| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin River (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earl Harton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John Spataro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Kyle Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Urrutia (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Abbott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Potts (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Justin River inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Merrimack | Thomas Potts steps in front of the John Spataro pass | 25-29 |
| 19:24 | St. Anselm | John Abbott scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Butler | 25-31 |
| 19:02 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 18:44 | St. Anselm | Joseph O'Neal steps in front of the Larry Robinson pass | 28-31 |
| 18:41 | Merrimack | Justin River hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph O'Neal | 30-31 |
| 18:22 | St. Anselm | Melvin Urrutia hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 18:20 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Earl Harton | 30-31 |
| 18:07 | Merrimack | Earl Harton makes the driving attempt from the left block | 32-31 |
| 17:59 | St. Anselm | Melvin Urrutia travels with the ball | 32-31 |
| 17:34 | Merrimack | John Abbott steals the ball from Earl Harton | 32-31 |
| 17:11 | St. Anselm | Larry Robinson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kyle Butler | 32-34 |
| 16:50 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal buries a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Larry Robinson - foul #2 on Larry Robinson, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (SG), Gary Meadow (SF), Ray Neville (PF), George Valentine (C) Jerry Fairbank, Justin River, Earl Harton, John Spataro | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | William Alexander (PG), Dennis West (SG), Erwin Ernest (SF), Carl Bracey (PF), Daniel Stevens (C) Kyle Butler, Melvin Urrutia, John Abbott, Thomas Potts, Larry Robinson | |
| 16:50 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:28 | St. Anselm | George Valentine picks off the pass by Carl Bracey | 35-34 |
| 16:08 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal double dribbles | 35-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Byrd (PF) Joseph O'Neal | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 16:01 | St. Anselm | Carl Bracey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 15:59 | St. Anselm | Daniel Stevens grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Travis Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Meadow (fresh) SF - Ray Neville (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Byrd (fresh) C - George Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - William Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis West (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Erwin Ernest (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Carl Bracey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:37 | St. Anselm | Dennis West drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Erwin Ernest | 35-37 |
| 15:25 | Merrimack | Ray Neville scores on a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Erwin Ernest - foul #1 on Erwin Ernest, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG), Justin River (SF), Earl Harton (PF) Gary Meadow, Kyle Byrd, George Valentine | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Kyle Butler (PG), John Abbott (SF), Thomas Potts (PF), Larry Robinson (C) Dennis West, Erwin Ernest, Carl Bracey, Daniel Stevens | |
| 15:25 | Merrimack | Ray Neville misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:25 | Merrimack | Earl Harton grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 15:17 | Merrimack | Ray Neville drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Earl Harton | 39-37 |
| 15:01 | St. Anselm | Kyle Butler hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Alexander | 39-39 |
| 14:43 | Merrimack | Larry Robinson is called for the reach on Travis Rose - foul #3 on Larry Robinson, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), John Spataro (C) Travis Rose, Ray Neville | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Melvin Urrutia (SG) William Alexander | |
| 14:29 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Melvin Urrutia - foul #2 on Melvin Urrutia, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| 14:29 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:29 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:11 | St. Anselm | John Abbott hits the finger roll set up by Kyle Butler | 41-41 |
| 13:52 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Joseph O'Neal and the foul's on Melvin Urrutia - foul #3 on Melvin Urrutia, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Meadow (SF) Justin River | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | William Alexander (PG), Carl Bracey (PF) Kyle Butler, Thomas Potts | |
| 13:52 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:36 | St. Anselm | Melvin Urrutia is fouled on the floor by Joseph O'Neal - foul #3 on Joseph O'Neal, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (SG), Ray Neville (SF) Jerry Fairbank, Gary Meadow | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 13:22 | St. Anselm | Larry Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 13:20 | St. Anselm | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Robinson | 44-41 |
| 13:09 | St. Anselm | William Alexander can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 13:08 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:43 | Merrimack | Ray Neville clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 44-41 |
| 12:41 | Merrimack | Earl Harton snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Earl Harton comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Bracey - foul #1 on Carl Bracey, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Meadow (SG), Justin River (SF), George Valentine (C) Joseph O'Neal, Ray Neville, John Spataro | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Kyle Butler (PG), Erwin Ernest (SF), Thomas Potts (PF) Melvin Urrutia, John Abbott, Larry Robinson | |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Earl Harton makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Earl Harton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:01 | St. Anselm | William Alexander misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 11:59 | Merrimack | George Valentine grabs the board | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Travis Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Meadow (fresh) SF - Justin River (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Earl Harton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - George Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Kyle Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Alexander (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Erwin Ernest (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Thomas Potts (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Bracey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:53 | Merrimack | George Valentine hits a runner in the paint set up by Gary Meadow | 48-41 |
| 11:33 | St. Anselm | Carl Bracey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 11:31 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:15 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Earl Harton - foul #2 on Earl Harton, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), Jerry Fairbank (SG), Ray Neville (PF) Travis Rose, Gary Meadow, Earl Harton | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Dennis West (SG), John Abbott (SF) William Alexander, Carl Bracey | |
| 11:15 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:15 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:15 | Merrimack | George Valentine grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 10:59 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 10:57 | St. Anselm | Erwin Ernest pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:43 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 10:42 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:34 | Merrimack | Erwin Ernest steps in front of the Joseph O'Neal pass | 48-42 |
| 10:22 | St. Anselm | John Abbott buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kyle Butler | 48-45 |
| 10:12 | Merrimack | Erwin Ernest is called for the reach on Ray Neville - foul #2 on Erwin Ernest, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Meadow (SF), John Spataro (C) Justin River, George Valentine | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Melvin Urrutia (SG), Carl Bracey (PF), Larry Robinson (C) Kyle Butler, Thomas Potts, Erwin Ernest | |
| 10:12 | Merrimack | Ray Neville makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:12 | Merrimack | Ray Neville makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:49 | St. Anselm | Carl Bracey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Byrd (PF) Ray Neville | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | William Alexander (PG) Dennis West | |
| 09:30 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 09:06 | St. Anselm | William Alexander knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Bracey and the foul's on Joseph O'Neal - foul #4 on Joseph O'Neal, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG), Justin River (SF), Earl Harton (PF) Joseph O'Neal, Gary Meadow, Kyle Byrd | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 09:06 | St. Anselm | William Alexander makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:47 | Merrimack | John Spataro lays it in on a nice dish by Travis Rose | 54-48 |
| 08:22 | St. Anselm | William Alexander is fouled on the floor by Travis Rose - foul #1 on Travis Rose, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Meadow (SG), Ray Neville (C) Jerry Fairbank, John Spataro | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Kyle Butler (PG), Erwin Ernest (SF), Thomas Potts (PF) William Alexander, John Abbott, Carl Bracey | |
| 08:02 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Earl Harton - foul #3 on Earl Harton, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| 08:02 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:02 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Travis Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Meadow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin River (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Earl Harton (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Ray Neville (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Kyle Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Melvin Urrutia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Erwin Ernest (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Thomas Potts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Merrimack | Justin River's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), George Valentine (C) Gary Meadow, Justin River | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Dennis West (SG) Melvin Urrutia | |
| 07:27 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Erwin Ernest | 54-52 |
| 07:05 | Merrimack | Earl Harton can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-52 |
| 07:04 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Thomas Potts | 54-52 |
| 06:52 | St. Anselm | Dennis West comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 06:50 | Merrimack | George Valentine gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:37 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-52 |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | Ray Neville grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 06:18 | Merrimack | Travis Rose clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 06:17 | Merrimack | Earl Harton tips it in | 56-52 |
| 05:57 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 05:55 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:47 | St. Anselm | Larry Robinson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Potts | 56-55 |
| 05:47 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG), Justin River (SF), John Spataro (C) Travis Rose, Ray Neville, George Valentine | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Melvin Urrutia (SG), John Abbott (SF) Dennis West, Erwin Ernest | |
| 05:28 | Merrimack | Earl Harton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 56-55 |
| 05:26 | St. Anselm | Melvin Urrutia pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:05 | St. Anselm | John Abbott connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 04:47 | Merrimack | Justin River hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 04:28 | St. Anselm | John Abbott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 04:27 | Merrimack | Earl Harton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 04:09 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Earl Harton | 62-57 |
| 03:45 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Melvin Urrutia | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin River (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Earl Harton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - John Spataro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Kyle Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Melvin Urrutia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Potts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Robinson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Merrimack | Earl Harton misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 03:21 | Merrimack | John Spataro grabs the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:58 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank is fouled on the floor by Melvin Urrutia - foul #4 on Melvin Urrutia, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Meadow (SF), Ray Neville (PF), George Valentine (C) Justin River, Earl Harton, John Spataro | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | William Alexander (PG), Dennis West (SG), Carl Bracey (PF), Erwin Ernest (C) Kyle Butler, Melvin Urrutia, Thomas Potts, Larry Robinson | |
| 02:58 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:58 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:56 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Justin River (SF) Gary Meadow | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Melvin Urrutia (SG) Dennis West | |
| 02:44 | St. Anselm | Justin River picks off the pass by John Abbott | 64-59 |
| 02:44 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Earl Harton (PF), John Spataro (C) Ray Neville, George Valentine | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Kyle Butler (PG), Thomas Potts (PF), Larry Robinson (C) William Alexander, Carl Bracey, Erwin Ernest | |
| 02:25 | Merrimack | Justin River comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 64-59 |
| 02:24 | St. Anselm | Larry Robinson grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 02:04 | St. Anselm | Thomas Potts hits a floater from close range | 64-61 |
| 01:48 | Merrimack | John Spataro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| 01:32 | St. Anselm | Melvin Urrutia misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 01:31 | St. Anselm | Larry Robinson tips it back up and in | 64-63 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | Justin River misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-63 |
| 01:21 | Merrimack | Justin River pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 01:01 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Justin River | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | St. Anselm | Larry Robinson loses the dribble to Joseph O'Neal | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank dunks the ball on a great pass from Earl Harton | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | St. Anselm | Kyle Butler is fouled on the floor by Joseph O'Neal - foul #5 on Joseph O'Neal, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG) Joseph O'Neal | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 00:19 | St. Anselm | Earl Harton steals the ball from Melvin Urrutia | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Kyle Butler is called for the reach on Travis Rose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Butler, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Neville (C) John Spataro | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Travis Rose misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:16 | St. Anselm | John Abbott gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:10 | St. Anselm | Melvin Urrutia is fouled on the floor by Travis Rose - foul #2 on Travis Rose, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Spataro (C) Ray Neville | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 00:10 | St. Anselm | Melvin Urrutia misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | John Spataro pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | John Spataro is hacked by Kyle Butler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Butler, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | John Spataro misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | John Spataro misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:07 | St. Anselm | Larry Robinson grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 00:01 | St. Anselm | Kyle Butler makes the 3 from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Travis Rose runs out the clock | 69-66 |