| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Charles Craig (fresh) SG - Patrick Marks (fresh) SF - Troy Stiles (fresh) PF - Fred Stinson (fresh) C - Clinton Stiff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Darren Valera (fresh) SG - Christopher Hooper (fresh) SF - Richard Murray (fresh) PF - Archie Mathews (fresh) C - Derek Perry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Fred Stinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Merrimack | Fred Stinson buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Craig | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | St. Michael's | Darren Valera is hacked by Fred Stinson - foul #1 on Fred Stinson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | St. Michael's | Darren Valera hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Merrimack | Clinton Stiff gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Merrimack | Troy Stiles is fouled on the floor by Richard Murray - foul #1 on Richard Murray, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Merrimack | Patrick Marks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | St. Michael's | Derek Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Merrimack | Patrick Marks is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hooper - foul #1 on Christopher Hooper, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Merrimack | Clinton Stiff is denied on a layup by Archie Mathews | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Merrimack | Clinton Stiff misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | St. Michael's | Archie Mathews pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | St. Michael's | Christopher Hooper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Fred Stinson | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | Merrimack | Charles Craig misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:35 | St. Michael's | Christopher Hooper grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:11 | St. Michael's | Derek Perry clanks a turnaround near the basket | 2-0 |
| 17:10 | Merrimack | Fred Stinson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:43 | Merrimack | Troy Stiles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 16:42 | St. Michael's | Derek Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:35 | St. Michael's | Darren Valera misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 16:34 | St. Michael's | Derek Perry tips it in | 2-2 |
| 16:26 | Merrimack | Fred Stinson misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 16:24 | Merrimack | Clinton Stiff tips it in | 4-2 |
| 16:06 | St. Michael's | Archie Mathews blows the layup but the foul's on Clinton Stiff - foul #1 on Clinton Stiff, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Hugh Neill (PG), Paul Crotty (SG), David Oberlander (SF), Alec Wampler (PF), Charles Crownover (C) Charles Craig, Patrick Marks, Troy Stiles, Fred Stinson, Clinton Stiff | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Aaron Elliott (C) Derek Perry | |
| 16:06 | St. Michael's | Archie Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:06 | St. Michael's | Archie Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:47 | Merrimack | David Oberlander misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Darren Valera - foul #1 on Darren Valera, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | John Green (PG), Joseph Henley (SG), Kevin Anderson (SF), Robert Kirby (C) Darren Valera, Christopher Hooper, Richard Murray, Archie Mathews | |
| 15:47 | Merrimack | David Oberlander misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:47 | Merrimack | David Oberlander makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Hugh Neill (fresh) SG - Paul Crotty (fresh) SF - David Oberlander (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alec Wampler (fresh) C - Charles Crownover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - John Green (fresh) SG - Joseph Henley (fresh) SF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) PF - Aaron Elliott (fresh) C - Robert Kirby (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | St. Michael's | Charles Crownover is called for the reach on Aaron Elliott - foul #1 on Charles Crownover, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 15:15 | St. Michael's | Joseph Henley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 15:14 | Merrimack | Alec Wampler grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 14:57 | Merrimack | Paul Crotty travels with the ball | 5-4 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Craig (PG) Hugh Neill | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Derek Perry (C) Robert Kirby | |
| 14:33 | St. Michael's | John Green can't connect on a runner in the paint | 5-4 |
| 14:31 | St. Michael's | John Green gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:17 | St. Michael's | Kevin Anderson misses short on a floater near the basket | 5-4 |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | David Oberlander grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 13:57 | Merrimack | Charles Craig hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Green - foul #1 on John Green, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Marks (SG), Troy Stiles (SF), Fred Stinson (PF), Clinton Stiff (C) Paul Crotty, David Oberlander, Alec Wampler, Charles Crownover | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Darren Valera (PG), Christopher Hooper (SG), Richard Murray (SF), Archie Mathews (PF) John Green, Joseph Henley, Kevin Anderson, Aaron Elliott | |
| 13:57 | Merrimack | Charles Craig makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 13:57 | Merrimack | Charles Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 13:40 | St. Michael's | Darren Valera hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Murray and he's fouled by Fred Stinson - foul #2 on Fred Stinson, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Howard Holte (PF) Fred Stinson | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 13:40 | St. Michael's | Darren Valera makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:21 | Merrimack | Troy Stiles misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-7 |
| 13:19 | St. Michael's | Archie Mathews gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 12:55 | St. Michael's | Richard Murray hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Darren Valera | 7-9 |
| 12:40 | Merrimack | Howard Holte is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Howard Holte, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Crownover (PF) Howard Holte | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Aaron Elliott (C) Derek Perry | |
| 12:16 | St. Michael's | Aaron Elliott misses the 3 from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 12:14 | St. Michael's | Aaron Elliott pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 11:53 | St. Michael's | Aaron Elliott misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Patrick Marks - foul #1 on Patrick Marks, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Crotty (PG) Charles Craig | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 11:53 | St. Michael's | Aaron Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:53 | St. Michael's | Aaron Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:53 | Merrimack | Clinton Stiff grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 11:46 | Merrimack | Troy Stiles loses the dribble to Christopher Hooper | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Paul Crotty (fresh) SG - Patrick Marks (fresh) SF - Troy Stiles (fresh) PF - Charles Crownover (fresh) C - Clinton Stiff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Darren Valera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Hooper (fresh) SF - Richard Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Archie Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Elliott (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:27 | St. Michael's | Aaron Elliott clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-10 |
| 11:26 | Merrimack | Patrick Marks grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 11:07 | Merrimack | Paul Crotty buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Stiles | 10-10 |
| 10:45 | St. Michael's | Archie Mathews buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Christopher Hooper | 10-13 |
| 10:17 | Merrimack | Troy Stiles connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 10:09 | St. Michael's | Christopher Hooper buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Darren Valera | 13-15 |
| 09:58 | Merrimack | Patrick Marks scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Crotty | 16-15 |
| 09:40 | St. Michael's | Christopher Hooper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-15 |
| 09:39 | Merrimack | Patrick Marks gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:23 | Merrimack | Darren Valera takes the ball from Clinton Stiff | 16-15 |
| 08:56 | St. Michael's | Christopher Hooper is fouled on the floor by Patrick Marks - foul #2 on Patrick Marks, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Craig (PG), Kenneth Nicholson (SG), David Oberlander (SF), Alec Wampler (PF) Paul Crotty, Patrick Marks, Troy Stiles, Charles Crownover | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | John Green (PG), Kevin Anderson (SF), Robert Kirby (PF), Derek Perry (C) Darren Valera, Richard Murray, Archie Mathews, Aaron Elliott | |
| 08:56 | St. Michael's | Christopher Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:56 | St. Michael's | Christopher Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:46 | Merrimack | Kevin Anderson is called for the reach on Alec Wampler - foul #1 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joseph Henley (SG) Christopher Hooper | |
| 08:30 | Merrimack | Clinton Stiff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-17 |
| 08:28 | Merrimack | Charles Craig pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | Kenneth Nicholson clanks a jumper from the left side | 16-17 |
| 08:10 | St. Michael's | Robert Kirby grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 07:57 | St. Michael's | Joseph Henley clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alec Wampler - foul #1 on Alec Wampler, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Crotty (SG) Kenneth Nicholson | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 07:57 | St. Michael's | Joseph Henley makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:57 | St. Michael's | Joseph Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:37 | Merrimack | Paul Crotty scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Oberlander | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Charles Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Crotty (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Oberlander (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alec Wampler (fresh) C - Clinton Stiff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Joseph Henley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Green (fresh) SF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) PF - Robert Kirby (fresh) C - Derek Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | St. Michael's | Charles Craig picks off the pass by Derek Perry | 19-19 |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | Paul Crotty clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 07:02 | St. Michael's | Kevin Anderson grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 06:44 | St. Michael's | John Green can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 06:43 | Merrimack | Charles Craig gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:28 | Merrimack | Alec Wampler double dribbles | 19-19 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Howard Holte (PF), Charles Crownover (C) Alec Wampler, Clinton Stiff | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Darren Valera (PG), Christopher Hooper (SG), Richard Murray (SF), Aaron Elliott (PF) Joseph Henley, John Green, Kevin Anderson, Robert Kirby | |
| 06:25 | St. Michael's | Darren Valera is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 06:12 | Merrimack | Howard Holte misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Aaron Elliott - foul #1 on Aaron Elliott, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kenneth Nicholson (SG) Paul Crotty | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Archie Mathews (PF) Derek Perry | |
| 06:12 | Merrimack | Howard Holte makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:12 | Merrimack | Howard Holte makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:55 | St. Michael's | Christopher Hooper is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Nicholson - foul #1 on Kenneth Nicholson, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Troy Stiles (SF) Kenneth Nicholson | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 05:55 | St. Michael's | Christopher Hooper misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:55 | Merrimack | Charles Crownover gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:37 | Merrimack | Troy Stiles connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Oberlander | 24-19 |
| 05:14 | St. Michael's | Archie Mathews drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Aaron Elliott | 24-21 |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | Howard Holte knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Troy Stiles | 26-21 |
| 04:31 | St. Michael's | Christopher Hooper misses long on a floater from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 04:30 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Howard Holte | 26-21 |
| 04:18 | Merrimack | Charles Crownover makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Craig | 28-21 |
| 04:09 | St. Michael's | Aaron Elliott clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 04:07 | Merrimack | Charles Crownover gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 04:01 | Merrimack | David Oberlander is whistled for a carry | 28-21 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Hugh Neill (PG), Paul Crotty (SG), Alec Wampler (SF), Clinton Stiff (C) Charles Craig, David Oberlander, Troy Stiles, Charles Crownover | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | John Green (PG), Joseph Henley (SG), Kevin Anderson (SF), Robert Kirby (PF), Derek Perry (C) Darren Valera, Christopher Hooper, Richard Murray, Archie Mathews, Aaron Elliott | |
| 03:50 | St. Michael's | Robert Kirby hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-23 |
| 03:33 | Merrimack | Hugh Neill misses short on a floater from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 03:32 | St. Michael's | Kevin Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Hugh Neill (fresh) SG - Paul Crotty (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alec Wampler (fresh) PF - Howard Holte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Clinton Stiff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - John Green (fresh) SG - Joseph Henley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derek Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | St. Michael's | Robert Kirby knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Clinton Stiff comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Kirby - foul #1 on Robert Kirby, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Marks (SG), Troy Stiles (SF), Fred Stinson (PF) Hugh Neill, Alec Wampler, Howard Holte | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Darren Valera (PG), Richard Murray (SF) Joseph Henley, Robert Kirby | |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Clinton Stiff makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Clinton Stiff misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:54 | St. Michael's | Kevin Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 02:43 | St. Michael's | Derek Perry misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Crotty - foul #1 on Paul Crotty, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Craig (PG), Alec Wampler (C) Paul Crotty, Clinton Stiff | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Christopher Hooper (SG) John Green | |
| 02:43 | St. Michael's | Derek Perry misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:43 | St. Michael's | Derek Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | Alec Wampler loses the ball out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Crownover (C) Alec Wampler | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Archie Mathews (PF) Kevin Anderson | |
| 02:05 | St. Michael's | Christopher Hooper misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 02:03 | St. Michael's | Richard Murray grabs the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 01:53 | St. Michael's | Archie Mathews blows the layup | 29-27 |
| 01:51 | St. Michael's | Derek Perry can't tip it in | 29-27 |
| 01:50 | Merrimack | Charles Craig snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 01:24 | Merrimack | Charles Crownover misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 01:22 | St. Michael's | Archie Mathews pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:11 | St. Michael's | Richard Murray drills a fadeaway from the left side | 29-29 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Patrick Marks is hacked by Christopher Hooper - foul #2 on Christopher Hooper, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Crotty (PG), David Oberlander (SF), Alec Wampler (C) Charles Craig, Troy Stiles, Charles Crownover | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | John Green (PG), Joseph Henley (SG), Kevin Anderson (SF), Aaron Elliott (C) Darren Valera, Christopher Hooper, Richard Murray, Derek Perry | |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Patrick Marks misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:53 | St. Michael's | Archie Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:38 | St. Michael's | Kevin Anderson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Oberlander - foul #1 on David Oberlander, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Clinton Stiff (C) Alec Wampler | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| 00:38 | St. Michael's | Kevin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:38 | St. Michael's | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | Archie Mathews is called for the reach on Fred Stinson - foul #1 on Archie Mathews, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Robert Kirby (C) Archie Mathews | |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | Fred Stinson makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | Fred Stinson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:01 | St. Michael's | Aaron Elliott misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | St. Michael's | The clock runs out | 31-31 |