| Lineup | Pace | PG - Bernard Tallent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Simms (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Uros Novotny (fresh) C - Everett Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Deitz (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Corey Simms inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| 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 | Everett Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Donnie Deitz - foul #3 on Donnie Deitz, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Howard (PF) Donnie Deitz | |
| 19:43 | Pace | Everett Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:43 | Pace | Everett Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:36 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-38 |
| 19:35 | Merrimack | Charles Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 19:30 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-38 |
| 19:29 | Pace | Uros Novotny pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 19:10 | Pace | Everett Anderson scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Corey Simms | 35-38 |
| 18:48 | Merrimack | A charge is called on Giovanni Rossi - foul #2 on Giovanni Rossi, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 18:30 | Pace | Corey Simms lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Little | 37-38 |
| 18:04 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Bullins | 37-41 |
| 18:00 | Pace | Corey Simms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| 17:42 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 17:40 | Pace | The rebound goes to Corey Simms | 37-41 |
| 17:38 | Pace | Giovanni Rossi picks off the pass by Bernard Tallent in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 17:31 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani makes the driving attempt from close range | 37-43 |
| 17:26 | Pace | Anthony Little is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Anthony Little, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Pace | Arthur Hall (PG), Harold McKiver (PF) Bernard Tallent, Corey Simms | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell (PF) Charles Howard | |
| 17:09 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 17:08 | Pace | Everett Anderson grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 17:03 | Pace | Arthur Hall comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-43 |
| 17:02 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Giovanni Rossi | 37-43 |
| 16:52 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell blows the layup | 37-43 |
| 16:51 | Pace | Uros Novotny grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 16:45 | Pace | Arthur Hall is whistled for a carry | 37-43 |
| Subs | Pace | James Howell (PG), Raymond Dougan (SF), Steven Sharer (C) Anthony Little, Uros Novotny, Everett Anderson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), James Cromer (SG), Richard Durbin (PF), Leonard Desoto (C) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, Jason Bullins, Richard Trapani | |
| 16:27 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Redd | 37-45 |
| 16:11 | Pace | The short jumper by James Howell is denied by Richard Durbin | 37-45 |
| 16:10 | Pace | Raymond Dougan can't tip it in | 37-45 |
| 16:08 | Pace | Steven Sharer can't tip it in | 37-45 |
| 16:07 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 15:48 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 15:46 | Pace | Steven Sharer grabs the board | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - James Howell (fresh) SG - Arthur Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Dougan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold McKiver (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Sharer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cromer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Durbin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Desoto (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Pace | James Howell misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-45 |
| 15:40 | Merrimack | James Cromer gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 15:15 | Merrimack | Raymond Dougan is called for the reach on James Cromer - foul #1 on Raymond Dougan, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Pace | Bernard Tallent (PG), Anthony Little (SG), Corey Simms (SF), Johnny Levin (PF), Everett Anderson (C) James Howell, Arthur Hall, Raymond Dougan, Harold McKiver, Steven Sharer | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Donnie Deitz (PF), Richard Trapani (C) Patrick Redd, James Cromer, Jason Ferrell, Richard Durbin, Leonard Desoto | |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Corey Simms - foul #2 on Corey Simms, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:41 | Pace | Anthony Little clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Trapani - foul #3 on Richard Trapani, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| 14:41 | Pace | Anthony Little makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:41 | Pace | Anthony Little makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:23 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 14:22 | Pace | Corey Simms grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 14:15 | Pace | Anthony Little makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Corey Simms | 41-46 |
| 14:05 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani connects on the floater near the basket set up by Terry Sneed | 41-48 |
| 13:51 | Pace | Johnny Levin misses the lay-in | 41-48 |
| 13:49 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:30 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses short on a jumper in the lane | 41-48 |
| 13:29 | Pace | Corey Simms grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:00 | Pace | Bernard Tallent clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 12:58 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:51 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 12:49 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Trapani | 41-48 |
| 12:28 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz is hacked by Corey Simms - foul #3 on Corey Simms, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Pace | James Howell (PG), Arthur Hall (SG), Uros Novotny (SF), Harold McKiver (C) Bernard Tallent, Anthony Little, Corey Simms, Everett Anderson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), James Cromer (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, Jason Bullins, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| 12:16 | Merrimack | Charles Howard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 12:14 | Merrimack | Charles Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:55 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 11:34 | Pace | James Cromer steals it from James Howell | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - James Howell (fresh) SG - Arthur Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Uros Novotny (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Johnny Levin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Harold McKiver (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cromer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Howard (fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Durbin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| Subs | Pace | Steven Sharer (C) Johnny Levin | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Donnie Deitz (PF) James Cromer, Richard Durbin | |
| 11:25 | Pace | James Howell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 11:24 | Pace | Uros Novotny gets the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 11:06 | Pace | Uros Novotny clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Jason Ferrell - foul #1 on Jason Ferrell, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Pace | Bernard Tallent (PG), Everett Anderson (C) James Howell, Steven Sharer | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Trapani (C) Charles Howard | |
| 11:06 | Pace | Uros Novotny makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 11:06 | Pace | Uros Novotny makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:39 | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell buries a jump hook from the baseline | 43-53 |
| 10:25 | Pace | Uros Novotny lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bernard Tallent | 45-53 |
| 10:05 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 10:04 | Pace | The rebound goes to Harold McKiver | 45-53 |
| 09:35 | Pace | Bernard Tallent misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 09:34 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Jason Ferrell | 45-53 |
| 09:21 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 09:19 | Pace | The rebound goes to Uros Novotny | 45-53 |
| 09:00 | Pace | Uros Novotny can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-53 |
| 08:59 | Pace | Everett Anderson tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 08:43 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed is called for a charge - foul #1 on Terry Sneed, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Pace | James Howell (PG), Anthony Little (SG), Corey Simms (SF), Johnny Levin (PF), Steven Sharer (C) Bernard Tallent, Arthur Hall, Uros Novotny, Harold McKiver, Everett Anderson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Jason Bullins (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Terry Sneed, Patrick Redd, Jason Ferrell, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| 08:33 | Pace | James Howell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jason Bullins - foul #3 on Jason Bullins, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| 08:33 | Pace | James Howell makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:33 | Pace | James Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:16 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 08:15 | Pace | Johnny Levin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 07:52 | Pace | Steven Sharer comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 49-53 |
| 07:50 | Pace | Corey Simms gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 07:43 | Pace | Corey Simms buries a runner from close range | 51-53 |
| 07:25 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Giovanni Rossi and the foul's on Steven Sharer - foul #1 on Steven Sharer, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Pace | Arthur Hall (PG) James Howell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Richard Trapani (C) James Cromer, Charles Howard | |
| 07:25 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Arthur Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Little (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Corey Simms (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Levin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Steven Sharer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jason Bullins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Durbin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Trapani (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Pace | Corey Simms is fouled on the floor by Jason Bullins - foul #4 on Jason Bullins, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Pace | Everett Anderson (C) Steven Sharer | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Charles Howard (PF) Patrick Redd, Richard Durbin | |
| 07:07 | Pace | Corey Simms makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:07 | Pace | Corey Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:05 | Merrimack | Arthur Hall takes the ball from Terry Sneed in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 06:53 | Pace | Terry Sneed steals it from Anthony Little | 53-56 |
| 06:49 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed hits the finger roll | 53-58 |
| 06:36 | Pace | Anthony Little misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-58 |
| 06:34 | Pace | Anthony Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:15 | Pace | Everett Anderson travels with the ball | 53-58 |
| Subs | Pace | Bernard Tallent (PG), Uros Novotny (SF) Arthur Hall, Corey Simms | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz (PF) Charles Howard | |
| 06:06 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 06:05 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz tips it home | 53-60 |
| 05:46 | Pace | Bernard Tallent can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 05:44 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 05:18 | Pace | Uros Novotny pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 05:04 | Pace | Anthony Little buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Uros Novotny | 55-60 |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | Jason Bullins hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donnie Deitz | 55-63 |
| 04:29 | Pace | Bernard Tallent loses the dribble to Giovanni Rossi | 55-63 |
| 04:25 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed throws it down set up by Giovanni Rossi | 55-65 |
| 04:10 | Pace | Bernard Tallent knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Levin | 58-65 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | Uros Novotny steps in front of the Giovanni Rossi pass | 58-65 |
| 03:26 | Pace | Uros Novotny lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bernard Tallent | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Bernard Tallent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Little (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Uros Novotny (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Johnny Levin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Everett Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Sneed (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Giovanni Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Bullins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donnie Deitz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Trapani (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Merrimack | Johnny Levin blocks the short jumper by Richard Trapani | 60-65 |
| 03:13 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz snags the offensive board | 60-65 |
| 03:06 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-65 |
| Subs | Pace | James Howell (PG), Arthur Hall (SG), Corey Simms (SF), Harold McKiver (PF), Steven Sharer (C) Bernard Tallent, Anthony Little, Uros Novotny, Johnny Levin, Everett Anderson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), James Cromer (SG), Jason Ferrell (SF), Charles Howard (PF), Richard Durbin (C) Terry Sneed, Giovanni Rossi, Jason Bullins, Donnie Deitz, Richard Trapani | |
| 02:52 | Pace | Arthur Hall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-65 |
| 02:50 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 02:50 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Pace | Uros Novotny (PF) Steven Sharer | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz (PF) Richard Durbin | |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Charles Howard blows the layup | 60-65 |
| 02:28 | Pace | Uros Novotny snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 02:28 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Pace | Bernard Tallent (PG), Johnny Levin (PF), Everett Anderson (C) James Howell, Uros Novotny, Harold McKiver | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Sneed (PG), Giovanni Rossi (SG), Richard Trapani (C) Patrick Redd, James Cromer, Charles Howard | |
| 02:17 | Pace | Everett Anderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Corey Simms | 62-65 |
| 01:57 | Merrimack | Corey Simms is called for the reach on Terry Sneed - foul #4 on Corey Simms, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Little (SG) Arthur Hall | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Bullins (SF) Jason Ferrell | |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz is fouled on the floor by Anthony Little - foul #3 on Anthony Little, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:16 | Pace | Everett Anderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-67 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | Johnny Levin swats the layup by Giovanni Rossi | 64-67 |
| 01:02 | Pace | Everett Anderson gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:52 | Pace | Bernard Tallent hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 00:50 | Merrimack | Giovanni Rossi snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz buries a driving attempt from the right block | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Pace | Anthony Little can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Donnie Deitz | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Little - foul #4 on Anthony Little, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:13 | Pace | Anthony Little misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani pulls down the rebound | 64-71 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Bernard Tallent is called for the reach on Richard Trapani in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Tallent, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jason Ferrell (SF) Jason Bullins | |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Richard Trapani misses the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:09 | Pace | Johnny Levin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 00:02 | Pace | Anthony Little drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Terry Sneed runs out the clock | 67-71 |