| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Virgil Wolinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Clutter (fresh) PF - Cory Salcido (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Lindquist (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Harold McCranie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Crumrine (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cliff Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Brad Crumrine inbounds the ball | 41-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Pace | Sydney Chambers steps in front of the Alfredo Esposito pass | 41-41 |
| 19:28 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Sydney Chambers and the foul's on Cliff Heller - foul #1 on Cliff Heller, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| 19:28 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 19:28 | Pace | Alfredo Esposito pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 19:19 | Pace | Robert Baum loses the dribble to Virgil Wolinski | 43-41 |
| 19:02 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist travels with the ball | 43-41 |
| 18:40 | Pace | Cliff Heller blows the layup but he's hacked by Leon Lindquist - foul #2 on Leon Lindquist, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| 18:40 | Pace | Cliff Heller misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 18:40 | Pace | Cliff Heller misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 18:40 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 18:21 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist lays it up and in on a great pass from Sydney Chambers | 45-41 |
| 18:15 | Pace | Cliff Heller is hacked by Leon Lindquist - foul #3 on Leon Lindquist, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Tommy Smith (C) Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 17:54 | Pace | Brad Crumrine blows the layup but he's hacked by Daryl Clutter - foul #1 on Daryl Clutter, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Albert Reed (SG) Robert Baum | |
| 17:54 | Pace | Brad Crumrine makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:54 | Pace | Brad Crumrine makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:37 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-43 |
| 17:20 | Pace | Alfredo Esposito hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Cory Salcido - foul #2 on Cory Salcido, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (SG), Richard Cannon (SF), Brian Deloach (C) Virgil Wolinski, Daryl Clutter, Cory Salcido | |
| Subs | Pace | Tommy Pennington (SG), William Gordon (C) Brad Crumrine, Cliff Heller | |
| 17:20 | Pace | Alfredo Esposito misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Cannon | 47-45 |
| 17:15 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers is hacked by Harold McCranie - foul #2 on Harold McCranie, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Buddy Herring (PF), Patrick Luken (C) Harold McCranie, Alfredo Esposito | |
| 17:02 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thad Heineman | 50-45 |
| 16:40 | Pace | Richard Cannon takes the ball from Albert Reed | 50-45 |
| 16:36 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Cannon | 52-45 |
| 16:18 | Pace | Tommy Pennington banks in the layup on a great pass from Albert Reed | 52-47 |
| 16:00 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 15:59 | Pace | Albert Reed snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thad Heineman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cannon (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Deloach (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Tommy Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Gordon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Buddy Herring (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Luken (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Pace | Albert Reed knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Tommy Pennington | 52-49 |
| 15:41 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon is whistled for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski (SG), Daryl Clutter (SF), Cory Salcido (PF), Leon Lindquist (C) Sydney Chambers, Richard Cannon, Tommy Smith, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | Pace | Harold McCranie (PG), Robert Baum (SG), Brad Crumrine (SF), Alfredo Esposito (PF), Cliff Heller (C) Tommy Pennington, Albert Reed, William Gordon, Buddy Herring, Patrick Luken | |
| 15:27 | Pace | Robert Baum scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harold McCranie | 52-52 |
| 15:15 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thad Heineman | 55-52 |
| 15:11 | Pace | Leon Lindquist denies the turnaround by Robert Baum | 55-52 |
| 15:09 | Pace | Cliff Heller tips it home | 55-54 |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 15:02 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 14:58 | Pace | Brad Crumrine comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 57-54 |
| 14:57 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 14:42 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Cory Salcido and he's hacked by Harold McCranie - foul #3 on Harold McCranie, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Barnes (PG) Thad Heineman | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 14:42 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter misses the free throw | 59-54 |
| 14:42 | Pace | Cliff Heller snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 14:25 | Pace | Cliff Heller is whistled for traveling | 59-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers (PG) Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | Pace | William Gordon (C) Cliff Heller | |
| 14:10 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers misses the jumper from the right side | 59-54 |
| 14:09 | Pace | Alfredo Esposito gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 14:02 | Pace | Harold McCranie loses the dribble to Leon Lindquist | 59-54 |
| 13:41 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski clanks a jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 13:39 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter tips it home | 61-54 |
| 13:19 | Pace | Alfredo Esposito drills a jump hook from close range | 61-56 |
| 13:08 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-56 |
| 13:07 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 12:54 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-56 |
| 12:52 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Lindquist | 61-56 |
| 12:40 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Cory Salcido | 63-56 |
| 12:19 | Pace | Robert Baum misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 12:18 | Pace | Harold McCranie tips it in | 63-58 |
| 12:02 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter clanks a floater from the left side | 63-58 |
| 12:00 | Pace | The rebound goes to William Gordon | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Virgil Wolinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Clutter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Salcido (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Lindquist (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Harold McCranie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Baum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Crumrine (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Esposito (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Gordon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Pace | Harold McCranie loses the dribble to Leon Lindquist | 63-58 |
| 11:29 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 11:27 | Pace | Harold McCranie snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 11:20 | Pace | Robert Baum comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-58 |
| 11:18 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 11:04 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter makes the shot from the left block | 65-58 |
| 11:00 | Pace | Harold McCranie misses long on a jumper from close range | 65-58 |
| 10:58 | Pace | William Gordon can't tip it in | 65-58 |
| 10:56 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 10:50 | Merrimack | Harold McCranie blocks the short jumper by Daryl Clutter | 65-58 |
| 10:48 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido grabs the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 10:41 | Merrimack | Alfredo Esposito is called for the reach on Virgil Wolinski - foul #2 on Alfredo Esposito, team foul #4 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (PG), Robert Barnes (SG), Richard Cannon (SF), Tommy Smith (PF), Brian Deloach (C) Sydney Chambers, Virgil Wolinski, Daryl Clutter, Cory Salcido, Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | Pace | Tommy Pennington (PG), Albert Reed (SG), Norman Baier (SF), Buddy Herring (PF), Cliff Heller (C) Harold McCranie, Robert Baum, Brad Crumrine, Alfredo Esposito, William Gordon | |
| 10:25 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman scores on a jumper from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 10:14 | Pace | Tommy Pennington is whistled for traveling | 67-58 |
| 09:56 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith loses the dribble to Albert Reed | 67-58 |
| 09:51 | Pace | Albert Reed banks in the layup | 67-60 |
| 09:41 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach travels with the ball | 67-60 |
| 09:17 | Pace | Cliff Heller hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Norman Baier | 67-62 |
| 09:00 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman is hacked by Albert Reed - foul #1 on Albert Reed, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers (PG) Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | Pace | William Gordon (SF) Norman Baier | |
| 08:45 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 08:44 | Pace | Cliff Heller grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 08:38 | Pace | Albert Reed misses the jumper from close range | 67-62 |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 08:31 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 08:30 | Pace | William Gordon pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 08:25 | Pace | Albert Reed can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 67-62 |
| 08:23 | Pace | Albert Reed tips it home | 67-64 |
| 08:08 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 08:06 | Pace | Cliff Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 08:00 | Pace | Albert Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski (SG), Larry Zaharek (SF), Vernon Radomski (PF), Robert Barnes (C) Thad Heineman, Richard Cannon, Tommy Smith, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | Pace | Harold McCranie (PG), Benjamin Polanco (SG), Norman Baier (SF), Patrick Luken (C) Tommy Pennington, Albert Reed, Buddy Herring, Cliff Heller | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Virgil Wolinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Zaharek (fresh) PF - Vernon Radomski (fresh) C - Robert Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Harold McCranie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Polanco (fresh) SF - Norman Baier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gordon (fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Luken (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Sydney Chambers | 70-64 |
| 07:22 | Pace | William Gordon clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Vernon Radomski - foul #1 on Vernon Radomski, team foul #5 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Cory Salcido (PF) Vernon Radomski | |
| Subs | Pace | Brad Crumrine (SF) Norman Baier | |
| 07:22 | Pace | William Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 07:22 | Pace | William Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 07:06 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers is fouled on the floor by Harold McCranie - foul #4 on Harold McCranie, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Alfredo Esposito (PF) William Gordon | |
| 06:56 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Virgil Wolinski | 73-64 |
| 06:34 | Pace | Larry Zaharek steps in front of the Brad Crumrine pass | 73-64 |
| 06:20 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Zaharek and the foul's on Alfredo Esposito - foul #3 on Alfredo Esposito, team foul #7 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (PG), Daryl Clutter (SF), Tommy Smith (C) Sydney Chambers, Larry Zaharek, Robert Barnes | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Baum (SG), Cliff Heller (C) Benjamin Polanco, Alfredo Esposito | |
| 06:20 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido makes the free throw | 76-64 |
| 05:57 | Pace | Brad Crumrine drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Virgil Wolinski - foul #3 on Virgil Wolinski, team foul #6 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Barnes (SG), Leon Lindquist (C) Virgil Wolinski, Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | Pace | William Gordon (PF) Patrick Luken | |
| 05:57 | Pace | Brad Crumrine makes the free throw | 76-67 |
| 05:47 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-67 |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist gets the offensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 05:22 | Merrimack | Robert Barnes is fouled on the floor by William Gordon - foul #1 on William Gordon, team foul #8 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers (PG), Tommy Smith (PF) Thad Heineman, Cory Salcido | |
| Subs | Pace | Tommy Pennington (PG), Albert Reed (SF) Harold McCranie, Brad Crumrine | |
| 05:22 | Merrimack | Robert Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 05:22 | Merrimack | Robert Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 05:22 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist snags the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-67 |
| 05:10 | Pace | Robert Baum pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| 05:06 | Pace | Albert Reed banks in the layup on a great pass from Tommy Pennington | 77-69 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-69 |
| 04:50 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-69 |
| 04:45 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers loses the dribble to Tommy Pennington | 77-69 |
| 04:38 | Pace | Albert Reed misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Leon Lindquist - foul #4 on Leon Lindquist, team foul #7 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski (SG), Brian Deloach (C) Robert Barnes, Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | Pace | Alfredo Esposito (PF), Patrick Luken (C) Robert Baum, Cliff Heller | |
| 04:38 | Pace | Albert Reed misses the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 04:38 | Pace | Albert Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 04:25 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Patrick Luken - foul #3 on Patrick Luken, team foul #9 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Harold McCranie (PG) Patrick Luken | |
| 04:25 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 04:25 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 04:25 | Pace | William Gordon gets the rebound | 77-70 |
| 04:20 | Pace | Brian Deloach is called for the reach on Harold McCranie - foul #3 on Brian Deloach, team foul #8 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Brad Crumrine (SF) Tommy Pennington | |
| 04:20 | Pace | Harold McCranie makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 04:20 | Pace | Harold McCranie makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 04:07 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Virgil Wolinski | 80-72 |
| 03:50 | Pace | William Gordon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-72 |
| 03:49 | Pace | William Gordon gets the offensive rebound | 80-72 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Sydney Chambers (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Virgil Wolinski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daryl Clutter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Deloach (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Harold McCranie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Reed (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Crumrine (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Gordon (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Pace | Brad Crumrine misses the lay-in | 80-72 |
| 03:39 | Merrimack | Tommy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-72 |
| 03:12 | Pace | Alfredo Esposito gets the rebound | 80-72 |
| 03:08 | Pace | Albert Reed misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 80-72 |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | Brian Deloach snags the defensive board | 80-72 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Brad Crumrine - foul #1 on Brad Crumrine, team foul #10 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (PG), Robert Barnes (SG), Cory Salcido (PF), Leon Lindquist (C) Sydney Chambers, Virgil Wolinski, Tommy Smith, Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | Pace | Tommy Pennington (PG), Robert Baum (SG), Norman Baier (SF), Buddy Herring (PF), Cliff Heller (C) Harold McCranie, Albert Reed, Brad Crumrine, Alfredo Esposito, William Gordon | |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Daryl Clutter makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 02:40 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-72 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers (PG), Virgil Wolinski (SG), Richard Cannon (SF) Thad Heineman, Robert Barnes, Daryl Clutter | |
| Subs | Pace | Harold McCranie (PG), Brad Crumrine (SF), Alfredo Esposito (PF) Tommy Pennington, Norman Baier, Buddy Herring | |
| 02:33 | Pace | Robert Baum misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 82-72 |
| 02:32 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Leon Lindquist | 82-72 |
| 02:11 | Merrimack | Virgil Wolinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 82-72 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist hits the follow up shot | 84-72 |
| 01:54 | Pace | Brad Crumrine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 84-72 |
| 01:52 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon gets the rebound | 84-72 |
| 01:24 | Merrimack | Leon Lindquist blows the layup | 84-72 |
| 01:22 | Pace | Harold McCranie snags the defensive board | 84-72 |
| 01:16 | Pace | Robert Baum knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Brad Crumrine | 84-75 |
| 01:01 | Merrimack | Richard Cannon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-75 |
| 01:00 | Merrimack | Cory Salcido tips it in | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Pace | Cliff Heller buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Baum | 86-77 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers is fouled in the backcourt by Harold McCranie - foul #5 on Harold McCranie, team foul #11 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thad Heineman (SG), Daryl Clutter (SF), Tommy Smith (C) Virgil Wolinski, Richard Cannon, Leon Lindquist | |
| Subs | Pace | Tommy Pennington (PG) Harold McCranie | |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | Sydney Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:44 | Pace | Tommy Pennington is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Tommy Pennington, team foul #12 | 88-77 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Barnes (SG), Richard Cannon (SF), Brian Deloach (C) Sydney Chambers, Daryl Clutter, Cory Salcido | |
| Subs | Pace | Albert Reed (SG), William Gordon (SF), Buddy Herring (PF), Patrick Luken (C) Robert Baum, Brad Crumrine, Alfredo Esposito, Cliff Heller | |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman's pass is intercepted by William Gordon | 88-77 |
| 00:11 | Pace | Buddy Herring misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 88-77 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Robert Barnes | 88-77 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Thad Heineman runs out the clock | 88-77 |