| Lineup | Pace | PG - Dante Zielesch (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Leyva (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Junior Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Heitmann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - David Cleary (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | David Cleary banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Heitmann | 32-36 |
| 19:35 | Pace | Dante Zielesch lays it up and in set up by Richard Clark | 34-36 |
| 19:24 | Merrimack | Joseph Button loses the dribble to Frank Williams | 34-36 |
| 19:21 | Pace | Dante Zielesch can't throw it down | 34-36 |
| 19:20 | Pace | William Adkins tips it home | 36-36 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | William Adkins swats the layup by Joseph Button | 36-36 |
| 19:00 | Pace | William Adkins pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:54 | Pace | Richard Clark misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 18:52 | Merrimack | David Cleary snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 18:39 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by William Adkins - foul #2 on William Adkins, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:39 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:20 | Pace | William Adkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dante Zielesch | 39-39 |
| 18:03 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 17:44 | Pace | Richard Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 17:43 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:28 | Merrimack | William Adkins denies the turnaround by Junior Thomas | 39-39 |
| 17:26 | Pace | William Adkins grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 17:22 | Pace | Richard Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Junior Thomas - foul #3 on Junior Thomas, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Pace | David Matthews (SF), William Clune (PF), Charles Boudreaux (C) Frank Williams, Daniel Leyva, William Adkins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willard Quinn (PG), Louis Richardson (SG), Ellis Roberts (PF), George Carnell (C) Joseph Button, Junior Thomas, Scott Heitmann, David Cleary | |
| 17:22 | Pace | Richard Clark makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:22 | Pace | Richard Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:11 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 17:10 | Merrimack | Willard Quinn hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 17:05 | Pace | Richard Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:39 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Chappell (PG), Melvin Steves (SG) Dante Zielesch, Richard Clark | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ted Stone (SF) Brandon Jiang | |
| 16:30 | Pace | Louis Richardson is called for the reach on Melvin Steves - foul #1 on Louis Richardson, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| 16:21 | Pace | Ellis Roberts is called for the reach on William Clune - foul #1 on Ellis Roberts, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG), Scott Heitmann (PF) Ted Stone, George Carnell | |
| 16:07 | Pace | Scott Heitmann is called for the reach on William Clune - foul #1 on Scott Heitmann, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Pace | Frank Williams (SF), Daniel Leyva (PF), William Adkins (C) David Matthews, William Clune, Charles Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 15:51 | Pace | Frank Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 15:49 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ellis Roberts | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Glenn Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Steves (fresh) SF - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Leyva (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Adkins (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willard Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Heitmann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Ellis Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 41-41 |
| 15:40 | Pace | The rebound goes to Melvin Steves | 41-41 |
| 15:36 | Pace | Louis Richardson denies the turnaround by Frank Williams | 41-41 |
| 15:34 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Leyva | 41-41 |
| 15:19 | Pace | Daniel Leyva banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glenn Chappell | 43-41 |
| 15:05 | Merrimack | Joseph Button misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 15:03 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Ellis Roberts | 43-41 |
| 14:46 | Merrimack | Melvin Steves is called for the reach on Joseph Button - foul #1 on Melvin Steves, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Pace | Dante Zielesch (PG), Richard Clark (SG), David Matthews (PF), Charles Boudreaux (C) Glenn Chappell, Melvin Steves, Daniel Leyva, William Adkins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin (PG), Junior Thomas (SG), Brandon Jiang (SF), Tony Johnson (PF), David Cleary (C) Joseph Button, Willard Quinn, Louis Richardson, Scott Heitmann, Ellis Roberts | |
| 14:29 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-43 |
| 14:23 | Pace | Dante Zielesch blows the dunk but he's fouled by Denver Lemelin - foul #1 on Denver Lemelin, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Pace | William Clune (PF) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:23 | Pace | Dante Zielesch makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:23 | Pace | Dante Zielesch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:06 | Merrimack | David Cleary blows the dunk | 45-43 |
| 14:04 | Pace | The rebound goes to William Clune | 45-43 |
| 14:00 | Pace | Charles Boudreaux loses the dribble to David Cleary | 45-43 |
| 13:36 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 13:34 | Pace | David Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:29 | Pace | Denver Lemelin is called for the reach on Dante Zielesch - foul #2 on Denver Lemelin, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Pace | Daniel Leyva (PF), William Adkins (C) William Clune, Charles Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG) Denver Lemelin | |
| 13:24 | Pace | David Cleary blocks the short jumper by Dante Zielesch | 45-43 |
| 13:23 | Pace | David Matthews snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 13:11 | Pace | David Matthews misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Junior Thomas - foul #4 on Junior Thomas, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willard Quinn (SG) Junior Thomas | |
| 13:11 | Pace | David Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:11 | Pace | David Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:11 | Merrimack | David Cleary grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:46 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang's floater is tipped away by Daniel Leyva | 46-43 |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:30 | Merrimack | Joseph Button is denied on a layup by Daniel Leyva | 46-43 |
| 12:29 | Merrimack | David Cleary tips it in | 46-45 |
| 12:18 | Pace | William Adkins connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dante Zielesch | 48-45 |
| 12:06 | Merrimack | Willard Quinn clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 12:04 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 11:48 | Merrimack | Joseph Button scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Brandon Jiang and the foul's on David Matthews - foul #3 on David Matthews, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Chappell (PG), Melvin Steves (SG), Frank Williams (SF), Charles Boudreaux (C) Dante Zielesch, Richard Clark, Daniel Leyva, William Adkins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Richardson (SF), Scott Heitmann (PF), Ellis Roberts (C) Brandon Jiang, Tony Johnson, David Cleary | |
| 11:48 | Merrimack | Joseph Button makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Glenn Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Steves (fresh) SF - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Boudreaux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willard Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Heitmann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Ellis Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Pace | Glenn Chappell drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Boudreaux | 51-48 |
| 11:05 | Merrimack | Joseph Button misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-48 |
| 11:03 | Pace | Glenn Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:59 | Pace | Melvin Steves misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 10:58 | Pace | David Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:42 | Pace | David Matthews banks in the layup set up by Frank Williams | 53-48 |
| 10:24 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-48 |
| 10:22 | Pace | Glenn Chappell gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:17 | Pace | Melvin Steves misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 10:15 | Pace | David Matthews can't tip it in | 53-48 |
| 10:14 | Merrimack | Joseph Button gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:04 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 10:03 | Pace | The rebound goes to Glenn Chappell | 53-48 |
| 09:58 | Pace | Scott Heitmann swats the layup by Glenn Chappell | 53-48 |
| 09:57 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Steves | 53-48 |
| 09:49 | Pace | Frank Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Chappell | 56-48 |
| 09:27 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson double dribbles | 56-48 |
| Subs | Pace | Dante Zielesch (PG), Richard Clark (SG), Daniel Leyva (PF), William Adkins (C) Glenn Chappell, Melvin Steves, David Matthews, Charles Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin (SG), Brandon Jiang (SF), Tony Johnson (PF), David Cleary (C) Willard Quinn, Louis Richardson, Scott Heitmann, Ellis Roberts | |
| 09:04 | Pace | Richard Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Frank Williams | 59-48 |
| 08:35 | Merrimack | Joseph Button loses the dribble to Dante Zielesch | 59-48 |
| 08:30 | Pace | Frank Williams buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dante Zielesch | 61-48 |
| 08:10 | Merrimack | Frank Williams blocks the short jumper by David Cleary | 61-48 |
| 08:08 | Pace | Daniel Leyva grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 08:00 | Pace | David Cleary swats the short shot by Richard Clark | 61-48 |
| 07:58 | Pace | Daniel Leyva tips it back up and in | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:36 | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 07:35 | Pace | Dante Zielesch gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Dante Zielesch (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Leyva (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - William Adkins (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Denver Lemelin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Cleary (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Pace | Richard Clark double dribbles | 63-48 |
| Subs | Pace | David Matthews (SF) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willard Quinn (PG), Junior Thomas (SG) Joseph Button, Denver Lemelin | |
| 07:12 | Merrimack | David Cleary is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Cleary, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann (C) David Cleary | |
| 07:09 | Pace | Dante Zielesch is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dante Zielesch, team foul #4 | 63-48 |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 06:41 | Pace | Dante Zielesch is fouled on the floor by Brandon Jiang - foul #3 on Brandon Jiang, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Chappell (SG), William Clune (PF), Charles Boudreaux (C) Richard Clark, Daniel Leyva, William Adkins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts (C) Tony Johnson | |
| 06:41 | Pace | Dante Zielesch makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:41 | Pace | Dante Zielesch makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 06:24 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 06:22 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang tips it home | 65-53 |
| 06:11 | Pace | William Clune throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Pace | Melvin Steves (SG) Dante Zielesch | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Richardson (SF), David Cleary (C) Brandon Jiang, Ellis Roberts | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:51 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Heitmann | 65-56 |
| 05:47 | Pace | Glenn Chappell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 05:46 | Pace | Melvin Steves grabs the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 05:21 | Pace | Glenn Chappell blows the layup but he's hacked by Willard Quinn - foul #1 on Willard Quinn, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Pace | Richard Clark (SG), Daniel Leyva (PF), William Adkins (C) Melvin Steves, David Matthews, William Clune | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ted Stone (SF), Tony Johnson (PF) Willard Quinn, Scott Heitmann | |
| 05:21 | Pace | Glenn Chappell misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 05:21 | Pace | Glenn Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | Ted Stone buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Junior Thomas | 66-59 |
| 04:54 | Pace | Daniel Leyva misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Ted Stone grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 04:31 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 04:30 | Pace | William Adkins grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 04:12 | Pace | Glenn Chappell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 04:11 | Merrimack | Ted Stone gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Stone | 66-62 |
| 03:44 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Pace | Dante Zielesch (PG), Frank Williams (SF) Glenn Chappell, Charles Boudreaux | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG), Brandon Jiang (SF) Louis Richardson, Ted Stone | |
| 03:27 | Pace | Richard Clark clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Button - foul #1 on Joseph Button, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| 03:27 | Pace | Richard Clark misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:27 | Pace | Richard Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Dante Zielesch (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Leyva (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - William Adkins (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Junior Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Cleary (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Merrimack | David Cleary is fouled on the floor by William Adkins - foul #3 on William Adkins, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann (C) David Cleary | |
| 03:06 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 02:44 | Pace | Richard Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | Joseph Button's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willard Quinn (SG) Junior Thomas | |
| 02:23 | Pace | Willard Quinn steals the ball from William Adkins | 67-64 |
| 02:20 | Merrimack | Joseph Button can't finish the layup | 67-64 |
| 02:18 | Pace | Daniel Leyva pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:01 | Pace | Richard Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-64 |
| 02:00 | Pace | William Adkins grabs the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:50 | Pace | Daniel Leyva misses the turnaround in the lane | 67-64 |
| 01:49 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 01:49 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Junior Thomas (SG), David Cleary (C) Willard Quinn, Scott Heitmann | |
| 01:25 | Merrimack | Joseph Button is hacked by Dante Zielesch - foul #3 on Dante Zielesch, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | Joseph Button misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 01:09 | Pace | William Adkins gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:52 | Pace | William Adkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 00:51 | Pace | Dante Zielesch misses the tip | 67-64 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Joseph Button | 67-64 |
| 00:37 | Merrimack | Joseph Button misses the jumper from the baseline | 67-64 |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Johnson | 67-64 |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | David Cleary clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Adkins - foul #4 on William Adkins, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | David Cleary makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | David Cleary makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Pace | Joseph Button is called for the reach on Dante Zielesch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Button, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| 00:16 | Pace | Dante Zielesch makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:16 | Pace | Dante Zielesch makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 00:10 | Pace | William Adkins pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | Pace | William Adkins is fouled in the backcourt by Junior Thomas - foul #5 on Junior Thomas, team foul #13 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Chappell (PG) Dante Zielesch | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willard Quinn (SG) Junior Thomas | |
| 00:08 | Pace | William Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | Pace | William Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | David Cleary pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang scores on a 3 from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 00:02 | Pace | Pace calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | Pace | Dante Zielesch (PG) Glenn Chappell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pace | Dante Zielesch misses long on a halfcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Dante Zielesch (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Leyva (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - William Adkins (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willard Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Cleary (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Merrimack | Joseph Button knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-71 |
| 04:37 | Pace | Richard Clark travels with the ball | 69-71 |
| 04:21 | Merrimack | Willard Quinn buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Johnson | 69-73 |
| 04:03 | Pace | Daniel Leyva hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Clark | 72-73 |
| 03:56 | Merrimack | Joseph Button connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Jiang | 72-76 |
| 03:35 | Pace | William Adkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-76 |
| 03:34 | Pace | Frank Williams tips it back up and in | 74-76 |
| 03:09 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang hits a runner from close range | 74-78 |
| 02:52 | Pace | Dante Zielesch hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Adkins | 76-78 |
| 02:27 | Merrimack | David Cleary hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willard Quinn | 76-80 |
| 02:22 | Pace | Richard Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-80 |
| 02:21 | Pace | Dante Zielesch snags the offensive board | 76-80 |
| 01:58 | Pace | Frank Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-80 |
| 01:57 | Merrimack | David Cleary grabs the defensive rebound | 76-80 |
| 01:46 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Willard Quinn | 76-82 |
| 01:33 | Pace | Richard Clark is fouled on the floor by Joseph Button - foul #3 on Joseph Button, team foul #14 | 76-82 |
| 01:33 | Pace | Richard Clark makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 01:33 | Pace | Richard Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 01:33 | Pace | Daniel Leyva snags the offensive board | 77-82 |
| 01:22 | Pace | David Cleary steals the ball from William Adkins | 77-82 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Frank Williams picks off the pass by David Cleary | 77-82 |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Dante Zielesch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Clark (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Leyva (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - William Adkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willard Quinn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Jiang (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Cleary (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Pace | William Adkins misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 77-82 |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson snags the defensive board | 77-82 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson is hacked by Dante Zielesch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dante Zielesch, team foul #8 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin (SG), Scott Heitmann (C) Willard Quinn, David Cleary | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Pace | Richard Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-84 |
| 00:21 | Pace | Daniel Leyva snags the offensive board | 77-84 |
| 00:18 | Pace | Daniel Leyva is fouled on the floor by Tony Johnson - foul #4 on Tony Johnson, team foul #15 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Willard Quinn (SG), David Cleary (C) Denver Lemelin, Scott Heitmann | |
| 00:18 | Pace | Daniel Leyva misses the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:18 | Pace | Daniel Leyva makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Joseph Button is fouled in the backcourt by Dante Zielesch - foul #5 on Dante Zielesch, team foul #9 | 78-84 |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Chappell (PG) Dante Zielesch | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin (SG), Scott Heitmann (PF) Willard Quinn, Tony Johnson | |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Joseph Button makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Joseph Button makes the 2nd free throw | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Pace | Richard Clark drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Glenn Chappell | 81-86 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-86 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Chappell - foul #2 on Glenn Chappell, team foul #10 | 81-86 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Pace | Richard Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-88 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann grabs the board | 81-88 |