| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fresh) SG - Donald James (fresh) SF - Telek Kabzinski (fresh) PF - Joe Wade (fresh) C - Bill Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Thomas Genovese (fresh) SG - Randy Mitchell (fresh) SF - Benjamin Plasencia (fresh) PF - Jose Pacheco (fresh) C - James Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Jose Pacheco 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) | |
| 19:41 | Pace | Benjamin Plasencia's pass is intercepted by Donald James | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Merrimack | Donald James hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Pace | Randy Mitchell drills a jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Donald James | 4-2 |
| 18:52 | Pace | Jose Pacheco is fouled on the floor by Bill Alexander - foul #1 on Bill Alexander, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Pace | Benjamin Plasencia clanks a 3 from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren makes the driving attempt near the basket | 6-2 |
| 18:02 | Pace | Benjamin Plasencia misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 18:01 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | Merrimack | Donald James misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:43 | Pace | Jose Pacheco gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:36 | Pace | Randy Mitchell buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Genovese | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Lawrence Ogren | 8-5 |
| 17:18 | Pace | Thomas Genovese loses the dribble to Lawrence Ogren in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 17:07 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski is called for 3 seconds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | William Jourdan (PG), Jonathan Creel (SG), Vyacheslav Zacher (SF), Winston Bellard (PF), Davis Keene (C) Thomas Genovese, Randy Mitchell, Benjamin Plasencia, Jose Pacheco, James Anderson | |
| 16:44 | Pace | Jonathan Creel's floater is tipped away by Joe Wade | 8-5 |
| 16:42 | Pace | Winston Bellard gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:32 | Pace | William Jourdan loses the dribble to Donald James | 8-5 |
| 16:09 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Creel - foul #1 on Jonathan Creel, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (PG), William Linn (SF), Scott Powell (PF), Frank Allen (C) Lawrence Ogren, Telek Kabzinski, Joe Wade, Bill Alexander | |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Genovese (PG) William Jourdan | |
| 15:55 | Merrimack | William Linn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 15:53 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Allen | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Rowley (fresh) SG - Donald James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Linn (fresh) PF - Scott Powell (fresh) C - Frank Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Thomas Genovese (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Creel (fresh) SF - Vyacheslav Zacher (fresh) PF - Winston Bellard (fresh) C - Davis Keene (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Merrimack | Scott Powell is hacked by Jonathan Creel - foul #2 on Jonathan Creel, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter (SF) Donald James | |
| Subs | Pace | Randy Mitchell (SG) Jonathan Creel | |
| 15:19 | Merrimack | William Linn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:18 | Merrimack | Scott Powell tips it but misses | 8-5 |
| 15:17 | Pace | Davis Keene grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 15:11 | Pace | Davis Keene misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Jamie Hunter - foul #1 on Jamie Hunter, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren (PG), Bill Alexander (C) Terry Rowley, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | Pace | Benjamin Plasencia (SF), Jose Pacheco (PF) Vyacheslav Zacher, Winston Bellard | |
| 15:11 | Pace | Davis Keene makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:11 | Pace | Davis Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:54 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 14:53 | Pace | The rebound goes to Randy Mitchell | 8-7 |
| 14:48 | Pace | Scott Powell swats the layup by Jose Pacheco | 8-7 |
| 14:47 | Pace | Thomas Genovese tips it in | 8-9 |
| 14:34 | Merrimack | Jose Pacheco picks off the pass by Jamie Hunter | 8-9 |
| 14:15 | Pace | Randy Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Scott Powell - foul #1 on Scott Powell, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald James (SG), Telek Kabzinski (SF), Joe Wade (PF) William Linn, Jamie Hunter, Scott Powell | |
| Subs | Pace | William Jourdan (PG), James Anderson (C) Thomas Genovese, Davis Keene | |
| 13:57 | Pace | James Anderson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jose Pacheco | 8-12 |
| 13:52 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren's floater is knocked away by Jose Pacheco | 8-12 |
| 13:50 | Merrimack | Joe Wade grabs the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:33 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Wade | 10-12 |
| 13:14 | Pace | Jose Pacheco is hacked by Bill Alexander - foul #2 on Bill Alexander, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Powell (C) Bill Alexander | |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Genovese (PG), Vyacheslav Zacher (SG), Daniel Cutlip (SF), Winston Bellard (PF) William Jourdan, Randy Mitchell, Benjamin Plasencia, Jose Pacheco | |
| 12:56 | Pace | Thomas Genovese misses short on a jumper in the lane | 10-12 |
| 12:54 | Merrimack | Scott Powell snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:32 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 12:31 | Pace | Vyacheslav Zacher grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:14 | Pace | Daniel Cutlip connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Winston Bellard | 10-14 |
| 11:55 | Merrimack | Daniel Cutlip steals the ball from Lawrence Ogren | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Telek Kabzinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Wade (fairly fresh) C - Scott Powell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Thomas Genovese (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Zacher (fresh) SF - Daniel Cutlip (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Winston Bellard (fresh) C - James Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Pace | Thomas Genovese lays it up and in | 10-16 |
| 11:20 | Merrimack | James Anderson steals the ball from Donald James | 10-16 |
| 11:07 | Pace | Winston Bellard banks in the layup set up by Vyacheslav Zacher and he's hacked by Joe Wade - foul #1 on Joe Wade, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (PG), William Linn (SF), Frank Allen (C) Lawrence Ogren, Telek Kabzinski, Joe Wade | |
| Subs | Pace | William Jourdan (PG), Randy Mitchell (SG), Benjamin Plasencia (SF), Jose Pacheco (PF) Thomas Genovese, Vyacheslav Zacher, Daniel Cutlip, James Anderson | |
| 11:07 | Pace | Winston Bellard misses the free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:07 | Merrimack | Scott Powell pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 10:41 | Merrimack | William Linn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Plasencia - foul #1 on Benjamin Plasencia, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Walsh (C) Scott Powell | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 10:41 | Merrimack | William Linn misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:41 | Merrimack | William Linn misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:41 | Pace | Jose Pacheco pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 10:25 | Pace | Winston Bellard misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 10:24 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 10:03 | Merrimack | Brian Walsh can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 10-18 |
| 10:01 | Pace | Benjamin Plasencia pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:47 | Pace | Benjamin Plasencia clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 10-18 |
| 09:46 | Pace | Randy Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:18 | Pace | Frank Allen denies the turnaround by Randy Mitchell | 10-18 |
| 09:17 | Pace | Benjamin Plasencia pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:07 | Pace | Winston Bellard knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Benjamin Plasencia | 10-20 |
| 08:56 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-20 |
| 08:54 | Pace | William Jourdan pulls down the rebound | 10-20 |
| 08:50 | Pace | Randy Mitchell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 10-20 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| 08:30 | Merrimack | William Linn scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Rowley | 12-20 |
| 08:25 | Pace | William Jourdan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 12-20 |
| 08:23 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to William Linn | 12-20 |
| 08:16 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-20 |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | Brian Walsh can't tip it in | 12-20 |
| 08:12 | Pace | Jose Pacheco snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 08:05 | Pace | Benjamin Plasencia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-20 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren (PG), Telek Kabzinski (SF), Joe Wade (PF), Scott Powell (C) Donald James, William Linn, Frank Allen, Brian Walsh | |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Genovese (PG), Vyacheslav Zacher (SF), Daniel Cutlip (PF), James Anderson (C) William Jourdan, Benjamin Plasencia, Jose Pacheco, Winston Bellard | |
| 07:57 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Terry Rowley, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| 07:34 | Pace | Thomas Genovese knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Cutlip and the foul's on Terry Rowley - foul #2 on Terry Rowley, team foul #7 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter (SG) Terry Rowley | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 07:34 | Pace | Thomas Genovese makes the free throw | 12-23 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Hunter (fresh) SF - Telek Kabzinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Wade (fresh) C - Scott Powell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Thomas Genovese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vyacheslav Zacher (fresh) PF - Daniel Cutlip (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 06:55 | Pace | Vyacheslav Zacher blows the layup | 15-23 |
| 06:53 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Telek Kabzinski | 15-23 |
| 06:33 | Merrimack | Joe Wade's pass is intercepted by James Anderson | 15-23 |
| 06:26 | Pace | James Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-23 |
| 06:24 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 06:20 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren is denied on a layup by James Anderson | 15-23 |
| 06:19 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter tips it back up and in | 17-23 |
| 06:04 | Pace | Thomas Genovese's floater is tipped away by Joe Wade | 17-23 |
| 06:03 | Merrimack | Joe Wade gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:58 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Telek Kabzinski and the foul's on Vyacheslav Zacher - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Zacher, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald James (SG) Jamie Hunter | |
| Subs | Pace | Benjamin Plasencia (SF), Jose Pacheco (PF) Randy Mitchell, Daniel Cutlip | |
| 05:58 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren misses the free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:58 | Pace | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 05:53 | Pace | Thomas Genovese misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Telek Kabzinski - foul #1 on Telek Kabzinski, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| 05:53 | Pace | Thomas Genovese makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:53 | Pace | Thomas Genovese makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:36 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jose Pacheco - foul #1 on Jose Pacheco, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Allen (C) Scott Powell | |
| Subs | Pace | Davis Keene (C) James Anderson | |
| 05:36 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:36 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:19 | Pace | Benjamin Plasencia travels with the ball | 21-25 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Walsh (C) Joe Wade | |
| Subs | Pace | William Jourdan (SG), Winston Bellard (C) Vyacheslav Zacher, Davis Keene | |
| 05:00 | Merrimack | Frank Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 04:59 | Merrimack | Donald James hits the follow up shot | 23-25 |
| 04:44 | Pace | The jump hook by Jose Pacheco is blocked by Frank Allen | 23-25 |
| 04:42 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:35 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Brian Walsh | 26-25 |
| 04:18 | Pace | Jose Pacheco scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Genovese | 26-27 |
| 03:58 | Merrimack | Brian Walsh misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 03:56 | Pace | Thomas Genovese gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 03:50 | Pace | Jose Pacheco banks in the layup and the foul's on Frank Allen - foul #1 on Frank Allen, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (PG), William Linn (SF), Joe Wade (PF), Bill Alexander (C) Lawrence Ogren, Telek Kabzinski, Frank Allen, Brian Walsh | |
| Subs | Pace | Jonathan Creel (SG), Vyacheslav Zacher (SF), James Anderson (C) Thomas Genovese, Benjamin Plasencia, Winston Bellard | |
| 03:50 | Pace | Jose Pacheco misses the free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Joe Wade | 26-29 |
| 03:43 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 03:42 | Pace | Jose Pacheco pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 03:37 | Pace | Jonathan Creel can't connect on a shot from the left side | 26-29 |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Rowley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald James (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Linn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Wade (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bill Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - William Jourdan (fresh) SG - Jonathan Creel (fresh) SF - Vyacheslav Zacher (fresh) PF - Jose Pacheco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander is hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Randy Mitchell (SG), Daniel Cutlip (PF) William Jourdan, Jose Pacheco | |
| 02:53 | Merrimack | Joe Wade clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 26-29 |
| 02:51 | Pace | Jonathan Creel grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:47 | Pace | Jonathan Creel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter (SF) Donald James | |
| Subs | Pace | Winston Bellard (PF) Daniel Cutlip | |
| 02:26 | Merrimack | James Anderson blocks the short jumper by Bill Alexander | 26-29 |
| 02:25 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to William Linn | 26-29 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bill Alexander and he's hacked by James Anderson - foul #2 on James Anderson, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren (PG) Jamie Hunter | |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Genovese (PG), Benjamin Plasencia (SF), Davis Keene (C) Jonathan Creel, Vyacheslav Zacher, James Anderson | |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:08 | Pace | Davis Keene snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 01:42 | Pace | Thomas Genovese loses the dribble to Lawrence Ogren | 28-29 |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | Joe Wade misses the jumper from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 01:16 | Pace | Randy Mitchell grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 00:57 | Pace | Randy Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 00:55 | Pace | Winston Bellard tips it home | 28-31 |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | Joe Wade blows the layup but he's fouled by Winston Bellard - foul #1 on Winston Bellard, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald James (SG), Telek Kabzinski (SF), Scott Powell (C) Terry Rowley, William Linn, Bill Alexander | |
| Subs | Pace | Jonathan Creel (SG), Jose Pacheco (PF), James Anderson (C) Randy Mitchell, Winston Bellard, Davis Keene | |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | Joe Wade makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | Joe Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:35 | Pace | Benjamin Plasencia grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 00:29 | Pace | Scott Powell takes the ball from James Anderson | 29-31 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski loses the ball out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Allen (C) Joe Wade | |
| Subs | Pace | William Jourdan (PG), Vyacheslav Zacher (SF) Thomas Genovese, Benjamin Plasencia | |
| 00:00 | Pace | Jonathan Creel clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-31 |