| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) SF - Ray Sumter (fresh) PF - James Nelson (fresh) C - Dan Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Crosby (fresh) SG - Glenn Gerstein (fresh) SF - Leon House (fresh) PF - Kirk Turner (fresh) C - Andrew Adkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Dan Stewart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Pace | James Nelson can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | St. Anselm | Andrew Adkins grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | St. Anselm | Dan Stewart steals it from Donald Crosby | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Pace | Ralph Smythe lays it in | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | St. Anselm | Andrew Adkins can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Pace | The rebound goes to Dan Stewart | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Pace | Ralph Smythe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Pace | The rebound goes to Ralph Smythe | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Pace | Gary Hairston misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | St. Anselm | Andrew Adkins pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | St. Anselm | Andrew Adkins tips it in | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Pace | Ray Sumter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dan Stewart and he's fouled by Andrew Adkins - foul #1 on Andrew Adkins, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Pace | Ray Sumter makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 17:34 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:11 | St. Anselm | James Nelson steals the ball from Andrew Adkins | 5-2 |
| 17:04 | Pace | Ray Sumter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 17:03 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:55 | St. Anselm | Leon House knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | Pace | Ralph Smythe's floater is knocked away by Andrew Adkins | 5-5 |
| 16:37 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Hairston | 5-5 |
| 16:25 | Pace | Kirk Turner steals the ball from Dan Stewart | 5-5 |
| 15:57 | St. Anselm | Leon House clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 15:55 | St. Anselm | Andrew Adkins grabs the offensive board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fairly fresh) SG - Ralph Smythe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Sumter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Nelson (fairly fresh) C - Dan Stewart (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Crosby (fairly fresh) SG - Glenn Gerstein (fairly fresh) SF - Leon House (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kirk Turner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | St. Anselm | Andrew Adkins knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 5-7 |
| 15:29 | Pace | James Nelson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | St. Anselm | Andrew Adkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (PG), Dexter Campanella (SG), David Crawford (SF), Kevin Eckhoff (PF), John Carneal (C) Gary Hairston, Ralph Smythe, Ray Sumter, James Nelson, Dan Stewart | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Thomas (PG), Casey Lamoreaux (SG), Charles Holloway (SF), Mark Spencer (PF), Donald Tonkin (C) Donald Crosby, Glenn Gerstein, Leon House, Kirk Turner, Andrew Adkins | |
| 14:53 | Pace | John Carneal misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 14:52 | Pace | Milton Alexander snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:32 | Pace | Milton Alexander drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Eckhoff | 10-7 |
| 14:23 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 10-7 |
| 14:22 | Pace | The rebound goes to Kevin Eckhoff | 10-7 |
| 14:17 | Pace | John Thomas steals the ball from David Crawford | 10-7 |
| 14:06 | St. Anselm | Kevin Eckhoff swats the short shot by Charles Holloway | 10-7 |
| 14:05 | Pace | The rebound goes to David Crawford | 10-7 |
| 14:01 | Pace | David Crawford is fouled on the floor by Donald Tonkin - foul #1 on Donald Tonkin, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Andrew Adkins (C) Donald Tonkin | |
| 13:46 | Pace | Milton Alexander misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 13:44 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:31 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway is fouled on the floor by David Crawford - foul #1 on David Crawford, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Hairston (PG), Ralph Smythe (SG) Milton Alexander, Dexter Campanella | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby (PG), Glenn Gerstein (SG) John Thomas, Casey Lamoreaux | |
| 13:15 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway's pass is intercepted by David Crawford | 10-7 |
| 12:46 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff is hacked by Mark Spencer - foul #1 on Mark Spencer, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Dougherty (SF), James Nelson (PF), Dexter Campanella (C) David Crawford, Kevin Eckhoff, John Carneal | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Leon House (SF), Kirk Turner (PF) Charles Holloway, Mark Spencer | |
| 12:28 | Pace | Dexter Campanella can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 10-7 |
| 12:27 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:03 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner is fouled on the floor by Ralph Smythe - foul #1 on Ralph Smythe, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Donald Tonkin (C) Andrew Adkins | |
| 11:58 | St. Anselm | Donald Tonkin buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Donald Crosby | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Dougherty (fresh) PF - James Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dexter Campanella (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Crosby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fresh) SF - Leon House (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kirk Turner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Tonkin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Pace | Ralph Smythe connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dexter Campanella | 13-9 |
| 11:24 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 11:23 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby gets the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:12 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Nelson - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (SG), Ray Sumter (SF), Dan Stewart (C) Ralph Smythe, Robert Dougherty, Dexter Campanella | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux (SG), Charles Holloway (SF), Mark Spencer (PF), Andrew Adkins (C) Glenn Gerstein, Leon House, Kirk Turner, Donald Tonkin | |
| 11:12 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:12 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:57 | Pace | James Nelson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Crosby - foul #1 on Donald Crosby, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Thomas (PG) Donald Crosby | |
| 10:57 | Pace | James Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:57 | Pace | James Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:35 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 14-10 |
| 10:34 | Pace | Dan Stewart pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:29 | Pace | Milton Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-10 |
| 10:27 | St. Anselm | Andrew Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:06 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer dunks the ball set up by Casey Lamoreaux and he's hacked by James Nelson - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Pace | Ralph Smythe (SG), Kevin Eckhoff (PF) Gary Hairston, James Nelson | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein (SG) John Thomas | |
| 10:06 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer makes the free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:47 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 09:45 | Pace | Dan Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:38 | Pace | Dan Stewart comes up short on the runner in the lane | 14-13 |
| 09:36 | Pace | Ralph Smythe tips it home | 16-13 |
| 09:24 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Ray Sumter - foul #1 on Ray Sumter, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Pace | John Carneal (C) Dan Stewart | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby (PG), Kirk Turner (PF) Casey Lamoreaux, Mark Spencer | |
| 09:24 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:24 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:08 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Adkins | 16-15 |
| 09:07 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Donald Crosby | 16-15 |
| 08:54 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-17 |
| 08:33 | Pace | Glenn Gerstein steals the ball from Kevin Eckhoff | 16-17 |
| 08:10 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby is hacked by Ray Sumter - foul #2 on Ray Sumter, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Hairston (PG), David Crawford (SF), Dan Stewart (C) Milton Alexander, Ray Sumter, John Carneal | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Leon House (SF), Mark Spencer (C) Charles Holloway, Andrew Adkins | |
| 08:04 | St. Anselm | The jump hook by Kirk Turner is blocked by Dan Stewart | 16-17 |
| 08:03 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 07:51 | Pace | David Crawford makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Stewart | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Eckhoff (fresh) C - Dan Stewart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - Donald Crosby (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fresh) SF - Leon House (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kirk Turner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:33 | St. Anselm | Leon House buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 07:28 | Pace | Gary Hairston misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 07:26 | Pace | Dan Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:18 | Pace | Gary Hairston makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Smythe | 22-21 |
| 07:00 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 06:58 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:35 | Pace | Gary Hairston drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ralph Smythe | 25-21 |
| 06:19 | St. Anselm | Ralph Smythe steps in front of the Donald Crosby pass | 25-21 |
| 06:16 | Pace | David Crawford lays it in on a great pass from Ralph Smythe | 27-21 |
| 06:00 | St. Anselm | Leon House buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 05:39 | Pace | Gary Hairston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Crosby - foul #2 on Donald Crosby, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (SG), John Carneal (PF), Dexter Campanella (C) Ralph Smythe, Kevin Eckhoff, Dan Stewart | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Thomas (PG), Casey Lamoreaux (SG), Charles Holloway (SF), Andrew Adkins (C) Donald Crosby, Glenn Gerstein, Leon House, Kirk Turner | |
| 05:39 | Pace | Gary Hairston misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:39 | Pace | Gary Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:22 | St. Anselm | John Carneal is called for the reach on John Thomas - foul #1 on John Carneal, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Dougherty (SF) David Crawford | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Donald Tonkin (PF) Mark Spencer | |
| 05:22 | St. Anselm | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:22 | St. Anselm | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:06 | Pace | John Carneal misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Casey Lamoreaux - foul #1 on Casey Lamoreaux, team foul #6 | 28-25 |
| 05:06 | Pace | John Carneal makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:06 | Pace | John Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:46 | St. Anselm | Donald Tonkin clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 30-25 |
| 04:45 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 04:40 | St. Anselm | John Thomas buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Casey Lamoreaux | 30-27 |
| 04:18 | Pace | Dexter Campanella comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 04:17 | St. Anselm | The rebound goes to Donald Tonkin | 30-27 |
| 03:55 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway scores on a 3 from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 03:44 | Pace | Gary Hairston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 03:43 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Milton Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Dougherty (fresh) PF - John Carneal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dexter Campanella (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Casey Lamoreaux (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Holloway (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Tonkin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Casey Lamoreaux | 30-33 |
| 03:09 | Pace | Milton Alexander comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 03:07 | St. Anselm | Andrew Adkins grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 02:53 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Dougherty - foul #1 on Robert Dougherty, team foul #8 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Pace | Ralph Smythe (SG), Ray Sumter (SF), James Nelson (PF), Dan Stewart (C) Gary Hairston, Milton Alexander, Robert Dougherty, John Carneal | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein (SG), Leon House (SF), Kirk Turner (PF) John Thomas, Charles Holloway, Donald Tonkin | |
| 02:53 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:53 | St. Anselm | Casey Lamoreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:24 | Pace | Dexter Campanella clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 02:23 | Pace | Ray Sumter gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 02:13 | Pace | Ralph Smythe buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-35 |
| 01:48 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Nelson - foul #3 on James Nelson, team foul #9 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (PG), Kevin Eckhoff (PF) Dexter Campanella, James Nelson | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby (PG), Mark Spencer (C) Casey Lamoreaux, Andrew Adkins | |
| 01:48 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:48 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:48 | Pace | Ralph Smythe gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 01:32 | Pace | Milton Alexander comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kirk Turner - foul #1 on Kirk Turner, team foul #7 | 33-36 |
| 01:32 | Pace | Milton Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:32 | Pace | Milton Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:32 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 01:04 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer hits the finger roll | 33-38 |
| 01:00 | Pace | Ralph Smythe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 00:58 | Pace | Ray Sumter misses the tip | 33-38 |
| 00:57 | St. Anselm | Mark Spencer gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:47 | St. Anselm | Donald Crosby can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 33-38 |
| 00:46 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:27 | Pace | Ray Sumter is hacked by Kirk Turner - foul #2 on Kirk Turner, team foul #8 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Hairston (PG), John Carneal (C) Milton Alexander, Dan Stewart | |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway (SF), Andrew Adkins (C) Leon House, Kirk Turner | |
| 00:27 | Pace | Ray Sumter makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:27 | Pace | Ray Sumter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:01 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Pace | Ray Sumter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |