| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) SG - Gary White (fresh) SF - Richard Baldwin (fresh) PF - Mitchel Boddy (fresh) C - Steven Tavares (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Bishop (fresh) SG - David Duke (fresh) SF - Bret Hughes (fresh) PF - Robert Holt (fresh) C - David Yanofsky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Steven Tavares wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Pace | Paul Davenport knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Baldwin | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes loses the dribble to Richard Baldwin | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Pace | Richard Baldwin drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Davenport | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | Merrimack | Robert Holt misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Mitchel Boddy - foul #1 on Mitchel Boddy, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | Merrimack | Robert Holt makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:53 | Merrimack | Robert Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gary White and he's fouled by Robert Holt - foul #1 on Robert Holt, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:38 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:38 | Merrimack | Robert Holt snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 18:32 | Merrimack | Robert Holt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 18:31 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:18 | Merrimack | Paul Davenport steps in front of the Bret Hughes pass | 6-2 |
| 17:55 | Pace | David Duke is called for the reach on Gary White - foul #1 on David Duke, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 17:43 | Pace | Paul Davenport misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:42 | Merrimack | Robert Holt gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:18 | Merrimack | Richard Baldwin is called for the reach on Bret Hughes - foul #1 on Richard Baldwin, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Pace | David Craft (C) Steven Tavares | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 17:07 | Merrimack | David Duke misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:06 | Pace | Paul Davenport grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:01 | Pace | Richard Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Pace | Dwight Coffey (SG), James Bentley (PF) Gary White, Mitchel Boddy | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 16:44 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes loses the dribble to Paul Davenport | 6-2 |
| 16:42 | Pace | David Duke steals it from Paul Davenport in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 16:22 | Merrimack | David Duke misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 16:20 | Pace | David Craft grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:15 | Pace | Paul Davenport misses long on a runner from the left block | 6-2 |
| 16:13 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:51 | Merrimack | William Bishop misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 15:49 | Pace | James Bentley grabs the board | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Davenport (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwight Coffey (fresh) SF - Richard Baldwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bentley (fresh) C - David Craft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Bishop (fairly fresh) SG - David Duke (fresh) SF - Bret Hughes (fresh) PF - Robert Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Yanofsky (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Pace | Paul Davenport is fouled on the floor by David Yanofsky - foul #1 on David Yanofsky, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Pace | Nicholas Charleston (PG), Gary White (SG), Mitchel Boddy (PF), Steven Tavares (C) Paul Davenport, Richard Baldwin, James Bentley, David Craft | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan (PG), Michael Ashbaugh (SF), Walter Jones (PF), Kenneth Hall (C) William Bishop, Bret Hughes, Robert Holt, David Yanofsky | |
| 15:18 | Pace | Dwight Coffey double dribbles | 6-2 |
| 14:52 | Merrimack | Steven Tavares denies the turnaround by Kenneth Hall | 6-2 |
| 14:51 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 14:36 | Pace | Gary White can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 14:34 | Pace | Dwight Coffey hits the follow up shot | 8-4 |
| 14:16 | Merrimack | David Duke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Baldwin (SF) Dwight Coffey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bret Hughes (SF), Robert Holt (PF) David Duke, Kenneth Hall | |
| 14:04 | Pace | Richard Baldwin's dunk attempt is rejected by Walter Jones | 8-4 |
| 14:02 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 13:45 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 13:41 | Pace | Richard Baldwin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 13:40 | Merrimack | Walter Jones snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:21 | Merrimack | Mitchel Boddy steals the ball from Robert Holt | 8-7 |
| 12:52 | Pace | Richard Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Davenport (PG), Dwight Coffey (SG), James Bentley (PF), David Craft (C) Nicholas Charleston, Gary White, Mitchel Boddy, Steven Tavares | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bishop (PG), David Duke (SG), David Yanofsky (C) Charles Sullivan, Michael Ashbaugh, Walter Jones | |
| 12:38 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky double dribbles | 8-7 |
| 12:21 | Pace | James Bentley scores on a floater from the baseline and the foul's on William Bishop - foul #1 on William Bishop, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh (PF) Robert Holt | |
| 12:21 | Pace | James Bentley makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:10 | Merrimack | William Bishop can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-7 |
| 12:08 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 11:49 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-7 |
| 11:48 | Pace | Dwight Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwight Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Craft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Bishop (fresh) SG - David Duke (fresh) SF - Bret Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Yanofsky (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Pace | Dwight Coffey loses the dribble to David Duke | 11-7 |
| 11:39 | Merrimack | David Duke banks in the layup | 11-9 |
| 11:15 | Pace | Richard Baldwin misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bret Hughes - foul #1 on Bret Hughes, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Pace | Gary White (SG), Mitchel Boddy (PF), Steven Tavares (C) Dwight Coffey, James Bentley, David Craft | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Holt (PF) Bret Hughes | |
| 11:15 | Pace | Richard Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 11:15 | Pace | Richard Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:04 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh is fouled on the floor by Gary White - foul #1 on Gary White, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Pace | James Bentley (SF) Richard Baldwin | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:44 | Merrimack | Robert Holt hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 12-9 |
| 10:42 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky tips it in | 12-11 |
| 10:37 | Pace | Michael Ashbaugh steps in front of the Paul Davenport pass | 12-11 |
| 10:19 | Merrimack | David Duke drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Ashbaugh | 12-14 |
| 10:13 | Pace | Steven Tavares misses the jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 10:11 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to David Yanofsky | 12-14 |
| 10:07 | Merrimack | William Bishop knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 12-16 |
| 09:46 | Pace | Gary White hits a 3 from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 09:31 | Merrimack | David Duke is whistled for a carry | 15-16 |
| Subs | Pace | Nicholas Charleston (PG), Dwight Coffey (SG), Richard Baldwin (SF), David Craft (C) Paul Davenport, Gary White, Mitchel Boddy, Steven Tavares | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan (PG), Philip Wildermuth (SG), Bret Hughes (SF), Walter Jones (C) William Bishop, David Duke, Michael Ashbaugh, David Yanofsky | |
| 09:13 | Pace | Richard Baldwin misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 09:11 | Pace | David Craft grabs the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 09:03 | Pace | Richard Baldwin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Baldwin, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Pace | William Farnham (PG), Kenneth Edwards (PF) Richard Baldwin, James Bentley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kenneth Hall (C) Robert Holt | |
| 08:46 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes connects on the 3 from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 08:31 | Pace | Philip Wildermuth is called for the reach on William Farnham - foul #1 on Philip Wildermuth, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Duke (SG) Philip Wildermuth | |
| 08:13 | Pace | David Craft misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 08:12 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Charles Sullivan | 15-19 |
| 08:00 | Merrimack | Kenneth Hall connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Charles Sullivan | 15-21 |
| 07:36 | Pace | David Craft jams it | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - William Farnham (fresh) SG - Nicholas Charleston (fresh) SF - Dwight Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Edwards (fresh) C - David Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Duke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bret Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Jones (fresh) C - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Jones | 17-23 |
| 07:11 | Pace | David Craft knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dwight Coffey | 19-23 |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | David Craft is called for the reach on Kenneth Hall - foul #1 on David Craft, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Davenport (PG), Gary White (SG), James Bentley (SF), Mitchel Boddy (PF), Steven Tavares (C) William Farnham, Nicholas Charleston, Dwight Coffey, Kenneth Edwards, David Craft | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bishop (PG), Robert Holt (PF), David Yanofsky (C) Charles Sullivan, Walter Jones, Kenneth Hall | |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 06:34 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:08 | Pace | Gary White comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 19-23 |
| 06:07 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy misses the tip | 19-23 |
| 06:05 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 05:58 | Merrimack | Mitchel Boddy steps in front of the William Bishop pass | 19-23 |
| 05:46 | Pace | James Bentley misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Yanofsky - foul #2 on David Yanofsky, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan (PG), Michael Ashbaugh (SG), Walter Jones (SF), Kenneth Hall (C) William Bishop, David Duke, Bret Hughes, David Yanofsky | |
| 05:46 | Pace | James Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:46 | Pace | James Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Robert Holt | 19-23 |
| 05:30 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh dunks the ball | 19-25 |
| 05:04 | Pace | Paul Davenport buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bentley | 21-25 |
| 04:58 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Pace | Dwight Coffey (SF) James Bentley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 04:39 | Pace | Mitchel Boddy banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Tavares | 23-25 |
| 04:24 | Merrimack | Walter Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 04:23 | Pace | Steven Tavares grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:19 | Pace | Paul Davenport misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Sullivan - foul #1 on Charles Sullivan, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Pace | Nicholas Charleston (SG), James Bentley (PF), David Craft (C) Gary White, Mitchel Boddy, Steven Tavares | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bishop (PG), David Duke (SG), Bret Hughes (SF) Charles Sullivan, Michael Ashbaugh, Kenneth Hall | |
| 04:19 | Pace | Paul Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:19 | Pace | Paul Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:51 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 03:49 | Pace | James Bentley pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:43 | Pace | Paul Davenport misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Holt - foul #2 on Robert Holt, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Baldwin (SF) Nicholas Charleston | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Yanofsky (C) Robert Holt | |
| 03:43 | Pace | Paul Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:43 | Pace | Paul Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | David Duke scores on a 3 from the right corner | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Davenport (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwight Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Craft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Duke (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bret Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Jones (fresh) C - David Yanofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Pace | Paul Davenport is fouled on the floor by William Bishop - foul #2 on William Bishop, team foul #10 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Pace | Gary White (SG) James Bentley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh (PF) Walter Jones | |
| 03:15 | Pace | Paul Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:15 | Pace | Paul Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:55 | Merrimack | David Duke knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by William Bishop | 28-31 |
| 02:37 | Pace | Richard Baldwin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dwight Coffey | 31-31 |
| 02:25 | Merrimack | David Duke clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 02:24 | Pace | Paul Davenport snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 02:19 | Pace | Paul Davenport comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 02:18 | Pace | Dwight Coffey tips it home | 33-31 |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | David Duke drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 01:45 | Pace | Gary White connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Davenport | 35-34 |
| 01:29 | Merrimack | David Duke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 01:27 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky tips it in | 35-36 |
| 01:11 | Pace | David Yanofsky picks off the pass by Gary White | 35-36 |
| 00:57 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bret Hughes and he's hacked by David Craft - foul #2 on David Craft, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Pace | Nicholas Charleston (PG), James Bentley (SG), Mitchel Boddy (PF), Steven Tavares (C) Paul Davenport, Gary White, Dwight Coffey, David Craft | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan (PG), Walter Jones (SF), Robert Holt (PF) William Bishop, David Duke, Bret Hughes | |
| 00:57 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:38 | Pace | James Bentley makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Nicholas Charleston | 37-39 |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-39 |
| 00:24 | Pace | Steven Tavares grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 00:19 | Pace | Richard Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Pace | William Farnham (PG) Richard Baldwin | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kenneth Hall (C) David Yanofsky | |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | William Farnham is called for the reach on Charles Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Farnham, team foul #7 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Philip Wildermuth (SG) Michael Ashbaugh | |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:04 | Pace | William Farnham is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Farnham, team foul #8 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Duke (SG) Philip Wildermuth | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 37-41 |