| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Philip Orris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Wise (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick St. Martin (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Clarence Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Madruga (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Coursey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Votaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | St. Anselm | Robert Madruga hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Clarence Jackson | 38-31 |
| 19:28 | Merrimack | Peter Barnes connects on the jumper from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 19:11 | St. Anselm | Albert Wise picks off the pass by Clarence Jackson | 40-31 |
| 18:58 | Merrimack | David Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Votaw | 40-31 |
| 18:57 | St. Anselm | Clarence Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:53 | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-31 |
| 18:51 | Merrimack | Philip Orris pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:44 | Merrimack | Dean Nash is called for the reach on David Anderson - foul #1 on Dean Nash, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Patrick St. Martin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dean Nash - foul #2 on Dean Nash, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Patrick St. Martin misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Patrick St. Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:27 | St. Anselm | Dean Nash snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 18:14 | St. Anselm | Patrick St. Martin denies the turnaround by Larry Votaw | 40-31 |
| 18:13 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 40-31 |
| 17:50 | Merrimack | Patrick St. Martin is fouled on the floor by Anthony Coursey - foul #3 on Anthony Coursey, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | David Ford (SF) Anthony Coursey | |
| 17:25 | Merrimack | Albert Wise makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Orris | 43-31 |
| 17:11 | St. Anselm | Clarence Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 17:10 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Patrick St. Martin | 43-31 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | Larry Votaw is called for the reach on Albert Wise - foul #2 on Larry Votaw, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Spencer Bartz (PG), Benjamin Smith (SG), Kevin Strack (SF), Phillip Jeffers (PF), Charles Desmond (C) Philip Orris, Albert Wise, Peter Barnes, Patrick St. Martin, David Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | James Goodlett (PG), William Skaggs (SF), Robert Dickey (C) Clarence Jackson, Larry Votaw, Dean Nash | |
| 16:41 | Merrimack | Spencer Bartz knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 16:24 | St. Anselm | Robert Madruga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Chavers (SG) Robert Madruga | |
| 16:06 | Merrimack | Phillip Jeffers misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by David Ford - foul #2 on David Ford, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Philip Orris (PG), Albert Wise (SG) Benjamin Smith, Kevin Strack | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 16:06 | Merrimack | Phillip Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 16:06 | Merrimack | Phillip Jeffers misses the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 16:06 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Desmond | 47-31 |
| 15:49 | Merrimack | Robert Dickey steps in front of the Charles Desmond pass | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Philip Orris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Wise (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Spencer Bartz (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Phillip Jeffers (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Desmond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - James Goodlett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Chavers (fresh) SF - William Skaggs (fresh) PF - David Ford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Dickey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | St. Anselm | Philip Orris steals the ball from Robert Dickey | 47-31 |
| 15:24 | Merrimack | Philip Orris banks in the layup | 49-31 |
| 15:01 | St. Anselm | Charles Chavers knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Goodlett | 49-34 |
| 14:43 | Merrimack | Philip Orris buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Spencer Bartz | 51-34 |
| 14:30 | St. Anselm | David Ford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-34 |
| 14:29 | St. Anselm | The offensive rebound goes to David Ford | 51-34 |
| 14:18 | St. Anselm | William Skaggs misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Spencer Bartz - foul #2 on Spencer Bartz, team foul #1 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Benjamin Smith (PG), Peter Barnes (SF), Patrick St. Martin (PF), David Anderson (C) Philip Orris, Spencer Bartz, Phillip Jeffers, Charles Desmond | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Clarence Jackson (PG), Robert Madruga (SG), Larry Votaw (PF), Dean Nash (C) James Goodlett, Charles Chavers, David Ford, Robert Dickey | |
| 14:18 | St. Anselm | William Skaggs makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 14:18 | St. Anselm | William Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 14:00 | Merrimack | Clarence Jackson steps in front of the Albert Wise pass | 51-36 |
| 13:56 | St. Anselm | Clarence Jackson hits the finger roll | 51-38 |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | David Anderson is fouled on the floor by Dean Nash - foul #3 on Dean Nash, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Strack (SG) Albert Wise | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey (SF) William Skaggs | |
| 13:36 | Merrimack | Kevin Strack misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 13:34 | Merrimack | David Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 13:25 | Merrimack | Kevin Strack hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 51-38 |
| 13:24 | St. Anselm | Dean Nash pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 13:11 | St. Anselm | Kevin Strack is called for the reach on Robert Madruga - foul #2 on Kevin Strack, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Philip Orris (PG) Kevin Strack | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 13:01 | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 13:00 | St. Anselm | Dean Nash hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Philip Orris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 12:43 | St. Anselm | Clarence Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 12:30 | St. Anselm | David Anderson denies the turnaround by Anthony Coursey | 51-40 |
| 12:29 | Merrimack | Patrick St. Martin snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 12:15 | Merrimack | Benjamin Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Orris | 54-40 |
| 11:57 | St. Anselm | The short jumper by Dean Nash is denied by David Anderson | 54-40 |
| 11:55 | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey grabs the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 11:47 | St. Anselm | David Anderson is called for the reach on Anthony Coursey - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Albert Wise (SG), Spencer Bartz (SF), Phillip Jeffers (PF), Charles Desmond (C) Benjamin Smith, Peter Barnes, Patrick St. Martin, David Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | James Goodlett (PG), David Ford (PF), Robert Dickey (C) Clarence Jackson, Larry Votaw, Dean Nash | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Philip Orris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Wise (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Spencer Bartz (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Jeffers (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Desmond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - James Goodlett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Madruga (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Anthony Coursey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dickey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | St. Anselm | James Goodlett makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 11:18 | Merrimack | Spencer Bartz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Phillip Jeffers tips it in | 56-42 |
| 11:02 | St. Anselm | David Ford misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Phillip Jeffers - foul #2 on Phillip Jeffers, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Strack (SF) Philip Orris | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | William Skaggs (SF) Anthony Coursey | |
| 11:02 | St. Anselm | David Ford misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 11:02 | St. Anselm | David Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 11:02 | Merrimack | Phillip Jeffers grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 10:38 | Merrimack | James Goodlett takes the ball from Spencer Bartz | 56-42 |
| 10:35 | St. Anselm | James Goodlett misses the easy layup | 56-42 |
| 10:34 | St. Anselm | David Ford tips it home | 56-44 |
| 10:17 | Merrimack | Albert Wise comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Madruga - foul #2 on Robert Madruga, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Barnes (SF), Patrick St. Martin (PF), David Anderson (C) Kevin Strack, Phillip Jeffers, Charles Desmond | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Clarence Jackson (PG), Larry Votaw (PF), Dean Nash (C) Robert Madruga, William Skaggs, Robert Dickey | |
| 10:17 | Merrimack | Albert Wise misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 10:17 | Merrimack | Albert Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 10:07 | St. Anselm | Albert Wise takes the ball from Clarence Jackson | 57-44 |
| 09:58 | Merrimack | David Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 09:56 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to David Ford | 57-44 |
| 09:51 | St. Anselm | Dean Nash double dribbles | 57-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Philip Orris (PG) Spencer Bartz | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey (SF) David Ford | |
| 09:36 | Merrimack | Patrick St. Martin misses the easy layup | 57-44 |
| 09:34 | St. Anselm | James Goodlett grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 09:13 | St. Anselm | Dean Nash comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 57-44 |
| 09:12 | Merrimack | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | Patrick St. Martin blows the dunk | 57-44 |
| 08:47 | St. Anselm | James Goodlett gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 08:29 | St. Anselm | Patrick St. Martin picks off the pass by Anthony Coursey | 57-44 |
| 08:12 | Merrimack | Peter Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | David Anderson hits the follow up shot | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:57 | St. Anselm | Anthony Coursey is hacked by Peter Barnes - foul #2 on Peter Barnes, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Spencer Bartz (SG), Kevin Strack (SF), Phillip Jeffers (PF), Charles Desmond (C) Albert Wise, Peter Barnes, Patrick St. Martin, David Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Chavers (PG), Robert Madruga (SG), William Skaggs (SF), David Ford (PF), Robert Dickey (C) Clarence Jackson, James Goodlett, Anthony Coursey, Larry Votaw, Dean Nash | |
| 07:46 | St. Anselm | Charles Chavers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 07:45 | Merrimack | Philip Orris grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Philip Orris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Spencer Bartz (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Strack (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Phillip Jeffers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Desmond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Charles Chavers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Madruga (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dickey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Phillip Jeffers misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Ford - foul #3 on David Ford, team foul #8 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Benjamin Smith (SG) Philip Orris | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Phillip Jeffers misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Phillip Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 07:00 | St. Anselm | Charles Desmond swats the short shot by William Skaggs | 60-44 |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | Kevin Strack grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 06:31 | Merrimack | William Skaggs is called for the reach on Spencer Bartz - foul #1 on William Skaggs, team foul #9 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Albert Wise (SG), Peter Barnes (SF), Patrick St. Martin (PF), David Anderson (C) Benjamin Smith, Kevin Strack, Phillip Jeffers, Charles Desmond | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Clarence Jackson (PG), Anthony Coursey (SF), Dean Nash (C) Charles Chavers, William Skaggs, Robert Dickey | |
| 06:31 | Merrimack | Spencer Bartz misses the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 06:31 | St. Anselm | Dean Nash grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 06:22 | St. Anselm | Clarence Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-44 |
| 06:20 | St. Anselm | David Ford tips it home | 60-46 |
| 05:57 | Merrimack | Patrick St. Martin is fouled on the floor by David Ford - foul #4 on David Ford, team foul #10 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Philip Orris (PG) Spencer Bartz | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Larry Votaw (PF) David Ford | |
| 05:57 | Merrimack | Patrick St. Martin misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 05:57 | Merrimack | Patrick St. Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 05:43 | St. Anselm | Philip Orris is called for the reach on Clarence Jackson - foul #1 on Philip Orris, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| 05:25 | St. Anselm | Larry Votaw misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Philip Orris - foul #2 on Philip Orris, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| 05:25 | St. Anselm | Larry Votaw makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:25 | St. Anselm | Larry Votaw misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:25 | Merrimack | Patrick St. Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 05:05 | Merrimack | Peter Barnes's floater is knocked away by Robert Madruga | 61-47 |
| 05:03 | St. Anselm | Dean Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 04:57 | St. Anselm | Dean Nash loses the ball out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Desmond (C) David Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | James Goodlett (PG), David Ford (SF), Robert Dickey (C) Clarence Jackson, Anthony Coursey, Dean Nash | |
| 04:28 | Merrimack | Patrick St. Martin misses the shot in the lane | 61-47 |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | Charles Desmond tips it home | 63-47 |
| 04:18 | St. Anselm | James Goodlett scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Votaw | 63-49 |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | Philip Orris misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-49 |
| 03:56 | St. Anselm | Larry Votaw grabs the board | 63-49 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:42 | St. Anselm | Robert Dickey blows the layup | 63-49 |
| 03:40 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Charles Desmond | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Philip Orris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Wise (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Peter Barnes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick St. Martin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Desmond (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - James Goodlett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Madruga (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Votaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dickey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 | Charles Desmond double dribbles | 63-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Spencer Bartz (PG), Benjamin Smith (SG), Kevin Strack (SF), Phillip Jeffers (PF) Philip Orris, Albert Wise, Peter Barnes, Patrick St. Martin | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Chavers (SG), William Skaggs (SF) Robert Madruga, Larry Votaw | |
| 02:53 | St. Anselm | The jump hook by David Ford is blocked by Charles Desmond | 63-49 |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Charles Desmond pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 02:24 | Merrimack | Phillip Jeffers's pass is intercepted by Robert Dickey | 63-49 |
| 02:07 | St. Anselm | William Skaggs is whistled for traveling | 63-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Randy Holmes (C) Charles Desmond | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Eugene Kersey (SF), Austin Hicks (PF) James Goodlett, Robert Dickey | |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | Benjamin Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 01:44 | Merrimack | Kevin Strack snags the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 01:31 | Merrimack | Phillip Jeffers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 01:30 | St. Anselm | Austin Hicks snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 01:17 | St. Anselm | Austin Hicks knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by William Skaggs | 63-51 |
| 00:50 | Merrimack | Randy Holmes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Kevin Strack gets the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | 3 seconds is called on Benjamin Smith | 63-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Desmond (C) Randy Holmes | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | James Goodlett (PG), Robert Dickey (C) Eugene Kersey, Austin Hicks | |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | St. Anselm | David Ford is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Smith - foul #1 on Benjamin Smith, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| 00:13 | St. Anselm | David Ford makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:13 | St. Anselm | David Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Spencer Bartz runs out the clock | 63-53 |