| Lineup | Pace | PG - David Whittenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Zinser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Stroud (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams makes the floater in the paint set up by William Ruhl | 39-44 |
| 19:10 | Pace | Patrick Ashcroft steals it from Howard Stroud | 39-44 |
| 18:55 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Hugh Foster - foul #2 on Hugh Foster, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| 18:55 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 18:55 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 18:38 | Pace | Billy Zinser double dribbles | 39-46 |
| 18:13 | Merrimack | Everett Gold hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-49 |
| 17:54 | Pace | William Ruhl steps in front of the Gary Lloyd pass | 39-49 |
| 17:25 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 17:13 | Pace | David Whittenburg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 17:11 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 16:54 | Merrimack | Everett Gold is hacked by David Whittenburg - foul #3 on David Whittenburg, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Pace | Raymond Middleton (PG), Timothy Morris (SG), Robert Barker (SF), Michael Huntley (C) David Whittenburg, Billy Zinser, Howard Stroud, Gary Lloyd | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (PF), Donald Allred (C) Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| 16:39 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Ruhl | 39-54 |
| 16:35 | Pace | Raymond Middleton buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Huntley | 41-54 |
| 16:25 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 16:24 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 16:09 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor travels with the ball | 41-54 |
| Subs | Pace | Jack Payne (SF) Hugh Foster | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Rick Miles (SG) William Ruhl | |
| 15:52 | Pace | Jack Payne misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Raymond Middleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Payne (fresh) PF - Robert Barker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Huntley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Peter Trainor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Miles (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Allred (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Merrimack | Raymond Middleton is called for the reach on Peter Trainor - foul #2 on Raymond Middleton, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Pace | David Whittenburg (PG), Billy Zinser (SG), Howard Stroud (SF) Raymond Middleton, Timothy Morris, Jack Payne | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Wayne Williams (PF) Rick Miles, Aaron Mix, Donald Allred | |
| 15:20 | Merrimack | Howard Stroud picks off the pass by Wayne Williams | 41-54 |
| 14:59 | Pace | David Whittenburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Pace | Hugh Foster (PF), Gary Lloyd (C) Robert Barker, Michael Huntley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Patrick Ashcroft (C) Peter Trainor, Charlie Stone | |
| 14:51 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 14:49 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 14:42 | Merrimack | William Ruhl hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Williams | 41-57 |
| 14:20 | Pace | Hugh Foster knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 43-57 |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Everett Gold's pass is intercepted by Howard Stroud | 43-57 |
| 13:42 | Pace | Gary Lloyd hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Billy Zinser | 45-57 |
| 13:36 | Merrimack | William Ruhl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-57 |
| Subs | Pace | Timothy Morris (SG) Billy Zinser | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (PF) Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams | |
| 13:25 | Pace | William Ruhl steps in front of the Howard Stroud pass | 45-57 |
| 13:21 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses the lay-in | 45-57 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Stone | 45-57 |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Whittenburg - foul #4 on David Whittenburg, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Pace | Raymond Middleton (PG), Robert Barker (SF), Michael Huntley (C) David Whittenburg, Howard Stroud, Gary Lloyd | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (SG), Donald Allred (C) Everett Gold, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 12:35 | Pace | Donald Allred is called for the reach on Timothy Morris - foul #1 on Donald Allred, team foul #1 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Rick Miles (SG), Wayne Williams (PF) William Ruhl, Donald Allred | |
| 12:22 | Pace | Timothy Morris can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-59 |
| 12:20 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 12:09 | Merrimack | Rick Miles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-59 |
| 12:07 | Pace | Hugh Foster grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 12:02 | Pace | Timothy Morris is hacked by Rick Miles - foul #1 on Rick Miles, team foul #2 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Pace | Billy Zinser (SG), Howard Stroud (SF) Timothy Morris, Michael Huntley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Riley (SF) Aaron Mix | |
| 11:55 | Pace | Howard Stroud misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Trainor - foul #2 on Peter Trainor, team foul #3 | 45-59 |
| 11:55 | Pace | Howard Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 11:55 | Pace | Howard Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 11:34 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 11:32 | Pace | The rebound goes to Howard Stroud | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Raymond Middleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Zinser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Stroud (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hugh Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Barker (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Peter Trainor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Miles (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charlie Stone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Pace | Billy Zinser misses long on a jumper from the right block | 47-59 |
| 11:26 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 11:11 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Hugh Foster - foul #3 on Hugh Foster, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Lloyd (C) Hugh Foster | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Everett Gold (SG), Patrick Ashcroft (C) Peter Trainor, Rick Miles, Charlie Stone | |
| 11:11 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 11:11 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 11:11 | Pace | Billy Zinser grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 10:48 | Pace | Gary Lloyd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 10:47 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Wayne Williams | 47-60 |
| 10:27 | Merrimack | William Ruhl hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Everett Gold | 47-62 |
| 10:05 | Pace | Howard Stroud connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Raymond Middleton | 50-62 |
| 09:44 | Merrimack | Everett Gold hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Wayne Williams | 50-65 |
| 09:40 | Pace | Howard Stroud misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Riley - foul #2 on Ronald Riley, team foul #4 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Pace | Walter Stapler (PG), Timothy Morris (SG), Hugh Foster (PF) Raymond Middleton, Billy Zinser, Robert Barker | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (PF) Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams | |
| 09:40 | Pace | Howard Stroud misses the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 09:40 | Pace | Howard Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 09:15 | Merrimack | Hugh Foster steps in front of the Patrick Ashcroft pass | 51-65 |
| 08:58 | Pace | Timothy Morris makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Stapler and he's hacked by Everett Gold - foul #3 on Everett Gold, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Pace | Jack Payne (SF), Michael Huntley (C) Howard Stroud, Gary Lloyd | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald Allred (C) Patrick Ashcroft | |
| 08:58 | Pace | Timothy Morris misses the free throw | 53-65 |
| 08:58 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 08:29 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 08:27 | Pace | Timothy Morris grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 08:23 | Pace | Charlie Stone blocks the jumper by Hugh Foster | 53-65 |
| 08:21 | Pace | Michael Huntley tips it home | 55-65 |
| 07:58 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-65 |
| 07:57 | Pace | Michael Huntley grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 07:53 | Pace | Walter Stapler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-65 |
| 07:52 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 07:34 | Merrimack | William Ruhl clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 55-65 |
| 07:33 | Pace | The rebound goes to Jack Payne | 55-65 |
| 07:29 | Pace | William Ruhl takes the ball from Walter Stapler in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Walter Stapler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jack Payne (fresh) PF - Hugh Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Huntley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Everett Gold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Allred (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone is fouled on the floor by Hugh Foster - foul #4 on Hugh Foster, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Pace | David Whittenburg (PG), Billy Zinser (SG), Howard Stroud (SF), Gary Lloyd (C) Walter Stapler, Timothy Morris, Jack Payne, Michael Huntley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (PG), Rick Miles (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Wayne Williams (PF), Patrick Ashcroft (C) William Ruhl, Everett Gold, Charlie Stone, Aaron Mix, Donald Allred | |
| 06:58 | Merrimack | Rick Miles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 06:57 | Pace | Hugh Foster pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 06:52 | Pace | Howard Stroud is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Howard Stroud, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gary Lloyd - foul #2 on Gary Lloyd, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 06:22 | Pace | Gary Lloyd clanks a floater from the left side | 55-67 |
| 06:21 | Pace | Gary Lloyd hits the follow up shot | 57-67 |
| 05:53 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 57-67 |
| 05:51 | Pace | Billy Zinser snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 05:46 | Pace | Howard Stroud misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 05:45 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Stroud | 57-67 |
| 05:21 | Pace | Billy Zinser misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Riley - foul #3 on Ronald Riley, team foul #6 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Barker (PF), Michael Huntley (C) Hugh Foster, Gary Lloyd | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Everett Gold (SG) Peter Trainor, Rick Miles | |
| 05:21 | Pace | Billy Zinser makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 05:21 | Pace | Billy Zinser makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Everett Gold connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-70 |
| 04:41 | Pace | David Whittenburg is fouled on the floor by William Ruhl - foul #2 on William Ruhl, team foul #7 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charlie Stone (C) Patrick Ashcroft | |
| 04:41 | Pace | David Whittenburg makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:41 | Pace | David Whittenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:21 | Merrimack | Everett Gold buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Ruhl | 61-73 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 04:17 | Pace | Ronald Riley is called for the reach on Howard Stroud - foul #4 on Ronald Riley, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Pace | Timothy Morris (SG), Hugh Foster (PF), Gary Lloyd (C) Billy Zinser, Robert Barker, Michael Huntley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Aaron Mix (PF), Donald Allred (C) Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams | |
| 04:17 | Pace | Howard Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 04:17 | Pace | Howard Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | David Whittenburg is called for the reach on William Ruhl in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Whittenburg, team foul #9 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Pace | Raymond Middleton (PG), Robert Barker (SF) David Whittenburg, Howard Stroud | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 04:01 | Pace | Timothy Morris travels with the ball | 63-75 |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Merrimack | William Ruhl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-75 |
| 03:45 | Pace | Robert Barker pulls down the rebound | 63-75 |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Pace | Robert Barker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Ruhl - foul #3 on William Ruhl, team foul #9 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (SG), Wayne Williams (PF), Patrick Ashcroft (C) Everett Gold, Aaron Mix, Donald Allred | |
| 03:19 | Pace | Robert Barker makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 03:19 | Pace | Robert Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Raymond Middleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Gary Lloyd (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Peter Trainor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick Ashcroft | 65-77 |
| 02:57 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-77 |
| Subs | Pace | Billy Zinser (SG), Howard Stroud (SF) Timothy Morris, Robert Barker | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Ronald Riley (SF) Peter Trainor, Charlie Stone | |
| 02:40 | Pace | Howard Stroud hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 65-77 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | William Ruhl gets the rebound | 65-77 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | Everett Gold's layup is rejected by Gary Lloyd | 65-77 |
| 02:08 | Pace | Billy Zinser gets the rebound | 65-77 |
| 01:53 | Pace | Billy Zinser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Everett Gold - foul #4 on Everett Gold, team foul #10 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Pace | Timothy Morris (SF), Robert Barker (PF), Michael Huntley (C) Howard Stroud, Hugh Foster, Gary Lloyd | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (PG), Rick Miles (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (PF), Donald Allred (C) William Ruhl, Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| 01:53 | Pace | Billy Zinser makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 01:53 | Pace | Billy Zinser makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:32 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Donald Allred | 67-79 |
| 01:19 | Pace | Timothy Morris clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-79 |
| 01:18 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix grabs the board | 67-79 |
| 01:03 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-79 |
| 01:01 | Pace | Timothy Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 67-79 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Pace | Billy Zinser misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-79 |
| 00:54 | Pace | Robert Barker pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-79 |
| 00:50 | Pace | Timothy Morris hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Billy Zinser | 69-79 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Rick Miles is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Zinser - foul #1 on Billy Zinser, team foul #10 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Pace | Jack Payne (SF) Billy Zinser | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Rick Miles makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Rick Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone grabs the offensive board | 69-80 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-80 |
| 00:20 | Pace | Robert Barker grabs the board | 69-80 |
| 00:13 | Pace | Michael Huntley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Allred - foul #2 on Donald Allred, team foul #11 | 69-80 |
| 00:13 | Pace | Michael Huntley makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:13 | Pace | Michael Huntley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Raymond Middleton is called for the reach on Rick Miles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Middleton, team foul #11 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Pace | Billy Zinser (SG), Howard Stroud (SF), Hugh Foster (PF), Gary Lloyd (C) Timothy Morris, Jack Payne, Michael Huntley, Robert Barker | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Wayne Williams (PF) Peter Trainor, Charlie Stone | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Rick Miles misses the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Rick Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:06 | Pace | Howard Stroud is fouled on the floor by Aaron Mix - foul #2 on Aaron Mix, team foul #12 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Pace | Timothy Morris (SG), Robert Barker (PF), Michael Huntley (C) Billy Zinser, Hugh Foster, Gary Lloyd | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (PG), Charlie Stone (SF) William Ruhl, Wayne Williams | |
| 00:06 | Pace | Howard Stroud misses the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:06 | Pace | Howard Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor runs out the clock | 72-81 |