| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Derrick Jackson (fresh) SG - Ernest Harrison (fresh) SF - Tom Elliot (fresh) PF - Frank Penner (fresh) C - Harold Carpenter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Paul Allison (fresh) SG - Eric Penny (fresh) SF - Gerald Mote (fresh) PF - Randy Key (fresh) C - Derrick Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Derrick Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Merrimack | Paul Allison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | St. Anselm | Frank Penner snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | St. Anselm | Derrick Jackson banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Allison | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | St. Anselm | Derrick Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Merrimack | Derrick Davis pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Merrimack | Paul Allison connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | St. Anselm | Ernest Harrison is fouled on the floor by Derrick Davis - foul #1 on Derrick Davis, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | St. Anselm | Frank Penner hits a shot in the paint set up by Ernest Harrison | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | Merrimack | Randy Key's pass is intercepted by Frank Penner | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | St. Anselm | Harold Carpenter connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Derrick Jackson | 6-4 |
| 17:39 | Merrimack | Eric Penny clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Harrison - foul #1 on Ernest Harrison, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Steffes (SF), Mark Deems (C) Gerald Mote, Derrick Davis | |
| 17:39 | Merrimack | Eric Penny makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:39 | Merrimack | Eric Penny makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:22 | St. Anselm | Ernest Harrison connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Penner | 8-6 |
| 16:59 | Merrimack | Michael Steffes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 16:58 | Merrimack | Eric Penny pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:37 | Merrimack | Mark Deems is hacked by Frank Penner - foul #1 on Frank Penner, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Ellison (SG), Thomas Gossard (SF), Jason Kepler (PF), Reuben Dehaan (C) Ernest Harrison, Tom Elliot, Frank Penner, Harold Carpenter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky (PG), Joseph Matuszewski (SG), Charles Chilson (C) Paul Allison, Eric Penny, Randy Key | |
| 16:19 | Merrimack | Michael Steffes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 15:53 | St. Anselm | Reuben Dehaan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Derrick Jackson | 10-9 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Derrick Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ellison (fresh) SF - Thomas Gossard (fresh) PF - Jason Kepler (fresh) C - Reuben Dehaan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Ronnie Romansky (fresh) SG - Joseph Matuszewski (fresh) SF - Michael Steffes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Deems (fresh) C - Charles Chilson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Merrimack | Robert Ellison steals the ball from Joseph Matuszewski | 10-9 |
| 15:36 | St. Anselm | Derrick Jackson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Kepler | 12-9 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Joseph Matuszewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 15:14 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | Mark Deems hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Matuszewski | 12-11 |
| 14:55 | St. Anselm | Reuben Dehaan is fouled on the floor by Joseph Matuszewski - foul #1 on Joseph Matuszewski, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ernest Harrison (SG), Tom Elliot (SF), Frank Penner (PF), Harold Carpenter (C) Derrick Jackson, Thomas Gossard, Jason Kepler, Reuben Dehaan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Allison (PG), Eric Penny (SG), Gerald Mote (SF), Randy Key (PF), Derrick Davis (C) Ronnie Romansky, Joseph Matuszewski, Michael Steffes, Mark Deems, Charles Chilson | |
| 14:38 | St. Anselm | Randy Key steals it from Tom Elliot | 12-11 |
| 14:30 | Merrimack | Ernest Harrison is called for the reach on Eric Penny - foul #2 on Ernest Harrison, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tristan Condit (SG) Ernest Harrison | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:14 | Merrimack | Derrick Davis is fouled on the floor by Frank Penner - foul #2 on Frank Penner, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Jason Kepler (PF) Frank Penner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:00 | Merrimack | Tristan Condit is called for the reach on Paul Allison - foul #1 on Tristan Condit, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Paul Allison scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Randy Key | 12-13 |
| 13:27 | St. Anselm | Jason Kepler hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tristan Condit | 14-13 |
| 13:11 | Merrimack | Eric Penny's floater is tipped away by Jason Kepler | 14-13 |
| 13:09 | St. Anselm | Jason Kepler snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 13:02 | St. Anselm | Tom Elliot misses the lay-in | 14-13 |
| 13:01 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Randy Key | 14-13 |
| 12:55 | Merrimack | Harold Carpenter blocks the short jumper by Eric Penny | 14-13 |
| 12:54 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote tips it back up and in | 14-15 |
| 12:35 | St. Anselm | Derrick Davis is called for the reach on Harold Carpenter - foul #2 on Derrick Davis, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Derrick Jackson (PG), Thomas Gossard (SF), Reuben Dehaan (C) Robert Ellison, Tom Elliot, Harold Carpenter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky (SG), Michael Steffes (SF), Mark Deems (PF), Charles Chilson (C) Eric Penny, Gerald Mote, Randy Key, Derrick Davis | |
| 12:20 | St. Anselm | Jason Kepler connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Gossard | 16-15 |
| 12:13 | Merrimack | Derrick Jackson steals the ball from Paul Allison in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 12:00 | St. Anselm | Jason Kepler misses the fadeaway from the left side | 16-15 |
| 11:58 | St. Anselm | Jason Kepler grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:50 | St. Anselm | Reuben Dehaan misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Chilson - foul #1 on Charles Chilson, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Harold Carpenter (C) Jason Kepler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Matuszewski (SG) Paul Allison | |
| 11:50 | St. Anselm | Reuben Dehaan misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:50 | St. Anselm | Reuben Dehaan misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:50 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Derrick Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tristan Condit (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gossard (fresh) PF - Reuben Dehaan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Ronnie Romansky (fresh) SG - Joseph Matuszewski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Steffes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Deems (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Chilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Merrimack | Mark Deems clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 16-15 |
| 11:36 | St. Anselm | Reuben Dehaan snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 11:08 | St. Anselm | Reuben Dehaan throws it down set up by Derrick Jackson | 18-15 |
| 10:51 | Merrimack | Michael Steffes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 10:49 | St. Anselm | Thomas Gossard grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 10:25 | St. Anselm | Tristan Condit scores on a shot from the right side set up by Derrick Jackson | 20-15 |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | Joseph Matuszewski knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Ronnie Romansky and he's fouled by Thomas Gossard - foul #1 on Thomas Gossard, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Ellison (SG), Tom Elliot (SF), Jason Kepler (PF) Tristan Condit, Thomas Gossard, Harold Carpenter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Penny (SG), Gerald Mote (SF), Randy Key (PF) Ronnie Romansky, Michael Steffes, Charles Chilson | |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | Joseph Matuszewski misses the free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:06 | St. Anselm | Reuben Dehaan pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:45 | St. Anselm | Jason Kepler hits a jump hook from the right block | 22-17 |
| 09:33 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote misses the shot from just outside the lane | 22-17 |
| 09:32 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Reuben Dehaan | 22-17 |
| 09:16 | St. Anselm | Eric Penny picks off the pass by Robert Ellison | 22-17 |
| 08:50 | Merrimack | Mark Deems makes the jump hook in the paint | 22-19 |
| 08:31 | St. Anselm | Derrick Jackson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Mark Deems throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ronald Cutter (PG), Thomas Gossard (PF), Harold Carpenter (C) Derrick Jackson, Jason Kepler, Reuben Dehaan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Allison (PG), Charles Chilson (C) Joseph Matuszewski, Mark Deems | |
| 08:01 | St. Anselm | Ronald Cutter is fouled on the floor by Paul Allison - foul #1 on Paul Allison, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tristan Condit (SG) Robert Ellison | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Steffes (SF) Gerald Mote | |
| 07:53 | St. Anselm | Thomas Gossard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 07:52 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Ronald Cutter (fresh) SG - Tristan Condit (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Elliot (fresh) PF - Thomas Gossard (fresh) C - Harold Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Paul Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Penny (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Steffes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Key (fresh) C - Charles Chilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Merrimack | Eric Penny scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Allison | 25-21 |
| 07:20 | St. Anselm | Thomas Gossard clanks a jump hook from the right block | 25-21 |
| 07:19 | St. Anselm | Harold Carpenter snags the offensive board | 25-21 |
| 06:58 | St. Anselm | Randy Key is called for the reach on Thomas Gossard - foul #1 on Randy Key, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Ellison (PG), Jason Kepler (PF) Ronald Cutter, Tom Elliot | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky (SG) Eric Penny | |
| 06:45 | St. Anselm | Tristan Condit loses the dribble to Paul Allison | 25-21 |
| 06:16 | Merrimack | Paul Allison misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 06:15 | St. Anselm | Robert Ellison snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 06:10 | St. Anselm | Robert Ellison misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-21 |
| 06:08 | St. Anselm | Thomas Gossard tips it but misses | 25-21 |
| 06:06 | St. Anselm | Robert Ellison gets the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:54 | St. Anselm | Ronnie Romansky takes the ball from Robert Ellison | 25-21 |
| 05:29 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Gossard | 25-21 |
| 05:13 | St. Anselm | Harold Carpenter buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Ellison and the foul's on Charles Chilson - foul #2 on Charles Chilson, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Derrick Jackson (PG), Ronald Cutter (SG), Tom Elliot (SF), Reuben Dehaan (PF) Robert Ellison, Tristan Condit, Thomas Gossard, Jason Kepler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Penny (SG), Gerald Mote (SF), Mark Deems (C) Paul Allison, Michael Steffes, Charles Chilson | |
| 05:13 | St. Anselm | Harold Carpenter makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:53 | Merrimack | Mark Deems misses long on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Harold Carpenter - foul #1 on Harold Carpenter, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| 04:53 | Merrimack | Mark Deems makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:53 | Merrimack | Mark Deems makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:53 | Merrimack | Mark Deems makes the 3rd free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:45 | St. Anselm | Derrick Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronnie Romansky - foul #1 on Ronnie Romansky, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| 04:45 | St. Anselm | Derrick Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:45 | St. Anselm | Derrick Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:28 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Tom Elliot - foul #1 on Tom Elliot, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Matuszewski (PG) Ronnie Romansky | |
| 04:28 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:28 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:07 | St. Anselm | Tom Elliot is fouled on the floor by Eric Penny - foul #1 on Eric Penny, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Allison (PG) Joseph Matuszewski | |
| 04:07 | St. Anselm | Tom Elliot makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:07 | St. Anselm | Tom Elliot makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:48 | Merrimack | Randy Key misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 03:47 | Merrimack | Gerald Mote tips it but misses | 32-26 |
| 03:45 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Reuben Dehaan | 32-26 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Derrick Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Cutter (fresh) SF - Tom Elliot (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reuben Dehaan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Carpenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Paul Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Penny (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerald Mote (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Key (fairly fresh) C - Mark Deems (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:33 | St. Anselm | Derrick Jackson connects on the shot from the left side set up by Tom Elliot | 34-26 |
| 03:19 | Merrimack | Mark Deems misses badly on a shot near the basket | 34-26 |
| 03:17 | St. Anselm | Ronald Cutter snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 03:12 | St. Anselm | Tom Elliot scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Derrick Jackson | 36-26 |
| 02:52 | Merrimack | Eric Penny knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gerald Mote | 36-29 |
| 02:37 | St. Anselm | Eric Penny is called for the reach on Ronald Cutter - foul #2 on Eric Penny, team foul #10 | 36-29 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ernest Harrison (SG), Thomas Gossard (SF), Frank Penner (PF), Jason Kepler (C) Derrick Jackson, Tom Elliot, Reuben Dehaan, Harold Carpenter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky (SG), Michael Steffes (SF), Charles Chilson (PF), Derrick Davis (C) Eric Penny, Gerald Mote, Randy Key, Mark Deems | |
| 02:37 | St. Anselm | Ronald Cutter makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:37 | St. Anselm | Ronald Cutter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 02:13 | Merrimack | Paul Allison can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Cutter - foul #1 on Ronald Cutter, team foul #9 | 38-29 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Ellison (PG) Ronald Cutter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 02:13 | Merrimack | Paul Allison makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:13 | Merrimack | Paul Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:45 | St. Anselm | Ernest Harrison clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 38-31 |
| 01:44 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Derrick Davis | 38-31 |
| 01:29 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson's layup is rejected by Jason Kepler | 38-31 |
| 01:27 | St. Anselm | Jason Kepler snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 01:16 | St. Anselm | Ernest Harrison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Ernest Harrison, team foul #10 | 38-31 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Derrick Jackson (PG) Ernest Harrison | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Penny (SG) Paul Allison | |
| 01:01 | Merrimack | Derrick Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 00:33 | St. Anselm | Frank Penner misses short on a shot from the right block | 38-31 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Charles Chilson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Derrick Jackson is called for the reach on Ronnie Romansky - foul #1 on Derrick Jackson, team foul #11 | 38-31 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Tom Elliot (SF), Reuben Dehaan (C) Thomas Gossard, Jason Kepler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gerald Mote (SF), Randy Key (PF) Michael Steffes, Charles Chilson | |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Ronnie Romansky makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:01 | St. Anselm | The pull-up jumper by Robert Ellison is blocked by Derrick Davis | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Eric Penny grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |