| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Weldon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Hession (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Morton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jesus Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Shulman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erik Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Jesus Ortiz inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Pace | John Shulman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-29 |
| 19:34 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-29 |
| 19:33 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard grabs the offensive board | 40-29 |
| 19:28 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Wheeler | 42-29 |
| 19:06 | Pace | Jesus Ortiz is hacked by Dennis Wheeler - foul #1 on Dennis Wheeler, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| 18:52 | Pace | Paul Hession misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 18:51 | Pace | John Shulman tips it back up and in | 42-31 |
| 18:22 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 18:20 | Merrimack | John Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 18:04 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon is fouled on the floor by Jesus Ortiz - foul #1 on Jesus Ortiz, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 17:59 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard lays it up and in | 44-31 |
| 17:53 | Pace | Erik Miller lays it up and in | 44-33 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Hession - foul #2 on Paul Hession, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (PG) Dennis Wheeler | |
| Subs | Pace | John Scott (SF) Jesus Ortiz | |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 17:21 | Pace | Bruce Morton misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 46-33 |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 17:08 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon grabs the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 16:56 | Merrimack | John Williams clanks a turnaround from the right block | 46-33 |
| 16:54 | Pace | The rebound goes to John Shulman | 46-33 |
| 16:48 | Pace | Paul Hession is fouled on the floor by Jack Haslam - foul #1 on Jack Haslam, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (SG), Jeff Ribeiro (SF), Brian Blades (C) Emory Pollard, Mitchel Livingston, Eugene Weldon | |
| Subs | Pace | Kenneth Earnest (PG), William Baker (SG), Herman Sellers (PF), William Dipalma (C) Paul Hession, Bruce Morton, John Shulman, Erik Miller | |
| 16:35 | Pace | Herman Sellers is whistled for traveling | 46-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield (SG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 16:20 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 16:19 | Pace | Herman Sellers pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 16:14 | Pace | William Baker buries a jumper near the basket | 46-35 |
| 15:57 | Merrimack | Robert Christian is hacked by Kenneth Earnest - foul #2 on Kenneth Earnest, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG) Joseph Hatfield | |
| Subs | Pace | Jesus Ortiz (SF) William Dipalma | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Haslam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) C - Brian Blades (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kenneth Earnest (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesus Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Sellers (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-35 |
| 15:30 | Pace | Jack Haslam steals the ball from William Baker | 49-35 |
| 15:26 | Merrimack | Robert Christian misses the lay-in | 49-35 |
| 15:25 | Pace | Herman Sellers snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 15:05 | Pace | William Baker is hacked by Brian Blades - foul #1 on Brian Blades, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Emory Pollard (SG), Mitchel Livingston (SF), John Williams (PF) Robert Christian, Jack Haslam, Jeff Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Hession (PG), Bruce Morton (SG), John Shulman (PF), Erik Miller (C) Kenneth Earnest, William Baker, John Scott, Herman Sellers | |
| 14:51 | Pace | John Williams swats the layup by John Shulman | 49-35 |
| 14:49 | Pace | Erik Miller grabs the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 14:44 | Pace | Erik Miller makes the runner in the lane | 49-37 |
| 14:25 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bruce Morton - foul #1 on Bruce Morton, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon (C) Brian Blades | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 14:25 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:25 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 14:07 | Pace | Bruce Morton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 14:05 | Pace | Erik Miller grabs the offensive board | 51-37 |
| 13:52 | Pace | John Shulman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-39 |
| 13:36 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 13:35 | Pace | Paul Hession gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 13:30 | Pace | Bruce Morton misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Mitchel Livingston - foul #1 on Mitchel Livingston, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (PG) Dennis Wheeler | |
| Subs | Pace | John Scott (SF) Jesus Ortiz | |
| 13:30 | Pace | Bruce Morton makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 13:30 | Pace | Bruce Morton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 13:30 | Pace | Erik Miller snags the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 13:22 | Pace | John Shulman hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-42 |
| 13:13 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 13:11 | Pace | Erik Miller pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 13:07 | Pace | Paul Hession misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jack Haslam - foul #2 on Jack Haslam, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (PG), Brian Blades (C) Mitchel Livingston, Eugene Weldon | |
| Subs | Pace | William Baker (SG) Bruce Morton | |
| 13:07 | Pace | Paul Hession misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 13:07 | Pace | Paul Hession makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:46 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam misses the dunk | 51-43 |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Brian Blades snags the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 12:19 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Williams | 54-43 |
| 12:00 | Pace | William Baker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 11:58 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emory Pollard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Haslam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Blades (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Paul Hession (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Shulman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Erik Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 56-43 |
| 11:26 | Pace | William Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 11:24 | Merrimack | Brian Blades snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Robert Christian misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 11:15 | Merrimack | Brian Blades tips it back up and in | 58-43 |
| 10:57 | Pace | Jack Haslam steps in front of the John Scott pass | 58-43 |
| 10:43 | Merrimack | Robert Christian drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jack Haslam | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:25 | Pace | John Shulman comes up short on the floater in the lane | 61-43 |
| 10:23 | Pace | John Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 10:10 | Pace | William Baker makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG), Joseph Hatfield (SG), Mitchel Livingston (SF), Jeff Ribeiro (PF), Eugene Weldon (C) Robert Christian, Emory Pollard, Jack Haslam, John Williams, Brian Blades | |
| Subs | Pace | Bruce Morton (SG), Jesus Ortiz (SF), Herman Sellers (PF), William Dipalma (C) Paul Hession, John Scott, John Shulman, Erik Miller | |
| 10:10 | Pace | William Baker makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| 09:50 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 09:49 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler grabs the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 09:39 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon's layup is rejected by Herman Sellers | 61-46 |
| 09:38 | Pace | William Baker grabs the board | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:33 | Pace | William Baker is hacked by Joseph Hatfield - foul #1 on Joseph Hatfield, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| 09:33 | Pace | William Baker makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 09:33 | Pace | William Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 09:05 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 61-48 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 08:54 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro travels with the ball | 61-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (SG), John Williams (PF) Joseph Hatfield, Jeff Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Pace | Kenneth Earnest (PG), John Scott (PF) William Baker, William Dipalma | |
| 08:30 | Pace | Mitchel Livingston takes the ball from Kenneth Earnest | 61-48 |
| 08:12 | Merrimack | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 61-48 |
| 08:10 | Merrimack | John Williams tips it home | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:50 | Pace | Kenneth Earnest buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Morton | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Eugene Weldon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kenneth Earnest (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesus Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Sellers (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 07:24 | Pace | John Scott misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-51 |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:01 | Merrimack | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-51 |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | John Williams grabs the offensive board | 66-51 |
| 06:38 | Merrimack | John Williams buries a jumper from the right block set up by Mitchel Livingston and he's hacked by John Scott - foul #2 on John Scott, team foul #5 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (PG), Emory Pollard (SG), Jeff Ribeiro (SF), Brian Blades (C) Dennis Wheeler, Robert Christian, Mitchel Livingston, Eugene Weldon | |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Hession (PG), William Baker (SG), Thomas Myers (SF), John Shulman (PF), Erik Miller (C) Kenneth Earnest, Bruce Morton, Jesus Ortiz, John Scott, Herman Sellers | |
| 06:38 | Merrimack | John Williams makes the free throw | 69-51 |
| 06:21 | Pace | Thomas Myers connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Hession | 69-53 |
| 06:02 | Merrimack | John Williams is fouled on the floor by John Shulman - foul #3 on John Shulman, team foul #6 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield (PG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 05:42 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-53 |
| 05:38 | Pace | Paul Hession loses the dribble to Joseph Hatfield in the backcourt | 72-53 |
| 05:36 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Hatfield | 74-53 |
| 05:12 | Pace | Jack Haslam steps in front of the Paul Hession pass | 74-53 |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam lays it in | 76-53 |
| 04:56 | Pace | William Baker makes the jumper from the free throw line | 76-55 |
| 04:32 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 76-55 |
| 04:30 | Pace | Thomas Myers snags the defensive board | 76-55 |
| 04:26 | Pace | William Baker misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jeff Ribeiro - foul #1 on Jeff Ribeiro, team foul #8 | 76-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (PG) Emory Pollard | |
| Subs | Pace | Kenneth Earnest (PG), John Scott (SF), Herman Sellers (PF), William Dipalma (C) Paul Hession, Thomas Myers, John Shulman, Erik Miller | |
| 04:26 | Pace | William Baker makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 04:26 | Pace | William Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 04:05 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-57 |
| 04:04 | Pace | Herman Sellers grabs the board | 76-57 |
| 03:58 | Pace | Herman Sellers misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Blades - foul #2 on Brian Blades, team foul #9 | 76-57 |
| 03:58 | Pace | Herman Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 03:58 | Pace | Herman Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG), Emory Pollard (SG), Mitchel Livingston (SF), John Williams (PF), Eugene Weldon (C) Robert Christian, Joseph Hatfield, Jack Haslam, Jeff Ribeiro, Brian Blades | |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Hession (PG), Bruce Morton (SG), Jesus Ortiz (SF), John Shulman (PF), Erik Miller (C) Kenneth Earnest, William Baker, Herman Sellers, John Scott, William Dipalma | |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | John Williams is hacked by John Shulman - foul #4 on John Shulman, team foul #7 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Jeff Ribeiro (SF), Brian Blades (C) Dennis Wheeler, Emory Pollard, Mitchel Livingston, Eugene Weldon | |
| Subs | Pace | Kenneth Earnest (PG), William Baker (SG), John Scott (SF), Herman Sellers (PF), William Dipalma (C) Paul Hession, Bruce Morton, Jesus Ortiz, John Shulman, Erik Miller | |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | John Williams misses the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 03:29 | Pace | William Dipalma pulls down the rebound | 76-59 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Jack Haslam (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Brian Blades (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Kenneth Earnest (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herman Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Dipalma (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Pace | John Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 76-59 |
| 03:20 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Brian Blades | 76-59 |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam is called for traveling | 76-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield (SG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 02:40 | Pace | Kenneth Earnest makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 02:17 | Merrimack | John Scott is called for the reach on Jack Haslam - foul #3 on John Scott, team foul #8 | 76-62 |
| 02:17 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam misses the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 02:17 | Pace | Herman Sellers snags the defensive board | 76-62 |
| 02:06 | Pace | John Scott's layup is rejected by Jeff Ribeiro | 76-62 |
| 02:05 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Joseph Hatfield | 76-62 |
| 01:48 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Christian | 79-62 |
| 01:40 | Pace | John Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-62 |
| 01:38 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield snags the defensive board | 79-62 |
| 01:15 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 79-62 |
| 01:13 | Pace | Herman Sellers gets the rebound | 79-62 |
| 01:07 | Pace | Herman Sellers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 79-62 |
| 01:06 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 79-62 |
| 01:02 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 79-62 |
| 01:00 | Pace | William Baker snags the defensive board | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Pace | Kenneth Earnest hits the finger roll set up by Herman Sellers | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield loses the dribble to Herman Sellers | 79-64 |
| 00:28 | Pace | Herman Sellers hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-67 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Robert Christian runs out the clock | 79-67 |