| Lineup | Pace | PG - Troy Stroud (fresh) SG - Jerry Gerlach (fresh) SF - Jerry Myles (fresh) PF - John Blalock (fresh) C - Thomas Wix (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fresh) SG - Dana Pullin (fresh) SF - Harvey Fontes (fresh) PF - James Murtagh (fresh) C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Thomas Wix 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) | |
| 19:43 | Pace | John Blalock misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Pace | Jerry Gerlach grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Pace | Jerry Myles comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Merrimack | James Murtagh gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dana Pullin | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Pace | Troy Stroud travels in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Pace | John Blalock grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Pace | Troy Stroud misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Pace | Thomas Wix pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Pace | Jerry Gerlach clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Eldridge | 0-5 |
| 17:53 | Pace | Harvey Fontes steals the ball from Jerry Gerlach | 0-5 |
| 17:43 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes connects on the 3 from the left corner | 0-8 |
| 17:27 | Pace | Thomas Wix's fadeaway is rejected by James Murtagh | 0-8 |
| 17:26 | Pace | Jerry Gerlach grabs the offensive board | 0-8 |
| 17:12 | Pace | Thomas Wix can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Derrick Giddings - foul #1 on Derrick Giddings, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Houk (PG), Gerard Weber (SG), Willie Preston (SF), Johnny Simms (PF) Troy Stroud, Jerry Gerlach, Jerry Myles, John Blalock | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (SG), George Freedman (PF) Dana Pullin, James Murtagh | |
| 17:12 | Pace | Thomas Wix misses the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:12 | Pace | Thomas Wix makes the 2nd free throw | 1-8 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | George Freedman loses the ball out of bounds | 1-8 |
| Subs | Pace | Joe McFarling (C) Thomas Wix | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 16:44 | Pace | Johnny Simms is fouled on the floor by George Freedman - foul #1 on George Freedman, team foul #2 | 1-8 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Neal Lenox (C) Derrick Giddings | |
| 16:33 | Pace | Johnny Simms misses the lay-in | 1-8 |
| 16:31 | Pace | Gerard Weber gets the offensive rebound | 1-8 |
| 16:13 | Pace | Johnny Simms loses the dribble to Kelly Smart | 1-8 |
| 16:09 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kelly Smart | 1-10 |
| 16:05 | Pace | Anthony Houk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 1-10 |
| 16:04 | Merrimack | Neal Lenox grabs the board | 1-10 |
| 15:59 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-10 |
| 15:58 | Merrimack | Neal Lenox misses the tip | 1-10 |
| 15:57 | Pace | Gerard Weber grabs the board | 1-10 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Anthony Houk (fresh) SG - Gerard Weber (fresh) SF - Willie Preston (fresh) PF - Johnny Simms (fresh) C - Joe McFarling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harvey Fontes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Freedman (fresh) C - Neal Lenox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Pace | Willie Preston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 1-10 |
| 15:30 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge grabs the board | 1-10 |
| 15:14 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Harvey Fontes, team foul #3 | 1-10 |
| Subs | Pace | Troy Stroud (PG), Jerry Gerlach (SG), Jerry Myles (SF), John Blalock (PF), Thomas Wix (C) Anthony Houk, Gerard Weber, Willie Preston, Johnny Simms, Joe McFarling | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dana Pullin (SG), David Jones (SF), James Murtagh (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) Matthew Eldridge, Harvey Fontes, George Freedman, Neal Lenox | |
| 14:56 | Pace | Jerry Myles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-10 |
| 14:54 | Pace | Thomas Wix grabs the offensive board | 1-10 |
| 14:34 | Pace | Thomas Wix hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 1-10 |
| 14:32 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Dana Pullin | 1-10 |
| 14:27 | Merrimack | David Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-10 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG) Kelly Smart | |
| 14:11 | Pace | Thomas Wix lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Gerlach | 3-10 |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | James Murtagh comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 13:59 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin tips it home | 3-12 |
| 13:45 | Pace | John Blalock can't finish the layup | 3-12 |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge grabs the board | 3-12 |
| 13:16 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Myles - foul #1 on Jerry Myles, team foul #1 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes (SF) David Jones | |
| 13:16 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings misses the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 13:16 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings makes the 2nd free throw | 3-13 |
| 13:08 | Pace | Troy Stroud clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-13 |
| 13:06 | Pace | John Blalock snags the offensive board | 3-13 |
| 12:59 | Pace | Jerry Gerlach hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-13 |
| 12:40 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes travels with the ball | 6-13 |
| Subs | Pace | Willie Preston (PG), Joe McFarling (C) Troy Stroud, Thomas Wix | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (SG), George Freedman (PF), Neal Lenox (C) Dana Pullin, James Murtagh, Derrick Giddings | |
| 12:11 | Pace | George Freedman swats the short shot by John Blalock | 6-13 |
| 12:09 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:03 | Merrimack | George Freedman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 12:02 | Pace | Joe McFarling grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 11:57 | Pace | Jerry Myles makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Preston | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Willie Preston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Gerlach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Myles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Blalock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe McFarling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harvey Fontes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Freedman (fresh) C - Neal Lenox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 11:34 | Pace | Joe McFarling gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:28 | Pace | Willie Preston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 11:26 | Merrimack | George Freedman snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 11:20 | Merrimack | George Freedman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 9-13 |
| 11:19 | Pace | Willie Preston snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 11:15 | Pace | Willie Preston is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Willie Preston, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Pace | Troy Stroud (PG), Gerard Weber (SG), Johnny Simms (PF), Thomas Wix (C) Jerry Gerlach, Jerry Myles, John Blalock, Joe McFarling | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (SG), James Murtagh (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) Matthew Eldridge, George Freedman, Neal Lenox | |
| 11:00 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 10:58 | Pace | Thomas Wix grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 10:54 | Pace | Willie Preston misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by James Murtagh - foul #1 on James Murtagh, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dana Pullin (SG) David Jones | |
| 10:54 | Pace | Willie Preston misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:54 | Pace | Willie Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 10:33 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Kelly Smart | 9-15 |
| 10:12 | Pace | Gerard Weber misses the dunk but he's hacked by Dana Pullin - foul #1 on Dana Pullin, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Pace | Joe McFarling (PF) Willie Preston | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG) Kelly Smart | |
| 10:12 | Pace | Gerard Weber makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:12 | Pace | Gerard Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:47 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes makes the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Johnny Simms - foul #1 on Johnny Simms, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Pace | Jerry Gerlach (SG) Gerard Weber | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Freedman (PF), Neal Lenox (C) James Murtagh, Derrick Giddings | |
| 09:47 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:28 | Pace | Johnny Simms hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-18 |
| 09:26 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Gerlach | 11-18 |
| 09:11 | Pace | Thomas Wix can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 09:09 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 09:01 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 08:59 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge gets the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:44 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 08:43 | Merrimack | Neal Lenox misses the tip | 11-18 |
| 08:41 | Pace | Joe McFarling snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 08:34 | Pace | Harvey Fontes is called for the reach on Joe McFarling - foul #2 on Harvey Fontes, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Pace | Willie Preston (PG), Jerry Myles (SF), John Blalock (PF) Troy Stroud, Johnny Simms, Thomas Wix | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (SG), David Jones (SF), Derrick Giddings (C) Dana Pullin, Harvey Fontes, Neal Lenox | |
| 08:25 | Pace | John Blalock is fouled on the floor by Kelly Smart - foul #1 on Kelly Smart, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Murtagh (PF) George Freedman | |
| 08:25 | Pace | John Blalock makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:25 | Pace | John Blalock makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:12 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 08:00 | Pace | Willie Preston misses long on a jump hook from close range | 13-20 |
| 07:58 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Derrick Giddings | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Willie Preston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Gerlach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Myles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe McFarling (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Murtagh (fresh) C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Eldridge and he's fouled by Jerry Gerlach - foul #1 on Jerry Gerlach, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Pace | Gerard Weber (SG), Johnny Simms (C) Jerry Gerlach, Joe McFarling | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 07:45 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the free throw | 13-23 |
| 07:21 | Pace | Willie Preston misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Eldridge - foul #1 on Matthew Eldridge, team foul #8 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (PG) Matthew Eldridge | |
| 07:21 | Pace | Willie Preston misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 07:21 | Pace | Willie Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 07:21 | Merrimack | James Murtagh grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | James Murtagh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-23 |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Wix (C) Johnny Simms | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Freedman (PF), Neal Lenox (C) James Murtagh, Derrick Giddings | |
| 06:47 | Pace | Thomas Wix double dribbles | 13-23 |
| Subs | Pace | Troy Stroud (PG), Jerry Gerlach (SG) Willie Preston, Gerard Weber | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 06:29 | Merrimack | George Freedman banks in the layup set up by David Jones | 13-25 |
| 06:08 | Pace | Jerry Myles is hacked by George Freedman - foul #2 on George Freedman, team foul #9 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG), Dana Pullin (SG), Chad Majors (SF), Derrick Giddings (C) David Morawski, Kelly Smart, David Jones, George Freedman | |
| 06:08 | Pace | Jerry Myles misses the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Dana Pullin | 13-25 |
| 05:54 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge clanks a 3 from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 05:52 | Pace | Thomas Wix grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 05:48 | Pace | Jerry Myles can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 13-25 |
| 05:46 | Pace | Thomas Wix tips it back up and in | 15-25 |
| 05:32 | Merrimack | Chad Majors misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-25 |
| 05:30 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge travels with the ball | 15-25 |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Houk (PG), Gerard Weber (SG), Willie Preston (SF), Johnny Simms (PF), Joe McFarling (C) Troy Stroud, Jerry Gerlach, Jerry Myles, John Blalock, Thomas Wix | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Murtagh (PF) Neal Lenox | |
| 04:45 | Pace | Willie Preston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-25 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (SG), Jeffrey Pickard (C) Dana Pullin, Derrick Giddings | |
| 04:25 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-25 |
| 04:24 | Pace | Willie Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 04:17 | Pace | Willie Preston scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 03:56 | Merrimack | James Murtagh's floater is tipped away by Joe McFarling | 17-25 |
| 03:55 | Pace | Joe McFarling pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Anthony Houk (fresh) SG - Gerard Weber (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Simms (fresh) C - Joe McFarling (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Matthew Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chad Majors (fairly fresh) PF - James Murtagh (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Pickard (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | Pace | Kelly Smart steals it from Johnny Simms | 17-25 |
| 03:26 | Merrimack | James Murtagh hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Johnny Simms - foul #2 on Johnny Simms, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Pace | Troy Stroud (PG), Jerry Gerlach (SG), Jerry Myles (SF), John Blalock (PF), Thomas Wix (C) Anthony Houk, Gerard Weber, Willie Preston, Johnny Simms, Joe McFarling | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dana Pullin (SG), Harvey Fontes (SF), Derrick Giddings (C) Kelly Smart, Chad Majors, Jeffrey Pickard | |
| 03:26 | Merrimack | James Murtagh makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 03:26 | Merrimack | James Murtagh misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 03:26 | Pace | The rebound goes to Thomas Wix | 17-26 |
| 03:10 | Pace | Thomas Wix is fouled on the floor by Derrick Giddings - foul #2 on Derrick Giddings, team foul #10 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Freedman (PF) James Murtagh | |
| 03:10 | Pace | Thomas Wix misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 03:10 | Pace | Thomas Wix makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | George Freedman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Giddings | 18-26 |
| 02:44 | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge's pass is intercepted by Jerry Gerlach | 18-26 |
| 02:37 | Pace | Jerry Myles scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Jerry Gerlach | 21-26 |
| 02:24 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes is called for traveling | 21-26 |
| 02:00 | Pace | Jerry Myles knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Gerlach | 23-26 |
| 01:47 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Matthew Eldridge | 23-29 |
| 01:43 | Pace | Troy Stroud's pass is intercepted by Matthew Eldridge in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 01:25 | Merrimack | Harvey Fontes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 01:24 | Pace | Thomas Wix snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 01:19 | Pace | Troy Stroud loses the ball out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG), David Jones (SG), James Murtagh (PF) Matthew Eldridge, Dana Pullin, Derrick Giddings | |
| 01:03 | Merrimack | David Jones comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 01:01 | Merrimack | George Freedman gets the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 00:51 | Merrimack | George Freedman clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by John Blalock - foul #1 on John Blalock, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Houk (PG), Willie Preston (SF), Johnny Simms (PF), Joe McFarling (C) Troy Stroud, Jerry Myles, John Blalock, Thomas Wix | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:51 | Merrimack | George Freedman makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 00:51 | Merrimack | George Freedman misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 00:51 | Pace | The rebound goes to Johnny Simms | 23-30 |
| 00:46 | Pace | Jerry Gerlach misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-30 |
| 00:44 | Pace | Joe McFarling gets the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 00:26 | Pace | Anthony Houk is called for traveling | 23-30 |
| Subs | Pace | Gerard Weber (SG) Jerry Gerlach | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matthew Eldridge (PG), Neal Lenox (C) David Jones, George Freedman | |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Neal Lenox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-30 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (SF), Derrick Giddings (C) Harvey Fontes, Neal Lenox | |
| 00:00 | Pace | Willie Preston comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 23-30 |