| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Glen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Tyler Noblitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Greene (fresh) SF - Buddy Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jae Piatt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tracy Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Buddy Adams inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:47 | St. Anselm | Buddy Adams scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Tyler Noblitt | 23-30 |
| 19:27 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 19:26 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 18:59 | St. Anselm | Jae Piatt is hacked by Chad Yoshida - foul #2 on Chad Yoshida, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 18:47 | Merrimack | The refs have stopped play. James Brown is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 23-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 18:31 | St. Anselm | Chad Yoshida is called for the reach on Jae Piatt - foul #3 on Chad Yoshida, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin (C) Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 18:11 | St. Anselm | Jae Piatt comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 23-30 |
| 18:10 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Drinkard | 23-30 |
| 17:55 | Merrimack | George Johnston is called for traveling | 23-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Alexander (SF) William Glen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 17:35 | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt misses badly on a shot from the right side | 23-30 |
| 17:33 | St. Anselm | Jae Piatt tips it home | 23-32 |
| 17:16 | Merrimack | George Johnston scores on a floater in the paint set up by Melvin Etheridge and the foul's on Steven Greene - foul #2 on Steven Greene, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Pace (SG), Leroy Mullins (C) Melvin Etheridge, Richard Drinkard | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Mark Girard (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Bobby Holmes (SF), Joe Bienkowski (PF), Trevor Linder (C) Tyler Noblitt, Steven Greene, Buddy Adams, Jae Piatt, Tracy Lynch | |
| 17:16 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 16:56 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard is hacked by William Alexander - foul #3 on William Alexander, team foul #3 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG) William Alexander | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 16:33 | St. Anselm | Bobby Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Glen (SF) George Johnston | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 28-32 |
| 15:55 | St. Anselm | Trevor Linder misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 15:53 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) SG - Robert Pace (fresh) SF - William Glen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Drazen Karpin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Mark Girard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Bienkowski (fresh) C - Trevor Linder (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Merrimack | William Glen misses the driving attempt from the left block | 28-32 |
| 15:35 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins tips it in | 30-32 |
| 15:17 | St. Anselm | Bobby Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-32 |
| 15:15 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Robert Pace | 30-32 |
| 14:53 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin scores on a jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 14:42 | St. Anselm | Michael Jackson drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Girard | 32-34 |
| 14:25 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins is hacked by Joe Bienkowski - foul #1 on Joe Bienkowski, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), George Johnston (SG), William Alexander (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) Billy Hawkins, Robert Pace, William Glen, Drazen Karpin, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt (PG), Steven Greene (SG), Buddy Adams (SF), Jae Piatt (PF), Tracy Lynch (C) Mark Girard, Michael Jackson, Bobby Holmes, Joe Bienkowski, Trevor Linder | |
| 14:10 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida hits the finger roll | 34-34 |
| 13:48 | St. Anselm | Buddy Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 13:30 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida clanks a shot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 13:28 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to William Alexander | 34-34 |
| 13:03 | Merrimack | George Johnston can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Steven Greene - foul #3 on Steven Greene, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| 13:03 | Merrimack | George Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:03 | Merrimack | George Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:03 | Merrimack | George Johnston misses the 3rd free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:03 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 12:36 | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 12:35 | Merrimack | George Johnston snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 12:16 | Merrimack | The jumper by William Alexander is denied by Jae Piatt | 34-34 |
| 12:14 | St. Anselm | Jae Piatt gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 11:56 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Johnston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Drinkard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Yoshida (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Tyler Noblitt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Greene (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Buddy Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jae Piatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Tracy Lynch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge is fouled on the floor by Tyler Noblitt - foul #1 on Tyler Noblitt, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), Robert Pace (SG), William Glen (SF), Drazen Karpin (PF), Leroy Mullins (C) Melvin Etheridge, George Johnston, William Alexander, Richard Drinkard, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Mark Girard (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Bobby Holmes (SF), Joe Bienkowski (PF), Trevor Linder (C) Tyler Noblitt, Steven Greene, Buddy Adams, Jae Piatt, Tracy Lynch | |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Bobby Holmes is called for the reach on William Glen - foul #3 on Bobby Holmes, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| 11:04 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Trevor Linder - foul #1 on Trevor Linder, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| 11:04 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 11:04 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:42 | St. Anselm | Trevor Linder can't connect on a floater from the left block | 36-36 |
| 10:41 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 10:34 | Merrimack | Michael Jackson denies the turnaround by Leroy Mullins | 36-36 |
| 10:32 | St. Anselm | Joe Bienkowski grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 10:12 | St. Anselm | Joe Bienkowski can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 10:10 | St. Anselm | Joe Bienkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 10:01 | St. Anselm | Michael Jackson hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Girard | 36-38 |
| 09:32 | Merrimack | William Glen misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Girard - foul #1 on Mark Girard, team foul #7 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), George Johnston (SG), Richard Drinkard (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) Billy Hawkins, Robert Pace, Drazen Karpin, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt (PG), Steven Greene (SG), Buddy Adams (SF), Jae Piatt (PF), Tracy Lynch (C) Mark Girard, Michael Jackson, Bobby Holmes, Joe Bienkowski, Trevor Linder | |
| 09:32 | Merrimack | William Glen makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 09:32 | Merrimack | William Glen misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 09:32 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 09:15 | St. Anselm | Jae Piatt misses badly on a runner near the basket | 37-38 |
| 09:13 | St. Anselm | Buddy Adams tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 08:58 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 08:57 | St. Anselm | Buddy Adams grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 08:39 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by George Johnston - foul #1 on George Johnston, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Alexander (SF) William Glen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 08:39 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:39 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 08:20 | Merrimack | Buddy Adams picks off the pass by Richard Drinkard | 37-42 |
| 08:06 | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Alexander and he's fouled by Buddy Adams - foul #2 on Buddy Adams, team foul #8 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Pace (SG), Drazen Karpin (C) George Johnston, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 07:51 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Buddy Adams | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Pace (fresh) 2 reb. SF - William Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Tyler Noblitt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Buddy Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jae Piatt (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Tracy Lynch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 07:20 | Merrimack | William Alexander clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-48 |
| 07:19 | St. Anselm | Jae Piatt grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 07:06 | St. Anselm | Jae Piatt misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 06:46 | Merrimack | William Alexander drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 06:26 | St. Anselm | Drazen Karpin steps in front of the Jae Piatt pass | 41-48 |
| 06:04 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin is called for a charge - foul #3 on Drazen Karpin, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), William Glen (SF), Chad Yoshida (C) Melvin Etheridge, William Alexander, Richard Drinkard | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Mark Girard (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Bobby Holmes (SF), Joe Bienkowski (PF), Trevor Linder (C) Tyler Noblitt, Steven Greene, Buddy Adams, Jae Piatt, Tracy Lynch | |
| 05:49 | St. Anselm | Bobby Holmes is fouled on the floor by William Glen - foul #2 on William Glen, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| 05:39 | St. Anselm | Chad Yoshida steals the ball from Mark Girard | 41-48 |
| 05:21 | Merrimack | George Johnston comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Joe Bienkowski - foul #2 on Joe Bienkowski, team foul #9 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), Leroy Mullins (PF) Robert Pace, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 05:21 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 05:21 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 05:07 | St. Anselm | Chad Yoshida is called for the reach on Michael Jackson - foul #4 on Chad Yoshida, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Alexander (PF) Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 05:07 | St. Anselm | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:07 | St. Anselm | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida misses the easy layup | 43-50 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | George Johnston tips it home | 45-50 |
| 04:38 | St. Anselm | Mark Girard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-50 |
| 04:37 | Merrimack | William Alexander grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 04:18 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins clanks a shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 04:16 | Merrimack | William Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 04:04 | Merrimack | William Alexander misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Joe Bienkowski - foul #3 on Joe Bienkowski, team foul #10 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Pace (SG), Drazen Karpin (PF) George Johnston, William Glen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt (PG), Steven Greene (SG), Buddy Adams (SF), Tracy Lynch (C) Michael Jackson, Mark Girard, Joe Bienkowski, Trevor Linder | |
| 04:04 | Merrimack | William Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:04 | Merrimack | William Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:47 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 03:45 | St. Anselm | Bobby Holmes tips it home | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) SG - Robert Pace (fresh) 2 reb. SF - William Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Chad Yoshida (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Tyler Noblitt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Buddy Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bobby Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tracy Lynch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Merrimack | William Alexander is fouled on the floor by Buddy Adams - foul #3 on Buddy Adams, team foul #11 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Leroy Mullins (C) Billy Hawkins, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Jae Piatt (PF) Bobby Holmes | |
| 03:26 | Merrimack | William Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 03:26 | Merrimack | William Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 03:26 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 03:11 | Merrimack | Robert Pace buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 02:47 | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| 02:45 | St. Anselm | Jae Piatt gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:32 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene is hacked by Robert Pace - foul #2 on Robert Pace, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (SG), William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF) Robert Pace, William Alexander, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 02:32 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:32 | Merrimack | George Johnston grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 02:12 | Merrimack | George Johnston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-52 |
| 02:11 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 01:56 | Merrimack | George Johnston is whistled for a carry | 50-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida (C) Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 01:37 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | George Johnston buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Etheridge | 52-52 |
| 01:06 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene loses the dribble to George Johnston | 52-52 |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Melvin Etheridge and he's hacked by Tracy Lynch - foul #1 on Tracy Lynch, team foul #12 | 54-52 |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:36 | St. Anselm | Jae Piatt misses long on a shot in the lane | 55-52 |
| 00:34 | Merrimack | George Johnston grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 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 triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Tyler Noblitt is called for the reach on George Johnston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tyler Noblitt, team foul #13 | 55-52 |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:26 | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | William Glen is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Noblitt - foul #3 on Tyler Noblitt, team foul #14 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Pace (SG) George Johnston | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | William Glen misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | William Glen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:16 | St. Anselm | Tracy Lynch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 00:14 | St. Anselm | Buddy Adams gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:11 | St. Anselm | Steven Greene hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | William Glen is hacked by Tyler Noblitt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tyler Noblitt, team foul #15 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (SG) Robert Pace | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | William Glen misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | William Glen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:10 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| 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 triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | St. Anselm | Tyler Noblitt misses short on a shot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard snags the defensive board | 59-57 |