| Lineup | Pace | PG - Wayne Craine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Corlett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Barta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Virgil Coon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin River (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Harton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Christian (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Timothy Corlett inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:33 | Pace | Wayne Craine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-26 |
| 19:12 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Virgil Coon - foul #3 on Virgil Coon, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin James (C) Virgil Coon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 19:12 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 19:12 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:52 | Pace | Jerry Fairbank steps in front of the Timothy Corlett pass | 39-28 |
| 18:34 | Merrimack | Michael Christian misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 18:33 | Pace | Richard White grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:26 | Pace | Kevin James misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-28 |
| 18:24 | Merrimack | Michael Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:00 | Merrimack | Earl Harton clanks a shot from close range | 39-28 |
| 17:59 | Merrimack | Michael Christian misses the tip | 39-28 |
| 17:57 | Pace | Kevin James gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:45 | Pace | Wayne Craine is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-28 |
| 17:34 | Merrimack | Justin River misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 17:32 | Merrimack | Earl Harton grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:17 | Merrimack | Michael Christian connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 39-30 |
| 16:55 | Pace | Timothy Corlett misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 16:53 | Merrimack | Justin River gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Kevin James is called for the reach on Joseph O'Neal - foul #2 on Kevin James, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Pace | John Sasso (SF), Bryon Merchant (PF) Timothy Corlett, Aaron Barta | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG), Gary Meadow (SG), Ray Neville (SF), David Champagne (PF) Joseph O'Neal, Jerry Fairbank, Justin River, Earl Harton | |
| 16:33 | Merrimack | Michael Christian is denied on a layup by Bryon Merchant | 39-30 |
| 16:31 | Pace | The rebound goes to John Sasso | 39-30 |
| 16:26 | Pace | Wayne Craine misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by David Champagne - foul #1 on David Champagne, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Pace | Edward Rigby (C) Kevin James | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 16:26 | Pace | Wayne Craine makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:26 | Pace | Wayne Craine makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:10 | Merrimack | Ray Neville misses long on a floater from the baseline | 41-30 |
| 16:09 | Merrimack | Michael Christian snags the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 16:00 | Merrimack | Travis Rose misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Sasso - foul #2 on John Sasso, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Pace | Orville Green (PG), Virgil Coon (C) Wayne Craine, Richard White | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Clay Barnes (SF), Earl Harton (PF) Ray Neville, Michael Christian | |
| 16:00 | Merrimack | Travis Rose misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:00 | Merrimack | Travis Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Orville Green (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sasso (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryon Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Edward Rigby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Virgil Coon (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Travis Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Meadow (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clay Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Earl Harton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Champagne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Pace | Virgil Coon travels with the ball | 41-31 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG) Gary Meadow | |
| 15:18 | Merrimack | David Champagne banks in the layup | 41-33 |
| 15:12 | Pace | John Sasso misses the lay-in | 41-33 |
| 15:11 | Pace | Virgil Coon hits the follow up shot | 43-33 |
| 14:49 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes knocks in the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Orville Green - foul #1 on Orville Green, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Pace | Wayne Craine (PG), Richard White (SG), Timothy Corlett (SF), Aaron Barta (PF) Orville Green, John Sasso, Bryon Merchant, Edward Rigby | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG), Michael Christian (C) Travis Rose, David Champagne | |
| 14:49 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:36 | Pace | Aaron Barta misses the dunk but he's fouled by Joseph O'Neal - foul #1 on Joseph O'Neal, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| 14:36 | Pace | Aaron Barta makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:36 | Pace | Aaron Barta misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:36 | Merrimack | Earl Harton gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:29 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 14:27 | Pace | The rebound goes to Timothy Corlett | 44-36 |
| 14:21 | Pace | Timothy Corlett misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Earl Harton - foul #2 on Earl Harton, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Champagne (PF) Earl Harton | |
| 14:21 | Pace | Timothy Corlett makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:21 | Pace | Timothy Corlett misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:21 | Merrimack | David Champagne grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 14:06 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Richard White - foul #1 on Richard White, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| 14:06 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:06 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:43 | Pace | Aaron Barta buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Wayne Craine | 48-38 |
| 13:20 | Merrimack | David Champagne misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 48-38 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 13:00 | Pace | Aaron Barta drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard White | 50-40 |
| 12:36 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes misses long on a runner from the right block | 50-40 |
| 12:35 | Pace | The rebound goes to Aaron Barta | 50-40 |
| 12:28 | Pace | Aaron Barta is whistled for a carry | 50-40 |
| Subs | Pace | Orville Green (PG), John Sasso (SF), Bryon Merchant (PF), Kevin James (C) Wayne Craine, Timothy Corlett, Aaron Barta, Virgil Coon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG), Justin River (SF), Earl Harton (PF) Joseph O'Neal, Clay Barnes, David Champagne | |
| 12:01 | Merrimack | Earl Harton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Meadow (SF), Ray Neville (C) Jerry Fairbank, Michael Christian | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Orville Green (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Sasso (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bryon Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Kevin James (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Travis Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin River (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Meadow (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Harton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ray Neville (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Pace | Gary Meadow takes the ball from John Sasso | 50-40 |
| 11:18 | Merrimack | Justin River comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-40 |
| 11:17 | Pace | Bryon Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 11:13 | Pace | Orville Green comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 11:11 | Pace | Kevin James misses the tip | 50-40 |
| 11:09 | Merrimack | Earl Harton grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 10:50 | Merrimack | Ray Neville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Pace | Wayne Craine (PG), Timothy Corlett (SF), Virgil Coon (C) Richard White, John Sasso, Kevin James | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), Jerry Fairbank (SG), Clay Barnes (SF), Michael Christian (C) Travis Rose, Justin River, Gary Meadow, Ray Neville | |
| 10:34 | Pace | Bryon Merchant hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Earl Harton - foul #3 on Earl Harton, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Pace | Aaron Barta (PF) Timothy Corlett | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:34 | Pace | Bryon Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:34 | Pace | Bryon Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:34 | Merrimack | Earl Harton pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:21 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Earl Harton | 51-42 |
| 10:00 | Pace | Wayne Craine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 51-42 |
| 09:58 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 09:42 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard White (SG), Timothy Corlett (SF) Orville Green, Bryon Merchant | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 09:40 | Pace | Wayne Craine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 09:30 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 09:29 | Merrimack | Earl Harton tips it in | 51-44 |
| 09:05 | Pace | Aaron Barta clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:50 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes double dribbles | 51-44 |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin James (PF) Aaron Barta | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG), Justin River (SG), David Champagne (PF) Joseph O'Neal, Jerry Fairbank, Earl Harton | |
| 08:32 | Pace | Kevin James's floater is tipped away by David Champagne | 51-44 |
| 08:30 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Craine | 51-44 |
| 08:09 | Pace | Wayne Craine comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 08:07 | Merrimack | David Champagne pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:45 | Merrimack | Justin River hits a 3 from the right corner | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Wayne Craine (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Corlett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin James (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Virgil Coon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Travis Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin River (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clay Barnes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Champagne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Christian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Pace | Richard White clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Justin River - foul #2 on Justin River, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Pace | Orville Green (PG), Bryon Merchant (SF), Aaron Barta (PF) Wayne Craine, Timothy Corlett, Virgil Coon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), Jerry Fairbank (SG), Earl Harton (PF) Travis Rose, Clay Barnes, Michael Christian | |
| 07:23 | Pace | Richard White makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:23 | Pace | Richard White makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph O'Neal | 53-50 |
| 06:53 | Pace | Bryon Merchant makes the floater in the paint | 55-50 |
| 06:47 | Merrimack | Richard White takes the ball from Joseph O'Neal | 55-50 |
| 06:27 | Pace | Bryon Merchant buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Orville Green | 57-50 |
| 06:09 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 06:08 | Pace | Bryon Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:04 | Pace | Orville Green hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard White | 60-50 |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bryon Merchant - foul #3 on Bryon Merchant, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Pace | Wayne Craine (PG), Timothy Corlett (SF), Virgil Coon (C) Richard White, Aaron Barta, Kevin James | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (SG), Ray Neville (SF), Michael Christian (C) Jerry Fairbank, Justin River, David Champagne | |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:31 | Pace | Wayne Craine misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 05:30 | Pace | Timothy Corlett tips it back up and in | 62-52 |
| 05:05 | Merrimack | Ray Neville is fouled on the floor by Virgil Coon - foul #4 on Virgil Coon, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Clay Barnes (SF) Earl Harton | |
| 05:05 | Merrimack | Ray Neville makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:05 | Merrimack | Ray Neville makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:47 | Pace | Virgil Coon lays it up and in set up by Orville Green and he's fouled by Travis Rose - foul #3 on Travis Rose, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG) Joseph O'Neal | |
| 04:47 | Pace | Virgil Coon makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:28 | Merrimack | Michael Christian makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-57 |
| 04:14 | Pace | Virgil Coon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | Ray Neville pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 03:48 | Merrimack | Michael Christian makes the jump hook from close range set up by Travis Rose | 65-59 |
| 03:29 | Pace | Orville Green loses the dribble to Michael Christian | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Wayne Craine (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orville Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Corlett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryon Merchant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Virgil Coon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Travis Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clay Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Neville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Christian (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Merrimack | Travis Rose misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 03:12 | Pace | The rebound goes to Bryon Merchant | 65-59 |
| 03:12 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard White (SG), Aaron Barta (PF) Orville Green, Bryon Merchant | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), Earl Harton (PF) Travis Rose, Ray Neville | |
| 02:51 | Pace | Aaron Barta misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 02:50 | Merrimack | Earl Harton grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 02:45 | Merrimack | Michael Christian misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Craine - foul #1 on Wayne Craine, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Pace | John Sasso (SF) Timothy Corlett | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 02:45 | Merrimack | Michael Christian makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:45 | Merrimack | Michael Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:28 | Pace | John Sasso misses the shot from the left side | 65-61 |
| 02:27 | Merrimack | Earl Harton grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:21 | Merrimack | Michael Christian hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 65-61 |
| 02:20 | Pace | The rebound goes to Virgil Coon | 65-61 |
| 02:13 | Pace | John Sasso misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-61 |
| 02:11 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 02:09 | Merrimack | Wayne Craine steps in front of the Joseph O'Neal pass in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| 01:55 | Pace | The jump hook by Richard White is blocked by Earl Harton | 65-61 |
| 01:53 | Merrimack | Michael Christian pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:37 | Merrimack | John Sasso steps in front of the Clay Barnes pass | 65-61 |
| 01:15 | Pace | Wayne Craine knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 00:59 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-61 |
| 00:57 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes tips it home | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Pace | Earl Harton blocks the short jumper by Aaron Barta | 67-63 |
| 00:27 | Merrimack | Earl Harton snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Clay Barnes scores on a 3 from the right corner | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Pace | Richard White is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph O'Neal - foul #2 on Joseph O'Neal, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Pace | Timothy Corlett (SF) John Sasso | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:18 | Pace | Richard White makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:18 | Pace | Richard White makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank scores on a 3 from the left corner | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Pace | Richard White misses short on a fullcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Wayne Craine (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard White (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Corlett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Barta (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Virgil Coon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clay Barnes (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Harton (fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Christian (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Merrimack | Earl Harton wins the tip | 69-69 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-69 |
| 04:15 | Pace | Timothy Corlett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 69-69 |
| 04:13 | Merrimack | Michael Christian grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 03:53 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal buries a 3 from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 03:37 | Pace | Aaron Barta hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Joseph O'Neal - foul #3 on Joseph O'Neal, team foul #8 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Pace | Kevin James (C) Virgil Coon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Justin River (SG) Jerry Fairbank | |
| 03:37 | Pace | Aaron Barta makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:37 | Pace | Aaron Barta makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:19 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-72 |
| 03:18 | Pace | Kevin James gets the rebound | 71-72 |
| 02:59 | Pace | Justin River steals the ball from Richard White | 71-72 |
| 02:44 | Merrimack | Justin River makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-75 |
| 02:20 | Pace | Richard White drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Craine | 74-75 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Michael Christian misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 74-75 |
| 02:06 | Pace | Aaron Barta grabs the defensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 02:01 | Pace | Timothy Corlett's floater is tipped away by Michael Christian | 74-75 |
| 02:00 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal pulls down the rebound | 74-75 |
| 01:55 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Aaron Barta - foul #3 on Aaron Barta, team foul #9 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Pace | Virgil Coon (C) Kevin James | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG) Justin River | |
| 01:55 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:55 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 01:39 | Pace | Virgil Coon connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Barta | 77-77 |
| 01:19 | Merrimack | Michael Christian clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-77 |
| 01:18 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal grabs the offensive board | 77-77 |
| 01:01 | Merrimack | Michael Christian misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 77-77 |
| 00:59 | Pace | Virgil Coon grabs the defensive rebound | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Wayne Craine (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard White (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Corlett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Barta (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Virgil Coon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clay Barnes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Harton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Christian (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 00:53 | Pace | Richard White misses badly on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Jerry Fairbank - foul #1 on Jerry Fairbank, team foul #9 | 77-77 |
| 00:53 | Pace | Richard White makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:53 | Pace | Richard White makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:53 | Pace | Richard White makes the 3rd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Earl Harton drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph O'Neal | 80-80 |
| 00:41 | Pace | Wayne Craine drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Corlett | 83-80 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | Michael Christian is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Christian, team foul #10 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Pace | Orville Green (SG), John Sasso (SF) Richard White, Timothy Corlett | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Pace | Wayne Craine is hacked by Joseph O'Neal in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph O'Neal, team foul #11 | 83-80 |
| 00:21 | Pace | Wayne Craine makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:21 | Pace | Wayne Craine makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-83 |
| 00:14 | Pace | Wayne Craine is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph O'Neal - foul #5 on Joseph O'Neal, team foul #12 | 85-83 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard White (SG), Timothy Corlett (SF) Orville Green, John Sasso | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG) Joseph O'Neal | |
| 00:14 | Pace | Wayne Craine makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:14 | Pace | Wayne Craine makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Travis Rose travels with the ball | 87-83 |
| Subs | Pace | Orville Green (SG), John Sasso (SF) Richard White, Timothy Corlett | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:05 | Pace | Orville Green is hacked by Jerry Fairbank in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Fairbank, team foul #13 | 87-83 |
| 00:05 | Pace | Orville Green makes the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:05 | Pace | Orville Green misses the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Christian | 88-83 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Travis Rose comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 88-83 |