| Lineup | Pace | PG - Michael Ritchey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Kim (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Bass (fresh) PF - Kevin Devane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Henslee (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Peter Bass inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Pace | Michael Ritchey connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Bruce Kim | 39-28 |
| 19:38 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Frank Cook | 39-30 |
| 19:34 | Pace | Peter Bass hits the finger roll | 41-30 |
| 19:32 | Merrimack | Frank Cook travels in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| 19:21 | Pace | Bruce Kim makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Ritchey | 44-30 |
| 19:02 | Merrimack | Scott Jones is fouled on the floor by Kevin Devane - foul #2 on Kevin Devane, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-30 |
| 18:41 | Pace | Kevin Devane gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 18:35 | Pace | Frank Cook steals it from Bruce Kim | 44-30 |
| 18:28 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-30 |
| 18:26 | Pace | Charles Henslee grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 18:21 | Pace | Bruce Kim knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Ritchey and he's hacked by Gary Freeman - foul #1 on Gary Freeman, team foul #1 | 46-30 |
| 18:21 | Pace | Bruce Kim makes the free throw | 47-30 |
| 18:10 | Merrimack | Scott Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Freeman | 47-33 |
| 17:52 | Pace | Kevin Devane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Subs | Pace | Michael Desouza (SF), Adam Brown (C) Peter Bass, Charles Henslee | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Gibson (C) Joseph Zajdel | |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Frank Cook | 47-35 |
| 17:22 | Pace | Kevin Devane's floater is tipped away by Peter Coffelt | 47-35 |
| 17:21 | Pace | Kevin Devane tips it in | 49-35 |
| 17:01 | Merrimack | Scott Jones misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-35 |
| 16:59 | Merrimack | Scott Jones grabs the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 16:40 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt is fouled on the floor by Michael Desouza - foul #1 on Michael Desouza, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Pace | Jon Harrison (PG), Peter Bass (SF), Trevor Williams (PF) Michael Ritchey, Bruce Kim, Kevin Devane | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan (PG), Dennis Gotcher (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Ronald Kean (C) Frank Cook, Gary Freeman, Peter Coffelt, Scott Jones | |
| 16:19 | Merrimack | Jon Harrison picks off the pass by Ronald Kean | 49-35 |
| 16:15 | Pace | Jon Harrison misses the easy layup | 49-35 |
| 16:13 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 16:07 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Adam Brown - foul #1 on Adam Brown, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Pace | Charles Henslee (C) Adam Brown | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel (C) Ronald Kean | |
| 16:07 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 16:07 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 15:53 | Pace | Johnie Buchanan steals it from Charles Henslee | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Jon Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Desouza (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Bass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Trevor Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Henslee (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Johnie Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roger Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-37 |
| 15:31 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson grabs the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 15:23 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel is denied on a layup by Charles Henslee | 49-37 |
| 15:22 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 15:05 | Pace | Charles Henslee buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Peter Bass and he's fouled by Johnie Buchanan - foul #1 on Johnie Buchanan, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Pace | Michael Ritchey (PG), Bruce Kim (SG), David Hassan (SF), Kevin Devane (PF) Jon Harrison, Michael Desouza, Peter Bass, Trevor Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Gary Freeman (SG), Peter Coffelt (SF), Scott Jones (PF) Johnie Buchanan, Dennis Gotcher, Harry Doyle, Roger Gibson | |
| 15:05 | Pace | Charles Henslee makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 14:39 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Peter Coffelt, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Pace | Adam Brown (C) Charles Henslee | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Kean (C) Joseph Zajdel | |
| 14:20 | Pace | Ronald Kean steps in front of the Bruce Kim pass | 52-39 |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Scott Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Frank Cook | 52-42 |
| 13:42 | Pace | Frank Cook steals it from Adam Brown | 52-42 |
| 13:17 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Cook | 52-45 |
| 12:57 | Pace | Adam Brown misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Kean - foul #2 on Ronald Kean, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Pace | Peter Bass (SF), Charles Henslee (C) David Hassan, Kevin Devane | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Roger Gibson (PF), Joseph Zajdel (C) Gary Freeman, Peter Coffelt, Scott Jones, Ronald Kean | |
| 12:57 | Pace | Adam Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:57 | Pace | Adam Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:38 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 12:24 | Pace | Adam Brown misses the turnaround near the basket | 54-48 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 12:02 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle's pass is intercepted by Adam Brown | 54-48 |
| 11:55 | Pace | Roger Gibson blocks the short jumper by Bruce Kim | 54-48 |
| 11:54 | Merrimack | Frank Cook pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Michael Ritchey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Kim (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Bass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Henslee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnie Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roger Gibson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan is whistled for a carry | 54-48 |
| Subs | Pace | Jon Harrison (PG), Michael Desouza (SG), Kevin Devane (PF) Michael Ritchey, Bruce Kim, Adam Brown | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Freeman (SG), Peter Coffelt (SF), Scott Jones (PF) Frank Cook, Harry Doyle, Roger Gibson | |
| 11:15 | Pace | Peter Bass misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 11:13 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Devane | 54-48 |
| 11:03 | Pace | Jon Harrison misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Johnie Buchanan - foul #2 on Johnie Buchanan, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle (C) Charles Henslee | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Gibson (C) Joseph Zajdel | |
| 11:03 | Pace | Jon Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:03 | Pace | Jon Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-48 |
| 10:52 | Pace | Peter Bass pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 10:47 | Pace | Michael Desouza is hacked by Roger Gibson - foul #2 on Roger Gibson, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Pace | David Hassan (SF) Peter Bass | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:42 | Pace | David Hassan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 10:40 | Merrimack | Scott Jones grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 10:19 | Merrimack | Scott Jones misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 10:18 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 10:12 | Pace | Jon Harrison comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 10:11 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle tips it home | 58-48 |
| 09:55 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt is fouled on the floor by Kevin Devane - foul #3 on Kevin Devane, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Pace | Bruce Kim (SG) David Hassan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Ronald Kean (C) Johnie Buchanan, Scott Jones | |
| 09:36 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 58-48 |
| 09:34 | Pace | Kevin Devane grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:28 | Pace | Michael Desouza clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 09:26 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle can't tip it in | 58-48 |
| 09:25 | Pace | Kevin Devane gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:20 | Pace | Kevin Devane banks in the layup | 60-48 |
| 08:53 | Merrimack | Frank Cook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 08:52 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman hits the follow up shot | 60-50 |
| 08:40 | Pace | Jon Harrison makes the shot from the left side set up by Bruce Kim | 62-50 |
| 08:24 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Kim - foul #2 on Bruce Kim, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Pace | Michael Ritchey (PG), Peter Bass (SF), Trevor Williams (PF), Charles Henslee (C) Jon Harrison, Michael Desouza, Kevin Devane, Herbert Arbuckle | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Joseph Zajdel (C) Gary Freeman, Peter Coffelt, Roger Gibson | |
| 08:24 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:24 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:24 | Pace | The rebound goes to Trevor Williams | 62-51 |
| 08:05 | Pace | Bruce Kim makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Bass | 64-51 |
| 07:52 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Kim - foul #3 on Bruce Kim, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (SG), Scott Jones (PF) Frank Cook, Ronald Kean | |
| 07:52 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 07:52 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 07:52 | Pace | Trevor Williams grabs the board | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Michael Ritchey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Kim (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Trevor Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Henslee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Johnie Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Pace | Bruce Kim can't connect on a floater in the lane | 64-51 |
| 07:40 | Merrimack | Scott Jones pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan is hacked by Charles Henslee - foul #2 on Charles Henslee, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 07:08 | Pace | Charles Henslee misses the easy layup | 64-53 |
| 07:06 | Merrimack | Scott Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 06:54 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher's layup is rejected by Charles Henslee | 64-53 |
| 06:53 | Pace | Bruce Kim snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 06:47 | Pace | Bruce Kim hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-53 |
| 06:46 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 06:38 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Jones | 64-56 |
| 06:14 | Pace | Trevor Williams jams it on a nice dish by Michael Ritchey | 66-56 |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-56 |
| 06:06 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle can't tip it in | 66-56 |
| 06:04 | Pace | Michael Ritchey grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 05:46 | Pace | Peter Bass is fouled on the floor by Scott Jones - foul #1 on Scott Jones, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Pace | Jon Harrison (SG), Kevin Devane (PF), Adam Brown (C) Bruce Kim, Trevor Williams, Charles Henslee | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Gary Freeman (SG), Peter Coffelt (SF), Roger Gibson (C) Johnie Buchanan, Dennis Gotcher, Harry Doyle, Joseph Zajdel | |
| 05:46 | Pace | Peter Bass makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:46 | Pace | Peter Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Frank Cook comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Ritchey - foul #2 on Michael Ritchey, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Pace | Michael Desouza (SG), David Hassan (SF) Michael Ritchey, Peter Bass | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Kean (C) Scott Jones | |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:03 | Pace | David Hassan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-58 |
| 04:42 | Merrimack | Frank Cook misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 04:41 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt tips it back up and in | 68-60 |
| 04:37 | Pace | Jon Harrison clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-60 |
| 04:35 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 04:19 | Pace | Adam Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 04:12 | Pace | Kevin Devane banks in the layup set up by Michael Desouza and the foul's on Roger Gibson - foul #3 on Roger Gibson, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Pace | Michael Ritchey (PG), Bruce Kim (SG) Jon Harrison, David Hassan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Jones (PF) Ronald Kean | |
| 04:12 | Pace | Kevin Devane makes the free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:00 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson misses badly on a floater from the left block | 71-60 |
| 03:58 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt misses the tip | 71-60 |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | Scott Jones tips it but misses | 71-60 |
| 03:56 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson snags the offensive board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Merrimack | Frank Cook buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-63 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Michael Ritchey (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bruce Kim (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Desouza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Devane (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Roger Gibson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Pace | Bruce Kim misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 03:27 | Merrimack | Roger Gibson grabs the board | 71-63 |
| 03:22 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman is fouled on the floor by Bruce Kim - foul #4 on Bruce Kim, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Pace | Peter Bass (SF), Charles Henslee (C) Michael Desouza, Adam Brown | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel (C) Roger Gibson | |
| 03:22 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:22 | Pace | Kevin Devane gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 03:17 | Pace | Bruce Kim comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 03:15 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt grabs the board | 71-63 |
| 03:10 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 03:09 | Pace | Kevin Devane gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 03:04 | Pace | Joseph Zajdel is called for the reach on Bruce Kim - foul #1 on Joseph Zajdel, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Pace | Trevor Williams (PF) Kevin Devane | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan (SG), Harry Doyle (SF) Gary Freeman, Peter Coffelt | |
| 03:04 | Pace | Bruce Kim misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:04 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel grabs the board | 71-63 |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Frank Cook | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Pace | Bruce Kim misses the lay-in | 71-66 |
| 02:30 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 02:30 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Devane (PF) Trevor Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Freeman (SG), Peter Coffelt (SF) Johnie Buchanan, Harry Doyle | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Cook | 71-68 |
| 02:05 | Pace | Peter Bass misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 71-68 |
| 02:04 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Devane | 71-68 |
| 01:47 | Pace | Peter Bass knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-68 |
| 01:35 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-68 |
| 01:33 | Pace | Charles Henslee pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 01:28 | Pace | Michael Ritchey clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 01:26 | Merrimack | Scott Jones gets the rebound | 74-68 |
| 01:20 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frank Cook | 74-71 |
| 00:55 | Pace | Peter Coffelt steals the ball from Michael Ritchey | 74-71 |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 00:37 | Merrimack | Frank Cook hits the follow up shot | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Pace | Michael Ritchey is hacked by Frank Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Cook, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| 00:36 | Pace | Michael Ritchey makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:36 | Pace | Michael Ritchey makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 76-73 |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | Scott Jones tips it home | 76-75 |
| 00:12 | Pace | Kevin Devane is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Freeman - foul #2 on Gary Freeman, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| 00:12 | Pace | Kevin Devane misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:12 | Pace | Kevin Devane misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Scott Jones pulls down the rebound | 76-75 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Frank Cook | 76-77 |
| 00:07 | Pace | Pace calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Pace | Michael Ritchey comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 76-77 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel grabs the board | 76-77 |