| Lineup | Pace | PG - Donald Carmichael (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Behrens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Collins (fresh) C - James Bainbridge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Daniel Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce McCray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hupp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Clark (fresh) C - Edward Nielsen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Paul Hupp inbounds the ball | 20-30 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen lays it up and in | 20-32 |
| 19:22 | Pace | Bradley Allison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 19:20 | Merrimack | George Clark gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 19:03 | Merrimack | Paul Hupp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | George Clark grabs the offensive board | 20-32 |
| 18:54 | Merrimack | Daniel Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-32 |
| 18:25 | Pace | Donald Carmichael comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-32 |
| 18:24 | Merrimack | George Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 18:09 | Merrimack | Daniel Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Carmichael - foul #1 on Donald Carmichael, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| 18:09 | Merrimack | Daniel Scott makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 18:09 | Merrimack | Daniel Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 18:09 | Pace | Larry Collins pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 18:05 | Pace | Donald Carmichael is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Scott - foul #1 on Daniel Scott, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| 17:46 | Pace | George Clark is called for the reach on Larry Collins - foul #3 on George Clark, team foul #2 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Devlin (PF) George Clark | |
| 17:25 | Pace | Donald Carmichael connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Allison | 23-33 |
| 17:12 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin is hacked by Bradley Allison - foul #1 on Bradley Allison, team foul #2 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Pace | Calvin Stephens (PG), Robert Ricketts (SF), Richard Carlson (PF) Donald Carmichael, Bradley Allison, Larry Collins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 17:03 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray is fouled on the floor by Roy Behrens - foul #1 on Roy Behrens, team foul #3 | 23-33 |
| 16:51 | Merrimack | Paul Hupp connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 16:27 | Pace | James Bainbridge misses the jumper from the right side | 23-36 |
| 16:26 | Merrimack | Paul Hupp grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 16:16 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 16:14 | Pace | Richard Carlson gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 15:54 | Pace | Calvin Stephens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Bruce McCray - foul #2 on Bruce McCray, team foul #3 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Pace | Terry Vessels (SG), Bradley Allison (SF), Larry Collins (PF) Roy Behrens, Robert Ricketts, James Bainbridge | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terrence Vance (PG), Jay Schuler (SG), Daryl Shumway (SF), George Clark (PF) Daniel Scott, Bruce McCray, Paul Hupp, Paul Devlin | |
| 15:54 | Pace | Calvin Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 15:54 | Pace | Calvin Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Calvin Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Vessels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Larry Collins (fresh) C - Richard Carlson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terrence Vance (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Schuler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daryl Shumway (fresh) PF - George Clark (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Nielsen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Daryl Shumway knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Terrence Vance | 25-38 |
| 15:07 | Pace | Edward Nielsen swats the layup by Richard Carlson | 25-38 |
| 15:06 | Merrimack | Jay Schuler gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 14:53 | Merrimack | Daryl Shumway scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Terrence Vance | 25-41 |
| 14:47 | Pace | Terry Vessels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-41 |
| Subs | Pace | Donald Carmichael (PG), Roy Behrens (SG), James Bainbridge (C) Calvin Stephens, Terry Vessels, Richard Carlson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Devlin (C) Edward Nielsen | |
| 14:31 | Merrimack | Terrence Vance is called for a backcourt violation | 25-41 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Daniel Scott (PG), Bruce McCray (SG) Terrence Vance, Daryl Shumway | |
| 14:04 | Pace | Roy Behrens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bruce McCray - foul #3 on Bruce McCray, team foul #4 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Ricketts (SF) Bradley Allison | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Paul Hupp (SF) Jay Schuler | |
| 14:04 | Pace | Roy Behrens makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 14:04 | Pace | Roy Behrens makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Paul Hupp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-41 |
| 13:46 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin gets the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 13:30 | Merrimack | Paul Hupp connects on the shot from the left block and the foul's on James Bainbridge - foul #3 on James Bainbridge, team foul #4 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Carlson (PF) Larry Collins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen (C) Paul Devlin | |
| 13:30 | Merrimack | Paul Hupp misses the free throw | 27-43 |
| 13:30 | Pace | Richard Carlson snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 13:07 | Pace | Daniel Scott steals the ball from Richard Carlson | 27-43 |
| 12:54 | Merrimack | Daniel Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-43 |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen tips it home | 27-45 |
| 12:33 | Pace | James Bainbridge hits the finger roll set up by Donald Carmichael | 29-45 |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen scores on a turnaround from the left block | 29-47 |
| 11:58 | Pace | James Bainbridge's fadeaway is rejected by George Clark | 29-47 |
| 11:56 | Merrimack | George Clark pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Donald Carmichael (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Behrens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Ricketts (fresh) PF - Richard Carlson (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Bainbridge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Daniel Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce McCray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Hupp (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Clark (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Nielsen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Paul Hupp | 29-50 |
| 11:19 | Pace | Bruce McCray picks off the pass by Donald Carmichael | 29-50 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | Daniel Scott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-50 |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Daniel Scott tips it back up and in | 29-52 |
| 10:32 | Pace | James Bainbridge is whistled for traveling | 29-52 |
| Subs | Pace | Calvin Stephens (PG), Terry Vessels (SG), Bradley Allison (SF), Larry Collins (PF), Christopher Ozuna (C) Donald Carmichael, Roy Behrens, Robert Ricketts, Richard Carlson, James Bainbridge | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terrence Vance (PG), Jay Schuler (SG), Daryl Shumway (SF), Paul Devlin (PF), Norman Wood (C) Daniel Scott, Bruce McCray, Paul Hupp, George Clark, Edward Nielsen | |
| 10:08 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin misses the lay-in | 29-52 |
| 10:06 | Pace | The rebound goes to Larry Collins | 29-52 |
| 09:37 | Pace | Terry Vessels hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-52 |
| 09:35 | Pace | Calvin Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-52 |
| 09:12 | Pace | Bradley Allison is fouled on the floor by Jay Schuler - foul #1 on Jay Schuler, team foul #5 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Carlson (C) Christopher Ozuna | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen (C) Norman Wood | |
| 08:46 | Pace | Terry Vessels makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Allison | 32-52 |
| 08:24 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jay Schuler and the foul's on Larry Collins - foul #2 on Larry Collins, team foul #5 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Pace | Donald Carmichael (PG), Roy Behrens (SG), James Bainbridge (C) Calvin Stephens, Terry Vessels, Richard Carlson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Daniel Scott (PG), Bruce McCray (SG), Paul Hupp (SF) Terrence Vance, Jay Schuler, Daryl Shumway | |
| 08:24 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin makes the free throw | 32-55 |
| 07:58 | Pace | Donald Carmichael is fouled on the floor by Paul Hupp - foul #2 on Paul Hupp, team foul #6 | 32-55 |
| 07:46 | Pace | James Bainbridge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-55 |
| 07:45 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Donald Carmichael (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Behrens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bradley Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Larry Collins (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Bainbridge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Daniel Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce McCray (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Hupp (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Devlin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Nielsen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 32-55 |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Edward Nielsen can't tip it in | 32-55 |
| 07:27 | Pace | Larry Collins snags the defensive board | 32-55 |
| 07:12 | Pace | James Bainbridge misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce McCray - foul #4 on Bruce McCray, team foul #7 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Pace | Calvin Stephens (PG), Terry Vessels (SG), Robert Ricketts (SF), Richard Carlson (PF) Donald Carmichael, Roy Behrens, Bradley Allison, Larry Collins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terrence Vance (PG), Daryl Shumway (SG), Martin Horan (SF), Jay Schuler (PF), Norman Wood (C) Daniel Scott, Bruce McCray, Paul Hupp, Paul Devlin, Edward Nielsen | |
| 07:12 | Pace | James Bainbridge makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 07:12 | Pace | James Bainbridge makes the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 06:53 | Merrimack | Norman Wood is fouled on the floor by James Bainbridge - foul #4 on James Bainbridge, team foul #6 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Daniel Scott (PG), Bruce McCray (SG), Paul Hupp (SF), George Clark (PF), Edward Nielsen (C) Terrence Vance, Daryl Shumway, Martin Horan, Jay Schuler, Norman Wood | |
| 06:30 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Scott | 34-58 |
| 06:13 | Pace | James Bainbridge buries a floater from the right block set up by Terry Vessels | 36-58 |
| 05:44 | Merrimack | Paul Hupp misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-58 |
| 05:43 | Pace | Calvin Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 05:32 | Pace | Terry Vessels connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Calvin Stephens | 39-58 |
| 05:15 | Merrimack | Bruce McCray misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-58 |
| 05:13 | Pace | Robert Ricketts snags the defensive board | 39-58 |
| 04:57 | Pace | Terry Vessels misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-58 |
| 04:56 | Pace | Richard Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 04:41 | Pace | Calvin Stephens is fouled on the floor by Daniel Scott - foul #2 on Daniel Scott, team foul #8 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Pace | Christopher Ozuna (C) James Bainbridge | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terrence Vance (PG), Jay Schuler (SG), Daryl Shumway (SF), Paul Devlin (PF), Norman Wood (C) Daniel Scott, Bruce McCray, Paul Hupp, George Clark, Edward Nielsen | |
| 04:41 | Pace | Calvin Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 04:41 | Pace | Richard Carlson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 04:34 | Pace | Terry Vessels comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terrence Vance - foul #2 on Terrence Vance, team foul #9 | 39-58 |
| 04:34 | Pace | Terry Vessels makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 04:34 | Pace | Terry Vessels misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 04:34 | Merrimack | Jay Schuler snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 04:10 | Merrimack | Daryl Shumway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 04:09 | Pace | Richard Carlson grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 03:44 | Pace | Robert Ricketts misses the dunk but the foul's on Jay Schuler - foul #2 on Jay Schuler, team foul #10 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Pace | Bernard Smolinski (SG), Tod Cannon (C) Terry Vessels, Richard Carlson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 03:44 | Pace | Robert Ricketts makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 03:44 | Pace | Robert Ricketts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Calvin Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Smolinski (fresh) SF - Robert Ricketts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ozuna (fresh) C - Tod Cannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terrence Vance (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Schuler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daryl Shumway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Devlin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Wood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Jay Schuler is fouled on the floor by Bernard Smolinski - foul #1 on Bernard Smolinski, team foul #7 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Carlson (C) Robert Ricketts | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Jay Schuler makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Jay Schuler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Pace | Daryl Shumway picks off the pass by Richard Carlson | 42-60 |
| 03:14 | Merrimack | Terrence Vance banks in the layup on a great pass from Daryl Shumway | 42-62 |
| 02:53 | Pace | Tod Cannon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-62 |
| 02:52 | Pace | Christopher Ozuna tips it home | 44-62 |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | Jay Schuler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-62 |
| Subs | Pace | Terry Vessels (SG) Richard Carlson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 02:24 | Pace | Bernard Smolinski drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Calvin Stephens | 46-62 |
| 02:03 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin lays it up and in set up by Jay Schuler | 46-64 |
| 01:45 | Pace | Terry Vessels misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-64 |
| 01:44 | Pace | Terry Vessels pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 01:23 | Pace | Terry Vessels connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Merrimack | Christopher Ozuna is called for the reach on Daryl Shumway - foul #1 on Christopher Ozuna, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Ricketts (SF), Richard Carlson (PF) Bernard Smolinski, Tod Cannon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 01:02 | Merrimack | Daryl Shumway makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 01:02 | Merrimack | Daryl Shumway misses the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 01:02 | Pace | Richard Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Pace | Richard Carlson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Calvin Stephens | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Daryl Shumway drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Terry Vessels - foul #4 on Terry Vessels, team foul #9 | 52-67 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Daryl Shumway makes the free throw | 52-68 |
| 00:24 | Pace | Terry Vessels clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-68 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Paul Devlin pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Terrence Vance runs out the clock | 52-68 |