| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gerald Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Dejesus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Trevor Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Arbuckle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Henslee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt inbounds the ball | 43-18 |
| 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) | |
| 19:31 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Herbert Arbuckle - foul #1 on Herbert Arbuckle, team foul #1 | 43-18 |
| 19:31 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt makes the 1st free throw | 44-18 |
| 19:31 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-18 |
| 19:16 | Pace | Trevor Williams makes the jump hook from close range | 45-20 |
| 18:49 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt lays it up and in | 47-20 |
| 18:32 | Pace | Gerald Pittman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Peter Coffelt - foul #2 on Peter Coffelt, team foul #1 | 47-20 |
| 18:32 | Pace | Gerald Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 47-21 |
| 18:32 | Pace | Gerald Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-22 |
| 18:09 | Merrimack | Charles Henslee picks off the pass by Frank Cook | 47-22 |
| 17:55 | Pace | Trevor Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Edgar Dejesus | 47-24 |
| 17:37 | Merrimack | Charles Henslee steals it from Frank Cook | 47-24 |
| 17:29 | Pace | Trevor Williams is hacked by Jerry Ancheta - foul #1 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #2 | 47-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (SG), Ronald Kean (C) Jerry Ancheta, Joseph Zajdel | |
| Subs | Pace | Peter Bass (SG) Edgar Dejesus | |
| 17:15 | Pace | Dennis Gotcher picks off the pass by Peter Bass | 47-24 |
| 16:51 | Merrimack | Scott Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 47-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Harry Doyle (SF) Peter Coffelt | |
| Subs | Pace | William Hofer (PG), Thomas Valentino (SF), Adam Brown (PF), Aaron Mayo (C) Gerald Pittman, Trevor Williams, Herbert Arbuckle, Charles Henslee | |
| 16:27 | Pace | William Hofer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-24 |
| 16:25 | Merrimack | Scott Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 47-24 |
| 16:09 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-24 |
| 16:08 | Pace | Adam Brown grabs the board | 47-24 |
| 16:03 | Pace | Peter Bass scores on a 3 from the right wing | 47-27 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Kean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - William Hofer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Bass (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Valentino (fresh) PF - Adam Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Mayo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Merrimack | Scott Jones hits a jump hook from the right block | 49-27 |
| 15:38 | Pace | Aaron Mayo's pass is intercepted by Harry Doyle | 49-27 |
| 15:09 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle can't finish the layup | 49-27 |
| 15:07 | Pace | Aaron Mayo pulls down the rebound | 49-27 |
| 14:53 | Pace | Thomas Valentino can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-27 |
| 14:52 | Pace | Adam Brown snags the offensive board | 49-27 |
| 14:35 | Pace | Thomas Valentino is called for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Valentino, team foul #2 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Peter Coffelt (SF), Joseph Zajdel (C) Frank Cook, Dennis Gotcher, Scott Jones, Ronald Kean | |
| Subs | Pace | Gerald Pittman (PG), Edgar Dejesus (SG), Trevor Williams (SF), Herbert Arbuckle (PF), Charles Henslee (C) William Hofer, Peter Bass, Thomas Valentino, Adam Brown, Aaron Mayo | |
| 14:18 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt loses the ball out of bounds | 49-27 |
| 14:07 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Coffelt - foul #3 on Peter Coffelt, team foul #3 | 49-27 |
| 14:07 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle makes the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 14:07 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-29 |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt misses long on a shot in the lane | 49-29 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt tips it in | 51-29 |
| 13:32 | Pace | Trevor Williams connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Henslee | 51-31 |
| 13:21 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt is denied on a dunk by Charles Henslee | 51-31 |
| 13:19 | Merrimack | John Heller pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 12:54 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle throws it down | 53-31 |
| 12:49 | Pace | Gerald Pittman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-31 |
| 12:48 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle grabs the board | 53-31 |
| 12:27 | Merrimack | John Heller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gerald Pittman - foul #2 on Gerald Pittman, team foul #3 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Jones (PF) Harry Doyle | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 12:27 | Merrimack | John Heller misses the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 12:27 | Merrimack | John Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 12:27 | Merrimack | John Heller misses the 3rd free throw | 54-31 |
| 12:27 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle grabs the defensive rebound | 54-31 |
| 12:20 | Pace | Trevor Williams hits the finger roll | 54-33 |
| 12:08 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta is hacked by Edgar Dejesus - foul #2 on Edgar Dejesus, team foul #4 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Ronald Kean (C) John Heller, Joseph Zajdel | |
| Subs | Pace | Peter Bass (SG), Adam Brown (C) Edgar Dejesus, Charles Henslee | |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 11:51 | Merrimack | Scott Jones gets the offensive rebound | 54-33 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Kean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gerald Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Bass (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Trevor Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Arbuckle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt blows the layup | 54-33 |
| 11:20 | Pace | The rebound goes to Herbert Arbuckle | 54-33 |
| 11:13 | Pace | Gerald Pittman buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Trevor Williams | 54-35 |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Frank Cook misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 10:50 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle grabs the defensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 10:46 | Pace | Gerald Pittman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 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) | |
| 10:23 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Adam Brown - foul #1 on Adam Brown, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Joseph Zajdel (C) Jerry Ancheta, Peter Coffelt, Scott Jones | |
| Subs | Pace | William Hofer (PG), Edgar Dejesus (SG), Charles Henslee (C) Gerald Pittman, Trevor Williams, Herbert Arbuckle | |
| 10:23 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 10:23 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean misses the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 10:23 | Pace | Charles Henslee grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 10:04 | Pace | Charles Henslee misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 55-38 |
| 10:03 | Merrimack | Frank Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 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) | |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Adam Brown - foul #2 on Adam Brown, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Valentino (SF) Adam Brown | |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 09:34 | Pace | Charles Henslee misses the lay-in | 56-38 |
| 09:33 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle pulls down the rebound | 56-38 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Frank Cook misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-38 |
| 09:03 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel tips it in | 58-38 |
| 08:58 | Pace | Thomas Valentino drills a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Ronald Kean - foul #1 on Ronald Kean, team foul #4 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt (SF), Scott Jones (PF) Harry Doyle, Ronald Kean | |
| Subs | Pace | Aaron Mayo (PF) Peter Bass | |
| 08:58 | Pace | Thomas Valentino makes the free throw | 58-41 |
| 08:29 | Merrimack | Frank Cook knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Coffelt | 61-41 |
| 08:20 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Henslee | 61-44 |
| 07:53 | Merrimack | Frank Cook scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Gotcher | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Zajdel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - William Hofer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edgar Dejesus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Valentino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Mayo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Henslee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Pace | Aaron Mayo misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 63-44 |
| 07:37 | Merrimack | Frank Cook grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 07:14 | Merrimack | Frank Cook comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-44 |
| 07:12 | Pace | The rebound goes to Charles Henslee | 63-44 |
| 07:05 | Pace | William Hofer hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Valentino | 63-46 |
| 06:52 | Merrimack | Frank Cook hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-46 |
| 06:50 | Pace | Charles Henslee grabs the board | 63-46 |
| 06:43 | Pace | Scott Jones is called for the reach on Edgar Dejesus - foul #1 on Scott Jones, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Ronald Kean (C) Frank Cook, Dennis Gotcher, Peter Coffelt, Joseph Zajdel | |
| Subs | Pace | Gerald Pittman (PG), Peter Bass (SG), Trevor Williams (SF), Herbert Arbuckle (PF), Adam Brown (C) William Hofer, Edgar Dejesus, Thomas Valentino, Aaron Mayo, Charles Henslee | |
| 06:21 | Pace | The short jumper by Adam Brown is denied by Scott Jones | 63-46 |
| 06:20 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle grabs the offensive board | 63-46 |
| 06:12 | Pace | Trevor Williams is fouled on the floor by Jerry Ancheta - foul #2 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| 06:06 | Pace | Ronald Kean blocks the short jumper by Peter Bass | 63-46 |
| 06:04 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| 05:48 | Merrimack | John Heller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-46 |
| 05:47 | Pace | Adam Brown gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| 05:42 | Pace | Trevor Williams double dribbles | 63-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt (SF), Gary Beverly (C) Harry Doyle, Scott Jones | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | Peter Bass takes the ball from John Heller | 63-46 |
| 05:01 | Pace | Trevor Williams comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Peter Coffelt - foul #4 on Peter Coffelt, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG) John Heller | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 05:01 | Pace | Trevor Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 05:01 | Pace | Trevor Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 05:01 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 04:45 | Merrimack | Frank Cook buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Beverly | 65-47 |
| 04:36 | Pace | Adam Brown is fouled on the floor by Ronald Kean - foul #2 on Ronald Kean, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Jones (PF) Gary Beverly | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 04:36 | Pace | Adam Brown misses the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 04:10 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Frank Cook | 67-47 |
| 03:57 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle connects on the shot near the basket | 67-49 |
| 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) | |
| 03:38 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Dennis Gotcher (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Jack Kerby (PF), Gary Beverly (C) Frank Cook, Jerry Ancheta, Peter Coffelt, Scott Jones, Ronald Kean | |
| Subs | Pace | William Hofer (PG), Travis Filer (SG), Thomas Valentino (SF), Aaron Mayo (C) Gerald Pittman, Trevor Williams, Herbert Arbuckle, Adam Brown | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Heller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jack Kerby (fresh) C - Gary Beverly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - William Hofer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Filer (fresh) SF - Thomas Valentino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Bass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Mayo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Pace | Peter Bass misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-49 |
| 03:27 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 03:01 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 67-49 |
| 02:59 | Pace | Travis Filer gets the rebound | 67-49 |
| 02:54 | Pace | Peter Bass lays it in on a great pass from William Hofer | 67-51 |
| 02:31 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Aaron Mayo - foul #3 on Aaron Mayo, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Kean (PF) Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 02:31 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly misses the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:31 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:19 | Pace | William Hofer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 02:18 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle misses the turnaround from the left block | 68-51 |
| 02:02 | Pace | Thomas Valentino grabs the board | 68-51 |
| 01:57 | Pace | John Heller steals it from William Hofer | 68-51 |
| 01:53 | Merrimack | John Heller misses the lay-in | 68-51 |
| 01:52 | Pace | The rebound goes to Peter Bass | 68-51 |
| 01:45 | Pace | Peter Bass travels with the ball | 68-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Adam Brown (PF) Travis Filer | |
| 01:23 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Kean | 68-51 |
| 01:09 | Merrimack | The jumper by Dennis Gotcher is denied by Aaron Mayo | 68-51 |
| 01:07 | Pace | Aaron Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 01:03 | Pace | Peter Bass lays it in and the foul's on Dennis Gotcher - foul #2 on Dennis Gotcher, team foul #9 | 68-53 |
| 01:03 | Pace | Peter Bass makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle buries a floater from the baseline | 70-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:40 | Pace | Adam Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 70-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Heller | 72-54 |
| 00:04 | Pace | Peter Bass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 00:02 | Pace | Thomas Valentino snags the offensive board | 72-54 |
| 00:00 | Pace | The clock runs out | 72-54 |