| Lineup | Pace | PG - Bernard Tallent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Howell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Dougan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Reder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Sharer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eric Rice (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Raymond Dougan inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Pace | Robert Woodard steps in front of the Steven Sharer pass | 36-32 |
| 19:31 | Merrimack | James Klein is fouled on the floor by Steven Sharer - foul #3 on Steven Sharer, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Pace | Alan Wheeler (C) Steven Sharer | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 19:18 | Merrimack | James Klein misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 19:16 | Pace | Richard Reder grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 19:11 | Pace | Raymond Dougan misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 36-32 |
| 19:10 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:56 | Merrimack | James Klein hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Rice | 36-35 |
| 18:50 | Pace | Alan Wheeler is hacked by Robert Woodard - foul #2 on Robert Woodard, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:25 | Pace | Raymond Dougan drills a jumper from the left block | 38-35 |
| 17:56 | Merrimack | James Klein double dribbles | 38-35 |
| 17:54 | Pace | Bernard Tallent double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 17:45 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin is hacked by Richard Reder - foul #1 on Richard Reder, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto (C) Robert Woodard | |
| 17:31 | Merrimack | Bernard Tallent takes the ball from James Klein | 38-35 |
| 17:07 | Pace | Jason Bullins knocks away the 3 by Bernard Tallent | 38-35 |
| 17:05 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:44 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Klein | 38-37 |
| 16:30 | Pace | Raymond Dougan buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Tallent | 40-37 |
| 16:08 | Merrimack | Alan Wheeler is called for the reach on Jason Bullins - foul #1 on Alan Wheeler, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Pace | Charles Madalinski (PG), Joshua Hamilton (SG), Jackie Law (SF), James Taylor (C) Bernard Tallent, James Howell, Raymond Dougan, Alan Wheeler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Adam Doughty (PG), Jason Ferrell (SG), David Godfrey (SF), Robert Woodard (C) James Klein, Eric Rice, Jason Bullins, Richard Durbin | |
| 15:55 | Merrimack | David Godfrey misses the lay-in | 40-37 |
| 15:53 | Pace | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Charles Madalinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jackie Law (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Reder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Adam Doughty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Desoto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Pace | James Taylor hits a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Jason Ferrell - foul #1 on Jason Ferrell, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Pace | Corey Simms (SF), Steven Sharer (C) Jackie Law, Richard Reder | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Moore (SG) Leonard Desoto | |
| 15:47 | Pace | James Taylor makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:33 | Merrimack | David Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 15:32 | Pace | Corey Simms gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 15:27 | Pace | Charles Madalinski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David Godfrey | 45-39 |
| 15:11 | Pace | Charles Madalinski's pass is intercepted by Adam Doughty | 45-39 |
| 15:03 | Merrimack | David Moore comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 15:02 | Pace | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 14:57 | Pace | Corey Simms knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Madalinski | 47-39 |
| 14:42 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Pace | Bernard Tallent (PG), James Howell (SG), Raymond Dougan (PF) Charles Madalinski, Joshua Hamilton, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Klein (PG), Jason Bullins (SF) Adam Doughty, David Godfrey | |
| 14:24 | Pace | James Howell scores on a 3 from straight away | 50-39 |
| 14:07 | Merrimack | Bernard Tallent takes the ball from Jason Bullins | 50-39 |
| 14:04 | Pace | James Howell misses the lay-in | 50-39 |
| 14:03 | Pace | Corey Simms tips it in | 52-39 |
| 13:46 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 13:44 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell grabs the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 13:26 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 13:25 | Pace | Bernard Tallent gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 13:21 | Pace | Bernard Tallent connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Simms | 55-39 |
| 13:09 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-39 |
| 13:07 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 13:00 | Merrimack | James Klein knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Ferrell | 55-42 |
| 12:47 | Pace | Corey Simms scores on a floater from the left block | 57-42 |
| 12:34 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Moore | 57-45 |
| 12:26 | Pace | Steven Sharer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 12:25 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Simms | 57-45 |
| 12:14 | Pace | Corey Simms misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 57-45 |
| 12:13 | Pace | Steven Sharer tips it home | 59-45 |
| 11:54 | Merrimack | David Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-45 |
| 11:53 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Bernard Tallent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Howell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Corey Simms (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Dougan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Steven Sharer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Bullins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Ferrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-45 |
| 11:45 | Pace | Steven Sharer pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 11:41 | Pace | James Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 11:39 | Merrimack | James Klein pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 11:19 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Ferrell | 59-47 |
| 11:12 | Pace | James Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 11:10 | Pace | Steven Sharer tips it home | 61-47 |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard hits a jumper from the left wing set up by David Moore | 61-49 |
| 10:39 | Pace | James Howell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 10:37 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 10:29 | Merrimack | James Klein misses the shot from the free throw line | 61-49 |
| 10:28 | Pace | The rebound goes to Steven Sharer | 61-49 |
| 10:23 | Pace | James Howell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 10:09 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Steven Sharer - foul #4 on Steven Sharer, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Pace | Charles Madalinski (PG), Joshua Hamilton (SG), Jackie Law (SF), Richard Reder (PF), Alan Wheeler (C) Bernard Tallent, James Howell, Corey Simms, Raymond Dougan, Steven Sharer | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Adam Doughty (PG), Eric Rice (SG), David Godfrey (SF), Richard Durbin (PF) James Klein, David Moore, Jason Bullins, Jason Ferrell | |
| 10:09 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:09 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:09 | Pace | Richard Reder pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 10:04 | Pace | Jackie Law clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-50 |
| 10:02 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Wheeler | 61-50 |
| 09:46 | Pace | Richard Reder is called for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Reder, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto (C) Robert Woodard | |
| 09:32 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 09:31 | Merrimack | Eric Rice hits the follow up shot | 61-52 |
| 09:17 | Pace | Alan Wheeler lays it up and in set up by Jackie Law | 63-52 |
| 09:00 | Merrimack | Eric Rice is hacked by Richard Reder - foul #3 on Richard Reder, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| 08:43 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by David Godfrey | 63-54 |
| 08:37 | Pace | Richard Reder hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 63-54 |
| 08:35 | Pace | Richard Reder grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 08:24 | Pace | Richard Reder is hacked by Richard Durbin - foul #2 on Richard Durbin, team foul #3 | 63-54 |
| 08:13 | Pace | Richard Reder hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Godfrey - foul #1 on David Godfrey, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| 08:13 | Pace | Richard Reder misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 08:13 | Pace | Richard Reder makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | David Godfrey misses short on a shot from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 07:49 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Desoto | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Charles Madalinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jackie Law (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Reder (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Alan Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Adam Doughty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Godfrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Leonard Desoto (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Godfrey | 64-57 |
| 07:32 | Pace | Joshua Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 07:30 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 07:06 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-57 |
| 07:04 | Pace | The rebound goes to Jackie Law | 64-57 |
| 06:59 | Pace | Jackie Law drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joshua Hamilton | 67-57 |
| 06:49 | Merrimack | Jackie Law steals the ball from Eric Rice | 67-57 |
| 06:39 | Pace | Charles Madalinski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-57 |
| 06:38 | Merrimack | David Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 06:29 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto is hacked by Alan Wheeler - foul #2 on Alan Wheeler, team foul #7 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Pace | Bernard Tallent (PG), James Howell (SG), Corey Simms (SF), Raymond Dougan (PF), Steven Sharer (C) Charles Madalinski, Joshua Hamilton, Jackie Law, Richard Reder, Alan Wheeler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Klein (PG), David Moore (SG), Jason Bullins (SF) Adam Doughty, Eric Rice, David Godfrey | |
| 06:29 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 06:29 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 06:29 | Pace | Steven Sharer grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 06:09 | Pace | Raymond Dougan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 67-58 |
| 06:07 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Leonard Desoto | 67-58 |
| 05:52 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins connects on the 3 from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 05:44 | Pace | Bernard Tallent is called for traveling | 67-61 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell (PF), James Acton (C) Richard Durbin, Leonard Desoto | |
| 05:25 | Merrimack | Bernard Tallent steals it from Jason Bullins | 67-61 |
| 05:13 | Pace | Steven Sharer misses the turnaround from close range | 67-61 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Klein | 67-63 |
| 04:33 | Pace | Corey Simms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-63 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Reder (PF) Raymond Dougan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto (C) James Acton | |
| 04:23 | Merrimack | David Moore drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jason Bullins | 67-66 |
| 04:08 | Pace | Bernard Tallent comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 04:06 | Pace | Steven Sharer pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:51 | Pace | Corey Simms hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 67-66 |
| 03:49 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Bernard Tallent (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Howell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Corey Simms (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Reder (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Steven Sharer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Desoto (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Corey Simms - foul #4 on Corey Simms, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Pace | Charles Madalinski (PG), Joshua Hamilton (SG), Raymond Dougan (SF), Alan Wheeler (C) Bernard Tallent, James Howell, Corey Simms, Steven Sharer | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Adam Doughty (PG), Eric Rice (SG), Richard Durbin (PF), Robert Woodard (C) James Klein, David Moore, Jason Ferrell, Leonard Desoto | |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:28 | Pace | The rebound goes to Alan Wheeler | 67-67 |
| 03:13 | Pace | Eric Rice is called for the reach on Joshua Hamilton - foul #1 on Eric Rice, team foul #5 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Godfrey (SF) Jason Bullins | |
| 03:02 | Pace | Richard Durbin is called for the reach on Charles Madalinski - foul #3 on Richard Durbin, team foul #6 | 67-67 |
| 02:55 | Pace | The jump hook by Raymond Dougan is blocked by Richard Durbin | 67-67 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Pace | Bernard Tallent (PG), James Howell (SG), Corey Simms (SF), Steven Sharer (C) Charles Madalinski, Joshua Hamilton, Raymond Dougan, Alan Wheeler | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Klein (PG), David Moore (SG), Jason Bullins (SF) Adam Doughty, Eric Rice, David Godfrey | |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins buries a floater from the right side set up by James Klein and he's fouled by Corey Simms - foul #5 on Corey Simms, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Pace | Raymond Dougan (SF) Corey Simms | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins misses the free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:36 | Pace | Richard Reder pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 02:20 | Pace | Bernard Tallent buries a floater from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 02:11 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin drills a driving attempt from close range set up by James Klein | 69-71 |
| 01:52 | Pace | James Howell misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 69-71 |
| 01:50 | Pace | Steven Sharer grabs the offensive board | 69-71 |
| 01:41 | Pace | Richard Reder drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Bernard Tallent | 71-71 |
| 01:37 | Merrimack | David Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-71 |
| 01:35 | Pace | The rebound goes to Steven Sharer | 71-71 |
| 01:21 | Pace | Richard Reder clanks a 3 from the left corner | 71-71 |
| 01:19 | Pace | Bernard Tallent grabs the offensive board | 71-71 |
| 01:08 | Pace | Richard Reder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-71 |
| 01:06 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | David Moore misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-71 |
| 00:40 | Pace | Steven Sharer pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Pace | Steven Sharer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Woodard - foul #3 on Robert Woodard, team foul #7 | 71-71 |
| 00:36 | Pace | Steven Sharer makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:36 | Pace | Steven Sharer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Klein | 73-73 |
| 00:09 | Pace | Pace calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| 00:03 | Pace | Steven Sharer knocks in the floater from the left side | 75-73 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | James Klein comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 75-73 |