| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Bishop (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Duke (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bret Hughes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Yanofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary White (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mitchel Boddy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven Tavares - foul #1 on Steven Tavares, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 19:47 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 19:47 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 19:23 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Holt - foul #1 on Robert Holt, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 19:23 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 19:23 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 19:10 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| 19:01 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 19:00 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 18:42 | Merrimack | Robert Holt lays it up and in | 48-42 |
| 18:17 | Pace | Richard Baldwin misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 18:15 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to David Yanofsky | 48-42 |
| 18:05 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-42 |
| 17:52 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Paul Davenport | 51-45 |
| 17:29 | Merrimack | David Duke knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Bishop | 54-45 |
| 17:24 | Pace | Paul Davenport can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-45 |
| 17:22 | Merrimack | Robert Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 17:12 | Merrimack | Paul Davenport is called for the reach on David Duke - foul #2 on Paul Davenport, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan (PG), Michael Ashbaugh (SF), Walter Jones (PF), Kenneth Hall (C) William Bishop, Bret Hughes, Robert Holt, David Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Pace | Nicholas Charleston (PG), Dwight Coffey (SG), James Bentley (PF), David Craft (C) Paul Davenport, Gary White, Mitchel Boddy, Steven Tavares | |
| 16:51 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh loses the dribble to Dwight Coffey | 54-45 |
| 16:31 | Pace | Richard Baldwin's floater is knocked away by Walter Jones | 54-45 |
| 16:30 | Pace | David Craft tips it in | 54-47 |
| 16:05 | Merrimack | Walter Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 16:04 | Pace | Nicholas Charleston gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 15:58 | Pace | David Craft's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Hall | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Duke (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Nicholas Charleston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dwight Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Baldwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 15:37 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to David Duke | 54-47 |
| 15:28 | Merrimack | David Duke clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 15:27 | Pace | Richard Baldwin snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 15:13 | Pace | Richard Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bret Hughes (SF), Robert Holt (PF), David Yanofsky (C) David Duke, Walter Jones, Kenneth Hall | |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Davenport (PG), Gary White (SG), Mitchel Boddy (PF), Steven Tavares (C) Nicholas Charleston, Richard Baldwin, James Bentley, David Craft | |
| 15:03 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 15:01 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh misses the tip | 54-47 |
| 14:59 | Pace | The rebound goes to Steven Tavares | 54-47 |
| 14:52 | Pace | The 3pt attempt by Mitchel Boddy is denied by Michael Ashbaugh | 54-47 |
| 14:51 | Pace | Steven Tavares grabs the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 14:36 | Pace | Steven Tavares misses the lay-in | 54-47 |
| 14:35 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Bret Hughes | 54-47 |
| 14:18 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Holt and he's fouled by Dwight Coffey - foul #1 on Dwight Coffey, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bishop (PG) Michael Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Pace | James Bentley (SF) Dwight Coffey | |
| 14:18 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 14:02 | Pace | Steven Tavares knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Davenport | 57-49 |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky misses the tip | 57-49 |
| 13:40 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 13:35 | Pace | Paul Davenport is hacked by William Bishop - foul #2 on William Bishop, team foul #2 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Duke (SG), Walter Jones (C) Charles Sullivan, David Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Baldwin (SF), David Craft (C) James Bentley, Steven Tavares | |
| 13:15 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Holt - foul #2 on Robert Holt, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| 13:15 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 13:15 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 13:05 | Merrimack | Paul Davenport steals the ball from Bret Hughes | 57-51 |
| 12:55 | Pace | David Craft hits a fadeaway from the right block | 57-53 |
| 12:43 | Merrimack | William Bishop clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Davenport - foul #3 on Paul Davenport, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kenneth Hall (C) Robert Holt | |
| Subs | Pace | Dwight Coffey (SG), James Bentley (PF) Gary White, Mitchel Boddy | |
| 12:43 | Merrimack | William Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 12:43 | Merrimack | William Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 12:18 | Pace | Paul Davenport scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Dwight Coffey | 58-55 |
| 12:10 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes is whistled for traveling | 58-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Philip Wildermuth (PG), Michael Ashbaugh (SF), David Yanofsky (C) William Bishop, Bret Hughes, Kenneth Hall | |
| Subs | Pace | Nicholas Charleston (PG), Steven Tavares (C) Paul Davenport, David Craft | |
| 11:46 | Pace | Nicholas Charleston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | Walter Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Philip Wildermuth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Duke (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Yanofsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Nicholas Charleston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dwight Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Merrimack | Walter Jones is fouled on the floor by James Bentley - foul #1 on James Bentley, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan (PG), Robert Holt (PF) Philip Wildermuth, David Duke | |
| Subs | Pace | Kenneth Edwards (PF) Richard Baldwin | |
| 11:21 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 11:20 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 11:15 | Merrimack | Walter Jones's pass is intercepted by Steven Tavares | 58-55 |
| 11:09 | Pace | Dwight Coffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary White (SG) Kenneth Edwards | |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Walter Jones can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dwight Coffey - foul #2 on Dwight Coffey, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bret Hughes (SF) David Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Davenport (PG), Mitchel Boddy (PF), David Craft (C) Nicholas Charleston, Dwight Coffey, Steven Tavares | |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Walter Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Walter Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 10:31 | Pace | Paul Davenport misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-55 |
| 10:30 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 10:03 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh misses the easy layup | 60-55 |
| 10:01 | Pace | James Bentley grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 09:54 | Pace | David Craft hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Walter Jones - foul #1 on Walter Jones, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bishop (PG), David Duke (SG), Kenneth Hall (C) Charles Sullivan, Michael Ashbaugh, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Baldwin (SF) James Bentley | |
| 09:54 | Pace | David Craft misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 09:54 | Pace | David Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 09:54 | Merrimack | Robert Holt snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 09:38 | Merrimack | William Bishop misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 09:37 | Pace | The rebound goes to Mitchel Boddy | 60-55 |
| 09:30 | Pace | Richard Baldwin makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gary White | 60-58 |
| 09:16 | Merrimack | David Duke misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-58 |
| 09:15 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 08:51 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 08:49 | Merrimack | Kenneth Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 08:28 | Merrimack | Kenneth Hall connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by David Craft - foul #3 on David Craft, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh (SF), David Yanofsky (C) Bret Hughes, Robert Holt | |
| Subs | Pace | Nicholas Charleston (PG), Dwight Coffey (SG), James Bentley (PF), Steven Tavares (C) Paul Davenport, Gary White, Mitchel Boddy, David Craft | |
| 08:28 | Merrimack | Kenneth Hall misses the free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:28 | Pace | Dwight Coffey gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 08:15 | Pace | Richard Baldwin can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 62-58 |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:54 | Merrimack | David Duke misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 07:53 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh grabs the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 07:39 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 07:38 | Pace | Nicholas Charleston pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Bishop (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Duke (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Yanofsky (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Nicholas Charleston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dwight Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Richard Baldwin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Pace | James Bentley buries a shot near the basket set up by Nicholas Charleston | 62-60 |
| 07:18 | Merrimack | William Bishop is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Charleston - foul #1 on Nicholas Charleston, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Jones (PF) Kenneth Hall | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 07:18 | Merrimack | William Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:18 | Merrimack | William Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:53 | Pace | Richard Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-60 |
| 06:52 | Pace | Nicholas Charleston gets the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 06:43 | Pace | Steven Tavares drills a jumper near the basket set up by Nicholas Charleston and he's hacked by David Duke - foul #3 on David Duke, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan (PG), Bret Hughes (SF) William Bishop, David Duke | |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Davenport (PG), Mitchel Boddy (PF) Nicholas Charleston, Richard Baldwin | |
| 06:43 | Pace | Steven Tavares makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:21 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 06:20 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh gets the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 06:07 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 05:43 | Pace | Steven Tavares drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Paul Davenport | 67-65 |
| 05:32 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-65 |
| 05:31 | Pace | Steven Tavares pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 05:17 | Pace | Steven Tavares loses the dribble to Charles Sullivan | 67-65 |
| 05:01 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes is called for traveling | 67-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Duke (SG), Robert Holt (PF) Michael Ashbaugh, David Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary White (SG), Richard Baldwin (SF), Kenneth Edwards (PF), David Craft (C) Dwight Coffey, James Bentley, Mitchel Boddy, Steven Tavares | |
| 04:59 | Pace | Paul Davenport travels in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 04:50 | Merrimack | Robert Holt comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Davenport - foul #4 on Paul Davenport, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Nicholas Charleston (PG) Paul Davenport | |
| 04:50 | Merrimack | Robert Holt misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:50 | Merrimack | Robert Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:37 | Pace | Kenneth Edwards makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Nicholas Charleston | 68-67 |
| 04:22 | Merrimack | Robert Holt misses the floater near the basket | 68-67 |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | Walter Jones gets the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:07 | Merrimack | David Craft swats the short shot by Walter Jones | 68-67 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Robert Holt slams it home | 70-67 |
| 03:26 | Pace | Kenneth Edwards misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Bret Hughes - foul #1 on Bret Hughes, team foul #6 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bishop (PG), Michael Ashbaugh (SF), Kenneth Hall (C) Charles Sullivan, Bret Hughes, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Davenport (PG), Mitchel Boddy (PF) Nicholas Charleston, David Craft | |
| 03:26 | Pace | Kenneth Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:26 | Pace | Kenneth Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Duke (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Baldwin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mitchel Boddy (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Robert Holt is denied by Kenneth Edwards | 70-68 |
| 03:10 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 03:06 | Pace | Kenneth Edwards is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hall - foul #1 on Kenneth Hall, team foul #7 | 70-68 |
| 03:06 | Pace | Kenneth Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:06 | Pace | Kenneth Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:52 | Merrimack | William Bishop scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Hall | 73-70 |
| 02:40 | Pace | Gary White clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Ashbaugh | 73-70 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bret Hughes (SF), David Yanofsky (C) Michael Ashbaugh, Kenneth Hall | |
| Subs | Pace | Steven Tavares (C) Kenneth Edwards | |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | David Duke is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on David Duke, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| 01:52 | Pace | Paul Davenport clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 01:50 | Pace | Richard Baldwin tips it in | 73-72 |
| 01:38 | Merrimack | Steven Tavares denies the turnaround by David Yanofsky | 73-72 |
| 01:37 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes snags the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 01:20 | Merrimack | David Duke throws it down on a great pass from Robert Holt | 75-72 |
| 01:05 | Pace | Paul Davenport scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Gary White and he's fouled by William Bishop - foul #3 on William Bishop, team foul #9 | 75-74 |
| 01:05 | Pace | Paul Davenport makes the free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 75-75 |
| 00:44 | Pace | Steven Tavares pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 00:38 | Pace | David Duke steals it from Gary White | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | William Bishop can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 75-75 |
| 00:12 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy grabs the defensive rebound | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Pace | Gary White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-75 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Richard Baldwin steps in front of the Bret Hughes pass | 75-75 |
| 00:03 | Pace | Pace calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pace | Richard Baldwin misses short on a halfcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Duke (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bret Hughes (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Yanofsky (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary White (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Baldwin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchel Boddy (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Tavares (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | Mitchel Boddy takes the ball from David Duke | 75-75 |
| 04:14 | Pace | Gary White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 04:12 | Pace | Richard Baldwin tips it back up and in | 75-77 |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes misses long on a floater from the left block | 75-77 |
| 03:56 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky grabs the offensive board | 75-77 |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Gary White picks off the pass by Robert Holt | 75-77 |
| 03:40 | Pace | Richard Baldwin is hacked by David Yanofsky - foul #3 on David Yanofsky, team foul #10 | 75-77 |
| 03:40 | Pace | Richard Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 03:40 | Pace | Richard Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 03:18 | Merrimack | William Bishop misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-79 |
| 03:16 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-79 |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes knocks in the 3 from straight away | 78-79 |
| 02:57 | Pace | Paul Davenport misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-79 |
| 02:55 | Merrimack | Robert Holt pulls down the rebound | 78-79 |
| 02:45 | Merrimack | William Bishop drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Duke | 80-79 |
| 02:40 | Pace | Richard Baldwin double dribbles | 80-79 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan (PG), Walter Jones (C) William Bishop, David Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Pace | Dwight Coffey (PF), David Craft (C) Mitchel Boddy, Steven Tavares | |
| 02:37 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Yanofsky (C) Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Pace | Mitchel Boddy (PF), Steven Tavares (C) Dwight Coffey, David Craft | |
| 02:27 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Sullivan | 83-79 |
| 02:03 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy hits a runner in the paint | 83-81 |
| 01:50 | Merrimack | David Duke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 83-81 |
| 01:49 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Bret Hughes | 83-81 |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky buries a turnaround near the basket | 85-81 |
| 01:04 | Pace | Steven Tavares drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Baldwin | 85-83 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Duke (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bret Hughes (fresh) 23 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Yanofsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary White (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Baldwin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mitchel Boddy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Tavares (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan is hacked by Paul Davenport - foul #5 on Paul Davenport, team foul #10 | 85-83 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Nicholas Charleston (PG) Paul Davenport | |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:24 | Pace | Gary White scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Baldwin | 86-85 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes is hacked by Nicholas Charleston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Charleston, team foul #11 | 86-85 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bishop (PG) Charles Sullivan | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 86-85 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 87-85 |
| 00:01 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 87-85 |
| 00:00 | Pace | Nicholas Charleston grabs the offensive board | 87-85 |