| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myron Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kays (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Stevens (fresh) C - Lester Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Justin Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Burnham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Mogensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | James Kays inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Merrimack | John Rhoades misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Mitchell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mitchell, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:47 | Merrimack | John Rhoades misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 19:47 | Merrimack | John Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:26 | Pace | Johnny Jenkins misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 29-38 |
| 19:25 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 19:06 | Merrimack | Myron Lane drills a jumper from close range set up by John Rhoades | 31-38 |
| 18:40 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen misses the lay-in | 31-38 |
| 18:39 | Pace | Jerry Burnham tips it but misses | 31-38 |
| 18:38 | Merrimack | Lester Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:33 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens is whistled for traveling | 31-38 |
| 18:07 | Pace | Justin Patrick can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-38 |
| 18:05 | Merrimack | James Kays grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 17:44 | Merrimack | Jeffrey Mitchell swats the layup by Lester Hall | 31-38 |
| 17:42 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:37 | Pace | A charge is called on Jamie Mogensen - foul #1 on Jamie Mogensen, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter (PF) Gary Stevens | |
| Subs | Pace | Leonard Brown (SF), Daniel Binette (C) Johnny Jenkins, Jamie Mogensen | |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | James Kays's pass is intercepted by Jerry Burnham | 31-38 |
| 16:57 | Pace | Myron Lane is called for the reach on Justin Patrick - foul #2 on Myron Lane, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (SG), Walter Lemke (SF), Jeffery Frye (C) Myron Lane, James Kays, Lester Hall | |
| Subs | Pace | William Davis (SG), Virgil Demar (PF) Jerry Burnham, Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| 16:41 | Pace | Leonard Brown scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Justin Patrick | 31-40 |
| 16:17 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 16:16 | Pace | William Davis gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:08 | Pace | Leonard Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Carpenter - foul #1 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper (SF), Gary Stevens (PF) John Rhoades, Jeffery Frye | |
| Subs | Pace | Johnny Jenkins (SF), Jamie Mogensen (C) Justin Patrick, Virgil Demar | |
| 16:08 | Pace | Leonard Brown misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:08 | Pace | Leonard Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:08 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Carpenter | 31-40 |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Bailey and he's fouled by Johnny Jenkins - foul #1 on Johnny Jenkins, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Kays (SF), Charles Branum (C) Kevin Bailey, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Pace | Jerry Burnham (SG) Leonard Brown | |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:50 | Pace | Daniel Binette grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Kays (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Branum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Burnham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Binette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Mogensen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Pace | William Davis drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Jenkins | 33-42 |
| 15:19 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 15:12 | Pace | Johnny Jenkins clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 15:11 | Merrimack | Charles Branum gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:54 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens banks in the layup | 38-42 |
| 14:49 | Pace | Johnny Jenkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Davis | 38-45 |
| 14:27 | Merrimack | Charles Branum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), Myron Lane (SG), Lester Hall (C) Johnny Cooper, Walter Lemke, Gary Stevens | |
| Subs | Pace | Justin Patrick (PG), Leonard Brown (SF), Jeffrey Mitchell (PF), James Smith (C) William Davis, Johnny Jenkins, Daniel Binette, Jamie Mogensen | |
| 14:08 | Pace | Jerry Burnham hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Justin Patrick | 38-47 |
| 13:54 | Merrimack | Charles Branum is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Mitchell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Mitchell, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Lemke (SF) James Kays | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 13:37 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-47 |
| 13:35 | Pace | Jerry Burnham snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 13:30 | Pace | Walter Lemke steals the ball from Jerry Burnham | 38-47 |
| 13:25 | Merrimack | John Rhoades drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 13:01 | Pace | Jerry Burnham can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Branum - foul #4 on Charles Branum, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Kays (SF), Gary Stevens (PF) Walter Lemke, Charles Branum | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 13:01 | Pace | Jerry Burnham misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:01 | Pace | Jerry Burnham misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:01 | Merrimack | Lester Hall gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:42 | Merrimack | Myron Lane can't finish the layup | 41-47 |
| 12:40 | Pace | Jerry Burnham grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:35 | Pace | Jerry Burnham hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 12:20 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jerry Burnham - foul #2 on Jerry Burnham, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | William Davis (SG), Johnny Jenkins (SF), Jamie Mogensen (C) Jerry Burnham, Leonard Brown, James Smith | |
| 12:20 | Merrimack | Myron Lane makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:20 | Merrimack | Myron Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:08 | Pace | William Davis is hacked by Myron Lane - foul #3 on Myron Lane, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| 11:44 | Pace | Johnny Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-49 |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens grabs the board | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Myron Lane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Kays (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Justin Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Johnny Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jamie Mogensen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Merrimack | Myron Lane connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Kays | 45-49 |
| 10:59 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Myron Lane - foul #4 on Myron Lane, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Walter Lemke (SG), Johnny Cooper (SF), Michael Carpenter (PF), Jeffery Frye (C) John Rhoades, Myron Lane, James Kays, Gary Stevens, Lester Hall | |
| Subs | Pace | Leonard Brown (SG), Daniel Binette (PF) Justin Patrick, Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| 10:59 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:59 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:59 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:40 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 45-50 |
| 10:39 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 10:34 | Pace | Leonard Brown makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by William Davis | 45-52 |
| 10:24 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Cooper | 47-52 |
| 10:08 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen is whistled for traveling | 47-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Justin Patrick (PG), Jerry Burnham (SG), Virgil Demar (PF) William Davis, Johnny Jenkins, Jamie Mogensen | |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| 10:00 | Pace | Virgil Demar can't connect on a runner near the basket | 47-52 |
| 09:58 | Pace | Justin Patrick hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 09:38 | Merrimack | Daniel Binette takes the ball from Walter Lemke | 47-54 |
| 09:23 | Pace | Justin Patrick connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jerry Burnham | 47-57 |
| 09:06 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter can't finish the layup | 47-57 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter tips it home | 49-57 |
| 08:53 | Pace | Justin Patrick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Burnham | 49-60 |
| 08:42 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Bailey and he's fouled by Virgil Demar - foul #2 on Virgil Demar, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), James Kays (SF), Lester Hall (C) Kevin Bailey, Johnny Cooper, Jeffery Frye | |
| Subs | Pace | Jeffrey Mitchell (PF), James Smith (C) Virgil Demar, Daniel Binette | |
| 08:42 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:22 | Pace | Jerry Burnham misses long on a floater from the baseline | 52-60 |
| 08:21 | Merrimack | James Kays snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 07:57 | Merrimack | Lester Hall's pass is intercepted by Justin Patrick | 52-60 |
| 07:52 | Pace | James Smith is called for traveling | 52-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Myron Lane (SG), Gary Stevens (PF) Walter Lemke, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Pace | William Davis (PG), Johnny Jenkins (SF), Jamie Mogensen (C) Justin Patrick, Jerry Burnham, Leonard Brown | |
| 07:38 | Merrimack | James Kays is denied on a layup by Jamie Mogensen | 52-60 |
| 07:36 | Merrimack | John Rhoades can't tip it in | 52-60 |
| 07:35 | Merrimack | Lester Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Myron Lane (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Kays (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jamie Mogensen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-60 |
| 07:18 | Merrimack | Lester Hall snags the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | Lester Hall blows the layup but the foul's on Johnny Jenkins - foul #2 on Johnny Jenkins, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | Lester Hall makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | Lester Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 06:39 | Pace | James Smith misses the easy layup | 54-60 |
| 06:37 | Merrimack | Myron Lane gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 06:28 | Merrimack | Myron Lane hits the finger roll | 56-60 |
| 06:07 | Pace | Johnny Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Branum (C) Lester Hall | |
| Subs | Pace | Justin Patrick (PG), Jerry Burnham (SG), Leonard Brown (SF), Daniel Binette (PF) William Davis, James Smith, Johnny Jenkins, Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| 05:50 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Myron Lane | 59-60 |
| 05:41 | Pace | Jerry Burnham connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Patrick | 59-63 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Daniel Binette takes the ball from Charles Branum | 59-63 |
| 04:57 | Pace | Gary Stevens is called for the reach on Leonard Brown - foul #2 on Gary Stevens, team foul #6 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Walter Lemke (SG), Johnny Cooper (SF), Michael Carpenter (C) John Rhoades, Myron Lane, James Kays, Gary Stevens | |
| Subs | Pace | Virgil Demar (PF) Jamie Mogensen | |
| 04:50 | Pace | Justin Patrick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 04:48 | Pace | Daniel Binette grabs the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 04:30 | Pace | Leonard Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Branum | 59-63 |
| 04:29 | Pace | Daniel Binette can't tip it in | 59-63 |
| 04:27 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 04:04 | Merrimack | Charles Branum hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Virgil Demar - foul #3 on Virgil Demar, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Hall (C) Johnny Cooper | |
| Subs | Pace | Johnny Jenkins (SF), Jeffrey Mitchell (PF) Leonard Brown, Virgil Demar | |
| 04:04 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 04:04 | Merrimack | Charles Branum makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:35 | Pace | Charles Branum picks off the pass by Jeffrey Mitchell | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Branum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Justin Patrick (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jerry Burnham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnny Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Binette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Merrimack | Daniel Binette denies the turnaround by Michael Carpenter | 60-63 |
| 03:10 | Merrimack | Charles Branum tips it back up and in | 62-63 |
| 02:57 | Pace | Johnny Jenkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 02:55 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 02:55 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), Myron Lane (SG), James Kays (SF), Gary Stevens (PF) Kevin Bailey, Walter Lemke, Charles Branum, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Pace | Jamie Mogensen (C) Daniel Binette | |
| 02:37 | Merrimack | Myron Lane makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from James Kays and he's fouled by Johnny Jenkins - foul #3 on Johnny Jenkins, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 02:37 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses the free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:37 | Pace | The rebound goes to Jamie Mogensen | 64-63 |
| 02:19 | Pace | Jerry Burnham misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Myron Lane - foul #5 on Myron Lane, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Lemke (SG) Myron Lane | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 02:19 | Pace | Jerry Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:19 | Pace | Jerry Burnham makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:01 | Merrimack | Lester Hall makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by John Rhoades | 66-65 |
| 01:33 | Pace | Jerry Burnham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 01:32 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 01:19 | Merrimack | John Rhoades knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Kays | 69-65 |
| 01:16 | Pace | John Rhoades steps in front of the Justin Patrick pass in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 01:05 | Merrimack | Justin Patrick steals the ball from John Rhoades | 69-65 |
| 00:53 | Pace | Jeffrey Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 69-65 |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Lester Hall | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | John Rhoades hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 69-65 |
| 00:27 | Merrimack | Lester Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | Lester Hall is hacked by Jamie Mogensen - foul #2 on Jamie Mogensen, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | Lester Hall makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | Lester Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Pace | Jerry Burnham loses the ball out of bounds | 71-65 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke is hacked by Justin Patrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Patrick, team foul #11 | 71-65 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Pace | Justin Patrick makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Jenkins | 73-68 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke is hacked by Justin Patrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Patrick, team foul #12 | 73-68 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Pace | Jerry Burnham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 00:04 | Pace | Jeffrey Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:02 | Pace | Jerry Burnham makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | John Rhoades runs out the clock | 74-71 |