| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - John Yunker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Priest (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Gary White (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Andrew Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Falcon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Myron Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kays (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | James Kays inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 19:40 | St. Michael's | John Yunker grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:25 | St. Michael's | Mark Priest hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-33 |
| 19:24 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Lester Hall | 30-33 |
| 18:56 | Merrimack | James Kays can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 18:54 | St. Michael's | Alan Falcon grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 18:42 | St. Michael's | Gary White knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Yunker | 32-33 |
| 18:32 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 32-33 |
| 18:30 | St. Michael's | Gary White gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:23 | St. Michael's | Gary White blows the layup but he's hacked by John Rhoades - foul #2 on John Rhoades, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 18:23 | St. Michael's | Gary White makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:23 | St. Michael's | Gary White makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:00 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Myron Lane | 34-35 |
| 17:31 | St. Michael's | John Yunker misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 17:29 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 17:11 | Merrimack | Lester Hall drills a turnaround in the lane | 34-37 |
| 16:43 | St. Michael's | Alan Falcon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:41 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Gary Stevens | 34-37 |
| 16:28 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses short on a floater from the left block | 34-37 |
| 16:27 | St. Michael's | Alan Falcon snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 16:06 | St. Michael's | Andrew Murphy connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Mark Priest and he's fouled by Gary Stevens - foul #2 on Gary Stevens, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Scott Friar (PG), Gary Horning (SG), David Ray (SF), Brent Bryson (C) John Yunker, Mark Priest, Gary White, Alan Falcon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Walter Lemke (SG), Johnny Cooper (SF), Charles Branum (PF), Michael Carpenter (C) John Rhoades, Myron Lane, James Kays, Gary Stevens, Lester Hall | |
| 16:06 | St. Michael's | Andrew Murphy misses the free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:06 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 15:53 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses the easy layup | 36-37 |
| 15:51 | St. Michael's | Scott Friar gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Scott Friar (fresh) SG - Gary Horning (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Ray (fresh) PF - Andrew Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Bryson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Branum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | St. Michael's | Brent Bryson is fouled on the floor by Michael Carpenter - foul #2 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | George Rogers (C) Andrew Murphy | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 15:10 | St. Michael's | Gary Horning misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Johnny Cooper - foul #1 on Johnny Cooper, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| 15:10 | St. Michael's | Gary Horning makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:10 | St. Michael's | Gary Horning makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:01 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey is fouled on the floor by Scott Friar - foul #1 on Scott Friar, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG) Johnny Cooper | |
| 14:39 | Merrimack | John Rhoades is hacked by George Rogers - foul #1 on George Rogers, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Mark Priest (SG) Gary Horning | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Kays (SF) Kevin Bailey | |
| 14:23 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke double dribbles | 38-37 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Alan Falcon (C) George Rogers | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:04 | St. Michael's | Michael Carpenter is called for the reach on Scott Friar - foul #3 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Myron Lane (SG) Walter Lemke | |
| 13:44 | St. Michael's | Mark Priest comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Carpenter | 38-37 |
| 13:38 | Merrimack | Mark Priest is called for the reach on Michael Carpenter - foul #3 on Mark Priest, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Gary White (SF), Andrew Murphy (PF) David Ray, Brent Bryson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye (PF), Lester Hall (C) Charles Branum, Michael Carpenter | |
| 13:31 | Merrimack | Myron Lane comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Priest - foul #4 on Mark Priest, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Gary Horning (SG) Mark Priest | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 13:31 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:31 | Merrimack | Myron Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:16 | St. Michael's | Scott Friar knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 13:08 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 13:06 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:54 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye connects on the shot in the paint | 41-40 |
| 12:25 | St. Michael's | Alan Falcon misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Kays - foul #2 on James Kays, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | John Yunker (PG) Scott Friar | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Walter Lemke (SG), Charles Branum (SF), Gary Stevens (PF) John Rhoades, Myron Lane, James Kays, Jeffery Frye | |
| 12:25 | St. Michael's | Alan Falcon makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:25 | St. Michael's | Alan Falcon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:05 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 12:04 | St. Michael's | Alan Falcon snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 11:49 | St. Michael's | John Yunker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 11:48 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - John Yunker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Horning (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary White (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Andrew Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Falcon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Branum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Merrimack | Charles Branum connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Lester Hall | 43-42 |
| 11:19 | St. Michael's | Andrew Murphy misses the easy layup | 43-42 |
| 11:17 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Yunker - foul #2 on John Yunker, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | David Ray (SF), Brent Bryson (PF), George Rogers (C) Gary White, Andrew Murphy, Alan Falcon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Myron Lane (SG) Lester Hall | |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:12 | St. Michael's | Brent Bryson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:49 | St. Michael's | John Yunker clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Bailey - foul #1 on Kevin Bailey, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Scott Friar (SG) Gary Horning | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), James Kays (SF), Michael Carpenter (C) Kevin Bailey, Walter Lemke, Charles Branum | |
| 10:49 | St. Michael's | John Yunker misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:49 | St. Michael's | John Yunker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:35 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter is hacked by George Rogers - foul #2 on George Rogers, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| 10:16 | Merrimack | James Kays buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Rhoades | 44-45 |
| 09:56 | St. Michael's | David Ray hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Friar | 46-45 |
| 09:40 | Merrimack | David Ray is called for the reach on Michael Carpenter - foul #1 on David Ray, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Gary Horning (SG), Gary White (SF), Andrew Murphy (PF) John Yunker, David Ray, George Rogers | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Branum (C) Gary Stevens | |
| 09:40 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:40 | St. Michael's | Brent Bryson grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 09:25 | St. Michael's | Gary White misses badly on a floater from the left side | 46-45 |
| 09:24 | Merrimack | James Kays pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:57 | Merrimack | Charles Branum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 08:56 | St. Michael's | Gary Horning grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:45 | St. Michael's | Gary White connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Friar | 48-45 |
| 08:30 | Merrimack | Myron Lane hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Rhoades | 48-47 |
| 08:17 | St. Michael's | Andrew Murphy hits the finger roll | 50-47 |
| 07:55 | Merrimack | A charge is called on Myron Lane - foul #2 on Myron Lane, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | John Yunker (PG), Mark Priest (SG), David Ray (SF), Alan Falcon (C) Scott Friar, Gary Horning, Gary White, Brent Bryson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Walter Lemke (SG), Johnny Cooper (SF), Jeffery Frye (PF), Lester Hall (C) John Rhoades, Myron Lane, James Kays, Michael Carpenter, Charles Branum | |
| 07:37 | St. Michael's | Andrew Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Lester Hall | 50-47 |
| 07:36 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke grabs the board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - John Yunker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Priest (fresh) 8 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Ray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Murphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Falcon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Frye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Falcon | 50-47 |
| 07:19 | St. Michael's | David Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:03 | St. Michael's | John Yunker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 07:01 | Merrimack | Lester Hall gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:56 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey connects on the shot from the left side and he's fouled by Mark Priest - foul #5 on Mark Priest, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Gary Horning (SG), George Rogers (PF) Mark Priest, Andrew Murphy | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), Gary Stevens (PF) Johnny Cooper, Jeffery Frye | |
| 06:56 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:43 | St. Michael's | Gary Horning can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-50 |
| 06:42 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 06:23 | Merrimack | Lester Hall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 06:21 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens can't tip it in | 50-50 |
| 06:20 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke tips it in | 50-52 |
| 06:01 | St. Michael's | George Rogers lays it in on a great pass from Gary Horning | 52-52 |
| 05:41 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke loses the ball out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Scott Friar (PG), Gary White (SF), Brent Bryson (PF) John Yunker, David Ray, George Rogers | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Myron Lane (SG), James Kays (SF) Kevin Bailey, Walter Lemke | |
| 05:26 | St. Michael's | Myron Lane is called for the reach on Gary Horning - foul #3 on Myron Lane, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Andrew Murphy (PF) Brent Bryson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Branum (C) Lester Hall | |
| 05:26 | St. Michael's | Gary Horning misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 05:05 | Merrimack | Myron Lane buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Rhoades | 52-54 |
| 04:45 | St. Michael's | Gary Horning comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Branum - foul #3 on Charles Branum, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Brent Bryson (C) Alan Falcon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Michael Carpenter (C) John Rhoades, Gary Stevens | |
| 04:45 | St. Michael's | Gary Horning misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:45 | St. Michael's | Gary Horning makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | Myron Lane throws it down on a nice dish by Charles Branum and he's fouled by Gary White - foul #2 on Gary White, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Steven Brown (PG) Gary Horning | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses the free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:26 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Brent Bryson | 53-56 |
| 04:10 | St. Michael's | Scott Friar hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Brent Bryson | 56-56 |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter blows the layup | 56-56 |
| 03:55 | St. Michael's | Brent Bryson grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 03:42 | St. Michael's | Gary White misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 56-56 |
| 03:40 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:33 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 56-56 |
| 03:31 | Merrimack | Myron Lane tips it in | 56-58 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Friar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary White (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Andrew Murphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Bryson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Myron Lane (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Kays (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Branum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | St. Michael's | Scott Friar clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 03:22 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to James Kays | 56-58 |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Bailey and he's hacked by Brent Bryson - foul #2 on Brent Bryson, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | John Yunker (PG), David Ray (SF), Alan Falcon (C) Steven Brown, Gary White, Andrew Murphy | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), Walter Lemke (SG), Lester Hall (C) Kevin Bailey, Myron Lane, Charles Branum | |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:53 | St. Michael's | Scott Friar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper (SF), Gary Stevens (PF) James Kays, Michael Carpenter | |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Gary White (SF), Andrew Murphy (PF) David Ray, Brent Bryson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Kays (SF) Johnny Cooper | |
| 02:41 | Merrimack | Lester Hall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 02:22 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke hits a 3 from the left wing set up by James Kays | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:10 | St. Michael's | John Yunker is whistled for a carry | 56-64 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Myron Lane (SG) Walter Lemke | |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Merrimack | John Rhoades makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Myron Lane | 56-66 |
| 01:27 | St. Michael's | James Kays steps in front of the Alan Falcon pass | 56-66 |
| 01:07 | Merrimack | Myron Lane hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 56-66 |
| 01:06 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens misses the tip | 56-66 |
| 01:04 | St. Michael's | Alan Falcon grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 00:49 | St. Michael's | Myron Lane steps in front of the John Yunker pass | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | James Kays is hacked by Scott Friar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Friar, team foul #11 | 56-66 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Gary Horning (SG), David Ray (SF), Brent Bryson (PF), George Rogers (C) John Yunker, Gary White, Andrew Murphy, Alan Falcon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Walter Lemke (SG), Charles Branum (PF), Michael Carpenter (C) John Rhoades, Myron Lane, Gary Stevens, Lester Hall | |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | James Kays misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | James Kays makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | St. Michael's | David Ray clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-67 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to James Kays | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter drills a fadeaway in the paint | 56-69 |
| 00:12 | St. Michael's | David Ray hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Friar | 58-69 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey runs out the clock | 58-69 |