| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roman Pettry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lamar Geary (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Stroud (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Perry Christner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John McElligott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Howard Stroud inbounds the ball | 36-49 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Pace | Roman Pettry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-49 |
| 19:30 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 19:29 | Merrimack | John McElligott hits the follow up shot | 36-51 |
| 19:24 | Pace | Roman Pettry knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Lamar Geary | 39-51 |
| 19:06 | Merrimack | Robert Barker takes the ball from Wayne Williams | 39-51 |
| 18:50 | Pace | Lamar Geary makes the shot from the baseline set up by Howard Stroud and he's fouled by Everett Gold - foul #2 on Everett Gold, team foul #1 | 41-51 |
| 18:50 | Pace | Lamar Geary makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Robert Pace clanks a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Howard Stroud - foul #2 on Howard Stroud, team foul #1 | 42-51 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Robert Pace misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 3rd free throw | 42-53 |
| 18:24 | Pace | Robert Barker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 18:23 | Pace | Howard Stroud grabs the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 18:04 | Pace | Robert Pace steals it from Lamar Geary | 42-53 |
| 17:55 | Merrimack | Lamar Geary steals the ball from Everett Gold | 42-53 |
| 17:46 | Pace | Howard Stroud hits the finger roll set up by Roman Pettry and he's fouled by Robert Pace - foul #3 on Robert Pace, team foul #2 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Lloyd (PF), Michael Huntley (C) Robert Barker, Perry Christner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Aaron Mix (PF), Charlie Stone (C) Everett Gold, Robert Pace, Wayne Williams, John McElligott | |
| 17:46 | Pace | Howard Stroud misses the free throw | 44-53 |
| 17:46 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 17:22 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix hits a jumper from the baseline | 44-55 |
| 17:01 | Pace | Lamar Geary buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Roman Pettry | 47-55 |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 16:41 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses the tip | 47-55 |
| 16:40 | Pace | Roman Pettry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 16:33 | Pace | Aaron Mix denies the turnaround by Howard Stroud | 47-55 |
| 16:32 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 16:24 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 16:23 | Pace | Michael Huntley grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 16:06 | Pace | Melvin Etheridge steals it from Lamar Geary | 47-55 |
| 16:02 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge can't finish the layup | 47-55 |
| 16:01 | Pace | Michael Huntley grabs the board | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roman Pettry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lamar Geary (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Stroud (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Lloyd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Huntley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Pace | Howard Stroud can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Melvin Etheridge - foul #3 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Pace | Travis Snyder (PG), Russell Herod (SG), Hugh Foster (PF), Perry Christner (C) Roman Pettry, Lamar Geary, Gary Lloyd, Michael Huntley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Wayne Williams (PF), John McElligott (C) Melvin Etheridge, Ronald Riley, Aaron Mix, Charlie Stone | |
| 15:46 | Pace | Howard Stroud misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 15:46 | Pace | Howard Stroud misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 15:46 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 15:31 | Merrimack | Perry Christner is called for the reach on John McElligott - foul #3 on Perry Christner, team foul #2 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Pace | David Whittenburg (SG) Howard Stroud | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 15:21 | Merrimack | Everett Gold knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Billy Hawkins | 47-58 |
| 15:15 | Pace | Travis Snyder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 15:14 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 15:03 | Merrimack | David Whittenburg is called for the reach on Robert Pace - foul #3 on David Whittenburg, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG) Billy Hawkins | |
| 14:48 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-58 |
| 14:47 | Merrimack | Robert Pace tips it back up and in | 47-60 |
| 14:35 | Pace | Hugh Foster misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 47-60 |
| 14:33 | Merrimack | John McElligott snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 14:25 | Merrimack | John McElligott is hacked by Russell Herod - foul #1 on Russell Herod, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG) William Ruhl | |
| 14:10 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses short on a runner near the basket | 47-60 |
| 14:08 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge tips it back up and in | 47-62 |
| 13:58 | Pace | Travis Snyder knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Hugh Foster | 50-62 |
| 13:41 | Merrimack | Hugh Foster is called for the reach on Wayne Williams - foul #4 on Hugh Foster, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Pace | Roman Pettry (PG), Lamar Geary (SG), Robert Barker (PF) Travis Snyder, David Whittenburg, Hugh Foster | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), Charlie Stone (C) Everett Gold, John McElligott | |
| 13:31 | Merrimack | Robert Pace jams it and he's fouled by Roman Pettry - foul #1 on Roman Pettry, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Lloyd (C) Perry Christner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Aaron Mix (PF) Wayne Williams | |
| 13:31 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| 13:14 | Pace | Lamar Geary misses badly on a shot in the paint | 50-65 |
| 13:13 | Pace | Robert Barker tips it in | 52-65 |
| 12:55 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Melvin Etheridge | 52-68 |
| 12:51 | Pace | Lamar Geary knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Roman Pettry | 54-68 |
| 12:35 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Melvin Etheridge and he's fouled by Robert Barker - foul #1 on Robert Barker, team foul #7 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Pace | Travis Snyder (SF) Russell Herod | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 12:35 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the free throw | 54-71 |
| 12:18 | Pace | Gary Lloyd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-71 |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | Robert Pace pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 12:02 | Merrimack | Robert Pace knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Melvin Etheridge | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roman Pettry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lamar Geary (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Lloyd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:57 | Pace | Travis Snyder knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Roman Pettry | 56-73 |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Melvin Etheridge | 56-75 |
| 11:36 | Pace | Lamar Geary scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-75 |
| 11:18 | Merrimack | Robert Pace buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Melvin Etheridge | 59-77 |
| 11:12 | Pace | Lamar Geary hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 11:11 | Pace | Gary Lloyd tips it but misses | 59-77 |
| 11:09 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Lamar Geary | 59-77 |
| 10:53 | Pace | Robert Barker's pass is intercepted by Robert Pace | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:30 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins is called for 3 seconds | 59-77 |
| Subs | Pace | Russell Herod (SG), Howard Stroud (SF), Michael Huntley (PF), Perry Christner (C) Roman Pettry, Lamar Geary, Robert Barker, Gary Lloyd | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Everett Gold (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Wayne Williams (PF), John McElligott (C) Melvin Etheridge, Billy Hawkins, Robert Pace, Aaron Mix, Charlie Stone | |
| 10:14 | Pace | Travis Snyder is whistled for a carry | 59-77 |
| Subs | Pace | David Whittenburg (SG) Travis Snyder | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-77 |
| 09:44 | Pace | The rebound goes to Michael Huntley | 59-77 |
| 09:38 | Pace | David Whittenburg connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Herod | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:31 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-77 |
| 09:30 | Merrimack | William Ruhl tips it back up and in | 62-79 |
| 09:19 | Pace | John McElligott takes the ball from Perry Christner | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:55 | Merrimack | John McElligott is hacked by Perry Christner - foul #4 on Perry Christner, team foul #8 | 62-79 |
| Subs | Pace | Roman Pettry (PG), Lamar Geary (SG), Robert Barker (C) David Whittenburg, Howard Stroud, Perry Christner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Robert Pace (SF) William Ruhl, Ronald Riley | |
| 08:55 | Merrimack | John McElligott makes the 1st free throw | 62-80 |
| 08:55 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| 08:55 | Pace | Russell Herod pulls down the rebound | 62-80 |
| 08:31 | Pace | Lamar Geary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-80 |
| 08:29 | Merrimack | John McElligott grabs the board | 62-80 |
| 08:00 | Merrimack | John McElligott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-80 |
| 07:58 | Pace | Lamar Geary grabs the defensive rebound | 62-80 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roman Pettry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lamar Geary (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Herod (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Huntley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Barker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Everett Gold (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John McElligott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Pace | Russell Herod is fouled on the floor by Everett Gold - foul #3 on Everett Gold, team foul #4 | 62-80 |
| Subs | Pace | Travis Snyder (SF), Hugh Foster (PF), Perry Christner (C) Russell Herod, Michael Huntley, Robert Barker | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), Aaron Mix (PF), Charlie Stone (C) Everett Gold, Wayne Williams, John McElligott | |
| 07:25 | Pace | Charlie Stone swats the short shot by Travis Snyder | 62-80 |
| 07:23 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone grabs the board | 62-80 |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | Travis Snyder picks off the pass by Aaron Mix | 62-80 |
| 06:59 | Pace | Travis Snyder lays it in | 64-80 |
| 06:31 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone can't finish the layup | 64-80 |
| 06:29 | Pace | Roman Pettry gets the rebound | 64-80 |
| 06:13 | Pace | Lamar Geary is fouled on the floor by Charlie Stone - foul #1 on Charlie Stone, team foul #5 | 64-80 |
| Subs | Pace | Russell Herod (SG), Howard Stroud (SF) Roman Pettry, Lamar Geary | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 06:00 | Pace | Hugh Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-80 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Wayne Williams (PF) Aaron Mix | |
| 05:44 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Robert Pace | 64-82 |
| 05:20 | Pace | Perry Christner can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Melvin Etheridge - foul #4 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #6 | 64-82 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Aaron Mix (SF), John McElligott (C) Melvin Etheridge, Robert Pace, Charlie Stone | |
| 05:20 | Pace | Perry Christner makes the 1st free throw | 65-82 |
| 05:20 | Pace | Perry Christner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-82 |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | John McElligott is hacked by Perry Christner - foul #5 on Perry Christner, team foul #9 | 66-82 |
| Subs | Pace | Roman Pettry (PG), Lamar Geary (SG), Robert Barker (PF), Gary Lloyd (C) Travis Snyder, Russell Herod, Hugh Foster, Perry Christner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Ronald Riley (SF) Billy Hawkins, Wayne Williams | |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses the 1st free throw | 66-82 |
| 04:54 | Pace | Gary Lloyd gets the rebound | 66-82 |
| 04:50 | Pace | Lamar Geary clanks a floater from the right block | 66-82 |
| 04:49 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to John McElligott | 66-82 |
| 04:45 | Merrimack | Everett Gold clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-82 |
| 04:44 | Pace | Gary Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 66-82 |
| 04:39 | Pace | William Ruhl is called for the reach on Roman Pettry - foul #1 on William Ruhl, team foul #7 | 66-82 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Pace (SF) Ronald Riley | |
| 04:39 | Pace | Roman Pettry makes the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 04:39 | Pace | Roman Pettry misses the 2nd free throw | 67-82 |
| 04:39 | Merrimack | John McElligott snags the defensive board | 67-82 |
| 04:11 | Merrimack | William Ruhl hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-84 |
| 04:00 | Pace | Gary Lloyd is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gary Lloyd, team foul #10 | 67-84 |
| Subs | Pace | Russell Herod (SF), Hugh Foster (PF) Howard Stroud, Gary Lloyd | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Charlie Stone (C) William Ruhl, John McElligott | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roman Pettry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lamar Geary (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Herod (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Hugh Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Everett Gold and he's fouled by Robert Barker - foul #2 on Robert Barker, team foul #11 | 67-86 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), Wayne Williams (PF) Everett Gold, Aaron Mix | |
| 03:39 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone misses the free throw | 67-86 |
| 03:39 | Pace | Hugh Foster grabs the board | 67-86 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Pace | Hugh Foster loses the dribble to Melvin Etheridge | 67-86 |
| 03:10 | Merrimack | Robert Barker takes the ball from Robert Pace | 67-86 |
| 02:54 | Pace | Robert Pace steals the ball from Lamar Geary | 67-86 |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Robert Pace misses the easy layup | 67-86 |
| 02:49 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins can't tip it in | 67-86 |
| 02:48 | Pace | Robert Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 67-86 |
| 02:41 | Pace | Lamar Geary connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Roman Pettry | 70-86 |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses the fadeaway in the lane | 70-86 |
| 02:17 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone grabs the offensive board | 70-86 |
| 02:00 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-86 |
| 01:59 | Pace | Hugh Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 70-86 |
| 01:54 | Pace | Roman Pettry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-86 |
| 01:52 | Pace | Robert Barker pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-86 |
| 01:41 | Pace | Lamar Geary drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Roman Pettry | 73-86 |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | Robert Pace hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Etheridge | 73-89 |
| 00:50 | Pace | Roman Pettry knocks in the jumper from the left side | 75-89 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams loses the dribble to Roman Pettry | 75-89 |
| 00:19 | Pace | Lamar Geary hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roman Pettry | 77-89 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge runs out the clock | 77-89 |