| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John McElligott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roman Pettry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Zinser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Stroud (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Perry Christner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Ruhl | 37-34 |
| 19:30 | Pace | Hugh Foster misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-34 |
| 19:28 | Pace | Perry Christner pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:06 | Pace | Howard Stroud is fouled on the floor by Everett Gold - foul #1 on Everett Gold, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:52 | Pace | Roman Pettry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 18:50 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Wayne Williams | 37-34 |
| 18:45 | Merrimack | William Ruhl knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Williams | 39-34 |
| 18:27 | Pace | Billy Zinser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 18:05 | Merrimack | Perry Christner takes the ball from John McElligott | 39-34 |
| 17:45 | Pace | Howard Stroud misses the jumpshot from the right side | 39-34 |
| 17:44 | Pace | Roman Pettry misses the tip | 39-34 |
| 17:42 | Pace | Billy Zinser grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 17:26 | Pace | Roman Pettry scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Billy Zinser | 39-36 |
| 17:14 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams's floater is tipped away by Perry Christner | 39-36 |
| 17:13 | Pace | Hugh Foster pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:09 | Pace | Howard Stroud misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 17:08 | Merrimack | John McElligott pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:51 | Merrimack | Hugh Foster denies the turnaround by Wayne Williams | 39-36 |
| 16:50 | Pace | Perry Christner snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | Pace | Roman Pettry misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by William Ruhl - foul #1 on William Ruhl, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (PG), Pete McNurlen (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (PF), Patrick Ashcroft (C) William Ruhl, Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams, John McElligott | |
| Subs | Pace | David Whittenburg (SG), Timothy Morris (SF), Gary Lloyd (C) Billy Zinser, Howard Stroud, Perry Christner | |
| 16:32 | Pace | Roman Pettry makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:32 | Pace | Roman Pettry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:07 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Hugh Foster - foul #3 on Hugh Foster, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Raymond Middleton (PG), Michael Huntley (C) Roman Pettry, Hugh Foster | |
| 16:07 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:07 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:38 | Pace | Raymond Middleton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Ashcroft - foul #1 on Patrick Ashcroft, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Robert Barker (PF) Michael Huntley | |
| 15:38 | Pace | Raymond Middleton misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:38 | Pace | Raymond Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Peter Trainor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pete McNurlen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 7 pts. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Raymond Middleton (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Whittenburg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Morris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Lloyd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Merrimack | Pete McNurlen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 15:23 | Pace | The rebound goes to Robert Barker | 41-39 |
| 15:19 | Pace | Raymond Middleton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 15:17 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 15:03 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Pete McNurlen | 43-39 |
| 14:43 | Pace | Gary Lloyd is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gary Lloyd, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Everett Gold (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Wayne Williams (PF) Peter Trainor, Pete McNurlen, Aaron Mix, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Pace | Roman Pettry (PG), Billy Zinser (SG), Hugh Foster (PF), Perry Christner (C) Raymond Middleton, David Whittenburg, Timothy Morris, Gary Lloyd | |
| 14:27 | Merrimack | Everett Gold clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 14:25 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:59 | Merrimack | Billy Zinser steals it from Everett Gold | 43-39 |
| 13:44 | Pace | Perry Christner misses the lay-in | 43-39 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | Everett Gold gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:17 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 13:15 | Pace | Billy Zinser grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 12:52 | Pace | Roman Pettry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 43-39 |
| 12:51 | Merrimack | Everett Gold grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 12:34 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 12:32 | Pace | The rebound goes to Robert Barker | 43-39 |
| 12:27 | Pace | Roman Pettry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 12:25 | Pace | Billy Zinser tips it but misses | 43-39 |
| 12:23 | Pace | Robert Barker tips it back up and in | 43-41 |
| 12:15 | Merrimack | Perry Christner picks off the pass by Everett Gold | 43-41 |
| 11:57 | Pace | Roman Pettry clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 11:56 | Pace | Hugh Foster misses the tip | 43-41 |
| 11:54 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 11:44 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 11:43 | Pace | The rebound goes to Hugh Foster | 43-41 |
| 11:39 | Pace | Roman Pettry makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Zinser | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Everett Gold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Riley (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Charlie Stone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roman Pettry (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Zinser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Barker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Perry Christner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 11:17 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams can't tip it in | 43-44 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Stone | 43-44 |
| 11:04 | Merrimack | Everett Gold knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Ruhl | 46-44 |
| 10:55 | Pace | Hugh Foster lays it in on a nice dish by Roman Pettry | 46-46 |
| 10:32 | Merrimack | William Ruhl hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Hugh Foster - foul #4 on Hugh Foster, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (SG), Aaron Mix (SF), Patrick Ashcroft (PF), John McElligott (C) Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams, Charlie Stone | |
| Subs | Pace | David Whittenburg (PG), Timothy Morris (SG), Howard Stroud (SF), Gary Lloyd (PF), Michael Huntley (C) Roman Pettry, Billy Zinser, Robert Barker, Hugh Foster, Perry Christner | |
| 10:32 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:32 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:10 | Pace | Howard Stroud hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Gary Lloyd | 47-48 |
| 09:56 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor misses the runner near the basket | 47-48 |
| 09:54 | Pace | Michael Huntley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:49 | Pace | Howard Stroud misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-48 |
| 09:47 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:31 | Merrimack | William Ruhl clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 09:29 | Pace | Howard Stroud pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:22 | Pace | John McElligott blocks the short jumper by David Whittenburg | 47-48 |
| 09:20 | Pace | Gary Lloyd tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 08:55 | Merrimack | John McElligott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Pete McNurlen (SG) William Ruhl | |
| Subs | Pace | Roman Pettry (PG) Timothy Morris | |
| 08:35 | Pace | Roman Pettry connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Stroud | 47-52 |
| 08:19 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Aaron Mix is denied by Roman Pettry | 47-52 |
| 08:18 | Pace | Howard Stroud pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 08:13 | Pace | Roman Pettry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 08:12 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Aaron Mix | 47-52 |
| 07:55 | Merrimack | John McElligott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Wayne Williams (PF) Peter Trainor, Patrick Ashcroft, John McElligott | |
| Subs | Pace | Timothy Morris (SF), Hugh Foster (PF), Robert Barker (C) Howard Stroud, Gary Lloyd, Michael Huntley | |
| 07:33 | Pace | David Whittenburg buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roman Pettry | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Pete McNurlen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Aaron Mix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roman Pettry (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Whittenburg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Morris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hugh Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Robert Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Pete McNurlen | 50-54 |
| 07:07 | Pace | Pete McNurlen is called for the reach on Roman Pettry - foul #1 on Pete McNurlen, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Riley (SF) Aaron Mix | |
| Subs | Pace | Billy Zinser (SG), Perry Christner (C) David Whittenburg, Timothy Morris | |
| 06:59 | Pace | Robert Barker misses the easy layup | 50-54 |
| 06:57 | Merrimack | Pete McNurlen gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Charlie Stone, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG) Pete McNurlen | |
| Subs | Pace | Howard Stroud (SF) Robert Barker | |
| 06:29 | Pace | Roman Pettry scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-57 |
| 06:19 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-57 |
| 06:17 | Pace | Perry Christner pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:11 | Pace | Roman Pettry clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 05:55 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 05:53 | Pace | Hugh Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 05:47 | Pace | Billy Zinser is hacked by Everett Gold - foul #2 on Everett Gold, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (SG), Aaron Mix (PF), John McElligott (C) Everett Gold, Wayne Williams, Charlie Stone | |
| Subs | Pace | David Whittenburg (PG) Roman Pettry | |
| 05:38 | Pace | Perry Christner is fouled on the floor by John McElligott - foul #2 on John McElligott, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| 05:38 | Pace | Perry Christner makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:38 | Pace | Perry Christner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor is fouled on the floor by Perry Christner - foul #2 on Perry Christner, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Timothy Morris (SG), Robert Barker (SF), Gary Lloyd (C) Billy Zinser, Howard Stroud, Perry Christner | |
| 05:00 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix loses the dribble to David Whittenburg | 50-59 |
| 04:42 | Pace | Gary Lloyd makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Barker | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:30 | Merrimack | Hugh Foster denies the turnaround by John McElligott | 50-62 |
| 04:29 | Pace | The rebound goes to David Whittenburg | 50-62 |
| 04:23 | Pace | John McElligott is called for the reach on David Whittenburg - foul #3 on John McElligott, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Wayne Williams (PF) William Ruhl, Ronald Riley, Aaron Mix | |
| Subs | Pace | Roman Pettry (PG) Hugh Foster | |
| 04:23 | Pace | David Whittenburg misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 04:23 | Merrimack | John McElligott grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Timothy Morris - foul #2 on Timothy Morris, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Billy Zinser (SG), Howard Stroud (SF), Perry Christner (C) David Whittenburg, Timothy Morris, Gary Lloyd | |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:38 | Pace | Perry Christner hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Barker and he's hacked by John McElligott - foul #4 on John McElligott, team foul #9 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Aaron Mix (C) John McElligott | |
| Subs | Pace | Hugh Foster (PF) Robert Barker | |
| 03:38 | Pace | Perry Christner makes the free throw | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 03:23 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Mix | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Peter Trainor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Aaron Mix (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Roman Pettry (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. SG - Billy Zinser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Stroud (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hugh Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Perry Christner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Merrimack | Roman Pettry steps in front of the Wayne Williams pass | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Pace | Roman Pettry makes the turnaround near the basket | 51-67 |
| 02:44 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 02:42 | Pace | Hugh Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 02:38 | Pace | Roman Pettry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Billy Zinser - foul #2 on Billy Zinser, team foul #6 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Pete McNurlen (PG), Mark Moore (SG) Peter Trainor, Everett Gold | |
| Subs | Pace | Raymond Middleton (PG), David Whittenburg (SG), Timothy Morris (SF), Robert Barker (PF), Gary Lloyd (C) Roman Pettry, Billy Zinser, Howard Stroud, Hugh Foster, Perry Christner | |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:08 | Pace | Raymond Middleton is whistled for a carry | 53-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Rick Miles (PG), Patrick Ashcroft (C) Charlie Stone, Wayne Williams | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 01:56 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix knocks in the runner near the basket | 55-67 |
| 01:40 | Pace | Robert Barker comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 55-67 |
| 01:38 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Lloyd - foul #2 on Gary Lloyd, team foul #7 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (PG), Charlie Stone (SF) Rick Miles, Mark Moore | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:30 | Pace | Gary Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:10 | Pace | Gary Lloyd is fouled on the floor by Peter Trainor - foul #2 on Peter Trainor, team foul #10 | 56-67 |
| 01:10 | Pace | Gary Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:10 | Pace | Gary Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Middleton - foul #1 on Raymond Middleton, team foul #8 | 56-69 |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Pace | Timothy Morris hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 57-69 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Patrick Ashcroft | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Charlie Stone | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | Pace | Raymond Middleton runs out the clock | 59-69 |