| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Nicholas Gragg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Eslick (fresh) C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Ronald Castagna (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Carlton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Binette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Mogensen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pace | James Blair inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Carlton | 40-33 |
| 19:26 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 19:24 | Merrimack | James Eslick tips it home | 42-33 |
| 18:59 | Pace | Ronald Castagna misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Lester Williams - foul #1 on Lester Williams, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| 18:59 | Pace | Ronald Castagna misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:59 | Pace | Ronald Castagna makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:40 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 18:39 | Pace | Daniel Binette grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 18:34 | Pace | Ronald Castagna buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Carlton | 42-37 |
| 18:19 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Eslick | 44-37 |
| 18:14 | Pace | Ronald Castagna buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jamie Mogensen | 44-40 |
| 18:03 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 18:02 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 17:52 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo is hacked by Jamie Mogensen - foul #2 on Jamie Mogensen, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 17:42 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter buries a shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 17:27 | Pace | Lester Williams is called for the reach on Ronald Castagna - foul #2 on Lester Williams, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Andrew Rhodes (SF), Steven Essary (PF) Nicholas Gragg, James Eslick | |
| Subs | Pace | Wesley Murphy (SG), Virgil Demar (SF), Gan China (PF), George Boe (C) John Carlton, James Blair, Daniel Binette, Jamie Mogensen | |
| 17:13 | Pace | Ronald Castagna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-40 |
| 17:11 | Pace | Gan China grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 16:58 | Pace | Wesley Murphy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 16:56 | Merrimack | Andrew Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:40 | Merrimack | Ronald Castagna picks off the pass by Matt Hondo | 46-40 |
| 16:23 | Pace | Ronald Castagna drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 16:08 | Merrimack | Andrew Rhodes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Basquez (PG), Michael Behr (SG), James Eslick (PF) Lester Williams, Matt Hondo, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Pace | John Carlton (SG), James Blair (SF), Daniel Binette (PF) Ronald Castagna, Virgil Demar, Gan China | |
| 16:01 | Pace | Michael Behr steps in front of the John Carlton pass | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Peter Basquez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Behr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Eslick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Essary (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Wesley Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Carlton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Binette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Boe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Merrimack | Steven Essary drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Basquez | 48-43 |
| 15:39 | Pace | John Carlton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Blair | 48-45 |
| 15:23 | Merrimack | Peter Basquez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 15:22 | Merrimack | Peter Basquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 15:13 | Merrimack | Steven Essary misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 15:12 | Pace | George Boe grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 15:07 | Pace | Wesley Murphy is whistled for a carry | 48-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg (SF), Jeffery Frye (C) Peter Basquez, Steven Essary | |
| Subs | Pace | Gregory Hunt (PF), Jamie Mogensen (C) Daniel Binette, George Boe | |
| 14:48 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 14:47 | Pace | Gregory Hunt grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 14:41 | Pace | Wesley Murphy makes the 3 from straight away set up by James Blair | 48-48 |
| 14:21 | Merrimack | Andrew Rhodes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Andrew Rhodes, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Williams (PG), Matt Hondo (SG), Michael Carpenter (C) Michael Behr, Andrew Rhodes, James Eslick | |
| Subs | Pace | Ronald Castagna (PG), Virgil Demar (SG), Gan China (SF) Wesley Murphy, John Carlton, James Blair | |
| 13:55 | Pace | Virgil Demar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 13:54 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 13:39 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronald Castagna - foul #2 on Ronald Castagna, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Essary (PF) Jeffery Frye | |
| Subs | Pace | | |
| 13:39 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:39 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 13:17 | Pace | Gregory Hunt is fouled on the floor by Steven Essary - foul #2 on Steven Essary, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| 13:06 | Pace | Michael Carpenter takes the ball from Gan China | 50-48 |
| 12:41 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 12:39 | Merrimack | Lester Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | Steven Essary is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hunt - foul #4 on Gregory Hunt, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Andrew Rhodes (SF), James Eslick (PF) Nicholas Gragg, Steven Essary | |
| Subs | Pace | John Carlton (SG), James Blair (SF), Daniel Binette (PF), George Boe (C) Virgil Demar, Gan China, Gregory Hunt, Jamie Mogensen | |
| 11:57 | Merrimack | Andrew Rhodes misses the floater from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 11:55 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo tips it but misses | 50-48 |
| 11:53 | Pace | Ronald Castagna pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matt Hondo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Andrew Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Eslick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Ronald Castagna (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Carlton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Binette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Boe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Pace | Daniel Binette misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 50-48 |
| 11:47 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 11:34 | Merrimack | Daniel Binette blocks the short jumper by Lester Williams | 50-48 |
| 11:32 | Pace | George Boe snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 11:12 | Pace | John Carlton can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 11:11 | Pace | George Boe can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 11:10 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Carpenter | 50-48 |
| 11:05 | Merrimack | George Boe takes the ball from Matt Hondo | 50-48 |
| 10:49 | Pace | James Blair misses the easy layup | 50-48 |
| 10:47 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Carpenter | 50-48 |
| 10:26 | Merrimack | Lester Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 10:04 | Pace | Daniel Binette is fouled on the floor by Lester Williams - foul #3 on Lester Williams, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Basquez (PG), Michael Behr (SG), Nicholas Gragg (SF), Steven Essary (PF), Jeffery Frye (C) Lester Williams, Matt Hondo, Andrew Rhodes, James Eslick, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Pace | Wesley Murphy (PG), Virgil Demar (SG), Jamie Mogensen (C) Ronald Castagna, John Carlton, George Boe | |
| 09:56 | Pace | Wesley Murphy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 09:55 | Pace | James Blair hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 09:33 | Merrimack | Steven Essary loses the dribble to Daniel Binette | 52-50 |
| 09:16 | Pace | Wesley Murphy hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Virgil Demar | 52-53 |
| 08:59 | Merrimack | Steven Essary's fadeaway is rejected by Jamie Mogensen | 52-53 |
| 08:57 | Merrimack | Steven Essary tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| 08:38 | Pace | Daniel Binette buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | Michael Behr buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-55 |
| 08:00 | Pace | Virgil Demar double dribbles | 56-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Williams (PG), Matt Hondo (SG), Andrew Rhodes (SF), James Eslick (PF), Michael Carpenter (C) Peter Basquez, Michael Behr, Nicholas Gragg, Steven Essary, Jeffery Frye | |
| Subs | Pace | Ronald Castagna (PG), John Carlton (SG), Gan China (SF), Gregory Hunt (PF), George Boe (C) Wesley Murphy, Virgil Demar, James Blair, Daniel Binette, Jamie Mogensen | |
| 07:41 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by George Boe - foul #2 on George Boe, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| 07:41 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:41 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:41 | Pace | Gan China grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Andrew Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Eslick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Ronald Castagna (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Carlton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gan China (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - George Boe (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Pace | Matt Hondo blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Gregory Hunt | 57-55 |
| 07:19 | Pace | The offensive rebound goes to Gan China | 57-55 |
| 07:01 | Pace | John Carlton makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by George Boe and he's fouled by Andrew Rhodes - foul #4 on Andrew Rhodes, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| 07:01 | Pace | John Carlton makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:47 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-58 |
| 06:46 | Pace | Gregory Hunt grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 06:41 | Pace | John Carlton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 06:40 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Michael Carpenter | 57-58 |
| 06:23 | Merrimack | Lester Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 06:22 | Pace | The rebound goes to Gregory Hunt | 57-58 |
| 06:18 | Pace | Ronald Castagna misses the floater from the left side | 57-58 |
| 06:17 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 05:57 | Merrimack | James Eslick clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-58 |
| 05:56 | Pace | George Boe gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 05:52 | Pace | John Carlton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 05:51 | Pace | Ronald Castagna tips it in | 57-60 |
| 05:40 | Merrimack | Andrew Rhodes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 05:39 | Pace | George Boe pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 05:35 | Pace | John Carlton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Behr (PG), Nicholas Gragg (SF), Steven Essary (PF) Lester Williams, Matt Hondo, James Eslick | |
| Subs | Pace | Wesley Murphy (PG), Virgil Demar (SG), James Blair (SF), Jamie Mogensen (C) Ronald Castagna, John Carlton, Gan China, George Boe | |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter loses the dribble to Wesley Murphy | 57-60 |
| 05:17 | Pace | James Blair can't finish the layup | 57-60 |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | Steven Essary grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 05:00 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter's pass is intercepted by Wesley Murphy | 57-60 |
| 04:33 | Pace | Virgil Demar scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wesley Murphy | 57-63 |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jamie Mogensen - foul #3 on Jamie Mogensen, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Williams (PG), Matt Hondo (SG), James Eslick (PF) Michael Behr, Andrew Rhodes, Steven Essary | |
| Subs | Pace | John Carlton (SG), Daniel Binette (PF) Virgil Demar, Gregory Hunt | |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:20 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:11 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen lays it in on a great pass from John Carlton | 57-65 |
| 03:52 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg misses long on a runner near the basket | 57-65 |
| 03:51 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:45 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 57-65 |
| 03:43 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Nicholas Gragg (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Eslick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pace | PG - Wesley Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Carlton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Binette (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Mogensen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-65 |
| 03:36 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg grabs the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 03:15 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen drills a runner from the right block set up by James Blair | 59-67 |
| 02:40 | Merrimack | Jamie Mogensen picks off the pass by Michael Carpenter | 59-67 |
| 02:40 | Pace | Pace calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Ronald Castagna (PG), Gregory Hunt (PF) Wesley Murphy, Daniel Binette | |
| 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) | |
| 02:16 | Pace | Nicholas Gragg steps in front of the James Blair pass | 59-67 |
| 02:13 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo throws it down on a great pass from Nicholas Gragg | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Pace | John Carlton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 02:06 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter grabs the board | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:47 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg misses the floater from the free throw line | 61-67 |
| 01:46 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 01:42 | Pace | John Carlton misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-67 |
| 01:41 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Matt Hondo | 61-67 |
| 01:24 | Merrimack | James Eslick buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Williams | 63-67 |
| 01:07 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen misses short on a jumper from the right block | 63-67 |
| 01:06 | Pace | James Blair grabs the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:53 | Pace | Matt Hondo is called for the reach on John Carlton - foul #2 on Matt Hondo, team foul #7 | 63-67 |
| 00:53 | Pace | John Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:53 | Pace | John Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 00:46 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen grabs the board | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen is hacked by Lester Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lester Williams, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Pace | Wesley Murphy (PG) Ronald Castagna | |
| 00:45 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:45 | Pace | Jamie Mogensen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-71 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter snags the offensive board | 63-71 |
| 00:34 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Gragg | 63-71 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | Gregory Hunt steals the ball from Matt Hondo | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pace | Pace is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Pace | Lester Williams is called for the reach on James Blair in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lester Williams, team foul #9 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Behr (PG) Lester Williams | |
| Subs | Pace | David Redondo (C) Jamie Mogensen | |
| 00:25 | Pace | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:25 | Pace | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | Nicholas Gragg travels with the ball | 63-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Basquez (PG), Andrew Rhodes (SF), Steven Essary (PF), Jeffery Frye (C) Matt Hondo, Nicholas Gragg, James Eslick, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Pace | Virgil Demar (SG), Gan China (SF), Daniel Binette (PF) John Carlton, James Blair, Gregory Hunt | |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Pace | Wesley Murphy runs out the clock | 63-73 |