| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Junior Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Cleary (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Rose | PG - Michael Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Connolly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rob Stump (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Diamond (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 19:37 | St. Rose | Lawrence Anderson snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 19:17 | St. Rose | William Connolly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Button - foul #2 on Joseph Button, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 19:17 | St. Rose | William Connolly misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 19:17 | St. Rose | William Connolly misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 19:17 | Merrimack | David Cleary pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 18:59 | St. Rose | Lawrence Anderson snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 18:31 | St. Rose | Michael Stanford connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Anderson | 39-33 |
| 18:08 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 39-33 |
| 18:07 | St. Rose | Michael Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:54 | St. Rose | Lawrence Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 17:53 | St. Rose | Kenneth Diamond tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 17:51 | Merrimack | William Connolly steals the ball from David Cleary in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 17:34 | St. Rose | Rob Stump connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Diamond | 39-37 |
| 17:21 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang hits a runner from the baseline | 41-37 |
| 16:54 | St. Rose | Kenneth Diamond jams it and he's fouled by Joseph Button - foul #3 on Joseph Button, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Richardson (PG), Denver Lemelin (SG), Ted Stone (SF), Scott Heitmann (PF), Ellis Roberts (C) Joseph Button, Junior Thomas, Brandon Jiang, Tony Johnson, David Cleary | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Carl Wilson (PG), Orlando Haney (SG), James Haywood (SF), Randy Tucker (C) Michael Stanford, William Connolly, Rob Stump, Lawrence Anderson | |
| 16:54 | St. Rose | Kenneth Diamond makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:29 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann misses short on a floater from the right side | 41-40 |
| 16:27 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann tips it in | 43-40 |
| 16:14 | St. Rose | Kenneth Diamond makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Orlando Haney | 43-43 |
| 16:12 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Wilson - foul #2 on Carl Wilson, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Quentin Muff (C) Kenneth Diamond | |
| 16:00 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 43-43 |
| 15:58 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Denver Lemelin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ted Stone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Heitmann (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ellis Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Rose | PG - Carl Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Haney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Haywood (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Quentin Muff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | St. Rose | Scott Heitmann steals the ball from Carl Wilson | 45-43 |
| 15:19 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 15:18 | St. Rose | Orlando Haney grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 15:14 | St. Rose | Carl Wilson is hacked by Louis Richardson - foul #3 on Louis Richardson, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Cecil Bullins (PG), Albert Burden (SG), Brandon Jiang (SF), Tony Johnson (PF), David Cleary (C) Louis Richardson, Denver Lemelin, Ted Stone, Scott Heitmann, Ellis Roberts | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Michael Stanford (PG), William Connolly (SG), Andrew Cox (SF) Carl Wilson, Orlando Haney, Randy Tucker | |
| 15:01 | St. Rose | James Haywood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Lawrence Anderson (C) James Haywood | |
| 14:43 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 14:42 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson tips it home | 47-43 |
| 14:26 | St. Rose | Quentin Muff misses short on a shot from the right side | 47-43 |
| 14:24 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to David Cleary | 47-43 |
| 13:59 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang is hacked by Andrew Cox - foul #1 on Andrew Cox, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG), Junior Thomas (SG), Ted Stone (SF), Scott Heitmann (C) Cecil Bullins, Albert Burden, Brandon Jiang, David Cleary | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Orlando Haney (SG), Rob Stump (SF), Kenneth Diamond (PF), James Haywood (C) William Connolly, Andrew Cox, Quentin Muff, Lawrence Anderson | |
| 13:44 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann scores on a floater in the paint | 49-43 |
| 13:21 | St. Rose | James Haywood misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Button - foul #4 on Joseph Button, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Richardson (PG), Ellis Roberts (C) Joseph Button, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Carl Wilson (PG) Michael Stanford | |
| 13:21 | St. Rose | James Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:21 | St. Rose | James Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:10 | Merrimack | Rob Stump takes the ball from Scott Heitmann | 49-45 |
| 12:55 | St. Rose | James Haywood knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Diamond | 49-47 |
| 12:31 | Merrimack | Carl Wilson picks off the pass by Scott Heitmann | 49-47 |
| 12:23 | St. Rose | James Haywood is fouled on the floor by Junior Thomas - foul #1 on Junior Thomas, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin (SG), Brandon Jiang (SF), David Cleary (C) Junior Thomas, Ted Stone, Scott Heitmann | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Michael Stanford (PG), Randy Tucker (PF), Lawrence Anderson (C) Orlando Haney, Rob Stump, Kenneth Diamond | |
| 12:01 | St. Rose | Lawrence Anderson misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 49-47 |
| 12:00 | Merrimack | David Cleary gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:58 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Wilson - foul #3 on Carl Wilson, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Cecil Bullins (PG), Tony Johnson (PF) Louis Richardson, Ellis Roberts | |
| Subs | St. Rose | William Connolly (SG), Andrew Cox (SF) Carl Wilson, James Haywood | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Cecil Bullins (fresh) SG - Denver Lemelin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cleary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Rose | PG - Michael Stanford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Connolly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Cox (fresh) PF - Randy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-47 |
| 11:29 | St. Rose | William Connolly misses the jump hook near the basket | 49-47 |
| 11:28 | Merrimack | David Cleary pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin's pass is intercepted by Randy Tucker | 49-47 |
| 10:43 | St. Rose | William Connolly drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 10:29 | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 10:27 | Merrimack | David Cleary tips it in | 51-50 |
| 10:10 | St. Rose | Michael Stanford buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-53 |
| 09:53 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 09:51 | St. Rose | Randy Tucker gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:42 | St. Rose | Tony Johnson is called for the reach on Randy Tucker - foul #1 on Tony Johnson, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Richardson (PG), Junior Thomas (SG), Ted Stone (SF), Scott Heitmann (PF), Ellis Roberts (C) Cecil Bullins, Denver Lemelin, Brandon Jiang, Tony Johnson, David Cleary | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Carl Wilson (PG), Orlando Haney (SG), James Haywood (SF), Kenneth Diamond (PF), Quentin Muff (C) Michael Stanford, William Connolly, Andrew Cox, Randy Tucker, Lawrence Anderson | |
| 09:21 | St. Rose | Carl Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 09:19 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 09:13 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson loses the dribble to Kenneth Diamond | 51-53 |
| 08:54 | St. Rose | James Haywood's dunk attempt is rejected by Ellis Roberts | 51-53 |
| 08:53 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 08:37 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Heitmann | 53-53 |
| 08:23 | St. Rose | James Haywood misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-53 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 08:17 | Merrimack | Quentin Muff picks off the pass by Louis Richardson in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 08:03 | St. Rose | Orlando Haney misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 08:01 | St. Rose | Quentin Muff tips it home | 53-55 |
| 07:56 | Merrimack | Kenneth Diamond steals the ball from Louis Richardson | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Junior Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ted Stone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Heitmann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ellis Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Rose | PG - Carl Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orlando Haney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Haywood (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Kenneth Diamond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Quentin Muff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | St. Rose | Quentin Muff drills a jumper from the left side | 53-57 |
| 07:12 | Merrimack | Ted Stone misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 07:10 | St. Rose | Quentin Muff snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 06:54 | St. Rose | James Haywood misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 53-57 |
| 06:52 | St. Rose | Quentin Muff gets the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:32 | St. Rose | Louis Richardson steps in front of the Carl Wilson pass | 53-57 |
| 06:13 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Junior Thomas | 55-57 |
| 05:48 | St. Rose | Kenneth Diamond misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 05:47 | St. Rose | The offensive rebound goes to Quentin Muff | 55-57 |
| 05:29 | St. Rose | Kenneth Diamond misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ted Stone - foul #2 on Ted Stone, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG), Denver Lemelin (SG), Brandon Jiang (SF), Tony Johnson (PF), David Cleary (C) Louis Richardson, Junior Thomas, Ted Stone, Scott Heitmann, Ellis Roberts | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Michael Stanford (PG), William Connolly (SG), Rob Stump (SF), Randy Tucker (C) Carl Wilson, Orlando Haney, James Haywood, Quentin Muff | |
| 05:29 | St. Rose | Kenneth Diamond makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:29 | St. Rose | Kenneth Diamond misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:29 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 05:08 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang is called for traveling | 55-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Lawrence Anderson (C) Kenneth Diamond | |
| 04:54 | St. Rose | Michael Stanford is hacked by David Cleary - foul #3 on David Cleary, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| 04:54 | St. Rose | Michael Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:54 | St. Rose | Michael Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Joseph Button is fouled on the floor by Michael Stanford - foul #3 on Michael Stanford, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Rose | James Haywood (PF) Randy Tucker | |
| 04:27 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | David Cleary tips it in | 57-60 |
| 04:11 | St. Rose | James Haywood misses the lay-in | 57-60 |
| 04:10 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Tony Johnson | 57-60 |
| 03:58 | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brandon Jiang | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Denver Lemelin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cleary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Rose | PG - Michael Stanford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Connolly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rob Stump (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Haywood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Lawrence Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:39 | St. Rose | William Connolly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 03:38 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to David Cleary | 60-60 |
| 03:20 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-60 |
| 03:03 | St. Rose | Lawrence Anderson drills a fadeaway from close range | 62-62 |
| 02:44 | Merrimack | Joseph Button double dribbles | 62-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Cecil Bullins (PG), Albert Burden (SG) Joseph Button, Denver Lemelin | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Andrew Cox (SF), Randy Tucker (PF) Rob Stump, James Haywood | |
| 02:30 | St. Rose | William Connolly scores on a 3 from straight away | 62-65 |
| 02:30 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Junior Thomas (SG), Scott Heitmann (PF), Ted Stone (C) Albert Burden, Tony Johnson, David Cleary | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Orlando Haney (SG) William Connolly | |
| 02:17 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-65 |
| 02:10 | St. Rose | Andrew Cox's pass is intercepted by Scott Heitmann | 65-65 |
| 02:05 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Heitmann | 67-65 |
| 01:51 | St. Rose | Andrew Cox loses the dribble to Junior Thomas | 67-65 |
| 01:51 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG), Tony Johnson (PF), David Cleary (C) Cecil Bullins, Scott Heitmann, Ted Stone | |
| Subs | St. Rose | William Connolly (SG), Rob Stump (SF), Kenneth Diamond (PF) Orlando Haney, Andrew Cox, Randy Tucker | |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Connolly - foul #3 on William Connolly, team foul #5 | 67-65 |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:15 | St. Rose | Lawrence Anderson is whistled for a carry | 69-65 |
| 01:07 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 71-65 |
| 00:52 | St. Rose | Rob Stump misses long on a jumper from the right side | 71-65 |
| 00:51 | St. Rose | Lawrence Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:49 | St. Rose | Kenneth Diamond is called for traveling | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas is hacked by William Connolly in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Connolly, team foul #6 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann (PF), Ted Stone (C) Tony Johnson, David Cleary | |
| Subs | St. Rose | | |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Lawrence Anderson is called for the reach on Ted Stone - foul #3 on Lawrence Anderson, team foul #7 | 71-65 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Ted Stone makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Ted Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | St. Rose | Michael Stanford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | Michael Stanford is called for the reach on Joseph Button in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Stanford, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | Joseph Button makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | Joseph Button misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:39 | St. Rose | The rebound goes to Kenneth Diamond | 74-65 |
| 00:34 | St. Rose | Michael Stanford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Stanford - foul #5 on Michael Stanford, team foul #9 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Orlando Haney (PG) Michael Stanford | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:26 | St. Rose | Kenneth Diamond comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 76-65 |
| 00:24 | St. Rose | Rob Stump gets the offensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 00:22 | St. Rose | Scott Heitmann swats the shot by Lawrence Anderson | 76-65 |
| 00:20 | St. Rose | Kenneth Diamond grabs the offensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 00:18 | St. Rose | William Connolly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Richardson (PG), Denver Lemelin (SG), Ellis Roberts (C) Joseph Button, Junior Thomas, Brandon Jiang | |
| Subs | St. Rose | Carl Wilson (PG), James Haywood (SF), Randy Tucker (PF), Quentin Muff (C) William Connolly, Rob Stump, Kenneth Diamond, Lawrence Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Rose | St. Rose is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson runs out the clock | 76-65 |