| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kays (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Branum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Phillip Levine (fresh) SG - Timothy Bynum (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ray Moore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Alberto Esposito inbounds the ball | 38-21 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | St. Anselm | Samuel Phillips hits a jumper from the free throw line | 38-23 |
| 19:20 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke is hacked by Timothy Bynum - foul #3 on Timothy Bynum, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo (SG) Timothy Bynum | |
| 19:03 | Merrimack | John Rhoades's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-23 |
| 18:50 | St. Anselm | Ray Moore loses the dribble to Charles Branum | 38-23 |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter is whistled for traveling | 38-23 |
| 18:12 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo can't finish the layup but the foul's on Walter Lemke - foul #3 on Walter Lemke, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (SG) Walter Lemke | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 18:12 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:12 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | James Kays throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-25 |
| 17:37 | St. Anselm | Samuel Phillips misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Carpenter - foul #1 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Willie Sly (SF) Alberto Esposito | |
| 17:37 | St. Anselm | Samuel Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 17:37 | St. Anselm | Samuel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey is called for traveling | 38-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye (PF), Steven Essary (C) Charles Branum, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Thomas Knisley (PG), Charles Drain (SG) Phillip Levine, Samuel Phillips | |
| 17:05 | St. Anselm | Ray Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-26 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | James Kays grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 16:47 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-26 |
| 16:45 | St. Anselm | Willie Sly snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 16:35 | St. Anselm | Willie Sly misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 16:34 | Merrimack | John Rhoades snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 16:11 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey connects on the jumper from the left side | 40-26 |
| 15:48 | St. Anselm | Charles Drain hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Knisley | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kays (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Frye (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Essary (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Thomas Knisley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Drain (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rigoberto Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ray Moore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Sly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Kays and he's fouled by Ray Moore - foul #1 on Ray Moore, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Lemke (SG), Johnny Cooper (SF), Michael Carpenter (C) John Rhoades, James Kays, Steven Essary | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Phillip Levine (PG), Timothy Bynum (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Samuel Phillips (C) Thomas Knisley, Charles Drain, Rigoberto Rizzo, Ray Moore | |
| 15:33 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye makes the free throw | 43-28 |
| 15:15 | St. Anselm | Samuel Phillips travels with the ball | 43-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Branum (PF) Jeffery Frye | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 15:07 | Merrimack | Charles Branum scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-28 |
| 14:45 | St. Anselm | Samuel Phillips misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-28 |
| 14:44 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the defensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 14:29 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Phillip Levine - foul #1 on Phillip Levine, team foul #3 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Cole (PF) Willie Sly | |
| 14:29 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 14:29 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:06 | St. Anselm | Phillip Levine comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-28 |
| 14:04 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:39 | Merrimack | Charles Branum knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Bailey | 50-28 |
| 13:23 | St. Anselm | Phillip Levine is fouled on the floor by Charles Branum - foul #2 on Charles Branum, team foul #3 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), James Kays (SF) Kevin Bailey, Johnny Cooper | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ray Moore (PF) Samuel Phillips | |
| 13:13 | St. Anselm | Ray Moore connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Phillip Levine and he's fouled by Charles Branum - foul #3 on Charles Branum, team foul #4 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye (C) Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Thomas Knisley (PG), Charles Drain (SG), Willie Sly (SF) Phillip Levine, Timothy Bynum, Alberto Esposito | |
| 13:13 | St. Anselm | Ray Moore makes the free throw | 50-31 |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Charles Branum can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Ray Moore - foul #2 on Ray Moore, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo (SF) John Cole | |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 12:50 | St. Anselm | Ray Moore grabs the board | 50-31 |
| 12:24 | St. Anselm | Ray Moore clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Branum - foul #4 on Charles Branum, team foul #5 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Essary (C) Charles Branum | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 12:24 | St. Anselm | Ray Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 12:24 | St. Anselm | Ray Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 12:24 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye grabs the defensive rebound | 50-32 |
| 12:02 | Merrimack | Charles Drain picks off the pass by Steven Essary | 50-32 |
| 11:58 | St. Anselm | Charles Drain dunks the ball | 50-34 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:34 | Merrimack | Steven Essary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (SG), Michael Carpenter (C) Walter Lemke, Steven Essary | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Phillip Levine (PG), Timothy Bynum (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Samuel Phillips (C) Thomas Knisley, Charles Drain, Rigoberto Rizzo, Willie Sly | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Kays (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Frye (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Phillip Levine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Bynum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ray Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 11:12 | St. Anselm | Samuel Phillips lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alberto Esposito | 50-36 |
| 10:57 | Merrimack | Timothy Bynum is called for the reach on Michael Carpenter - foul #4 on Timothy Bynum, team foul #5 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Thomas Knisley (SG) Timothy Bynum | |
| 10:38 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 10:36 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Samuel Phillips | 50-36 |
| 10:07 | St. Anselm | Ray Moore banks in the layup | 50-38 |
| 09:51 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 09:50 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Samuel Phillips | 50-38 |
| 09:36 | St. Anselm | James Kays steals it from Samuel Phillips | 50-38 |
| 09:19 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Phillips - foul #1 on Samuel Phillips, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matt Hondo (PG), Walter Lemke (SG), Johnny Cooper (SF), Steven Essary (PF) John Rhoades, Kevin Bailey, James Kays, Jeffery Frye | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Drain (SG), Rigoberto Rizzo (SF), Willie Sly (PF), John Cole (C) Phillip Levine, Alberto Esposito, Ray Moore, Samuel Phillips | |
| 09:19 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 09:19 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 09:19 | St. Anselm | Willie Sly snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 08:55 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo misses the easy layup | 50-38 |
| 08:53 | St. Anselm | John Cole tips it home | 50-40 |
| 08:38 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Walter Lemke, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), James Eslick (C) Walter Lemke, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Carlton Ross (PG) Thomas Knisley | |
| 08:23 | St. Anselm | Steven Essary steals it from Rigoberto Rizzo | 50-40 |
| 08:00 | Merrimack | James Eslick is whistled for traveling | 50-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Lemke (SG), Charles Branum (PF) Matt Hondo, James Eslick | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Phillip Levine (PG), Timothy Bynum (SG) Carlton Ross, Charles Drain | |
| 07:48 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo is hacked by Johnny Cooper - foul #1 on Johnny Cooper, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG) John Rhoades | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Alberto Esposito (SF), Ray Moore (PF) Timothy Bynum, John Cole | |
| 07:48 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:48 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:29 | Merrimack | Steven Essary misses the easy layup | 50-42 |
| 07:27 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Johnny Cooper (fresh) PF - Charles Branum (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Steven Essary (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Phillip Levine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rigoberto Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ray Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Sly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 50-42 |
| 07:18 | Merrimack | Steven Essary pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 07:05 | Merrimack | Charles Branum can't finish the layup | 50-42 |
| 07:04 | St. Anselm | Willie Sly gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:48 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Phillip Levine | 50-44 |
| 06:27 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Charles Branum | 52-44 |
| 06:05 | St. Anselm | Ray Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 06:03 | Merrimack | Steven Essary gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 05:59 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), James Kays (SF), Michael Carpenter (C) Kevin Bailey, Johnny Cooper, Steven Essary | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Timothy Bynum (SG), Samuel Phillips (C) Rigoberto Rizzo, Willie Sly | |
| 05:40 | Merrimack | John Rhoades hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 05:21 | St. Anselm | Alberto Esposito buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-47 |
| 05:08 | Merrimack | Charles Branum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alberto Esposito - foul #2 on Alberto Esposito, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo (SF) Alberto Esposito | |
| 05:08 | Merrimack | Charles Branum makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:08 | Merrimack | Charles Branum makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:52 | St. Anselm | Ray Moore hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 57-47 |
| 04:50 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 04:32 | Merrimack | James Kays is whistled for traveling | 57-47 |
| 04:16 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Branum - foul #5 on Charles Branum, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye (PF) Charles Branum | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Thomas Knisley (PG) Phillip Levine | |
| 04:16 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:16 | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:16 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 03:52 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke makes the turnaround from close range set up by John Rhoades | 59-48 |
| 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) | |
| 03:37 | St. Anselm | Ray Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Drain (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Willie Sly (C) Timothy Bynum, Rigoberto Rizzo, Samuel Phillips | |
| 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) | |
| 03:12 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke is fouled on the floor by Charles Drain - foul #3 on Charles Drain, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Essary (C) Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Phillip Levine (PG), John Cole (C) Thomas Knisley, Ray Moore | |
| 03:12 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:12 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Kays (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Frye (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Essary (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Phillip Levine (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Drain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Willie Sly (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | St. Anselm | Alberto Esposito misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Lemke - foul #5 on Walter Lemke, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Matt Hondo (SG), Johnny Cooper (SF) John Rhoades, Walter Lemke, James Kays | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Thomas Knisley (PG) Phillip Levine | |
| 03:03 | St. Anselm | Alberto Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 03:03 | St. Anselm | Alberto Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 03:03 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Matt Hondo | 64-49 |
| 02:35 | St. Anselm | Alberto Esposito knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Knisley | 64-51 |
| 02:13 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper knocks in the floater from the left block | 66-51 |
| 02:02 | St. Anselm | Thomas Knisley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Rigoberto Rizzo (SF) Alberto Esposito | |
| 01:40 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-51 |
| 01:39 | St. Anselm | Thomas Knisley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:31 | St. Anselm | Willie Sly hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Rigoberto Rizzo | 66-53 |
| 01:10 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye misses the shot in the lane | 66-53 |
| 01:09 | St. Anselm | John Cole gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 01:05 | St. Anselm | Thomas Knisley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| 00:43 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 00:42 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye grabs the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper lays it in on a great pass from Jeffery Frye | 68-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:12 | St. Anselm | Thomas Knisley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Drain | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey runs out the clock | 68-55 |