| Lineup | Pace | PG - Floyd Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Shupe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Curtis McClair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Bonds (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Halter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Bruce Redwine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) SF - Michael Redwine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Dove (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christian Plummer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Curtis McClair inbounds the ball | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Pace | Curtis McClair is hacked by Bruce Redwine - foul #3 on Bruce Redwine, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Andrew (PG) Bruce Redwine | |
| 19:24 | Pace | Floyd Wagner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 19:22 | Pace | Floyd Wagner grabs the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 19:17 | Pace | John Halter can't connect on a floater near the basket | 44-33 |
| 19:15 | Merrimack | James Barnes pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 18:54 | Merrimack | John Halter swats the short shot by Michael Redwine | 44-33 |
| 18:53 | Merrimack | James Barnes tips it in | 44-35 |
| 18:34 | Pace | John Halter is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Halter, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 18:20 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew is hacked by Floyd Wagner - foul #1 on Floyd Wagner, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 17:57 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 17:55 | Pace | Andrew Bonds grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 17:50 | Pace | Curtis McClair's fadeaway is rejected by Christian Plummer | 44-35 |
| 17:48 | Pace | Floyd Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:36 | Pace | Floyd Wagner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 17:34 | Pace | James Shupe hits the follow up shot | 46-35 |
| 17:15 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-35 |
| 17:13 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer tips it home | 46-37 |
| 17:08 | Pace | Floyd Wagner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 17:06 | Pace | James Shupe grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 16:47 | Pace | James Shupe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 16:45 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:20 | Merrimack | James Barnes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 16:19 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:05 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 16:03 | Pace | John Halter grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 15:59 | Pace | James Shupe scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Halter | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Floyd Wagner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Shupe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Curtis McClair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Bonds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - John Halter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Andrew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Redwine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Dove (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christian Plummer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 15:29 | Pace | John Halter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 15:27 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 15:21 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Dove | 49-43 |
| 15:05 | Pace | Floyd Wagner buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Curtis McClair | 52-43 |
| 14:58 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 14:56 | Pace | James Shupe snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 14:50 | Pace | James Barnes steps in front of the Curtis McClair pass | 52-43 |
| 14:40 | Merrimack | James Barnes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 14:39 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Redwine | 52-43 |
| 14:20 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 14:19 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 13:59 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew is hacked by Floyd Wagner - foul #2 on Floyd Wagner, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Pace | Lowell Moore (PG), Ken Fellers (SG), Derrick Coppedge (SF), Arthur Maris (PF), Anthony Lear (C) Floyd Wagner, James Shupe, Curtis McClair, Andrew Bonds, John Halter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine (PG), Robert Leblanc (SG), Stephen Joyce (SF), Dave Highland (PF), Thomas Burch (C) Michael Andrew, James Barnes, Michael Redwine, Billy Dove, Christian Plummer | |
| 13:36 | Merrimack | Dave Highland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 13:35 | Pace | Anthony Lear gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 13:30 | Pace | Lowell Moore misses long on a shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 13:28 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 13:22 | Merrimack | Dave Highland clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Arthur Maris - foul #1 on Arthur Maris, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| 13:22 | Merrimack | Dave Highland makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:22 | Merrimack | Dave Highland makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:57 | Pace | Bruce Redwine picks off the pass by Anthony Lear | 52-45 |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Dave Highland is fouled on the floor by Derrick Coppedge - foul #1 on Derrick Coppedge, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| 12:32 | Merrimack | Dave Highland connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 12:19 | Pace | Derrick Coppedge makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lowell Moore | 54-48 |
| 12:06 | Merrimack | Dave Highland hits the finger roll | 54-50 |
| 11:56 | Pace | Lowell Moore connects on the shot from the right wing | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Lowell Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Fellers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Coppedge (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Maris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Lear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Bruce Redwine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Leblanc (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dave Highland (fresh) 11 pts. C - Thomas Burch (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | Robert Leblanc can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 11:41 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce tips it back up and in | 56-52 |
| 11:36 | Pace | Derrick Coppedge loses the ball out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Pace | Floyd Wagner (PG), Andrew Bonds (PF), Michael Meek (C) Derrick Coppedge, Arthur Maris, Anthony Lear | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Andrew (SG), Billy Dove (PF) Robert Leblanc, Dave Highland | |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Billy Dove clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 11:15 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 11:00 | Merrimack | Floyd Wagner is called for the reach on Bruce Redwine - foul #3 on Floyd Wagner, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Pace | James Shupe (SG), Curtis McClair (SF), John Halter (C) Ken Fellers, Lowell Moore, Michael Meek | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Barnes (SG), Nick Grady (SF), Christian Plummer (C) Michael Andrew, Stephen Joyce, Thomas Burch | |
| 10:55 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Nick Grady | 56-54 |
| 10:42 | Pace | Floyd Wagner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Shupe | 59-54 |
| 10:23 | Merrimack | Nick Grady clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer tips it but misses | 59-54 |
| 10:20 | Pace | Floyd Wagner pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 10:15 | Pace | Nick Grady is called for the reach on Floyd Wagner - foul #2 on Nick Grady, team foul #2 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Pace | Derrick Coppedge (PF) Andrew Bonds | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Andrew (PG), Michael Redwine (SF) Bruce Redwine, Nick Grady | |
| 09:54 | Pace | Michael Redwine picks off the pass by Floyd Wagner | 59-54 |
| 09:32 | Merrimack | Billy Dove clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 09:31 | Pace | Floyd Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 09:25 | Pace | Michael Redwine picks off the pass by Floyd Wagner | 59-54 |
| 08:57 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Billy Dove | 59-56 |
| 08:54 | Pace | James Barnes steps in front of the Floyd Wagner pass in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 08:46 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Halter - foul #3 on John Halter, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Pace | Sean Morris (PG), Ken Fellers (SG), Lowell Moore (SF), Arthur Maris (PF), Anthony Lear (C) Floyd Wagner, James Shupe, Curtis McClair, Derrick Coppedge, John Halter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine (PG), Stephen Joyce (PF) James Barnes, Billy Dove | |
| 08:46 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:46 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:28 | Pace | Arthur Maris misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 08:26 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | Michael Andrew buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-60 |
| 08:05 | Pace | Lowell Moore drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ken Fellers | 61-60 |
| 07:46 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 61-60 |
| 07:44 | Pace | Ken Fellers pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Sean Morris (fresh) SG - Ken Fellers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lowell Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Arthur Maris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Lear (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Bruce Redwine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Andrew (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Michael Redwine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Christian Plummer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Pace | Ken Fellers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Pace | Curtis McClair (SF), Derrick Coppedge (PF), John Halter (C) Sean Morris, Arthur Maris, Anthony Lear | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dave Highland (PF), Thomas Burch (C) Michael Redwine, Christian Plummer | |
| 07:14 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Thomas Burch is denied by Curtis McClair | 61-60 |
| 07:13 | Pace | Lowell Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 07:08 | Pace | Thomas Burch is called for the reach on Derrick Coppedge - foul #1 on Thomas Burch, team foul #3 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Pace | Floyd Wagner (PG), James Shupe (SG), Andrew Bonds (PF) Lowell Moore, Ken Fellers, Derrick Coppedge | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Barnes (SG), Billy Dove (PF) Michael Andrew, Thomas Burch | |
| 06:57 | Pace | James Shupe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Bonds | 63-60 |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce misses the lay-in | 63-60 |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine tips it in | 63-62 |
| 06:11 | Pace | James Shupe comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 05:42 | Merrimack | James Barnes connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Redwine | 63-65 |
| 05:36 | Pace | James Shupe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 05:35 | Pace | John Halter gets the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 05:22 | Pace | Curtis McClair hits the finger roll set up by Andrew Bonds | 65-65 |
| 05:08 | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-68 |
| 05:00 | Pace | John Halter's floater is tipped away by Dave Highland | 65-68 |
| 04:59 | Pace | John Halter gets the offensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 04:39 | Pace | Floyd Wagner lays it up and in set up by John Halter | 67-68 |
| 04:39 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Redwine (SF), Christian Plummer (C) Stephen Joyce, Dave Highland | |
| 04:27 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer snags the offensive board | 67-68 |
| 04:10 | Merrimack | James Barnes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 03:50 | Pace | James Shupe is fouled on the floor by Michael Redwine - foul #3 on Michael Redwine, team foul #4 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Pace | Derrick Coppedge (PF) Andrew Bonds | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 03:39 | Pace | Floyd Wagner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Floyd Wagner (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Shupe (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis McClair (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Coppedge (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Halter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Bruce Redwine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Redwine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Billy Dove (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christian Plummer (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Merrimack | Michael Redwine makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-74 |
| 03:11 | Pace | Derrick Coppedge is fouled on the floor by Billy Dove - foul #2 on Billy Dove, team foul #5 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Pace | Ken Fellers (SG), Lowell Moore (SF), Arthur Maris (C) James Shupe, Curtis McClair, John Halter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 03:03 | Pace | Lowell Moore makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ken Fellers | 69-74 |
| 02:50 | Merrimack | Bruce Redwine knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-77 |
| 02:50 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| Subs | Pace | James Shupe (SG), Curtis McClair (SF), Andrew Bonds (PF), John Halter (C) Ken Fellers, Lowell Moore, Derrick Coppedge, Arthur Maris | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Pace | Curtis McClair drills a jump hook from the baseline | 71-77 |
| 02:16 | Merrimack | Billy Dove is hacked by Andrew Bonds - foul #3 on Andrew Bonds, team foul #8 | 71-77 |
| 02:16 | Merrimack | Billy Dove makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 02:16 | Merrimack | Billy Dove misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 02:16 | Pace | The rebound goes to James Shupe | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:55 | Pace | John Halter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-78 |
| 01:38 | Merrimack | James Barnes's floater is knocked away by Floyd Wagner | 71-78 |
| 01:36 | Pace | Floyd Wagner gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| 01:28 | Pace | James Shupe misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christian Plummer - foul #2 on Christian Plummer, team foul #6 | 71-78 |
| 01:28 | Pace | James Shupe misses the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 01:28 | Pace | James Shupe makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 01:12 | Merrimack | James Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-78 |
| 00:59 | Pace | Floyd Wagner can't connect on a shot from the right side | 72-78 |
| 00:58 | Pace | Curtis McClair hits the follow up shot | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | Andrew Bonds is called for the reach on Billy Dove - foul #4 on Andrew Bonds, team foul #9 | 74-78 |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | Billy Dove makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | Billy Dove makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Pace | Floyd Wagner scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Shupe | 77-80 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | James Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by James Shupe - foul #3 on James Shupe, team foul #10 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Stephen Joyce (PF) Billy Dove | |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | James Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:26 | Merrimack | James Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:21 | Pace | Floyd Wagner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 77-81 |
| 00:19 | Pace | Floyd Wagner grabs the offensive board | 77-81 |
| 00:15 | Pace | Floyd Wagner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-81 |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer gets the rebound | 77-81 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Wagner - foul #4 on Floyd Wagner, team foul #11 | 77-81 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer misses the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Christian Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:07 | Pace | Michael Redwine is called for the reach on Curtis McClair - foul #4 on Michael Redwine, team foul #7 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Dove (PF) Stephen Joyce | |
| 00:07 | Pace | Curtis McClair misses the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Billy Dove snags the defensive board | 77-82 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Billy Dove is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Wagner - foul #5 on Floyd Wagner, team foul #12 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Pace | Ken Fellers (PG) Floyd Wagner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Burch (C) Christian Plummer | |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Billy Dove makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Billy Dove makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:00 | Pace | James Shupe misses the halfcourt shot | 77-84 |