| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Carver (fresh) SG - Roger Haag (fresh) SF - Barry Fleisher (fresh) PF - Ronald Andrews (fresh) C - Brian Stites (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Patrick Rana (fresh) SG - Richard Otey (fresh) SF - Carl Manna (fresh) PF - Oleg Kabzinski (fresh) C - Joseph Kelleher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Brian Stites 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) | |
| 19:36 | Merrimack | Roger Haag drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Barry Fleisher and he's fouled by Richard Otey - foul #1 on Richard Otey, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Merrimack | Roger Haag makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Pace | Carl Manna comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher is fouled on the floor by Joseph Kelleher - foul #1 on Joseph Kelleher, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Merrimack | Louis Carver misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Merrimack | Louis Carver misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Oleg Kabzinski - foul #1 on Oleg Kabzinski, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Merrimack | Louis Carver misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Merrimack | Louis Carver misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Pace | The rebound goes to Oleg Kabzinski | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Pace | Patrick Rana's floater is knocked away by Brian Stites | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Pace | Richard Otey tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Merrimack | Brian Stites pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Merrimack | Louis Carver hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Kelleher - foul #2 on Joseph Kelleher, team foul #4 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Alan Bentz (C) Joseph Kelleher | |
| 17:58 | Merrimack | Louis Carver misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Merrimack | Louis Carver misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:46 | Pace | Richard Otey comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Barry Fleisher - foul #1 on Barry Fleisher, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:46 | Pace | Richard Otey makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:46 | Pace | Richard Otey makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | Merrimack | Brian Stites connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Ronald Andrews | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | Pace | Patrick Rana scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alan Bentz | 5-5 |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Merrimack | Brian Stites snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Louis Carver drills a fadeaway from the left block | 7-5 |
| 16:48 | Pace | Alan Bentz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:46 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | Louis Carver misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Pace | Alan Bentz grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:37 | Pace | Ronald Andrews picks off the pass by Patrick Rana | 7-5 |
| 16:23 | Merrimack | Roger Haag clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Oleg Kabzinski - foul #2 on Oleg Kabzinski, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Will (SF), David Fitch (PF) Barry Fleisher, Ronald Andrews | |
| Subs | Pace | Tracey Kenney (C) Oleg Kabzinski | |
| 16:23 | Merrimack | Roger Haag makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:23 | Merrimack | Roger Haag makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:05 | Pace | Alan Bentz knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tracey Kenney | 9-7 |
| 15:43 | Merrimack | Raymond Will misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 15:42 | Pace | The rebound goes to Tracey Kenney | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Carver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roger Haag (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Will (fresh) PF - David Fitch (fresh) C - Brian Stites (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Patrick Rana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Otey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Manna (fresh) PF - Alan Bentz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tracey Kenney (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Pace | Richard Otey lays it up and in set up by Alan Bentz | 9-9 |
| 15:19 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Brian Stites is blocked by Alan Bentz | 9-9 |
| 15:18 | Merrimack | David Fitch tips it back up and in | 11-9 |
| 15:13 | Pace | Patrick Rana misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 15:12 | Pace | Richard Otey gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:58 | Pace | Patrick Rana misses the lay-in | 11-9 |
| 14:56 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to David Fitch | 11-9 |
| 14:43 | Merrimack | David Fitch banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Carver | 13-9 |
| 14:22 | Pace | David Fitch blocks the short jumper by Tracey Kenney | 13-9 |
| 14:21 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Bentz | 13-9 |
| 14:08 | Pace | Brian Stites is called for the reach on Tracey Kenney - foul #1 on Brian Stites, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher (PG), Barry Fleisher (SF), Ronald Andrews (PF) Louis Carver, Roger Haag, David Fitch | |
| Subs | Pace | James Rasheed (PG), Don Holland (SF), Brian Scull (PF) Patrick Rana, Carl Manna, Tracey Kenney | |
| 13:50 | Pace | Alan Bentz travels with the ball | 13-9 |
| 13:24 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 12:59 | Pace | James Rasheed is hacked by Ronald Andrews - foul #1 on Ronald Andrews, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roy Wooley (SG), David Fitch (C) Raymond Will, Brian Stites | |
| Subs | Pace | Tracey Kenney (C) Alan Bentz | |
| 12:45 | Pace | Don Holland clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 12:43 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ronald Andrews | 16-9 |
| 12:20 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews's floater is knocked away by Don Holland | 16-9 |
| 12:18 | Pace | Brian Scull snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:13 | Pace | Barry Fleisher steals the ball from Don Holland | 16-9 |
| 12:00 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Ronald Andrews is blocked by Brian Scull | 16-9 |
| 11:59 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher grabs the offensive board | 16-9 |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | David Fitch knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kyle Thatcher | 18-9 |
| 11:25 | Pace | James Rasheed makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Scull | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kyle Thatcher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Wooley (fresh) SF - Barry Fleisher (fresh) PF - Ronald Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Fitch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - James Rasheed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Otey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Don Holland (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Scull (fresh) C - Tracey Kenney (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:02 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher is hacked by Don Holland - foul #1 on Don Holland, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Carver (PG), Raymond Will (SG), James Sims (SF), Brian Stites (C) Kyle Thatcher, Roy Wooley, Barry Fleisher, David Fitch | |
| Subs | Pace | Patrick Rana (PG), Carl Manna (SF), Alan Bentz (C) James Rasheed, Don Holland, Tracey Kenney | |
| 10:46 | Merrimack | Patrick Rana is called for the reach on Louis Carver - foul #1 on Patrick Rana, team foul #7 | 18-11 |
| 10:46 | Merrimack | Louis Carver misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:46 | Pace | The rebound goes to Brian Scull | 18-11 |
| 10:41 | Pace | Louis Carver steps in front of the Richard Otey pass | 18-11 |
| 10:36 | Merrimack | Raymond Will blows the layup | 18-11 |
| 10:35 | Merrimack | Raymond Will tips it home | 20-11 |
| 10:17 | Pace | Patrick Rana comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-11 |
| 10:16 | Pace | Brian Scull pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-11 |
| 10:11 | Pace | Richard Otey drills a floater from the free throw line | 20-13 |
| 09:48 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews is fouled on the floor by Carl Manna - foul #1 on Carl Manna, team foul #8 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Haag (SG), Barry Fleisher (SF) Raymond Will, James Sims | |
| Subs | Pace | James Rasheed (SG), Tracey Kenney (C) Richard Otey, Brian Scull | |
| 09:48 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:48 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 09:33 | Pace | Carl Manna misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-13 |
| 09:31 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Barry Fleisher | 22-13 |
| 09:26 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews's pass is intercepted by Alan Bentz | 22-13 |
| 09:06 | Pace | Alan Bentz clanks a turnaround from the left block | 22-13 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 08:43 | Merrimack | Roger Haag makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-13 |
| 08:18 | Pace | James Rasheed makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Tracey Kenney | 25-16 |
| 08:10 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Louis Carver | 27-16 |
| 07:47 | Pace | Louis Carver picks off the pass by Tracey Kenney | 27-16 |
| 07:35 | Merrimack | Roger Haag makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Stites and he's fouled by James Rasheed - foul #1 on James Rasheed, team foul #9 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Will (SF), David Fitch (PF) Barry Fleisher, Ronald Andrews | |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Otey (SG), Don Holland (SF), Brian Scull (PF) James Rasheed, Carl Manna, Tracey Kenney | |
| 07:35 | Merrimack | Roger Haag makes the free throw | 30-16 |
| 07:12 | Pace | Alan Bentz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Stites - foul #2 on Brian Stites, team foul #4 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher (PG), James Sims (SF), Ronald Andrews (PF) Louis Carver, Roger Haag, Brian Stites | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 07:12 | Pace | Alan Bentz misses the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 07:12 | Pace | Alan Bentz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kyle Thatcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Will (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Sims (fresh) PF - Ronald Andrews (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Patrick Rana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Otey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Don Holland (fresh) PF - Brian Scull (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alan Bentz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Will | 32-17 |
| 06:36 | Pace | Patrick Rana misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-17 |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | David Fitch grabs the defensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | Raymond Will drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kyle Thatcher | 35-17 |
| 06:04 | Pace | Don Holland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-17 |
| 06:03 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Bentz | 35-17 |
| 05:50 | Pace | Don Holland misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Fitch - foul #1 on David Fitch, team foul #5 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Carver (PG), Roger Haag (SG), Barry Fleisher (SF) Kyle Thatcher, Raymond Will, James Sims | |
| Subs | Pace | James Rasheed (SG), Carl Manna (SF) Patrick Rana, Richard Otey | |
| 05:50 | Pace | Don Holland makes the 1st free throw | 35-18 |
| 05:50 | Pace | Don Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| 05:40 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher is fouled on the floor by Carl Manna - foul #2 on Carl Manna, team foul #10 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Otey (SG), Tracey Kenney (C) Carl Manna, Brian Scull | |
| 05:40 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher makes the 1st free throw | 36-19 |
| 05:40 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher makes the 2nd free throw | 37-19 |
| 05:25 | Pace | Tracey Kenney misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by David Fitch - foul #2 on David Fitch, team foul #6 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Stites (C) David Fitch | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 05:25 | Pace | Tracey Kenney misses the 1st free throw | 37-19 |
| 05:25 | Pace | Tracey Kenney makes the 2nd free throw | 37-20 |
| 05:25 | Pace | Tracey Kenney makes the 3rd free throw | 37-21 |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | Louis Carver knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Roger Haag | 39-21 |
| 04:49 | Pace | Richard Otey connects on the 3 from the left corner | 39-24 |
| 04:29 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-24 |
| 04:27 | Pace | Alan Bentz snags the defensive board | 39-24 |
| 04:21 | Pace | Barry Fleisher is called for the reach on James Rasheed - foul #2 on Barry Fleisher, team foul #7 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Will (SF) Barry Fleisher | |
| Subs | Pace | Brian Scull (PF) Tracey Kenney | |
| 04:21 | Pace | James Rasheed makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 04:21 | Pace | James Rasheed makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 04:00 | Merrimack | Brian Stites loses the dribble to Richard Otey | 39-26 |
| 03:44 | Pace | James Rasheed is fouled on the floor by Louis Carver - foul #1 on Louis Carver, team foul #8 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher (SF), David Fitch (PF) Roger Haag, Ronald Andrews | |
| Subs | Pace | Patrick Rana (PG), Carl Manna (SF), Oleg Kabzinski (PF), Joseph Kelleher (C) Richard Otey, Don Holland, Brian Scull, Alan Bentz | |
| 03:44 | Pace | James Rasheed misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Barry Fleisher | 39-26 |
| 03:17 | Merrimack | A charge is called on Raymond Will - foul #1 on Raymond Will, team foul #9 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Otey (SG) James Rasheed | |
| 03:01 | Pace | Raymond Will is called for the reach on Oleg Kabzinski - foul #2 on Raymond Will, team foul #10 | 39-26 |
| 03:01 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 03:01 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Carver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Will (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Fleisher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Stites (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Patrick Rana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Otey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carl Manna (fresh) PF - Oleg Kabzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Kelleher (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | Louis Carver loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 02:51 | Pace | Joseph Kelleher is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Joseph Kelleher, team foul #11 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Brian Scull (C) Joseph Kelleher | |
| 02:41 | Merrimack | Louis Carver makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Raymond Will | 42-28 |
| 02:28 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 02:11 | Merrimack | David Fitch knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Will | 45-31 |
| 02:04 | Pace | Richard Otey hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Rana | 45-34 |
| 01:46 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 01:45 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 01:19 | Pace | Richard Otey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Barry Fleisher - foul #3 on Barry Fleisher, team foul #11 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher (PG), Roger Haag (SG) Louis Carver, Barry Fleisher | |
| Subs | Pace | James Rasheed (PG), Tracey Kenney (C) Patrick Rana, Brian Scull | |
| 01:19 | Pace | Richard Otey makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 01:19 | Pace | Richard Otey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Stites | 48-36 |
| 01:03 | Pace | James Rasheed misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 01:02 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Brian Stites | 48-36 |
| 00:44 | Merrimack | Raymond Will makes the 3 from the left corner | 51-36 |
| 00:32 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Otey | 51-39 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | David Fitch misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Brian Stites tips it home | 53-39 |
| 00:14 | Pace | James Rasheed misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-39 |
| 00:12 | Pace | Richard Otey grabs the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 00:05 | Pace | Kyle Thatcher steals the ball from Richard Otey | 53-39 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Roger Haag lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kyle Thatcher | 55-39 |
| 00:00 | Pace | James Rasheed misses long on a fullcourt shot | 55-39 |