| Lineup | Pace | PG - Joshua Robards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Swing (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Eckhoff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Floyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Sumter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Alston (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marc McKeller (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Joseph Gray inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Pace | Ryan Swing hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 19:34 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:18 | Pace | James Nelson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Eckhoff | 36-34 |
| 19:06 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller lays it up and in set up by Steven Sumter | 36-36 |
| 18:39 | Pace | Joshua Robards makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ryan Swing and he's fouled by Kenneth Baldwin - foul #1 on Kenneth Baldwin, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:39 | Pace | Joshua Robards misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:39 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 18:24 | Merrimack | Brian Alston hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Floyd | 38-38 |
| 18:06 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff double dribbles | 38-38 |
| 17:42 | Merrimack | Brian Alston is whistled for a carry | 38-38 |
| Subs | Pace | Daniel Ingram (SG), Orville Adams (SF), John Carneal (C) Ryan Swing, Joseph Gray, Kevin Eckhoff | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Brady (SG) Steven Sumter | |
| 17:19 | Pace | John Carneal drills a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Kenneth Baldwin - foul #2 on Kenneth Baldwin, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Pace | John Steward (SG), Dan Stewart (PF) Joshua Robards, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Haith (SG), David Sandstrom (SF), John Joshi (PF), Matthew Herb (C) James Floyd, Brian Alston, Marc McKeller, Kenneth Baldwin | |
| 17:19 | Pace | John Carneal makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:05 | Merrimack | John Joshi makes the shot from the right block | 41-40 |
| 16:42 | Pace | Daniel Ingram is hacked by John Joshi - foul #3 on John Joshi, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff (C) Dan Stewart | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Marc McKeller (PF) John Joshi | |
| 16:35 | Pace | John Carneal misses the runner from close range | 41-40 |
| 16:33 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to William Brady | 41-40 |
| 16:16 | Merrimack | Orville Adams denies the turnaround by Charles Haith | 41-40 |
| 16:14 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:08 | Pace | Charles Haith is called for the reach on John Steward - foul #2 on Charles Haith, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Pace | Joshua Robards (PG), Ryan Swing (SG), Joseph Gray (SF), James Nelson (PF) Daniel Ingram, John Steward, Orville Adams, John Carneal | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Floyd (PG), Steven Sumter (SG), Brian Alston (SF), Kenneth Baldwin (C) William Brady, Charles Haith, David Sandstrom, Matthew Herb | |
| 15:59 | Pace | Joseph Gray drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Robards | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Joshua Robards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Swing (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Gray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Eckhoff (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Floyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Sumter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Alston (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marc McKeller (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Merrimack | Brian Alston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 15:43 | Pace | Joshua Robards gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:39 | Pace | Joshua Robards misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-40 |
| 15:37 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter loses the dribble to Joshua Robards | 45-40 |
| 14:57 | Pace | Joshua Robards is hacked by Brian Alston - foul #2 on Brian Alston, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Pace | John Carneal (C) Kevin Eckhoff | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Beaver (C) Marc McKeller | |
| 14:38 | Pace | Joshua Robards hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 14:25 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter scores on a 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 14:06 | Pace | James Nelson knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joshua Robards | 50-43 |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Brian Alston hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by James Nelson - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Pace | Daniel Ingram (PG), John Steward (SG), Orville Adams (SF), Dan Stewart (PF) Joshua Robards, Ryan Swing, Joseph Gray, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Brady (PG), Charles Haith (SG), John Joshi (PF) James Floyd, Steven Sumter, Kenneth Baldwin | |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Brian Alston makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Brian Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:27 | Pace | John Steward connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Ingram | 53-45 |
| 13:05 | Merrimack | Brian Alston scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Brian Beaver | 53-47 |
| 12:47 | Pace | Orville Adams's pass is intercepted by Brian Beaver | 53-47 |
| 12:28 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Carneal - foul #2 on John Carneal, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Pace | Joshua Robards (PG), James Nelson (PF), Kevin Eckhoff (C) John Steward, Dan Stewart, John Carneal | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Floyd (PG), Kenneth Baldwin (SF), Marc McKeller (PF) Charles Haith, Brian Alston, John Joshi | |
| 12:28 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:28 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:28 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:15 | Pace | Orville Adams misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 12:13 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 11:56 | Merrimack | James Nelson steals it from Marc McKeller | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Joshua Robards (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Ingram (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Orville Adams (fresh) 2 blk. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Eckhoff (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Floyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Brady (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc McKeller (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Beaver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Pace | Orville Adams misses the easy layup | 53-48 |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Brian Beaver | 53-48 |
| 11:25 | Merrimack | William Brady hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 11:23 | Pace | James Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 11:18 | Pace | Joshua Robards's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Baldwin | 53-48 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | William Brady snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 10:59 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 10:57 | Pace | The rebound goes to Orville Adams | 53-48 |
| 10:51 | Pace | James Nelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 10:49 | Pace | Orville Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:35 | Pace | Marc McKeller steals the ball from Orville Adams | 53-48 |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller hits a jumper from the left block set up by James Floyd | 53-50 |
| 09:47 | Pace | James Nelson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 09:45 | Pace | Joshua Robards misses the tip | 53-50 |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:38 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller connects on the floater in the lane set up by Kenneth Baldwin | 53-52 |
| 09:24 | Pace | James Nelson double dribbles | 53-52 |
| Subs | Pace | John Steward (PG), Ryan Swing (SG), Joseph Gray (SF), Dan Stewart (PF), John Carneal (C) Joshua Robards, Daniel Ingram, Orville Adams, James Nelson, Kevin Eckhoff | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Haith (PG), Steven Sumter (SG), Brian Alston (SF), John Joshi (PF), Matthew Herb (C) James Floyd, William Brady, Kenneth Baldwin, Marc McKeller, Brian Beaver | |
| 09:05 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Haith | 53-55 |
| 08:51 | Pace | Charles Haith takes the ball from John Steward | 53-55 |
| 08:30 | Merrimack | Matthew Herb can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Gray - foul #2 on Joseph Gray, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| 08:30 | Merrimack | Matthew Herb makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:30 | Merrimack | Matthew Herb makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:11 | Pace | John Steward can't connect on a floater from the left side | 53-57 |
| 08:09 | Merrimack | Brian Alston grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Brian Alston double dribbles | 53-57 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Marc McKeller (PF) Matthew Herb | |
| 07:43 | Pace | Marc McKeller picks off the pass by Ryan Swing | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - John Steward (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ryan Swing (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Gray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dan Stewart (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Carneal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Charles Haith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Sumter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Alston (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Marc McKeller (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Joshi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 07:10 | Pace | Joseph Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Subs | Pace | Joshua Robards (PG), Daniel Ingram (SG), James Nelson (PF), Kevin Eckhoff (C) John Steward, Ryan Swing, Dan Stewart, John Carneal | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Floyd (PG), Kenneth Baldwin (C) Charles Haith, John Joshi | |
| 06:55 | Merrimack | Joshua Robards is called for the reach on James Floyd - foul #2 on Joshua Robards, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Pace | Orville Adams (SF) Joseph Gray | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Brady (SG) Steven Sumter | |
| 06:44 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller blows the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Ingram - foul #1 on Daniel Ingram, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Herb (C) Brian Alston | |
| 06:44 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:44 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:44 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Herb | 53-61 |
| 06:27 | Merrimack | Daniel Ingram steals the ball from Marc McKeller | 53-61 |
| 06:05 | Pace | James Nelson misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Herb - foul #1 on Matthew Herb, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Sandstrom (SF) Marc McKeller | |
| 06:05 | Pace | James Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:05 | Pace | James Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin is denied on a layup by Kevin Eckhoff | 55-61 |
| 05:44 | Pace | Orville Adams snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 05:40 | Pace | Joshua Robards scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Kevin Eckhoff | 58-61 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | William Brady misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-61 |
| 05:19 | Pace | Orville Adams snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 05:12 | Pace | Joshua Robards is hacked by James Floyd - foul #1 on James Floyd, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Pace | Ryan Swing (SG), Joseph Gray (SF) Daniel Ingram, Orville Adams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Sumter (SG), Brian Alston (SF), John Joshi (C) William Brady, David Sandstrom, Matthew Herb | |
| 05:12 | Pace | Joshua Robards makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:12 | Pace | Joshua Robards misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | John Joshi grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | James Floyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 04:53 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin tips it but misses | 59-61 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | John Joshi tips it back up and in | 59-63 |
| 04:30 | Pace | Joshua Robards can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-63 |
| 04:29 | Pace | Ryan Swing pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 04:18 | Pace | Joshua Robards misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 04:16 | Merrimack | Brian Alston grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 03:51 | Merrimack | James Floyd misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 03:49 | Pace | The rebound goes to Joseph Gray | 59-63 |
| 03:44 | Pace | Ryan Swing clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Floyd - foul #2 on James Floyd, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Pace | Daniel Ingram (PG), John Carneal (PF), Orville Adams (C) Joshua Robards, James Nelson, Kevin Eckhoff | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Brady (PG), Marc McKeller (PF), Brian Beaver (C) James Floyd, Kenneth Baldwin, John Joshi | |
| 03:44 | Pace | Ryan Swing misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:44 | Pace | Ryan Swing makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Daniel Ingram (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Swing (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Carneal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Orville Adams (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Brady (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Sumter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Alston (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Marc McKeller (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Beaver (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 03:31 | Pace | Orville Adams pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:28 | Pace | Daniel Ingram throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| 03:18 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 03:16 | Pace | John Carneal gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:11 | Pace | Ryan Swing's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Pace | Dan Stewart (PF) Joseph Gray | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Haith (SG) Steven Sumter | |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | Charles Haith clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Carneal - foul #3 on John Carneal, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Pace | John Steward (SG) Ryan Swing | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | Charles Haith makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | Charles Haith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:54 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Pace | Joshua Robards (PG), Ryan Swing (SG), Joseph Gray (SF), James Nelson (PF), Kevin Eckhoff (C) Daniel Ingram, John Steward, Orville Adams, Dan Stewart, John Carneal | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Floyd (PG), Steven Sumter (SG) Charles Haith, William Brady | |
| 02:35 | Pace | Ryan Swing makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Nelson | 62-65 |
| 02:20 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 02:18 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver grabs the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 01:59 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-65 |
| 01:58 | Merrimack | James Floyd can't tip it in | 62-65 |
| 01:57 | Pace | Ryan Swing grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 01:42 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 01:40 | Merrimack | Brian Alston grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 01:25 | Merrimack | James Floyd hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Sumter | 62-67 |
| 01:18 | Pace | James Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Brian Beaver | 62-67 |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver is hacked by Kevin Eckhoff - foul #3 on Kevin Eckhoff, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:11 | Pace | The rebound goes to Kevin Eckhoff | 62-67 |
| 00:52 | Pace | James Nelson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Robards | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver banks in the layup | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Pace | James Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Swing - foul #1 on Ryan Swing, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin (SF) Brian Alston | |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:12 | Pace | James Floyd is called for the reach on Joshua Robards - foul #3 on James Floyd, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Alston (SF) Kenneth Baldwin | |
| 00:12 | Pace | Joshua Robards makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:12 | Pace | Joshua Robards makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Brian Alston is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Robards - foul #3 on Joshua Robards, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Brian Alston misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver snags the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver is hacked by Kevin Eckhoff - foul #4 on Kevin Eckhoff, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin (SF) Brian Alston | |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:03 | Pace | James Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver runs out the clock | 67-72 |