| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Carver (fresh) SG - Roger Haag (fresh) SF - James Sims (fresh) PF - Edward Hendry (fresh) C - Brian Stites (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Vincent Murdoch (fresh) SG - Gerald Thiede (fresh) SF - Billy Bacon (fresh) PF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) C - Jason Lee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Jason Lee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch's pass is intercepted by Brian Stites | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Merrimack | James Sims scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | St. Anselm | Billy Bacon is fouled on the floor by James Sims - foul #1 on James Sims, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | St. Anselm | Jason Lee can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Stites - foul #1 on Brian Stites, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | St. Anselm | Jason Lee makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:52 | St. Anselm | Jason Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:52 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Edward Hendry | 2-1 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Brian Stites clanks a jumper from the right block | 2-1 |
| 18:36 | St. Anselm | Billy Bacon grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:10 | St. Anselm | Billy Bacon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 18:08 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Brian Stites | 2-1 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Brian Stites clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jason Lee - foul #1 on Jason Lee, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Brian Stites makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Brian Stites misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to James Sims | 3-1 |
| 17:36 | Merrimack | James Sims's floater is knocked away by Jason Lee | 3-1 |
| 17:35 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Vincent Murdoch | 3-1 |
| 17:21 | St. Anselm | Roger Haag steals it from Billy Bacon | 3-1 |
| 17:18 | Merrimack | James Sims banks in the layup set up by Roger Haag | 5-1 |
| 17:14 | St. Anselm | Brian Stites steals the ball from Vincent Murdoch | 5-1 |
| 17:01 | Merrimack | Roger Haag is fouled on the floor by Gerald Thiede - foul #1 on Gerald Thiede, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Charles (SF), Rickey Macomber (PF), Luther Thomas (C) Billy Bacon, Norman Jenkins, Jason Lee | |
| 16:48 | Merrimack | Louis Carver hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 5-1 |
| 16:46 | St. Anselm | Gerald Thiede grabs the board | 5-1 |
| 16:28 | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Louis Carver - foul #1 on Louis Carver, team foul #3 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Encarnacion (SG) Gerald Thiede | |
| 16:28 | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:28 | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:08 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry loses the dribble to Robert Encarnacion | 5-3 |
| 15:54 | St. Anselm | Luther Thomas misses the jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 15:52 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Carver (fresh) SG - Roger Haag (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Sims (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Hendry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Stites (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Vincent Murdoch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Encarnacion (fresh) SF - Robert Charles (fresh) PF - Rickey Macomber (fresh) C - Luther Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Merrimack | Roger Haag can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 15:28 | Merrimack | James Sims gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:18 | Merrimack | Roger Haag misses the shot from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Roger Haag pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:05 | Merrimack | Roger Haag misses badly on a runner from the right block | 5-3 |
| 15:03 | St. Anselm | Rickey Macomber snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 14:45 | St. Anselm | Robert Encarnacion misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 5-3 |
| 14:43 | St. Anselm | Robert Charles grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 14:33 | St. Anselm | Rickey Macomber's pass is intercepted by Louis Carver | 5-3 |
| 14:30 | Merrimack | Louis Carver lays it up and in | 7-3 |
| 14:17 | St. Anselm | Rickey Macomber misses short on a floater from the right side | 7-3 |
| 14:16 | St. Anselm | Robert Charles pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:05 | St. Anselm | Robert Charles misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 14:03 | Merrimack | Brian Stites gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Roger Haag misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Encarnacion - foul #1 on Robert Encarnacion, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher (PG), Ernest Thames (SF), Dario Jerowski (PF), Michael Vanbergen (C) Louis Carver, James Sims, Edward Hendry, Brian Stites | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ralph King (PG), Gerald Thiede (SG), Billy Bacon (SF), Norman Jenkins (PF), Jason Lee (C) Vincent Murdoch, Robert Encarnacion, Robert Charles, Rickey Macomber, Luther Thomas | |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Roger Haag makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Roger Haag makes the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| 13:36 | St. Anselm | Ralph King drills a shot in the lane set up by Gerald Thiede | 9-5 |
| 13:15 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames is hacked by Billy Bacon - foul #1 on Billy Bacon, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher (PF) Roger Haag | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 13:08 | Merrimack | Michael Vanbergen's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Jenkins | 9-5 |
| 13:07 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Thatcher | 9-5 |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | Michael Vanbergen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 12:51 | St. Anselm | Norman Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:45 | St. Anselm | Norman Jenkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gerald Thiede | 9-7 |
| 12:38 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-7 |
| 12:36 | St. Anselm | Gerald Thiede grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:17 | St. Anselm | Gerald Thiede misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 12:15 | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 11:51 | Merrimack | Michael Vanbergen makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dario Jerowski | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kyle Thatcher (fresh) SG - Michael Vanbergen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Thames (fresh) PF - Barry Fleisher (fresh) C - Dario Jerowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Thiede (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Bacon (fresh) PF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Lee (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:44 | St. Anselm | Michael Vanbergen is called for the reach on Gerald Thiede - foul #1 on Michael Vanbergen, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Carver (PG), James Sims (SF), Edward Hendry (PF), Brian Stites (C) Michael Vanbergen, Ernest Thames, Barry Fleisher, Dario Jerowski | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch (PG) Ralph King | |
| 11:26 | St. Anselm | Gerald Thiede hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Vincent Murdoch | 12-10 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Louis Carver | 14-10 |
| 11:09 | St. Anselm | Norman Jenkins can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 14-10 |
| 11:07 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | James Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 10:51 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry can't tip it in | 14-10 |
| 10:49 | St. Anselm | Billy Bacon snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 10:27 | St. Anselm | Billy Bacon hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-13 |
| 10:16 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher misses long on a floater from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 10:15 | Merrimack | Brian Stites misses the tip | 14-13 |
| 10:13 | St. Anselm | Jason Lee gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:57 | St. Anselm | Gerald Thiede misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 09:55 | Merrimack | Brian Stites grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 09:35 | Merrimack | Louis Carver misses the 3 from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 09:33 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry can't tip it in | 14-13 |
| 09:31 | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 09:07 | St. Anselm | Billy Bacon hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Thiede | 14-15 |
| 08:44 | Merrimack | Billy Bacon takes the ball from Louis Carver | 14-15 |
| 08:40 | St. Anselm | Billy Bacon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 08:39 | St. Anselm | Jason Lee misses the tip | 14-15 |
| 08:37 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:20 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry misses the lay-in | 14-15 |
| 08:19 | St. Anselm | Billy Bacon pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:04 | St. Anselm | Kyle Thatcher is called for the reach on Gerald Thiede - foul #1 on Kyle Thatcher, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Vanbergen (PG), Roger Haag (SG), Ernest Thames (SF), Barry Fleisher (PF), Dario Jerowski (C) Louis Carver, Kyle Thatcher, James Sims, Edward Hendry, Brian Stites | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ralph King (PG), Robert Encarnacion (SG), Robert Charles (SF), Rickey Macomber (PF), Luther Thomas (C) Vincent Murdoch, Gerald Thiede, Billy Bacon, Norman Jenkins, Jason Lee | |
| 07:47 | St. Anselm | Robert Charles misses the easy layup | 14-15 |
| 07:45 | St. Anselm | Luther Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Vanbergen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Haag (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Thames (fresh) PF - Barry Fleisher (fresh) C - Dario Jerowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Encarnacion (fresh) SF - Robert Charles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rickey Macomber (fresh) C - Luther Thomas (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | St. Anselm | Rickey Macomber can't connect on a floater near the basket | 14-15 |
| 07:24 | St. Anselm | Luther Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 07:16 | St. Anselm | Rickey Macomber clanks a shot in the paint | 14-15 |
| 07:14 | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher misses long on a floater from the right block | 14-15 |
| 06:58 | St. Anselm | Ralph King grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 06:51 | St. Anselm | Robert Charles can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ernest Thames - foul #1 on Ernest Thames, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Carver (PG), Brian Stites (C) Michael Vanbergen, Barry Fleisher | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch (PG) Ralph King | |
| 06:51 | St. Anselm | Robert Charles makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 06:51 | St. Anselm | Robert Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:33 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames loses the ball out of bounds | 14-17 |
| 06:14 | St. Anselm | Robert Encarnacion misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 06:12 | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch grabs the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 05:58 | St. Anselm | Robert Encarnacion hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 05:57 | Merrimack | Brian Stites grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 05:51 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames misses the lay-in | 14-17 |
| 05:50 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames hits the follow up shot | 16-17 |
| 05:37 | St. Anselm | Robert Charles's fadeaway is rejected by Dario Jerowski | 16-17 |
| 05:36 | Merrimack | Brian Stites grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 05:24 | Merrimack | Louis Carver connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| 04:55 | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| 04:53 | St. Anselm | Robert Charles hits the follow up shot | 18-19 |
| 04:42 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-19 |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Carver | 18-19 |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | Louis Carver steps out of bounds on the baseline | 18-19 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Vanbergen (PG), Raymond Will (SG), James Sims (SF), Edward Hendry (PF) Louis Carver, Roger Haag, Ernest Thames, Dario Jerowski | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ralph King (PG), Gerald Thiede (SG), Billy Bacon (SF), Norman Jenkins (PF), Jason Lee (C) Vincent Murdoch, Robert Encarnacion, Robert Charles, Rickey Macomber, Luther Thomas | |
| 04:08 | St. Anselm | Gerald Thiede drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Billy Bacon | 18-21 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | James Sims misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Billy Bacon - foul #2 on Billy Bacon, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher (PG) Raymond Will | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | James Sims misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | James Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:33 | St. Anselm | Norman Jenkins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Hendry - foul #1 on Edward Hendry, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Carver (PG) Brian Stites | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 03:33 | St. Anselm | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:33 | St. Anselm | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Carver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Thatcher (fresh) SF - James Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Hendry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Vanbergen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Thiede (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Bacon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Lee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Merrimack | Louis Carver travels with the ball | 19-23 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch (PG) Ralph King | |
| 03:01 | St. Anselm | Norman Jenkins comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 19-23 |
| 03:00 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 02:52 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher is hacked by Jason Lee - foul #2 on Jason Lee, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Charles (PF) Norman Jenkins | |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Vincent Murdoch - foul #1 on Vincent Murdoch, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski (C) Michael Vanbergen | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Rickey Macomber (PF), Luther Thomas (C) Billy Bacon, Jason Lee | |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 02:30 | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch's pass is intercepted by Louis Carver in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 02:07 | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski banks in the layup and the foul's on Rickey Macomber - foul #1 on Rickey Macomber, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Haag (SG) Kyle Thatcher | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 02:07 | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski misses the free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:07 | St. Anselm | Luther Thomas grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 01:49 | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerald Thiede | 23-25 |
| 01:20 | Merrimack | Vincent Murdoch steps in front of the Dario Jerowski pass | 23-25 |
| 01:16 | St. Anselm | Vincent Murdoch lays it up and in | 23-27 |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | Louis Carver is fouled on the floor by Vincent Murdoch - foul #2 on Vincent Murdoch, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ernest Thames (SF), Barry Fleisher (PF), Brian Stites (C) James Sims, Edward Hendry, Dario Jerowski | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ralph King (PG), Robert Encarnacion (SG), Billy Bacon (SF), Norman Jenkins (PF), Jason Lee (C) Vincent Murdoch, Gerald Thiede, Robert Charles, Rickey Macomber, Luther Thomas | |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | Louis Carver makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | Louis Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:38 | St. Anselm | Billy Bacon hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Ralph King and the foul's on Ernest Thames - foul #2 on Ernest Thames, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher (PG) Louis Carver | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 00:38 | St. Anselm | Billy Bacon makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Roger Haag gets the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Brian Stites hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 25-30 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | Brian Stites can't tip it in | 25-30 |
| 00:01 | St. Anselm | Jason Lee gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | St. Anselm | Jason Lee can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 25-30 |