| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Lacher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Lary (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Richard Judge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Chapa (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ernest Laporte (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | David Chapa inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | St. Anselm | David Chapa misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 19:33 | Merrimack | Edward Lacher pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:17 | Merrimack | Larry Scott misses the runner in the paint | 31-34 |
| 19:16 | Merrimack | Edward Lacher grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:03 | Merrimack | Larry Scott misses short on a floater in the paint | 31-34 |
| 19:01 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 31-34 |
| 18:48 | St. Anselm | Richard Judge scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Laporte | 31-36 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Charles Shelton misses long on a shot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 18:36 | St. Anselm | David Chapa snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 18:15 | St. Anselm | Ernest Laporte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 18:13 | Merrimack | Larry Scott pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:52 | Merrimack | Edward Lacher clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-36 |
| 17:50 | Merrimack | Timothy Lary grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:40 | Merrimack | Keith Hardy picks off the pass by Edward Lacher | 31-36 |
| 17:37 | St. Anselm | Keith Hardy lays it in | 31-38 |
| 17:12 | Merrimack | Charles Shelton banks in the layup set up by Edward Lacher | 33-38 |
| 16:55 | St. Anselm | Timothy Lary is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #1 on Timothy Lary, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Micheal Patterson (PG), Floyd Lilley (SG), William Fletcher (SF), Jeff Chittenden (PF), Blaine Davis (C) James Phillips, Charles Shelton, Larry Scott, Edward Lacher, Timothy Lary | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Timothy Grell (PG), Edward Elliott (SG), William Smith (SF), Nick Pratt (C) Richard Judge, Keith Hardy, David Chapa, John Johnson | |
| 16:43 | St. Anselm | Floyd Lilley takes the ball from Edward Elliott | 33-38 |
| 16:26 | Merrimack | Blaine Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 16:24 | St. Anselm | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:06 | St. Anselm | William Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Fletcher - foul #1 on William Fletcher, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 16:06 | St. Anselm | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:06 | St. Anselm | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:06 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Blaine Davis | 33-38 |
| 15:48 | Merrimack | Micheal Patterson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 15:47 | Merrimack | Jeff Chittenden tips it home | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Micheal Patterson (fresh) SG - Floyd Lilley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Fletcher (fresh) PF - Jeff Chittenden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Blaine Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Timothy Grell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ernest Laporte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Pratt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | St. Anselm | Nick Pratt connects on the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Jeff Chittenden - foul #2 on Jeff Chittenden, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Phillips (PG), Charles Shelton (SG), Larry Scott (SF), Edward Lacher (PF), Douglas Beverly (C) Micheal Patterson, Floyd Lilley, William Fletcher, Jeff Chittenden, Blaine Davis | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Max Appleby (SG), David Chapa (SF) Edward Elliott, Ernest Laporte | |
| 15:31 | St. Anselm | Nick Pratt misses the free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:31 | Merrimack | Douglas Beverly grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 15:27 | Merrimack | Charles Shelton hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Phillips | 38-40 |
| 15:09 | St. Anselm | William Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 15:08 | Merrimack | Charles Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | David Chapa is called for the reach on Charles Shelton - foul #2 on David Chapa, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Richard Judge (PG), Keith Hardy (PF), John Johnson (C) Timothy Grell, William Smith, Nick Pratt | |
| 14:45 | Merrimack | Edward Lacher is hacked by David Chapa - foul #3 on David Chapa, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 14:35 | Merrimack | Larry Scott misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-40 |
| 14:33 | Merrimack | Douglas Beverly hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 14:28 | St. Anselm | Richard Judge buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Max Appleby | 40-43 |
| 14:05 | Merrimack | John Johnson steals the ball from Edward Lacher | 40-43 |
| 13:52 | St. Anselm | Larry Scott denies the turnaround by David Chapa | 40-43 |
| 13:51 | St. Anselm | Max Appleby misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 13:50 | Merrimack | Douglas Beverly grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 13:37 | Merrimack | Charles Shelton makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Phillips | 42-43 |
| 13:21 | St. Anselm | Max Appleby clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 13:20 | Merrimack | Douglas Beverly pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:07 | Merrimack | James Phillips's pass is intercepted by Max Appleby | 42-43 |
| 12:44 | St. Anselm | John Johnson clanks a floater from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 12:43 | Merrimack | Douglas Beverly pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:16 | Merrimack | Charles Shelton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Phillips | 45-43 |
| 11:58 | St. Anselm | Richard Judge's pass is intercepted by Douglas Beverly | 45-43 |
| 11:47 | Merrimack | Larry Scott misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | Douglas Beverly grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Shelton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Larry Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Lacher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Beverly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Richard Judge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Max Appleby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Chapa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Hardy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Merrimack | Larry Scott scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Lacher | 47-43 |
| 11:09 | St. Anselm | David Chapa knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Max Appleby | 47-46 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | James Phillips misses badly on a shot from the right side | 47-46 |
| 10:52 | St. Anselm | John Johnson gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:33 | St. Anselm | David Chapa misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | Edward Lacher grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:13 | Merrimack | Larry Scott knocks in the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Keith Hardy - foul #2 on Keith Hardy, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Micheal Patterson (PG), Floyd Lilley (SG), Timothy Lary (PF), Jeff Chittenden (C) James Phillips, Charles Shelton, Edward Lacher, Douglas Beverly | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Timothy Grell (PG), Edward Elliott (SG), William Smith (SF), Ernest Laporte (PF), Nick Pratt (C) Richard Judge, Max Appleby, David Chapa, Keith Hardy, John Johnson | |
| 10:13 | Merrimack | Larry Scott makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:48 | St. Anselm | Larry Scott denies the turnaround by Timothy Grell | 50-46 |
| 09:46 | St. Anselm | Timothy Grell grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:36 | St. Anselm | William Smith misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 09:34 | St. Anselm | Nick Pratt snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 09:18 | St. Anselm | Edward Elliott hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 09:17 | Merrimack | Jeff Chittenden snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 09:08 | Merrimack | Timothy Lary knocks in the jumper from the left side | 52-46 |
| 08:43 | St. Anselm | Larry Scott is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #1 on Larry Scott, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Fletcher (SF) Larry Scott | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 08:26 | St. Anselm | Timothy Grell drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Nick Pratt | 52-48 |
| 08:09 | Merrimack | Micheal Patterson connects on the floater from the left side set up by Floyd Lilley and he's hacked by Edward Elliott - foul #2 on Edward Elliott, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Blaine Davis (C) Jeff Chittenden | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 08:09 | Merrimack | Micheal Patterson makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:54 | St. Anselm | William Smith misses the lay-in | 55-48 |
| 07:52 | St. Anselm | Edward Elliott grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 07:28 | St. Anselm | Timothy Grell misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 07:26 | St. Anselm | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Elliott | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Micheal Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Floyd Lilley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Fletcher (fresh) PF - Timothy Lary (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Blaine Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Timothy Grell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Elliott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ernest Laporte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Pratt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. Anselm | Timothy Grell lays it up and in on a great pass from William Smith | 55-50 |
| 07:05 | Merrimack | Ernest Laporte steps in front of the Floyd Lilley pass | 55-50 |
| 06:50 | St. Anselm | Edward Elliott misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 06:48 | Merrimack | Timothy Lary gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:43 | Merrimack | Micheal Patterson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd Lilley | 58-50 |
| 06:28 | St. Anselm | Timothy Grell is whistled for a carry | 58-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Phillips (PG), Charles Shelton (SG), Edward Lacher (PF), Jeff Chittenden (C) Micheal Patterson, Floyd Lilley, Timothy Lary, Blaine Davis | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Richard Judge (PG), Max Appleby (SG), Keith Hardy (SF), John Johnson (C) Timothy Grell, Edward Elliott, William Smith, Nick Pratt | |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | Charles Shelton scores on a jumper from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 06:02 | St. Anselm | Ernest Laporte comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Edward Lacher - foul #1 on Edward Lacher, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Larry Scott (SF) William Fletcher | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | David Chapa (SF) Keith Hardy | |
| 06:02 | St. Anselm | Ernest Laporte makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:02 | St. Anselm | Ernest Laporte makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:51 | Merrimack | Edward Lacher misses short on a shot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 05:50 | St. Anselm | Ernest Laporte snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 05:28 | St. Anselm | Richard Judge misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 05:27 | Merrimack | Edward Lacher gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:09 | Merrimack | Jeff Chittenden misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-52 |
| 05:07 | St. Anselm | David Chapa grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:41 | St. Anselm | John Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Micheal Patterson (SF), Douglas Beverly (C) Larry Scott, Jeff Chittenden | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Keith Hardy (PF) Ernest Laporte | |
| 04:21 | Merrimack | Charles Shelton is hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Timothy Lary (SF) James Phillips | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Timothy Grell (SF) David Chapa | |
| 04:05 | Merrimack | Timothy Lary makes the driving attempt from the right block | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | St. Anselm | John Johnson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Richard Judge | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | Micheal Patterson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Shelton | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Micheal Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Shelton (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Lary (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Edward Lacher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Richard Judge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Max Appleby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Grell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | St. Anselm | Richard Judge makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Grell | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Merrimack | Charles Shelton travels with the ball | 64-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Phillips (PG), Floyd Lilley (SG) Charles Shelton, Edward Lacher | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Edward Elliott (SG), David Chapa (SF), William Smith (C) Richard Judge, Max Appleby, John Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:58 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Shelton (SG), Edward Lacher (PF) Floyd Lilley, Timothy Lary | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 02:51 | St. Anselm | William Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Hardy | 64-59 |
| 02:31 | Merrimack | Charles Shelton clanks a shot from the free throw line | 64-59 |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Douglas Beverly snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 02:09 | Merrimack | Douglas Beverly is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Larry Scott (SF) Micheal Patterson | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Richard Judge (PG), Max Appleby (SG), John Johnson (C) Timothy Grell, Edward Elliott, William Smith | |
| 02:09 | Merrimack | Douglas Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:09 | Merrimack | Douglas Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:48 | St. Anselm | Richard Judge loses the dribble to Douglas Beverly | 66-59 |
| 01:33 | Merrimack | Larry Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 01:32 | St. Anselm | Keith Hardy grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 01:17 | St. Anselm | David Chapa connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Hardy | 66-61 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Charles Shelton hits the finger roll | 68-61 |
| 00:41 | St. Anselm | David Chapa clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | Edward Lacher pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Edward Lacher is fouled in the backcourt by Max Appleby - foul #4 on Max Appleby, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Micheal Patterson (PG), Floyd Lilley (SG), Blaine Davis (C) James Phillips, Charles Shelton, Douglas Beverly | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ernest Laporte (PF) Keith Hardy | |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Edward Lacher makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Edward Lacher misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Blaine Davis | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | David Chapa is called for the reach on Blaine Davis - foul #4 on David Chapa, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Douglas Beverly (C) Edward Lacher | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | Blaine Davis makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | Blaine Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | St. Anselm | Ernest Laporte is hacked by Micheal Patterson - foul #3 on Micheal Patterson, team foul #6 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Fletcher (SF), Timothy Lary (PF), Jeff Chittenden (C) Larry Scott, Blaine Davis, Douglas Beverly | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Timothy Grell (PG), Edward Elliott (SG), Keith Hardy (SF), William Smith (PF), Nick Pratt (C) Richard Judge, Max Appleby, David Chapa, Ernest Laporte, John Johnson | |
| 00:27 | St. Anselm | Keith Hardy loses the dribble to Timothy Lary | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Micheal Patterson runs out the clock | 71-61 |