| Lineup | W. New England | PG - Roland Eichhorn (fresh) SG - Ronald Perry (fresh) SF - James Isabel (fresh) PF - Raymond Denny (fresh) C - Grant Mobley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Carlos Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Hebert (fresh) SF - Robert Kinard (fresh) PF - Daniel Vogler (fresh) C - David Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rivier | David Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | W. New England | W. New England is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rivier | Rivier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Rivier | David Taylor loses the dribble to Ronald Perry | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | W. New England | Roland Eichhorn lays it in set up by Ronald Perry | 2-0 |
| 19:48 | Rivier | Richard Hebert loses the dribble to Ronald Perry in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | W. New England | Roland Eichhorn buries a floater from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 19:21 | Rivier | Daniel Vogler banks in the layup on a great pass from Carlos Smith | 4-2 |
| 19:03 | W. New England | Richard Hebert takes the ball from Ronald Perry | 4-2 |
| 19:00 | Rivier | James Isabel picks off the pass by Richard Hebert in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:59 | W. New England | Roland Eichhorn misses the lay-in | 4-2 |
| 18:58 | Rivier | Carlos Smith grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | Rivier | Richard Hebert can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:51 | W. New England | Grant Mobley grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | W. New England | Grant Mobley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | W. New England | Ronald Perry gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | W. New England | Ronald Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Rivier | Robert Kinard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Isabel - foul #1 on James Isabel, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | W. New England | Tony Brown (PG), James Payne (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Roland Eichhorn, Raymond Denny, Grant Mobley | |
| Subs | Rivier | David Jacobsen (PG), Elmer Boyd (SG), Randy Camargo (PF), Robert Watkins (C) Carlos Smith, Richard Hebert, Daniel Vogler, David Taylor | |
| 17:51 | Rivier | Robert Kinard makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | Rivier | Robert Kinard makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | W. New England | James Isabel connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Perry | 7-4 |
| 17:01 | Rivier | David Jacobsen hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Camargo | 7-7 |
| 16:48 | W. New England | Charles Wilson makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Tony Brown | 9-7 |
| 16:36 | Rivier | David Jacobsen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 16:21 | W. New England | James Payne scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Perry | 12-10 |
| 16:18 | Rivier | Elmer Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Perry - foul #1 on Ronald Perry, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | W. New England | Mark Litwin (PG), Erick Lowrance (PF), Grant Mobley (C) Tony Brown, James Payne, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Rivier | Carlos Smith (PG), Richard Hebert (SG), John Adolph (SF), Daniel Vogler (PF) David Jacobsen, Elmer Boyd, Robert Kinard, Robert Watkins | |
| 15:59 | Rivier | Richard Hebert connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| Lineup | W. New England | PG - Mark Litwin (fresh) SG - Ronald Perry (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Isabel (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Erick Lowrance (fresh) C - Grant Mobley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Carlos Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Adolph (fresh) PF - Daniel Vogler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Camargo (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | W. New England | Ronald Perry is fouled on the floor by Randy Camargo - foul #1 on Randy Camargo, team foul #1 | 12-12 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Rivier | David Taylor (C) Randy Camargo | |
| 15:22 | W. New England | David Taylor is called for the reach on Erick Lowrance - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| 15:06 | W. New England | James Isabel buries a jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 14:52 | Rivier | Carlos Smith jams it set up by John Adolph and he's hacked by Mark Litwin - foul #1 on Mark Litwin, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | W. New England | Roland Eichhorn (PG), Gary Solomon (SG) Mark Litwin, Ronald Perry | |
| Subs | Rivier | David Jacobsen (SG), Elmer Boyd (SF), Robert Watkins (C) Richard Hebert, Daniel Vogler, David Taylor | |
| 14:52 | Rivier | Carlos Smith makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 14:31 | W. New England | Gary Solomon hits a runner from close range set up by Erick Lowrance | 16-15 |
| 14:14 | Rivier | David Jacobsen is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 14:12 | W. New England | Grant Mobley snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 13:48 | W. New England | Elmer Boyd steals the ball from James Isabel | 16-15 |
| 13:45 | Rivier | Elmer Boyd lays it in | 16-17 |
| 13:17 | W. New England | James Isabel hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roland Eichhorn | 19-17 |
| 13:10 | Rivier | John Adolph double dribbles | 19-17 |
| Subs | W. New England | Tony Brown (PG), Ronald Perry (SG), Raymond Denny (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Roland Eichhorn, Gary Solomon, Erick Lowrance, Grant Mobley | |
| Subs | Rivier | Richard Hebert (SG), Robert Kinard (SF), Randy Camargo (PF), David Taylor (C) Carlos Smith, Elmer Boyd, John Adolph, Robert Watkins | |
| 12:44 | W. New England | James Isabel misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-17 |
| 12:43 | W. New England | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Denny | 19-17 |
| 12:25 | W. New England | Tony Brown misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Jacobsen - foul #1 on David Jacobsen, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Rivier | Carlos Smith (PG), Daniel Vogler (PF) David Jacobsen, David Taylor | |
| 12:25 | W. New England | Tony Brown misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 12:25 | W. New England | Tony Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 12:14 | Rivier | Daniel Vogler steps out of bounds on the sideline | 20-17 |
| 11:47 | W. New England | Tony Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-17 |
| 11:46 | Rivier | Richard Hebert snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| Lineup | W. New England | PG - Tony Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Perry (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Isabel (tired) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Denny (fairly fresh) C - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Carlos Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Kinard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Vogler (tiring) 2 pts. C - Randy Camargo (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Rivier | Richard Hebert is hacked by Raymond Denny - foul #1 on Raymond Denny, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | W. New England | Gary Solomon (SG), James Payne (PF) Ronald Perry, Raymond Denny | |
| Subs | Rivier | David Taylor (C) Randy Camargo | |
| 11:31 | Rivier | David Taylor is hacked by Charles Wilson - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | W. New England | Roland Eichhorn (PG) Tony Brown | |
| Subs | Rivier | Robert Watkins (C) David Taylor | |
| 11:21 | Rivier | Gary Solomon steals the ball from Robert Kinard | 20-17 |
| 11:18 | W. New England | Gary Solomon banks in the layup | 22-17 |
| 10:59 | Rivier | Carlos Smith knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Hebert | 22-19 |
| 10:55 | W. New England | Gary Solomon clanks a floater from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 10:54 | Rivier | Daniel Vogler gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 10:41 | Rivier | Robert Kinard is hacked by James Isabel - foul #2 on James Isabel, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | W. New England | Mark Litwin (PG), Ronald Perry (SG), Erick Lowrance (SF), Raymond Denny (PF) Roland Eichhorn, Gary Solomon, James Isabel, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Rivier | Elmer Boyd (PG), John Adolph (SF), Randy Camargo (PF), David Taylor (C) Carlos Smith, Robert Kinard, Daniel Vogler, Robert Watkins | |
| 10:36 | Rivier | Richard Hebert misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 22-19 |
| 10:35 | W. New England | Erick Lowrance gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 10:29 | W. New England | James Payne blows the layup | 22-19 |
| 10:28 | W. New England | Raymond Denny pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 10:07 | W. New England | Ronald Perry's pass is intercepted by Randy Camargo | 22-19 |
| 10:04 | Rivier | Richard Hebert is hacked by Ronald Perry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Perry, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | W. New England | Tony Brown (SG), Grant Mobley (C) Ronald Perry, James Payne | |
| Subs | Rivier | David Jacobsen (PG) Randy Camargo | |
| 10:04 | Rivier | Richard Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 10:04 | Rivier | Richard Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:37 | W. New England | Mark Litwin is fouled on the floor by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | W. New England | Roland Eichhorn (PG) Mark Litwin | |
| Subs | Rivier | Robert Kinard (SF), Randy Camargo (PF), Robert Watkins (C) Richard Hebert, John Adolph, David Taylor | |
| 09:26 | W. New England | Raymond Denny misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Camargo - foul #2 on Randy Camargo, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | W. New England | Gary Solomon (SF) Erick Lowrance | |
| Subs | Rivier | Carlos Smith (PG), Daniel Vogler (PF) Elmer Boyd, Randy Camargo | |
| 09:26 | W. New England | Raymond Denny misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:26 | W. New England | Raymond Denny misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:26 | Rivier | Daniel Vogler gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 09:17 | Rivier | Robert Kinard hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Jacobsen | 22-23 |
| 08:56 | W. New England | Gary Solomon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 08:54 | Rivier | David Jacobsen gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:51 | Rivier | Tony Brown steps in front of the David Jacobsen pass in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 08:49 | W. New England | Tony Brown hits the finger roll | 24-23 |
| 08:46 | Rivier | Carlos Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Denny - foul #2 on Raymond Denny, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | W. New England | James Payne (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Raymond Denny, Grant Mobley | |
| Subs | Rivier | | |
| 08:46 | Rivier | Carlos Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:46 | Rivier | Carlos Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 08:34 | W. New England | The jump hook by Charles Wilson is blocked by Daniel Vogler | 24-25 |
| 08:32 | Rivier | Robert Kinard grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 08:25 | Rivier | Carlos Smith hits a floater from the left side | 24-27 |
| 08:04 | W. New England | Tony Brown is hacked by Robert Kinard - foul #1 on Robert Kinard, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | W. New England | Mark Litwin (PG), Erick Lowrance (SF) Roland Eichhorn, Tony Brown | |
| Subs | Rivier | Elmer Boyd (PG), Richard Hebert (SG), John Adolph (SF) Carlos Smith, David Jacobsen, Robert Kinard | |
| 07:48 | W. New England | Mark Litwin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-27 |
| 07:47 | Rivier | Richard Hebert snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 07:44 | Rivier | James Payne takes the ball from Robert Watkins in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| Lineup | W. New England | PG - Mark Litwin (fresh) SG - Gary Solomon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Erick Lowrance (fresh) PF - James Payne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Elmer Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Hebert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Adolph (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Vogler (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Watkins (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | W. New England | James Payne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 24-27 |
| 07:23 | W. New England | The offensive rebound goes to James Payne | 24-27 |
| 07:13 | W. New England | Mark Litwin misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 07:12 | Rivier | The rebound goes to Richard Hebert | 24-27 |
| 07:04 | Rivier | Elmer Boyd hits a floater from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 07:00 | W. New England | Gary Solomon is hacked by Daniel Vogler - foul #1 on Daniel Vogler, team foul #7 | 24-29 |
| Subs | W. New England | Grant Mobley (C) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Rivier | Robert Kinard (SF) Daniel Vogler | |
| 07:00 | W. New England | Gary Solomon misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 07:00 | Rivier | Richard Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 06:40 | Rivier | Richard Hebert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 06:38 | W. New England | The rebound goes to Grant Mobley | 24-29 |
| 06:09 | W. New England | Gary Solomon makes the floater from the right side set up by Erick Lowrance | 26-29 |
| 06:05 | Rivier | Elmer Boyd misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 26-29 |
| 06:04 | Rivier | Robert Kinard tips it but misses | 26-29 |
| 06:03 | Rivier | Elmer Boyd tips it home | 26-31 |
| 05:51 | W. New England | Mark Litwin is fouled on the floor by Robert Kinard - foul #2 on Robert Kinard, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | W. New England | Ronald Perry (SG), James Isabel (SF), Raymond Denny (PF), Charles Wilson (C) Gary Solomon, Erick Lowrance, James Payne, Grant Mobley | |
| Subs | Rivier | Carlos Smith (PG), David Jacobsen (SG), Daniel Vogler (PF) Elmer Boyd, Richard Hebert, Robert Kinard | |
| 05:51 | W. New England | Mark Litwin misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:51 | Rivier | Daniel Vogler grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 05:38 | Rivier | Daniel Vogler hits a wide open fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Carlos Smith | 26-33 |
| 05:19 | W. New England | Ronald Perry misses long on a runner in the lane | 26-33 |
| 05:17 | Rivier | Robert Watkins grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 05:03 | Rivier | Carlos Smith misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 05:01 | W. New England | James Isabel snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 04:42 | W. New England | Charles Wilson is fouled on the floor by Robert Watkins - foul #1 on Robert Watkins, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | W. New England | Roland Eichhorn (PG) Mark Litwin | |
| Subs | Rivier | | |
| 04:42 | W. New England | Charles Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:42 | W. New England | Charles Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:42 | Rivier | Daniel Vogler grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 04:26 | Rivier | Carlos Smith banks in the layup | 27-35 |
| 04:03 | W. New England | Raymond Denny misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 27-35 |
| 04:01 | W. New England | Raymond Denny tips it but misses | 27-35 |
| 03:59 | W. New England | Roland Eichhorn can't tip it in | 27-35 |
| 03:58 | Rivier | Daniel Vogler snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 03:39 | Rivier | Daniel Vogler is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by David Jacobsen | 27-37 |
| Lineup | W. New England | PG - Roland Eichhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Perry (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Isabel (tired) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Denny (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Wilson (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Carlos Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Jacobsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Adolph (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Vogler (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Watkins (tiring) | |
| 03:17 | W. New England | Charles Wilson double dribbles | 27-37 |
| Subs | W. New England | Tony Brown (PG), Erick Lowrance (PF), Grant Mobley (C) Roland Eichhorn, Raymond Denny, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | Rivier | Elmer Boyd (PG), Richard Hebert (SG), Robert Kinard (SF), Randy Camargo (PF), David Taylor (C) Carlos Smith, David Jacobsen, John Adolph, Daniel Vogler, Robert Watkins | |
| 03:04 | Rivier | Robert Kinard scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Elmer Boyd | 27-39 |
| 02:41 | W. New England | Grant Mobley misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Taylor - foul #3 on David Taylor, team foul #10 | 27-39 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Rivier | Daniel Vogler (PF) David Taylor | |
| 02:41 | W. New England | Grant Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 02:41 | W. New England | Grant Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 02:34 | Rivier | Elmer Boyd clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Perry - foul #3 on Ronald Perry, team foul #9 | 29-39 |
| Subs | W. New England | Roland Eichhorn (PG) Ronald Perry | |
| Subs | Rivier | | |
| 02:34 | Rivier | Elmer Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 02:34 | Rivier | Elmer Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 02:09 | W. New England | Grant Mobley makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Brown | 31-41 |
| 02:07 | Rivier | Tony Brown steps in front of the Randy Camargo pass in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| 01:56 | W. New England | Elmer Boyd steps in front of the Tony Brown pass | 31-41 |
| 01:53 | Rivier | Richard Hebert lays it in on a nice dish by Elmer Boyd | 31-43 |
| 01:33 | W. New England | Roland Eichhorn double dribbles | 31-43 |
| Subs | W. New England | Gary Solomon (SG), Raymond Denny (PF) Tony Brown, Erick Lowrance | |
| Subs | Rivier | David Jacobsen (PG), John Adolph (PF) Elmer Boyd, Daniel Vogler | |
| 01:16 | Rivier | Richard Hebert hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Camargo | 31-46 |
| 00:50 | W. New England | Raymond Denny comes up short on the jumper from close range | 31-46 |
| 00:49 | Rivier | The rebound goes to Robert Kinard | 31-46 |
| 00:41 | Rivier | David Jacobsen is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 00:40 | Rivier | Robert Kinard tips it back up and in | 31-48 |
| 00:13 | W. New England | Gary Solomon drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Roland Eichhorn | 34-48 |
| 00:02 | Rivier | David Jacobsen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-48 |
| 00:01 | Rivier | Richard Hebert tips it home | 34-50 |
| 00:00 | W. New England | Roland Eichhorn clanks a fullcourt shot | 34-50 |