| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roy Behrens (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jessie Schellenberge (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Markus Engle (fresh) 3 ast. C - Jimmie Dean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Ferguson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Grove (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jonathan Evans (fresh) PF - George Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Sobolewski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Donald Carmichael inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Pace | Donald Carmichael can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-29 |
| 19:35 | Merrimack | Jonathan Evans gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:18 | Merrimack | George Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 19:16 | Merrimack | Jonathan Evans tips it in | 29-31 |
| 19:10 | Pace | Roy Behrens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 29-31 |
| 19:09 | Merrimack | Kenneth Sobolewski pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:56 | Merrimack | Kenneth Sobolewski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roy Behrens - foul #1 on Roy Behrens, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:56 | Merrimack | Kenneth Sobolewski makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:56 | Merrimack | Kenneth Sobolewski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:56 | Pace | Jimmie Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:35 | Pace | Roy Behrens hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Markus Engle | 31-32 |
| 18:09 | Merrimack | Donald Carmichael picks off the pass by Lawrence Grove | 31-32 |
| 17:50 | Pace | James Ferguson steals the ball from Markus Engle | 31-32 |
| 17:47 | Merrimack | Lawrence Grove lays it in on a nice dish by James Ferguson | 31-34 |
| 17:28 | Pace | Roy Behrens knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jessie Schellenberge and he's fouled by Jonathan Evans - foul #1 on Jonathan Evans, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Pace | Antone Santo (PF) Markus Engle | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 17:28 | Pace | Roy Behrens makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:18 | Merrimack | Kenneth Sobolewski makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Ferguson | 34-36 |
| 16:55 | Pace | Jessie Schellenberge misses long on a shot near the basket | 34-36 |
| 16:54 | Merrimack | George Clark pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:28 | Merrimack | Kenneth Sobolewski blows the layup | 34-36 |
| 16:26 | Pace | The rebound goes to Roy Behrens | 34-36 |
| 16:08 | Pace | Donald Carmichael lays it up and in set up by Antone Santo and the foul's on Jonathan Evans - foul #2 on Jonathan Evans, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Pace | Bradley Allison (PG), Todd Hodge (SG), Markus Engle (PF) Roy Behrens, Jessie Schellenberge, Jimmie Dean | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Curtis Busch (PG), Ronald Shinkle (SG), Norman Wood (SF), Raymond Grant (PF), Richard Aycock (C) James Ferguson, Lawrence Grove, Jonathan Evans, George Clark, Kenneth Sobolewski | |
| 16:08 | Pace | Donald Carmichael makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:45 | Merrimack | Ronald Shinkle is called for traveling | 37-36 |
| Subs | Pace | James Ellis (SF), Christopher Edgar (C) Donald Carmichael, Antone Santo | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Christopher Smith (C) Ronald Shinkle | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Bradley Allison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Markus Engle (fresh) 4 ast. C - Christopher Edgar (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Curtis Busch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Aycock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Grant (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Smith (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Pace | Bradley Allison misses the runner from the baseline | 37-36 |
| 15:22 | Pace | Christopher Edgar grabs the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 15:15 | Pace | Bradley Allison can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Norman Wood - foul #1 on Norman Wood, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| 15:15 | Pace | Bradley Allison makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:15 | Pace | Bradley Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:02 | Merrimack | Raymond Grant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 15:00 | Merrimack | Curtis Busch grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:47 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Christopher Smith is blocked by Christopher Edgar | 39-36 |
| 14:46 | Merrimack | Christopher Smith hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 14:23 | Pace | Christopher Edgar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Pace | Roy Behrens (PG), Jessie Schellenberge (SG), Donald Carmichael (SF), Antone Santo (PF), Jimmie Dean (C) Bradley Allison, Todd Hodge, James Ellis, Markus Engle, Christopher Edgar | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Ferguson (PG), Lawrence Grove (SG), Jonathan Evans (SF) Curtis Busch, Richard Aycock, Raymond Grant | |
| 13:59 | Merrimack | Roy Behrens takes the ball from James Ferguson | 39-38 |
| 13:54 | Pace | Donald Carmichael hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Behrens | 41-38 |
| 13:32 | Merrimack | James Ferguson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 13:30 | Merrimack | Norman Wood tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 13:07 | Pace | Jessie Schellenberge can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 13:06 | Merrimack | James Ferguson grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 12:42 | Merrimack | Roy Behrens picks off the pass by Norman Wood | 41-40 |
| 12:21 | Pace | Roy Behrens misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on James Ferguson - foul #3 on James Ferguson, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Pace | James Ellis (SF), Markus Engle (PF) Donald Carmichael, Antone Santo | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Curtis Busch (SG), Raymond Grant (SF), George Clark (PF), Kenneth Sobolewski (C) Lawrence Grove, Jonathan Evans, Norman Wood, Christopher Smith | |
| 12:21 | Pace | Roy Behrens makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:21 | Pace | Roy Behrens misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:21 | Merrimack | Kenneth Sobolewski snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 11:59 | Merrimack | George Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 11:58 | Pace | James Ellis snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 11:53 | Pace | Roy Behrens makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jessie Schellenberge | 44-40 |
| 11:28 | Merrimack | George Clark comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 44-40 |
| 11:26 | Pace | Jimmie Dean grabs the board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roy Behrens (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jessie Schellenberge (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Markus Engle (fresh) 4 ast. C - Jimmie Dean (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Busch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Grant (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Sobolewski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Pace | Roy Behrens is fouled on the floor by George Clark - foul #1 on George Clark, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Pace | Donald Carmichael (SF) James Ellis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Aycock (SG) James Ferguson | |
| 10:57 | Pace | Kenneth Sobolewski swats the shot by Roy Behrens | 44-40 |
| 10:56 | Merrimack | George Clark snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 10:44 | Merrimack | Raymond Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Pace | Bradley Allison (PG), Todd Hodge (SG), Christopher Edgar (C) Roy Behrens, Jessie Schellenberge, Jimmie Dean | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Grove (SG), Jonathan Evans (SF), Christopher Smith (C) Richard Aycock, Raymond Grant, Kenneth Sobolewski | |
| 10:24 | Pace | Bradley Allison misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-40 |
| 10:22 | Pace | Christopher Edgar misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 10:21 | Merrimack | George Clark pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:00 | Merrimack | George Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 09:58 | Merrimack | Christopher Smith snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:40 | Merrimack | Lawrence Grove misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 09:38 | Pace | Donald Carmichael snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:13 | Pace | Donald Carmichael is denied on a dunk by Christopher Smith | 44-40 |
| 09:12 | Merrimack | George Clark grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 09:00 | Merrimack | George Clark scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jonathan Evans and he's fouled by Bradley Allison - foul #1 on Bradley Allison, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Pace | Roy Behrens (PG), Jessie Schellenberge (SG), James Ellis (SF), Antone Santo (PF), Jimmie Dean (C) Bradley Allison, Todd Hodge, Donald Carmichael, Markus Engle, Christopher Edgar | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Ferguson (PG) Curtis Busch | |
| 09:00 | Merrimack | George Clark makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:42 | Pace | Jonathan Evans is called for the reach on Antone Santo - foul #3 on Jonathan Evans, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Aycock (SG), Kenneth Sobolewski (PF) Lawrence Grove, George Clark | |
| 08:23 | Pace | Roy Behrens hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Antone Santo | 46-43 |
| 08:03 | Merrimack | Kenneth Sobolewski comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 46-43 |
| 08:01 | Pace | Jimmie Dean gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:57 | Pace | Richard Aycock steals it from Roy Behrens in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 07:46 | Merrimack | Richard Aycock misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-43 |
| 07:44 | Pace | Antone Santo grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 07:23 | Pace | Roy Behrens drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by James Ellis | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roy Behrens (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jessie Schellenberge (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antone Santo (fresh) 3 ast. C - Jimmie Dean (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Ferguson (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Aycock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jonathan Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Sobolewski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Merrimack | James Ferguson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 07:13 | Pace | Jessie Schellenberge grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 06:46 | Pace | Antone Santo connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jessie Schellenberge | 50-43 |
| 06:26 | Merrimack | Jonathan Evans makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 06:10 | Pace | Roy Behrens misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Ferguson - foul #4 on James Ferguson, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Pace | Donald Carmichael (SF), Markus Engle (PF) James Ellis, Antone Santo | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Grove (SG), Norman Wood (SF), George Clark (PF) Richard Aycock, Jonathan Evans, Christopher Smith | |
| 06:10 | Pace | Roy Behrens misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:10 | Pace | Roy Behrens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:56 | Merrimack | Norman Wood scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by George Clark | 51-48 |
| 05:35 | Pace | George Clark is called for the reach on Roy Behrens - foul #2 on George Clark, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Pace | Todd Hodge (SG), Christopher Edgar (C) Jessie Schellenberge, Jimmie Dean | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Curtis Busch (PG), Christopher Smith (C) James Ferguson, Kenneth Sobolewski | |
| 05:35 | Pace | Roy Behrens makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:35 | Pace | Roy Behrens makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:31 | Merrimack | Curtis Busch is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Busch, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| 05:10 | Pace | Roy Behrens connects on the shot from the baseline | 55-48 |
| 04:59 | Merrimack | George Clark blows the layup | 55-48 |
| 04:58 | Pace | Christopher Edgar grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 04:40 | Pace | Roy Behrens misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 04:39 | Pace | Donald Carmichael tips it back up and in | 57-48 |
| 04:22 | Merrimack | Christopher Smith misses the easy layup | 57-48 |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | Norman Wood tips it in | 57-50 |
| 03:55 | Pace | Donald Carmichael blows the dunk | 57-50 |
| 03:54 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Christopher Smith | 57-50 |
| 03:41 | Merrimack | George Clark is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on George Clark, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Pace | Bradley Allison (PG), Jessie Schellenberge (SG), Antone Santo (PF), Jimmie Dean (C) Roy Behrens, Todd Hodge, Markus Engle, Christopher Edgar | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Ferguson (PG), Jonathan Evans (SF), Kenneth Sobolewski (PF) Curtis Busch, George Clark, Christopher Smith | |
| 03:17 | Pace | Jessie Schellenberge loses the ball out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Aycock (SG), Raymond Grant (PF) Lawrence Grove, Norman Wood | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Bradley Allison (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jessie Schellenberge (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Carmichael (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antone Santo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. C - Jimmie Dean (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Ferguson (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Aycock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jonathan Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Grant (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Sobolewski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | Kenneth Sobolewski buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Ferguson | 57-52 |
| 02:57 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Pace | Roy Behrens (PG), Markus Engle (PF) Bradley Allison, Antone Santo | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Grove (SG), George Clark (PF) Richard Aycock, Raymond Grant | |
| 02:30 | Pace | Roy Behrens misses the driving attempt from the left block | 57-52 |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Kenneth Sobolewski gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | Jonathan Evans clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 02:18 | Pace | Jimmie Dean grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 02:00 | Pace | Jimmie Dean is hacked by Jonathan Evans - foul #4 on Jonathan Evans, team foul #11 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Christopher Smith (C) Kenneth Sobolewski | |
| 02:00 | Pace | Jimmie Dean makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 02:00 | Pace | Jimmie Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 02:00 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Christopher Smith | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:44 | Merrimack | Jonathan Evans is denied on a layup by Markus Engle | 58-52 |
| 01:42 | Pace | Markus Engle grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 01:23 | Pace | Jessie Schellenberge connects on the driving attempt from close range | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | George Clark is whistled for a carry | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Pace | Donald Carmichael's layup is rejected by Christopher Smith | 60-52 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Christopher Smith snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | James Ferguson is called for traveling | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Pace | Roy Behrens is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Grove - foul #1 on Lawrence Grove, team foul #12 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Pace | Todd Hodge (SG), Antone Santo (PF), Christopher Edgar (C) Jessie Schellenberge, Markus Engle, Jimmie Dean | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:42 | Pace | Roy Behrens makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:42 | Pace | Roy Behrens makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | Christopher Smith is fouled on the floor by Christopher Edgar - foul #4 on Christopher Edgar, team foul #3 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Pace | Bradley Allison (PG), James Ellis (SF) Roy Behrens, Donald Carmichael | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Curtis Busch (PG), Richard Aycock (SG), Norman Wood (SF), Raymond Grant (PF), Kenneth Sobolewski (C) James Ferguson, Lawrence Grove, Jonathan Evans, George Clark, Christopher Smith | |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Richard Aycock can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 00:31 | Merrimack | Kenneth Sobolewski tips it but misses | 62-52 |
| 00:30 | Pace | Christopher Edgar pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Pace | Bradley Allison runs out the clock | 62-52 |