| Lineup | Pace | PG - Martin Cross (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Green (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Keith Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Copley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Manuel Green inbounds the ball | 43-45 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Pace | Martin Cross connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Thomas | 46-45 |
| 19:18 | Merrimack | Michael Dean is called for traveling | 46-45 |
| 19:02 | Pace | Ray Holland's layup is rejected by Michael Dean | 46-45 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Dean | 46-45 |
| 18:41 | Merrimack | Ray Holland steals it from Michael Dean | 46-45 |
| 18:24 | Pace | Manuel Green connects on the jump hook near the basket | 48-45 |
| 18:15 | Merrimack | Michael Dean misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-45 |
| 18:14 | Pace | Manuel Green grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 18:10 | Pace | John Thomas blows the layup | 48-45 |
| 18:08 | Merrimack | Michael Dean gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 17:46 | Merrimack | Ronald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Pace | Jeremy Stansell (SF), Brian Stang (PF), Kenneth Luebke (C) Manuel Green, Keith Tucker, Ray Holland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Michael Mason (C) Randy Copley, Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| 17:28 | Pace | John Thomas scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | John Thomas takes the ball from Marvin Jacobi | 50-45 |
| 16:45 | Pace | Martin Cross can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 16:43 | Merrimack | Michael Mason grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Luebke - foul #1 on Kenneth Luebke, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Kirkland (PG), John Smith (SG), Manuel Green (SF), Keith Tucker (PF), Ray Holland (C) Martin Cross, John Thomas, Jeremy Stansell, Brian Stang, Kenneth Luebke | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), David Campbell (SG), Michael Dean (C) Gilbert Thornton, Ronald Smith, Michael Mason | |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:02 | Pace | Ray Holland can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Dean - foul #1 on Michael Dean, team foul #1 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Randy Copley (SF), Carlos Hicks (PF) Marvin Jacobi, Carl Johnson | |
| 16:02 | Pace | Ray Holland misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:02 | Pace | Ray Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:02 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kevin Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Copley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | John Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 15:49 | Pace | Keith Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 15:43 | Pace | Manuel Green buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 15:36 | Merrimack | David Campbell misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 15:34 | Merrimack | Michael Dean misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 15:32 | Pace | Keith Tucker grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 15:27 | Pace | Kevin Kirkland knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Manuel Green | 55-47 |
| 15:11 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks loses the dribble to John Smith | 55-47 |
| 14:59 | Pace | Ray Holland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Pace | Jeremy Stansell (SF) Manuel Green | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:45 | Merrimack | Michael Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Pace | Martin Cross (PG), Brian Stang (PF), Kenneth Luebke (C) John Smith, Keith Tucker, Ray Holland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Smith (SG), Marvin Jacobi (SF) David Campbell, Randy Copley | |
| 14:34 | Pace | Marvin Jacobi is called for the reach on Kevin Kirkland - foul #1 on Marvin Jacobi, team foul #2 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG), Carl Johnson (C) John Smith, Michael Dean | |
| 14:15 | Pace | Brian Stang can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Johnson - foul #2 on Carl Johnson, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Pace | John Thomas (SG) Kevin Kirkland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:15 | Pace | Brian Stang makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 14:15 | Pace | Brian Stang makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 13:49 | Merrimack | Ronald Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 13:47 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 13:36 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 13:35 | Merrimack | Ronald Smith gets the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 13:30 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi is whistled for traveling | 57-47 |
| Subs | Pace | Manuel Green (SF), Keith Tucker (PF), Ray Holland (C) Jeremy Stansell, Brian Stang, Kenneth Luebke | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Randy Copley (SF), Michael Dean (C) Marvin Jacobi, Carlos Hicks | |
| 13:14 | Pace | Ray Holland hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Thomas | 59-47 |
| 12:57 | Merrimack | Ronald Smith misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 59-47 |
| 12:55 | Pace | Ray Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 12:37 | Pace | Keith Tucker drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Manuel Green | 61-47 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Ray Holland swats the layup by Randy Copley | 61-47 |
| 12:22 | Pace | Ray Holland pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 12:18 | Pace | John Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | Michael Dean grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 12:15 | Merrimack | Martin Cross steals the ball from Gilbert Thornton in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| 12:00 | Pace | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #4 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Kirkland (PG), John Smith (SG), Brian Stang (PF), Kenneth Luebke (C) Martin Cross, John Thomas, Keith Tucker, Ray Holland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), David Campbell (SG), Marvin Jacobi (SF), Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Mason (C) Gilbert Thornton, Ronald Smith, Randy Copley, Carl Johnson, Michael Dean | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kevin Kirkland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Green (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Stang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Luebke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Jacobi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Mason (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| 11:42 | Pace | John Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Kirkland | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:27 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Mason and he's fouled by Kenneth Luebke - foul #2 on Kenneth Luebke, team foul #2 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Pace | Jeremy Stansell (SF) Manuel Green | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 11:27 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| 10:59 | Pace | David Campbell is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #2 on David Campbell, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Pace | Keith Tucker (PF), Ray Holland (C) Brian Stang, Kenneth Luebke | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:48 | Pace | Carlos Hicks swats the short shot by John Smith | 64-50 |
| 10:46 | Pace | Keith Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 10:32 | Pace | Ray Holland clanks a floater from the baseline | 64-50 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 10:16 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi's 3 pointer is rejected by Kevin Kirkland | 64-50 |
| 10:15 | Pace | The rebound goes to Ray Holland | 64-50 |
| 09:59 | Pace | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-50 |
| 09:57 | Merrimack | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 09:40 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 09:38 | Pace | Ray Holland gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 09:32 | Pace | John Smith's pass is intercepted by Michael Mason | 64-50 |
| 09:11 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 09:09 | Merrimack | David Campbell tips it back up and in | 64-52 |
| 08:50 | Pace | Kevin Kirkland makes the 3 from the right wing set up by John Smith | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:40 | Merrimack | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Tucker - foul #2 on Keith Tucker, team foul #3 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Pace | Martin Cross (PG), John Thomas (SG), Manuel Green (SF), Brian Stang (PF), Kenneth Luebke (C) Kevin Kirkland, John Smith, Jeremy Stansell, Keith Tucker, Ray Holland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Smith (SG), Randy Copley (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Michael Dean (C) David Campbell, Marvin Jacobi, Carlos Hicks, Michael Mason | |
| 08:40 | Merrimack | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 08:40 | Merrimack | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 08:21 | Pace | Martin Cross connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Green | 69-54 |
| 08:06 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Ronald Smith | 69-56 |
| 07:44 | Pace | Kenneth Luebke misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Randy Copley - foul #1 on Randy Copley, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG) John Smith | |
| 07:44 | Pace | Kenneth Luebke makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 07:44 | Pace | Kenneth Luebke makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Martin Cross (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Manuel Green (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Luebke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Stang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Copley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 71-56 |
| 07:34 | Pace | Kenneth Luebke grabs the board | 71-56 |
| 07:31 | Pace | Martin Cross is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Thornton - foul #1 on Gilbert Thornton, team foul #7 | 71-56 |
| 07:31 | Pace | Martin Cross makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 07:31 | Pace | Martin Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | Randy Copley scores on a shot from the left side | 73-58 |
| 07:05 | Pace | John Thomas is whistled for a carry | 73-58 |
| 06:57 | Merrimack | Ronald Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-58 |
| 06:56 | Pace | Brian Stang pulls down the rebound | 73-58 |
| 06:48 | Pace | Martin Cross comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-58 |
| 06:47 | Merrimack | Michael Dean pulls down the rebound | 73-58 |
| 06:37 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-58 |
| 06:35 | Pace | Martin Cross pulls down the rebound | 73-58 |
| 06:29 | Pace | Kenneth Luebke can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 73-58 |
| 06:28 | Merrimack | Randy Copley grabs the board | 73-58 |
| 06:15 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-58 |
| 06:14 | Pace | Manuel Green grabs the board | 73-58 |
| 06:08 | Pace | John Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Martin Cross | 75-58 |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | Michael Dean drills a turnaround from close range | 75-60 |
| 05:49 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-60 |
| Subs | Pace | Keith Tucker (PF), Ray Holland (C) Brian Stang, Kenneth Luebke | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks (PF) Carl Johnson | |
| 05:31 | Pace | Randy Copley steals the ball from Martin Cross | 75-60 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-60 |
| 05:10 | Pace | Ray Holland snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| 05:04 | Pace | John Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 75-60 |
| 05:03 | Pace | Manuel Green snags the offensive board | 75-60 |
| 04:40 | Pace | Ray Holland is fouled on the floor by Michael Dean - foul #2 on Michael Dean, team foul #8 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Kirkland (SG), Jeremy Stansell (SF) John Thomas, Manuel Green | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi (SF), Carl Johnson (C) Randy Copley, Michael Dean | |
| 04:40 | Pace | Ray Holland misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Carlos Hicks | 75-60 |
| 04:24 | Merrimack | Martin Cross takes the ball from Ronald Smith | 75-60 |
| 04:21 | Pace | Martin Cross lays it in | 77-60 |
| 04:11 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gilbert Thornton | 77-62 |
| 03:51 | Pace | Jeremy Stansell is fouled on the floor by Carl Johnson - foul #3 on Carl Johnson, team foul #9 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Pace | John Smith (SG) Martin Cross | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| 03:51 | Pace | Jeremy Stansell misses the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 03:51 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 77-62 |
| 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) | |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-62 |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks grabs the offensive board | 77-62 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kevin Kirkland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Stansell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ray Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Jacobi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Carl Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | John Smith hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Gilbert Thornton | 77-64 |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | Pace | Keith Tucker scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Stansell | 79-64 |
| 02:58 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks hits a shot from the left side set up by Gilbert Thornton | 79-66 |
| 02:58 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-66 |
| Subs | Pace | Martin Cross (PG), John Thomas (SG), Manuel Green (SF) Kevin Kirkland, John Smith, Jeremy Stansell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Smith (SG), Randy Copley (SF), Michael Dean (C) John Smith, Marvin Jacobi, Carl Johnson | |
| 02:43 | Pace | Martin Cross hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ray Holland | 82-66 |
| 02:34 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Copley | 82-69 |
| 02:15 | Pace | Keith Tucker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 82-69 |
| 02:14 | Merrimack | Randy Copley grabs the defensive rebound | 82-69 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Manuel Green steals the ball from Randy Copley | 82-69 |
| 02:00 | Pace | Keith Tucker can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Randy Copley - foul #2 on Randy Copley, team foul #10 | 82-69 |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Kirkland (PG), John Smith (SG), Jeremy Stansell (SF), Brian Stang (C) Martin Cross, John Thomas, Manuel Green, Ray Holland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), David Campbell (SG), Marvin Jacobi (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Michael Mason (C) Gilbert Thornton, Ronald Smith, Randy Copley, Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| 02:00 | Pace | Keith Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 02:00 | Pace | Keith Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 84-69 |
| 01:41 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeremy Stansell - foul #2 on Jeremy Stansell, team foul #4 | 84-69 |
| Subs | Pace | Kenneth Luebke (C) Keith Tucker | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 01:41 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi makes the 1st free throw | 84-70 |
| 01:41 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi misses the 2nd free throw | 84-70 |
| 01:41 | Pace | Kenneth Luebke pulls down the rebound | 84-70 |
| 01:24 | Pace | Kevin Kirkland's pass is intercepted by Marvin Jacobi | 84-70 |
| 01:20 | Merrimack | David Campbell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marvin Jacobi | 84-72 |
| 01:07 | Pace | Kenneth Luebke scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brian Stang | 87-72 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | John Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Marvin Jacobi | 87-75 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Pace | Brian Stang is fouled on the floor by Michael Mason - foul #1 on Michael Mason, team foul #11 | 87-75 |
| 00:24 | Pace | Brian Stang misses the 1st free throw | 87-75 |
| 00:24 | Pace | Brian Stang misses the 2nd free throw | 87-75 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | Michael Mason snags the defensive board | 87-75 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi comes up short on the floater in the paint | 87-75 |
| 00:17 | Pace | John Smith grabs the board | 87-75 |
| 00:00 | Pace | Kevin Kirkland runs out the clock | 87-75 |