| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Kramer (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Thomas Butcher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Gil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - John Joshi (fresh) C - Mark Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Sumter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dan Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | James Gil inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by James Gil | 33-35 |
| 19:25 | Pace | Gary Hairston drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Nelson | 33-38 |
| 19:11 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 19:09 | Pace | Dan Stewart snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 19:02 | Pace | Ralph Smythe misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-38 |
| 19:01 | Pace | Dan Stewart grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 18:45 | Pace | Ralph Smythe loses the ball out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 18:20 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 18:19 | Pace | Ray Sumter gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:15 | Pace | Gary Hairston comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-38 |
| 18:13 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Mark Allen | 33-38 |
| 18:01 | Merrimack | James Gil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Smythe - foul #2 on Ralph Smythe, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 18:01 | Merrimack | James Gil makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:01 | Merrimack | James Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:43 | Pace | James Nelson is fouled on the floor by John Joshi - foul #3 on John Joshi, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Preston Endsley (PF), Marc McKeller (C) John Joshi, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | Pace | David Crawford (SF), Kevin Eckhoff (C) Ray Sumter, Dan Stewart | |
| 17:30 | Pace | Ralph Smythe can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-38 |
| 17:29 | Merrimack | Preston Endsley gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:11 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer is fouled on the floor by James Nelson - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Baker (SF) James Gil | |
| Subs | Pace | John Carneal (C) James Nelson | |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | James Baker is fouled on the floor by David Crawford - foul #1 on David Crawford, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| 16:48 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller misses long on a shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 16:46 | Merrimack | Preston Endsley tips it home | 37-38 |
| 16:41 | Pace | Ralph Smythe knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Gary Hairston | 37-40 |
| 16:15 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Preston Endsley | 40-40 |
| 15:50 | Pace | John Carneal clanks a runner from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 15:48 | Pace | David Crawford grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Kramer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Butcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Baker (fresh) PF - Preston Endsley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc McKeller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Smythe (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) PF - Kevin Eckhoff (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Carneal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Pace | David Crawford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:33 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 15:27 | Merrimack | James Baker connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Gary Kramer | 42-40 |
| 15:10 | Pace | John Carneal clanks a shot in the lane | 42-40 |
| 15:08 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Preston Endsley | 42-40 |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Butcher, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg (PG), George Joseph (SG), James Gil (SF), John Joshi (PF), Mark Allen (C) Gary Kramer, Thomas Butcher, James Baker, Preston Endsley, Marc McKeller | |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (PG), Dexter Campanella (SG), Ray Sumter (SF), James Nelson (PF), Dan Stewart (C) Gary Hairston, Ralph Smythe, David Crawford, Kevin Eckhoff, John Carneal | |
| 14:39 | Pace | Milton Alexander hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dan Stewart | 42-43 |
| 14:31 | Merrimack | James Nelson swats the short shot by Mark Allen | 42-43 |
| 14:30 | Merrimack | John Joshi tips it in | 44-43 |
| 14:11 | Pace | Milton Alexander misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 14:09 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to James Gil | 44-43 |
| 13:55 | Merrimack | James Gil lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Kjellberg | 46-43 |
| 13:49 | Pace | Ray Sumter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 13:47 | Pace | Dan Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:33 | Pace | Ray Sumter misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Gil - foul #2 on James Gil, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Baker (SG) Robert Kjellberg | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 13:33 | Pace | Ray Sumter makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:33 | Pace | Ray Sumter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | George Joseph hits a runner in the lane set up by James Baker and the foul's on Milton Alexander - foul #2 on Milton Alexander, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Hairston (PG) Dexter Campanella | |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | George Joseph misses the free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | Mark Allen grabs the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 13:06 | Merrimack | John Joshi can't connect on a floater from the right side | 48-45 |
| 13:04 | Pace | Gary Hairston gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:57 | Pace | James Nelson clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-45 |
| 12:55 | Merrimack | James Gil gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:51 | Merrimack | George Joseph misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-45 |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | George Joseph tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 12:44 | Pace | Dan Stewart clanks a shot from close range | 50-45 |
| 12:43 | Pace | Gary Hairston tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 12:30 | Merrimack | John Joshi knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Mark Allen | 52-47 |
| 12:16 | Pace | Ray Sumter loses the dribble to James Gil | 52-47 |
| 12:01 | Merrimack | George Joseph drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Gil | 55-47 |
| 11:46 | Pace | Ray Sumter scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Hairston | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Joseph (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gil (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - John Joshi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Milton Alexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ray Sumter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dan Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Merrimack | George Joseph is fouled on the floor by Gary Hairston - foul #2 on Gary Hairston, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Kramer (PG), Thomas Butcher (SG), Sal Kepler (SF), Preston Endsley (PF), Marc McKeller (C) George Joseph, James Baker, James Gil, John Joshi, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | Pace | Dexter Campanella (PG), Ralph Smythe (SG), David Crawford (SF), Kevin Eckhoff (PF), John Carneal (C) Gary Hairston, Milton Alexander, Ray Sumter, James Nelson, Dan Stewart | |
| 11:01 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Preston Endsley and he's fouled by Kevin Eckhoff - foul #3 on Kevin Eckhoff, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| 11:01 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 10:38 | Pace | Ralph Smythe is fouled on the floor by Gary Kramer - foul #2 on Gary Kramer, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Hairston (PG) Dexter Campanella | |
| 10:17 | Pace | Ralph Smythe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 10:16 | Pace | David Crawford snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 10:09 | Pace | Ralph Smythe makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gary Hairston | 58-51 |
| 09:50 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 09:48 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller tips it in | 60-51 |
| 09:28 | Pace | Ralph Smythe makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 09:21 | Merrimack | Sal Kepler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 09:19 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer hits the follow up shot | 62-54 |
| 09:11 | Pace | Ralph Smythe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Gil (SF), Mark Allen (C) Sal Kepler, Preston Endsley | |
| Subs | Pace | Ray Sumter (SF), James Nelson (PF), Dan Stewart (C) David Crawford, Kevin Eckhoff, John Carneal | |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | James Gil misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 08:50 | Pace | Ralph Smythe snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 08:44 | Pace | Gary Hairston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 08:42 | Merrimack | James Gil pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:26 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher scores on a 3 from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 08:12 | Pace | Mark Allen picks off the pass by Dan Stewart | 65-54 |
| 07:54 | Merrimack | Mark Allen hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Kramer | 68-54 |
| 07:49 | Pace | Gary Hairston is fouled on the floor by James Gil - foul #3 on James Gil, team foul #5 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Joseph (PG), James Baker (SG), John Joshi (PF), Kenneth Baldwin (C) Gary Kramer, Thomas Butcher, Marc McKeller, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (PG), Dexter Campanella (SG), Kevin Eckhoff (C) Gary Hairston, Ralph Smythe, Dan Stewart | |
| 07:35 | Pace | Milton Alexander buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ray Sumter | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Joseph (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gil (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Joshi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Baldwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Milton Alexander (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Dexter Campanella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Sumter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Eckhoff (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Merrimack | James Gil scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from George Joseph | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:01 | Pace | James Gil is called for the reach on Milton Alexander - foul #4 on James Gil, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Preston Endsley (C) Kenneth Baldwin | |
| Subs | Pace | David Crawford (SF) Ray Sumter | |
| 06:52 | Pace | Dexter Campanella misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-57 |
| 06:50 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to James Gil | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:28 | Merrimack | James Baker hits a 3 from the right corner set up by James Gil | 74-57 |
| 06:18 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-57 |
| 06:16 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Preston Endsley | 74-57 |
| 05:50 | Merrimack | David Crawford is called for the reach on James Gil - foul #2 on David Crawford, team foul #7 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Kramer (PG), Thomas Butcher (SG), Mark Allen (C) George Joseph, James Baker, Preston Endsley | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Hairston (PG), Ralph Smythe (SG), John Carneal (PF), Dan Stewart (C) Milton Alexander, Dexter Campanella, James Nelson, Kevin Eckhoff | |
| 05:50 | Merrimack | James Gil makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 05:50 | Merrimack | James Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 05:43 | Pace | John Carneal drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by David Crawford and he's fouled by James Gil - foul #5 on James Gil, team foul #7 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sal Kepler (SF), Marc McKeller (PF) James Gil, John Joshi | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 05:43 | Pace | John Carneal makes the free throw | 76-60 |
| 05:14 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Crawford - foul #3 on David Crawford, team foul #8 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Ray Sumter (SF) David Crawford | |
| 05:14 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller misses the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 05:14 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 05:04 | Pace | Gary Hairston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-60 |
| 05:03 | Merrimack | Sal Kepler snags the defensive board | 77-60 |
| 04:38 | Merrimack | Gary Hairston steals it from Marc McKeller | 77-60 |
| 04:17 | Pace | Gary Hairston is fouled on the floor by Thomas Butcher - foul #4 on Thomas Butcher, team foul #8 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Baker (SF), John Joshi (PF) Marc McKeller, Sal Kepler | |
| Subs | Pace | James Nelson (PF) John Carneal | |
| 04:17 | Pace | Gary Hairston misses the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 04:17 | Merrimack | John Joshi gets the rebound | 77-60 |
| 04:00 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher loses the ball out of bounds | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Pace | James Nelson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ralph Smythe | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Merrimack | James Baker hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Kramer | 79-62 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Kramer (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Thomas Butcher (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Joshi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Sumter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dan Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Pace | John Joshi is called for the reach on Ralph Smythe - foul #4 on John Joshi, team foul #9 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg (PG), George Joseph (SG), Preston Endsley (PF), Marc McKeller (C) Gary Kramer, Thomas Butcher, John Joshi, Mark Allen | |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (PG), David Crawford (SF), Kevin Eckhoff (PF), John Carneal (C) Gary Hairston, Ray Sumter, James Nelson, Dan Stewart | |
| 03:12 | Pace | Ralph Smythe makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 03:12 | Pace | Ralph Smythe makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 02:58 | Merrimack | George Joseph scores on a floater near the basket | 81-64 |
| 02:45 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff is hacked by Preston Endsley - foul #3 on Preston Endsley, team foul #10 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Dexter Campanella (SG) Ralph Smythe | |
| 02:45 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff makes the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 02:45 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 02:25 | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Joseph | 84-66 |
| 02:20 | Pace | David Crawford drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Eckhoff | 84-69 |
| 01:58 | Merrimack | George Joseph hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Dexter Campanella - foul #1 on Dexter Campanella, team foul #9 | 84-69 |
| 01:58 | Merrimack | George Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 85-69 |
| 01:58 | Merrimack | George Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 86-69 |
| 01:37 | Pace | John Carneal lays it in on a great pass from David Crawford | 86-71 |
| 01:13 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from George Joseph | 88-71 |
| 01:08 | Pace | Milton Alexander buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Crawford | 88-73 |
| 00:43 | Merrimack | James Baker is whistled for a carry | 88-73 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Pace | Milton Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 88-73 |
| 00:37 | Pace | John Carneal grabs the offensive rebound | 88-73 |
| 00:35 | Pace | Dexter Campanella misses the shot from the left side | 88-73 |
| 00:34 | Pace | John Carneal grabs the offensive board | 88-73 |
| 00:30 | Pace | John Carneal blows the layup | 88-73 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Preston Endsley pulls down the rebound | 88-73 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg runs out the clock | 88-73 |