| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edgar Eyre (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Calvin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Bizzell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Hedges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - John Hathaway (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arnold Maney (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert King (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Arnold Maney inbounds the ball | 47-39 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Pace | The jump hook by John Hathaway is blocked by David Jones | 47-39 |
| 19:30 | Pace | John Stafford tips it home | 47-41 |
| 19:15 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges buries a 3 from straight away set up by Tony Calvin | 50-41 |
| 19:06 | Pace | The short jumper by John Stafford is denied by Joseph Hedges | 50-41 |
| 19:05 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 18:52 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges can't connect on a shot in the lane | 50-41 |
| 18:51 | Pace | John Hathaway grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 18:45 | Pace | Tony Calvin steps in front of the Robert King pass | 50-41 |
| 18:33 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 18:31 | Pace | John Hathaway gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 18:15 | Pace | Arnold Maney clanks a jumper from the right side | 50-41 |
| 18:13 | Pace | John Stafford tips it home | 50-43 |
| 17:58 | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 17:56 | Pace | Robert King grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 17:35 | Pace | Robert King connects on the floater near the basket set up by John Hathaway and he's fouled by Edgar Eyre - foul #1 on Edgar Eyre, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cohrs (PG), Scott Amos (SG), Emil Nash (SF), Levi Williams (PF) Edgar Eyre, Tony Calvin, Bobby Bizzell, Joseph Hedges | |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Tate (SG), Craig Carpenter (SF), Richard Bojorquez (C) Christopher Thomas, Arnold Maney, John Stafford | |
| 17:35 | Pace | Robert King makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | Levi Williams misses the easy layup | 50-46 |
| 17:19 | Pace | Craig Carpenter grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 17:12 | Pace | Emil Nash is called for the reach on Craig Carpenter - foul #2 on Emil Nash, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Walker (C) David Jones | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Carlisle (SG), Matthew Helms (PF) John Hathaway, Robert King | |
| 16:50 | Pace | Matthew Helms knocks in the shot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 16:29 | Merrimack | James Walker buries a jumper in the paint | 52-48 |
| 16:15 | Pace | Richard Bojorquez misses the easy layup | 52-48 |
| 16:14 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Levi Williams | 52-48 |
| 15:57 | Merrimack | James Walker hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Emil Nash | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Cohrs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Amos (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Emil Nash (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Levi Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Craig Carpenter (fresh) SG - Gary Carlisle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Helms (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Bojorquez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Pace | Craig Carpenter banks in the layup and the foul's on William Cohrs - foul #1 on William Cohrs, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre (PG), Tony Calvin (SG), Bobby Bizzell (SF), Joseph Hedges (PF), David Jones (C) William Cohrs, Scott Amos, Emil Nash, Levi Williams, James Walker | |
| Subs | Pace | Christopher Thomas (SG), Arnold Maney (SF), John Stafford (C) Gary Carlisle, Matthew Helms, Richard Bojorquez | |
| 15:43 | Pace | Craig Carpenter makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 15:25 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges hits a jumper from the right side set up by Bobby Bizzell | 56-51 |
| 15:04 | Pace | Richard Tate's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hedges | 56-51 |
| 14:52 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges is fouled on the floor by Richard Tate - foul #3 on Richard Tate, team foul #1 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | John Hathaway (PG), Robert King (PF) Craig Carpenter, Richard Tate | |
| 14:36 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 14:34 | Pace | John Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 14:28 | Pace | David Jones denies the turnaround by Arnold Maney | 56-51 |
| 14:26 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 14:09 | Merrimack | Arnold Maney steps in front of the Edgar Eyre pass | 56-51 |
| 14:00 | Pace | John Hathaway can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Edgar Eyre - foul #2 on Edgar Eyre, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Bojorquez (C) John Stafford | |
| 14:00 | Pace | John Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 14:00 | Pace | John Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 13:44 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Hedges | 58-53 |
| 13:40 | Pace | John Hathaway clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 13:39 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 13:32 | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 13:30 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell grabs the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 13:24 | Merrimack | David Jones hits the finger roll set up by Bobby Bizzell | 60-53 |
| 13:09 | Pace | Richard Bojorquez misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 13:08 | Pace | Arnold Maney misses the tip | 60-53 |
| 13:06 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 12:59 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 12:58 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin hits the follow up shot | 62-53 |
| 12:40 | Pace | John Hathaway makes the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Bojorquez | 62-56 |
| 12:33 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell lays it up and in on a great pass from Tony Calvin | 64-56 |
| 12:04 | Pace | Christopher Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Arnold Maney | 64-59 |
| 11:49 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 11:48 | Merrimack | David Jones snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edgar Eyre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Calvin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Bobby Bizzell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Hedges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - David Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - John Hathaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arnold Maney (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bojorquez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edgar Eyre and he's hacked by Arnold Maney - foul #2 on Arnold Maney, team foul #2 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Amos (PG), Emil Nash (SG), Levi Williams (PF), James Walker (C) Edgar Eyre, Tony Calvin, Joseph Hedges, David Jones | |
| Subs | Pace | Craig Carpenter (PG), Gary Carlisle (SG), Richard Tate (SF), Matthew Helms (PF), John Stafford (C) John Hathaway, Christopher Thomas, Arnold Maney, Robert King, Richard Bojorquez | |
| 11:32 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell makes the free throw | 67-59 |
| 11:12 | Pace | Richard Tate makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 10:49 | Merrimack | Scott Amos buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bobby Bizzell | 70-62 |
| 10:43 | Pace | Gary Carlisle is hacked by Emil Nash - foul #3 on Emil Nash, team foul #5 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cohrs (PG) Bobby Bizzell | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 10:37 | Pace | Richard Tate connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Craig Carpenter | 70-64 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Scott Amos misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 10:20 | Pace | Richard Tate snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 10:15 | Pace | Gary Carlisle drills a driving attempt from close range | 70-66 |
| 09:55 | Merrimack | Scott Amos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | John Hathaway (PG) Gary Carlisle | |
| 09:44 | Pace | John Stafford misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-66 |
| 09:42 | Pace | John Stafford tips it but misses | 70-66 |
| 09:41 | Merrimack | James Walker pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 09:23 | Merrimack | Levi Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-66 |
| 09:22 | Merrimack | Levi Williams tips it in | 72-66 |
| 09:01 | Pace | John Hathaway hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Craig Carpenter | 72-68 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | Scott Amos is fouled on the floor by Richard Tate - foul #4 on Richard Tate, team foul #3 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre (PG), Tony Calvin (SG), Alan Wilmot (SF), Joseph Hedges (PF), David Jones (C) William Cohrs, Scott Amos, Emil Nash, Levi Williams, James Walker | |
| Subs | Pace | Gary Carlisle (SG), Arnold Maney (SF), Robert King (PF), Richard Bojorquez (C) Richard Tate, Craig Carpenter, Matthew Helms, John Stafford | |
| 08:29 | Merrimack | David Jones knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edgar Eyre | 74-68 |
| 08:22 | Pace | Richard Bojorquez clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Hedges - foul #3 on Joseph Hedges, team foul #6 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Christopher Thomas (SG) John Hathaway | |
| 08:22 | Pace | Richard Bojorquez makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 08:22 | Pace | Richard Bojorquez makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 08:05 | Merrimack | Christopher Thomas is called for the reach on Tony Calvin - foul #2 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #4 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell (SF) Alan Wilmot | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 07:40 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gary Carlisle - foul #1 on Gary Carlisle, team foul #5 | 74-70 |
| 07:40 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 07:40 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edgar Eyre (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Calvin (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Bobby Bizzell (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Hedges (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - David Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gary Carlisle (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arnold Maney (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bojorquez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Pace | Gary Carlisle makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Christopher Thomas | 76-73 |
| 07:09 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Edgar Eyre | 78-73 |
| 06:53 | Pace | Richard Bojorquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Amos (PG) Edgar Eyre | |
| Subs | Pace | John Hathaway (PG), Richard Tate (SG), Matthew Helms (PF), John Stafford (C) Gary Carlisle, Christopher Thomas, Robert King, Richard Bojorquez | |
| 06:24 | Merrimack | Scott Amos hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 78-73 |
| 06:23 | Merrimack | David Jones tips it back up and in | 80-73 |
| 05:59 | Pace | John Hathaway lays it in | 80-75 |
| 05:40 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-75 |
| 05:38 | Pace | John Stafford pulls down the rebound | 80-75 |
| 05:32 | Pace | Arnold Maney buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Hathaway | 80-77 |
| 05:14 | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges misses short on a 3 from straight away | 80-77 |
| 05:12 | Pace | John Hathaway gets the rebound | 80-77 |
| 05:08 | Pace | John Hathaway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Tony Calvin - foul #1 on Tony Calvin, team foul #7 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre (PG), Emil Nash (SF), Levi Williams (PF), James Walker (C) Tony Calvin, Bobby Bizzell, Joseph Hedges, David Jones | |
| Subs | Pace | Christopher Thomas (SG), Craig Carpenter (SF), Robert King (PF), Richard Bojorquez (C) Richard Tate, Arnold Maney, Matthew Helms, John Stafford | |
| 05:08 | Pace | John Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 05:08 | Pace | John Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 04:44 | Merrimack | Richard Bojorquez swats the layup by Emil Nash | 80-79 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Emil Nash pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-79 |
| 04:32 | Merrimack | Levi Williams is fouled on the floor by Robert King - foul #2 on Robert King, team foul #6 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Matthew Helms (SF) John Hathaway | |
| 04:08 | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-79 |
| 04:07 | Pace | Matthew Helms gets the rebound | 80-79 |
| 03:59 | Pace | Matthew Helms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-79 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Alan Wilmot (SF) Scott Amos | |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Tate (SF) Matthew Helms | |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Levi Williams blows the layup | 80-79 |
| 03:42 | Merrimack | Levi Williams hits the follow up shot | 82-79 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edgar Eyre (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emil Nash (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Alan Wilmot (fresh) PF - Levi Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Craig Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Tate (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bojorquez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Pace | Richard Tate misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-79 |
| 03:23 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Levi Williams | 82-79 |
| 03:03 | Merrimack | Levi Williams is hacked by Robert King - foul #3 on Robert King, team foul #7 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Tony Calvin (SG), Bobby Bizzell (SF), David Jones (C) Emil Nash, Alan Wilmot, James Walker | |
| Subs | Pace | John Hathaway (PG), Matthew Helms (PF), John Stafford (C) Christopher Thomas, Robert King, Richard Bojorquez | |
| 03:03 | Merrimack | Levi Williams misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 03:03 | Pace | Richard Tate pulls down the rebound | 82-79 |
| 03:00 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-79 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Hedges (PF) Levi Williams | |
| Subs | Pace | Christopher Thomas (SG), Arnold Maney (SF), Robert King (PF) Richard Tate, Craig Carpenter, Matthew Helms | |
| 02:58 | Pace | Christopher Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-79 |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin pulls down the rebound | 82-79 |
| 02:42 | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre's pass is intercepted by Christopher Thomas | 82-79 |
| 02:25 | Pace | Arnold Maney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 82-79 |
| 02:23 | Pace | Robert King snags the offensive board | 82-79 |
| 02:03 | Pace | John Hathaway blows the layup but he's hacked by Edgar Eyre - foul #3 on Edgar Eyre, team foul #8 | 82-79 |
| 02:03 | Pace | John Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 02:03 | Pace | John Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 01:35 | Merrimack | Tony Calvin clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 82-81 |
| 01:34 | Pace | The rebound goes to Christopher Thomas | 82-81 |
| 01:28 | Pace | Edgar Eyre picks off the pass by John Stafford | 82-81 |
| 01:24 | Merrimack | Edgar Eyre hits the finger roll | 84-81 |
| 01:13 | Pace | Christopher Thomas misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 84-81 |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell snags the defensive board | 84-81 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | Robert King takes the ball from Edgar Eyre | 84-81 |
| 00:45 | Pace | John Hathaway misses the 3 from the left corner | 84-81 |
| 00:44 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell pulls down the rebound | 84-81 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell can't finish the layup | 84-81 |
| 00:19 | Pace | John Stafford grabs the board | 84-81 |
| 00:13 | Pace | Robert King misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 84-81 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | David Jones snags the defensive board | 84-81 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | David Jones is hacked by Christopher Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #8 | 84-81 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Amos (SF) Bobby Bizzell | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Pace | Christopher Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Hathaway | 86-84 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Scott Amos is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Thomas - foul #4 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #9 | 86-84 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bobby Bizzell (SF) Edgar Eyre | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Scott Amos makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Scott Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:00 | Pace | Christopher Thomas misses long on a halfcourt shot | 88-84 |