| Lineup | New England | PG - Randall Long (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Preiss (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Curtis Reith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Brown (fresh) 5 reb. C - Avery Koval (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) SG - Paul Groover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Levine (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Schaffer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New England | Curtis Reith inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | New England | Clinton Brown misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 19:34 | Nichols | John Schaffer gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 19:30 | Nichols | Paul Groover misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 19:29 | New England | Clinton Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 19:12 | New England | Curtis Reith is hacked by John Schaffer - foul #3 on John Schaffer, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eugene Bucher (C) John Schaffer | |
| 19:07 | New England | Curtis Reith loses the dribble to Eugene Bucher | 44-38 |
| 18:54 | Nichols | Paul Groover misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Preiss - foul #3 on Ronald Preiss, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | New England | Michael Watkins (SG) Ronald Preiss | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 18:54 | Nichols | Paul Groover makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 18:54 | Nichols | Paul Groover makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:36 | New England | Curtis Reith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 18:35 | New England | Avery Koval tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 18:18 | Nichols | Jason Clark double dribbles | 46-40 |
| 17:58 | New England | Avery Koval misses long on a runner in the paint | 46-40 |
| 17:57 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Tim Levine | 46-40 |
| 17:48 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Clark | 46-43 |
| 17:35 | New England | Michael Watkins connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 17:12 | Nichols | William Murphy can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Curtis Reith - foul #2 on Curtis Reith, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | New England | David Manuel (SF), Nathan Parrett (PF), Philip Hale (C) Curtis Reith, Clinton Brown, Avery Koval | |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Brett Dobos (PF), Jeremy Benjamin (C) Jason Clark, Tim Levine, Eugene Bucher | |
| 17:12 | Nichols | William Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 17:12 | Nichols | William Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 17:12 | New England | David Manuel grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:58 | New England | Philip Hale is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Philip Hale, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | New England | Robert Moyer (SF) Philip Hale | |
| Subs | Nichols | Justin Serna (SG), Cory Kranz (SF) Paul Groover, William Murphy | |
| 16:35 | Nichols | Cory Kranz loses the dribble to Michael Watkins | 48-44 |
| 16:11 | New England | Nathan Parrett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 16:10 | Nichols | Justin Serna grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:53 | Nichols | Nathan Parrett blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Benjamin | 48-44 |
| 15:51 | Nichols | Jeremy Benjamin grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Randall Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Moyer (fresh) PF - Nathan Parrett (fresh) C - Michael Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Martin Craft (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Serna (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cory Kranz (fresh) PF - Brett Dobos (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeremy Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Nichols | Brett Dobos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | New England | Mark Rethman (PG), Ronald Preiss (SG), Clinton Brown (PF), Avery Koval (C) Randall Long, Robert Moyer, Nathan Parrett, Michael Watkins | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Paul Groover (SG), William Murphy (SF), John Schaffer (C) Martin Craft, Justin Serna, Cory Kranz, Jeremy Benjamin | |
| 15:19 | New England | Avery Koval hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 48-44 |
| 15:17 | New England | Avery Koval can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 15:15 | Nichols | Brett Dobos grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 15:01 | Nichols | William Murphy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 14:59 | New England | Avery Koval gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:54 | New England | Paul Groover is called for the reach on Ronald Preiss - foul #1 on Paul Groover, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | New England | Curtis Reith (SF) David Manuel | |
| Subs | Nichols | Tim Levine (PF) Brett Dobos | |
| 14:44 | New England | Tim Levine steals the ball from Clinton Brown | 48-44 |
| 14:26 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Jason Clark and he's hacked by Clinton Brown - foul #2 on Clinton Brown, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | New England | Randall Long (PG), Philip Hale (C) Mark Rethman, Avery Koval | |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG) Jason Clark | |
| 14:26 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:23 | New England | Martin Craft picks off the pass by Randall Long in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 14:15 | Nichols | Randall Long steals the ball from Martin Craft | 48-47 |
| 13:54 | New England | Randall Long misses short on a shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 13:52 | Nichols | Martin Craft snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:38 | Nichols | Martin Craft makes the runner from close range set up by Paul Groover | 48-49 |
| 13:23 | New England | Ronald Preiss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 13:22 | Nichols | The rebound goes to John Schaffer | 48-49 |
| 13:09 | Nichols | William Murphy buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul Groover | 48-52 |
| 12:51 | New England | Clinton Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Curtis Reith | 51-52 |
| 12:27 | Nichols | Tim Levine hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Groover | 51-54 |
| 12:08 | New England | Philip Hale misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 12:07 | Nichols | Tim Levine gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 11:44 | Nichols | William Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 11:43 | New England | Curtis Reith grabs the board | 51-54 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Randall Long (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Preiss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Reith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Martin Craft (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Groover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Murphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Levine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Schaffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | New England | Randall Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | New England | Mark Rethman (PG), Michael Watkins (SG), David Manuel (SF), Nathan Parrett (PF), Avery Koval (C) Randall Long, Ronald Preiss, Curtis Reith, Clinton Brown, Philip Hale | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Justin Serna (SG), Cory Kranz (SF), Brett Dobos (PF), Eugene Bucher (C) Martin Craft, Paul Groover, William Murphy, Tim Levine, John Schaffer | |
| 11:19 | Nichols | Brett Dobos knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 11:13 | New England | Nathan Parrett makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Manuel | 53-57 |
| 10:58 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-57 |
| 10:56 | Nichols | Justin Serna can't tip it in | 53-57 |
| 10:55 | New England | David Manuel gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 10:51 | New England | Michael Watkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Eugene Bucher - foul #1 on Eugene Bucher, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | New England | Randall Long (PG) Mark Rethman | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 10:51 | New England | Michael Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:51 | New England | Michael Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:28 | Nichols | Avery Koval takes the ball from Jason Clark | 55-57 |
| 10:15 | New England | Randall Long misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 10:13 | New England | Avery Koval snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 10:01 | New England | David Manuel travels with the ball | 55-57 |
| Subs | New England | Clinton Brown (PF) Nathan Parrett | |
| Subs | Nichols | Paul Groover (SG), Martin Craft (SF) Justin Serna, Cory Kranz | |
| 09:46 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher is fouled on the floor by Michael Watkins - foul #3 on Michael Watkins, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | New England | Ronald Preiss (SG) David Manuel | |
| Subs | Nichols | William Murphy (SF), John Schaffer (C) Martin Craft, Eugene Bucher | |
| 09:29 | Nichols | Brett Dobos can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Clinton Brown - foul #3 on Clinton Brown, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| 09:29 | Nichols | Brett Dobos makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:29 | Nichols | Brett Dobos makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 09:06 | New England | Clinton Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-59 |
| 09:04 | New England | Avery Koval tips it but misses | 55-59 |
| 09:02 | New England | Clinton Brown grabs the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 08:44 | New England | Ronald Preiss can't finish the layup | 55-59 |
| 08:42 | Nichols | John Schaffer grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 08:23 | Nichols | Clinton Brown steps in front of the John Schaffer pass | 55-59 |
| 08:16 | New England | Ronald Preiss misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 08:15 | New England | Avery Koval tips it in | 57-59 |
| 08:01 | Nichols | Brett Dobos comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 08:00 | New England | Ronald Preiss grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:55 | New England | Ronald Preiss loses the dribble to Brett Dobos | 57-59 |
| 07:34 | Nichols | John Schaffer is fouled on the floor by Clinton Brown - foul #4 on Clinton Brown, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | New England | Mark Rethman (PG), David Manuel (SG), Curtis Reith (SF), Nathan Parrett (PF), Philip Hale (C) Randall Long, Ronald Preiss, Michael Watkins, Clinton Brown, Avery Koval | |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Justin Serna (SG), Cory Kranz (SF), Tim Levine (PF) Jason Clark, Paul Groover, William Murphy, Brett Dobos | |
| 07:34 | Nichols | John Schaffer makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:34 | Nichols | John Schaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Mark Rethman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Reith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Parrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Martin Craft (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Serna (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cory Kranz (fresh) PF - Tim Levine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Schaffer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | New England | Philip Hale lays it up and in set up by Mark Rethman | 59-61 |
| 06:47 | Nichols | Curtis Reith blocks the short jumper by Tim Levine | 59-61 |
| 06:45 | New England | David Manuel snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 06:40 | New England | Mark Rethman is whistled for traveling | 59-61 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eugene Bucher (C) John Schaffer | |
| 06:25 | Nichols | Martin Craft comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Rethman - foul #2 on Mark Rethman, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | New England | Randall Long (PG) Mark Rethman | |
| Subs | Nichols | Paul Groover (SG) Justin Serna | |
| 06:25 | Nichols | Martin Craft makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:25 | Nichols | Martin Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:05 | New England | Nathan Parrett can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 06:03 | Nichols | Cory Kranz snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 05:45 | Nichols | Martin Craft misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-63 |
| 05:44 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 05:28 | Nichols | Martin Craft buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Cory Kranz | 59-65 |
| 05:28 | New England | New England calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | New England | Ronald Preiss (SG), Clinton Brown (PF), Avery Koval (C) David Manuel, Nathan Parrett, Philip Hale | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), William Murphy (SF), John Schaffer (C) Martin Craft, Cory Kranz, Eugene Bucher | |
| 05:16 | New England | Ronald Preiss buries a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Paul Groover - foul #2 on Paul Groover, team foul #4 | 61-65 |
| 05:16 | New England | Ronald Preiss misses the free throw | 61-65 |
| 05:16 | Nichols | The rebound goes to John Schaffer | 61-65 |
| 04:59 | Nichols | William Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 61-65 |
| 04:42 | New England | Ronald Preiss loses the dribble to William Murphy | 61-65 |
| 04:28 | Nichols | Paul Groover misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-65 |
| 04:27 | New England | Avery Koval snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 04:21 | New England | Avery Koval is fouled on the floor by Paul Groover - foul #3 on Paul Groover, team foul #5 | 61-65 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Brett Dobos (PF) Tim Levine | |
| 04:03 | New England | Clinton Brown clanks a shot from the right side | 61-65 |
| 04:01 | New England | Clinton Brown tips it home | 63-65 |
| 03:43 | Nichols | William Murphy misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 03:41 | New England | Avery Koval snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 03:35 | New England | Ronald Preiss comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 03:33 | Nichols | William Murphy gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Randall Long (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Preiss (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Reith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Avery Koval (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Groover (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brett Dobos (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - John Schaffer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Nichols | John Schaffer is denied on a layup by Clinton Brown | 63-65 |
| 03:25 | New England | Clinton Brown snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 03:20 | New England | Curtis Reith clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 03:19 | New England | Clinton Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:59 | New England | Randall Long comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 02:58 | Nichols | Brett Dobos snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:36 | Nichols | Brett Dobos buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Schaffer | 63-67 |
| 02:16 | New England | Randall Long hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clinton Brown | 65-67 |
| 01:51 | Nichols | Jason Clark drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Groover | 65-70 |
| 01:34 | New England | Ronald Preiss drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Curtis Reith and the foul's on Jason Clark - foul #3 on Jason Clark, team foul #6 | 67-70 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Tim Levine (PF) Brett Dobos | |
| 01:34 | New England | Ronald Preiss misses the free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:34 | Nichols | John Schaffer grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 01:21 | Nichols | John Schaffer drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Clark | 67-73 |
| 01:15 | New England | Ronald Preiss can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-73 |
| 01:14 | New England | Clinton Brown snags the offensive board | 67-73 |
| 01:01 | New England | Randall Long hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Clinton Brown | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Nichols | Jason Clark connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Schaffer | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | New England | Randall Long connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Preiss and the foul's on Jason Clark - foul #4 on Jason Clark, team foul #7 | 72-75 |
| 00:31 | New England | Randall Long misses the free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:31 | Nichols | Tim Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Nichols | Tim Levine is hacked by Randall Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Long, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| 00:30 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:30 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:26 | New England | Paul Groover takes the ball from Randall Long | 72-77 |
| 00:24 | Nichols | Ronald Preiss is called for the reach on Tim Levine in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Preiss, team foul #10 | 72-77 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Justin Serna (SG) Jason Clark, Paul Groover | |
| 00:24 | Nichols | Tim Levine misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:24 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:17 | New England | Ronald Preiss misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-78 |
| 00:15 | Nichols | Tim Levine snags the defensive board | 72-78 |
| 00:12 | Nichols | Randall Long is called for the reach on Tim Levine in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Long, team foul #11 | 72-78 |
| 00:12 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:12 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | New England | Avery Koval loses the dribble to William Murphy | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Martin Craft runs out the clock | 72-80 |