| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Button (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Junior Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Cleary (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Dante Zielesch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Leyva (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| 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) | |
| 19:46 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Adkins - foul #2 on William Adkins, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:32 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson misses the easy layup | 26-30 |
| 19:31 | Pace | Frank Williams pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:25 | Pace | Dante Zielesch hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Clark | 26-32 |
| 19:15 | Merrimack | David Cleary can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 19:13 | Pace | Dante Zielesch pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:54 | Pace | Dante Zielesch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 18:53 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:42 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-32 |
| 18:40 | Pace | Frank Williams grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:35 | Pace | Frank Williams misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brandon Jiang - foul #1 on Brandon Jiang, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 18:35 | Pace | Frank Williams misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:35 | Pace | Frank Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:26 | Merrimack | Frank Williams takes the ball from Brandon Jiang | 26-33 |
| 18:06 | Pace | Brandon Jiang takes the ball from Daniel Leyva | 26-33 |
| 17:37 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas misses long on a floater near the basket | 26-33 |
| 17:36 | Merrimack | David Cleary tips it in | 28-33 |
| 17:22 | Pace | Brandon Jiang steals the ball from Dante Zielesch | 28-33 |
| 17:18 | Merrimack | Joseph Button lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brandon Jiang | 30-33 |
| 17:03 | Pace | Joseph Button is called for the reach on Dante Zielesch - foul #3 on Joseph Button, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Richardson (PG), Denver Lemelin (SG), Scott Heitmann (PF), Ellis Roberts (C) Joseph Button, Junior Thomas, Tony Johnson, David Cleary | |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Chappell (SG), David Matthews (SF), William Clune (PF), Charles Defelice (C) Richard Clark, Frank Williams, Daniel Leyva, William Adkins | |
| 16:47 | Pace | David Matthews misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-33 |
| 16:45 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:23 | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-33 |
| 16:22 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:14 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-33 |
| 16:13 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts tips it home | 32-33 |
| 15:53 | Pace | Dante Zielesch misses the turnaround near the basket | 32-33 |
| 15:51 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ellis Roberts | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Richardson (fresh) SG - Denver Lemelin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Jiang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Scott Heitmann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Dante Zielesch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Chappell (fresh) SF - David Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Clune (fresh) C - Charles Defelice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Merrimack | Denver Lemelin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 15:31 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 15:18 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-33 |
| 15:17 | Pace | William Clune grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 14:58 | Pace | William Clune travels with the ball | 32-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG), Junior Thomas (SG), Tony Johnson (PF), David Cleary (C) Denver Lemelin, Brandon Jiang, Scott Heitmann, Ellis Roberts | |
| Subs | Pace | John Wright (PG), Richard Clark (SG), Frank Williams (SF), Daniel Leyva (PF), William Adkins (C) Dante Zielesch, Glenn Chappell, David Matthews, William Clune, Charles Defelice | |
| 14:37 | Merrimack | Joseph Button buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Junior Thomas | 34-33 |
| 14:13 | Pace | Daniel Leyva misses the jumper from the right block | 34-33 |
| 14:12 | Pace | John Wright gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:57 | Pace | Joseph Button is called for the reach on William Adkins - foul #4 on Joseph Button, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Cecil Bullins (PG), Ted Stone (SF) Joseph Button, Louis Richardson | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 13:34 | Pace | Junior Thomas steps in front of the William Adkins pass | 34-33 |
| 13:23 | Merrimack | David Cleary's floater is knocked away by William Adkins | 34-33 |
| 13:21 | Pace | William Adkins gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:16 | Pace | Cecil Bullins is called for the reach on Richard Clark - foul #1 on Cecil Bullins, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang (SF) Ted Stone | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 13:00 | Pace | Richard Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 12:59 | Merrimack | David Cleary grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:38 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson double dribbles | 34-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Dante Zielesch (PG) John Wright | |
| 12:28 | Pace | Daniel Leyva misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 12:26 | Pace | Frank Williams tips it in | 34-35 |
| 12:06 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 12:04 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 11:40 | Pace | Frank Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dante Zielesch | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Cecil Bullins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Junior Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Cleary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Dante Zielesch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Leyva (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Adkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson knocks in the runner from close range | 38-38 |
| 10:54 | Pace | Richard Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 10:53 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to David Cleary | 38-38 |
| 10:49 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Bullins | 41-38 |
| 10:35 | Pace | Frank Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 10:34 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:18 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Bullins | 44-38 |
| 09:57 | Pace | Richard Clark scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dante Zielesch | 44-41 |
| 09:28 | Merrimack | Cecil Bullins steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Richardson (PG), Denver Lemelin (SG), Ted Stone (SF), Scott Heitmann (PF), Ellis Roberts (C) Cecil Bullins, Junior Thomas, Brandon Jiang, Tony Johnson, David Cleary | |
| Subs | Pace | John Wright (PG), Glenn Chappell (SG), David Matthews (SF), William Clune (PF), Charles Defelice (C) Dante Zielesch, Richard Clark, Frank Williams, Daniel Leyva, William Adkins | |
| 09:13 | Pace | Charles Defelice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| 08:55 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Wright - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| 08:55 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:55 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:55 | Pace | William Clune gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:37 | Pace | Glenn Chappell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Denver Lemelin - foul #1 on Denver Lemelin, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 08:37 | Pace | Glenn Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:37 | Pace | Glenn Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:12 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts tips it in | 47-43 |
| 07:52 | Pace | John Wright loses the dribble to Louis Richardson | 47-43 |
| 07:49 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson lays it up and in | 49-43 |
| 07:34 | Pace | William Clune loses the dribble to Ellis Roberts | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Denver Lemelin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ted Stone (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Heitmann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - John Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Clune (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Defelice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson drills a shot from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 07:00 | Pace | William Clune buries a runner in the lane and the foul's on Scott Heitmann - foul #2 on Scott Heitmann, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG), Junior Thomas (SG), Brandon Jiang (SF), Tony Johnson (PF) Louis Richardson, Denver Lemelin, Ted Stone, Ellis Roberts | |
| Subs | Pace | Dante Zielesch (PG), Richard Clark (SG) John Wright, Glenn Chappell | |
| 07:00 | Pace | William Clune misses the free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:00 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 06:42 | Merrimack | Joseph Button clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 06:40 | Merrimack | Scott Heitmann tips it home | 53-45 |
| 06:35 | Pace | Brandon Jiang steps in front of the Richard Clark pass | 53-45 |
| 06:09 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Joseph Button is blocked by William Clune | 53-45 |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang tips it but misses | 53-45 |
| 06:07 | Pace | Charles Defelice grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 06:00 | Pace | Dante Zielesch misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Tony Johnson - foul #2 on Tony Johnson, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Cleary (C) Scott Heitmann | |
| Subs | Pace | Frank Williams (SF), Daniel Leyva (PF), William Adkins (C) David Matthews, William Clune, Charles Defelice | |
| 06:00 | Pace | Dante Zielesch misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 06:00 | Pace | Dante Zielesch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 05:38 | Merrimack | David Cleary misses the shot from the right block | 53-46 |
| 05:36 | Pace | Richard Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 05:32 | Pace | Frank Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 05:30 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to David Cleary | 53-46 |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson is hacked by Dante Zielesch - foul #3 on Dante Zielesch, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Louis Richardson (SG), Ellis Roberts (PF) Junior Thomas, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Pace | Glenn Chappell (SG) Richard Clark | |
| 05:05 | Merrimack | Ellis Roberts's layup is rejected by William Adkins | 53-46 |
| 05:03 | Pace | Daniel Leyva pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:50 | Pace | Frank Williams can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 04:49 | Merrimack | David Cleary gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:23 | Merrimack | David Cleary connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-46 |
| 04:06 | Pace | Daniel Leyva is fouled on the floor by Ellis Roberts - foul #2 on Ellis Roberts, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Junior Thomas (SG), Tony Johnson (PF), Scott Heitmann (C) Joseph Button, Ellis Roberts, David Cleary | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 04:06 | Pace | Daniel Leyva misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Louis Richardson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:35 | Pace | William Adkins is hacked by Scott Heitmann - foul #3 on Scott Heitmann, team foul #9 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | John Wright (PG), Richard Clark (SG), David Matthews (SF), William Clune (PF) Dante Zielesch, Glenn Chappell, Frank Williams, Daniel Leyva | |
| 03:35 | Pace | William Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:35 | Pace | William Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Louis Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Junior Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Jiang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Tony Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Heitmann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - John Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Clune (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Adkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang is fouled on the floor by John Wright - foul #3 on John Wright, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ted Stone (SF) Brandon Jiang | |
| Subs | Pace | Charles Defelice (C) William Adkins | |
| 02:58 | Merrimack | Ted Stone misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 02:56 | Pace | Charles Defelice grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 02:56 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Button (PG), Brandon Jiang (SF), David Cleary (C) Louis Richardson, Ted Stone, Scott Heitmann | |
| Subs | Pace | Dante Zielesch (PG), Frank Williams (SF), Daniel Leyva (PF), William Adkins (C) John Wright, David Matthews, William Clune, Charles Defelice | |
| 02:44 | Pace | Dante Zielesch makes the turnaround near the basket | 58-50 |
| 02:17 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Junior Thomas | 61-50 |
| 02:10 | Pace | Daniel Leyva scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Dante Zielesch and he's fouled by Tony Johnson - foul #3 on Tony Johnson, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| 02:10 | Pace | Daniel Leyva misses the free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | David Cleary grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 01:48 | Merrimack | Joseph Button's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| 01:31 | Pace | Richard Clark drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-55 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:15 | Merrimack | Tony Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-55 |
| 01:04 | Pace | Dante Zielesch is denied on a layup by David Cleary | 63-55 |
| 01:02 | Pace | Richard Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:56 | Pace | Richard Clark drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Adkins | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | David Cleary drills a jumper near the basket set up by Brandon Jiang | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:20 | Pace | Richard Clark knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Adkins | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Merrimack | Richard Clark is called for the reach on Joseph Button in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Clark, team foul #5 | 65-61 |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | William Adkins is called for the reach on Junior Thomas - foul #3 on William Adkins, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang is hacked by Frank Williams - foul #2 on Frank Williams, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Brandon Jiang misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:12 | Pace | Daniel Leyva gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:08 | Pace | Richard Clark's pass is intercepted by Brandon Jiang | 65-61 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Dante Zielesch is called for the reach on Junior Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dante Zielesch, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Junior Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | David Cleary grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | David Cleary is fouled on the floor by Frank Williams - foul #3 on Frank Williams, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ted Stone (PF) Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | David Cleary misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:03 | Pace | The rebound goes to William Adkins | 66-61 |
| 00:00 | Pace | William Adkins misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 66-61 |