| Lineup | Pace | PG - Patrick Rana (fresh) SG - Richard Otey (fresh) SF - Carl Manna (fresh) PF - Oleg Kabzinski (fresh) C - Joseph Kelleher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Carver (fresh) SG - Roger Haag (fresh) SF - Barry Fleisher (fresh) PF - Ronald Andrews (fresh) C - Brian Stites (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski 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) | |
| 19:53 | Pace | Richard Otey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Oleg Kabzinski | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Merrimack | Roger Haag can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 19:28 | Pace | Patrick Rana buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-2 |
| 19:20 | Merrimack | Oleg Kabzinski swats the shot by Louis Carver | 6-2 |
| 19:18 | Pace | Joseph Kelleher pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 19:12 | Pace | Louis Carver steps in front of the Richard Otey pass | 6-2 |
| 19:08 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher misses the dunk attempt | 6-2 |
| 19:07 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:47 | Pace | Ronald Andrews is called for the reach on Patrick Rana - foul #1 on Ronald Andrews, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:34 | Pace | Patrick Rana misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 18:32 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ronald Andrews | 6-2 |
| 18:13 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher buries a floater from the right wing set up by Roger Haag | 6-4 |
| 18:04 | Pace | Barry Fleisher steals the ball from Richard Otey | 6-4 |
| 17:49 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 17:28 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski blows the layup but the foul's on Roger Haag - foul #1 on Roger Haag, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Pace | James Rasheed (PG), Don Holland (SF), Alan Bentz (C) Patrick Rana, Carl Manna, Joseph Kelleher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Will (SG), David Fitch (PF) Roger Haag, Ronald Andrews | |
| 17:28 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:28 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:28 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Brian Stites | 7-7 |
| 17:23 | Merrimack | Louis Carver comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 17:22 | Merrimack | Brian Stites grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 17:02 | Merrimack | Louis Carver knocks in the shot from the right side | 7-9 |
| 16:39 | Pace | Richard Otey hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 16:37 | Merrimack | David Fitch grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 16:22 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher is hacked by Don Holland - foul #1 on Don Holland, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Pace | Patrick Rana (PG), Tracey Kenney (C) Richard Otey, Oleg Kabzinski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher (PG), James Sims (SF) Louis Carver, Barry Fleisher | |
| 16:12 | Merrimack | James Sims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Haag (SG) James Sims | |
| 16:00 | Pace | James Rasheed comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-9 |
| 15:58 | Merrimack | Raymond Will grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Patrick Rana (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Rasheed (fresh) SF - Don Holland (fresh) PF - Alan Bentz (fresh) C - Tracey Kenney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kyle Thatcher (fresh) SG - Roger Haag (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Will (fresh) PF - David Fitch (fresh) C - Brian Stites (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Merrimack | Raymond Will misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:34 | Merrimack | Brian Stites misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 15:32 | Pace | Alan Bentz gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:26 | Pace | James Rasheed misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 15:24 | Merrimack | Raymond Will gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:09 | Merrimack | Raymond Will misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 15:07 | Merrimack | David Fitch grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Roger Haag makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Fitch | 7-12 |
| 14:32 | Pace | Alan Bentz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 14:31 | Pace | James Rasheed misses the tip | 7-12 |
| 14:29 | Pace | Don Holland tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| 14:22 | Merrimack | Brian Stites clanks a jump hook near the basket | 9-12 |
| 14:20 | Pace | Don Holland gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:13 | Pace | Patrick Rana misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Fitch - foul #1 on David Fitch, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Otey (SG), Carl Manna (SF), Oleg Kabzinski (PF), Joseph Kelleher (C) James Rasheed, Don Holland, Alan Bentz, Tracey Kenney | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Carver (PG), Barry Fleisher (SF), Ronald Andrews (PF) Roger Haag, Raymond Will, David Fitch | |
| 14:13 | Pace | Patrick Rana makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:13 | Pace | Patrick Rana makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:50 | Merrimack | Brian Stites misses the jump hook from close range | 11-12 |
| 13:49 | Pace | Joseph Kelleher gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:44 | Pace | Carl Manna connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Rana and he's hacked by Barry Fleisher - foul #1 on Barry Fleisher, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roy Wooley (SG) Kyle Thatcher | |
| 13:44 | Pace | Carl Manna makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:28 | Merrimack | Louis Carver can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 13:26 | Pace | Joseph Kelleher grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 13:21 | Pace | Richard Otey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Will (SG) Roy Wooley | |
| 13:01 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews can't finish the layup | 14-12 |
| 12:59 | Pace | Carl Manna grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 12:52 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski is denied on a layup by Brian Stites | 14-12 |
| 12:51 | Pace | Joseph Kelleher gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:34 | Pace | Richard Otey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 12:32 | Merrimack | Raymond Will grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:27 | Merrimack | Louis Carver drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 12:23 | Pace | Patrick Rana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Pace | James Rasheed (PG) Patrick Rana | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Haag (SG), David Fitch (C) Raymond Will, Brian Stites | |
| 12:10 | Merrimack | Oleg Kabzinski is called for the reach on Roger Haag - foul #1 on Oleg Kabzinski, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| 11:51 | Merrimack | David Fitch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Otey - foul #1 on Richard Otey, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Pace | Don Holland (SF), Alan Bentz (C) Carl Manna, Joseph Kelleher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Will (SF) Barry Fleisher | |
| 11:51 | Merrimack | David Fitch makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:51 | Merrimack | David Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - James Rasheed (fresh) SG - Richard Otey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Holland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Kabzinski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Alan Bentz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Carver (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roger Haag (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Will (fresh) PF - Ronald Andrews (fairly fresh) C - David Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Pace | James Rasheed buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Roger Haag can't connect on a floater from the left side | 17-17 |
| 11:15 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 11:08 | Pace | Richard Otey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 11:06 | Pace | Richard Otey grabs the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 10:51 | Pace | James Rasheed buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Oleg Kabzinski | 20-17 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | Raymond Will double dribbles | 20-17 |
| Subs | Pace | Patrick Rana (PG), Carl Manna (SF), Joseph Kelleher (C) James Rasheed, Don Holland, Oleg Kabzinski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher (PG), Barry Fleisher (SF), Brian Stites (C) Louis Carver, Roger Haag, David Fitch | |
| 10:17 | Pace | Joseph Kelleher hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 20-17 |
| 10:16 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Barry Fleisher | 20-17 |
| 09:59 | Merrimack | Brian Stites connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Will and the foul's on Joseph Kelleher - foul #1 on Joseph Kelleher, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roy Wooley (SG) Raymond Will | |
| 09:59 | Merrimack | Brian Stites misses the free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:59 | Pace | The rebound goes to Joseph Kelleher | 20-19 |
| 09:32 | Pace | Patrick Rana buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Kyle Thatcher - foul #1 on Kyle Thatcher, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Carver (PG) Roy Wooley | |
| 09:32 | Pace | Patrick Rana makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 09:11 | Merrimack | Brian Stites knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Louis Carver | 23-21 |
| 08:52 | Pace | Richard Otey is hacked by Kyle Thatcher - foul #2 on Kyle Thatcher, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Pace | James Rasheed (PG), Don Holland (SG), Oleg Kabzinski (PF) Patrick Rana, Richard Otey, Alan Bentz | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Haag (SG), David Fitch (PF) Kyle Thatcher, Ronald Andrews | |
| 08:33 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from James Rasheed | 25-21 |
| 08:31 | Merrimack | Louis Carver double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-21 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Otey (SG), Tracey Kenney (C) Carl Manna, Joseph Kelleher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Will (SF) Barry Fleisher | |
| 08:26 | Pace | Don Holland buries a jumper from the left side | 27-21 |
| 08:02 | Merrimack | Roger Haag can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by James Rasheed - foul #1 on James Rasheed, team foul #5 | 27-21 |
| 08:02 | Merrimack | Roger Haag makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:02 | Merrimack | Roger Haag makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:47 | Pace | Richard Otey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-23 |
| 07:45 | Merrimack | Brian Stites pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - James Rasheed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Otey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Holland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oleg Kabzinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tracey Kenney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Carver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Haag (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Will (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Fitch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Stites (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Roger Haag is fouled on the floor by James Rasheed - foul #2 on James Rasheed, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Pace | Patrick Rana (PG), Carl Manna (SF), Alan Bentz (C) James Rasheed, Don Holland, Tracey Kenney | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Sims (SF) Louis Carver | |
| 07:15 | Merrimack | Carl Manna is called for the reach on Roger Haag - foul #1 on Carl Manna, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Pace | Joseph Kelleher (C) Patrick Rana | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher (SF), Ronald Andrews (PF) James Sims, David Fitch | |
| 07:15 | Merrimack | Roger Haag misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 07:15 | Pace | Joseph Kelleher grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 07:00 | Pace | Richard Otey connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-23 |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Barry Fleisher | 29-26 |
| 06:15 | Pace | Alan Bentz misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Will - foul #1 on Raymond Will, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Pace | Don Holland (SG) Richard Otey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Carver (PG) Roger Haag | |
| 06:15 | Pace | Alan Bentz makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:15 | Pace | Alan Bentz misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:15 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 05:59 | Pace | Brian Stites steals the ball from Alan Bentz | 30-26 |
| 05:45 | Merrimack | Brian Stites misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Carl Manna - foul #2 on Carl Manna, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Pace | Patrick Rana (PG), Richard Otey (SG), Tracey Kenney (C) Carl Manna, Oleg Kabzinski, Joseph Kelleher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roy Wooley (SG), David Fitch (PF) Raymond Will, Ronald Andrews | |
| 05:45 | Merrimack | Brian Stites makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:45 | Merrimack | Brian Stites misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:45 | Pace | Alan Bentz gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 05:28 | Pace | Patrick Rana misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | Brian Stites grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 05:21 | Merrimack | Patrick Rana steals the ball from Barry Fleisher | 30-27 |
| 05:12 | Pace | Brian Stites is called for the reach on Don Holland - foul #1 on Brian Stites, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Pace | Brian Scull (PF) Alan Bentz | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Sims (SF) Barry Fleisher | |
| 05:12 | Pace | Don Holland makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:12 | Pace | Don Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Brian Stites snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Tracey Kenney - foul #1 on Tracey Kenney, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Will (SF) James Sims | |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:33 | Pace | Patrick Rana hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 04:31 | Pace | Richard Otey gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:24 | Pace | Don Holland buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Patrick Rana | 33-28 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Pace | Alan Bentz (SF), Oleg Kabzinski (PF), Joseph Kelleher (C) Don Holland, Brian Scull, Tracey Kenney | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Haag (SG), Ronald Andrews (PF) Roy Wooley, Brian Stites | |
| 03:50 | Pace | Richard Otey drills a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Roger Haag - foul #2 on Roger Haag, team foul #9 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Pace | James Rasheed (PG), Carl Manna (SF) Patrick Rana, Alan Bentz | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher (SF), Brian Stites (C) Raymond Will, David Fitch | |
| 03:50 | Pace | Richard Otey misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - James Rasheed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Otey (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Carl Manna (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Kabzinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Kelleher (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Carver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Haag (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Fleisher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Stites (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | Brian Stites blows the layup | 35-28 |
| 03:28 | Pace | James Rasheed pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 03:24 | Pace | Richard Otey buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Rasheed | 38-28 |
| 03:06 | Merrimack | Brian Stites scores on a jump hook near the basket | 38-30 |
| 02:49 | Pace | James Rasheed misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 02:48 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 02:37 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | Brian Stites tips it home | 38-32 |
| 02:15 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Rasheed | 40-32 |
| 01:55 | Merrimack | Roger Haag is whistled for a carry | 40-32 |
| Subs | Pace | Don Holland (SG), Alan Bentz (C) Richard Otey, Joseph Kelleher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Thatcher (PG), Raymond Will (SG), James Sims (SF), David Fitch (PF) Louis Carver, Roger Haag, Barry Fleisher, Ronald Andrews | |
| 01:32 | Pace | Don Holland lays it in set up by James Rasheed | 42-32 |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | David Fitch hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Raymond Will | 42-34 |
| 00:49 | Pace | James Rasheed clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 00:48 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 00:30 | Pace | Oleg Kabzinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Brian Stites grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | James Sims misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-34 |
| 00:00 | Pace | The rebound goes to Oleg Kabzinski | 42-34 |