| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David McKaskle (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Briggs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Pitzer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Batiste (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Hubbard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Arterburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Field (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Tarin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer inbounds the ball | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Merrimack | Robert Briggs is hacked by James Arterburn - foul #1 on James Arterburn, team foul #1 | 51-45 |
| 19:36 | Merrimack | Robert Briggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| 19:20 | Pace | Patrick Tarin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-45 |
| 19:18 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 18:59 | Merrimack | Lee Hubbard misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 18:57 | Pace | The rebound goes to Richard Field | 51-45 |
| 18:51 | Pace | Patrick Tarin drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Lacefield | 51-47 |
| 18:31 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David McKaskle | 53-47 |
| 18:27 | Pace | James Arterburn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 18:10 | Merrimack | David McKaskle misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 18:08 | Pace | John Gross grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 18:01 | Pace | James Arterburn's floater is tipped away by Robert Batiste | 53-50 |
| 17:59 | Merrimack | Robert Batiste gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 17:45 | Merrimack | David McKaskle makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Briggs | 56-50 |
| 17:38 | Pace | Robert Lacefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Pecoraro (SF), Louis Bishop (C) Daniel Pitzer, Lee Hubbard | |
| Subs | Pace | Roderick Cox (PG), Jason Gurley (SG), Morris Mull (SF), Melvin Young (PF), Richard Calvo (C) Robert Lacefield, James Arterburn, Richard Field, Patrick Tarin, John Gross | |
| 17:17 | Merrimack | Robert Batiste travels with the ball | 56-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Julian Dawkins (SG) David McKaskle | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 17:08 | Pace | Jason Gurley is hacked by Robert Briggs - foul #1 on Robert Briggs, team foul #1 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Strock (SG) Robert Briggs | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 16:54 | Pace | Jason Gurley double dribbles | 56-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Marvin Czartoryski (C) Robert Batiste | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 16:45 | Merrimack | Kevin Strock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 16:43 | Pace | The rebound goes to Melvin Young | 56-50 |
| 16:21 | Pace | Roderick Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David McKaskle (PG), Robert Briggs (SG), Daniel Pitzer (SF), Lee Hubbard (C) Julian Dawkins, Kevin Strock, Michael Pecoraro, Marvin Czartoryski | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Lacefield (PG), James Arterburn (SG), Patrick Tarin (PF), John Gross (C) Roderick Cox, Jason Gurley, Morris Mull, Richard Calvo | |
| 15:59 | Merrimack | Louis Bishop comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-50 |
| 15:57 | Pace | John Gross pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David McKaskle (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Briggs (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Pitzer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Louis Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Hubbard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Arterburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Tarin (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Pace | Louis Bishop swats the layup by Patrick Tarin | 56-50 |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Daniel Pitzer | 56-50 |
| 15:28 | Merrimack | Robert Briggs is called for 3 seconds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mike Sauers (SG), Robert Batiste (PF) Robert Briggs, Louis Bishop | |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Field (SF) Melvin Young | |
| 15:10 | Pace | Mike Sauers picks off the pass by Robert Lacefield | 56-50 |
| 14:51 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer is hacked by James Arterburn - foul #2 on James Arterburn, team foul #2 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Bishop (C) Lee Hubbard | |
| Subs | Pace | Jason Gurley (SG), Richard Calvo (C) James Arterburn, John Gross | |
| 14:44 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Richard Field - foul #2 on Richard Field, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Briggs (PG) David McKaskle | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 14:44 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 14:44 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 14:24 | Pace | Patrick Tarin loses the ball out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Pecoraro (SF) Daniel Pitzer | |
| Subs | Pace | Roderick Cox (PG), Morris Mull (SF), George Tillison (PF) Robert Lacefield, Richard Field, Patrick Tarin | |
| 14:07 | Merrimack | Robert Batiste drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Briggs | 61-50 |
| 14:03 | Pace | Richard Calvo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Melvin Young (PF) George Tillison | |
| 13:50 | Merrimack | Robert Batiste can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-50 |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Louis Bishop grabs the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 13:32 | Merrimack | Mike Sauers drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Briggs | 64-50 |
| 13:11 | Pace | Roderick Cox is hacked by Robert Briggs - foul #2 on Robert Briggs, team foul #2 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David McKaskle (PG), Daniel Pitzer (SF), Lee Hubbard (C) Robert Briggs, Michael Pecoraro, Louis Bishop | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Lacefield (PG), James Arterburn (SG), Richard Field (SF), Patrick Tarin (PF), John Gross (C) Roderick Cox, Jason Gurley, Morris Mull, Melvin Young, Richard Calvo | |
| 12:54 | Pace | Robert Lacefield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by David McKaskle - foul #2 on David McKaskle, team foul #3 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Julian Dawkins (SG) Mike Sauers | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 12:54 | Pace | Robert Lacefield misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 12:54 | Pace | Robert Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 12:35 | Merrimack | John Gross blocks the jumper by Julian Dawkins | 64-51 |
| 12:34 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer snags the offensive board | 64-51 |
| 12:28 | Merrimack | Robert Batiste loses the ball out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Briggs (SG), Louis Bishop (PF) Julian Dawkins, Robert Batiste | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 12:12 | Pace | Daniel Pitzer swats the short shot by Patrick Tarin | 64-51 |
| 12:10 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 11:48 | Merrimack | Robert Briggs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David McKaskle | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David McKaskle (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Pitzer (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - Louis Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Hubbard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Lacefield (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Arterburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Field (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Tarin (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Pace | Patrick Tarin is hacked by Louis Bishop - foul #3 on Louis Bishop, team foul #4 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mike Sauers (SG), Michael Pecoraro (SF), Robert Batiste (PF) Robert Briggs, Daniel Pitzer, Louis Bishop | |
| Subs | Pace | Roderick Cox (PG), Morris Mull (SF), Melvin Young (PF), Richard Calvo (C) Robert Lacefield, Richard Field, Patrick Tarin, John Gross | |
| 11:17 | Pace | Morris Mull misses the turnaround in the paint | 67-51 |
| 11:15 | Merrimack | Lee Hubbard gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 11:11 | Merrimack | Mike Sauers can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 11:10 | Pace | Richard Calvo grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 10:54 | Pace | Richard Calvo misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-51 |
| 10:53 | Merrimack | Michael Pecoraro pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | Lee Hubbard travels with the ball | 67-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer (SF), Louis Bishop (C) Michael Pecoraro, Lee Hubbard | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Lacefield (PG), Jason Gurley (SG), Patrick Tarin (PF), John Gross (C) Roderick Cox, James Arterburn, Morris Mull, Richard Calvo | |
| 10:09 | Pace | Patrick Tarin scores on a floater from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 09:59 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by David McKaskle | 69-53 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 09:41 | Pace | Patrick Tarin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mike Sauers - foul #4 on Mike Sauers, team foul #5 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Briggs (PG), Julian Dawkins (SG), Michael Pecoraro (C) David McKaskle, Mike Sauers, Robert Batiste | |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Field (SF) Melvin Young | |
| 09:41 | Pace | Patrick Tarin makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 09:41 | Pace | Patrick Tarin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 09:29 | Merrimack | Louis Bishop loses the dribble to Richard Field | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:13 | Pace | Richard Field scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Lacefield | 69-57 |
| 09:02 | Merrimack | Louis Bishop knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Briggs | 72-57 |
| 08:41 | Pace | Robert Lacefield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Julian Dawkins - foul #1 on Julian Dawkins, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Batiste (PF), Lee Hubbard (C) Daniel Pitzer, Louis Bishop | |
| Subs | Pace | James Arterburn (SG), Morris Mull (SF), George Tillison (PF), Richard Calvo (C) Jason Gurley, Richard Field, Patrick Tarin, John Gross | |
| 08:41 | Pace | Robert Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 08:41 | Pace | Robert Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 08:18 | Merrimack | George Tillison is called for the reach on Julian Dawkins - foul #1 on George Tillison, team foul #4 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David McKaskle (PG) Julian Dawkins | |
| Subs | Pace | Roderick Cox (PG), Melvin Young (PF) Robert Lacefield, George Tillison | |
| 07:58 | Merrimack | Robert Batiste misses the lay-in but the foul's on Melvin Young - foul #1 on Melvin Young, team foul #5 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mike Sauers (SG) Robert Briggs | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 07:58 | Merrimack | Robert Batiste makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 07:58 | Merrimack | Robert Batiste makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 07:44 | Pace | Richard Calvo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 07:43 | Pace | Morris Mull misses the tip | 74-59 |
| 07:42 | Merrimack | Robert Batiste gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David McKaskle (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Mike Sauers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Pecoraro (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Batiste (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - Lee Hubbard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roderick Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Arterburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Mull (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Melvin Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Calvo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 07:21 | Merrimack | David McKaskle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer (SF) Michael Pecoraro | |
| Subs | Pace | Jason Gurley (SG), Richard Field (SF), Patrick Tarin (PF) James Arterburn, Morris Mull, Richard Calvo | |
| 07:06 | Pace | Melvin Young knocks in the runner in the paint | 74-61 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 06:46 | Merrimack | Mike Sauers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 74-61 |
| 06:44 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer snags the offensive board | 74-61 |
| 06:24 | Merrimack | Lee Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-61 |
| 06:22 | Merrimack | David McKaskle pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 06:03 | Merrimack | Richard Field is called for the reach on Daniel Pitzer - foul #3 on Richard Field, team foul #6 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Briggs (PG), Louis Bishop (PF), Michael Pecoraro (C) David McKaskle, Robert Batiste, Lee Hubbard | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Lacefield (PG), James Arterburn (SG), Morris Mull (SF), John Gross (C) Roderick Cox, Jason Gurley, Richard Field, Melvin Young | |
| 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) | |
| 05:34 | Merrimack | Robert Briggs connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-61 |
| 05:28 | Pace | Robert Lacefield lays it in on a great pass from John Gross | 77-63 |
| 05:04 | Merrimack | Morris Mull steals it from Michael Pecoraro | 77-63 |
| 05:00 | Pace | James Arterburn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Morris Mull | 77-65 |
| 04:41 | Merrimack | James Arterburn steps in front of the Michael Pecoraro pass | 77-65 |
| 04:32 | Pace | James Arterburn clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-65 |
| 04:31 | Merrimack | Louis Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | Louis Bishop comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by James Arterburn - foul #3 on James Arterburn, team foul #7 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David McKaskle (PG), Marvin Czartoryski (SF), Lee Hubbard (C) Mike Sauers, Daniel Pitzer, Michael Pecoraro | |
| Subs | Pace | Jason Gurley (SG), Richard Field (SF), Richard Calvo (PF) James Arterburn, Morris Mull, Patrick Tarin | |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | Louis Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | Louis Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 03:53 | Pace | John Gross misses the easy layup | 78-65 |
| 03:52 | Merrimack | Louis Bishop gets the rebound | 78-65 |
| 03:23 | Merrimack | Marvin Czartoryski's floater is tipped away by Richard Field | 78-65 |
| 03:21 | Pace | Richard Calvo grabs the defensive rebound | 78-65 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David McKaskle (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Robert Briggs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Marvin Czartoryski (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Louis Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Hubbard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Lacefield (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason Gurley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Field (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Calvo (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Gross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 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) | |
| 03:16 | Pace | Robert Lacefield connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Field | 78-67 |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | Marvin Czartoryski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 78-67 |
| 02:55 | Merrimack | Louis Bishop pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-67 |
| 02:55 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mike Sauers (SG), Daniel Pitzer (SF), Robert Batiste (PF) Robert Briggs, Marvin Czartoryski, Louis Bishop | |
| Subs | Pace | James Arterburn (SG), Patrick Tarin (PF) Jason Gurley, Richard Calvo | |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer is fouled on the floor by Patrick Tarin - foul #2 on Patrick Tarin, team foul #8 | 78-67 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 02:24 | Pace | Robert Lacefield misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-67 |
| 02:23 | Merrimack | Daniel Pitzer grabs the defensive rebound | 80-67 |
| 02:01 | Merrimack | David McKaskle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-67 |
| 02:00 | Pace | John Gross gets the rebound | 80-67 |
| 01:51 | Pace | Robert Lacefield lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Tarin | 80-69 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | Robert Batiste misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-69 |
| 01:20 | Pace | Patrick Tarin snags the defensive board | 80-69 |
| 01:15 | Pace | Richard Field can't finish the layup | 80-69 |
| 01:13 | Pace | Patrick Tarin can't tip it in | 80-69 |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Daniel Pitzer | 80-69 |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | David McKaskle drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Pace | James Arterburn scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Patrick Tarin | 83-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | David McKaskle clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Arterburn - foul #4 on James Arterburn, team foul #9 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Briggs (SG), Michael Pecoraro (SF), Louis Bishop (PF), Marvin Czartoryski (C) Mike Sauers, Daniel Pitzer, Robert Batiste, Lee Hubbard | |
| Subs | Pace | Roderick Cox (PG), Jason Gurley (SG), Morris Mull (SF), Melvin Young (PF), Richard Calvo (C) Robert Lacefield, James Arterburn, Richard Field, Patrick Tarin, John Gross | |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | David McKaskle makes the 1st free throw | 84-72 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | David McKaskle makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 00:17 | Pace | Roderick Cox is whistled for traveling | 85-72 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Julian Dawkins (SG) David McKaskle | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Robert Briggs runs out the clock | 85-72 |