| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Mike Downard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Neal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Rea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Ormsby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Sidney Paulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Christie (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Bauer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Manz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Gunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | Kyle Rea inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Nichols | Mark Ormsby makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Mike Downard | 30-31 |
| 19:20 | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Bauer | 30-34 |
| 19:00 | Nichols | Ralph Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 18:39 | Rensselaer | Lee Manz comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 18:37 | Rensselaer | Lawrence Gunter tips it back up and in | 30-36 |
| 18:24 | Nichols | Ralph Neal blows the layup | 30-36 |
| 18:22 | Rensselaer | Lawrence Gunter gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:10 | Rensselaer | Ralph Christie is called for traveling | 30-36 |
| 17:47 | Nichols | Kyle Rea clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 17:46 | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 17:20 | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mike Downard - foul #1 on Mike Downard, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Nichols | Charles Jefferson (SG), David Trudell (SF), Paul Bergouignan (C) Ralph Neal, Kyle Rea, Mark Ormsby | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | James Savage (SF), Marshall Carmichael (PF), Andrew Majeski (C) Ronald Bauer, Lee Manz, Lawrence Gunter | |
| 17:20 | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:20 | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:20 | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen makes the 3rd free throw | 30-38 |
| 17:00 | Nichols | Floyd Sanders misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-38 |
| 16:58 | Rensselaer | Marshall Carmichael snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 16:39 | Rensselaer | James Savage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Nichols | Billy Owens (PG) Mike Downard | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Foskey (PG) Sidney Paulsen | |
| 16:28 | Nichols | Charles Jefferson loses the ball out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kyle Rea (SF) Floyd Sanders | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 16:05 | Rensselaer | Andrew Majeski can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 30-38 |
| 16:04 | Rensselaer | James Savage misses the tip | 30-38 |
| 16:02 | Rensselaer | Marshall Carmichael grabs the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 15:50 | Rensselaer | Ralph Christie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-38 |
| 15:49 | Nichols | Paul Bergouignan snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Billy Owens (fresh) SG - Charles Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Rea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bergouignan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Trudell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - David Foskey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Christie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Savage (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marshall Carmichael (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Majeski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Nichols | Kyle Rea is fouled on the floor by James Savage - foul #1 on James Savage, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Nichols | Mike Downard (PG), Ralph Neal (SG), Basil Roberts (PF), Mark Ormsby (C) Billy Owens, Charles Jefferson, Paul Bergouignan, David Trudell | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Hughes (PG), Sidney Paulsen (SG), Ronald Bauer (SF), Lee Manz (PF), Lawrence Gunter (C) David Foskey, Ralph Christie, James Savage, Marshall Carmichael, Andrew Majeski | |
| 15:09 | Nichols | David Hughes steps in front of the Mike Downard pass | 30-38 |
| 15:06 | Rensselaer | David Hughes dunks the ball | 30-40 |
| 14:49 | Nichols | Basil Roberts misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-40 |
| 14:47 | Nichols | Basil Roberts hits the follow up shot | 32-40 |
| 14:33 | Rensselaer | Ronald Bauer double dribbles | 32-40 |
| Subs | Nichols | Floyd Sanders (PF) Kyle Rea | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Ralph Christie (SG) Sidney Paulsen | |
| 14:17 | Nichols | Floyd Sanders knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ralph Neal | 34-40 |
| 14:02 | Rensselaer | Lee Manz loses the dribble to Ralph Neal | 34-40 |
| 13:43 | Nichols | Ralph Neal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 13:41 | Rensselaer | Lee Manz snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 13:29 | Rensselaer | Ralph Christie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 13:27 | Nichols | Mark Ormsby grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 13:17 | Nichols | Mike Downard misses the easy layup | 34-40 |
| 13:15 | Rensselaer | Lawrence Gunter pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 13:00 | Rensselaer | Mark Ormsby steps in front of the Lawrence Gunter pass | 34-40 |
| 12:46 | Nichols | Mike Downard makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Ralph Neal | 36-40 |
| 12:34 | Rensselaer | Ronald Bauer scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 12:15 | Nichols | The jumper by Ralph Neal is denied by Lee Manz | 36-43 |
| 12:13 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gunter | 36-43 |
| 11:44 | Rensselaer | Lee Manz misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Basil Roberts - foul #4 on Basil Roberts, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Nichols | Charles Jefferson (PG), David Trudell (SG), Kyle Rea (SF), Paul Bergouignan (C) Mike Downard, Ralph Neal, Basil Roberts, Mark Ormsby | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen (PG), Edward Rainey (SG), James Savage (SF), Marshall Carmichael (C) David Hughes, Ralph Christie, Ronald Bauer, Lawrence Gunter | |
| 11:44 | Rensselaer | Lee Manz makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 11:44 | Rensselaer | Lee Manz misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 11:44 | Nichols | David Trudell gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Charles Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Trudell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kyle Rea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Bergouignan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Sidney Paulsen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Rainey (fresh) SF - James Savage (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lee Manz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Carmichael (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Nichols | Paul Bergouignan knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 11:25 | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 11:23 | Rensselaer | Lee Manz grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:06 | Rensselaer | Lee Manz makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-46 |
| 10:59 | Nichols | Floyd Sanders comes up short on the floater from the left block | 38-46 |
| 10:58 | Rensselaer | Marshall Carmichael pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:52 | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen hits a 3 from the right corner set up by James Savage | 38-49 |
| 10:35 | Nichols | David Trudell banks in the layup on a great pass from Kyle Rea | 40-49 |
| 10:16 | Rensselaer | Edward Rainey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 10:14 | Nichols | Paul Bergouignan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:47 | Nichols | David Trudell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Nichols | Billy Owens (PG) Floyd Sanders | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Ralph Christie (SG), Andrew Majeski (C) Edward Rainey, Lee Manz | |
| 09:44 | Rensselaer | Billy Owens is called for the reach on Sidney Paulsen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Owens, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| 09:33 | Rensselaer | Marshall Carmichael misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 09:32 | Nichols | The rebound goes to David Trudell | 40-49 |
| 09:28 | Nichols | Kyle Rea misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 40-49 |
| 09:26 | Nichols | Billy Owens can't tip it in | 40-49 |
| 09:24 | Rensselaer | James Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:06 | Rensselaer | Ralph Christie misses short on a floater from the right block | 40-49 |
| 09:04 | Nichols | Billy Owens gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:44 | Nichols | Andrew Majeski is called for the reach on Billy Owens - foul #2 on Andrew Majeski, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Nichols | Mike Downard (PG), Ralph Neal (SG), Sylvester Hagedorn (SF), Floyd Sanders (PF), Mark Ormsby (C) Billy Owens, Charles Jefferson, Kyle Rea, Paul Bergouignan, David Trudell | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Hughes (PG), Ronald Bauer (SF), Michael Zamarripa (C) Sidney Paulsen, James Savage, Marshall Carmichael | |
| 08:24 | Nichols | Sylvester Hagedorn double dribbles | 40-49 |
| 08:09 | Rensselaer | Mark Ormsby swats the layup by Andrew Majeski | 40-49 |
| 08:07 | Nichols | Mike Downard gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:50 | Nichols | Ralph Neal knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Downard | 43-49 |
| 07:30 | Rensselaer | Ronald Bauer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 07:28 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Floyd Sanders | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Mike Downard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sylvester Hagedorn (fresh) PF - Floyd Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Ormsby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - David Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Christie (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Bauer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Majeski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Zamarripa (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Nichols | Mike Downard misses badly on a runner from the left block | 43-49 |
| 07:23 | Nichols | Mark Ormsby snags the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 07:07 | Nichols | Ralph Neal misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 07:05 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Ronald Bauer | 43-49 |
| 07:02 | Rensselaer | David Hughes is hacked by Mike Downard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Downard, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kyle Rea (SF), Basil Roberts (PF), Paul Bergouignan (C) Sylvester Hagedorn, Floyd Sanders, Mark Ormsby | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | James Savage (SF), Marshall Carmichael (PF), Lawrence Gunter (C) Ronald Bauer, Andrew Majeski, Michael Zamarripa | |
| 06:52 | Rensselaer | David Hughes makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Savage | 43-51 |
| 06:36 | Nichols | Lawrence Gunter is called for the reach on Kyle Rea - foul #1 on Lawrence Gunter, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen (PG) David Hughes | |
| 06:17 | Nichols | Kyle Rea travels with the ball | 43-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | Charles Jefferson (SG) Ralph Neal | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 06:00 | Rensselaer | Ralph Christie is fouled on the floor by Paul Bergouignan - foul #1 on Paul Bergouignan, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Edward Rainey (SG) Ralph Christie | |
| 05:42 | Rensselaer | James Savage scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Sidney Paulsen | 43-53 |
| 05:31 | Nichols | The short jumper by Kyle Rea is denied by Marshall Carmichael | 43-53 |
| 05:30 | Rensselaer | Lawrence Gunter pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:20 | Rensselaer | Mike Downard picks off the pass by Edward Rainey | 43-53 |
| 05:06 | Nichols | Charles Jefferson is hacked by Edward Rainey - foul #1 on Edward Rainey, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Nichols | Ralph Neal (SG), Floyd Sanders (PF), Mark Ormsby (C) Mike Downard, Basil Roberts, Paul Bergouignan | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Hughes (PG), Ralph Christie (SG), Ronald Bauer (SF), Lee Manz (PF), Andrew Majeski (C) Sidney Paulsen, Edward Rainey, James Savage, Marshall Carmichael, Lawrence Gunter | |
| 04:53 | Nichols | Charles Jefferson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Ormsby | 46-53 |
| 04:31 | Rensselaer | Kyle Rea steals the ball from Lee Manz | 46-53 |
| 04:13 | Nichols | Floyd Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 04:12 | Rensselaer | Ralph Christie grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 04:06 | Rensselaer | Andrew Majeski hits a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Floyd Sanders - foul #1 on Floyd Sanders, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Nichols | Basil Roberts (SF) Kyle Rea | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 04:06 | Rensselaer | Andrew Majeski makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:39 | Nichols | Ralph Christie steps in front of the Ralph Neal pass | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Rensselaer | Ralph Christie is hacked by Floyd Sanders - foul #2 on Floyd Sanders, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Nichols | Mike Downard (PG), David Trudell (SG), Sylvester Hagedorn (SF), Paul Bergouignan (C) Charles Jefferson, Ralph Neal, Floyd Sanders, Mark Ormsby | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen (PG), Lawrence Gunter (C) David Hughes, Andrew Majeski | |
| 03:13 | Rensselaer | Ralph Christie makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 03:13 | Rensselaer | Ralph Christie makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Mike Downard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Trudell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sylvester Hagedorn (fresh) PF - Basil Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Paul Bergouignan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Sidney Paulsen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Christie (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bauer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Manz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Gunter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Nichols | Paul Bergouignan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 02:57 | Rensselaer | Ronald Bauer pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 02:38 | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Nichols | Billy Owens (PG) Mike Downard | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Edward Rainey (SG), James Savage (SF), Marshall Carmichael (PF), Andrew Majeski (C) Ralph Christie, Ronald Bauer, Lee Manz, Lawrence Gunter | |
| 02:14 | Nichols | David Trudell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Rainey - foul #2 on Edward Rainey, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| 02:14 | Nichols | David Trudell misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 02:14 | Nichols | David Trudell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 01:54 | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 01:45 | Nichols | David Trudell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 01:44 | Nichols | Paul Bergouignan snags the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 01:32 | Nichols | Paul Bergouignan's pass is intercepted by Edward Rainey | 47-61 |
| 01:28 | Rensselaer | James Savage lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Rainey | 47-63 |
| 01:05 | Nichols | David Trudell drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Sylvester Hagedorn | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen can't connect on a shot in the lane | 49-63 |
| 00:40 | Nichols | Basil Roberts grabs the board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Nichols | Billy Owens is hacked by Sidney Paulsen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sidney Paulsen, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Nichols | Charles Jefferson (SG) Sylvester Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 00:35 | Nichols | David Trudell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 00:33 | Rensselaer | Andrew Majeski snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 00:06 | Rensselaer | Sidney Paulsen can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 00:04 | Nichols | Billy Owens snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Billy Owens misses the halfcourt shot | 49-63 |