| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Virgil Wolinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daryl Clutter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cory Salcido (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leon Lindquist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Brian Willson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Molloy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | St. Anselm | Justin Ross connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Willson and he's fouled by Virgil Wolinski - foul #3 on Virgil Wolinski, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (SG) Virgil Wolinski | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 19:46 | St. Anselm | Justin Ross makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:20 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido scores on a shot near the basket | 28-25 |
| 19:03 | St. Anselm | Mark Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-25 |
| 19:02 | St. Anselm | Sam Molloy snags the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 18:51 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson makes the runner near the basket set up by Brian Willson and he's fouled by Daryl Clutter - foul #1 on Daryl Clutter, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| 18:51 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:31 | Merrimack | Mark Smith blocks the short jumper by Cory Salcido | 28-28 |
| 18:30 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 18:18 | Merrimack | Sam Molloy steals it from Daryl Clutter | 28-28 |
| 18:01 | St. Anselm | Mark Smith misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Leon Lindquist - foul #2 on Leon Lindquist, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| 18:01 | St. Anselm | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:01 | St. Anselm | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:41 | Merrimack | Justin Ross steals the ball from Leon Lindquist | 28-30 |
| 17:26 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson's pass is intercepted by Thad Heineman | 28-30 |
| 17:23 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido lays it in on a nice dish by Thad Heineman | 30-30 |
| 17:05 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Cannon (SF), Tommy Smith (C) Daryl Clutter, Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Mote (SF), Lee Parker (PF), Tony Carter (C) Don Wilson, Sam Molloy, Mark Smith | |
| 16:47 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sydney Chambers | 32-30 |
| 16:28 | St. Anselm | Charles Mote's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Barnes (SG), Brian Deloach (C) Thad Heineman, Cory Salcido | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Francis Hoover (PG), Carter Procter (SG) Brian Willson, Justin Ross | |
| 16:02 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 16:01 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:46 | Merrimack | Robert Barnes misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-30 |
| 15:45 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Tony Carter | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Barnes (fresh) SF - Richard Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Deloach (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Francis Hoover (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carter Procter (fresh) SF - Charles Mote (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Parker (fresh) C - Tony Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | St. Anselm | Robert Barnes steals it from Lee Parker | 32-30 |
| 15:14 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith buries a runner from the left block set up by Richard Cannon and he's hacked by Francis Hoover - foul #1 on Francis Hoover, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (PG), Virgil Wolinski (SG), Daryl Clutter (SF), Leon Lindquist (C) Sydney Chambers, Robert Barnes, Richard Cannon, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Brian Willson (PG), Robert Sclafani (SG), Don Wilson (SF), Mark Smith (C) Francis Hoover, Carter Procter, Charles Mote, Tony Carter | |
| 15:14 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:54 | St. Anselm | Lee Parker buries a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Virgil Wolinski - foul #4 on Virgil Wolinski, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Barnes (SG), Cory Salcido (PF) Virgil Wolinski, Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 14:54 | St. Anselm | Lee Parker misses the free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:54 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:32 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 14:31 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | Mark Smith blocks the short jumper by Cory Salcido | 35-32 |
| 14:14 | St. Anselm | Brian Willson gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:57 | St. Anselm | Brian Willson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 13:44 | Merrimack | Don Wilson steals the ball from Cory Salcido | 35-35 |
| 13:23 | St. Anselm | Mark Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 13:21 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 13:03 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter is hacked by Lee Parker - foul #2 on Lee Parker, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers (PG), Tommy Smith (C) Robert Barnes, Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Justin Ross (PG), Sam Molloy (PF) Brian Willson, Lee Parker | |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 12:52 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Sam Molloy | 35-35 |
| 12:34 | St. Anselm | Sam Molloy knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Daryl Clutter - foul #2 on Daryl Clutter, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Barnes (SG), Brian Deloach (C) Thad Heineman, Cory Salcido | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Mote (SF), Tony Carter (C) Don Wilson, Mark Smith | |
| 12:34 | St. Anselm | Sam Molloy makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:20 | Merrimack | Robert Barnes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Deloach | 38-38 |
| 12:03 | St. Anselm | Tony Carter hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 11:34 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach can't throw it down | 38-41 |
| 11:32 | St. Anselm | Charles Mote gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daryl Clutter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Deloach (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Justin Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sclafani (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Mote (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Molloy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | St. Anselm | Sam Molloy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 11:09 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:55 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sydney Chambers | 40-41 |
| 10:48 | St. Anselm | Tony Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-41 |
| 10:46 | St. Anselm | Tony Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:32 | St. Anselm | Sydney Chambers takes the ball from Tony Carter | 40-41 |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers misses the easy layup | 40-41 |
| 10:27 | St. Anselm | Charles Mote pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:15 | St. Anselm | Charles Mote buries a jump hook from the right block | 40-43 |
| 09:50 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-43 |
| 09:49 | St. Anselm | Charles Mote grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 09:36 | St. Anselm | Robert Sclafani hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 09:23 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 09:22 | St. Anselm | Sam Molloy grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 09:10 | St. Anselm | Robert Sclafani misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-46 |
| 09:08 | St. Anselm | Tony Carter misses the tip | 40-46 |
| 09:07 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Barnes and the foul's on Tony Carter - foul #1 on Tony Carter, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (PG), Richard Cannon (SG), Cory Salcido (PF), Leon Lindquist (C) Sydney Chambers, Robert Barnes, Tommy Smith, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Brian Willson (PG), Francis Hoover (SG), Don Wilson (SF), Lee Parker (PF), Mark Smith (C) Justin Ross, Robert Sclafani, Charles Mote, Sam Molloy, Tony Carter | |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:31 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 08:30 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 08:20 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist loses the dribble to Don Wilson | 43-46 |
| 08:11 | St. Anselm | Daryl Clutter swats the layup by Lee Parker | 43-46 |
| 08:10 | St. Anselm | Lee Parker grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 08:01 | St. Anselm | Mark Smith makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 07:59 | Merrimack | Brian Willson picks off the pass by Thad Heineman in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 07:30 | St. Anselm | Lee Parker can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 07:28 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 07:27 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Thad Heineman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Clutter (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cory Salcido (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Lindquist (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Brian Willson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Hoover (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lee Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 06:40 | St. Anselm | Francis Hoover hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 06:16 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 06:14 | St. Anselm | Lee Parker pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 06:10 | St. Anselm | Francis Hoover misses long on a shot from the left side | 46-51 |
| 06:09 | St. Anselm | Brian Willson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 05:54 | St. Anselm | Francis Hoover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers (PG), Virgil Wolinski (SG), Larry Zaharek (SF), Tommy Smith (PF), Brian Deloach (C) Thad Heineman, Richard Cannon, Daryl Clutter, Cory Salcido, Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Sclafani (SG), Justin Ross (SF), Charles Mote (PF), Tony Carter (C) Francis Hoover, Don Wilson, Lee Parker, Mark Smith | |
| 05:42 | Merrimack | Brian Willson takes the ball from Brian Deloach | 46-51 |
| 05:30 | St. Anselm | Tony Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 05:28 | St. Anselm | Brian Willson tips it but misses | 46-51 |
| 05:27 | Merrimack | Larry Zaharek pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 05:22 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers is fouled on the floor by Tony Carter - foul #2 on Tony Carter, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Carter Procter (SF) Brian Willson | |
| 05:15 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Virgil Wolinski | 49-51 |
| 05:00 | St. Anselm | Robert Sclafani knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Ross | 49-54 |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers misses long on a floater from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 04:34 | St. Anselm | Carter Procter grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 04:10 | St. Anselm | Charles Mote is hacked by Sydney Chambers - foul #2 on Sydney Chambers, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Cannon (SF), Cory Salcido (PF), Leon Lindquist (C) Larry Zaharek, Tommy Smith, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Brian Willson (PG), Don Wilson (SF), Sam Molloy (PF), Mark Smith (C) Robert Sclafani, Carter Procter, Charles Mote, Tony Carter | |
| 03:51 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson is hacked by Cory Salcido - foul #2 on Cory Salcido, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| 03:51 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:51 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 03:22 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 49-56 |
| 03:21 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Wolinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Salcido (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Lindquist (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Brian Willson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Molloy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson's floater is tipped away by Leon Lindquist | 49-56 |
| 03:01 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | Justin Ross is called for the reach on Sydney Chambers - foul #1 on Justin Ross, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (SG), Tommy Smith (C) Virgil Wolinski, Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Sclafani (SG) Justin Ross | |
| 02:25 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido lays it in on a great pass from Richard Cannon and the foul's on Robert Sclafani - foul #4 on Robert Sclafani, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| 02:25 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:08 | St. Anselm | Brian Willson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 02:06 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 02:06 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski (SG), Leon Lindquist (C) Thad Heineman, Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 01:57 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon loses the dribble to Robert Sclafani | 52-56 |
| 01:42 | St. Anselm | Robert Sclafani hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Willson | 52-59 |
| 01:31 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido misses the easy layup | 52-59 |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon tips it in | 54-59 |
| 01:25 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | Sam Molloy steps in front of the Virgil Wolinski pass | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | St. Anselm | Don Wilson misses the runner from the left block | 54-62 |
| 00:46 | St. Anselm | Mark Smith tips it in | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Cannon | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | St. Anselm | Robert Sclafani is fouled in the backcourt by Sydney Chambers - foul #3 on Sydney Chambers, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter (SF) Richard Cannon | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Francis Hoover (PG) Brian Willson | |
| 00:37 | St. Anselm | Robert Sclafani makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:37 | St. Anselm | Robert Sclafani makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers is hacked by Francis Hoover - foul #2 on Francis Hoover, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (SG), Richard Cannon (SF), Tommy Smith (PF), Brian Deloach (C) Virgil Wolinski, Daryl Clutter, Cory Salcido, Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Justin Ross (PG), Charles Mote (SF), Lee Parker (PF), Tony Carter (C) Robert Sclafani, Don Wilson, Sam Molloy, Mark Smith | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:30 | St. Anselm | Lee Parker pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:30 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 00:29 | St. Anselm | Sydney Chambers is called for the reach on Francis Hoover in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sydney Chambers, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski (SG), Daryl Clutter (SF), Cory Salcido (PF), Leon Lindquist (C) Thad Heineman, Richard Cannon, Tommy Smith, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Robert Sclafani (SG), Don Wilson (SF), Sam Molloy (PF), Mark Smith (C) Justin Ross, Charles Mote, Lee Parker, Tony Carter | |
| 00:29 | St. Anselm | Francis Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:29 | St. Anselm | Francis Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 57-68 |
| 00:20 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. Anselm | Francis Hoover runs out the clock | 57-68 |