| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - William Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Colon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Miele (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Perry Christner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Robert Pace inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Richard Drinkard | 37-40 |
| 19:30 | Pace | William Frederick misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 19:29 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 19:23 | Merrimack | William Frederick is called for the reach on Melvin Etheridge in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Frederick, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | John Bell swats the layup by Drazen Karpin | 37-40 |
| 18:59 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 18:41 | Pace | Drazen Karpin steals the ball from Robert Miele | 39-40 |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Pace | 41-40 |
| 18:02 | Pace | Robert Miele misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Pace - foul #3 on Robert Pace, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Alexander (SF) Robert Pace | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 18:02 | Pace | Robert Miele makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:02 | Pace | Robert Miele makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 17:51 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin gets the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | William Alexander misses the easy layup | 41-42 |
| 17:32 | Pace | Robert Miele snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 17:07 | Pace | John Bell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:39 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-42 |
| 16:37 | Pace | The rebound goes to John Bell | 41-42 |
| 16:31 | Pace | Perry Christner misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Drazen Karpin - foul #2 on Drazen Karpin, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Billy Hawkins (SG), Leroy Mullins (PF), John McElligott (C) Melvin Etheridge, James Brown, Richard Drinkard, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Johnson (PG), Russell Herod (SG), Travis Snyder (SF), Claude Gabler (PF) William Frederick, Juan Colon, Robert Miele, John Bell | |
| 16:31 | Pace | Perry Christner makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:31 | Pace | Perry Christner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:31 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to William Alexander | 41-43 |
| 16:29 | Merrimack | Russell Herod takes the ball from George Johnston in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 16:27 | Pace | Robert Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Russell Herod | 41-45 |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Russell Herod - foul #1 on Russell Herod, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Lamar Geary (C) Perry Christner | |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:02 | Pace | Claude Gabler's floater is tipped away by John McElligott | 43-45 |
| 16:00 | Merrimack | John McElligott grabs the board | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Johnston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John McElligott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Herod (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Travis Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Claude Gabler (fresh) 9 pts. C - Lamar Geary (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 43-45 |
| 15:55 | Merrimack | William Alexander snags the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 15:42 | Merrimack | William Alexander misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Travis Snyder - foul #1 on Travis Snyder, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Pace (SF) John McElligott | |
| Subs | Pace | William Frederick (PG) Russell Herod | |
| 15:42 | Merrimack | William Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 15:42 | Merrimack | William Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:22 | Pace | William Frederick knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Johnson | 45-48 |
| 15:05 | Merrimack | William Alexander connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Pace | 47-48 |
| 15:00 | Pace | William Frederick can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 14:59 | Pace | Lamar Geary snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 14:33 | Pace | William Frederick scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Travis Snyder | 47-51 |
| 14:19 | Merrimack | George Johnston misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 14:17 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins snags the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 14:03 | Merrimack | George Johnston misses the dunk | 47-51 |
| 14:02 | Pace | Lamar Geary gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:58 | Pace | Travis Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), James Brown (SG), Richard Drinkard (PF), Drazen Karpin (C) George Johnston, Billy Hawkins, William Alexander, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Pace | Juan Colon (SG), Robert Miele (SF), John Bell (PF) Robert Johnson, Travis Snyder, Lamar Geary | |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 13:42 | Pace | William Frederick pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:37 | Pace | William Frederick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-51 |
| 13:35 | Merrimack | Robert Pace gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:17 | Merrimack | Robert Pace can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Bell - foul #2 on John Bell, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Roman Pettry (PG), Perry Christner (C) William Frederick, Claude Gabler | |
| 13:17 | Merrimack | Robert Pace misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 13:17 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 13:00 | Pace | Robert Miele makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Juan Colon | 48-53 |
| 12:46 | Merrimack | Robert Pace misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-53 |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Robert Pace gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:30 | Merrimack | James Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Alexander (SF) Robert Pace | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Johnson (PG) Roman Pettry | |
| 12:06 | Pace | William Alexander takes the ball from Robert Johnson | 48-53 |
| 11:55 | Merrimack | William Alexander clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 11:53 | Pace | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Colon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Miele (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Perry Christner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Pace | Perry Christner buries a floater from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 11:33 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Pace (SF) William Alexander | |
| Subs | Pace | William Frederick (PG), Claude Gabler (PF), Lamar Geary (C) Robert Johnson, John Bell, Perry Christner | |
| 11:16 | Pace | Lamar Geary makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Frederick | 48-58 |
| 10:56 | Merrimack | James Brown is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 48-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Leroy Mullins (PF), William Alexander (C) Melvin Etheridge, Richard Drinkard, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Johnson (SG), Travis Snyder (SF) Juan Colon, Robert Miele | |
| 10:39 | Pace | William Frederick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 48-58 |
| 10:38 | Pace | William Frederick hits the follow up shot | 48-60 |
| 10:16 | Merrimack | William Alexander connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from George Johnston | 50-60 |
| 10:09 | Pace | William Frederick makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Johnson | 50-63 |
| 09:59 | Merrimack | Robert Pace knocks in the shot from the right side set up by James Brown | 52-63 |
| 09:42 | Pace | Lamar Geary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Drazen Karpin (C) James Brown, William Alexander | |
| Subs | Pace | Juan Colon (SG), Robert Miele (SF), John Bell (PF), Perry Christner (C) Robert Johnson, Travis Snyder, Claude Gabler, Lamar Geary | |
| 09:18 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin is fouled on the floor by Perry Christner - foul #3 on Perry Christner, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Alexander (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF) Robert Pace, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 08:59 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 54-63 |
| 08:54 | Pace | William Frederick scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-65 |
| 08:35 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Drinkard | 56-65 |
| 08:18 | Pace | Perry Christner misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 56-65 |
| 08:16 | Merrimack | William Alexander grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 08:09 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard's layup is rejected by John Bell | 56-65 |
| 08:08 | Pace | William Frederick grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 08:04 | Pace | Juan Colon hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Frederick | 56-67 |
| 07:42 | Merrimack | George Johnston hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Richard Drinkard | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Drazen Karpin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - William Frederick (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Juan Colon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Miele (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Perry Christner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Pace | Melvin Etheridge is called for the reach on William Frederick - foul #3 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #3 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), James Brown (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Leroy Mullins (PF) Melvin Etheridge, George Johnston, Richard Drinkard, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Johnson (PG), Russell Herod (SG), Travis Snyder (SF), Claude Gabler (C) William Frederick, Juan Colon, Robert Miele, Perry Christner | |
| 07:05 | Pace | Robert Johnson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Hawkins - foul #1 on Billy Hawkins, team foul #4 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Lamar Geary (C) John Bell | |
| 07:05 | Pace | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 07:05 | Pace | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 06:50 | Merrimack | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Russell Herod - foul #2 on Russell Herod, team foul #6 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John McElligott (C) William Alexander | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 06:37 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins grabs the offensive board | 58-69 |
| 06:23 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 58-69 |
| 06:22 | Pace | Lamar Geary grabs the board | 58-69 |
| 06:17 | Pace | Robert Pace is called for the reach on Travis Snyder - foul #4 on Robert Pace, team foul #5 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard (PF) John McElligott | |
| Subs | Pace | William Frederick (PG), Juan Colon (SG) Robert Johnson, Russell Herod | |
| 05:59 | Pace | Claude Gabler is hacked by Robert Pace - foul #5 on Robert Pace, team foul #6 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), William Alexander (SF) Billy Hawkins, Robert Pace | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Miele (SF), John Bell (PF) Travis Snyder, Lamar Geary | |
| 05:33 | Pace | Leroy Mullins blocks the short jumper by John Bell | 58-69 |
| 05:31 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge is fouled on the floor by William Frederick - foul #2 on William Frederick, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin (C) Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Pace | Perry Christner (C) Claude Gabler | |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 04:47 | Pace | Perry Christner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Drinkard - foul #2 on Richard Drinkard, team foul #7 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John McElligott (PF) Richard Drinkard | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 04:47 | Pace | Perry Christner makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:47 | Pace | Perry Christner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 04:35 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin is hacked by Perry Christner - foul #4 on Perry Christner, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Claude Gabler (PF) John Bell | |
| 04:35 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 04:35 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 04:15 | Pace | Robert Miele's pass is intercepted by John McElligott | 62-71 |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | James Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Perry Christner - foul #5 on Perry Christner, team foul #9 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), William Glen (SF), Leroy Mullins (PF) Melvin Etheridge, William Alexander, John McElligott | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Johnson (PG), Russell Herod (SG), Travis Snyder (SF), Lamar Geary (C) William Frederick, Juan Colon, Robert Miele, Perry Christner | |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 03:35 | Pace | Lamar Geary hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 64-73 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Glen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Herod (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Travis Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Claude Gabler (fresh) 9 pts. C - Lamar Geary (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Merrimack | James Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-73 |
| 03:19 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Drazen Karpin | 64-73 |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | William Glen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-73 |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins tips it in | 66-73 |
| 02:50 | Pace | Russell Herod is hacked by William Glen - foul #1 on William Glen, team foul #8 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), William Alexander (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF) James Brown, William Glen, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Pace | William Frederick (PG), Robert Miele (SF), John Bell (PF) Robert Johnson, Travis Snyder, Claude Gabler | |
| 02:50 | Pace | Russell Herod misses the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 02:50 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard grabs the board | 66-73 |
| 02:50 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Lamar Geary - foul #1 on Lamar Geary, team foul #10 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Brown (SG) George Johnston | |
| Subs | Pace | Juan Colon (SG), Claude Gabler (C) Russell Herod, Lamar Geary | |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 02:27 | Pace | Robert Miele comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 02:26 | Pace | William Frederick grabs the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 02:14 | Pace | William Frederick blows the layup | 68-73 |
| 02:13 | Pace | William Frederick tips it home | 68-75 |
| 01:54 | Merrimack | Robert Miele denies the turnaround by Melvin Etheridge | 68-75 |
| 01:53 | Merrimack | William Alexander tips it in | 70-75 |
| 01:30 | Pace | Juan Colon's pass is intercepted by Melvin Etheridge | 70-75 |
| 01:27 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge misses the easy layup | 70-75 |
| 01:26 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard grabs the offensive rebound | 70-75 |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | James Brown drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Melvin Etheridge | 72-75 |
| 00:54 | Pace | Richard Drinkard takes the ball from Claude Gabler | 72-75 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Claude Gabler is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #2 on Claude Gabler, team foul #11 | 72-75 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Pace | William Frederick is hacked by Melvin Etheridge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #9 | 74-75 |
| 00:31 | Pace | William Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:31 | Pace | William Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | James Brown is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 74-77 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Russell Herod (SG) Juan Colon | |
| 00:09 | Pace | Melvin Etheridge is called for the reach on Claude Gabler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #10 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG) Melvin Etheridge | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 00:09 | Pace | Claude Gabler makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:09 | Pace | Claude Gabler makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-79 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Juan Colon (SG) Russell Herod | |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | George Johnston is called for traveling | 74-79 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Russell Herod (SG), Robert Johnson (PF) Juan Colon, John Bell | |
| 00:02 | Pace | James Brown is called for the reach on Robert Miele in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #11 | 74-79 |
| 00:02 | Pace | Robert Miele makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:02 | Pace | Robert Miele makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | William Alexander comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-81 |