| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Clarence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Pugsley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 stl. SF - Charles Zirkle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harvey Viera (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Valvo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gabriel Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chris Hopkins - foul #2 on Chris Hopkins, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:33 | Pace | Gabriel Costa is called for 10 seconds | 38-31 |
| 19:24 | Merrimack | Glen Harvey takes the ball from Harvey Viera | 38-31 |
| 19:21 | Pace | Glen Harvey throws it down | 38-33 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Louis Palmer - foul #1 on Louis Palmer, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:01 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:34 | Pace | Chris Hopkins can't finish the layup | 40-33 |
| 18:32 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:19 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 18:17 | Pace | The rebound goes to Chris Hopkins | 40-33 |
| 18:11 | Pace | Gabriel Costa is hacked by Harvey Viera - foul #3 on Harvey Viera, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Newman (PF) Harvey Viera | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 18:06 | Pace | Louis Palmer comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 18:05 | Pace | Glen Harvey snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:50 | Pace | Louis Palmer lays it in set up by Glen Harvey and he's fouled by David Newman - foul #2 on David Newman, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 17:50 | Pace | Louis Palmer misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:50 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:37 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle can't connect on a shot from the left block | 40-35 |
| 17:35 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 17:08 | Pace | Louis Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Ard (PG), David Wiseman (SG) Clarence Smith, John Pugsley | |
| Subs | Pace | Charles Brigman (SF), Delbert Small (C) Barry Brown, Louis Palmer | |
| 16:47 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Wiseman | 44-35 |
| 16:33 | Pace | Gabriel Costa scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Glen Harvey | 44-37 |
| 16:15 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Chris Hopkins - foul #3 on Chris Hopkins, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chris Brumley (PF) Charles Zirkle | |
| Subs | Pace | Lewis Cromer (PG), Johnny Carlin (SG), Earl Harrison (C) Gabriel Costa, Glen Harvey, Chris Hopkins | |
| 16:15 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:15 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:55 | Pace | Johnny Carlin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 15:53 | Merrimack | David Newman pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Ard (fresh) SG - David Wiseman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Brumley (fresh) C - Daniel Valvo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Lewis Cromer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Carlin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Brigman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Delbert Small (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Merrimack | Chris Brumley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Clarence Smith (PG), John Pugsley (SG), Harvey Viera (PF) John Ard, David Wiseman, Daniel Valvo | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 15:14 | Pace | Lewis Cromer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 15:12 | Merrimack | David Newman pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:52 | Merrimack | Harvey Viera throws it down set up by Clarence Smith | 47-37 |
| 14:41 | Pace | Johnny Carlin misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 14:39 | Pace | Earl Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:32 | Pace | Delbert Small can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 47-37 |
| 14:31 | Pace | Earl Harrison grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 14:20 | Pace | Delbert Small knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Carlin | 47-39 |
| 14:07 | Merrimack | David Newman drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Pugsley | 49-39 |
| 13:43 | Pace | Johnny Carlin buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Cromer | 49-42 |
| 13:29 | Merrimack | David Newman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Pugsley | 52-42 |
| 13:11 | Pace | Johnny Carlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Ard (PG), David Wiseman (SG), Charles Zirkle (SF), Daniel Valvo (C) Clarence Smith, John Pugsley, David Newman, Chris Brumley | |
| Subs | Pace | Gabriel Costa (PG), Glen Harvey (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Chris Hopkins (PF), Louis Palmer (C) Lewis Cromer, Johnny Carlin, Charles Brigman, Delbert Small, Earl Harrison | |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo scores on a floater from close range set up by David Wiseman | 54-42 |
| 12:32 | Pace | Harvey Viera is called for the reach on Glen Harvey - foul #4 on Harvey Viera, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Newman (PF) Harvey Viera | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 12:15 | Pace | Glen Harvey connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 11:48 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Ard | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Ard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Wiseman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Zirkle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Newman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Valvo (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Gabriel Costa (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Pace | Gabriel Costa misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-45 |
| 11:30 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | David Newman makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Ard | 58-45 |
| 11:02 | Pace | Glen Harvey loses the ball out of bounds | 58-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Clarence Smith (PG), John Pugsley (SG), Chris Brumley (PF) John Ard, David Wiseman, David Newman | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 10:47 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 58-45 |
| 10:46 | Pace | Chris Hopkins gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 10:42 | Pace | Gabriel Costa comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 10:41 | Merrimack | John Pugsley gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 10:14 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Smith | 60-45 |
| 10:04 | Pace | Gabriel Costa's pass is intercepted by Clarence Smith | 60-45 |
| 09:51 | Merrimack | Gabriel Costa steals it from Chris Brumley | 60-45 |
| 09:48 | Pace | Barry Brown misses the lay-in | 60-45 |
| 09:47 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo is fouled on the floor by Louis Palmer - foul #2 on Louis Palmer, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Don Charles (SF), David Wiseman (C) Charles Zirkle, Daniel Valvo | |
| Subs | Pace | Johnny Carlin (SG), Charles Brigman (SF), Delbert Small (PF), Earl Harrison (C) Glen Harvey, Barry Brown, Chris Hopkins, Louis Palmer | |
| 09:25 | Merrimack | Don Charles clanks a shot from the right side | 60-45 |
| 09:23 | Pace | Delbert Small pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 09:18 | Pace | Gabriel Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-45 |
| 09:16 | Pace | Delbert Small hits the follow up shot | 60-47 |
| 08:57 | Merrimack | David Wiseman's floater is knocked away by Delbert Small | 60-47 |
| 08:56 | Pace | Delbert Small gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 08:52 | Pace | Clarence Smith steals the ball from Gabriel Costa | 60-47 |
| 08:48 | Merrimack | Don Charles hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence Smith | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:43 | Pace | Johnny Carlin connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gabriel Costa | 62-49 |
| 08:24 | Merrimack | Don Charles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 08:22 | Pace | Charles Brigman snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 08:18 | Pace | Charles Brigman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chris Brumley - foul #1 on Chris Brumley, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Ard (PG), Charles Zirkle (SF), David Newman (PF), Daniel Valvo (C) Clarence Smith, John Pugsley, Don Charles, Chris Brumley | |
| Subs | Pace | Lewis Cromer (PG), Glen Harvey (SG), Chris Hopkins (PF) Gabriel Costa, Johnny Carlin, Delbert Small | |
| 08:18 | Pace | Charles Brigman makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:18 | Pace | Charles Brigman misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:18 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | John Ard is hacked by Charles Brigman - foul #2 on Charles Brigman, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | David Newman misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Earl Harrison - foul #1 on Earl Harrison, team foul #6 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Harvey Viera (PF) John Ard | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | David Newman misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | David Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Wiseman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Newman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Zirkle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harvey Viera (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Valvo (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Lewis Cromer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glen Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Brigman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Chris Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Harrison (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Pace | Earl Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Barry Brown (SF), Louis Palmer (C) Charles Brigman, Earl Harrison | |
| 07:14 | Merrimack | Louis Palmer is called for the reach on David Wiseman - foul #3 on Louis Palmer, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Pugsley (SG) David Newman | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 07:14 | Merrimack | David Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 07:14 | Merrimack | David Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:04 | Pace | Chris Hopkins comes up short on the floater from the right block | 65-50 |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | John Pugsley grabs the board | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by David Wiseman | 67-50 |
| 06:26 | Pace | Glen Harvey is hacked by Daniel Valvo - foul #2 on Daniel Valvo, team foul #5 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Clarence Smith (PG), David Newman (C) David Wiseman, Daniel Valvo | |
| Subs | Pace | Gabriel Costa (PG) Lewis Cromer | |
| 06:12 | Pace | Gabriel Costa scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Glen Harvey | 67-52 |
| 05:50 | Merrimack | Louis Palmer steals the ball from Clarence Smith | 67-52 |
| 05:47 | Pace | Clarence Smith steals it from Gabriel Costa in the backcourt | 67-52 |
| 05:44 | Merrimack | Clarence Smith lays it in | 69-52 |
| 05:29 | Pace | Gabriel Costa is hacked by John Pugsley - foul #1 on John Pugsley, team foul #6 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chris Brumley (SF), Daniel Valvo (C) John Pugsley, Charles Zirkle | |
| Subs | Pace | Charles Brigman (SF), Delbert Small (PF), Earl Harrison (C) Barry Brown, Chris Hopkins, Louis Palmer | |
| 05:22 | Pace | Earl Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-52 |
| 04:53 | Merrimack | Clarence Smith knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Harvey Viera | 71-52 |
| 04:37 | Pace | Gabriel Costa clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 71-52 |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 04:17 | Merrimack | Harvey Viera is fouled on the floor by Delbert Small - foul #1 on Delbert Small, team foul #8 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Ard (PG), David Wiseman (SG) Clarence Smith, Daniel Valvo | |
| Subs | Pace | Lewis Cromer (PG), Johnny Carlin (SG) Gabriel Costa, Glen Harvey | |
| 04:17 | Merrimack | Harvey Viera makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 04:17 | Merrimack | Harvey Viera makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 04:05 | Pace | Charles Brigman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lewis Cromer | 73-54 |
| 03:46 | Merrimack | Delbert Small picks off the pass by Chris Brumley | 73-54 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Ard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Wiseman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Newman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Viera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Chris Brumley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Lewis Cromer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnny Carlin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brigman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Delbert Small (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Harrison (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Pace | Earl Harrison drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Brigman | 73-57 |
| 03:27 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Clarence Smith (PG), John Pugsley (SG), Charles Zirkle (SF), Daniel Valvo (C) John Ard, David Wiseman, David Newman, Chris Brumley | |
| Subs | Pace | Gabriel Costa (PG), Glen Harvey (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Chris Hopkins (PF), Louis Palmer (C) Lewis Cromer, Johnny Carlin, Charles Brigman, Delbert Small, Earl Harrison | |
| 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) | |
| 02:58 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-57 |
| 02:40 | Pace | Glen Harvey loses the dribble to Charles Zirkle | 76-57 |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | John Pugsley lays it up and in set up by Charles Zirkle | 78-57 |
| 02:20 | Pace | Daniel Valvo swats the layup by Louis Palmer | 78-57 |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle gets the rebound | 78-57 |
| 01:56 | Merrimack | Charles Zirkle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-57 |
| 01:55 | Pace | Louis Palmer pulls down the rebound | 78-57 |
| 01:45 | Pace | Barry Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-57 |
| 01:44 | Pace | Chris Hopkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-57 |
| 01:28 | Pace | Clarence Smith picks off the pass by Louis Palmer | 78-57 |
| 00:59 | Merrimack | Daniel Valvo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-57 |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | Clarence Smith can't tip it in | 78-57 |
| 00:56 | Pace | Barry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 78-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | Pace | Glen Harvey misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 78-57 |
| 00:50 | Merrimack | Harvey Viera gets the rebound | 78-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Harvey Viera makes the floater in the lane | 80-57 |
| 00:23 | Pace | Louis Palmer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-57 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Harvey Viera snags the defensive board | 80-57 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Clarence Smith runs out the clock | 80-57 |