| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Junior Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - David Cleary (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Dante Zielesch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Leyva (fresh) 5 reb. 4 blk. C - William Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | Frank Williams inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Pace | Dante Zielesch can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 19:37 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 19:23 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 19:22 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:11 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-28 |
| 19:10 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang grabs the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:55 | Merrimack | Joseph Button is whistled for a carry | 32-28 |
| 18:38 | Pace | Frank Williams connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Clark | 32-30 |
| 18:24 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Junior Thomas | 34-30 |
| 18:03 | Pace | Richard Clark hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Williams | 34-32 |
| 17:50 | Merrimack | Daniel Leyva blocks the short jumper by Joseph Button | 34-32 |
| 17:48 | Pace | The rebound goes to William Adkins | 34-32 |
| 17:42 | Pace | Richard Clark drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Frank Williams | 34-35 |
| 17:13 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:11 | Pace | The rebound goes to Daniel Leyva | 34-35 |
| 16:52 | Pace | William Adkins lays it in and he's fouled by Junior Thomas - foul #2 on Junior Thomas, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willard Quinn (PG), Louis Richardson (SG), Ted Stone (SF), Scott Heitmann (PF), Ellis Roberts (C) Joseph Button, Junior Thomas, Brandon Jiang, Tony Johnson, David Cleary | |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Chappell (PG), Melvin Steves (SG), David Matthews (SF), William Clune (PF) Dante Zielesch, Richard Clark, Frank Williams, Daniel Leyva | |
| 16:52 | Pace | William Adkins makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:37 | Merrimack | Willard Quinn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-38 |
| 16:36 | Pace | Melvin Steves grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 16:21 | Pace | William Clune is called for a charge - foul #3 on William Clune, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Charles Boudreaux (SF), Charles Defelice (C) William Clune, William Adkins | |
| 15:59 | Merrimack | Glenn Chappell is called for the reach on Willard Quinn - foul #1 on Glenn Chappell, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang (SF) Ted Stone | |
| Subs | Pace | William Clune (PF) Charles Defelice | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Willard Quinn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Heitmann (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ellis Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Glenn Chappell (fresh) SG - Melvin Steves (fresh) SF - David Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Clune (fresh) 3 pf. C - Charles Boudreaux (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts can't connect on a shot in the lane | 34-38 |
| 15:47 | Pace | Melvin Steves gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:40 | Pace | Glenn Chappell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 15:38 | Pace | Charles Boudreaux snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 15:22 | Pace | David Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-38 |
| 15:20 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Willard Quinn | 34-38 |
| 14:57 | Merrimack | William Clune blocks the short jumper by Ellis Roberts | 34-38 |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 14:48 | Pace | David Matthews's layup is rejected by Scott Heitmann | 36-38 |
| 14:47 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:31 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann is hacked by William Clune - foul #4 on William Clune, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG), Junior Thomas (SG), Tony Johnson (PF), David Cleary (C) Willard Quinn, Louis Richardson, Scott Heitmann, Ellis Roberts | |
| Subs | Pace | Dante Zielesch (PG), Richard Clark (SG), Frank Williams (SF), Daniel Leyva (PF) Glenn Chappell, Melvin Steves, William Clune, Charles Boudreaux | |
| 14:22 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang misses the 3 from straight away | 36-38 |
| 14:20 | Merrimack | David Cleary gets the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:07 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 13:43 | Pace | Dante Zielesch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-38 |
| 13:42 | Pace | Daniel Leyva grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:20 | Pace | Tony Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Clark - foul #1 on Tony Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Richardson (SF) Brandon Jiang | |
| Subs | Pace | William Adkins (C) David Matthews | |
| 13:04 | Pace | William Adkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 13:02 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 12:51 | Pace | Frank Williams gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:46 | Pace | Richard Clark is hacked by Junior Thomas - foul #3 on Junior Thomas, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 12:27 | Pace | Frank Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 12:25 | Pace | William Adkins hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Dante Zielesch steals it from Joseph Button in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 12:09 | Pace | Daniel Leyva is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Leyva, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| 11:54 | Merrimack | David Cleary misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Junior Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - David Cleary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Dante Zielesch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Leyva (fresh) 7 reb. 5 blk. C - William Adkins (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Pace | Daniel Leyva connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Clark | 41-43 |
| 11:15 | Merrimack | Joseph Button's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Williams | 41-43 |
| 11:13 | Pace | Daniel Leyva pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 11:09 | Pace | Tony Johnson steals it from Richard Clark | 41-43 |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Joseph Button hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Adkins - foul #1 on William Adkins, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willard Quinn (SG), Brandon Jiang (SF), Scott Heitmann (PF), Ellis Roberts (C) Junior Thomas, Louis Richardson, Tony Johnson, David Cleary | |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Chappell (PG), Melvin Steves (SG), Charles Boudreaux (SF), David Matthews (PF) Dante Zielesch, Richard Clark, Frank Williams, Daniel Leyva | |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Joseph Button makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Joseph Button makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:33 | Pace | Charles Boudreaux loses the ball out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin (SG) Joseph Button | |
| Subs | Pace | Charles Defelice (C) William Adkins | |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Willard Quinn is hacked by Glenn Chappell - foul #2 on Glenn Chappell, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| 10:11 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts misses the lay-in | 43-43 |
| 10:09 | Pace | Charles Defelice snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 10:05 | Pace | David Matthews travels with the ball | 43-43 |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Charles Boudreaux - foul #1 on Charles Boudreaux, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:30 | Pace | Glenn Chappell is whistled for a carry | 45-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Dante Zielesch (PG) Melvin Steves | |
| 09:18 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann misses the fadeaway from close range | 45-43 |
| 09:16 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:01 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 08:59 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 08:40 | Pace | Charles Boudreaux comes up short on the shot in the lane | 47-43 |
| 08:38 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 08:20 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann hits a floater from the left side | 49-43 |
| 08:14 | Pace | Charles Boudreaux misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 08:13 | Pace | Dante Zielesch grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:07 | Pace | Charles Boudreaux clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Ellis Roberts - foul #2 on Ellis Roberts, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG), Junior Thomas (SG), Tony Johnson (PF), David Cleary (C) Willard Quinn, Denver Lemelin, Scott Heitmann, Ellis Roberts | |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Clark (SG), Daniel Leyva (PF), William Adkins (C) Glenn Chappell, David Matthews, Charles Defelice | |
| 08:07 | Pace | Charles Boudreaux misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:07 | Pace | Charles Boudreaux misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:07 | Pace | Charles Boudreaux misses the 3rd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:07 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to David Cleary | 49-43 |
| 07:46 | Merrimack | Joseph Button buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Junior Thomas | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Junior Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - David Cleary (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Dante Zielesch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Leyva (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. C - William Adkins (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Pace | Dante Zielesch is hacked by Junior Thomas - foul #4 on Junior Thomas, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Richardson (SF) Brandon Jiang | |
| Subs | Pace | Paul Turner (PG), Frank Williams (SF) Dante Zielesch, Charles Boudreaux | |
| 07:01 | Pace | William Adkins misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 51-43 |
| 06:59 | Pace | Frank Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 06:46 | Pace | Richard Clark is hacked by Junior Thomas - foul #5 on Junior Thomas, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willard Quinn (SG) Junior Thomas | |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Chappell (PG) Paul Turner | |
| 06:29 | Pace | Richard Clark connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 06:09 | Merrimack | Willard Quinn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 06:07 | Pace | Daniel Leyva gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:03 | Pace | Richard Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 06:01 | Pace | Daniel Leyva tips it home | 51-47 |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | Willard Quinn drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Button | 54-47 |
| 05:32 | Pace | Daniel Leyva hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 05:31 | Merrimack | Willard Quinn grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 05:09 | Merrimack | Willard Quinn connects on the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Richard Clark - foul #2 on Richard Clark, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang (SF), Scott Heitmann (PF), Ellis Roberts (C) Joseph Button, Tony Johnson, David Cleary | |
| Subs | Pace | Dante Zielesch (PG), David Matthews (PF), Charles Boudreaux (C) Richard Clark, Daniel Leyva, William Adkins | |
| 05:09 | Merrimack | Willard Quinn makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:47 | Pace | David Matthews knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Frank Williams | 57-49 |
| 04:34 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann loses the dribble to David Matthews | 57-49 |
| 04:15 | Pace | Willard Quinn steals the ball from Frank Williams | 57-49 |
| 03:58 | Merrimack | Willard Quinn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 03:57 | Pace | Frank Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Pace | Brandon Jiang steals it from Dante Zielesch | 57-49 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang blows the dunk | 57-49 |
| 03:49 | Pace | Dante Zielesch grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Willard Quinn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Heitmann (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ellis Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Dante Zielesch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Chappell (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Boudreaux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Pace | Scott Heitmann swats the short shot by Glenn Chappell | 57-49 |
| 03:43 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 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) | |
| 03:16 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 03:14 | Pace | Glenn Chappell grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 03:09 | Pace | Dante Zielesch comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 57-49 |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG), Tony Johnson (PF), David Cleary (C) Louis Richardson, Scott Heitmann, Ellis Roberts | |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Clark (SG), Daniel Leyva (PF), William Adkins (C) Glenn Chappell, David Matthews, Charles Boudreaux | |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | Joseph Button is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 02:40 | Pace | Richard Clark's floater is knocked away by Tony Johnson | 57-49 |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:15 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Button | 60-49 |
| 02:04 | Pace | Dante Zielesch makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Leyva and the foul's on Joseph Button - foul #1 on Joseph Button, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin (SG) Willard Quinn | |
| Subs | Pace | David Matthews (SF) Frank Williams | |
| 02:04 | Pace | Dante Zielesch makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:42 | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 01:41 | Pace | Daniel Leyva grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 01:27 | Pace | Daniel Leyva misses the fadeaway in the lane | 60-52 |
| 01:25 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to David Cleary | 60-52 |
| 01:02 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 01:00 | Pace | William Adkins snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | Pace | Richard Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | David Cleary grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | David Cleary is fouled in the backcourt by Dante Zielesch - foul #1 on Dante Zielesch, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Richardson (SG), Scott Heitmann (PF) Denver Lemelin, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Pace | Frank Williams (SF) David Matthews | |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | David Cleary makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | David Cleary makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:47 | Pace | Frank Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Brandon Jiang - foul #1 on Brandon Jiang, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willard Quinn (PG), Ted Stone (SF), Ellis Roberts (C) Joseph Button, Brandon Jiang, David Cleary | |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Chappell (PG), Melvin Steves (SG), David Matthews (PF), Charles Boudreaux (C) Dante Zielesch, Richard Clark, Daniel Leyva, William Adkins | |
| 00:47 | Pace | Frank Williams misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:47 | Pace | Frank Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann is hacked by Glenn Chappell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Chappell, team foul #10 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG), Brandon Jiang (SF), David Cleary (C) Willard Quinn, Ted Stone, Ellis Roberts | |
| Subs | Pace | Dante Zielesch (PG), Richard Clark (SG), Daniel Leyva (PF), William Adkins (C) Glenn Chappell, Melvin Steves, David Matthews, Charles Boudreaux | |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:45 | Pace | Daniel Leyva grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:41 | Pace | Richard Clark connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dante Zielesch | 62-56 |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Joseph Button is fouled in the backcourt by Dante Zielesch - foul #2 on Dante Zielesch, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Joseph Button makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Joseph Button makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:32 | Pace | Richard Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 00:31 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang is fouled in the backcourt by Dante Zielesch - foul #3 on Dante Zielesch, team foul #12 | 64-56 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:21 | Pace | Daniel Leyva hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | Joseph Button pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Joseph Button runs out the clock | 66-56 |