| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gerald Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edgar Dejesus (fresh) SF - Trevor Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herbert Arbuckle (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Henslee (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Kerby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Kean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Trevor Williams inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 19:38 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 19:15 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-26 |
| 19:14 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby snags the offensive board | 34-26 |
| 18:53 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean misses the lay-in | 34-26 |
| 18:52 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean grabs the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:40 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Jack Kerby is blocked by Trevor Williams | 34-26 |
| 18:39 | Pace | Charles Henslee gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:34 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-26 |
| 18:32 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 18:25 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle scores on a jumper in the lane | 34-28 |
| 18:06 | Pace | Gerald Pittman is hacked by Jerry Ancheta - foul #3 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (SG) Jerry Ancheta | |
| 17:44 | Pace | Gerald Pittman hits a jumper from close range and he's hacked by John Heller - foul #2 on John Heller, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 17:44 | Pace | Gerald Pittman makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:26 | Merrimack | Herbert Arbuckle is called for the reach on Jack Kerby - foul #3 on Herbert Arbuckle, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Pace | William Hofer (PG), Peter Bass (PF) Gerald Pittman, Herbert Arbuckle | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gordon Daly (SG), Gary Beverly (PF) Dennis Gotcher, Jack Kerby | |
| 17:18 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle is fouled on the floor by Trevor Williams - foul #1 on Trevor Williams, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Valentino (SG), Aaron Mayo (C) Edgar Dejesus, Charles Henslee | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cody (SF), Jeff Nash (C) Harry Doyle, Ronald Kean | |
| 16:58 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 16:56 | Pace | Thomas Valentino snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 16:50 | Pace | William Hofer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 16:48 | Pace | Thomas Valentino hits the follow up shot | 39-28 |
| 16:46 | Merrimack | John Heller is fouled in the backcourt by William Hofer - foul #2 on William Hofer, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Pace | Adam Brown (C) Trevor Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 16:36 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly can't finish the layup | 39-28 |
| 16:35 | Pace | Peter Bass snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 16:28 | Pace | Peter Bass is hacked by Gordon Daly - foul #2 on Gordon Daly, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG) William Cody | |
| 16:13 | Pace | William Hofer misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 16:12 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 15:52 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly misses the runner near the basket | 39-28 |
| 15:50 | Pace | Adam Brown grabs the board | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - William Hofer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Valentino (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Mayo (fresh) C - Adam Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Heller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Daly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gary Beverly (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeff Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Pace | Gary Beverly denies the turnaround by Peter Bass | 39-28 |
| 15:42 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 15:35 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on William Hofer - foul #3 on William Hofer, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Pace | Gerald Pittman (PG), Edgar Dejesus (SG), Trevor Williams (SF), Herbert Arbuckle (PF), Charles Henslee (C) William Hofer, Peter Bass, Thomas Valentino, Aaron Mayo, Adam Brown | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Ronald Kean (C) John Heller, Gordon Daly, Jeff Nash | |
| 15:35 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 15:35 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 15:16 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 15:14 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 14:54 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 14:32 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 14:24 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle misses the lay-in | 42-32 |
| 14:23 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 14:18 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus is hacked by Jerry Ancheta - foul #4 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Gordon Daly (SG), Jack Kerby (PF) Dennis Gotcher, Jerry Ancheta, Gary Beverly | |
| 14:12 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 14:10 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Heller | 42-34 |
| 13:19 | Pace | Harry Doyle swats the short shot by Herbert Arbuckle | 42-34 |
| 13:17 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 13:09 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean's pass is intercepted by Trevor Williams | 42-34 |
| 13:03 | Pace | Gerald Pittman comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 42-34 |
| 13:02 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Trevor Williams - foul #2 on Trevor Williams, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Pace | William Hofer (PG), Peter Bass (SG), Thomas Valentino (SF), Aaron Mayo (PF), Adam Brown (C) Gerald Pittman, Edgar Dejesus, Trevor Williams, Herbert Arbuckle, Charles Henslee | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Gary Beverly (C) Gordon Daly, Ronald Kean | |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:13 | Pace | Thomas Valentino banks in the layup | 44-35 |
| 11:50 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - William Hofer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Valentino (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Aaron Mayo (fresh) C - Adam Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Heller (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Doyle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Kerby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Pace | Peter Bass is whistled for traveling | 44-38 |
| Subs | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle (PF), Charles Henslee (C) Aaron Mayo, Adam Brown | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gordon Daly (SF), Ronald Kean (C) Harry Doyle, Jack Kerby | |
| 11:10 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 44-38 |
| 11:09 | Pace | Peter Bass gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:03 | Pace | Charles Henslee is fouled on the floor by Ronald Kean - foul #1 on Ronald Kean, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Pace | Gerald Pittman (PG), Edgar Dejesus (SG), Trevor Williams (SF) William Hofer, Peter Bass, Thomas Valentino | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Cody (SF), Jeff Nash (PF) John Heller, Gary Beverly | |
| 10:44 | Pace | Trevor Williams misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by William Cody - foul #2 on William Cody, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Gulley (PG) Dennis Gotcher | |
| 10:44 | Pace | Trevor Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:44 | Pace | Trevor Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:44 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 10:39 | Merrimack | Gerald Pittman is called for the reach on Richard Gulley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Pittman, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| 10:24 | Merrimack | William Cody misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 10:22 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:16 | Pace | Gerald Pittman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 10:15 | Pace | Trevor Williams snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 10:04 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 10:02 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:39 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 09:38 | Pace | The rebound goes to Herbert Arbuckle | 45-38 |
| 09:16 | Pace | Charles Henslee can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 45-38 |
| 09:14 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Gulley | 45-38 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Charles Henslee is called for the reach on William Cody - foul #2 on Charles Henslee, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Pace | William Hofer (PG), Thomas Valentino (SG), Peter Bass (PF), Aaron Mayo (C) Gerald Pittman, Edgar Dejesus, Herbert Arbuckle, Charles Henslee | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Harry Doyle (SF), Jack Kerby (PF), Gary Beverly (C) Richard Gulley, Gordon Daly, Jeff Nash, Ronald Kean | |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | William Cody misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 09:04 | Pace | Aaron Mayo pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:40 | Pace | Aaron Mayo comes up short on the shot from close range | 45-38 |
| 08:39 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 08:21 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby grabs the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:10 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle slams it home on a nice dish by William Cody | 45-40 |
| 07:53 | Pace | Thomas Valentino can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 07:52 | Pace | Aaron Mayo grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 07:35 | Pace | Aaron Mayo travels with the ball | 45-40 |
| Subs | Pace | Gerald Pittman (PG), Edgar Dejesus (SG), Herbert Arbuckle (PF), Charles Henslee (C) William Hofer, Thomas Valentino, Trevor Williams, Aaron Mayo | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta (SG) William Cody | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gerald Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edgar Dejesus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Arbuckle (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Henslee (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Kerby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 07:20 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 07:02 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Gotcher | 45-42 |
| 06:51 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Gary Beverly - foul #1 on Gary Beverly, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Kean (C) Gary Beverly | |
| 06:51 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:51 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:27 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harry Doyle | 47-44 |
| 06:09 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Harry Doyle - foul #2 on Harry Doyle, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Pace | Thomas Valentino (SF), Aaron Mayo (C) Peter Bass, Charles Henslee | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Gordon Daly (SF), Jeff Nash (PF) Dennis Gotcher, Harry Doyle, Jack Kerby | |
| 06:09 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | Aaron Mayo steps in front of the Ronald Kean pass | 50-44 |
| 05:29 | Pace | Ronald Kean blocks the short jumper by Herbert Arbuckle | 50-44 |
| 05:27 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 05:18 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Heller | 50-47 |
| 04:54 | Pace | Jerry Ancheta picks off the pass by Aaron Mayo | 50-47 |
| 04:29 | Merrimack | John Heller misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 04:27 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 04:24 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Pace | Trevor Williams (SF), Charles Henslee (C) Thomas Valentino, Aaron Mayo | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Harry Doyle (SF), Jack Kerby (PF) John Heller, Gordon Daly, Jeff Nash | |
| 04:20 | Pace | Gerald Pittman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 04:18 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ronald Kean | 50-47 |
| 04:03 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 03:38 | Pace | Gerald Pittman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 03:14 | Merrimack | Herbert Arbuckle is called for the reach on Jack Kerby - foul #4 on Herbert Arbuckle, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Pace | William Hofer (PG), Peter Bass (SG) Gerald Pittman, Edgar Dejesus | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 03:14 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:14 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - William Hofer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Trevor Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Arbuckle (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Henslee (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Kerby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kean (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Pace | Trevor Williams misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 53-49 |
| 02:53 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 02:35 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby's pass is intercepted by Trevor Williams | 53-49 |
| 02:35 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Pace | Gerald Pittman (PG), Edgar Dejesus (SG) William Hofer, Peter Bass | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 02:10 | Pace | Charles Henslee is called for traveling | 53-49 |
| 01:49 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 01:47 | Pace | Trevor Williams snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 01:42 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 01:40 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby is whistled for a carry | 53-49 |
| 01:07 | Pace | Trevor Williams is hacked by Harry Doyle - foul #3 on Harry Doyle, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| 01:07 | Pace | Trevor Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:07 | Pace | Trevor Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Gerald Pittman is called for the reach on Dennis Gotcher - foul #4 on Gerald Pittman, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Pace | Gerald Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Gotcher - foul #2 on Dennis Gotcher, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| 00:43 | Pace | Gerald Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:43 | Pace | Gerald Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 00:37 | Pace | Gerald Pittman is hacked by Dennis Gotcher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Gotcher, team foul #11 | 56-54 |
| 00:37 | Pace | Gerald Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:37 | Pace | Gerald Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:37 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Dennis Gotcher | 57-56 |
| 00:13 | Pace | Dennis Gotcher is called for the reach on Herbert Arbuckle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Gotcher, team foul #12 | 57-56 |
| 00:13 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:13 | Pace | Herbert Arbuckle misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher is hacked by Gerald Pittman - foul #5 on Gerald Pittman, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Pace | William Hofer (PG) Gerald Pittman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:01 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Gotcher - foul #5 on Dennis Gotcher, team foul #13 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG) Dennis Gotcher | |
| 00:01 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:01 | Pace | Edgar Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 60-57 |