| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Martin Ginn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Derek Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Toby Bradt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Nickols (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Michael Chaney (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Herbert Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Brendan Smith inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Pace | Michael Chaney misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Martin Ginn - foul #2 on Martin Ginn, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:34 | Pace | Michael Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:34 | Pace | Michael Chaney misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:34 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Nickols | 33-36 |
| 19:20 | Merrimack | Martin Ginn is called for a charge - foul #3 on Martin Ginn, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gerald Weatherly (PG) Martin Ginn | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 19:07 | Pace | Herbert Bowers knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Dong | 33-38 |
| 18:55 | Merrimack | Matthew Curtis connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Weatherly | 35-38 |
| 18:51 | Pace | Derek Kemp is called for the reach on Dikembe Dong - foul #1 on Derek Kemp, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| 18:34 | Pace | Dikembe Dong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 18:32 | Pace | Brendan Smith hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 18:03 | Merrimack | Gerald Weatherly comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 18:02 | Pace | The rebound goes to William Boyer | 35-40 |
| 17:56 | Pace | William Boyer makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Bowers | 35-42 |
| 17:46 | Merrimack | Derek Kemp misses the easy layup | 35-42 |
| 17:44 | Pace | The rebound goes to William Boyer | 35-42 |
| 17:39 | Pace | Michael Chaney can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 17:37 | Merrimack | Gerald Weatherly pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:26 | Merrimack | Derek Kemp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 17:25 | Pace | Dikembe Dong gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:21 | Pace | Michael Chaney connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Dong and he's fouled by Michael Nickols - foul #2 on Michael Nickols, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eugene Smith (SG), Paul Cooper (PF) Matthew Curtis, Toby Bradt | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 17:21 | Pace | Michael Chaney misses the free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:21 | Merrimack | Paul Cooper gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Paul Cooper clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 17:04 | Pace | Brendan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:59 | Pace | Michael Chaney hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brendan Smith | 35-46 |
| 16:43 | Merrimack | William Boyer swats the short shot by Paul Cooper | 35-46 |
| 16:41 | Pace | Brendan Smith grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 16:36 | Pace | Brendan Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 16:35 | Pace | Michael Chaney grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 16:26 | Pace | Herbert Bowers hits a jumper near the basket set up by Brendan Smith | 35-48 |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Eugene Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 16:19 | Pace | The rebound goes to Herbert Bowers | 35-48 |
| 16:14 | Pace | Michael Chaney misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 16:12 | Merrimack | Michael Nickols gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | Gerald Weatherly is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gerald Weatherly, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Martin Ginn (PG), Matthew Curtis (SG), Gordon Smith (SF), Toby Bradt (PF) Gerald Weatherly, Eugene Smith, Derek Kemp, Michael Nickols | |
| Subs | Pace | Eddie Cole (PG), Benjamin Barr (SG), Peter Dodgen (SF), Larry Wheeler (PF), Peter Brucker (C) Michael Chaney, Dikembe Dong, Brendan Smith, Herbert Bowers, William Boyer | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Martin Ginn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gordon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Toby Bradt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Eddie Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Dodgen (fresh) PF - Larry Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Peter Brucker (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Pace | Peter Dodgen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 15:34 | Merrimack | Matthew Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 15:15 | Merrimack | Gordon Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 15:14 | Pace | The rebound goes to Peter Dodgen | 35-48 |
| 15:09 | Pace | Eddie Cole misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 15:07 | Pace | Peter Brucker grabs the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 14:55 | Pace | Peter Dodgen lays it up and in on a great pass from Benjamin Barr | 35-50 |
| 14:38 | Merrimack | Martin Ginn hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Smith | 38-50 |
| 14:28 | Pace | Larry Wheeler clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 14:26 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Paul Cooper | 38-50 |
| 14:17 | Merrimack | Matthew Curtis misses the floater from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Curtis | 38-50 |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Gordon Smith is fouled on the floor by Peter Brucker - foul #1 on Peter Brucker, team foul #1 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gerald Weatherly (SG), Derek Kemp (SF), William Drew (PF), Michael Nickols (C) Matthew Curtis, Gordon Smith, Toby Bradt, Paul Cooper | |
| Subs | Pace | Michael Chaney (PG), Dikembe Dong (SG), Herbert Bowers (PF) Eddie Cole, Peter Dodgen, Peter Brucker | |
| 13:44 | Merrimack | Derek Kemp misses long on a floater from the right side | 38-50 |
| 13:42 | Pace | Dikembe Dong gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 13:38 | Pace | Michael Chaney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 13:36 | Merrimack | Michael Nickols pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 13:22 | Merrimack | Derek Kemp hits a 3 from straight away | 41-50 |
| 12:58 | Pace | Dikembe Dong scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 12:46 | Merrimack | William Drew misses long on a runner from the baseline | 41-53 |
| 12:44 | Merrimack | Michael Nickols grabs the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | Michael Nickols hits the finger roll | 43-53 |
| 12:00 | Pace | Dikembe Dong misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 11:58 | Pace | Herbert Bowers tips it but misses | 43-53 |
| 11:56 | Merrimack | William Drew grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 11:41 | Merrimack | Derek Kemp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 11:40 | Pace | Dikembe Dong grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Martin Ginn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Weatherly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Kemp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Drew (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Nickols (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Michael Chaney (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dikembe Dong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Barr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Herbert Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Pace | Derek Kemp is called for the reach on Michael Chaney - foul #2 on Derek Kemp, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Curtis (SG), Toby Bradt (PF) Martin Ginn, William Drew | |
| Subs | Pace | Eddie Cole (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), William Boyer (C) Dikembe Dong, Benjamin Barr, Larry Wheeler | |
| 11:20 | Pace | Gerald Weatherly steals the ball from Eddie Cole | 43-53 |
| 11:02 | Merrimack | Michael Nickols misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 11:01 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Kemp | 43-53 |
| 10:45 | Merrimack | Matthew Curtis misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brendan Smith - foul #3 on Brendan Smith, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Cooper (C) Michael Nickols | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 10:45 | Merrimack | Matthew Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:45 | Merrimack | Matthew Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:45 | Pace | William Boyer grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 10:31 | Pace | Michael Chaney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 10:29 | Merrimack | Matthew Curtis snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Michael Chaney picks off the pass by Matthew Curtis | 44-53 |
| 10:16 | Pace | Michael Chaney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 09:59 | Merrimack | Gerald Weatherly clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-56 |
| 09:57 | Merrimack | Paul Cooper tips it in | 46-56 |
| 09:43 | Pace | Michael Chaney misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Weatherly - foul #2 on Gerald Weatherly, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Martin Ginn (PG), Gordon Smith (SF), Michael Nickols (C) Gerald Weatherly, Derek Kemp, Toby Bradt | |
| Subs | Pace | Dikembe Dong (SG), Larry Wheeler (PF) Eddie Cole, Herbert Bowers | |
| 09:43 | Pace | Michael Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 09:43 | Pace | Michael Chaney makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 09:21 | Merrimack | Michael Nickols buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Matthew Curtis | 48-58 |
| 09:00 | Pace | Brendan Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 08:58 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Brendan Smith | 48-58 |
| 08:44 | Pace | Paul Cooper is called for the reach on Larry Wheeler - foul #3 on Paul Cooper, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eugene Smith (SG), Derek Kemp (SF) Matthew Curtis, Gordon Smith | |
| Subs | Pace | Eddie Cole (PG), Benjamin Barr (SF), Peter Brucker (C) Michael Chaney, Brendan Smith, William Boyer | |
| 08:44 | Pace | Larry Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:44 | Merrimack | Michael Nickols snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 08:28 | Merrimack | Martin Ginn clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-58 |
| 08:26 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Cooper | 48-58 |
| 08:13 | Merrimack | Derek Kemp blows the layup | 48-58 |
| 08:12 | Pace | Larry Wheeler grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 07:44 | Pace | Dikembe Dong hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Eddie Cole | 48-60 |
| 07:26 | Merrimack | Derek Kemp makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Ginn and the foul's on Benjamin Barr - foul #2 on Benjamin Barr, team foul #3 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gerald Weatherly (PG), Toby Bradt (PF) Martin Ginn, Michael Nickols | |
| Subs | Pace | Brendan Smith (SF), Herbert Bowers (PF), William Boyer (C) Dikembe Dong, Larry Wheeler, Peter Brucker | |
| 07:26 | Merrimack | Derek Kemp makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gerald Weatherly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derek Kemp (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Toby Bradt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Eddie Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Herbert Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Pace | Eddie Cole misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gerald Weatherly - foul #3 on Gerald Weatherly, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Curtis (SG), William Drew (C) Eugene Smith, Paul Cooper | |
| Subs | Pace | Michael Chaney (PG) Benjamin Barr | |
| 07:10 | Pace | Eddie Cole makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 07:10 | Pace | Eddie Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 07:10 | Pace | William Boyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 06:52 | Pace | 3 seconds is called on Eddie Cole | 51-61 |
| 06:49 | Merrimack | Gerald Weatherly is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Weatherly, team foul #10 | 51-61 |
| 06:31 | Pace | Michael Chaney is hacked by Matthew Curtis - foul #1 on Matthew Curtis, team foul #11 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Nickols (C) William Drew | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 06:31 | Pace | Michael Chaney misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:31 | Pace | Michael Chaney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:18 | Merrimack | Toby Bradt clanks a shot from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 06:17 | Merrimack | Derek Kemp grabs the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 06:04 | Merrimack | Michael Nickols scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Weatherly | 54-62 |
| 05:49 | Pace | William Boyer knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Brendan Smith | 54-64 |
| 05:35 | Merrimack | Michael Nickols misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 05:33 | Merrimack | Gerald Weatherly tips it but misses | 54-64 |
| 05:31 | Pace | The rebound goes to Herbert Bowers | 54-64 |
| 05:05 | Pace | William Boyer lays it up and in set up by Eddie Cole and he's fouled by Michael Nickols - foul #3 on Michael Nickols, team foul #12 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Martin Ginn (PG), Gordon Smith (SF), Paul Cooper (PF) Matthew Curtis, Derek Kemp, Toby Bradt | |
| Subs | Pace | Benjamin Barr (PG), Dikembe Dong (SG), Peter Dodgen (SF) Michael Chaney, Eddie Cole, Brendan Smith | |
| 05:05 | Pace | William Boyer makes the free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:49 | Merrimack | Martin Ginn buries a shot from just outside the lane | 56-67 |
| 04:43 | Pace | Paul Cooper swats the short shot by Benjamin Barr | 56-67 |
| 04:42 | Merrimack | Michael Nickols snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:22 | Merrimack | Gerald Weatherly hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gordon Smith | 59-67 |
| 04:04 | Pace | Peter Dodgen is hacked by Gordon Smith - foul #1 on Gordon Smith, team foul #13 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eugene Smith (SG), William Drew (C) Gerald Weatherly, Michael Nickols | |
| Subs | Pace | Michael Chaney (PG), Larry Wheeler (C) Benjamin Barr, William Boyer | |
| 04:04 | Pace | Peter Dodgen makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 04:04 | Pace | Peter Dodgen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:54 | Merrimack | Martin Ginn misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 03:52 | Pace | Larry Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Pace | Dikembe Dong clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 03:45 | Pace | Larry Wheeler tips it home | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Merrimack | Martin Ginn is whistled for traveling | 59-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Curtis (SG), Derek Kemp (SF), Toby Bradt (PF) Eugene Smith, Gordon Smith, William Drew | |
| Subs | Pace | Brendan Smith (SF), Peter Brucker (C) Peter Dodgen, Herbert Bowers | |
| 03:15 | Pace | Peter Brucker drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Brendan Smith | 59-73 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Martin Ginn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Derek Kemp (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Toby Bradt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Michael Chaney (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Brucker (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Merrimack | Derek Kemp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 02:56 | Pace | Larry Wheeler gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| 02:56 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Nickols (C) Paul Cooper | |
| Subs | Pace | Herbert Bowers (PF), William Boyer (C) Larry Wheeler, Peter Brucker | |
| 02:47 | Pace | Martin Ginn picks off the pass by William Boyer | 59-73 |
| 02:40 | Merrimack | Martin Ginn loses the dribble to William Boyer | 59-73 |
| 02:22 | Pace | Herbert Bowers knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from William Boyer | 59-75 |
| 02:00 | Merrimack | Derek Kemp hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 59-75 |
| 01:59 | Pace | William Boyer snags the defensive board | 59-75 |
| 01:53 | Pace | Herbert Bowers misses the shot from the free throw line | 59-75 |
| 01:51 | Merrimack | Matthew Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 01:29 | Merrimack | Derek Kemp is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Derek Kemp, team foul #14 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gerald Weatherly (PG), Eugene Smith (SG), Gordon Smith (SF), Paul Cooper (PF), William Drew (C) Martin Ginn, Matthew Curtis, Derek Kemp, Toby Bradt, Michael Nickols | |
| Subs | Pace | Eddie Cole (PG), Benjamin Barr (SG), Peter Dodgen (SF), Larry Wheeler (PF), Peter Brucker (C) Michael Chaney, Dikembe Dong, Brendan Smith, Herbert Bowers, William Boyer | |
| 01:08 | Pace | Benjamin Barr misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-75 |
| 01:06 | Merrimack | Paul Cooper gets the rebound | 59-75 |
| 00:51 | Merrimack | William Drew misses long on a jumper from the left side | 59-75 |
| 00:50 | Pace | Benjamin Barr pulls down the rebound | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Pace | Eddie Cole's pass is intercepted by Gerald Weatherly | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | William Drew comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter Brucker - foul #2 on Peter Brucker, team foul #4 | 59-75 |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | William Drew makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | William Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | Pace | Eddie Cole runs out the clock | 61-75 |