| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leon House (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kirk Turner (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Sedgwick (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Milton Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ray Sumter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Eckhoff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Ray Sumter inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Pace | David Crawford drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-36 |
| 19:30 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 19:29 | Pace | Ray Sumter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:24 | Pace | James Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| 19:00 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick comes up short on the floater in the paint | 33-36 |
| 18:59 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:49 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 18:47 | Pace | James Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:42 | Pace | David Crawford is hacked by David Sedgwick - foul #2 on David Sedgwick, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 18:34 | Pace | James Nelson buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Milton Alexander | 33-38 |
| 18:14 | St. Anselm | Leon House makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Thomas | 35-38 |
| 18:02 | Pace | David Sedgwick steals it from Kevin Eckhoff | 35-38 |
| 17:43 | St. Anselm | John Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 17:42 | St. Anselm | Leon House hits the follow up shot | 37-38 |
| 17:13 | Pace | Milton Alexander is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Milton Alexander, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway (SF) Leon House | |
| Subs | Pace | Joshua Robards (PG), Robert Dougherty (SF), John Carneal (C) Milton Alexander, Ray Sumter, Kevin Eckhoff | |
| 16:55 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner's layup is rejected by James Nelson | 37-38 |
| 16:54 | St. Anselm | John Thomas tips it home | 39-38 |
| 16:38 | Pace | David Crawford scores on a 3 from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 16:17 | St. Anselm | John Thomas misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-41 |
| 16:16 | Pace | The rebound goes to James Nelson | 39-41 |
| 16:10 | Pace | David Crawford misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 16:08 | Pace | James Nelson tips it home | 39-43 |
| 15:52 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Holloway | 41-43 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Holloway (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kirk Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - David Sedgwick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Joshua Robards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Crawford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Dougherty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Carneal (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Pace | Robert Dougherty misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 15:24 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 15:06 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 43-43 |
| 15:02 | Pace | David Crawford misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 15:01 | Pace | John Carneal snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:44 | Pace | John Carneal buries a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by David Sedgwick - foul #3 on David Sedgwick, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Stanley Sabatino (PG), Leon House (SF), Mark Davis (PF), Merle Short (C) John Thomas, Glenn Gerstein, Kirk Turner, David Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (PG), Ray Sumter (SF), Kevin Eckhoff (C) David Crawford, Robert Dougherty, James Nelson | |
| 14:44 | Pace | John Carneal makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:28 | St. Anselm | Merle Short is called for traveling | 43-46 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Ryan Mathewson (SG) Charles Holloway | |
| Subs | Pace | Vincent Mahoney (SG), Dan Stewart (PF) Joshua Robards, John Carneal | |
| 14:15 | Pace | Leon House is called for the reach on Milton Alexander - foul #3 on Leon House, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| 14:10 | Pace | Milton Alexander hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Sumter | 43-49 |
| 13:52 | St. Anselm | Merle Short clanks a jumper from the right block | 43-49 |
| 13:51 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:47 | Pace | Ryan Mathewson steps in front of the Ray Sumter pass | 43-49 |
| 13:36 | St. Anselm | Merle Short is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Merle Short, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Dougherty (SG) Vincent Mahoney | |
| 13:28 | Pace | Ray Sumter is whistled for a carry | 43-49 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Pace | Joshua Robards (SG) Robert Dougherty | |
| 13:06 | St. Anselm | Leon House hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 13:04 | Pace | The rebound goes to Dan Stewart | 43-49 |
| 12:58 | Pace | Joshua Robards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 12:57 | St. Anselm | Merle Short grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 12:39 | St. Anselm | Leon House misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 12:37 | St. Anselm | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Mathewson | 43-49 |
| 12:23 | St. Anselm | Leon House misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Ray Sumter - foul #2 on Ray Sumter, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Thomas (PG), Glenn Gerstein (SG), David Sedgwick (C) Stanley Sabatino, Ryan Mathewson, Merle Short | |
| Subs | Pace | David Crawford (SG), James Nelson (PF) Joshua Robards, Dan Stewart | |
| 12:23 | St. Anselm | Leon House makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:23 | St. Anselm | Leon House misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:23 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 12:05 | Pace | Mark Davis denies the turnaround by James Nelson | 44-49 |
| 12:04 | Pace | James Nelson grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 11:39 | Pace | Mark Davis is called for the reach on James Nelson - foul #2 on Mark Davis, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway (SF), Kirk Turner (PF) Leon House, Mark Davis | |
| Subs | Pace | Joshua Robards (PG), Robert Dougherty (SF), John Carneal (C) Milton Alexander, Ray Sumter, Kevin Eckhoff | |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Holloway (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kirk Turner (fresh) 9 pts. C - David Sedgwick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Joshua Robards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Crawford (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Dougherty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Carneal (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Pace | John Carneal misses badly on a shot from the right side | 44-49 |
| 11:18 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:05 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner buries a jumper in the paint set up by Glenn Gerstein | 46-49 |
| 10:38 | Pace | David Sedgwick steps in front of the Joshua Robards pass | 46-49 |
| 10:31 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick makes the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Dougherty - foul #2 on Robert Dougherty, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | | |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (PG) Joshua Robards | |
| 10:31 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:12 | Pace | James Nelson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Milton Alexander | 49-51 |
| 09:57 | St. Anselm | John Thomas scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Kirk Turner | 52-51 |
| 09:41 | Pace | Milton Alexander is fouled on the floor by Kirk Turner - foul #1 on Kirk Turner, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Stanley Sabatino (PG), Leon House (SF), Mark Davis (C) John Thomas, Glenn Gerstein, David Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Pace | Joshua Robards (SG), Ray Sumter (SF), Kevin Eckhoff (C) David Crawford, Robert Dougherty, John Carneal | |
| 09:28 | Pace | Ray Sumter makes the shot from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 09:21 | St. Anselm | Stanley Sabatino knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-53 |
| 09:17 | Pace | Milton Alexander buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joshua Robards | 55-56 |
| 08:59 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 08:57 | Pace | The rebound goes to Kevin Eckhoff | 55-56 |
| 08:46 | Pace | Milton Alexander misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 08:44 | St. Anselm | Mark Davis pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:22 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner misses badly on a shot from the left side | 55-56 |
| 08:20 | Pace | Ray Sumter gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:16 | Pace | Milton Alexander misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Leon House - foul #4 on Leon House, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Thomas (PG), Glenn Gerstein (SG), Ryan Mathewson (SF), Merle Short (C) Stanley Sabatino, Charles Holloway, Leon House, Kirk Turner | |
| Subs | Pace | David Crawford (SG), John Carneal (PF) Joshua Robards, James Nelson | |
| 08:16 | Pace | Milton Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:16 | Pace | Milton Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:55 | St. Anselm | John Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 07:53 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:48 | Pace | David Crawford lays it in and the foul's on John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick (C) Mark Davis | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Dougherty (PG) Milton Alexander | |
| 07:48 | Pace | David Crawford makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 07:36 | St. Anselm | Robert Dougherty takes the ball from Ryan Mathewson | 55-61 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Mathewson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Merle Short (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Sedgwick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Dougherty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Crawford (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Ray Sumter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Carneal (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin Eckhoff (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Pace | David Sedgwick steps in front of the Robert Dougherty pass | 55-61 |
| 07:11 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick loses the dribble to Kevin Eckhoff | 55-61 |
| 06:51 | Pace | Merle Short swats the short shot by John Carneal | 55-61 |
| 06:50 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff gets the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:36 | Pace | David Crawford loses the dribble to Glenn Gerstein | 55-61 |
| 06:31 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein throws it down | 57-61 |
| 06:21 | Pace | Ray Sumter is whistled for traveling | 57-61 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Leon House (SF), Kirk Turner (PF) Ryan Mathewson, Merle Short | |
| Subs | Pace | Joshua Robards (PG), James Nelson (PF) Ray Sumter, Kevin Eckhoff | |
| 05:58 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 57-61 |
| 05:57 | Pace | Joshua Robards gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:53 | Pace | David Crawford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 05:52 | St. Anselm | Leon House grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 05:47 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kirk Turner | 60-61 |
| 05:29 | Pace | James Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 05:27 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:19 | St. Anselm | John Thomas hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 05:08 | Pace | James Nelson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 05:06 | Pace | Robert Dougherty snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 04:45 | Pace | James Nelson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-61 |
| 04:44 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:23 | St. Anselm | Leon House hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Glenn Gerstein | 66-61 |
| 04:16 | Pace | David Crawford clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-61 |
| 04:14 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:00 | St. Anselm | John Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 03:59 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner snags the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 03:47 | St. Anselm | Leon House misses long on a jumper from the right side | 66-61 |
| 03:45 | Pace | John Carneal gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:39 | Pace | David Sedgwick blocks the jumper by James Nelson | 66-61 |
| 03:37 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| Lineup | St. Anselm | PG - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Gerstein (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon House (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kirk Turner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Sedgwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Joshua Robards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Crawford (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Robert Dougherty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Carneal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:31 | St. Anselm | David Crawford is called for the reach on Glenn Gerstein - foul #2 on David Crawford, team foul #4 | 66-61 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Stanley Sabatino (PG), Charles Holloway (SG), Ryan Mathewson (SF), Mark Davis (PF), Merle Short (C) John Thomas, Glenn Gerstein, Leon House, Kirk Turner, David Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Pace | Milton Alexander (PG), Vincent Mahoney (SG), Ray Sumter (SF), Dan Stewart (PF), Kevin Eckhoff (C) Joshua Robards, David Crawford, Robert Dougherty, James Nelson, John Carneal | |
| 03:12 | St. Anselm | Merle Short clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Milton Alexander - foul #4 on Milton Alexander, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| 03:12 | St. Anselm | Merle Short misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:12 | St. Anselm | Merle Short misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:12 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 02:51 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff loses the ball out of bounds | 66-61 |
| 02:49 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | John Thomas (PG), Leon House (SF), Kirk Turner (PF) Stanley Sabatino, Ryan Mathewson, Merle Short | |
| Subs | Pace | Joshua Robards (SG), James Nelson (PF) Vincent Mahoney, Dan Stewart | |
| 02:38 | St. Anselm | John Thomas is hacked by Kevin Eckhoff - foul #2 on Kevin Eckhoff, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| 02:16 | St. Anselm | Charles Holloway can't connect on a floater near the basket | 66-61 |
| 02:14 | Pace | The rebound goes to Kevin Eckhoff | 66-61 |
| 02:08 | Pace | Milton Alexander makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 02:08 | St. Anselm | St. Anselm calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein (SG), David Sedgwick (C) Charles Holloway, Mark Davis | |
| Subs | Pace | David Crawford (SG) Joshua Robards | |
| 01:50 | St. Anselm | Glenn Gerstein hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from John Thomas | 68-64 |
| 01:29 | Pace | David Crawford scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Milton Alexander | 68-67 |
| 01:15 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick is fouled on the floor by Kevin Eckhoff - foul #3 on Kevin Eckhoff, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| 01:15 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:15 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:15 | Pace | James Nelson grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 00:52 | Pace | David Crawford misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-67 |
| 00:51 | Pace | James Nelson snags the offensive board | 69-67 |
| 00:42 | Pace | Milton Alexander can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 00:40 | St. Anselm | Kirk Turner snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | St. Anselm | John Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-67 |
| 00:10 | St. Anselm | The offensive rebound goes to John Thomas | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | St. Anselm | St. Anselm is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | St. Anselm | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by David Crawford - foul #3 on David Crawford, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| 00:07 | St. Anselm | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:07 | St. Anselm | John Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:07 | Pace | Kevin Eckhoff snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 00:07 | Pace | Pace calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:01 | Pace | Milton Alexander misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | St. Anselm | David Sedgwick pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |