| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Hession (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Lenahan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Hersh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jack Haslam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Cales (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Theodore Tran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Carl Cales inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | James Gess swats the short shot by Carl Cales | 38-32 |
| 19:41 | Merrimack | John Williams snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 19:32 | Merrimack | John Williams scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Carl Cales and the foul's on James Gess - foul #2 on James Gess, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:32 | Merrimack | John Williams misses the free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:32 | Pace | John Scott snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 19:11 | Pace | Daniel Lenahan knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Morton | 40-34 |
| 19:06 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by George Hersh | 40-37 |
| 18:48 | Pace | Bruce Morton hits a 3 from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Carl Cales drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jack Haslam | 43-39 |
| 18:05 | Pace | Daniel Lenahan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 18:04 | Merrimack | George Hersh gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:52 | Merrimack | George Hersh knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Theodore Tran | 43-41 |
| 17:28 | Pace | Daniel Lenahan misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Hersh - foul #3 on George Hersh, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Pace | Herbert Huot (SG), Herman Sellers (C) Bruce Morton, James Gess | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (PG), Dennis Wheeler (SG), James Madrid (C) George Hersh, Jack Haslam, Theodore Tran | |
| 17:28 | Pace | Daniel Lenahan makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:28 | Pace | Daniel Lenahan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 17:15 | Merrimack | John Williams misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-41 |
| 17:13 | Pace | John Scott gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:02 | Pace | Daniel Lenahan loses the dribble to James Madrid | 45-41 |
| 16:45 | Merrimack | Robert Christian drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Carl Cales | 45-44 |
| 16:25 | Pace | Paul Hession misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 16:23 | Pace | Herbert Huot grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 16:06 | Pace | Daniel Lenahan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 16:04 | Merrimack | James Madrid snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 15:57 | Merrimack | Carl Cales lays it up and in | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Hession (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Huot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Lenahan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) SF - Carl Cales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - James Madrid (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Pace | Herman Sellers misses the easy layup | 45-46 |
| 15:49 | Merrimack | James Madrid snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 15:27 | Merrimack | Paul Hession steals the ball from Dennis Wheeler | 45-46 |
| 15:20 | Pace | Daniel Lenahan misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 15:18 | Pace | John Scott tips it in | 47-46 |
| 14:58 | Merrimack | Robert Christian is hacked by John Scott - foul #2 on John Scott, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Harden (PG), Bruce Morton (SG), John Shulman (PF), James Gess (C) Paul Hession, Daniel Lenahan, John Scott, Herman Sellers | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Hersh (PG), Emory Pollard (SG), Jack Haslam (SF), Brian Blades (PF), Theodore Tran (C) Robert Christian, Dennis Wheeler, Carl Cales, John Williams, James Madrid | |
| 14:52 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 47-46 |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 14:34 | Pace | Glenn Harden misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by George Hersh - foul #4 on George Hersh, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston (PF) George Hersh | |
| 14:34 | Pace | Glenn Harden makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:34 | Pace | Glenn Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 14:06 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston is fouled on the floor by John Shulman - foul #4 on John Shulman, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Hession (PG), Jesus Ortiz (SF) Herbert Huot, John Shulman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (PG) Mitchel Livingston | |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Robert Christian drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jack Haslam | 49-51 |
| 13:32 | Pace | Glenn Harden's pass is intercepted by Jack Haslam | 49-51 |
| 13:18 | Merrimack | Jesus Ortiz steals the ball from Jack Haslam | 49-51 |
| 13:02 | Pace | Jack Haslam steals the ball from Glenn Harden | 49-51 |
| 12:51 | Merrimack | Brian Blades knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 49-53 |
| 12:45 | Pace | Bruce Morton makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 12:26 | Merrimack | James Gess denies the turnaround by Theodore Tran | 52-53 |
| 12:24 | Pace | James Gess gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 12:19 | Pace | Bruce Morton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 11:57 | Merrimack | Glenn Harden steals it from Robert Christian | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Hession (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Morton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesus Ortiz (fresh) PF - Glenn Harden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Gess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Emory Pollard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jack Haslam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Blades (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Theodore Tran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Pace | James Gess makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bruce Morton | 55-53 |
| 11:33 | Merrimack | Brian Blades can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on James Gess - foul #3 on James Gess, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Pace | Herbert Huot (SG), Daniel Lenahan (SF), John Scott (PF), Herman Sellers (C) Bruce Morton, Jesus Ortiz, Glenn Harden, James Gess | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG), Carl Cales (SF), John Williams (PF) Robert Christian, Jack Haslam, Theodore Tran | |
| 11:33 | Merrimack | Brian Blades makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:33 | Merrimack | Brian Blades makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 11:24 | Pace | John Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Madrid (C) Brian Blades | |
| 11:07 | Merrimack | John Williams double dribbles | 55-55 |
| 10:55 | Pace | Herbert Huot can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | James Madrid snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 10:42 | Merrimack | Paul Hession is called for the reach on Dennis Wheeler - foul #3 on Paul Hession, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Carl Cales hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Herman Sellers - foul #1 on Herman Sellers, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Harden (PG) Paul Hession | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Carl Cales makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Carl Cales misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:28 | Pace | John Scott grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 10:14 | Pace | Daniel Lenahan makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Harden | 57-56 |
| 09:51 | Merrimack | Carl Cales is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lenahan - foul #2 on Daniel Lenahan, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Pace | Bruce Morton (SG), James Gess (C) Herbert Huot, Herman Sellers | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (PG), Robert Christian (SG) Dennis Wheeler, Emory Pollard | |
| 09:51 | Merrimack | Carl Cales makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 09:51 | Merrimack | Carl Cales makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:36 | Pace | Glenn Harden banks in the layup | 59-58 |
| 09:15 | Merrimack | Carl Cales is hacked by Daniel Lenahan - foul #3 on Daniel Lenahan, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Theodore Tran (C) James Madrid | |
| 09:15 | Merrimack | Carl Cales makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 09:15 | Merrimack | Carl Cales makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 08:55 | Pace | Daniel Lenahan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| 08:53 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:34 | Merrimack | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Scott - foul #3 on John Scott, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Hession (PG), Herbert Huot (SF), Herman Sellers (PF) Glenn Harden, Daniel Lenahan, John Scott | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Blades (SF) Carl Cales | |
| 08:34 | Merrimack | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 08:34 | Merrimack | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:15 | Pace | Herman Sellers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 08:14 | Pace | Paul Hession gets the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 08:07 | Pace | Bruce Morton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #3 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Pace | John Scott (PF) James Gess | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (SG), Mitchel Livingston (PF) Jack Haslam, John Williams | |
| 08:07 | Pace | Bruce Morton makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 08:07 | Pace | Bruce Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 07:50 | Merrimack | Robert Christian clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 07:49 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran tips it back up and in | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Hession (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Morton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Huot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Herman Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) SF - Brian Blades (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Theodore Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Pace | Dennis Wheeler picks off the pass by Bruce Morton | 61-64 |
| 07:13 | Merrimack | Brian Blades misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-64 |
| 07:12 | Pace | John Scott snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 07:06 | Pace | Dennis Wheeler picks off the pass by Bruce Morton | 61-64 |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran misses the lay-in | 61-64 |
| 06:58 | Pace | Herbert Huot pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 06:52 | Pace | Herbert Huot comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-64 |
| 06:51 | Pace | Herman Sellers pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 06:38 | Pace | Herman Sellers makes the shot from the left side | 63-64 |
| 06:32 | Merrimack | Robert Christian comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 06:30 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran misses the tip | 63-64 |
| 06:29 | Merrimack | Robert Christian grabs the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 06:00 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 05:58 | Pace | Herbert Huot grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:58 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Harden (PG), Daniel Lenahan (SF), James Gess (C) Paul Hession, Bruce Morton, Herman Sellers | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Hersh (PG), Emory Pollard (SG), Carl Cales (SF), John Williams (PF), James Madrid (C) Robert Christian, Dennis Wheeler, Brian Blades, Mitchel Livingston, Theodore Tran | |
| 05:39 | Pace | Herbert Huot is hacked by Carl Cales - foul #2 on Carl Cales, team foul #4 | 63-64 |
| 05:27 | Pace | John Scott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 05:25 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Carl Cales | 63-64 |
| 05:21 | Merrimack | The pull-up jumper by George Hersh is blocked by James Gess | 63-64 |
| 05:20 | Pace | Glenn Harden gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:13 | Pace | Daniel Lenahan misses the dunk attempt | 63-64 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | James Madrid grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | George Hersh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | Pace | John Shulman (PF) John Scott | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Theodore Tran (C) James Madrid | |
| 04:31 | Pace | James Gess can't connect on a floater from the right side | 63-64 |
| 04:30 | Pace | James Gess gets the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:24 | Pace | James Gess misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 04:23 | Merrimack | John Williams grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard travels with the ball | 63-64 |
| Subs | Pace | Bruce Morton (SG) Herbert Huot | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 03:40 | Pace | Daniel Lenahan is fouled on the floor by Carl Cales - foul #3 on Carl Cales, team foul #5 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Pace | John Scott (PF) John Shulman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Glenn Harden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Morton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Lenahan (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gess (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Hersh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carl Cales (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Theodore Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Pace | John Scott knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Lenahan | 65-64 |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Hersh | 65-66 |
| 02:31 | Pace | John Williams steals it from Daniel Lenahan | 65-66 |
| 02:17 | Merrimack | John Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Hersh | 65-68 |
| 02:04 | Pace | Glenn Harden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 02:02 | Merrimack | John Williams gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:58 | Merrimack | George Hersh hits the finger roll | 65-70 |
| 01:51 | Pace | George Hersh steals it from Daniel Lenahan | 65-70 |
| 01:31 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran is hacked by Daniel Lenahan - foul #4 on Daniel Lenahan, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Hession (PG) Glenn Harden | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 01:31 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:31 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 01:20 | Pace | Paul Hession misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-71 |
| 01:19 | Merrimack | Carl Cales grabs the defensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 01:03 | Merrimack | Carl Cales knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George Hersh | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Pace | Bruce Morton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-74 |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Carl Cales pulls down the rebound | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Carl Cales is hacked by Paul Hession in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Hession, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (C) Theodore Tran | |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Carl Cales makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Carl Cales makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:48 | Pace | James Gess misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-76 |
| 00:47 | Pace | Paul Hession tips it back up and in | 67-76 |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard is hacked by Paul Hession in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Hession, team foul #12 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Harden (PG) Paul Hession | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:40 | Pace | John Scott drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Glenn Harden | 70-78 |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam is hacked by Bruce Morton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Morton, team foul #13 | 70-78 |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:39 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:33 | Pace | Glenn Harden misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 70-80 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard gets the rebound | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Daniel Lenahan is called for the reach on Emory Pollard - foul #5 on Daniel Lenahan, team foul #14 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Pace | Herbert Huot (SG), Jesus Ortiz (SF), John Shulman (PF), Herman Sellers (C) Bruce Morton, Daniel Lenahan, John Scott, James Gess | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (PG), James Madrid (PF), Brian Blades (C) George Hersh, Carl Cales, John Williams | |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | James Madrid pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-81 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Robert Christian runs out the clock | 70-81 |