| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Grubbs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Mildenstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Cage (fresh) 5 reb. C - Paul Falcon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Andy Erwin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Price (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Heinz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Harold Mildenstein inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | John Nash buries a floater from the left side set up by John Grubbs | 36-29 |
| 19:30 | Pace | The refs have stopped play. William Wilson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 36-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Charles Shrader (PF) William Wilson | |
| 19:15 | Pace | Andy Erwin drills a shot from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 19:02 | Merrimack | John Grubbs scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 18:48 | Pace | Eugene Price hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 39-34 |
| 18:39 | Merrimack | Joel Cage hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 18:37 | Pace | Eugene Price grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 18:32 | Pace | Andy Erwin drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 39-37 |
| 18:04 | Merrimack | The jumper by John Nash is denied by James Heinz | 39-37 |
| 18:02 | Merrimack | Joel Cage grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:37 | Merrimack | Robert Jackson steals the ball from Harold Mildenstein | 39-37 |
| 17:19 | Pace | Andy Erwin makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 17:12 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on James Heinz - foul #2 on James Heinz, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leonard Tripp (PG), Kenneth Brooks (SG), Donald Anderson (PF) John Grubbs, John Nash, Joel Cage | |
| Subs | Pace | Kyle Taylor (PG), Andrew Ray (SF), Ray Sylvain (PF) Andy Erwin, Eugene Price, James Heinz | |
| 17:12 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:12 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:53 | Pace | Robert Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Christopher Smith (PG), George Reynoso (C) Harold Mildenstein, Paul Falcon | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | Kenneth Brooks is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Brooks, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 16:23 | Pace | Ray Sylvain knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kyle Taylor | 41-43 |
| 16:05 | Merrimack | Kenneth Brooks drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Donald Anderson and the foul's on Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Grubbs (PG), Joel Cage (PF) Christopher Smith, George Reynoso | |
| Subs | Pace | Andy Erwin (PG), Eugene Price (SF), William Wilson (PF) Robert Jackson, Ray Sylvain, Charles Shrader | |
| 16:05 | Merrimack | Kenneth Brooks makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:45 | Pace | William Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 15:44 | Pace | Eugene Price snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Grubbs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joel Cage (fresh) 6 reb. C - Donald Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Andy Erwin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Ray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Price (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 15:25 | Pace | Kyle Taylor scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andy Erwin | 44-45 |
| 15:02 | Merrimack | John Grubbs is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Nash (SG), Harold Mildenstein (SF), Paul Falcon (C) Kenneth Brooks, Leonard Tripp, Donald Anderson | |
| Subs | Pace | James Heinz (C) Kyle Taylor | |
| 14:47 | Pace | Eugene Price comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 14:46 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Paul Falcon | 44-45 |
| 14:37 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Falcon, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Christopher Smith (PG), George Reynoso (PF) John Grubbs, Joel Cage | |
| Subs | Pace | Charles Shrader (SG) Andrew Ray | |
| 14:08 | Pace | Charles Shrader hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 14:06 | Pace | Eugene Price gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:51 | Pace | Eugene Price knocks in the floater near the basket | 44-47 |
| 13:40 | Merrimack | George Reynoso drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Mildenstein | 47-47 |
| 13:23 | Pace | James Heinz clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 13:21 | Pace | William Wilson tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 12:57 | Merrimack | George Reynoso misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 12:56 | Pace | James Heinz grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 12:52 | Pace | Charles Shrader misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by George Reynoso - foul #1 on George Reynoso, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Grubbs (PG), Joel Cage (PF), Donald Anderson (C) Christopher Smith, George Reynoso, Paul Falcon | |
| Subs | Pace | Kyle Taylor (PG), Robert Jackson (SG), Andrew Ray (SF), Ray Sylvain (PF) Andy Erwin, Eugene Price, William Wilson, James Heinz | |
| 12:52 | Pace | Charles Shrader misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 12:52 | Pace | Charles Shrader makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:41 | Merrimack | Harold Mildenstein knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joel Cage | 50-50 |
| 12:25 | Pace | Charles Shrader clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 12:24 | Merrimack | Joel Cage grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 12:09 | Merrimack | Harold Mildenstein misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 12:08 | Merrimack | Joel Cage snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | Joel Cage knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Grubbs | 52-50 |
| 11:33 | Pace | Joel Cage is called for the reach on Andrew Ray - foul #2 on Joel Cage, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leonard Tripp (SG), George Reynoso (SF) John Nash, Harold Mildenstein | |
| Subs | Pace | William Wilson (PF), James Heinz (C) Ray Sylvain, Charles Shrader | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Grubbs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Reynoso (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Cage (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Ray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Heinz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Pace | John Grubbs takes the ball from Kyle Taylor | 52-50 |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | John Grubbs blows the layup | 52-50 |
| 11:10 | Pace | The rebound goes to William Wilson | 52-50 |
| 11:00 | Pace | Leonard Tripp is called for the reach on Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Leonard Tripp, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Falcon (C) Donald Anderson | |
| Subs | Pace | Andy Erwin (PG), Eugene Price (SF) Kyle Taylor, Andrew Ray | |
| 10:42 | Pace | Andy Erwin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-50 |
| 10:40 | Pace | James Heinz grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:21 | Pace | Paul Falcon picks off the pass by Robert Jackson | 52-50 |
| 10:03 | Merrimack | Leonard Tripp misses short on a runner from the right block | 52-50 |
| 10:01 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Cage | 52-50 |
| 09:48 | Merrimack | Leonard Tripp lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Grubbs and he's fouled by Robert Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Nash (SG), Harold Mildenstein (SF), Donald Anderson (PF) John Grubbs, George Reynoso, Joel Cage | |
| Subs | Pace | Andrew Ray (SG), Charles Shrader (PF), Kyle Taylor (C) Robert Jackson, William Wilson, James Heinz | |
| 09:48 | Merrimack | Leonard Tripp makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 09:31 | Pace | Andrew Ray loses the dribble to Harold Mildenstein | 55-50 |
| 09:02 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon misses the turnaround near the basket | 55-50 |
| 09:00 | Merrimack | John Nash grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Harold Mildenstein misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 08:35 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon misses the tip | 55-50 |
| 08:34 | Merrimack | Harold Mildenstein tips it back up and in | 57-50 |
| 08:19 | Pace | Andrew Ray misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 08:18 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Donald Anderson | 57-50 |
| 07:58 | Merrimack | Leonard Tripp can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-50 |
| 07:57 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon tips it in | 59-50 |
| 07:31 | Pace | Eugene Price comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-50 |
| 07:30 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon grabs the board | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Leonard Tripp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nash (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Mildenstein (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Falcon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Andy Erwin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Ray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Price (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Shrader (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:12 | Merrimack | John Nash buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Tripp | 62-50 |
| 06:56 | Pace | Paul Falcon is called for the reach on Kyle Taylor - foul #3 on Paul Falcon, team foul #6 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Grubbs (PG), Kenneth Brooks (SG), Shaun Valez (SF), Joel Cage (PF), George Reynoso (C) Leonard Tripp, John Nash, Harold Mildenstein, Donald Anderson, Paul Falcon | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Jackson (SG), Ray Sylvain (SF), William Wilson (PF), James Heinz (C) Andy Erwin, Andrew Ray, Eugene Price, Charles Shrader | |
| 06:42 | Pace | Ray Sylvain is hacked by Joel Cage - foul #3 on Joel Cage, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Aaron Murrill (PG) Kyle Taylor | |
| 06:42 | Pace | Ray Sylvain misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:42 | Pace | James Heinz grabs the offensive board | 62-50 |
| 06:32 | Pace | James Heinz connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Aaron Murrill | 62-52 |
| 06:18 | Merrimack | Aaron Murrill takes the ball from George Reynoso | 62-52 |
| 06:14 | Pace | Ray Sylvain is fouled on the floor by Joel Cage - foul #4 on Joel Cage, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| 06:14 | Pace | Ray Sylvain makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:14 | Pace | Ray Sylvain makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 05:57 | Merrimack | Shaun Valez is fouled on the floor by Ray Sylvain - foul #2 on Ray Sylvain, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| 05:28 | Merrimack | Joel Cage is fouled on the floor by James Heinz - foul #3 on James Heinz, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Nash (SG), Harold Mildenstein (SF) Kenneth Brooks, Shaun Valez | |
| Subs | Pace | Kyle Taylor (PG), Charles Shrader (SF) Aaron Murrill, Ray Sylvain | |
| 05:09 | Merrimack | Harold Mildenstein clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Shrader - foul #1 on Charles Shrader, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Andrew Ray (SF) Charles Shrader | |
| 05:09 | Merrimack | Harold Mildenstein makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:09 | Merrimack | Harold Mildenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:41 | Pace | Robert Jackson scores on a floater from the right side set up by Kyle Taylor | 64-56 |
| 04:37 | Merrimack | John Grubbs makes the floater from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 04:30 | Pace | Andrew Ray blows the layup but he's fouled by Joel Cage - foul #5 on Joel Cage, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald Anderson (PF) Joel Cage | |
| Subs | Pace | Andy Erwin (PG), Eugene Price (SF) Kyle Taylor, Robert Jackson | |
| 04:30 | Pace | Andrew Ray makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:30 | Pace | Andrew Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:04 | Merrimack | Harold Mildenstein misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-58 |
| 04:02 | Pace | The rebound goes to Eugene Price | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:57 | Pace | Andrew Ray comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 03:56 | Pace | Andy Erwin pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 03:46 | Pace | Eugene Price is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Eugene Price, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leonard Tripp (PG), Kenneth Brooks (SG), Paul Falcon (C) John Grubbs, John Nash, George Reynoso | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Jackson (SG), Charles Shrader (PF) William Wilson, James Heinz | |
| 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) | |
| 03:20 | Merrimack | Kenneth Brooks drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Tripp | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Leonard Tripp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Mildenstein (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Falcon (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Andy Erwin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Price (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Shrader (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Ray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Pace | Harold Mildenstein steals the ball from Andy Erwin | 69-58 |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Harold Mildenstein lays it in | 71-58 |
| 02:51 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Grubbs (PG), John Nash (SG) Leonard Tripp, Kenneth Brooks | |
| Subs | Pace | William Wilson (PF), James Heinz (C) Charles Shrader, Andrew Ray | |
| 02:35 | Pace | Andy Erwin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 02:33 | Pace | Eugene Price gets the offensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 02:22 | Pace | Eugene Price drills a jumper in the lane | 71-60 |
| 01:57 | Merrimack | John Grubbs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 01:55 | Pace | Robert Jackson grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 01:50 | Pace | Robert Jackson makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Andy Erwin and he's fouled by John Nash - foul #2 on John Nash, team foul #10 | 71-62 |
| 01:50 | Pace | Robert Jackson misses the free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:50 | Merrimack | Donald Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | John Grubbs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-62 |
| 01:38 | Pace | James Heinz knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Jackson and he's hacked by Paul Falcon - foul #4 on Paul Falcon, team foul #11 | 71-64 |
| 01:38 | Pace | James Heinz makes the free throw | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Merrimack | John Grubbs knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 01:16 | Pace | William Wilson makes the fadeaway in the paint | 74-67 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Donald Anderson can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Heinz - foul #4 on James Heinz, team foul #8 | 74-67 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Donald Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Donald Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Pace | John Nash takes the ball from Eugene Price | 76-67 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Merrimack | Robert Jackson is called for the reach on John Nash in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Jackson, team foul #9 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Shaun Valez (PF), Leonard Tripp (C) Donald Anderson, Paul Falcon | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 00:42 | Merrimack | John Nash makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:42 | Merrimack | John Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:42 | Pace | James Heinz snags the defensive board | 77-67 |
| 00:36 | Pace | Andy Erwin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Andy Erwin, team foul #10 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Christopher Smith (PG), Kenneth Brooks (SG), Donald Anderson (C) John Grubbs, John Nash, Harold Mildenstein | |
| Subs | Pace | Aaron Murrill (PG), Andrew Ray (SG), Ray Sylvain (SF), Charles Shrader (PF), Kyle Taylor (C) Andy Erwin, Robert Jackson, Eugene Price, William Wilson, James Heinz | |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Christopher Smith misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 77-67 |
| 00:11 | Pace | Ray Sylvain grabs the defensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 00:07 | Pace | Ray Sylvain connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Murrill | 77-70 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Grubbs (PG), John Nash (SG), Harold Mildenstein (SF), Paul Falcon (C) Christopher Smith, Kenneth Brooks, Leonard Tripp, Shaun Valez | |
| Subs | Pace | Andy Erwin (PG), Robert Jackson (SG), Eugene Price (SF), William Wilson (PF), James Heinz (C) Aaron Murrill, Andrew Ray, Ray Sylvain, Charles Shrader, Kyle Taylor | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | John Grubbs runs out the clock | 77-70 |