| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Phillip Earnest (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Poole (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kyle Thatcher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Will (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Barry Fleisher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lester Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Fitch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher is fouled on the floor by Phillip Earnest - foul #3 on Phillip Earnest, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Michael Ireland (PG) Phillip Earnest | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | Raymond Will misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 19:39 | Merrimack | David Fitch tips it home | 31-40 |
| 19:18 | St. Michael's | James White's pass is intercepted by Barry Fleisher | 31-40 |
| 19:05 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 19:04 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 31-40 |
| 18:49 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 18:48 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Barry Fleisher | 31-40 |
| 18:26 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by James White - foul #3 on James White, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas (SF) James White | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 18:26 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:26 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:26 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher makes the 3rd free throw | 31-43 |
| 18:03 | St. Michael's | The short jumper by James Craig is denied by Lester Ross | 31-43 |
| 18:02 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 17:56 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 17:55 | St. Michael's | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 17:53 | St. Michael's | Michael Ireland is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Thatcher - foul #1 on Kyle Thatcher, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss (C) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 17:31 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 17:30 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:15 | Merrimack | Raymond Will misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 17:14 | St. Michael's | James Craig pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:02 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole can't throw it down | 31-43 |
| 17:01 | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas tips it home | 33-43 |
| 16:46 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 16:45 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher can't tip it in | 33-43 |
| 16:44 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Inniss | 33-43 |
| 16:39 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Inniss | 36-43 |
| 16:16 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Ireland - foul #1 on Michael Ireland, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski (PG), Matthew Hines (SG), Thomas Johnson (C) Michael Ireland, Bobby Poole, James Craig | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Haag (SG), James Sims (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Ronald Andrews (C) Raymond Will, Barry Fleisher, Lester Ross, David Fitch | |
| 16:16 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:16 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:04 | St. Michael's | Matthew Hines drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 15:45 | Merrimack | Roger Haag makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Sims | 39-48 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Joel Smolenski (fresh) SG - Matthew Hines (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dennis Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Inniss (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kyle Thatcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Haag (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sims (fresh) PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Andrews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | St. Michael's | Matthew Hines misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 15:20 | Merrimack | James Sims snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 15:06 | Merrimack | James Sims comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 15:04 | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 14:44 | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas is whistled for a carry | 39-48 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Phillip Earnest (PG), James White (SF), Thomas Eklund (PF) Joel Smolenski, Dennis Thomas, Kenneth Inniss | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Will (SG) Kyle Thatcher | |
| 14:27 | Merrimack | Raymond Will connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Roger Haag | 39-51 |
| 14:12 | St. Michael's | Thomas Johnson is denied on a dunk by Robert Williams | 39-51 |
| 14:11 | St. Michael's | Thomas Eklund hits the follow up shot | 41-51 |
| 14:04 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Hines - foul #2 on Matthew Hines, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole (SG), James Craig (PF) Matthew Hines, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roy Wooley (PG), Barry Fleisher (SF), David Fitch (C) Roger Haag, James Sims, Robert Williams | |
| 14:04 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 14:04 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 13:49 | St. Michael's | James Craig is fouled on the floor by Ronald Andrews - foul #1 on Ronald Andrews, team foul #2 | 41-53 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Ross (PF) Ronald Andrews | |
| 13:40 | St. Michael's | Phillip Earnest scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Craig | 43-53 |
| 13:25 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher is hacked by Thomas Eklund - foul #2 on Thomas Eklund, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| 13:07 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley loses the dribble to Phillip Earnest | 43-53 |
| 12:52 | St. Michael's | Phillip Earnest's floater is knocked away by Barry Fleisher | 43-53 |
| 12:51 | St. Michael's | The offensive rebound goes to James Craig | 43-53 |
| 12:36 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roy Wooley - foul #2 on Roy Wooley, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Thomas Johnson (C) Thomas Eklund | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Haag (PG) Roy Wooley | |
| 12:36 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:36 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:27 | Merrimack | David Fitch's layup is rejected by Thomas Johnson | 45-53 |
| 12:26 | St. Michael's | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:22 | St. Michael's | Phillip Earnest buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 48-53 |
| 12:09 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher misses long on a floater from the left side | 48-53 |
| 12:07 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 11:58 | St. Michael's | Phillip Earnest is fouled on the floor by Raymond Will - foul #3 on Raymond Will, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Matthew Hines (SG), Dennis Thomas (SF), Kenneth Inniss (PF) Bobby Poole, James White, James Craig | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roy Wooley (SG), James Sims (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Ronald Andrews (C) Raymond Will, Barry Fleisher, Lester Ross, David Fitch | |
| 11:46 | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas hits a 3 from the left corner | 51-53 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Phillip Earnest (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Hines (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dennis Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Inniss (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Roger Haag (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Wooley (fresh) SF - James Sims (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Merrimack | James Sims misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 11:33 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley gets the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 11:27 | Merrimack | Roger Haag misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-53 |
| 11:25 | St. Michael's | Thomas Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 11:03 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Hines and he's fouled by Ronald Andrews - foul #2 on Ronald Andrews, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Michael Ireland (PG), Thomas Eklund (C) Phillip Earnest, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Will (SG) Roy Wooley | |
| 11:03 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss misses the free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:03 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 53-53 |
| 10:37 | Merrimack | Raymond Will misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 10:36 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to James Sims | 53-53 |
| 10:19 | Merrimack | Raymond Will misses the shot from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 10:17 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:53 | St. Michael's | Michael Ireland drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Inniss | 55-53 |
| 09:34 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews double dribbles | 55-53 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Phillip Earnest (PG), Bobby Poole (SG), James White (SF), James Craig (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Michael Ireland, Matthew Hines, Dennis Thomas, Kenneth Inniss, Thomas Eklund | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher (PG), Barry Fleisher (SF), Lester Ross (PF), David Fitch (C) Roger Haag, James Sims, Robert Williams, Ronald Andrews | |
| 09:26 | St. Michael's | Thomas Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Fitch - foul #2 on David Fitch, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| 09:26 | St. Michael's | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:26 | St. Michael's | Thomas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:26 | Merrimack | David Fitch grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:11 | Merrimack | Raymond Will drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-56 |
| 08:46 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 08:44 | St. Michael's | James Craig gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:30 | St. Michael's | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 08:28 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:15 | Merrimack | Phillip Earnest is called for the reach on David Fitch - foul #4 on Phillip Earnest, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Michael Ireland (PG), Kenneth Inniss (C) Phillip Earnest, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roy Wooley (SG) Raymond Will | |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | David Fitch makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kyle Thatcher | 55-58 |
| 07:52 | St. Michael's | Michael Ireland misses the jumper from the left side | 55-58 |
| 07:50 | Merrimack | Lester Ross grabs the board | 55-58 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Michael Ireland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bobby Poole (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Inniss (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kyle Thatcher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Wooley (fresh) SF - Barry Fleisher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lester Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Fitch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 07:16 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Phillip Earnest (PG) Michael Ireland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Haag (PG), Robert Williams (PF) Kyle Thatcher, Lester Ross | |
| 07:14 | Merrimack | Phillip Earnest steps in front of the Roger Haag pass in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| 07:11 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole hits the finger roll set up by Phillip Earnest | 57-61 |
| 06:53 | Merrimack | Roger Haag misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 06:51 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher snags the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley connects on the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Bobby Poole - foul #2 on Bobby Poole, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Matthew Hines (SG), Dennis Thomas (SF), Thomas Johnson (C) Bobby Poole, James White, James Craig | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Will (SG), Ronald Andrews (C) Barry Fleisher, David Fitch | |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| 06:15 | St. Michael's | Matthew Hines comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 06:13 | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 05:53 | St. Michael's | Thomas Johnson's pass is intercepted by Raymond Will | 57-64 |
| 05:44 | Merrimack | Roger Haag comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 05:42 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 05:23 | St. Michael's | Phillip Earnest knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Hines and he's fouled by Roger Haag - foul #2 on Roger Haag, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | James White (SF), Thomas Eklund (PF) Dennis Thomas, Kenneth Inniss | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher (PG), James Sims (SF), Lester Ross (PF) Roy Wooley, Roger Haag, Robert Williams | |
| 05:23 | St. Michael's | Phillip Earnest makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | Raymond Will misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 05:10 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Thomas Eklund | 60-64 |
| 05:01 | St. Michael's | Thomas Eklund misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-64 |
| 04:59 | St. Michael's | Thomas Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:51 | St. Michael's | James White can't finish the layup | 60-64 |
| 04:50 | St. Michael's | Thomas Eklund misses the tip | 60-64 |
| 04:49 | Merrimack | Lester Ross snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 04:30 | Merrimack | Raymond Will misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 04:29 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Andrews | 60-64 |
| 04:15 | Merrimack | Lester Ross loses the ball out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Michael Ireland (PG), Bobby Poole (SG), James Craig (PF) Phillip Earnest, Matthew Hines, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher (SF), David Fitch (C) James Sims, Ronald Andrews | |
| 04:01 | St. Michael's | Thomas Eklund makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Ireland and he's fouled by Lester Ross - foul #2 on Lester Ross, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 04:01 | St. Michael's | Thomas Eklund makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:32 | Merrimack | Raymond Will misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 03:30 | St. Michael's | Michael Ireland grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Michael Ireland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Poole (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Eklund (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kyle Thatcher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Will (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SF - Barry Fleisher (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lester Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Fitch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | St. Michael's | Lester Ross steps in front of the James White pass | 63-64 |
| 03:03 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 03:02 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Fleisher | 63-64 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Lester Ross misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Ireland - foul #2 on Michael Ireland, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Phillip Earnest (PG), Dennis Thomas (SF), Kenneth Inniss (C) Michael Ireland, James White, Thomas Eklund | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Haag (PG), Roy Wooley (SG) Kyle Thatcher, Raymond Will | |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Lester Ross makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Lester Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | David Fitch snags the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| 02:45 | Merrimack | David Fitch comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 63-65 |
| 02:44 | St. Michael's | Phillip Earnest grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:44 | St. Michael's | St. Michael's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | James White (SF), Thomas Johnson (C) Dennis Thomas, Kenneth Inniss | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher (PG), Raymond Will (SG) Roger Haag, Roy Wooley | |
| 02:29 | St. Michael's | James White hits a floater from the left wing set up by Phillip Earnest and the foul's on Barry Fleisher - foul #1 on Barry Fleisher, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| 02:29 | St. Michael's | James White makes the free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:15 | Merrimack | David Fitch is hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #3 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 02:15 | Merrimack | David Fitch misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:15 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Ross | 66-65 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Lester Ross clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Poole - foul #3 on Bobby Poole, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Lester Ross makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Lester Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:46 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Earnest | 69-67 |
| 01:31 | Merrimack | Phillip Earnest picks off the pass by Barry Fleisher | 69-67 |
| 01:26 | St. Michael's | Phillip Earnest hits the finger roll | 71-67 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Raymond Will is denied by Thomas Johnson | 71-67 |
| 01:02 | Merrimack | David Fitch tips it in | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Lester Ross - foul #3 on Lester Ross, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| 00:39 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:39 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | David Fitch gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Raymond Will scores on a 3 from straight away | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | St. Michael's | Thomas Johnson hits a floater in the paint | 74-72 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 74-72 |