| Lineup | Pace | PG - Troy Stroud (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Myles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Blalock (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Wix (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Pullin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Chad Majors (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Murtagh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Giddings (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Chad Majors inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Merrimack | Chad Majors blows the layup | 38-35 |
| 19:36 | Pace | Thomas Wix grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:30 | Pace | Willie Preston drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Stroud | 41-35 |
| 19:25 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 19:23 | Pace | The rebound goes to Troy Stroud | 41-35 |
| 19:19 | Pace | Jerry Myles knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Stroud | 44-35 |
| 18:59 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 18:57 | Pace | The rebound goes to John Blalock | 44-35 |
| 18:51 | Pace | Thomas Wix clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dana Pullin - foul #2 on Dana Pullin, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 18:51 | Pace | Thomas Wix misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 18:51 | Pace | Thomas Wix makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 18:34 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-35 |
| 18:12 | Pace | Jerry Myles connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Preston | 47-35 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin banks in the layup on a great pass from Kelly Smart and he's hacked by John Blalock - foul #2 on John Blalock, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Dana Pullin makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 17:37 | Pace | Dana Pullin is called for the reach on Willie Preston - foul #3 on Dana Pullin, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (SG) Dana Pullin | |
| 17:24 | Pace | Thomas Wix misses the jumpshot from the right side | 47-38 |
| 17:22 | Pace | John Blalock snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 17:08 | Pace | Thomas Wix is called for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | Pace | Gerard Weber (SG) Willie Preston | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (SF), George Freedman (PF), Neal Lenox (C) Chad Majors, James Murtagh, Derrick Giddings | |
| 16:57 | Merrimack | Neal Lenox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 16:56 | Merrimack | Neal Lenox snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 16:37 | Merrimack | David Morawski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-38 |
| 16:35 | Pace | Thomas Wix grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 16:30 | Pace | Gerard Weber misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 16:29 | Merrimack | Neal Lenox grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 16:16 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart hits a 3 from the right corner set up by David Jones | 47-41 |
| 15:58 | Pace | Troy Stroud connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Blalock | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Troy Stroud (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerard Weber (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Myles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Blalock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Wix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kelly Smart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Morawski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Freedman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Neal Lenox (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Neal Lenox | 50-44 |
| 15:19 | Pace | Gerard Weber is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Pace | Willie Preston (SG), George Ellison (SF), Joe McFarling (PF), Donald Kuhn (C) Troy Stroud, Jerry Myles, John Blalock, Thomas Wix | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dana Pullin (SG), Chad Majors (SF), James Murtagh (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) Kelly Smart, David Jones, George Freedman, Neal Lenox | |
| 14:59 | Pace | Joe McFarling misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James Murtagh - foul #1 on James Murtagh, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| 14:59 | Pace | Joe McFarling makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:59 | Pace | Joe McFarling makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | David Morawski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 14:38 | Pace | Donald Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Dana Pullin - foul #4 on Dana Pullin, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG), Leroy Frazier (SG) David Morawski, Dana Pullin | |
| 14:38 | Pace | Donald Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 14:38 | Pace | Donald Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 14:38 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | Leroy Frazier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 14:13 | Merrimack | James Murtagh gets the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 14:02 | Merrimack | Joe McFarling swats the layup by James Murtagh | 53-44 |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | James Murtagh tips it in | 53-46 |
| 13:54 | Pace | Gerard Weber is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Houk (PG) Gerard Weber | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (SG) Kelly Smart | |
| 13:49 | Merrimack | The jump hook by James Murtagh is blocked by Joe McFarling | 53-46 |
| 13:48 | Pace | The rebound goes to Donald Kuhn | 53-46 |
| 13:43 | Pace | Anthony Houk misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-46 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 13:33 | Merrimack | David Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Houk - foul #2 on Anthony Houk, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Pace | Troy Stroud (PG), Jerry Myles (SF), John Blalock (PF), Thomas Wix (C) Anthony Houk, George Ellison, Joe McFarling, Donald Kuhn | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (PG) Leroy Frazier | |
| 13:33 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 13:33 | Merrimack | David Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 13:33 | Pace | Thomas Wix gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 13:29 | Pace | Troy Stroud loses the dribble to David Jones in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-47 |
| 13:18 | Pace | Jerry Myles grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 13:11 | Pace | Jerry Myles is hacked by Chad Majors - foul #2 on Chad Majors, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| 13:04 | Pace | Jerry Myles hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Troy Stroud | 55-47 |
| 12:42 | Merrimack | David Jones hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Majors and he's hacked by Troy Stroud - foul #3 on Troy Stroud, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Pace | Gerard Weber (SG) Willie Preston | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG), George Freedman (PF) Chad Majors, James Murtagh | |
| 12:42 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 12:35 | Pace | Gerard Weber is fouled on the floor by George Freedman - foul #2 on George Freedman, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 12:35 | Pace | Gerard Weber makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 12:35 | Pace | Gerard Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart is hacked by Troy Stroud - foul #4 on Troy Stroud, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Houk (SG) Troy Stroud | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leroy Frazier (SG), Jeffrey Pickard (SF), Neal Lenox (C) David Jones, David Morawski, Derrick Giddings | |
| 11:59 | Merrimack | George Freedman comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerry Myles - foul #2 on Jerry Myles, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Pace | Joe McFarling (PF) John Blalock | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 11:59 | Merrimack | George Freedman misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 11:59 | Merrimack | George Freedman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gerard Weber (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Houk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Myles (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe McFarling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Wix (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pickard (fresh) PF - George Freedman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Neal Lenox (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Pace | Anthony Houk misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Kelly Smart - foul #3 on Kelly Smart, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Pace | Willie Preston (SG) Gerard Weber | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Majors (SF) Jeffrey Pickard | |
| 11:37 | Pace | Anthony Houk makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 11:37 | Pace | Anthony Houk makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:19 | Merrimack | Chad Majors connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kelly Smart | 59-54 |
| 11:13 | Pace | Anthony Houk drills a shot in the lane set up by Willie Preston | 61-54 |
| 11:05 | Merrimack | Neal Lenox comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 11:03 | Pace | Jerry Myles gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 10:57 | Pace | Jerry Myles misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 10:55 | Pace | Thomas Wix grabs the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 10:43 | Pace | Jerry Myles loses the ball out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Pace | Gerard Weber (PG), George Ellison (SF), John Blalock (PF) Anthony Houk, Jerry Myles, Thomas Wix | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (PG), David Jones (SG), James Murtagh (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) Kelly Smart, Leroy Frazier, George Freedman, Neal Lenox | |
| 10:33 | Merrimack | David Morawski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-54 |
| 10:32 | Merrimack | James Murtagh tips it in | 61-56 |
| 10:13 | Pace | Willie Preston misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 10:11 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to James Murtagh | 61-56 |
| 09:59 | Merrimack | George Ellison takes the ball from Chad Majors | 61-56 |
| 09:34 | Pace | Gerard Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Houk (SG), Jerry Myles (SF), Thomas Wix (C) Willie Preston, George Ellison, Joe McFarling | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG) Chad Majors | |
| 09:17 | Merrimack | David Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 61-56 |
| 09:15 | Pace | Anthony Houk grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 09:10 | Pace | Kelly Smart is called for the reach on Anthony Houk - foul #4 on Kelly Smart, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffrey Pickard (SF) Kelly Smart | |
| 09:10 | Pace | Anthony Houk misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 09:10 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 08:50 | Merrimack | James Murtagh lays it in on a nice dish by Derrick Giddings and he's hacked by John Blalock - foul #3 on John Blalock, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Pace | George Ellison (SG) Gerard Weber | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leroy Frazier (SG) David Jones | |
| 08:50 | Merrimack | James Murtagh makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:32 | Pace | Anthony Houk clanks a jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 08:30 | Pace | Jerry Myles hits the follow up shot | 63-59 |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | John Blalock is called for the reach on Derrick Giddings - foul #4 on John Blalock, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Pace | Joe McFarling (PF) John Blalock | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Majors (SF), George Freedman (PF) Jeffrey Pickard, James Murtagh | |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 07:55 | Pace | Thomas Wix buries a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Leroy Frazier - foul #1 on Leroy Frazier, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Pace | Troy Stroud (PG), Willie Preston (SG) Anthony Houk, George Ellison | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG), Dana Pullin (SG), Neal Lenox (C) David Morawski, Leroy Frazier, Derrick Giddings | |
| 07:55 | Pace | Thomas Wix makes the free throw | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Troy Stroud (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willie Preston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Myles (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe McFarling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Wix (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kelly Smart (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dana Pullin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Chad Majors (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Freedman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Neal Lenox (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Merrimack | Neal Lenox misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 66-61 |
| 07:39 | Pace | Jerry Myles gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 07:35 | Pace | Jerry Myles can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-61 |
| 07:34 | Merrimack | Neal Lenox grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 07:18 | Merrimack | Willie Preston steals the ball from George Freedman | 66-61 |
| 07:15 | Pace | Troy Stroud lays it up and in set up by Willie Preston | 68-61 |
| 07:01 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-61 |
| 07:00 | Pace | Willie Preston pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 06:53 | Pace | Thomas Wix misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 06:51 | Merrimack | George Freedman snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 06:34 | Merrimack | George Freedman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | Pace | Gerard Weber (SF), John Blalock (PF) Jerry Myles, Thomas Wix | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (SF), James Murtagh (PF), Derrick Giddings (C) Chad Majors, George Freedman, Neal Lenox | |
| 06:21 | Pace | Troy Stroud hits a floater from the baseline set up by Gerard Weber | 70-61 |
| 06:01 | Merrimack | David Jones hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kelly Smart | 70-63 |
| 05:44 | Pace | Troy Stroud comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 70-63 |
| 05:43 | Merrimack | James Murtagh grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 05:22 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Jones | 70-65 |
| 05:00 | Pace | Troy Stroud is fouled on the floor by Dana Pullin - foul #5 on Dana Pullin, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Pace | Jerry Myles (SF), Thomas Wix (C) Willie Preston, Joe McFarling | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Majors (SF) Dana Pullin | |
| 05:00 | Pace | Troy Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:00 | Pace | Troy Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings is hacked by Troy Stroud - foul #5 on Troy Stroud, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Pace | Anthony Houk (SG) Troy Stroud | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Morawski (PG) Kelly Smart | |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 04:23 | Pace | The short jumper by John Blalock is denied by Chad Majors | 72-67 |
| 04:22 | Pace | Thomas Wix can't tip it in | 72-67 |
| 04:21 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 04:15 | Merrimack | David Jones hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Morawski | 72-70 |
| 03:58 | Pace | Jerry Myles comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 72-70 |
| 03:57 | Pace | Gerard Weber snags the offensive board | 72-70 |
| 03:35 | Pace | Gerard Weber knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Houk | 74-70 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gerard Weber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Houk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Myles (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Blalock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Wix (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Morawski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Majors (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Murtagh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Derrick Giddings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Merrimack | James Murtagh is hacked by Thomas Wix - foul #1 on Thomas Wix, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Pace | George Ellison (SG), Joe McFarling (PF), Donald Kuhn (C) Gerard Weber, John Blalock, Thomas Wix | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kelly Smart (PG), George Freedman (C) David Jones, Derrick Giddings | |
| 03:11 | Merrimack | James Murtagh makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:11 | Merrimack | James Murtagh makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:53 | Pace | Jerry Myles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Chad Majors - foul #3 on Chad Majors, team foul #12 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Pace | Willie Preston (SG) George Ellison | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffrey Pickard (SF), Neal Lenox (C) Chad Majors, James Murtagh | |
| 02:53 | Pace | Jerry Myles makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:53 | Pace | Jerry Myles makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Pace | Gerard Weber (PG), John Blalock (PF), Thomas Wix (C) Anthony Houk, Joe McFarling, Donald Kuhn | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Majors (SF), Derrick Giddings (C) Jeffrey Pickard, Neal Lenox | |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | David Morawski misses long on a floater near the basket | 76-72 |
| 02:38 | Pace | The rebound goes to Willie Preston | 76-72 |
| 02:27 | Pace | John Blalock lays it in set up by Jerry Myles | 78-72 |
| 02:20 | Merrimack | Jerry Myles is called for the reach on Kelly Smart - foul #3 on Jerry Myles, team foul #10 | 78-72 |
| 02:20 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:20 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 02:08 | Pace | John Blalock misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 78-74 |
| 02:06 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 02:06 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Jones (SG), James Murtagh (PF) David Morawski, George Freedman | |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | James Murtagh knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Kelly Smart | 78-76 |
| 01:26 | Pace | Willie Preston misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 01:24 | Merrimack | James Murtagh snags the defensive board | 78-76 |
| 01:19 | Merrimack | Kelly Smart loses the dribble to Gerard Weber in the backcourt | 78-76 |
| 01:00 | Pace | John Blalock hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 78-76 |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | Derrick Giddings pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | Chad Majors makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Kelly Smart | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Pace | Thomas Wix clanks a driving attempt from close range | 78-78 |
| 00:10 | Pace | Jerry Myles tips it in | 80-78 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | David Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 80-78 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | The clock runs out | 80-78 |