| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Eric Mack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Papa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Steven Celestin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Henry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Cossette (fresh) C - Raymond Tice (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Charles Meyers inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Pace | Gregory Henry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 19:38 | Merrimack | Nicholas Papa grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 19:23 | Merrimack | Eric Mack is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Mack, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 19:08 | Pace | Charles Meyers lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Henry | 32-37 |
| 18:55 | Merrimack | Eric Mack misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 32-37 |
| 18:53 | Pace | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cossette | 32-37 |
| 18:48 | Pace | Steven Celestin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 18:47 | Pace | Charles Meyers tips it in | 32-39 |
| 18:23 | Merrimack | Darrell Morrison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 18:22 | Merrimack | James Thompson can't tip it in | 32-39 |
| 18:20 | Merrimack | Eric Mack grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 18:04 | Merrimack | Michael Hall drills a shot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 17:45 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Henry | 34-41 |
| 17:26 | Merrimack | Michael Hall loses the dribble to Charles Meyers | 34-41 |
| 17:22 | Pace | Steven Celestin is whistled for a carry | 34-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Corey Dyer (SG), Patrick Batson (SF), Robert Coppinger (PF) Michael Hall, James Thompson, Darrell Morrison | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Godines (PG), Frank Chen (SF) Steven Celestin, Charles Meyers | |
| 17:03 | Merrimack | Patrick Batson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 17:02 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:57 | Pace | Raymond Tice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bobby Smith (SG), Patrick Bilyeu (C) Eric Mack, Nicholas Papa | |
| Subs | Pace | Terrance Barre (SG), Francis Russell (PF), John Moffitt (C) Gregory Henry, Kenneth Cossette, Raymond Tice | |
| 16:43 | Merrimack | Bobby Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terrance Barre - foul #1 on Terrance Barre, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| 16:43 | Merrimack | Bobby Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:43 | Merrimack | Bobby Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:43 | Pace | Francis Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:21 | Pace | The jumper by Terrance Barre is denied by Robert Coppinger | 35-41 |
| 16:19 | Merrimack | Robert Coppinger pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:05 | Merrimack | Bobby Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Coppinger | 38-41 |
| 15:50 | Pace | John Moffitt's pass is intercepted by Patrick Bilyeu | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Corey Dyer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Batson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Coppinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Bilyeu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Godines (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Terrance Barre (fresh) SF - Frank Chen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Moffitt (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Merrimack | Patrick Batson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bobby Smith | 41-41 |
| 15:37 | Pace | John Moffitt is denied on a layup by Robert Coppinger | 41-41 |
| 15:36 | Pace | Francis Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 15:22 | Pace | Terrance Barre buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Godines | 41-44 |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | Patrick Batson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 14:54 | Pace | Robert Godines's pass is intercepted by Bobby Smith | 43-44 |
| 14:39 | Merrimack | Patrick Batson misses the driving attempt in the lane | 43-44 |
| 14:38 | Pace | John Moffitt snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 14:34 | Pace | Robert Godines clanks a floater from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 14:32 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Bobby Smith | 43-44 |
| 14:12 | Merrimack | Robert Coppinger clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 14:10 | Merrimack | Bobby Smith snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 14:00 | Merrimack | Corey Dyer is called for traveling | 43-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Woodruff (PG), Michael Hall (SG), James Thompson (SF), Darrell Morrison (PF), Nicholas Papa (C) Bobby Smith, Corey Dyer, Patrick Batson, Robert Coppinger, Patrick Bilyeu | |
| Subs | Pace | Steven Celestin (PG), Gregory Henry (SG), Charles Meyers (SF), Kenneth Cossette (PF), Raymond Tice (C) Robert Godines, Terrance Barre, Frank Chen, Francis Russell, John Moffitt | |
| 13:47 | Pace | Steven Celestin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Papa - foul #3 on Nicholas Papa, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| 13:47 | Pace | Steven Celestin makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:47 | Pace | Steven Celestin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:47 | Merrimack | Nicholas Papa grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | James Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 13:41 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Woodruff | 43-45 |
| 13:24 | Merrimack | Michael Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 13:23 | Pace | Raymond Tice snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 13:19 | Pace | Gregory Henry knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Steven Celestin | 43-47 |
| 13:06 | Merrimack | Michael Woodruff misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 13:04 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:59 | Pace | Steven Celestin connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Gregory Henry | 43-49 |
| 12:39 | Merrimack | Nicholas Papa buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 12:23 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 12:04 | Merrimack | Michael Hall misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 12:02 | Merrimack | Nicholas Papa gets the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 11:44 | Merrimack | Michael Hall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Hall, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Woodruff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrell Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Papa (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Steven Celestin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Henry (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Meyers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cossette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Tice (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Pace | Gregory Henry misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Hall - foul #3 on Michael Hall, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Mack (SG) Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Pace | Frank Chen (SF) Charles Meyers | |
| 11:34 | Pace | Gregory Henry makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:34 | Pace | Gregory Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:13 | Merrimack | Darrell Morrison knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Woodruff | 49-51 |
| 11:07 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette blows the layup | 49-51 |
| 11:06 | Merrimack | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:49 | Merrimack | Nicholas Papa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 10:47 | Pace | Gregory Henry pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:41 | Pace | James Thompson swats the short shot by Raymond Tice | 49-51 |
| 10:39 | Pace | Raymond Tice snags the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 10:26 | Pace | Darrell Morrison blocks the jumper by Kenneth Cossette | 49-51 |
| 10:25 | Merrimack | Nicholas Papa grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:05 | Merrimack | James Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Woodruff | 52-51 |
| 10:01 | Pace | Steven Celestin misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 09:59 | Merrimack | Nicholas Papa snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 09:54 | Merrimack | Darrell Morrison's pass is intercepted by Steven Celestin | 52-51 |
| 09:49 | Pace | Gregory Henry knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Steven Celestin | 52-53 |
| 09:30 | Merrimack | James Thompson blows the layup | 52-53 |
| 09:28 | Pace | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cossette | 52-53 |
| 09:24 | Pace | Steven Celestin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 09:22 | Merrimack | Nicholas Papa grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:08 | Merrimack | Michael Woodruff scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eric Mack | 55-53 |
| 08:53 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Darrell Morrison - foul #2 on Darrell Morrison, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Hall (SG), Patrick Batson (SF), Robert Coppinger (PF), Patrick Bilyeu (C) Michael Woodruff, James Thompson, Darrell Morrison, Nicholas Papa | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Godines (PG), Charles Meyers (SF), Francis Russell (C) Steven Celestin, Gregory Henry, Raymond Tice | |
| 08:53 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:53 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:42 | Merrimack | Patrick Batson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 08:40 | Pace | Francis Russell snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 08:34 | Pace | Frank Chen misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Eric Mack - foul #2 on Eric Mack, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Corey Dyer (PG) Eric Mack | |
| Subs | Pace | John Moffitt (C) Kenneth Cossette | |
| 08:34 | Pace | Frank Chen makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:34 | Pace | Frank Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | Patrick Batson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 08:13 | Pace | Francis Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:07 | Pace | Charles Meyers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Batson - foul #1 on Patrick Batson, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Terrance Barre (SG) Frank Chen | |
| 08:07 | Pace | Charles Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:07 | Pace | Charles Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:07 | Merrimack | Robert Coppinger grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 07:49 | Merrimack | Corey Dyer lays it in set up by Michael Hall | 57-57 |
| 07:31 | Pace | Charles Meyers misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-57 |
| 07:30 | Pace | Terrance Barre grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Corey Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Batson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Coppinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Bilyeu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Godines (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Barre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Meyers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Moffitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Pace | Francis Russell buries a shot from close range | 57-59 |
| 07:06 | Merrimack | Patrick Batson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Dyer | 60-59 |
| 06:49 | Pace | Charles Meyers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 06:48 | Merrimack | Robert Coppinger pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:40 | Merrimack | Michael Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 06:39 | Merrimack | Robert Coppinger grabs the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 06:24 | Merrimack | Corey Dyer is fouled on the floor by John Moffitt - foul #1 on John Moffitt, team foul #2 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Woodruff (PG), Eric Mack (SG), James Oswald (SF), Darrell Morrison (PF), Nicholas Papa (C) Corey Dyer, Michael Hall, Patrick Batson, Robert Coppinger, Patrick Bilyeu | |
| Subs | Pace | Gregory Henry (SG), Frank Chen (SF), Kenneth Cossette (PF), Raymond Tice (C) Robert Godines, Charles Meyers, Francis Russell, John Moffitt | |
| 06:12 | Merrimack | James Oswald hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Nicholas Papa | 62-59 |
| 06:05 | Pace | Frank Chen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Thompson (SF) James Oswald | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | Nicholas Papa is whistled for a carry | 62-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Steven Celestin (PG) Terrance Barre | |
| 05:38 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Henry | 62-61 |
| 05:25 | Merrimack | Nicholas Papa clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-61 |
| 05:24 | Merrimack | Michael Woodruff pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Darrell Morrison comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Frank Chen - foul #1 on Frank Chen, team foul #3 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Hall (SG) Eric Mack | |
| Subs | Pace | Charles Meyers (SF) Frank Chen | |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Darrell Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Darrell Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:48 | Pace | Charles Meyers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 64-61 |
| 04:47 | Merrimack | Darrell Morrison gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:41 | Merrimack | Michael Hall double dribbles | 64-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Coppinger (PF) Darrell Morrison | |
| Subs | Pace | Frank Chen (SG), Francis Russell (PF), John Moffitt (C) Gregory Henry, Kenneth Cossette, Raymond Tice | |
| 04:15 | Pace | Francis Russell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-61 |
| 04:14 | Merrimack | Nicholas Papa gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 03:58 | Merrimack | James Thompson drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Coppinger | 66-61 |
| 03:44 | Pace | Charles Meyers banks in the layup on a great pass from Francis Russell and he's fouled by Michael Woodruff - foul #4 on Michael Woodruff, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Mack (SG), Patrick Batson (SF), Patrick Bilyeu (C) Michael Hall, James Thompson, Nicholas Papa | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Godines (PG), Gregory Henry (SG), Kenneth Cossette (PF) Steven Celestin, Frank Chen, John Moffitt | |
| 03:44 | Pace | Charles Meyers makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:18 | Merrimack | Kenneth Cossette picks off the pass by Michael Woodruff | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Woodruff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Mack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Batson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Coppinger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Bilyeu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Godines (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Henry (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Meyers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cossette (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Henry | 66-67 |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Hall (SG), James Thompson (SF), Darrell Morrison (PF), Nicholas Papa (C) Eric Mack, Patrick Batson, Robert Coppinger, Patrick Bilyeu | |
| Subs | Pace | Steven Celestin (PG), Raymond Tice (C) Robert Godines, Francis Russell | |
| 02:41 | Merrimack | Michael Hall is fouled on the floor by Steven Celestin - foul #2 on Steven Celestin, team foul #4 | 66-67 |
| 02:24 | Merrimack | Nicholas Papa misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-67 |
| 02:22 | Pace | Charles Meyers grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 02:16 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 66-67 |
| 02:15 | Pace | Raymond Tice can't tip it in | 66-67 |
| 02:13 | Merrimack | Michael Hall snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 01:57 | Merrimack | James Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 01:55 | Pace | Charles Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:47 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Henry | 66-69 |
| 01:27 | Merrimack | James Thompson is hacked by Steven Celestin - foul #3 on Steven Celestin, team foul #5 | 66-69 |
| 01:15 | Merrimack | Darrell Morrison clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 01:14 | Pace | Raymond Tice grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 01:09 | Pace | Gregory Henry misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Michael Woodruff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 00:46 | Pace | Kenneth Cossette grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Pace | Charles Meyers misses the dunk attempt | 66-69 |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Darrell Morrison | 66-69 |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Michael Woodruff misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-69 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Michael Hall grabs the offensive board | 66-69 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Darrell Morrison misses short on a floater in the paint | 66-69 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | Darrell Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Michael Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 00:05 | Pace | Raymond Tice grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Pace | Raymond Tice is hacked by Michael Woodruff in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Woodruff, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Mack (PG) Michael Woodruff | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 00:04 | Pace | Raymond Tice misses the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Darrell Morrison | 66-69 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Michael Hall clanks a halfcourt shot | 66-69 |