| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffery Storey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Teddy Stone (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brinton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Joel Gourdine (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Leon Linck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Newbill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy William (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shad Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:48 | Pace | Shad Jones snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 19:42 | Pace | Joel Gourdine buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Shad Jones | 32-36 |
| 19:23 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey is called for 5 seconds | 32-36 |
| 19:04 | Pace | Robert Byrd is called for the reach on Roy William - foul #1 on Robert Byrd, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 18:50 | Pace | Robert Byrd takes the ball from Roy William | 32-36 |
| 18:30 | Merrimack | Roy William is called for the reach on Jeffery Storey - foul #1 on Roy William, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 18:21 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey is hacked by Leon Linck - foul #3 on Leon Linck, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Lawrence Schwartz (SG) Leon Linck | |
| 18:16 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roy William - foul #2 on Roy William, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| 18:16 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:16 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:16 | Pace | Glen Newbill grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 17:56 | Pace | Glen Newbill can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 33-36 |
| 17:54 | Pace | Roy William snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 17:28 | Pace | Roy William is called for a charge - foul #3 on Roy William, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | John Cassady (SG), Carl Pavone (PF) Joel Gourdine, Roy William | |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Storey | 36-36 |
| 16:46 | Pace | Lawrence Schwartz connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Shad Jones | 36-39 |
| 16:27 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey misses the lay-in | 36-39 |
| 16:25 | Pace | Carl Pavone grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 16:21 | Pace | John Cassady misses the easy layup | 36-39 |
| 16:20 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:03 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Teddy Stone | 38-39 |
| 15:45 | Pace | Carl Pavone clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Byrd - foul #2 on Robert Byrd, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Geist (PG), Joe Aronstein (SG), James Doss (SF), William Vincent (PF), Moshe Zerphey (C) Thomas Webb, Jeffery Storey, Teddy Stone, Robert Byrd, Robert Brinton | |
| Subs | Pace | Joel Gourdine (PG), Leon Linck (SG), Jesse Nold (SF), Roy William (PF) Lawrence Schwartz, John Cassady, Glen Newbill, Shad Jones | |
| 15:45 | Pace | Carl Pavone misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:45 | Pace | Carl Pavone misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:45 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Moshe Zerphey | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Geist (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Aronstein (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Doss (fresh) 2 stl. PF - William Vincent (fresh) C - Moshe Zerphey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Joel Gourdine (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Leon Linck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Nold (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy William (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Pavone (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Merrimack | Joe Aronstein can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | James Doss pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:19 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey loses the dribble to Joel Gourdine | 38-39 |
| 15:14 | Pace | Roy William misses the lay-in | 38-39 |
| 15:13 | Merrimack | James Doss pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:45 | Merrimack | Michael Geist is fouled on the floor by Carl Pavone - foul #1 on Carl Pavone, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Jerome Brown (C) Carl Pavone | |
| 14:31 | Merrimack | William Vincent misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-39 |
| 14:29 | Pace | The rebound goes to Jerome Brown | 38-39 |
| 14:23 | Pace | Moshe Zerphey swats the short shot by Joel Gourdine | 38-39 |
| 14:22 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | William Vincent hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Roy William - foul #4 on Roy William, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Teddy Stone (SF) James Doss | |
| Subs | Pace | Lawrence Schwartz (PG), Shad Jones (C) Joel Gourdine, Roy William | |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | William Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | William Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:15 | Pace | Shad Jones snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:56 | Pace | William Vincent blocks the short jumper by Jerome Brown | 38-39 |
| 13:55 | Merrimack | William Vincent pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:38 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone drills a runner from the baseline set up by Joe Aronstein | 40-39 |
| 13:32 | Pace | Leon Linck is hacked by Moshe Zerphey - foul #3 on Moshe Zerphey, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Webb (PG), Jeffery Storey (SG), Robert Byrd (PF), Robert Brinton (C) Michael Geist, Joe Aronstein, William Vincent, Moshe Zerphey | |
| Subs | Pace | Glen Newbill (PF) Jerome Brown | |
| 13:07 | Pace | Shad Jones misses the 3 from straight away | 40-39 |
| 13:06 | Pace | Jesse Nold gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:58 | Pace | Thomas Webb steals it from Lawrence Schwartz | 40-39 |
| 12:55 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb hits the finger roll | 42-39 |
| 12:32 | Pace | Lawrence Schwartz double dribbles | 42-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Joel Gourdine (PG), Carl Pavone (PF), Jerome Brown (C) Leon Linck, Jesse Nold, Shad Jones | |
| 12:14 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 12:12 | Pace | Glen Newbill gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:47 | Pace | Lawrence Schwartz misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 11:46 | Pace | Carl Pavone tips it but misses | 42-39 |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Storey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Teddy Stone (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brinton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Joel Gourdine (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lawrence Schwartz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Glen Newbill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Carl Pavone (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 11:17 | Pace | Teddy Stone is called for the reach on Glen Newbill - foul #3 on Teddy Stone, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Geist (PG), Joe Aronstein (SG), James Doss (SF), William Vincent (PF), Moshe Zerphey (C) Thomas Webb, Jeffery Storey, Teddy Stone, Robert Byrd, Robert Brinton | |
| Subs | Pace | John Cassady (SG), Jesse Nold (SF), Shad Jones (C) Lawrence Schwartz, Glen Newbill, Jerome Brown | |
| 11:08 | Pace | Moshe Zerphey swats the short shot by Jesse Nold | 45-39 |
| 11:07 | Merrimack | William Vincent pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:48 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Moshe Zerphey is denied by Carl Pavone | 45-39 |
| 10:46 | Merrimack | William Vincent pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Joel Gourdine - foul #2 on Joel Gourdine, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Leon Linck (SG), Jerome Brown (PF) Joel Gourdine, Carl Pavone | |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:11 | Pace | John Cassady makes the shot from the left side set up by Shad Jones | 47-41 |
| 09:55 | Merrimack | Jesse Nold steals it from Michael Geist | 47-41 |
| 09:37 | Pace | Jerome Brown can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 09:35 | Pace | Shad Jones snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 09:21 | Pace | Leon Linck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Webb (PG), Jeffery Storey (SG), Teddy Stone (SF), Robert Byrd (PF), Robert Brinton (C) Michael Geist, Joe Aronstein, James Doss, Moshe Zerphey, William Vincent | |
| Subs | Pace | Lawrence Schwartz (PG), Glen Newbill (PF) John Cassady, Jerome Brown | |
| 09:07 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 09:05 | Pace | Jesse Nold grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:03 | Pace | Jeffery Storey is called for the reach on Lawrence Schwartz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Storey, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Marvin Peterson (SF), Jerome Brown (C) Jesse Nold, Shad Jones | |
| 08:48 | Pace | Glen Newbill makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Leon Linck | 47-43 |
| 08:26 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd makes the jumper from the right side | 49-43 |
| 07:57 | Pace | Jerome Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Brinton - foul #2 on Robert Brinton, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Joel Gourdine (PG), Jesse Nold (SF), Roy William (PF), Shad Jones (C) Leon Linck, Marvin Peterson, Glen Newbill, Jerome Brown | |
| 07:39 | Pace | Shad Jones knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Storey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Teddy Stone (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Byrd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brinton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Joel Gourdine (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lawrence Schwartz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jesse Nold (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy William (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Shad Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey is hacked by Joel Gourdine - foul #3 on Joel Gourdine, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| 07:23 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:23 | Pace | The rebound goes to Shad Jones | 49-45 |
| 07:17 | Pace | Jeffery Storey takes the ball from Shad Jones | 49-45 |
| 07:13 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey hits the finger roll | 51-45 |
| 06:51 | Pace | Joel Gourdine misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 06:49 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 06:38 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 06:37 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 06:13 | Pace | Jesse Nold hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 06:11 | Pace | Joel Gourdine grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 05:58 | Pace | Joel Gourdine makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Shad Jones | 53-47 |
| 05:38 | Merrimack | Jeffery Storey connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Webb | 55-47 |
| 05:17 | Pace | Shad Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | Robert Byrd gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 04:55 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Shad Jones - foul #1 on Shad Jones, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Geist (PG), Joe Aronstein (SG), James Doss (SF), William Vincent (PF) Thomas Webb, Jeffery Storey, Teddy Stone, Robert Byrd | |
| Subs | Pace | John Cassady (PG), Leon Linck (SG), Glen Newbill (SF), Carl Pavone (PF), Jerome Brown (C) Joel Gourdine, Lawrence Schwartz, Jesse Nold, Roy William, Shad Jones | |
| 04:55 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:55 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:32 | Pace | Leon Linck comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 04:31 | Merrimack | Michael Geist snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 04:21 | Merrimack | Joe Aronstein can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | James Doss tips it back up and in | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:02 | Pace | Jerome Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey (C) Robert Brinton | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Leon Linck - foul #4 on Leon Linck, team foul #10 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Teddy Stone (SF) James Doss | |
| Subs | Pace | Jesse Nold (SF) Jerome Brown | |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 03:37 | Pace | Glen Newbill gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Geist (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Aronstein (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Teddy Stone (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Moshe Zerphey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Vincent (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - John Cassady (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leon Linck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jesse Nold (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glen Newbill (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Pavone (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Pace | Glen Newbill scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from John Cassady | 59-49 |
| 03:16 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Geist | 61-49 |
| 03:05 | Pace | Glen Newbill knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jesse Nold and the foul's on Moshe Zerphey - foul #4 on Moshe Zerphey, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Lawrence Schwartz (PG), Roy William (PF), Shad Jones (C) John Cassady, Jesse Nold, Carl Pavone | |
| 03:05 | Pace | Glen Newbill makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Roy William is called for the reach on Joe Aronstein - foul #5 on Roy William, team foul #11 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Webb (PG), Robert Byrd (PF) Michael Geist, Moshe Zerphey | |
| Subs | Pace | Joel Gourdine (PG), Jesse Nold (SF) Lawrence Schwartz, Roy William | |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Joe Aronstein makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Joe Aronstein makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 02:27 | Pace | Thomas Webb takes the ball from Jesse Nold | 63-52 |
| 02:14 | Merrimack | Thomas Webb is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thomas Webb, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Geist (PG), Donald Laws (SG), James Doss (SF), Moshe Zerphey (PF), Robert Michel (C) Thomas Webb, Joe Aronstein, Teddy Stone, Robert Byrd, William Vincent | |
| Subs | Pace | Lawrence Schwartz (PG), John Cassady (SG), Carl Pavone (PF), Jerome Brown (C) Joel Gourdine, Leon Linck, Jesse Nold, Shad Jones | |
| 01:58 | Pace | John Cassady comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 01:56 | Merrimack | Michael Geist snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-52 |
| 01:28 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey tips it in | 65-52 |
| 01:10 | Pace | Glen Newbill misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on James Doss - foul #1 on James Doss, team foul #9 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joe Aronstein (SG), William Vincent (PF) Donald Laws, Robert Michel | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 01:10 | Pace | Glen Newbill makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:10 | Pace | Glen Newbill makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | William Vincent misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 00:39 | Pace | Lawrence Schwartz grabs the board | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Pace | The short jumper by John Cassady is denied by William Vincent | 65-54 |
| 00:32 | Pace | John Cassady misses the tip | 65-54 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Moshe Zerphey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Michael Geist runs out the clock | 65-54 |