| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) SG - Dennis Sanders (fresh) SF - David Rayfield (fresh) PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) C - Michael Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kevin Kirkland (fresh) SG - Jeremy Stansell (fresh) SF - Garrett Banks (fresh) PF - Donn Loya (fresh) C - Thomas Belknap (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Thomas Belknap wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Pace | Donn Loya can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Merrimack | David Rayfield pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Merrimack | David Rayfield can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Pace | Thomas Belknap misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Pace | Kevin Kirkland misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to David Rayfield | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Merrimack | Michael Dean can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Pace | Garrett Banks snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Pace | Carlos Hicks denies the turnaround by Jeremy Stansell | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Pace | Thomas Belknap grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Pace | Garrett Banks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Merrimack | David Rayfield grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Merrimack | David Rayfield banks in the layup set up by Dennis Sanders | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Pace | Thomas Belknap misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Gilbert Thornton - foul #1 on Gilbert Thornton, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Pace | Thomas Belknap misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Pace | Thomas Belknap makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:14 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-1 |
| 18:12 | Pace | Garrett Banks pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:06 | Pace | David Rayfield is called for the reach on Garrett Banks - foul #1 on David Rayfield, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 17:51 | Pace | Thomas Belknap hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Stansell | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks lays it in on a nice dish by Gilbert Thornton | 6-3 |
| 17:27 | Pace | Jeremy Stansell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gilbert Thornton - foul #2 on Gilbert Thornton, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale (PG) Gilbert Thornton | |
| Subs | Pace | Martin Cross (PG), John Thomas (SF) Kevin Kirkland, Garrett Banks | |
| 17:27 | Pace | Jeremy Stansell makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | Pace | Jeremy Stansell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:18 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders is hacked by Jeremy Stansell - foul #1 on Jeremy Stansell, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Carl Johnson (PF), Marvin Jacobi (C) Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Pace | John Smith (SG), Ray Holland (C) Jeremy Stansell, Thomas Belknap | |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | John Thomas is called for the reach on David Rayfield - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Jeffery Steptoe (C) Donn Loya | |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders misses the lay-in | 6-5 |
| 16:47 | Pace | Ray Holland snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:43 | Pace | John Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by David Rayfield - foul #2 on David Rayfield, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steve Walraven (SF) David Rayfield | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 16:43 | Pace | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | Pace | John Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Carl Johnson | 6-6 |
| 16:24 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Garrett Banks (SF), Thomas Belknap (C) John Thomas, Jeffery Steptoe | |
| 16:24 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:24 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:24 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:05 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Steve Walraven is blocked by Thomas Belknap | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven tips it but misses | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Pace | Thomas Belknap grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Brian Ragsdale (fresh) SG - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Walraven (fresh) PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Jacobi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Martin Cross (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - Garrett Banks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ray Holland (fresh) C - Thomas Belknap (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Pace | Martin Cross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 15:54 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 15:28 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Sanders | 8-6 |
| 15:19 | Pace | Thomas Belknap makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ray Holland | 8-8 |
| 15:03 | Merrimack | Thomas Belknap steps in front of the Carl Johnson pass | 8-8 |
| 14:58 | Pace | Martin Cross hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 14:56 | Pace | Thomas Belknap pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | Pace | Thomas Belknap misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Marvin Jacobi - foul #1 on Marvin Jacobi, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), Darrell Geraci (SF), Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Dean (C) Brian Ragsdale, Dennis Sanders, Carl Johnson, Marvin Jacobi | |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Kirkland (PG), Jeremy Stansell (SG), John Thomas (SF), Donn Loya (PF) Martin Cross, John Smith, Garrett Banks, Ray Holland | |
| 14:43 | Pace | Thomas Belknap misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | Pace | Thomas Belknap makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:16 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | Michael Dean can't tip it in | 8-9 |
| 14:13 | Pace | Donn Loya grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 13:55 | Pace | Thomas Belknap lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeremy Stansell | 8-11 |
| 13:33 | Merrimack | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 13:32 | Merrimack | Michael Dean tips it home | 10-11 |
| 13:24 | Pace | Donn Loya scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Kirkland | 10-13 |
| 13:01 | Merrimack | Kevin Kirkland is called for the reach on Darrell Geraci - foul #1 on Kevin Kirkland, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders (SG), Brian Ragsdale (SF) Steve Walraven, Darrell Geraci | |
| Subs | Pace | Garrett Banks (SF), Ray Holland (C) John Thomas, Thomas Belknap | |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Dennis Sanders | 12-13 |
| 12:14 | Pace | Kevin Kirkland misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| 12:14 | Pace | Kevin Kirkland makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:14 | Pace | Kevin Kirkland makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:05 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 12:04 | Pace | Ray Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:57 | Pace | Kevin Kirkland is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steve Walraven (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Marvin Jacobi (C) John Smith, Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Pace | Martin Cross (SG) Jeremy Stansell | |
| 11:57 | Pace | Kevin Kirkland misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:57 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Carl Johnson | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Brian Ragsdale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Walraven (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marvin Jacobi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kevin Kirkland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Cross (fresh) SF - Garrett Banks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donn Loya (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Holland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Martin Cross - foul #1 on Martin Cross, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | John Smith (SG) Kevin Kirkland | |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:37 | Pace | Ray Holland loses the ball out of bounds | 13-15 |
| 11:25 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi steps out of bounds on the sideline | 13-15 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Belknap (C) Ray Holland | |
| 11:02 | Pace | Thomas Belknap loses the dribble to Dennis Sanders | 13-15 |
| 10:58 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders lays it up and in | 15-15 |
| 10:42 | Pace | Marvin Jacobi is called for the reach on Donn Loya - foul #2 on Marvin Jacobi, team foul #8 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Timothy Simpson (PG), Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Dean (C) Brian Ragsdale, Carl Johnson, Marvin Jacobi | |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Kirkland (PG), Jeremy Stansell (SG) Martin Cross, John Smith | |
| 10:42 | Pace | Donn Loya misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:42 | Merrimack | Michael Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:33 | Merrimack | Michael Dean hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 15-15 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Sanders | 15-15 |
| 10:20 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 10:18 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks misses the tip | 15-15 |
| 10:16 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 10:05 | Pace | Thomas Belknap banks in the layup | 17-17 |
| 09:44 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 09:43 | Pace | Thomas Belknap grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 09:38 | Pace | Garrett Banks scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Belknap | 17-20 |
| 09:16 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Simpson | 19-20 |
| 08:59 | Pace | Jeremy Stansell misses the jumper from the right side | 19-20 |
| 08:57 | Merrimack | Michael Dean gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders loses the dribble to Thomas Belknap | 19-20 |
| 08:33 | Pace | Thomas Belknap hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 08:31 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Dean | 19-20 |
| 08:10 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 07:49 | Pace | Carlos Hicks picks off the pass by Donn Loya | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Timothy Simpson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Walraven (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kevin Kirkland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Stansell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garrett Banks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donn Loya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Belknap (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Sanders | 25-20 |
| 07:11 | Pace | Donn Loya connects on the 3 from straight away | 25-23 |
| 06:57 | Merrimack | Timothy Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale (PG), Darrell Geraci (SF), Carl Johnson (PF) Timothy Simpson, Steve Walraven, Carlos Hicks | |
| Subs | Pace | Martin Cross (PG), John Smith (SG), John Thomas (SF), Ray Holland (PF), Jeffery Steptoe (C) Kevin Kirkland, Jeremy Stansell, Garrett Banks, Donn Loya, Thomas Belknap | |
| 06:40 | Pace | Martin Cross hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Smith | 25-25 |
| 06:19 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders clanks a jumper from the right side | 25-25 |
| 06:18 | Pace | Ray Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:13 | Pace | John Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 06:11 | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:51 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks (PF) Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Pace | Jeremy Stansell (SG) John Smith | |
| 05:34 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffery Steptoe - foul #1 on Jeffery Steptoe, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| 05:34 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:34 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:24 | Pace | Martin Cross misses short on a runner from close range | 27-25 |
| 05:23 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Darrell Geraci | 27-25 |
| 05:13 | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Sanders | 30-25 |
| 05:09 | Pace | Jeremy Stansell lays it up and in on a great pass from Martin Cross | 30-27 |
| 04:44 | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 04:43 | Pace | Ray Holland pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 04:38 | Pace | Dennis Sanders is called for the reach on Jeremy Stansell - foul #1 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Timothy Simpson (PG) Dennis Sanders | |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Belknap (C) John Thomas | |
| 04:38 | Pace | Jeremy Stansell makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:38 | Pace | Jeremy Stansell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:38 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 04:29 | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci banks in the layup set up by Carlos Hicks | 32-28 |
| 04:06 | Pace | Jeffery Steptoe misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Darrell Geraci - foul #1 on Darrell Geraci, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steve Walraven (SG), Michael Dean (C) Darrell Geraci, Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Kirkland (PG), Donn Loya (PF) Martin Cross, Ray Holland | |
| 04:06 | Pace | Jeffery Steptoe makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:06 | Pace | Jeffery Steptoe misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 03:48 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale blows the layup but the foul's on Jeffery Steptoe - foul #2 on Jeffery Steptoe, team foul #8 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG), David Rayfield (SF), Marvin Jacobi (C) Timothy Simpson, Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Pace | John Smith (SG), Garrett Banks (SF) Jeremy Stansell, Jeffery Steptoe | |
| 03:48 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:48 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Rayfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Walraven (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Jacobi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kevin Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garrett Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donn Loya (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Belknap (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Pace | David Rayfield steals the ball from Garrett Banks | 33-29 |
| 03:14 | Merrimack | Donn Loya picks off the pass by Brian Ragsdale | 33-29 |
| 02:50 | Pace | Thomas Belknap knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Kevin Kirkland and he's hacked by Gilbert Thornton - foul #3 on Gilbert Thornton, team foul #11 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), Carl Johnson (PF) Gilbert Thornton, Brian Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Pace | Martin Cross (SG) John Smith | |
| 02:50 | Pace | Thomas Belknap misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:50 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:35 | Merrimack | Garrett Banks steals it from Marvin Jacobi | 33-31 |
| 02:30 | Pace | Donn Loya misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 02:29 | Pace | Thomas Belknap tips it in | 33-33 |
| 02:01 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 01:59 | Merrimack | David Rayfield tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 01:37 | Pace | Marvin Jacobi is called for the reach on Donn Loya - foul #3 on Marvin Jacobi, team foul #12 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders (SG), Darrell Geraci (C) Steve Walraven, Marvin Jacobi | |
| Subs | Pace | John Smith (SG), Ray Holland (C) Kevin Kirkland, Thomas Belknap | |
| 01:37 | Pace | Donn Loya misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:37 | Pace | Donn Loya makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | John Smith is called for the reach on Dennis Sanders - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Dean (C) Carl Johnson, Darrell Geraci | |
| Subs | Pace | Jeremy Stansell (SG), John Thomas (SF), Jeffery Steptoe (C) John Smith, Garrett Banks, Donn Loya | |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:48 | Pace | Martin Cross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Michael Dean can't finish the layup | 37-34 |
| 00:31 | Pace | Ray Holland snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 00:26 | Pace | John Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Holland | 37-37 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | John Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale (PG), Steve Walraven (SG), Darrell Geraci (SF), Carl Johnson (PF) John Smith, Dennis Sanders, David Rayfield, Carlos Hicks | |
| Subs | Pace | Garrett Banks (SF), Donn Loya (PF), Thomas Belknap (C) Martin Cross, Ray Holland, Jeffery Steptoe | |
| 00:01 | Pace | Thomas Belknap clanks a shot in the lane | 37-37 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven snags the defensive board | 37-37 |