| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Fred Shim (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Hollman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Herzog (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Murray (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Little (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Solari (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Fred Shim | 31-33 |
| 19:24 | Pace | David Perry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Santos Garcia - foul #2 on Santos Garcia, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:24 | Pace | David Perry makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:24 | Pace | David Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:06 | Merrimack | Fred Shim's fadeaway is rejected by George Solari | 31-35 |
| 19:05 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 18:47 | Pace | David Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| 18:36 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:35 | Pace | Mark Fischer grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 18:29 | Pace | David Perry misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:11 | Merrimack | Anthony Little takes the ball from Fred Shim | 33-35 |
| 18:08 | Pace | Gary Murray lays it up and in set up by Anthony Little | 33-37 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Fred Shim is called for traveling | 33-37 |
| 17:37 | Pace | The jumper by Anthony Little is denied by Peter Herzog | 33-37 |
| 17:35 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 17:21 | Merrimack | Fred Shim is hacked by Mark Fischer - foul #1 on Mark Fischer, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Walter Forsythe (SF), Gilbert Etienne (PF), David Hanson (C) Fred Shim, Santos Garcia, Peter Herzog, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Pace | Ronald Brooks (SG), Carlos Carpenter (SF) Anthony Little, David Perry | |
| 17:10 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman jams it | 35-37 |
| 16:52 | Pace | Walter Forsythe picks off the pass by Ronald Brooks | 35-37 |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe banks in the layup | 37-37 |
| 16:28 | Pace | David Hanson is called for the reach on George Solari - foul #2 on David Hanson, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Ted Shaw (C) Patrick Redd, Lloyd Hollman | |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Sardina (SG), Eddie Jamerson (PF), Everett Anderson (C) Gary Murray, George Solari, Mark Fischer | |
| 16:11 | Pace | Everett Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Gilbert Etienne | 37-37 |
| 16:09 | Pace | Everett Anderson hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 15:51 | Merrimack | David Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Santos Garcia (SF), Peter Herzog (PF) David Hanson, Gilbert Etienne | |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Little (SG), David Perry (SF) Thomas Sardina, Everett Anderson | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Fred Shim (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Forsythe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Herzog (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Ronald Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Little (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Jamerson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Pace | Ronald Brooks misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Ted Shaw - foul #2 on Ted Shaw, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman (SG) Walter Forsythe | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 15:30 | Pace | Ronald Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:30 | Pace | Ronald Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:30 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 15:11 | Merrimack | Carlos Carpenter is called for the reach on Peter Herzog - foul #3 on Carlos Carpenter, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Murray (PG), George Solari (PF), Mark Fischer (C) Ronald Brooks, Carlos Carpenter, Eddie Jamerson | |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Perry - foul #2 on David Perry, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Gilbert Etienne (C) Fred Shim, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:48 | Pace | George Solari banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Little | 39-42 |
| 14:32 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 14:31 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman tips it home | 41-42 |
| 14:14 | Pace | George Solari knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Little | 41-45 |
| 14:02 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 13:55 | Pace | George Solari misses short on a floater near the basket | 43-45 |
| 13:54 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 13:49 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman makes the jumper from close range set up by Santos Garcia | 45-45 |
| 13:26 | Pace | Anthony Little hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Herzog - foul #2 on Peter Herzog, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Walter Forsythe (SF), Ted Shaw (C) Patrick Redd, Santos Garcia, Peter Herzog | |
| Subs | Pace | Carlos Carpenter (SF), Eddie Jamerson (C) David Perry, Mark Fischer | |
| 13:26 | Pace | Anthony Little makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:26 | Pace | Anthony Little misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:26 | Pace | Gary Murray gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:19 | Pace | Eddie Jamerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Ronald Brooks (SG), Everett Anderson (C) Anthony Little, George Solari | |
| 12:54 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eddie Jamerson - foul #2 on Eddie Jamerson, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Hanson (SF) Lloyd Hollman | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 12:54 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:54 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:36 | Pace | Gary Murray is hacked by Fred Shim - foul #3 on Fred Shim, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (SG) Gilbert Etienne | |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Sardina (SG) Gary Murray | |
| 12:21 | Pace | Everett Anderson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 12:20 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Carpenter | 47-46 |
| 12:04 | Pace | Ronald Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 12:03 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 11:46 | Merrimack | Fred Shim knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Patrick Redd | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Fred Shim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Forsythe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hanson (fresh) C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Ronald Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Thomas Sardina (fresh) SF - Carlos Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eddie Jamerson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Everett Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Pace | Thomas Sardina misses long on a jumper near the basket | 49-46 |
| 11:24 | Pace | Eddie Jamerson gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:05 | Pace | Ronald Brooks is called for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman (SG), Santos Garcia (SF), Peter Herzog (PF), Gilbert Etienne (C) Fred Shim, Walter Forsythe, David Hanson, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Murray (PG), Anthony Little (SG), David Perry (SF), George Solari (PF), Mark Fischer (C) Ronald Brooks, Thomas Sardina, Carlos Carpenter, Eddie Jamerson, Everett Anderson | |
| 10:40 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Redd | 52-46 |
| 10:25 | Pace | Mark Fischer is denied on a layup by Gilbert Etienne | 52-46 |
| 10:24 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | David Perry is called for the reach on Gilbert Etienne - foul #3 on David Perry, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Ted Shaw (C) Patrick Redd, Gilbert Etienne | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 09:50 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog blows the layup | 52-46 |
| 09:49 | Pace | David Perry grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 09:42 | Pace | Gary Murray misses long on a floater from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 09:41 | Pace | George Solari snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:24 | Pace | Anthony Little's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Ronald Brooks (SG) Anthony Little | |
| 08:59 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 08:57 | Pace | David Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:51 | Pace | Mark Fischer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Fred Shim - foul #4 on Fred Shim, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Walter Forsythe (SF) Fred Shim, Santos Garcia | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 08:51 | Pace | Mark Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:51 | Pace | Mark Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:25 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman misses short on a jumper near the basket | 52-48 |
| 08:23 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 08:01 | Pace | Mark Fischer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 07:59 | Pace | David Perry hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| 07:33 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Ted Shaw, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Gilbert Etienne (PF), David Hanson (C) Patrick Redd, Peter Herzog, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Little (SG), Carlos Carpenter (SF), Eddie Jamerson (PF), Everett Anderson (C) Gary Murray, David Perry, George Solari, Mark Fischer | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Fred Shim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Hollman (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Forsythe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gilbert Etienne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Hanson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Ronald Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Anthony Little (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eddie Jamerson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Everett Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Pace | Eddie Jamerson lays it up and in set up by Everett Anderson and he's fouled by Gilbert Etienne - foul #1 on Gilbert Etienne, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Santos Garcia (SF) Lloyd Hollman | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 07:14 | Pace | Eddie Jamerson makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:00 | Merrimack | David Hanson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Forsythe | 57-53 |
| 06:37 | Pace | Eddie Jamerson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:30 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ronald Brooks - foul #1 on Ronald Brooks, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman (SG) Walter Forsythe | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Murray (PG), George Solari (PF) Ronald Brooks, Everett Anderson | |
| 06:30 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:30 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:30 | Pace | Eddie Jamerson pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:19 | Pace | Eddie Jamerson is whistled for traveling | 57-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Mark Fischer (C) Eddie Jamerson | |
| 06:07 | Merrimack | Mark Fischer swats the short shot by Gilbert Etienne | 57-53 |
| 06:06 | Pace | George Solari grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 06:01 | Pace | Anthony Little misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 06:00 | Pace | Anthony Little grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 05:42 | Pace | Carlos Carpenter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-53 |
| 05:41 | Merrimack | Fred Shim grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:35 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne misses the easy layup | 57-53 |
| 05:34 | Pace | George Solari pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:29 | Pace | George Solari drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Carlos Carpenter and he's fouled by David Hanson - foul #3 on David Hanson, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe (SF), Peter Herzog (PF), Ted Shaw (C) Santos Garcia, Gilbert Etienne, David Hanson | |
| Subs | Pace | David Perry (SF) Carlos Carpenter | |
| 05:29 | Pace | George Solari makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw is fouled on the floor by Mark Fischer - foul #2 on Mark Fischer, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:20 | Pace | Mark Fischer gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:54 | Pace | Gary Murray hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 04:44 | Merrimack | Fred Shim buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lloyd Hollman | 60-59 |
| 04:38 | Pace | Ted Shaw is called for the reach on Gary Murray - foul #4 on Ted Shaw, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), David Hanson (SF) Fred Shim, Lloyd Hollman | |
| Subs | Pace | Ronald Brooks (SG), Carlos Carpenter (PF), Eddie Jamerson (C) Anthony Little, George Solari, Mark Fischer | |
| 04:38 | Pace | Gary Murray makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:38 | Pace | Gary Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:11 | Merrimack | Eddie Jamerson steals the ball from David Hanson | 60-61 |
| 04:04 | Pace | Carlos Carpenter travels with the ball | 60-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Santos Garcia (SF) David Hanson | |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Sardina (SG) Gary Murray | |
| 03:55 | Merrimack | Thomas Sardina steps in front of the Santos Garcia pass | 60-61 |
| 03:51 | Pace | Peter Herzog denies the turnaround by Ronald Brooks | 60-61 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 03:28 | Pace | Eddie Jamerson pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Forsythe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Herzog (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Ronald Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Thomas Sardina (fresh) SF - David Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Eddie Jamerson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Pace | Thomas Sardina blows the layup but he's fouled by Santos Garcia - foul #3 on Santos Garcia, team foul #11 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Lloyd Hollman (SG), Gilbert Etienne (PF), David Hanson (C) Patrick Redd, Walter Forsythe, Peter Herzog, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | Pace | George Solari (PF), Mark Fischer (C) David Perry, Eddie Jamerson | |
| 03:14 | Pace | Thomas Sardina misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:14 | Pace | Thomas Sardina makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Sardina - foul #2 on Thomas Sardina, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Murray (PG), Anthony Little (SG) Ronald Brooks, Thomas Sardina | |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:47 | Pace | Gary Murray is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Shim - foul #5 on Fred Shim, team foul #12 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG) Fred Shim | |
| Subs | Pace | Eddie Jamerson (SF) Carlos Carpenter | |
| 02:47 | Pace | Gary Murray makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:47 | Pace | Gary Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Herzog (PF), Ted Shaw (C) Gilbert Etienne, David Hanson | |
| Subs | Pace | David Perry (SF) Eddie Jamerson | |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 02:37 | Pace | George Solari grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:32 | Pace | Gary Murray misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 02:31 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 02:17 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 02:15 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:53 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman loses the ball out of bounds | 61-64 |
| 01:35 | Pace | George Solari's dunk attempt is rejected by Peter Herzog | 61-64 |
| 01:33 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Santos Garcia | 63-64 |
| 00:50 | Pace | Mark Fischer misses badly on a floater from the left side | 63-64 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd hits a runner from the baseline | 65-64 |
| 00:19 | Pace | Anthony Little double dribbles | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Murray - foul #1 on Gary Murray, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:17 | Pace | Mark Fischer pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 00:11 | Pace | George Solari misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 65-64 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd is hacked by Gary Murray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Murray, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:09 | Pace | Pace calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| 00:02 | Pace | Mark Fischer misses short on a turnaround from close range | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw snags the defensive board | 66-64 |