| Lineup | St. Rose | PG - Craig Busby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Lauritzen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Neville (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Robert Pace inbounds the ball | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:20 | St. Rose | Drazen Karpin blocks the short jumper by Ronald Hill | 41-28 |
| 19:18 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 19:14 | Merrimack | Craig Busby is called for the reach on Melvin Etheridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Busby, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| 18:56 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-28 |
| 18:55 | St. Rose | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:33 | St. Rose | Kevin Lauritzen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 18:32 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Wayne Williams | 41-28 |
| 18:26 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses short on a floater from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 18:24 | Merrimack | George Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:07 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin is fouled on the floor by John Neville - foul #1 on John Neville, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | St. Rose | Michael Bent (PG), Paul Ebert (SF) Craig Busby, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), John McElligott (PF), Aaron Mix (C) George Johnston, Wayne Williams, Drazen Karpin | |
| 17:51 | Merrimack | John McElligott hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 41-28 |
| 17:50 | St. Rose | Ronald Hill gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:32 | St. Rose | Robert Pace is called for the reach on Ronald Hill - foul #2 on Robert Pace, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | St. Rose | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (SG), William Glen (SF) Melvin Etheridge, Robert Pace | |
| 17:15 | St. Rose | Michael Bent scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Paul Ebert | 43-28 |
| 17:00 | Merrimack | John McElligott buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 16:49 | St. Rose | Michael Bent lays it in and the foul's on John McElligott - foul #2 on John McElligott, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | St. Rose | Timothy Conley (SF), Craig Busby (C) Paul Ebert, John Neville | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (SG), Drazen Karpin (C) William Ruhl, John McElligott | |
| 16:49 | St. Rose | Michael Bent misses the free throw | 45-31 |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | George Johnston pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 16:30 | Merrimack | William Glen clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 16:29 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 16:11 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 45-33 |
| 15:59 | St. Rose | Billy Hawkins picks off the pass by Timothy Conley | 45-33 |
| Lineup | St. Rose | PG - Michael Bent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Lauritzen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Conley (fresh) PF - Ronald Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Busby (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Glen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Mix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Merrimack | George Johnston is hacked by Ronald Hill - foul #1 on Ronald Hill, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | St. Rose | Donald Turner (PG), John Neville (SF), John Thomas (C) Michael Bent, Kevin Lauritzen, Timothy Conley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), William Ruhl (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Wayne Williams (PF), John McElligott (C) Billy Hawkins, George Johnston, William Glen, Aaron Mix, Drazen Karpin | |
| 15:12 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 45-33 |
| 15:11 | St. Rose | The rebound goes to Ronald Hill | 45-33 |
| 14:52 | St. Rose | Wayne Williams is called for the reach on Ronald Hill - foul #2 on Wayne Williams, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | St. Rose | Kevin Lauritzen (SG), Paul Ebert (SF) Craig Busby, John Neville | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:30 | St. Rose | Donald Turner comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 14:29 | St. Rose | Ronald Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:20 | St. Rose | Kevin Lauritzen drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Turner and the foul's on Robert Pace - foul #3 on Robert Pace, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | St. Rose | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (SG), Charlie Stone (PF), Drazen Karpin (C) William Ruhl, Wayne Williams, John McElligott | |
| 14:20 | St. Rose | Kevin Lauritzen makes the free throw | 48-33 |
| 14:18 | Merrimack | Kevin Lauritzen is called for the reach on George Johnston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Lauritzen, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Johnston | 48-36 |
| 13:43 | St. Rose | Kevin Lauritzen scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Donald Turner | 50-36 |
| 13:23 | Merrimack | Robert Pace scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Melvin Etheridge | 50-39 |
| 13:12 | St. Rose | Ronald Hill comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-39 |
| 13:10 | St. Rose | Ronald Hill tips it but misses | 50-39 |
| 13:09 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:05 | Merrimack | George Johnston scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Pace | 50-42 |
| 12:55 | St. Rose | Donald Turner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-42 |
| 12:54 | St. Rose | Ronald Hill can't tip it in | 50-42 |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:43 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge is fouled on the floor by Donald Turner - foul #4 on Donald Turner, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | St. Rose | Michael Bent (PG), Timothy Conley (SF), Craig Busby (C) Donald Turner, Paul Ebert, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), William Ruhl (SG), William Glen (SF), Wayne Williams (PF), Aaron Mix (C) Melvin Etheridge, George Johnston, Robert Pace, Charlie Stone, Drazen Karpin | |
| 12:21 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 12:06 | St. Rose | Michael Bent scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Lauritzen | 52-44 |
| 11:46 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | William Glen hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| Lineup | St. Rose | PG - Michael Bent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Lauritzen (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Conley (fresh) PF - Ronald Hill (tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Busby (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Ruhl (fresh) SF - William Glen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Aaron Mix (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | St. Rose | Craig Busby misses the shot in the paint | 52-46 |
| 11:25 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:13 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 52-46 |
| 11:12 | St. Rose | Kevin Lauritzen gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:51 | St. Rose | Wayne Williams denies the turnaround by Ronald Hill | 52-46 |
| 10:49 | St. Rose | Kevin Lauritzen grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 10:42 | St. Rose | Kevin Lauritzen is hacked by William Ruhl - foul #1 on William Ruhl, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | St. Rose | John Neville (SF), John Thomas (C) Michael Bent, Timothy Conley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), George Johnston (SG), Robert Pace (SF), John McElligott (PF), Drazen Karpin (C) Billy Hawkins, William Ruhl, William Glen, Wayne Williams, Aaron Mix | |
| 10:25 | St. Rose | John Thomas lays it up and in | 54-46 |
| 10:11 | Merrimack | John McElligott can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 10:09 | St. Rose | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 54-46 |
| 09:55 | St. Rose | John Thomas clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Melvin Etheridge - foul #2 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| 09:55 | St. Rose | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:55 | St. Rose | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:42 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Hill - foul #2 on Ronald Hill, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| 09:42 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:42 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:42 | St. Rose | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 56-46 |
| 09:35 | St. Rose | Craig Busby misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 09:34 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 09:07 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Robert Pace is denied by John Neville | 56-46 |
| 09:05 | St. Rose | The rebound goes to Ronald Hill | 56-46 |
| 08:50 | St. Rose | John Thomas hits the finger roll | 58-46 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | George Johnston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-46 |
| Subs | St. Rose | Michael Bent (PG), Paul Ebert (SF) Craig Busby, Ronald Hill | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), Aaron Mix (PF), Charlie Stone (C) George Johnston, John McElligott, Drazen Karpin | |
| 08:32 | St. Rose | Aaron Mix steals it from John Thomas | 58-46 |
| 08:05 | Merrimack | John Neville is called for the reach on Billy Hawkins - foul #2 on John Neville, team foul #8 | 58-46 |
| Subs | St. Rose | Timothy Conley (SG) Kevin Lauritzen | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (SG), William Glen (SF), Wayne Williams (PF) Melvin Etheridge, Robert Pace, Charlie Stone | |
| 08:05 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 08:05 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:49 | St. Rose | John Neville misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 58-48 |
| 07:47 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 07:43 | Merrimack | Timothy Conley steals the ball from Billy Hawkins in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 07:41 | St. Rose | John Thomas hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Conley | 60-48 |
| Lineup | St. Rose | PG - Michael Bent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Conley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Ebert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Thomas (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - John Neville (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Ruhl (fresh) SF - William Glen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Aaron Mix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins slams it home | 60-50 |
| 07:14 | St. Rose | John Thomas misses badly on a shot from the right block | 60-50 |
| 07:13 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | William Ruhl's pass is intercepted by Michael Bent in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| 06:57 | St. Rose | John Thomas clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 60-50 |
| 06:56 | Merrimack | William Glen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 06:51 | Merrimack | William Glen clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 06:49 | St. Rose | Timothy Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 06:31 | St. Rose | Michael Bent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | St. Rose | Donald Turner (PG), Kevin Lauritzen (SG), Ronald Hill (PF), Craig Busby (C) Michael Bent, Timothy Conley, Paul Ebert, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), George Johnston (SG), Robert Pace (SF), John McElligott (PF), Drazen Karpin (C) Billy Hawkins, William Ruhl, William Glen, Wayne Williams, Aaron Mix | |
| 06:11 | Merrimack | Robert Pace knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Johnston | 60-53 |
| 06:11 | St. Rose | St. Rose calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| 05:51 | St. Rose | Ronald Hill buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Lauritzen and he's fouled by John McElligott - foul #3 on John McElligott, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | St. Rose | Timothy Conley (SF) John Neville | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 05:51 | St. Rose | Ronald Hill makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | George Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 05:37 | St. Rose | Kevin Lauritzen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Timothy Conley | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | George Johnston is fouled on the floor by Kevin Lauritzen - foul #2 on Kevin Lauritzen, team foul #9 | 66-53 |
| Subs | St. Rose | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Wayne Williams (PF) John McElligott | |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:03 | St. Rose | Kevin Lauritzen makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Busby | 68-55 |
| 04:55 | Merrimack | Donald Turner takes the ball from Melvin Etheridge | 68-55 |
| 04:52 | St. Rose | Timothy Conley lays it in set up by Donald Turner | 70-55 |
| 04:42 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Johnston and he's hacked by Timothy Conley - foul #1 on Timothy Conley, team foul #10 | 70-57 |
| Subs | St. Rose | Michael Bent (PG), Paul Ebert (SF) Kevin Lauritzen, Timothy Conley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 04:42 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge makes the free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:21 | St. Rose | Craig Busby makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Turner | 73-58 |
| 04:09 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 73-58 |
| 04:08 | Merrimack | Robert Pace tips it but misses | 73-58 |
| 04:06 | St. Rose | Paul Ebert grabs the defensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 03:42 | St. Rose | Paul Ebert misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Pace - foul #4 on Robert Pace, team foul #8 | 73-58 |
| Subs | St. Rose | John Thomas (C) Craig Busby | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), William Ruhl (SG), William Glen (SF), John McElligott (PF), Aaron Mix (C) Melvin Etheridge, George Johnston, Robert Pace, Wayne Williams, Drazen Karpin | |
| 03:42 | St. Rose | Paul Ebert makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 03:42 | St. Rose | Paul Ebert makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins is hacked by Michael Bent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Bent, team foul #11 | 75-58 |
| Subs | St. Rose | John Neville (SF) Paul Ebert | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 03:39 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 03:39 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 03:39 | St. Rose | John Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| Lineup | St. Rose | PG - Michael Bent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Neville (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hill (tired) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Ruhl (fresh) SF - William Glen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John McElligott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Mix (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | St. Rose | William Ruhl takes the ball from Donald Turner | 75-59 |
| 03:06 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins double dribbles in the backcourt | 75-59 |
| Subs | St. Rose | Timothy Conley (SG), Paul Ebert (SF), Craig Busby (PF) Michael Bent, John Neville, Ronald Hill | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 02:40 | St. Rose | Craig Busby is hacked by John McElligott - foul #4 on John McElligott, team foul #9 | 75-59 |
| 02:40 | St. Rose | Craig Busby makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 02:40 | St. Rose | Craig Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:28 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-62 |
| 01:59 | St. Rose | Donald Turner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Thomas | 80-62 |
| 01:46 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix loses the ball out of bounds | 80-62 |
| 01:23 | St. Rose | Billy Hawkins steps in front of the Donald Turner pass | 80-62 |
| 01:13 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins double dribbles | 80-62 |
| 01:04 | St. Rose | Paul Ebert is fouled on the floor by William Glen - foul #1 on William Glen, team foul #10 | 80-62 |
| 01:04 | St. Rose | Paul Ebert makes the 1st free throw | 81-62 |
| 01:04 | St. Rose | Paul Ebert misses the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | John McElligott gets the rebound | 81-62 |
| 01:01 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Timothy Conley in the backcourt | 81-62 |
| 00:38 | St. Rose | John Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Turner | 83-62 |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by John Thomas - foul #3 on John Thomas, team foul #12 | 83-62 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 83-62 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | St. Rose | Timothy Conley hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Turner and he's fouled by John McElligott - foul #5 on John McElligott, team foul #11 | 85-63 |
| Subs | St. Rose | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charlie Stone (C) John McElligott | |
| 00:08 | St. Rose | Timothy Conley misses the free throw | 85-63 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix pulls down the rebound | 85-63 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins buries a jump hook near the basket | 85-65 |
| 00:00 | St. Rose | Donald Turner runs out the clock | 85-65 |