| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Kerby (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Kean (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Gene Wicks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Calvin Shouse (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Munk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Harrell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| 19:27 | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| 19:08 | Merrimack | Gene Wicks picks off the pass by Dennis Gotcher | 23-26 |
| 19:00 | St. Anselm | Raymond Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 18:59 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 18:51 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-26 |
| 18:34 | St. Anselm | Calvin Shouse misses the floater from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 18:32 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 18:26 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 18:25 | St. Anselm | James Munk snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 18:03 | St. Anselm | Jack Kerby is called for the reach on James Munk - foul #3 on Jack Kerby, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Beverly (PF) Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 17:51 | St. Anselm | Raymond Thomas drills a 3 from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 17:31 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Beverly | 23-29 |
| 17:11 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Ancheta | 25-29 |
| 16:48 | St. Anselm | Calvin Shouse hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 25-29 |
| 16:46 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 16:31 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Kean | 28-29 |
| 16:10 | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-29 |
| 16:08 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 15:51 | Merrimack | James Munk takes the ball from Gary Beverly | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Doyle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Beverly (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Kean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Gene Wicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Calvin Shouse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Munk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Harrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 15:28 | St. Anselm | Calvin Shouse hits the follow up shot | 28-31 |
| 15:18 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Gotcher | 30-31 |
| 15:12 | St. Anselm | James Munk misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 14:49 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Gotcher | 30-31 |
| 14:28 | Merrimack | Raymond Thomas steals it from Ronald Kean | 30-31 |
| 14:25 | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Thomas | 30-33 |
| 14:06 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 14:04 | St. Anselm | James Munk grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 13:58 | St. Anselm | Raymond Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 13:44 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 13:42 | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 13:21 | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 13:20 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 13:12 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle blows the dunk | 30-36 |
| 13:10 | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 12:51 | St. Anselm | Raymond Thomas's pass is intercepted by Ronald Kean | 30-36 |
| 12:38 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 30-36 |
| 12:37 | St. Anselm | James Munk grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 12:32 | St. Anselm | Calvin Shouse scores on a shot from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean grabs the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | Wayne Harrell takes the ball from Dennis Gotcher | 30-38 |
| 12:12 | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Calvin Shouse | 30-41 |
| 11:51 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Doyle (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gary Beverly (tiring) 5 reb. C - Ronald Kean (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Gene Wicks (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Thomas (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Calvin Shouse (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Munk (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Harrell (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks loses the ball out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Gordon Daly (SG), William Cody (SF), Jack Kerby (PF), Jeff Nash (C) Dennis Gotcher, Jerry Ancheta, Harry Doyle, Gary Beverly, Ronald Kean | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eric Moorhead (PG), Bryan Mantz (SG), Robert Leath (SF), William Easton (PF), Alan Hartley (C) Gene Wicks, Raymond Thomas, Calvin Shouse, James Munk, Wayne Harrell | |
| 11:19 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Alan Hartley - foul #2 on Alan Hartley, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 11:19 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 10:57 | St. Anselm | Robert Leath hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 10:55 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 10:48 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby scores on a jumper from close range set up by Gordon Daly | 38-41 |
| 10:36 | St. Anselm | Eric Moorhead misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-41 |
| 10:34 | St. Anselm | Bryan Mantz grabs the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 10:22 | St. Anselm | Bryan Mantz clanks a runner from the left block | 38-41 |
| 10:20 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 10:15 | Merrimack | John Heller connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Daly | 41-41 |
| 09:58 | St. Anselm | Bryan Mantz makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Moorhead and he's hacked by John Heller - foul #1 on John Heller, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| 09:58 | St. Anselm | Bryan Mantz makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:30 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Kerby | 44-44 |
| 09:15 | St. Anselm | Jeff Nash is called for the reach on Robert Leath - foul #3 on Jeff Nash, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gene Kellett (PF) Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Erik Luper (SF), Glen Edwards (C) William Easton, Alan Hartley | |
| 08:55 | St. Anselm | Erik Luper connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Mantz | 44-47 |
| 08:45 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 08:43 | St. Anselm | Erik Luper grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 08:25 | St. Anselm | Robert Leath misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-47 |
| 08:23 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Jeff Nash | 44-47 |
| 08:07 | Merrimack | Bryan Mantz takes the ball from Gordon Daly | 44-47 |
| 08:04 | St. Anselm | Bryan Mantz lays it in | 44-49 |
| 07:39 | Merrimack | John Heller misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 07:38 | Merrimack | Gene Kellett snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Heller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Daly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Cody (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gene Kellett (fresh) C - Jeff Nash (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Eric Moorhead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Mantz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Erik Luper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Leath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Edwards (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash double dribbles | 44-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Gulley (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Jack Kerby (PF), Ronald Kean (C) John Heller, Gordon Daly, William Cody, Jeff Nash | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Raymond Thomas (SG), Calvin Shouse (SF), James Munk (PF), William Easton (C) Eric Moorhead, Bryan Mantz, Robert Leath, Glen Edwards | |
| 07:17 | St. Anselm | Raymond Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Kerby | 44-49 |
| 07:15 | St. Anselm | James Munk tips it home | 44-51 |
| 06:56 | Merrimack | Richard Gulley is hacked by William Easton - foul #1 on William Easton, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Harry Doyle (SF) Gene Kellett | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 06:48 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby is fouled on the floor by James Munk - foul #1 on James Munk, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG) Richard Gulley | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean dunks the ball on a great pass from Jerry Ancheta | 46-51 |
| 06:28 | St. Anselm | William Easton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 06:27 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 06:06 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Doyle | 49-51 |
| 05:55 | St. Anselm | Calvin Shouse can't connect on a shot from the left side | 49-51 |
| 05:54 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 05:50 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean loses the ball out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (SG), Gary Beverly (C) Jerry Ancheta, Ronald Kean | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks (PG), Alan Hartley (C) Erik Luper, William Easton | |
| 05:35 | St. Anselm | Raymond Thomas connects on the floater from close range set up by Calvin Shouse | 49-53 |
| 05:19 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-53 |
| 05:17 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher tips it in | 51-53 |
| 04:58 | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-53 |
| 04:57 | St. Anselm | James Munk misses the tip | 51-53 |
| 04:55 | St. Anselm | Alan Hartley grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 04:43 | St. Anselm | The short jumper by Alan Hartley is denied by Harry Doyle | 51-53 |
| 04:42 | St. Anselm | Calvin Shouse snags the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 04:31 | St. Anselm | James Munk knocks in the shot in the lane | 51-55 |
| 04:21 | Merrimack | John Heller misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alan Hartley - foul #3 on Alan Hartley, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta (SG), Gordon Daly (SF), Jeff Nash (C) Dennis Gotcher, Harry Doyle, Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eric Moorhead (SG), Bryan Mantz (SF), Robert Leath (PF), Wayne Harrell (C) Raymond Thomas, Calvin Shouse, James Munk, Alan Hartley | |
| 04:21 | Merrimack | John Heller misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:21 | Merrimack | John Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:05 | St. Anselm | John Heller steps in front of the Robert Leath pass | 52-55 |
| 04:01 | Merrimack | John Heller hits the finger roll | 54-55 |
| 03:38 | St. Anselm | Robert Leath misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Beverly - foul #1 on Gary Beverly, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cody (SF), Ronald Kean (C) John Heller, Jeff Nash | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | William Easton (PF) Gene Wicks | |
| 03:38 | St. Anselm | Robert Leath makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:38 | St. Anselm | Robert Leath makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gordon Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Cody (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Beverly (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Kean (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Eric Moorhead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Mantz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Leath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Easton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wayne Harrell (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean buries a fadeaway from close range | 56-57 |
| 02:58 | St. Anselm | Bryan Mantz clanks a shot from the right side | 56-57 |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ronald Kean | 56-57 |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Harry Doyle (SF), Jack Kerby (PF) Gordon Daly, William Cody, Gary Beverly | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks (PG), Raymond Thomas (SG), Calvin Shouse (SF), James Munk (PF) Eric Moorhead, Bryan Mantz, Robert Leath, William Easton | |
| 02:46 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle buries a shot from the left side set up by Jerry Ancheta and the foul's on Calvin Shouse - foul #2 on Calvin Shouse, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| 02:46 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:30 | St. Anselm | James Munk misses long on a runner from the right block | 59-57 |
| 02:28 | St. Anselm | Raymond Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:13 | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 02:11 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 59-57 |
| 01:43 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to James Munk | 59-57 |
| 01:37 | St. Anselm | Raymond Thomas misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Ancheta - foul #1 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| 01:37 | St. Anselm | Raymond Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:37 | St. Anselm | Raymond Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:37 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Jack Kerby | 59-58 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Wayne Harrell - foul #2 on Wayne Harrell, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:51 | St. Anselm | Raymond Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-58 |
| 00:50 | St. Anselm | Wayne Harrell gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:44 | St. Anselm | Jack Kerby takes the ball from Calvin Shouse | 61-58 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean is hacked by Wayne Harrell - foul #3 on Wayne Harrell, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Wicks - foul #1 on Gene Wicks, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Gordon Daly (SG) Dennis Gotcher, Jerry Ancheta | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:12 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Wayne Harrell | 63-58 |
| 00:06 | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 00:05 | St. Anselm | James Munk snags the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 00:02 | St. Anselm | Gene Wicks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG) Harry Doyle | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle runs out the clock | 63-58 |