| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Sumter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Eckhoff (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dan Stewart (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Kramer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Butcher (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - James Gil (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Joshi (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Ray Sumter inbounds the ball | 36-43 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Pace | Gary Kramer is called for the reach on Gary Hairston - foul #2 on Gary Kramer, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 19:34 | Pace | Gary Hairston buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Eckhoff | 39-43 |
| 19:13 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer is denied on a layup by Kevin Eckhoff | 39-43 |
| 19:11 | Pace | Ralph Smythe grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 19:08 | Pace | Gary Hairston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 18:59 | Merrimack | James Gil buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Butcher | 39-45 |
| 18:55 | Pace | Gary Hairston clanks a floater from the left side | 39-45 |
| 18:54 | Merrimack | Mark Allen snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 18:39 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Kramer | 39-45 |
| 18:29 | Merrimack | Gary Hairston is called for the reach on Gary Kramer - foul #2 on Gary Hairston, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| 18:18 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher drills a jump hook from close range set up by Mark Allen | 39-47 |
| 18:07 | Pace | Ralph Smythe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 18:05 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Mark Allen | 39-47 |
| 17:44 | Merrimack | James Gil makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Joshi | 39-50 |
| 17:20 | Pace | Dan Stewart loses the dribble to Thomas Butcher | 39-50 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Mark Allen misses short on a runner near the basket | 39-50 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | Mark Allen gets the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 16:51 | Merrimack | James Gil scores on a floater from the right block | 39-52 |
| 16:26 | Pace | Ray Sumter clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Joshi - foul #1 on John Joshi, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (PG), Dexter Campanella (SG), Vincent Mahoney (PF), John Carneal (C) Gary Hairston, Ralph Smythe, Kevin Eckhoff, Dan Stewart | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg (PG), George Joseph (SG), James Baker (SF), Preston Endsley (PF), Marc McKeller (C) Gary Kramer, Thomas Butcher, James Gil, John Joshi, Mark Allen | |
| 16:26 | Pace | Ray Sumter makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 16:26 | Pace | Ray Sumter makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | Dexter Campanella is called for the reach on Preston Endsley - foul #1 on Dexter Campanella, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Pace | David Crawford (SF) Ray Sumter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 16:04 | Merrimack | George Joseph's pass is intercepted by Dexter Campanella | 41-52 |
| 16:01 | Pace | Dexter Campanella misses the lay-in | 41-52 |
| 15:59 | Pace | John Carneal gets the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Milton Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dexter Campanella (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vincent Mahoney (fresh) C - John Carneal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Kjellberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Preston Endsley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc McKeller (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Pace | David Crawford misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 15:46 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Preston Endsley | 41-52 |
| 15:41 | Merrimack | George Joseph misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 15:39 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to James Baker | 41-52 |
| 15:24 | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 15:23 | Pace | David Crawford gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 15:19 | Pace | Dexter Campanella hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Milton Alexander | 43-52 |
| 15:09 | Merrimack | George Joseph is whistled for a carry | 43-52 |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Hairston (PG), Ralph Smythe (SG), James Nelson (PF) Milton Alexander, Dexter Campanella, Vincent Mahoney | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Kramer (PG), Thomas Butcher (SG) Robert Kjellberg, George Joseph | |
| 14:53 | Pace | Marc McKeller steals it from Ralph Smythe | 43-52 |
| 14:35 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Butcher | 43-54 |
| 14:17 | Pace | James Nelson is hacked by Preston Endsley - foul #2 on Preston Endsley, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Pace | Dan Stewart (C) John Carneal | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Gil (SF), Sal Kepler (PF), Mark Allen (C) James Baker, Preston Endsley, Marc McKeller | |
| 13:53 | Pace | Dan Stewart buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ralph Smythe | 45-54 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Sal Kepler | 45-56 |
| 13:22 | Pace | David Crawford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Hairston | 48-56 |
| 13:00 | Merrimack | Mark Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Pace | Ray Sumter (SF), Kevin Eckhoff (C) David Crawford, Dan Stewart | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Joshi (PF), Preston Endsley (C) Sal Kepler, Mark Allen | |
| 12:51 | Pace | Gary Hairston is hacked by Gary Kramer - foul #3 on Gary Kramer, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| 12:39 | Pace | Gary Hairston makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Sumter | 51-56 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Kramer | 51-59 |
| 12:13 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff scores on a jumper from the left side | 53-59 |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Thomas Butcher and he's hacked by James Nelson - foul #4 on James Nelson, team foul #3 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (SG), Dan Stewart (C) Ralph Smythe, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Joseph (SG), James Baker (SF), Mark Allen (C) Thomas Butcher, James Gil, Preston Endsley | |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Sumter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Eckhoff (fresh) 9 pts. C - Dan Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Kramer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Joshi (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Kramer - foul #4 on Gary Kramer, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Pace | Dexter Campanella (SG) Gary Hairston | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg (PG) Gary Kramer | |
| 11:29 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 11:29 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 11:29 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Mark Allen | 53-62 |
| 11:10 | Merrimack | George Joseph is hacked by Kevin Eckhoff - foul #2 on Kevin Eckhoff, team foul #4 | 53-62 |
| 10:57 | Merrimack | George Joseph hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Dexter Campanella - foul #2 on Dexter Campanella, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| 10:57 | Merrimack | George Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 10:57 | Merrimack | George Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 10:44 | Pace | Milton Alexander misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-63 |
| 10:42 | Merrimack | James Baker gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 10:16 | Merrimack | Mark Allen misses short on a shot from close range | 53-63 |
| 10:14 | Pace | Ray Sumter pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 10:09 | Pace | Milton Alexander comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 10:08 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff tips it home | 55-63 |
| 09:52 | Merrimack | George Joseph misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-63 |
| 09:51 | Pace | Ray Sumter pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 09:45 | Pace | George Joseph steals the ball from Milton Alexander | 55-63 |
| 09:42 | Merrimack | George Joseph lays it in | 55-65 |
| 09:25 | Pace | Dexter Campanella misses the fadeaway from the right side | 55-65 |
| 09:24 | Merrimack | Mark Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 09:12 | Merrimack | Mark Allen's pass is intercepted by Dexter Campanella | 55-65 |
| 08:50 | Pace | Milton Alexander buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Sumter | 58-65 |
| 08:26 | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Joseph | 58-68 |
| 08:09 | Pace | Dexter Campanella can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Joshi - foul #2 on John Joshi, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Hairston (PG), Ralph Smythe (SG), David Crawford (SF), John Carneal (PF) Milton Alexander, Ray Sumter, Kevin Eckhoff, Dan Stewart | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher (SG), James Gil (SF), Preston Endsley (PF), Marc McKeller (C) Robert Kjellberg, James Baker, John Joshi, Mark Allen | |
| 08:09 | Pace | Dexter Campanella makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 08:09 | Pace | Dexter Campanella makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 07:49 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher's pass is intercepted by Ralph Smythe | 60-68 |
| 07:44 | Pace | Ralph Smythe hits the finger roll | 62-68 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Carneal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dexter Campanella (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Joseph (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Butcher (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Gil (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Preston Endsley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc McKeller (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 07:23 | Merrimack | George Joseph gets the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 07:14 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 07:12 | Pace | John Carneal grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 07:07 | Pace | Ralph Smythe misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-68 |
| 07:06 | Pace | Dexter Campanella tips it in | 64-68 |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | James Gil misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 64-68 |
| 06:40 | Pace | John Carneal grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 06:36 | Pace | Marc McKeller swats the layup by Gary Hairston | 64-68 |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | Preston Endsley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 06:18 | Merrimack | George Joseph is hacked by Dexter Campanella - foul #3 on Dexter Campanella, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Pace | James Nelson (PF) Dexter Campanella | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Kramer (PG) George Joseph | |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on John Carneal - foul #1 on John Carneal, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Sal Kepler (PF) Preston Endsley | |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 05:48 | Pace | Ralph Smythe can't throw it down but the foul's on Thomas Butcher - foul #3 on Thomas Butcher, team foul #7 | 64-70 |
| 05:48 | Pace | Ralph Smythe misses the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 05:48 | Pace | Ralph Smythe misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 05:48 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 05:21 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 64-70 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | James Gil tips it in | 64-72 |
| 05:05 | Pace | John Carneal drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Smythe and the foul's on James Gil - foul #1 on James Gil, team foul #8 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Pace | Ray Sumter (SF) David Crawford | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Baker (SF), Kenneth Baldwin (C) James Gil, Marc McKeller | |
| 05:05 | Pace | John Carneal makes the free throw | 67-72 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | James Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-72 |
| 04:41 | Pace | The rebound goes to Ralph Smythe | 67-72 |
| 04:19 | Pace | Ray Sumter misses long on a runner from the right block | 67-72 |
| 04:18 | Merrimack | James Baker pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 03:58 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Butcher | 67-74 |
| 03:29 | Pace | John Carneal misses the runner from the right block | 67-74 |
| 03:27 | Pace | Ralph Smythe tips it in | 69-74 |
| 03:27 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Subs | Pace | Dan Stewart (C) John Carneal | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Gil (SF), John Joshi (PF), Mark Allen (C) James Baker, Sal Kepler, Kenneth Baldwin | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Hairston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Smythe (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Sumter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 4 pf. C - Dan Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Kramer (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Butcher (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Gil (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Joshi (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Merrimack | Mark Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-74 |
| 03:03 | Pace | Gary Hairston snags the defensive board | 69-74 |
| 02:57 | Pace | Dan Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-74 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer misses long on a floater from the baseline | 69-74 |
| 02:37 | Pace | Ralph Smythe pulls down the rebound | 69-74 |
| 02:22 | Pace | Ray Sumter clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-74 |
| 02:20 | Pace | Ray Sumter snags the offensive board | 69-74 |
| 02:04 | Pace | Gary Hairston knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Smythe | 71-74 |
| 01:46 | Merrimack | Mark Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 01:44 | Pace | Ray Sumter snags the defensive board | 71-74 |
| 01:40 | Pace | Gary Hairston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-74 |
| 01:38 | Merrimack | Mark Allen pulls down the rebound | 71-74 |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | James Gil connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Kramer | 71-76 |
| 01:21 | Pace | Mark Allen is called for the reach on Gary Hairston - foul #2 on Mark Allen, team foul #9 | 71-76 |
| 01:21 | Pace | Gary Hairston misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 01:21 | Pace | Dan Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 01:08 | Pace | James Nelson scores on a floater in the paint | 73-76 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Mark Allen scores on a runner from the left block set up by John Joshi and he's hacked by Ray Sumter - foul #3 on Ray Sumter, team foul #8 | 73-78 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Mark Allen makes the free throw | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Pace | The short jumper by James Nelson is denied by John Joshi | 73-79 |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to John Joshi | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | John Joshi is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Hairston - foul #3 on Gary Hairston, team foul #9 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Joseph (SG), James Baker (SF) Thomas Butcher, James Gil | |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | John Joshi makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | John Joshi misses the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:38 | Pace | Dan Stewart gets the rebound | 73-80 |
| 00:32 | Pace | Gary Hairston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-80 |
| 00:30 | Pace | Dan Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 73-80 |
| 00:27 | Pace | Ralph Smythe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-80 |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | James Baker pulls down the rebound | 73-80 |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-80 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Mark Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Hairston - foul #4 on Gary Hairston, team foul #10 | 73-80 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Mark Allen makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Mark Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Pace | Dan Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Hairston - foul #5 on Gary Hairston, team foul #11 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (PG) Gary Hairston | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:09 | Pace | James Nelson makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ralph Smythe | 75-84 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-84 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer is hacked by Milton Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Milton Alexander, team foul #12 | 75-84 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:00 | Pace | Ralph Smythe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-86 |