from the left block | 56-32 |
| 15:54 | St. Leo | David Barksdale can't tip it in | 56-32 |
| 15:52 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly gets the rebound | 56-32 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Heller (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Daly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Cody (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gene Kellett (fresh) C - Gary Beverly (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Leo | PG - Michael Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Goff (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Keith Benningfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Barksdale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Quach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-32 |
| 15:36 | St. Leo | David Barksdale grabs the defensive rebound | 56-32 |
| 15:25 | St. Leo | David Barksdale lays it in on a great pass from Michael Peterson | 56-34 |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 56-34 |
| 15:02 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 14:45 | Merrimack | William Cody buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Heller | 59-34 |
| 14:37 | St. Leo | Eric Quach misses the driving attempt in the paint | 59-34 |
| 14:35 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett snags the defensive board | 59-34 |
| 14:16 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Quach - foul #1 on Eric Quach, team foul #2 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Jack Kerby (PF), Ronald Kean (C) John Heller, Gordon Daly, William Cody, Gary Beverly | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Alan Leo (PG), William Baynes (SG), Arthur Bowens (PF), Levi Daly (C) Michael Peterson, Eric Goff, David Barksdale, Eric Quach | |
| 14:16 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett makes the 1st free throw | 60-34 |
| 14:16 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-34 |
| 14:00 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 61-34 |
| 13:58 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens snags the offensive board | 61-34 |
| 13:53 | St. Leo | Levi Daly misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 61-34 |
| 13:51 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett grabs the board | 61-34 |
| 13:31 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Kean | 64-34 |
| 13:15 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from William Baynes | 64-36 |
| 12:46 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-36 |
| 12:44 | St. Leo | Keith Benningfield grabs the defensive rebound | 64-36 |
| 12:36 | St. Leo | Levi Daly misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-36 |
| 12:35 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby grabs the defensive rebound | 64-36 |
| 12:16 | Merrimack | Alan Leo steps in front of the Dennis Gotcher pass | 64-36 |
| 12:12 | St. Leo | Keith Benningfield banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alan Leo | 64-38 |
| 11:53 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher is fouled on the floor by William Baynes - foul #1 on William Baynes, team foul #3 | 64-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Gordon Daly (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Jeff Nash (PF) Dennis Gotcher, Jerry Ancheta, Gene Kellett, Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | St. Leo | David Barksdale (PF) Arthur Bowens | |
| 11:39 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Levi Daly - foul #4 on Levi Daly, team foul #4 | 64-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Eric Quach (C) Levi Daly | |
| 11:39 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash makes the 1st free throw | 65-38 |
| 11:39 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 66-38 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Heller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gordon Daly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeff Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Kean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Leo | PG - Alan Leo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Baynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Benningfield (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Barksdale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Quach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | St. Leo | Alan Leo misses badly on a shot from the left side | 66-38 |
| 11:22 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Harry Doyle | 66-38 |
| 11:04 | Merrimack | John Heller misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 66-38 |
| 11:03 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash gets the offensive rebound | 66-38 |
| 10:39 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-38 |
| 10:38 | St. Leo | David Barksdale pulls down the rebound | 66-38 |
| 10:32 | St. Leo | Alan Leo misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Heller - foul #1 on John Heller, team foul #4 | 66-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Gary Beverly (PF) John Heller, Gordon Daly, Ronald Kean | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Michael Peterson (PG), Eric Goff (SG) William Baynes, Keith Benningfield | |
| 10:32 | St. Leo | Alan Leo misses the 1st free throw | 66-38 |
| 10:32 | St. Leo | Alan Leo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-39 |
| 10:14 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta's pass is intercepted by Michael Peterson | 66-39 |
| 10:11 | St. Leo | Michael Peterson banks in the layup | 66-41 |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Eric Goff picks off the pass by Jerry Ancheta | 66-41 |
| 09:42 | St. Leo | Eric Goff lays it up and in | 66-43 |
| 09:22 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle's pass is intercepted by David Barksdale | 66-43 |
| 08:54 | St. Leo | Eric Quach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Gordon Daly (SG), William Cody (SF), Jack Kerby (PF) Dennis Gotcher, Jerry Ancheta, Harry Doyle, Jeff Nash | |
| Subs | St. Leo | William Baynes (SG), Keith Benningfield (SF), Arthur Bowens (PF) Eric Goff, Alan Leo, David Barksdale | |
| 08:34 | Merrimack | John Heller misses badly on a floater from the left side | 66-43 |
| 08:32 | St. Leo | Keith Benningfield gets the rebound | 66-43 |
| 08:28 | St. Leo | Michael Peterson can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 66-43 |
| 08:26 | Merrimack | William Cody snags the defensive board | 66-43 |
| 08:00 | Merrimack | John Heller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-43 |
| 07:58 | Merrimack | William Cody hits the follow up shot | 68-43 |
| 07:44 | St. Leo | Eric Quach hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 68-43 |
| 07:43 | St. Leo | William Baynes can't tip it in | 68-43 |
| 07:41 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly grabs the board | 68-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Heller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gordon Daly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Cody (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jack Kerby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Beverly (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Leo | PG - Michael Peterson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Baynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Benningfield (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Bowens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Quach (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Michael Peterson is called for the reach on John Heller - foul #2 on Michael Peterson, team foul #5 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Ronald Kean (C) John Heller, Gordon Daly, William Cody, Gary Beverly | |
| Subs | St. Leo | William O'Connell (PG), David Barksdale (PF), Levi Daly (C) Michael Peterson, Arthur Bowens, Eric Quach | |
| 07:07 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by William O'Connell - foul #1 on William O'Connell, team foul #6 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Eric Goff (SG) William Baynes | |
| 07:07 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher misses the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 07:07 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher misses the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 07:07 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-43 |
| 07:00 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-43 |
| 06:58 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle grabs the offensive board | 68-43 |
| 06:37 | Merrimack | Keith Benningfield is called for the reach on Ronald Kean - foul #5 on Keith Benningfield, team foul #7 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeff Nash (PF) Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Danny Gerald (SF) Keith Benningfield | |
| 06:37 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 06:37 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean misses the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| 06:37 | St. Leo | David Barksdale gets the rebound | 69-43 |
| 06:32 | St. Leo | Jeff Nash is called for the reach on Levi Daly - foul #4 on Jeff Nash, team foul #5 | 69-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Gordon Daly (SG), William Cody (SF), Gene Kellett (PF) Dennis Gotcher, Jerry Ancheta, Harry Doyle, Ronald Kean | |
| Subs | St. Leo | William Baynes (SG), Arthur Bowens (PF), Eric Quach (C) Eric Goff, David Barksdale, Levi Daly | |
| 06:27 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William O'Connell | 69-45 |
| 06:13 | Merrimack | John Heller misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 69-45 |
| 06:12 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens snags the defensive board | 69-45 |
| 06:07 | St. Leo | William Baynes misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-45 |
| 06:05 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash gets the rebound | 69-45 |
| 05:42 | Merrimack | William Cody hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-45 |
| 05:40 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens grabs the defensive rebound | 69-45 |
| 05:34 | St. Leo | Danny Gerald misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-45 |
| 05:33 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens grabs the offensive board | 69-45 |
| 05:22 | St. Leo | Eric Quach clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Cody - foul #2 on William Cody, team foul #6 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Alan Leo (PG), Levi Daly (C) William O'Connell, William Baynes | |
| 05:22 | St. Leo | Eric Quach makes the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 05:22 | St. Leo | Eric Quach makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 05:01 | Merrimack | William Cody comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-47 |
| 05:00 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens grabs the board | 69-47 |
| 04:56 | St. Leo | Gordon Daly steals the ball from Alan Leo | 69-47 |
| 04:53 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly banks in the layup | 71-47 |
| 04:44 | St. Leo | Levi Daly knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Leo | 71-49 |
| 04:17 | Merrimack | Eric Quach is called for the reach on Jeff Nash - foul #2 on Eric Quach, team foul #8 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Gulley (PG), Gary Beverly (C) William Cody, Gene Kellett | |
| Subs | St. Leo | William O'Connell (PG), William Baynes (SG) Danny Gerald, Levi Daly | |
| 04:17 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash misses the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 04:17 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens snags the defensive board | 71-49 |
| 04:01 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Heller - foul #2 on John Heller, team foul #7 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Levi Daly (C) Alan Leo | |
| 04:01 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 04:01 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Leo | St. Leo is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly is fouled on the floor by Eric Quach - foul #3 on Eric Quach, team foul #9 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Danny Gerald (SF) Levi Daly | |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Richard Gulley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Heller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gordon Daly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gary Beverly (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeff Nash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Leo | PG - William O'Connell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Baynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Gerald (fresh) PF - Arthur Bowens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Quach (tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Leo | St. Leo is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | St. Leo | Danny Gerald scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Quach | 73-54 |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly gets the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 02:35 | Merrimack | Richard Gulley is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 73-54 |
| 02:33 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens pulls down the rebound | 73-54 |
| 02:14 | St. Leo | William O'Connell is hacked by Jeff Nash - foul #5 on Jeff Nash, team foul #8 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cody (SG), Gene Kellett (PF) Richard Gulley, Jeff Nash | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Alan Leo (PG) Danny Gerald | |
| 02:14 | St. Leo | William O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:14 | St. Leo | William O'Connell misses the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:14 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:02 | Merrimack | William Cody misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-55 |
| 02:00 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly can't tip it in | 73-55 |
| 01:59 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 01:55 | St. Leo | William Baynes drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William O'Connell | 73-58 |
| 01:29 | Merrimack | John Heller clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-58 |
| 01:28 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 01:12 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly lays it up and in on a great pass from Gordon Daly and he's hacked by Eric Quach - foul #4 on Eric Quach, team foul #10 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Leo | Danny Gerald (SF) William O'Connell | |
| 01:12 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly misses the free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:12 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens grabs the board | 75-58 |
| 01:02 | St. Leo | Arthur Bowens comes up short on the floater from the left side | 75-58 |
| 01:01 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett grabs the defensive rebound | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Leo | St. Leo is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | William Cody misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 00:34 | Merrimack | William Cody grabs the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Danny Gerald - foul #1 on Danny Gerald, team foul #11 | 75-58 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Leo | St. Leo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | St. Leo | William Baynes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-58 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett snags the defensive board | 77-58 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly runs out the clock | 77-58 |