| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Hatfield (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 10 pts. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Kaufman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Irvin Cho (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rolando Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Irvin Cho inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | St. Anselm | Richard Henderson is called for the reach on Timothy Mason - foul #1 on Richard Henderson, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| 19:24 | St. Anselm | Donald Culbertson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Christian Kaufman | 27-24 |
| 19:06 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida loses the dribble to Timothy Mason | 27-24 |
| 18:44 | St. Anselm | Christian Kaufman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 18:43 | St. Anselm | Timothy Mason gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 18:28 | St. Anselm | Donald Culbertson is hacked by Joseph Hatfield - foul #2 on Joseph Hatfield, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| 18:03 | St. Anselm | Donald Culbertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 18:02 | St. Anselm | Timothy Mason hits the follow up shot | 27-26 |
| 17:40 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mitchel Livingston | 30-26 |
| 17:16 | St. Anselm | Irvin Cho misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-26 |
| 17:14 | St. Anselm | Timothy Mason grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 16:56 | St. Anselm | Timothy Mason slams it home on a great pass from Donald Culbertson | 30-28 |
| 16:38 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christian Kaufman - foul #1 on Christian Kaufman, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), Jeff Ribeiro (SF), Eugene Weldon (PF), James Fournier (C) Joseph Hatfield, Mitchel Livingston, Gary Williams, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Stephen Balentine (SG), Kenneth Gelb (SF), Brian Allan (PF), Daniel Treat (C) Christian Kaufman, Irvin Cho, Rolando Nguyen, Timothy Mason | |
| 16:38 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:38 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:16 | St. Anselm | Stephen Balentine makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Treat | 31-30 |
| 15:56 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 15:54 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Brian Allan | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Debusk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Nida (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Weldon (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Fournier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Culbertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Balentine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Gelb (fresh) PF - Brian Allan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Treat (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 15:49 | St. Anselm | Donald Culbertson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Gelb | 31-32 |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk's 3 pointer is rejected by Kenneth Gelb | 31-32 |
| 15:30 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon tips it home | 33-32 |
| 15:10 | St. Anselm | Daniel Treat scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Donald Culbertson | 33-34 |
| 14:53 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Alfred Nida | 35-34 |
| 14:46 | St. Anselm | Kenneth Gelb is fouled on the floor by Edward Debusk - foul #2 on Edward Debusk, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield (PG), Mitchel Livingston (SF), Gary Williams (PF), Richard Henderson (C) Edward Debusk, Alfred Nida, Eugene Weldon, James Fournier | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Christian Kaufman (SG), Irvin Cho (SF), Rolando Nguyen (PF), Timothy Mason (C) Donald Culbertson, Kenneth Gelb, Brian Allan, Daniel Treat | |
| 14:28 | St. Anselm | Stephen Balentine clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Joseph Hatfield - foul #3 on Joseph Hatfield, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| 14:28 | St. Anselm | Stephen Balentine makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:28 | St. Anselm | Stephen Balentine makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:07 | Merrimack | Irvin Cho is called for the reach on Mitchel Livingston - foul #2 on Irvin Cho, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 13:52 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 13:51 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Timothy Mason | 35-36 |
| 13:29 | St. Anselm | Irvin Cho comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 13:28 | St. Anselm | The offensive rebound goes to Rolando Nguyen | 35-36 |
| 13:11 | St. Anselm | Stephen Balentine is whistled for a carry | 35-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (SG) Jeff Ribeiro | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Donald Culbertson (PG) Stephen Balentine | |
| 12:47 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Gary Williams is blocked by Timothy Mason | 35-36 |
| 12:45 | St. Anselm | Christian Kaufman pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:32 | St. Anselm | Irvin Cho misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 12:31 | Merrimack | Gary Williams snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 12:20 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-36 |
| 12:19 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 11:59 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson double dribbles | 35-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro (SG), Eugene Weldon (PF), James Fournier (C) Edward Debusk, Gary Williams, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Kenneth Gelb (SF), Brian Allan (C) Irvin Cho, Timothy Mason | |
| 11:52 | St. Anselm | Rolando Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hatfield - foul #4 on Joseph Hatfield, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG) Joseph Hatfield | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Stephen Balentine (SF) Rolando Nguyen | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Debusk (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Weldon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Fournier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Culbertson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christian Kaufman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Balentine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Gelb (fresh) C - Brian Allan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | St. Anselm | Christian Kaufman buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Allan | 35-39 |
| 11:27 | Merrimack | James Fournier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-39 |
| 11:25 | St. Anselm | Kenneth Gelb grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 11:07 | St. Anselm | Donald Culbertson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 11:05 | St. Anselm | Christian Kaufman hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 10:41 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 10:21 | St. Anselm | Donald Culbertson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-43 |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | James Fournier can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brian Allan - foul #2 on Brian Allan, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Hale (PG), Alfred Nida (SG), Michael Simmons (SF), Gary Williams (PF) Edward Debusk, Jeff Ribeiro, Mitchel Livingston, Eugene Weldon | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Daniel Treat (SG), Irvin Cho (SF), Rolando Nguyen (PF), Timothy Mason (C) Donald Culbertson, Christian Kaufman, Kenneth Gelb, Brian Allan | |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | James Fournier makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | James Fournier makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 09:46 | St. Anselm | Rolando Nguyen clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 39-43 |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | David Hale gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 09:25 | Merrimack | James Fournier hits the finger roll | 41-43 |
| 09:10 | St. Anselm | Rolando Nguyen lays it in | 41-45 |
| 08:44 | Merrimack | Gary Williams's layup is rejected by Timothy Mason | 41-45 |
| 08:43 | St. Anselm | Irvin Cho pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 08:16 | St. Anselm | Timothy Mason misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by James Fournier - foul #1 on James Fournier, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), Mitchel Livingston (SF), Richard Henderson (C) David Hale, Michael Simmons, James Fournier | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Donald Culbertson (PG), Christian Kaufman (SG) Stephen Balentine, Daniel Treat | |
| 08:16 | St. Anselm | Timothy Mason makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:16 | St. Anselm | Timothy Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 07:58 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston double dribbles | 41-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield (PG) Edward Debusk | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Hatfield (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Culbertson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christian Kaufman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Cho (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rolando Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | St. Anselm | Donald Culbertson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 07:28 | St. Anselm | Rolando Nguyen gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 07:15 | St. Anselm | Timothy Mason banks in the layup on a nice dish by Irvin Cho | 41-49 |
| 07:02 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 07:00 | St. Anselm | Rolando Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 06:37 | St. Anselm | Rolando Nguyen misses the lay-in | 41-49 |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 06:31 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Rolando Nguyen - foul #2 on Rolando Nguyen, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro (SG), Eugene Weldon (PF) Alfred Nida, Gary Williams | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Stephen Balentine (SF), Kenneth Gelb (PF), Brian Allan (C) Irvin Cho, Rolando Nguyen, Timothy Mason | |
| 06:31 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:31 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 06:17 | St. Anselm | Brian Allan travels with the ball | 42-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (SF) Mitchel Livingston | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 05:56 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 05:55 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon can't tip it in | 42-49 |
| 05:53 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 05:37 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jeff Ribeiro | 44-49 |
| 05:17 | St. Anselm | Brian Allan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston (SF), James Fournier (C) Michael Simmons, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Rolando Nguyen (PF), Timothy Mason (C) Christian Kaufman, Brian Allan | |
| 05:05 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-49 |
| 05:00 | St. Anselm | Timothy Mason loses the dribble to Joseph Hatfield | 47-49 |
| 04:34 | Merrimack | James Fournier knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Jeff Ribeiro | 49-49 |
| 04:21 | St. Anselm | Donald Culbertson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 04:19 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | James Fournier makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 03:40 | St. Anselm | Rolando Nguyen knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Donald Culbertson | 52-51 |
| 03:40 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Alfred Nida (SG), Gary Williams (PF), Richard Henderson (C) Jeff Ribeiro, Eugene Weldon, James Fournier | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Christian Kaufman (SG), Irvin Cho (SF) Stephen Balentine, Kenneth Gelb | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Hatfield (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Culbertson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christian Kaufman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Cho (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rolando Nguyen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mitchel Livingston | 55-51 |
| 03:15 | St. Anselm | Rolando Nguyen hits the finger roll | 55-53 |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| 02:40 | St. Anselm | Donald Culbertson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 55-53 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Gary Williams | 55-53 |
| 02:27 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson misses short on a runner from the right block | 55-53 |
| 02:26 | St. Anselm | Irvin Cho pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:22 | St. Anselm | Irvin Cho connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-55 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Gary Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 02:07 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:58 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson buries a jumper near the basket | 57-55 |
| 01:46 | St. Anselm | Timothy Mason misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | Gary Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 01:32 | Merrimack | Rolando Nguyen is called for the reach on Gary Williams - foul #3 on Rolando Nguyen, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| 01:18 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Gary Williams tips it back up and in | 59-55 |
| 01:01 | St. Anselm | Christian Kaufman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 00:59 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Henderson | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | Timothy Mason denies the turnaround by Mitchel Livingston | 59-55 |
| 00:34 | St. Anselm | Rolando Nguyen snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | St. Anselm | Timothy Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson grabs the board | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson is hacked by Christian Kaufman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christian Kaufman, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Irvin Cho is called for the reach on Alfred Nida - foul #3 on Irvin Cho, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:17 | St. Anselm | Christian Kaufman connects on the 3 from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Culbertson - foul #3 on Donald Culbertson, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:15 | St. Anselm | Rolando Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:09 | St. Anselm | Christian Kaufman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson is hacked by Donald Culbertson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Culbertson, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:06 | St. Anselm | Rolando Nguyen grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 00:00 | St. Anselm | Donald Culbertson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-58 |