| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Jesse Loyd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Josef Zeitler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Zarr (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Beck (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Wynn (fresh) SF - Thomas Dobson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Merrill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 19:32 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill hits the follow up shot | 33-28 |
| 19:16 | St. Michael's | Steven Zarr is whistled for a carry | 33-28 |
| 19:09 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-28 |
| 19:08 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Pat Merrill | 33-28 |
| 19:00 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Johnson - foul #2 on George Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:00 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:00 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:36 | St. Michael's | Ray Wynn steps in front of the Josef Zeitler pass | 33-30 |
| 18:22 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson makes the jumper near the basket set up by Robert Smith | 33-32 |
| 18:07 | St. Michael's | Steven Zarr hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Josef Zeitler | 35-32 |
| 17:57 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson knocks in the floater from the right block | 35-34 |
| 17:51 | St. Michael's | George Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ray Wynn - foul #1 on Ray Wynn, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Welch (C) Pat Merrill | |
| 17:51 | St. Michael's | George Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:51 | St. Michael's | George Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:32 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-34 |
| 17:31 | St. Michael's | Stephen Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:20 | St. Michael's | Steven Zarr hits a floater from the right side set up by Josef Zeitler | 38-34 |
| 17:05 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson is whistled for a carry | 38-34 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jamie Digby (PG), Joshua Thornton (SG), William McIltrot (SF), Rodney Andrews (C) Jesse Loyd, Josef Zeitler, Steven Zarr, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (SG), Robert Campbell (SF) Ray Wynn, Thomas Dobson | |
| 16:39 | St. Michael's | Stephen Beck misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Christensen - foul #3 on Gary Christensen, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gale Potter (SG), Pat Merrill (C) Gary Christensen, Danny Hollins | |
| 16:39 | St. Michael's | Stephen Beck misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:39 | St. Michael's | Stephen Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-34 |
| 16:17 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Jamie Digby | 39-34 |
| 16:00 | St. Michael's | Stephen Beck makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Jamie Digby | 41-34 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Jamie Digby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William McIltrot (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Beck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Andrews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gale Potter (fresh) SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) PF - David Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Merrill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Merrimack | Robert Smith can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 15:52 | Merrimack | David Welch hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 15:28 | St. Michael's | William McIltrot loses the dribble to Robert Campbell | 41-36 |
| 15:18 | Merrimack | Gale Potter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 15:07 | St. Michael's | Jamie Digby drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Andrews | 44-39 |
| 14:56 | Merrimack | Robert Smith buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by David Welch | 44-41 |
| 14:38 | St. Michael's | Joshua Thornton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 14:37 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:20 | Merrimack | David Welch can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 14:19 | St. Michael's | Rodney Andrews grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 14:01 | St. Michael's | Pat Merrill picks off the pass by Jamie Digby | 44-41 |
| 13:41 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Smith | 44-43 |
| 13:27 | St. Michael's | Stephen Beck misses the fadeaway in the paint | 44-43 |
| 13:25 | Merrimack | David Welch gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:06 | Merrimack | David Welch is fouled on the floor by Stephen Beck - foul #1 on Stephen Beck, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jesse Loyd (PG), Josef Zeitler (SG), Steven Zarr (SF), George Johnson (PF), Brian Porter (C) Jamie Digby, Joshua Thornton, William McIltrot, Stephen Beck, Rodney Andrews | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (PG), Ray Wynn (SG), Thomas Dobson (SF), Danny Hollins (PF) Robert Smith, Gale Potter, Robert Campbell, David Welch | |
| 12:49 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Thomas Dobson is blocked by George Johnson | 44-43 |
| 12:47 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 12:33 | St. Michael's | Ray Wynn steps in front of the Josef Zeitler pass | 44-45 |
| 12:08 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen is denied on a layup by George Johnson | 44-45 |
| 12:07 | St. Michael's | Brian Porter snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 11:50 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 11:49 | St. Michael's | Brian Porter tips it home | 46-45 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Jesse Loyd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Josef Zeitler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Zarr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Brian Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ray Wynn (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Thomas Dobson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Pat Merrill (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Christensen | 46-48 |
| 11:10 | St. Michael's | Thomas Dobson steals it from Josef Zeitler | 46-48 |
| 10:50 | Merrimack | George Johnson takes the ball from Thomas Dobson | 46-48 |
| 10:40 | St. Michael's | Jesse Loyd is hacked by Gary Christensen - foul #4 on Gary Christensen, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jamie Digby (PG), William McIltrot (SF), Rodney Andrews (PF) Jesse Loyd, Steven Zarr, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG), Ernest Dickison (SG), David Welch (C) Gary Christensen, Ray Wynn, Pat Merrill | |
| 10:25 | St. Michael's | Brian Porter is fouled on the floor by David Welch - foul #1 on David Welch, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joshua Thornton (SG) Josef Zeitler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:07 | St. Michael's | William McIltrot knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jamie Digby | 49-48 |
| 09:54 | Merrimack | Robert Smith loses the dribble to Jamie Digby | 49-48 |
| 09:29 | St. Michael's | The jump hook by William McIltrot is blocked by Danny Hollins | 49-48 |
| 09:27 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 09:10 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins is hacked by Rodney Andrews - foul #2 on Rodney Andrews, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jesse Loyd (PG), Josef Zeitler (SG), Steven Zarr (SF), Stephen Beck (PF), George Johnson (C) Jamie Digby, Joshua Thornton, William McIltrot, Rodney Andrews, Brian Porter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Wynn (SG), Mark Griffey (SF), Robert Campbell (C) Ernest Dickison, Thomas Dobson, Danny Hollins | |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | Steven Zarr steps in front of the David Welch pass | 49-48 |
| 08:37 | St. Michael's | Stephen Beck lays it in set up by Josef Zeitler and he's hacked by David Welch - foul #2 on David Welch, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| 08:37 | St. Michael's | Stephen Beck misses the free throw | 51-48 |
| 08:37 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to David Welch | 51-48 |
| 08:21 | Merrimack | Mark Griffey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| 08:10 | St. Michael's | Stephen Beck misses long on a floater from close range | 51-48 |
| 08:09 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:53 | Merrimack | David Welch's dunk attempt is rejected by George Johnson | 51-48 |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Jesse Loyd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Josef Zeitler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Zarr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Beck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - George Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Wynn (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Mark Griffey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | St. Michael's | Stephen Beck connects on the shot in the paint | 53-50 |
| 07:00 | Merrimack | Mark Griffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jamie Digby (PG), Joshua Thornton (SG), William McIltrot (SF), Rodney Andrews (PF), Brian Porter (C) Jesse Loyd, Josef Zeitler, Steven Zarr, Stephen Beck, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (SG), Thomas Dobson (SF), Danny Hollins (PF) Ray Wynn, Mark Griffey, David Welch | |
| 06:51 | St. Michael's | Joshua Thornton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-50 |
| 06:50 | St. Michael's | Rodney Andrews tips it but misses | 53-50 |
| 06:49 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:32 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson misses the jump hook in the paint | 53-50 |
| 06:31 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson snags the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 06:19 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 06:17 | St. Michael's | Brian Porter snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 06:10 | St. Michael's | Rodney Andrews hits a runner from the left block | 55-50 |
| 05:48 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 55-53 |
| 05:31 | St. Michael's | William McIltrot scores on a shot from the right side | 57-53 |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Smith and he's hacked by Jamie Digby - foul #2 on Jamie Digby, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jesse Loyd (PG), Josef Zeitler (SG), George Johnson (PF) Jamie Digby, Joshua Thornton, Brian Porter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Wynn (SG), David Welch (C) Robert Smith, Robert Campbell | |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:00 | St. Michael's | George Johnson buries a turnaround from close range | 59-56 |
| 04:42 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn loses the ball out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Steven Zarr (SF) Rodney Andrews | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 04:22 | St. Michael's | Danny Hollins denies the turnaround by Jesse Loyd | 59-56 |
| 04:21 | St. Michael's | William McIltrot tips it in | 61-56 |
| 04:10 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Christensen | 61-58 |
| 03:49 | St. Michael's | William McIltrot can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Christensen - foul #5 on Gary Christensen, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Stephen Beck (PF) Steven Zarr | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG), Mark Griffey (SF), Pat Merrill (C) Gary Christensen, Thomas Dobson, Danny Hollins | |
| 03:49 | St. Michael's | William McIltrot makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:49 | St. Michael's | William McIltrot misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:49 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Pat Merrill | 62-58 |
| 03:46 | Merrimack | Robert Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Loyd - foul #1 on Jesse Loyd, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jamie Digby (SF) William McIltrot | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Jesse Loyd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Josef Zeitler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Digby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Beck (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - George Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ray Wynn (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Mark Griffey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Pat Merrill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 03:23 | St. Michael's | Stephen Beck grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 03:01 | St. Michael's | Ray Wynn is called for the reach on Josef Zeitler - foul #2 on Ray Wynn, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Steven Zarr (SF), Brian Porter (C) Jesse Loyd, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gale Potter (SG), Robert Campbell (SF) Ray Wynn, Mark Griffey | |
| 03:01 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:01 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jesse Loyd (PG) Jamie Digby | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Wynn (SG), Thomas Dobson (SF), Danny Hollins (PF) Gale Potter, Robert Campbell, David Welch | |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 02:37 | St. Michael's | Jesse Loyd gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:15 | St. Michael's | Jesse Loyd's layup is rejected by Danny Hollins | 64-58 |
| 02:14 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 01:57 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins clanks a floater from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 01:56 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Dobson | 64-58 |
| 01:38 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn is fouled on the floor by Stephen Beck - foul #2 on Stephen Beck, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn hits the finger roll | 64-60 |
| 00:57 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| 00:57 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:57 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 00:36 | St. Michael's | Brian Porter pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | St. Michael's | Brian Porter is hacked by Robert Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joshua Thornton (PG), Charles Flood (SF), Rodney Andrews (PF) Jesse Loyd, Steven Zarr, Stephen Beck | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:35 | St. Michael's | Brian Porter makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:35 | St. Michael's | Brian Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins scores on a 3 from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 00:30 | St. Michael's | St. Michael's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jesse Loyd (PG), Jamie Digby (SF), Stephen Beck (PF) Joshua Thornton, Charles Flood, Rodney Andrews | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:28 | St. Michael's | Ray Wynn is called for the reach on Josef Zeitler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ray Wynn, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| 00:28 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:28 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Robert Smith scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Dobson | 68-66 |
| 00:19 | St. Michael's | Ray Wynn is called for the reach on Josef Zeitler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ray Wynn, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Steven Zarr (SF) Jamie Digby | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:19 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:19 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-66 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jamie Digby (SF) Steven Zarr | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:10 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler is hacked by Robert Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #12 | 70-66 |
| 00:10 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:10 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Robert Smith is hacked by Brian Porter - foul #4 on Brian Porter, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Steven Zarr (SF) Jamie Digby | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:01 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Wynn - foul #5 on Ray Wynn, team foul #13 | 72-68 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Jamie Digby (SF) Steven Zarr | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gale Potter (SG) Ray Wynn | |
| 00:01 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:01 | St. Michael's | Josef Zeitler makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Robert Smith misses short on a halfcourt shot | 74-68 |