| Lineup | Pace | PG - Martin Cote (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Grohowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Manna (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Devault (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Hinds (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Norris Engelman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Wooley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Turney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lester Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Fitch (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Carl Manna inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Pace | Norris Engelman is called for the reach on David Grohowski - foul #1 on Norris Engelman, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:22 | Pace | Patrick Devault misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 19:21 | Merrimack | George Turney gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:05 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Hinds | 30-32 |
| 19:04 | Merrimack | David Fitch can't tip it in | 30-32 |
| 19:02 | Merrimack | George Turney grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:47 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Grohowski - foul #2 on David Grohowski, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:47 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:47 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:26 | Pace | George Turney takes the ball from Martin Cote | 30-34 |
| 18:22 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman makes the jumper from the right side set up by Lester Ross and he's fouled by Patrick Devault - foul #3 on Patrick Devault, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Pace | Douglas Mosley (PF) Patrick Devault | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 18:22 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman misses the free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:22 | Pace | The rebound goes to Steven Hinds | 30-36 |
| 18:05 | Pace | Carl Manna misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 18:03 | Merrimack | David Fitch gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:55 | Merrimack | David Fitch connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from George Turney and he's fouled by Steven Hinds - foul #1 on Steven Hinds, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ryan (SF) George Turney | |
| 17:55 | Merrimack | David Fitch makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:44 | Pace | David Grohowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 17:42 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 17:21 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 17:19 | Merrimack | William Ryan snags the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 17:05 | Merrimack | Lester Ross scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Fitch | 30-42 |
| 16:47 | Pace | David Grohowski buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Martin Cote | 32-42 |
| 16:29 | Merrimack | Lester Ross knocks in the floater from close range set up by Norris Engelman | 32-44 |
| 16:00 | Pace | Douglas Mosley can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 15:58 | Pace | Douglas Mosley grabs the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Martin Cote (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Grohowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Manna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Mosley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Hinds (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Norris Engelman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Wooley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Ross (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Fitch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Pace | David Grohowski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Cote | 35-44 |
| 15:28 | Merrimack | William Ryan is whistled for a carry | 35-44 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Thompson (PG), Jamie Massey (SG), Gerald Kidd (SF), Patrick Devault (PF), Russell Stowell (C) Martin Cote, David Grohowski, Carl Manna, Douglas Mosley, Steven Hinds | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Angell (PG), Willy Trogdon (SG), George Turney (SF), Ronald Andrews (PF), Robert Williams (C) Norris Engelman, Roy Wooley, William Ryan, Lester Ross, David Fitch | |
| 15:12 | Pace | Robert Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| 15:05 | Merrimack | Scott Angell buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Willy Trogdon | 35-46 |
| 14:56 | Pace | Robert Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ronald Andrews | 35-46 |
| 14:36 | Merrimack | Scott Angell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| 14:21 | Pace | Patrick Devault is hacked by Willy Trogdon - foul #1 on Willy Trogdon, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| 14:06 | Pace | Robert Thompson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Kidd | 38-46 |
| 13:45 | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon misses the lay-in | 38-46 |
| 13:44 | Merrimack | George Turney grabs the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:28 | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 13:26 | Pace | The rebound goes to Robert Thompson | 38-46 |
| 13:21 | Pace | Jamie Massey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 13:19 | Pace | Patrick Devault tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 12:56 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Devault - foul #4 on Patrick Devault, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Pace | Martin Cote (PG), David Grohowski (SG), Carl Manna (SF), Douglas Mosley (PF), Steven Hinds (C) Robert Thompson, Jamie Massey, Gerald Kidd, Patrick Devault, Russell Stowell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Norris Engelman (PG), Roy Wooley (SG), Lester Ross (PF), David Fitch (C) Scott Angell, Willy Trogdon, George Turney, Robert Williams | |
| 12:56 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:56 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:56 | Pace | The rebound goes to Steven Hinds | 40-47 |
| 12:35 | Pace | David Grohowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Martin Cote | 42-47 |
| 12:09 | Merrimack | David Fitch connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lester Ross | 42-50 |
| 11:54 | Pace | Steven Hinds misses the jumpshot from the right side | 42-50 |
| 11:53 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Martin Cote (fresh) 7 ast. SG - David Grohowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Manna (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Mosley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Hinds (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Norris Engelman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Wooley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lester Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Merrimack | David Fitch misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-50 |
| 11:32 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Wooley | 42-50 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Ronald Andrews | 42-53 |
| 10:48 | Pace | A charge is called on Carl Manna - foul #3 on Carl Manna, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Thompson (PG), Russell Stowell (PF), Gerald Kidd (C) Martin Cote, Douglas Mosley, Steven Hinds | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon (SG), George Turney (SF), Robert Williams (PF), William Ryan (C) Roy Wooley, Ronald Andrews, Lester Ross, David Fitch | |
| 10:23 | Merrimack | George Turney loses the dribble to Gerald Kidd | 42-53 |
| 09:57 | Pace | Gerald Kidd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | Pace | Jamie Massey (PG) Carl Manna | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | William Ryan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Williams | 42-53 |
| 09:35 | Merrimack | Robert Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Norris Engelman | 42-56 |
| 09:14 | Pace | Jamie Massey drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gerald Kidd | 45-56 |
| 08:55 | Merrimack | Robert Williams can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Russell Stowell - foul #1 on Russell Stowell, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Pace | Martin Cote (PG), Douglas Mosley (SG), Carl Manna (SF), Steven Hinds (C) Jamie Massey, David Grohowski, Robert Thompson, Gerald Kidd | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Angell (PG), Roy Wooley (SG), Ronald Andrews (SF), David Fitch (C) Norris Engelman, Willy Trogdon, George Turney, William Ryan | |
| 08:55 | Merrimack | Robert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 08:55 | Merrimack | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:31 | Pace | Russell Stowell connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Carl Manna | 47-57 |
| 08:15 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-57 |
| 08:13 | Pace | Russell Stowell pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:05 | Pace | Douglas Mosley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 08:03 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 07:34 | Merrimack | David Fitch misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 47-57 |
| 07:32 | Pace | The rebound goes to Russell Stowell | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Martin Cote (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Douglas Mosley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Manna (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Stowell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Hinds (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Scott Angell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Wooley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Pace | Douglas Mosley clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-57 |
| 07:17 | Merrimack | David Fitch grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 06:54 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley scores on a shot from the free throw line | 47-59 |
| 06:31 | Pace | Carl Manna hits a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Ronald Andrews - foul #4 on Ronald Andrews, team foul #3 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Pace | David Grohowski (SG), Patrick Devault (PF) Douglas Mosley, Russell Stowell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Norris Engelman (PG), Willy Trogdon (SG), George Turney (SF), Lester Ross (PF) Scott Angell, Roy Wooley, Ronald Andrews, Robert Williams | |
| 06:31 | Pace | Carl Manna makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | David Fitch drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Norris Engelman and the foul's on Steven Hinds - foul #2 on Steven Hinds, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Pace | Jamie Massey (PG), Robert Thompson (SF), Gerald Kidd (C) Martin Cote, Carl Manna, Steven Hinds | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | David Fitch makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:46 | Pace | Robert Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Fitch - foul #1 on David Fitch, team foul #4 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ryan (C) David Fitch | |
| 05:46 | Pace | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:46 | Pace | Robert Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:46 | Pace | Gerald Kidd grabs the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 05:29 | Pace | Robert Thompson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jamie Massey | 53-62 |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | William Ryan's pass is intercepted by David Grohowski | 53-62 |
| 05:02 | Pace | Willy Trogdon is called for the reach on David Grohowski - foul #2 on Willy Trogdon, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Pace | Martin Cote (PG), Steven Hinds (C) Jamie Massey, Gerald Kidd | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roy Wooley (SG), Ronald Andrews (C) Willy Trogdon, William Ryan | |
| 04:48 | Pace | Martin Cote is fouled on the floor by Norris Engelman - foul #2 on Norris Engelman, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| 04:36 | Pace | Martin Cote misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-62 |
| 04:34 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 04:10 | Merrimack | Lester Ross misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 04:08 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews tips it home | 53-64 |
| 03:51 | Pace | David Grohowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-64 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Merrimack | George Turney misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 03:38 | Pace | Patrick Devault grabs the board | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Pace | Steven Hinds knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Martin Cote (fresh) 7 ast. SG - David Grohowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Patrick Devault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Steven Hinds (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Norris Engelman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Wooley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Turney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lester Ross (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Norris Engelman | 55-66 |
| 02:56 | Pace | Patrick Devault double dribbles | 55-66 |
| Subs | Pace | Jamie Massey (PG), Douglas Mosley (SG), Carl Manna (SF), Russell Stowell (PF), Gerald Kidd (C) Martin Cote, David Grohowski, Robert Thompson, Patrick Devault, Steven Hinds | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Angell (PG), Robert Williams (PF), David Fitch (C) Norris Engelman, George Turney, Lester Ross | |
| 02:52 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | Pace | Martin Cote (PG), David Grohowski (SG), Steven Hinds (C) Jamie Massey, Russell Stowell, Gerald Kidd | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Norris Engelman (PG), Lester Ross (PF) Scott Angell, Robert Williams | |
| 02:28 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 02:27 | Merrimack | Lester Ross grabs the offensive board | 55-66 |
| 02:03 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lester Ross and he's fouled by David Grohowski - foul #3 on David Grohowski, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Thompson (PG), Jamie Massey (SG), Russell Stowell (PF), Gerald Kidd (C) Martin Cote, David Grohowski, Carl Manna, Steven Hinds | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Angell (PG), William Ryan (SF), Robert Williams (C) Norris Engelman, Lester Ross, David Fitch | |
| 02:03 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley misses the free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:03 | Merrimack | Robert Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:44 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 01:27 | Pace | Robert Williams swats the short shot by Russell Stowell | 55-71 |
| 01:26 | Pace | Robert Thompson tips it but misses | 55-71 |
| 01:24 | Pace | Gerald Kidd grabs the offensive board | 55-71 |
| 01:17 | Pace | Douglas Mosley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-71 |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Angell | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Pace | William Ryan steps in front of the Douglas Mosley pass | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews is called for traveling | 55-73 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willy Trogdon (SG) Roy Wooley | |
| 00:17 | Pace | Douglas Mosley is fouled on the floor by William Ryan - foul #2 on William Ryan, team foul #7 | 55-73 |
| 00:17 | Pace | Douglas Mosley misses the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews grabs the board | 55-73 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Scott Angell runs out the clock | 55-73 |