| Lineup | Pace | PG - Wayne Craine (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Stevenson (fresh) SF - Ronald Green (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bryon Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin James (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Justin River (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Harton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Spataro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Justin River inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-31 |
| 19:39 | Pace | The rebound goes to Kevin James | 34-31 |
| 19:34 | Pace | Jerry Fairbank steals it from Ronald Green | 34-31 |
| 19:31 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank lays it up and in | 34-33 |
| 19:11 | Pace | Bryon Merchant double dribbles | 34-33 |
| 18:50 | Merrimack | John Spataro misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin James - foul #1 on Kevin James, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:50 | Merrimack | John Spataro makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:50 | Merrimack | John Spataro misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:50 | Pace | Kevin James grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 18:35 | Pace | Kevin James is hacked by Joseph O'Neal - foul #2 on Joseph O'Neal, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:21 | Pace | Bryon Merchant misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Earl Harton - foul #2 on Earl Harton, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 18:21 | Pace | Bryon Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:21 | Pace | Bryon Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:03 | Merrimack | 3 seconds is called on Jerry Fairbank | 36-34 |
| 17:55 | Pace | Bryon Merchant hits the finger roll | 38-34 |
| 17:40 | Merrimack | John Spataro clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 38-34 |
| 17:39 | Pace | Kevin James pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:24 | Pace | Wayne Craine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 17:23 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to John Spataro | 38-34 |
| 17:18 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-34 |
| 17:16 | Pace | Bryon Merchant gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:12 | Pace | Earl Harton steps in front of the Bryon Merchant pass | 38-34 |
| 16:56 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Justin River | 38-37 |
| 16:35 | Pace | Ronald Green misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 16:33 | Pace | Bryon Merchant tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 16:20 | Merrimack | Earl Harton misses the easy layup | 40-37 |
| 16:18 | Pace | Ronald Green grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 16:14 | Pace | Wayne Craine scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Green | 43-37 |
| 15:52 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Joseph O'Neal, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Pace | Orville Green (PG), Cole Hall (SG), Timothy Corlett (SF), Virgil Coon (PF), Edward Rigby (C) Wayne Craine, Robert Stevenson, Ronald Green, Bryon Merchant, Kevin James | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG), Gary Meadow (SG), Ray Neville (SF), Kyle Byrd (PF), George Valentine (C) Joseph O'Neal, Jerry Fairbank, Justin River, Earl Harton, John Spataro | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Orville Green (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cole Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Corlett (fresh) PF - Virgil Coon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Rigby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Travis Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Meadow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Neville (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kyle Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Valentine (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Pace | Gary Meadow steps in front of the Edward Rigby pass | 43-37 |
| 15:13 | Merrimack | Cole Hall is called for the reach on Gary Meadow - foul #1 on Cole Hall, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| 14:57 | Merrimack | George Valentine loses the dribble to Edward Rigby | 43-37 |
| 14:53 | Pace | Orville Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-37 |
| 14:51 | Merrimack | George Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:24 | Merrimack | Edward Rigby takes the ball from Ray Neville | 43-37 |
| 14:07 | Pace | Timothy Corlett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cole Hall and he's fouled by Ray Neville - foul #3 on Ray Neville, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Pace | Wayne Craine (PG) Cole Hall | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), Earl Harton (PF) Gary Meadow, Kyle Byrd | |
| 14:07 | Pace | Timothy Corlett makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:39 | Merrimack | Earl Harton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-37 |
| 13:38 | Pace | The rebound goes to Edward Rigby | 46-37 |
| 13:21 | Pace | Orville Green is hacked by Earl Harton - foul #3 on Earl Harton, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Stevenson (SG), Ronald Green (SF), Bryon Merchant (PF), Kevin James (C) Orville Green, Timothy Corlett, Virgil Coon, Edward Rigby | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG), Justin River (SF), Gary Meadow (C) Travis Rose, Ray Neville, George Valentine | |
| 12:54 | Pace | Ronald Green misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 12:52 | Merrimack | Earl Harton snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 12:38 | Merrimack | Justin River misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bryon Merchant - foul #2 on Bryon Merchant, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Spataro (C) Gary Meadow | |
| 12:38 | Merrimack | Justin River makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:38 | Merrimack | Justin River makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:18 | Pace | Ronald Green scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Stevenson | 49-39 |
| 12:01 | Merrimack | Justin River connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph O'Neal | 49-42 |
| 11:56 | Pace | Robert Stevenson double dribbles | 49-42 |
| Subs | Pace | Timothy Corlett (SF) Ronald Green | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG), Kyle Byrd (PF) Joseph O'Neal, Earl Harton | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Wayne Craine (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Stevenson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Corlett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryon Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin James (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Travis Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin River (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kyle Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Spataro (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Rose | 49-45 |
| 11:23 | Pace | Robert Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 11:22 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 11:01 | Merrimack | Justin River comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:59 | Pace | The rebound goes to Kevin James | 49-45 |
| 10:55 | Pace | Wayne Craine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-45 |
| 10:53 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:43 | Merrimack | John Spataro comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin James - foul #2 on Kevin James, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Pace | Orville Green (PG), Cole Hall (SG), Ronald Green (SF), Virgil Coon (PF), Edward Rigby (C) Wayne Craine, Robert Stevenson, Timothy Corlett, Bryon Merchant, Kevin James | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), Ray Neville (SF), Earl Harton (PF) Jerry Fairbank, Justin River, Kyle Byrd | |
| 10:43 | Merrimack | John Spataro misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:43 | Merrimack | John Spataro makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:28 | Pace | Ray Neville is called for the reach on Ronald Green - foul #4 on Ray Neville, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Meadow (SF), George Valentine (C) Ray Neville, John Spataro | |
| 10:10 | Pace | Ronald Green misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Travis Rose - foul #1 on Travis Rose, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| 10:10 | Pace | Ronald Green makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:10 | Pace | Ronald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:49 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 09:48 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow misses the tip | 51-46 |
| 09:47 | Pace | Orville Green grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:41 | Pace | Ronald Green is hacked by Earl Harton - foul #4 on Earl Harton, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Stevenson (SG) Cole Hall | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cobb (SG), Kyle Byrd (PF) Travis Rose, Earl Harton | |
| 09:41 | Pace | Ronald Green makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:41 | Pace | Ronald Green misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:41 | Merrimack | George Valentine pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:17 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Edward Rigby - foul #1 on Edward Rigby, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Pace | Wayne Craine (PG), Kevin James (C) Orville Green, Edward Rigby | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 09:17 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:17 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:17 | Pace | Virgil Coon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:12 | Pace | Wayne Craine buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Stevenson | 54-46 |
| 08:54 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Stevenson - foul #3 on Robert Stevenson, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Pace | Timothy Corlett (SF), Bryon Merchant (PF) Ronald Green, Virgil Coon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG), Justin River (SF), John Spataro (C) Joseph O'Neal, William Cobb, Kyle Byrd | |
| 08:54 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:54 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:29 | Pace | Bryon Merchant misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-47 |
| 08:27 | Pace | Kevin James tips it home | 56-47 |
| 08:10 | Merrimack | Justin River makes the 3 from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 07:55 | Pace | Wayne Craine scores on a 3 from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 07:42 | Pace | Bryon Merchant gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Wayne Craine (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Corlett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryon Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin James (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Meadow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin River (fresh) 12 pts. PF - George Valentine (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Spataro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Pace | Robert Stevenson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 07:20 | Merrimack | George Valentine gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 07:06 | Merrimack | John Spataro clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin James - foul #3 on Kevin James, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Pace | Orville Green (SG), Ronald Green (SF), Virgil Coon (PF), Edward Rigby (C) Robert Stevenson, Timothy Corlett, Bryon Merchant, Kevin James | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal (PG), Travis Rose (SG), Ray Neville (SF), Earl Harton (PF) Gary Meadow, Jerry Fairbank, Justin River, George Valentine | |
| 07:06 | Merrimack | John Spataro makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:06 | Merrimack | John Spataro makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:48 | Pace | Ronald Green connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Craine and he's hacked by Earl Harton - foul #5 on Earl Harton, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Pace | Cole Hall (SG) Wayne Craine | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kyle Byrd (PF) Earl Harton | |
| 06:48 | Pace | Ronald Green makes the free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:30 | Merrimack | Ray Neville knocks in the shot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 06:19 | Pace | Orville Green hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Cole Hall | 65-54 |
| 06:06 | Merrimack | John Spataro misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-54 |
| 06:04 | Merrimack | Ray Neville grabs the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 05:48 | Merrimack | Kyle Byrd is denied on a layup by Edward Rigby | 65-54 |
| 05:47 | Pace | Virgil Coon pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 05:43 | Pace | Cole Hall misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Travis Rose - foul #2 on Travis Rose, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Pace | Wayne Craine (PG), Bryon Merchant (PF), Kevin James (C) Orville Green, Virgil Coon, Edward Rigby | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank (SG), Justin River (SF) Travis Rose, John Spataro | |
| 05:43 | Pace | Cole Hall misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:43 | Pace | Cole Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:22 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Craine - foul #2 on Wayne Craine, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Stevenson (SG) Cole Hall | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Meadow (C) Kyle Byrd | |
| 05:22 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:22 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 05:07 | Pace | Wayne Craine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | Pace | Timothy Corlett (SF) Ronald Green | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 04:47 | Merrimack | Justin River can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-56 |
| 04:45 | Merrimack | Joseph O'Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:29 | Merrimack | Justin River hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 66-56 |
| 04:27 | Pace | Timothy Corlett grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:15 | Pace | Timothy Corlett hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 66-56 |
| 04:14 | Pace | Kevin James snags the offensive board | 66-56 |
| 03:55 | Pace | Robert Stevenson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Merrimack | Jerry Fairbank hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 69-56 |
| 03:37 | Pace | The rebound goes to Bryon Merchant | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Wayne Craine (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Corlett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryon Merchant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph O'Neal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Fairbank (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin River (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ray Neville (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Gary Meadow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Pace | Wayne Craine is hacked by Jerry Fairbank - foul #2 on Jerry Fairbank, team foul #11 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Pace | Orville Green (SG), Ronald Green (SF), Virgil Coon (PF), Edward Rigby (C) Robert Stevenson, Timothy Corlett, Bryon Merchant, Kevin James | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Travis Rose (PG), William Cobb (SG), Kyle Byrd (SF), George Valentine (PF), John Spataro (C) Joseph O'Neal, Jerry Fairbank, Justin River, Ray Neville, Gary Meadow | |
| 03:32 | Pace | Wayne Craine makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:32 | Pace | Wayne Craine misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:32 | Merrimack | Kyle Byrd snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 03:16 | Merrimack | Wayne Craine steals it from George Valentine | 70-56 |
| 03:12 | Pace | Wayne Craine hits the finger roll | 72-56 |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | George Valentine hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 72-56 |
| 02:56 | Pace | Wayne Craine grabs the board | 72-56 |
| 02:52 | Pace | Wayne Craine scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Orville Green | 74-56 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | Kyle Byrd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 02:38 | Pace | Edward Rigby pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 02:30 | Pace | Ronald Green blows the layup | 74-56 |
| 02:29 | Pace | Virgil Coon snags the offensive board | 74-56 |
| 02:17 | Pace | Orville Green drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Wayne Craine | 77-56 |
| 02:01 | Merrimack | John Spataro hits the finger roll | 77-58 |
| 01:39 | Pace | William Cobb is called for the reach on Wayne Craine - foul #2 on William Cobb, team foul #12 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Pace | Timothy Corlett (SF) Ronald Green | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Meadow (SG), Ray Neville (SF) William Cobb, John Spataro | |
| 01:39 | Pace | Wayne Craine makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 01:39 | Pace | Wayne Craine misses the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| 01:39 | Merrimack | George Valentine gets the rebound | 78-58 |
| 01:13 | Merrimack | George Valentine misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-58 |
| 01:12 | Pace | Orville Green grabs the board | 78-58 |
| 01:08 | Pace | Wayne Craine can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 78-58 |
| 01:07 | Pace | Orville Green grabs the offensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 00:52 | Pace | Wayne Craine misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-58 |
| 00:51 | Merrimack | Ray Neville pulls down the rebound | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Gary Meadow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-58 |
| 00:43 | Merrimack | George Valentine tips it home | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Pace | Timothy Corlett is whistled for a carry | 78-60 |
| Subs | Pace | Cole Hall (SG) Wayne Craine | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Ray Neville misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-60 |
| 00:16 | Pace | Edward Rigby grabs the defensive rebound | 78-60 |
| 00:00 | Pace | Orville Green runs out the clock | 78-60 |