| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Debusk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lamar Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Coffman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Heinz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | William Bailey inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | William Bailey lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Williams | 32-40 |
| 19:24 | Pace | Kevin Coleman clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 32-40 |
| 19:22 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Gary Williams | 32-40 |
| 19:16 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson loses the dribble to Lamar Burgess | 32-40 |
| 18:58 | Pace | Kevin Coleman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 18:57 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Lamar Burgess | 32-40 |
| 18:43 | Pace | David Jones makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lamar Burgess and the foul's on Gary Williams - foul #2 on Gary Williams, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 18:43 | Pace | David Jones makes the free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:40 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| 18:24 | Pace | David Jones connects on the shot in the paint | 32-45 |
| 18:05 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 18:04 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Williams | 32-45 |
| 17:50 | Merrimack | Kevin Coleman takes the ball from Gary Williams | 32-45 |
| 17:29 | Pace | Glenn Coffman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 17:27 | Merrimack | Gary Williams snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 17:03 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-45 |
| 17:02 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Gary Williams scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Edward Debusk and he's hacked by David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (PG), William Daniels (SG), Gerald Chesson (SF), James Fournier (C) Edward Debusk, Alfred Nida, William Bailey, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Peterson (PG), Michael Campbell (SG), Andrew Ray (SF), Charles Shrader (PF), Eugene Price (C) Kevin Coleman, Lamar Burgess, Glenn Coffman, David Jones, James Heinz | |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Gary Williams makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:37 | Pace | Anthony Peterson is whistled for a carry | 35-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Falcon (C) Gary Williams | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons loses the ball out of bounds | 35-45 |
| 16:05 | Pace | James Fournier takes the ball from Charles Shrader | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Daniels (fresh) SF - Gerald Chesson (fresh) PF - James Fournier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Falcon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Anthony Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Ray (fresh) PF - Charles Shrader (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Price (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Merrimack | William Daniels can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 15:39 | Pace | The rebound goes to Eugene Price | 35-45 |
| 15:35 | Pace | Michael Campbell misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-45 |
| 15:34 | Merrimack | Gerald Chesson snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 15:29 | Merrimack | William Daniels loses the ball out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), Alfred Nida (SG), William Bailey (SF), Gary Williams (PF), Richard Henderson (C) Michael Simmons, William Daniels, Gerald Chesson, James Fournier, Paul Falcon | |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Coleman (PG), Lamar Burgess (SG) Anthony Peterson, Michael Campbell | |
| 15:13 | Pace | Eugene Price comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Bailey - foul #1 on William Bailey, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | David Jones (PF), James Heinz (C) Andrew Ray, Charles Shrader | |
| 15:13 | Pace | Eugene Price makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 15:13 | Pace | Eugene Price makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Alfred Nida | 38-47 |
| 14:37 | Pace | Alfred Nida steps in front of the Lamar Burgess pass | 38-47 |
| 14:34 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk lays it up and in on a great pass from Alfred Nida | 40-47 |
| 14:13 | Pace | Kevin Coleman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 14:12 | Merrimack | William Bailey grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 14:00 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 13:59 | Pace | Eugene Price gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:53 | Pace | Eugene Price connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 13:29 | Merrimack | William Bailey misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by James Heinz - foul #1 on James Heinz, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (PG), William Daniels (SG), James Fournier (PF), Paul Falcon (C) Edward Debusk, Alfred Nida, Gary Williams, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Peterson (PG), Michael Campbell (SG), Glenn Coffman (SF), Charles Shrader (PF), Andrew Ray (C) Kevin Coleman, Lamar Burgess, Eugene Price, David Jones, James Heinz | |
| 13:29 | Merrimack | William Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:29 | Merrimack | William Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:12 | Pace | Andrew Ray buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Campbell | 41-52 |
| 12:49 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Daniels | 44-52 |
| 12:20 | Pace | Glenn Coffman drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Ray | 44-54 |
| 12:03 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon slams it home on a nice dish by William Daniels | 46-54 |
| 11:54 | Pace | Anthony Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), Alfred Nida (SG), Gary Williams (PF), Richard Henderson (C) William Daniels, William Bailey, James Fournier, Paul Falcon | |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Coleman (PG), Lamar Burgess (SG), David Jones (PF), James Heinz (C) Anthony Peterson, Michael Campbell, Charles Shrader, Andrew Ray | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Debusk (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Michael Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lamar Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Coffman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - James Heinz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Merrimack | Gary Williams scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-54 |
| 11:24 | Pace | Lamar Burgess loses the dribble to Edward Debusk | 48-54 |
| 10:59 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Debusk | 51-54 |
| 10:52 | Pace | Glenn Coffman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 10:51 | Merrimack | Gary Williams gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:36 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Heinz - foul #2 on James Heinz, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gerald Chesson (SF) Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Pace | Andrew Ray (SF) Glenn Coffman | |
| 10:36 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:36 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:36 | Pace | James Heinz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:32 | Pace | Lamar Burgess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| 10:13 | Merrimack | Gerald Chesson makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Debusk and the foul's on Andrew Ray - foul #1 on Andrew Ray, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Peterson (SG), Charles Shrader (C) Lamar Burgess, James Heinz | |
| 10:13 | Merrimack | Gerald Chesson makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:49 | Pace | David Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Daniels (SG), William Bailey (SF), James Fournier (C) Alfred Nida, Gerald Chesson, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Pace | Michael Campbell (SG), Eugene Price (C) Kevin Coleman, David Jones | |
| 09:39 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-54 |
| 09:38 | Pace | The rebound goes to Eugene Price | 54-54 |
| 09:33 | Pace | Anthony Peterson hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Campbell | 54-57 |
| 09:23 | Merrimack | James Fournier banks in the layup | 56-57 |
| 09:02 | Pace | Anthony Peterson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 09:01 | Pace | Eugene Price tips it in | 56-59 |
| 08:53 | Merrimack | William Bailey misses long on a jumper from the right block | 56-59 |
| 08:52 | Merrimack | James Fournier misses the tip | 56-59 |
| 08:50 | Pace | Andrew Ray gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:44 | Pace | Gary Williams is called for the reach on Anthony Peterson - foul #3 on Gary Williams, team foul #3 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (PG), Alfred Nida (SG), Richard Henderson (C) Edward Debusk, William Daniels, Gary Williams | |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Coleman (PG), Lamar Burgess (SG), Glenn Coffman (SF), James Heinz (C) Anthony Peterson, Michael Campbell, Andrew Ray, Eugene Price | |
| 08:23 | Pace | Lamar Burgess is fouled on the floor by James Fournier - foul #2 on James Fournier, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | David Jones (PF) Charles Shrader | |
| 08:13 | Pace | Kevin Coleman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-59 |
| 08:11 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to David Jones | 56-59 |
| 07:54 | Pace | Glenn Coffman misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Bailey - foul #2 on William Bailey, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gerald Chesson (SF) William Bailey | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 07:54 | Pace | Glenn Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:54 | Pace | Glenn Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Gerald Chesson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fournier (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lamar Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Coffman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Heinz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 07:30 | Pace | Glenn Coffman grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 07:26 | Pace | Alfred Nida steps in front of the Kevin Coleman pass | 56-61 |
| 07:18 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-61 |
| 07:17 | Pace | James Heinz gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 07:10 | Pace | Lamar Burgess hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-61 |
| 07:08 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:42 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson misses the floater from the free throw line | 56-61 |
| 06:40 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:28 | Merrimack | Kevin Coleman steals the ball from James Fournier | 56-61 |
| 06:23 | Pace | Glenn Coffman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Coleman | 56-63 |
| 06:13 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida loses the dribble to Lamar Burgess | 56-63 |
| 06:09 | Pace | Lamar Burgess slams it home | 56-65 |
| 06:07 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Simmons, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), William Daniels (SG), William Bailey (SF), Gary Williams (PF), Paul Falcon (C) Michael Simmons, Alfred Nida, Gerald Chesson, James Fournier, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Peterson (PG), Michael Campbell (SG), Andrew Ray (SF), Charles Shrader (PF), Eugene Price (C) Kevin Coleman, Lamar Burgess, Glenn Coffman, David Jones, James Heinz | |
| 06:01 | Pace | Andrew Ray scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Peterson | 56-67 |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | Gary Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 56-67 |
| 05:47 | Merrimack | William Daniels tips it but misses | 56-67 |
| 05:45 | Merrimack | William Daniels hits the follow up shot | 58-67 |
| 05:25 | Pace | Michael Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-67 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Shrader - foul #1 on Charles Shrader, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 04:56 | Pace | Charles Shrader hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 60-67 |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | William Daniels snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 04:33 | Merrimack | Gary Williams hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Bailey | 63-67 |
| 04:14 | Pace | Anthony Peterson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Eugene Price | 63-69 |
| 04:04 | Merrimack | William Bailey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-69 |
| 04:03 | Pace | The rebound goes to Michael Campbell | 63-69 |
| 03:58 | Pace | Anthony Peterson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-69 |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | William Daniels gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 03:47 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Alfred Nida (SG), Richard Henderson (C) William Daniels, Paul Falcon | |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin Coleman (PG), Lamar Burgess (SG), Glenn Coffman (SF), David Jones (PF), James Heinz (C) Anthony Peterson, Michael Campbell, Andrew Ray, Charles Shrader, Eugene Price | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Debusk (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Bailey (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lamar Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Coffman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Heinz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Pace | Lamar Burgess misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 03:33 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | Gary Williams misses short on a shot from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 03:06 | Pace | The rebound goes to James Heinz | 63-69 |
| 02:55 | Pace | Glenn Coffman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 02:35 | Merrimack | William Bailey misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Coleman - foul #3 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #6 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (PG), James Fournier (PF) Edward Debusk, Gary Williams | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 02:35 | Merrimack | William Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:35 | Merrimack | William Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:14 | Pace | Lamar Burgess can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-69 |
| 02:13 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Henderson | 65-69 |
| 02:13 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), Gary Williams (PF) Michael Simmons, James Fournier | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | Kevin Coleman is called for the reach on Edward Debusk in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:54 | Pace | William Bailey steals it from Lamar Burgess | 67-69 |
| 01:51 | Merrimack | William Bailey misses the easy layup | 67-69 |
| 01:50 | Pace | Kevin Coleman snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 01:43 | Pace | Alfred Nida steals it from James Heinz | 67-69 |
| 01:29 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson makes the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Glenn Coffman - foul #1 on Glenn Coffman, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| 01:29 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:05 | Pace | Lamar Burgess misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-69 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | William Bailey is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on William Bailey, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| 00:38 | Pace | Edward Debusk steals the ball from Kevin Coleman in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| 00:37 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk banks in the layup | 72-69 |
| 00:28 | Pace | Glenn Coffman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kevin Coleman | 72-72 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | William Bailey hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pace | Lamar Burgess comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 74-72 |