| Lineup | Pace | PG - Daniel Washington (fresh) SG - Matthew Grimes (fresh) SF - William Coulter (fresh) PF - Max Fields (fresh) C - Charles Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Keith Powell (fresh) SG - John Baisden (fresh) SF - Frank Light (fresh) PF - Edward Hendry (fresh) C - Dario Jerowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Charles Fisher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Pace | Max Fields hits a floater from the left block set up by Daniel Washington | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Pace | Max Fields clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Keith Powell | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | John Baisden misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Pace | Max Fields snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Pace | William Coulter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Merrimack | Frank Light throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Pace | Matthew Grimes clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Hendry - foul #1 on Edward Hendry, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Pace | Matthew Grimes misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Pace | Matthew Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Merrimack | Max Fields picks off the pass by Frank Light | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Pace | William Coulter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:25 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Dario Jerowski | 2-0 |
| 17:13 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:12 | Pace | Matthew Grimes snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:06 | Pace | Daniel Washington is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| Subs | Pace | Don Holland (PG), Robert Sutton (SF), Harvey Kesterson (C) Daniel Washington, William Coulter, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 16:58 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry is hacked by Max Fields - foul #1 on Max Fields, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Pace | John Schenk (SF) Max Fields | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 16:48 | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Harvey Kesterson - foul #1 on Harvey Kesterson, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Pace | Chang Chin (SG) Matthew Grimes | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 16:48 | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 16:48 | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:29 | Pace | Dario Jerowski denies the turnaround by Harvey Kesterson | 2-2 |
| 16:27 | Pace | Chang Chin grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:12 | Pace | John Schenk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 16:11 | Pace | Harvey Kesterson misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 16:09 | Pace | Robert Sutton grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 15:54 | Pace | Harvey Kesterson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 15:52 | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Don Holland (fresh) SG - Chang Chin (fresh) SF - John Schenk (fresh) PF - Robert Sutton (fresh) C - Harvey Kesterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Keith Powell (fresh) SG - John Baisden (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Light (fresh) PF - Edward Hendry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dario Jerowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Merrimack | Keith Powell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 15:30 | Pace | Robert Sutton pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 15:12 | Pace | Harvey Kesterson knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 14:53 | Merrimack | John Baisden knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Keith Powell | 4-4 |
| 14:31 | Pace | John Baisden is called for the reach on Don Holland - foul #1 on John Baisden, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Pace | Daniel Washington (PG), Matthew Grimes (SG), William Coulter (SF), Max Fields (PF), Charles Fisher (C) Don Holland, Chang Chin, John Schenk, Robert Sutton, Harvey Kesterson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Vanbergen (PG), George Carr (SG), Ernest Thames (SF), Robert McWilliams (PF), Brian Stites (C) Keith Powell, John Baisden, Frank Light, Edward Hendry, Dario Jerowski | |
| 14:21 | Pace | Daniel Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 13:56 | Merrimack | Robert McWilliams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 13:55 | Pace | Matthew Grimes snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 13:50 | Pace | Matthew Grimes scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Washington | 6-4 |
| 13:32 | Merrimack | George Carr misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 13:31 | Merrimack | Brian Stites gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:14 | Merrimack | George Carr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 13:12 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 13:02 | Merrimack | Robert McWilliams buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by George Carr and he's fouled by Max Fields - foul #2 on Max Fields, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Sutton (PF) Max Fields | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Keith Powell (PG), Frank Light (SF) George Carr, Ernest Thames | |
| 13:02 | Merrimack | Robert McWilliams makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 12:33 | Pace | Robert Sutton misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert McWilliams - foul #1 on Robert McWilliams, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Baisden (SG) Michael Vanbergen | |
| 12:33 | Pace | Robert Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 12:33 | Pace | Robert Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 12:33 | Merrimack | Brian Stites grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 12:19 | Merrimack | Frank Light misses long on a 3 from straight away | 6-7 |
| 12:17 | Pace | Robert Sutton gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 12:13 | Pace | Daniel Washington misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 12:12 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Robert McWilliams | 6-7 |
| 12:07 | Merrimack | Robert Sutton picks off the pass by John Baisden | 6-7 |
| 11:45 | Pace | Matthew Grimes buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Daniel Washington | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Daniel Washington (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Grimes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Coulter (fresh) PF - Robert Sutton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Keith Powell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Baisden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Light (fresh) PF - Robert McWilliams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Stites (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Merrimack | Robert McWilliams knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Keith Powell | 9-10 |
| 11:13 | Pace | Daniel Washington makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Grimes | 11-10 |
| 11:06 | Merrimack | Frank Light makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Powell | 11-12 |
| 11:02 | Pace | Robert McWilliams steals it from Matthew Grimes | 11-12 |
| 10:55 | Merrimack | Brian Stites comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-12 |
| 10:53 | Merrimack | Frank Light snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:44 | Merrimack | Keith Powell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 10:43 | Pace | Charles Fisher gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:26 | Pace | John Baisden steps in front of the Robert Sutton pass | 11-12 |
| 10:01 | Merrimack | Matthew Grimes steals the ball from Robert McWilliams | 11-12 |
| 09:46 | Pace | Charles Fisher drills a runner from the left block | 13-12 |
| 09:30 | Merrimack | Keith Powell buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-14 |
| 09:12 | Pace | Charles Fisher misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 13-14 |
| 09:10 | Merrimack | Frank Light grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | Keith Powell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Baisden | 13-17 |
| 08:27 | Pace | Daniel Washington is hacked by Keith Powell - foul #1 on Keith Powell, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Pace | Don Holland (PG), Chang Chin (SG), John Schenk (SF), Harvey Kesterson (PF) Daniel Washington, Matthew Grimes, William Coulter, Robert Sutton | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Vanbergen (PG), George Carr (SG), Ernest Thames (SF), Edward Hendry (PF), Dario Jerowski (C) Keith Powell, John Baisden, Frank Light, Robert McWilliams, Brian Stites | |
| 08:12 | Pace | Harvey Kesterson's pass is intercepted by Michael Vanbergen | 13-17 |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Chang Chin - foul #1 on Chang Chin, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Pace | Mark Vue (SF) Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 07:34 | Pace | John Schenk misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Edward Hendry - foul #2 on Edward Hendry, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Carver (PG) Edward Hendry | |
| 07:34 | Pace | John Schenk misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 07:34 | Pace | John Schenk makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Don Holland (fresh) SG - Chang Chin (fresh) SF - Mark Vue (fresh) PF - John Schenk (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harvey Kesterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Carver (fresh) SG - Michael Vanbergen (fresh) SF - George Carr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernest Thames (fresh) C - Dario Jerowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Merrimack | Michael Vanbergen hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Louis Carver | 14-21 |
| 07:11 | Pace | Mark Vue misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Louis Carver - foul #1 on Louis Carver, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| 07:11 | Pace | Mark Vue makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:11 | Pace | Mark Vue misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | Michael Vanbergen grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:52 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames loses the dribble to Don Holland | 15-21 |
| 06:49 | Pace | Don Holland lays it in | 17-21 |
| 06:24 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Carr | 17-23 |
| 06:18 | Pace | Don Holland scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Mark Vue | 19-23 |
| 06:06 | Merrimack | George Carr is fouled on the floor by Mark Vue - foul #1 on Mark Vue, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Pace | Matthew Grimes (SG), Robert Sutton (PF) Chang Chin, Mark Vue | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Keith Powell (PG), John Baisden (SG), Frank Light (SF), Robert McWilliams (PF) Louis Carver, Michael Vanbergen, George Carr, Ernest Thames | |
| 05:59 | Merrimack | Robert McWilliams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 05:58 | Pace | Matthew Grimes gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:52 | Pace | Matthew Grimes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Don Holland | 22-23 |
| 05:38 | Merrimack | John Baisden is hacked by Robert Sutton - foul #1 on Robert Sutton, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Otey (PG), Mark Vue (SF), Charles Fisher (C) Don Holland, John Schenk, Harvey Kesterson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 05:21 | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Powell | 22-25 |
| 04:59 | Pace | Richard Otey clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 22-25 |
| 04:57 | Pace | Matthew Grimes can't tip it in | 22-25 |
| 04:55 | Merrimack | John Baisden pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 04:44 | Merrimack | Charles Fisher steals the ball from Keith Powell | 22-25 |
| 04:26 | Pace | Richard Otey knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Sutton and he's fouled by Keith Powell - foul #2 on Keith Powell, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Pace | Chang Chin (SG), William Coulter (SF), Harvey Kesterson (C) Matthew Grimes, Mark Vue, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Vanbergen (PG), Brian Stites (PF), Ernest Thames (C) Keith Powell, Robert McWilliams, Dario Jerowski | |
| 04:26 | Pace | Richard Otey makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Richard Otey is called for the reach on Frank Light - foul #1 on Richard Otey, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Pace | Daniel Washington (PG) Richard Otey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Carr (SG) John Baisden | |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Frank Light makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Frank Light makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:51 | Pace | Michael Vanbergen steals the ball from William Coulter | 25-27 |
| 03:46 | Merrimack | Michael Vanbergen hits the finger roll | 25-29 |
| 03:22 | Pace | Robert Sutton misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-29 |
| 03:21 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Daniel Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chang Chin (fresh) SF - William Coulter (fresh) PF - Robert Sutton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harvey Kesterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Vanbergen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Light (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Stites (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Thames (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 02:58 | Pace | William Coulter snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 02:53 | Pace | William Coulter buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Washington | 28-29 |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harvey Kesterson - foul #2 on Harvey Kesterson, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Pace | Matthew Grimes (SG), John Schenk (SF), Max Fields (PF), Charles Fisher (C) Chang Chin, William Coulter, Robert Sutton, Harvey Kesterson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Keith Powell (PG), John Baisden (SG), Robert McWilliams (SF), Edward Hendry (PF) Michael Vanbergen, George Carr, Frank Light, Brian Stites | |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:27 | Pace | Charles Fisher is hacked by John Baisden - foul #2 on John Baisden, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski (C) Ernest Thames | |
| 02:27 | Pace | Charles Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:27 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:14 | Merrimack | Robert McWilliams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 02:13 | Pace | Matthew Grimes grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 02:09 | Pace | Daniel Washington connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Schenk and he's hacked by Keith Powell - foul #3 on Keith Powell, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Vanbergen (PG) Keith Powell | |
| 02:09 | Pace | Daniel Washington misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:09 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 01:51 | Merrimack | Edward Hendry scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Baisden | 30-32 |
| 01:38 | Pace | Matthew Grimes blows the layup but he's hacked by Edward Hendry - foul #3 on Edward Hendry, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Sutton (C) Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Light (SF) Edward Hendry | |
| 01:38 | Pace | Matthew Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:38 | Pace | Matthew Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:38 | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 01:19 | Merrimack | Robert McWilliams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 01:18 | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 01:06 | Merrimack | Robert Sutton denies the turnaround by Frank Light | 31-32 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | Dario Jerowski misses the tip | 31-32 |
| 01:02 | Pace | John Schenk grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:55 | Pace | Matthew Grimes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 00:53 | Pace | Matthew Grimes gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:40 | Pace | Max Fields connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Washington and the foul's on Michael Vanbergen - foul #1 on Michael Vanbergen, team foul #11 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Pace | Don Holland (PG), William Coulter (SF) Daniel Washington, John Schenk | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Stites (C) Dario Jerowski | |
| 00:40 | Pace | Max Fields misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | John Baisden grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | Matthew Grimes steals the ball from Michael Vanbergen | 33-32 |
| 00:01 | Pace | Matthew Grimes is fouled on the floor by Michael Vanbergen - foul #2 on Michael Vanbergen, team foul #12 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Pace | Harvey Kesterson (C) Robert Sutton | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Carver (PG), George Carr (SG), Ernest Thames (C) Michael Vanbergen, John Baisden, Robert McWilliams | |
| 00:01 | Pace | Matthew Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:01 | Pace | Matthew Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Ernest Thames hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-32 |