| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Dwight Landman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ashby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rudy Naquin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Westlund (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Buelow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Calvin Yarbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Burt Devore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Royal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Pritts (fresh) C - Russel Taveras (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New England | John Royal inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough dunks the ball | 34-27 |
| 19:40 | Nichols | Dwight Landman loses the dribble to Calvin Yarbrough in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 19:36 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough banks in the layup | 34-29 |
| 19:29 | Nichols | David Westlund clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Mark Pritts - foul #3 on Mark Pritts, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | Curtis Granville (PF) Mark Pritts | |
| 19:29 | Nichols | David Westlund misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:29 | Nichols | David Westlund makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:14 | New England | Burt Devore is hacked by Michael Ashby - foul #2 on Michael Ashby, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:51 | New England | Dwight Landman steals it from Curtis Granville | 35-29 |
| 18:48 | Nichols | Dwight Landman slams it home | 37-29 |
| 18:20 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dwight Landman - foul #1 on Dwight Landman, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 18:20 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:20 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:06 | Nichols | Michael Ashby is fouled on the floor by Burt Devore - foul #1 on Burt Devore, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | Jack Johnson (PG), Paul Mandujano (C) Calvin Yarbrough, Russel Taveras | |
| 17:48 | Nichols | Rudy Naquin misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 17:47 | New England | Burt Devore grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 17:43 | New England | John Royal makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Paul Mandujano | 37-33 |
| 17:26 | Nichols | John Buelow misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 17:24 | Nichols | Rudy Naquin tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 17:02 | New England | Burt Devore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 17:00 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Rudy Naquin | 39-33 |
| 16:53 | Nichols | John Buelow hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Westlund | 41-33 |
| 16:36 | New England | Paul Mandujano misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-33 |
| 16:34 | Nichols | The rebound goes to David Westlund | 41-33 |
| 16:28 | Nichols | Rudy Naquin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Nichols | William Beran (PG), David Metcalf (SG), Arthur Kenyon (SF), Chad Webb (PF), Milton Keyes (C) Dwight Landman, Michael Ashby, Rudy Naquin, David Westlund, John Buelow | |
| Subs | New England | Calvin Yarbrough (PG), Joseph Groesbeck (SG), George Trower (SF), Russel Taveras (C) Jack Johnson, Burt Devore, John Royal, Curtis Granville | |
| 16:13 | New England | George Trower misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 16:12 | Nichols | Chad Webb snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 16:01 | Nichols | Chad Webb is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Chad Webb, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | Ryan Smith (SF) Paul Mandujano | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - William Beran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Metcalf (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Arthur Kenyon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Keyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Calvin Yarbrough (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Groesbeck (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Smith (fresh) PF - George Trower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Russel Taveras (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 15:26 | Nichols | Chad Webb hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Beran | 43-35 |
| 15:10 | New England | Ryan Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Milton Keyes | 43-35 |
| 15:09 | Nichols | Arthur Kenyon snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 14:57 | Nichols | David Metcalf banks in the layup | 45-35 |
| 14:36 | New England | Joseph Groesbeck is fouled on the floor by David Metcalf - foul #1 on David Metcalf, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Nichols | Dwight Landman (PG), Rudy Naquin (SF), David Westlund (PF), John Buelow (C) William Beran, Arthur Kenyon, Chad Webb, Milton Keyes | |
| Subs | New England | Jack Johnson (PG), Burt Devore (SG), John Royal (SF), Mark Pritts (PF), Paul Mandujano (C) Calvin Yarbrough, Joseph Groesbeck, Ryan Smith, George Trower, Russel Taveras | |
| 14:14 | New England | Paul Mandujano knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Pritts and the foul's on John Buelow - foul #1 on John Buelow, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Ashby (SG) David Metcalf | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 14:14 | New England | Paul Mandujano makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:56 | Nichols | Michael Ashby travels with the ball | 45-38 |
| 13:32 | New England | Jack Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dwight Landman - foul #2 on Dwight Landman, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| 13:32 | New England | Jack Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:32 | New England | Jack Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:12 | Nichols | Rudy Naquin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-40 |
| 13:11 | New England | The rebound goes to Burt Devore | 45-40 |
| 13:07 | New England | Jack Johnson double dribbles | 45-40 |
| Subs | Nichols | David Metcalf (SG), Chad Webb (PF) Michael Ashby, David Westlund | |
| Subs | New England | Joseph Groesbeck (SG), George Trower (SF), Curtis Granville (C) Burt Devore, John Royal, Paul Mandujano | |
| 12:52 | Nichols | Rudy Naquin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 12:51 | New England | Mark Pritts gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:47 | New England | Jack Johnson hits a jumpshot from the left side | 45-42 |
| 12:30 | Nichols | Chad Webb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 12:28 | Nichols | David Metcalf hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 12:10 | New England | Jack Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 11:47 | Nichols | John Buelow hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Chad Webb | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Dwight Landman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Metcalf (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Rudy Naquin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Buelow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Jack Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Groesbeck (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Trower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Pritts (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Curtis Granville (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | New England | Joseph Groesbeck can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Metcalf - foul #2 on David Metcalf, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Nichols | William Beran (PG), Michael Ashby (SG), Arthur Kenyon (SF), David Westlund (PF), Milton Keyes (C) Dwight Landman, David Metcalf, Rudy Naquin, Chad Webb, John Buelow | |
| Subs | New England | Calvin Yarbrough (PG), John Royal (SF), Russel Taveras (C) Jack Johnson, George Trower, Mark Pritts | |
| 11:35 | New England | Joseph Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:35 | New England | Joseph Groesbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:13 | Nichols | Arthur Kenyon loses the dribble to Joseph Groesbeck | 50-46 |
| 11:09 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough lays it in set up by Joseph Groesbeck | 50-48 |
| 10:48 | Nichols | Russel Taveras is called for the reach on Arthur Kenyon - foul #3 on Russel Taveras, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | Burt Devore (SG), Paul Mandujano (PF) Joseph Groesbeck, Curtis Granville | |
| 10:35 | Nichols | William Beran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Nichols | David Metcalf (SF) Arthur Kenyon | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 10:16 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Burt Devore | 50-51 |
| 09:59 | Nichols | William Beran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 09:57 | New England | Russel Taveras pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:51 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough is fouled on the floor by William Beran - foul #1 on William Beran, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | Rudy Naquin (SF), Chad Webb (PF), John Buelow (C) Michael Ashby, David Westlund, Milton Keyes | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 09:51 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:51 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:51 | Nichols | John Buelow grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 09:26 | Nichols | Chad Webb can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-52 |
| 09:24 | New England | Paul Mandujano grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:18 | New England | Paul Mandujano misses long on a runner from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 09:17 | New England | Paul Mandujano tips it in | 50-54 |
| 09:06 | Nichols | William Beran makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Chad Webb | 53-54 |
| 08:43 | New England | David Metcalf picks off the pass by Russel Taveras | 53-54 |
| 08:32 | Nichols | Chad Webb scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Rudy Naquin | 55-54 |
| 08:15 | New England | Paul Mandujano hits a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by David Metcalf - foul #3 on David Metcalf, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Nichols | Dwight Landman (PG), Michael Ashby (SG), David Westlund (PF) William Beran, David Metcalf, Chad Webb | |
| Subs | New England | Jack Johnson (PG), Joseph Groesbeck (SG), George Trower (SF), Mark Pritts (PF) Calvin Yarbrough, Burt Devore, John Royal, Russel Taveras | |
| 08:15 | New England | Paul Mandujano makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:56 | Nichols | Rudy Naquin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-57 |
| 07:54 | Nichols | John Buelow gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 07:40 | Nichols | Michael Ashby misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 07:39 | New England | Jack Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Dwight Landman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Ashby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rudy Naquin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Westlund (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Buelow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Jack Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Groesbeck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Trower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Pritts (fresh) 3 pf. C - Paul Mandujano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | New England | Joseph Groesbeck clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 07:31 | New England | George Trower pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 07:22 | New England | Dwight Landman is called for the reach on George Trower - foul #3 on Dwight Landman, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Nichols | Arthur Kenyon (SF), Milton Keyes (C) Rudy Naquin, John Buelow | |
| Subs | New England | Curtis Granville (C) Paul Mandujano | |
| 07:22 | New England | George Trower makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:22 | New England | George Trower makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:11 | Nichols | Dwight Landman connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Ashby | 58-59 |
| 06:58 | New England | Curtis Granville dunks the ball | 58-61 |
| 06:33 | Nichols | Milton Keyes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 06:31 | New England | Joseph Groesbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:21 | New England | Joseph Groesbeck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-61 |
| 06:19 | Nichols | Milton Keyes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:01 | Nichols | David Westlund can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 05:59 | Nichols | David Westlund grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 05:48 | Nichols | Milton Keyes clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 05:46 | New England | George Trower grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 05:35 | New England | Mark Pritts buries a runner in the lane set up by Curtis Granville | 58-63 |
| 05:27 | Nichols | Michael Ashby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-63 |
| 05:26 | New England | Mark Pritts grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 05:23 | New England | New England calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Nichols | Rudy Naquin (SF), John Buelow (C) Arthur Kenyon, Milton Keyes | |
| Subs | New England | Calvin Yarbrough (PG), Burt Devore (SG), John Royal (SF), Russel Taveras (C) Jack Johnson, Joseph Groesbeck, George Trower, Curtis Granville | |
| 05:20 | New England | John Royal connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Burt Devore | 58-65 |
| 05:14 | Nichols | John Royal is called for the reach on Rudy Naquin - foul #2 on John Royal, team foul #4 | 58-65 |
| 04:59 | Nichols | Michael Ashby misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Pritts - foul #4 on Mark Pritts, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | Curtis Granville (PF) Mark Pritts | |
| 04:59 | Nichols | Michael Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:59 | Nichols | Michael Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:46 | New England | John Royal clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 04:45 | Nichols | John Buelow grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 04:24 | Nichols | David Westlund hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 60-65 |
| 04:23 | New England | John Royal gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 04:17 | New England | Russel Taveras hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Buelow - foul #2 on John Buelow, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Nichols | David Metcalf (SG), Chad Webb (PF) Michael Ashby, David Westlund | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 04:17 | New England | Russel Taveras misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:17 | New England | Russel Taveras makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:02 | Nichols | David Metcalf is fouled on the floor by John Royal - foul #3 on John Royal, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Nichols | William Beran (PG) Dwight Landman | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 03:46 | Nichols | William Beran can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-66 |
| 03:45 | Nichols | Chad Webb hits the follow up shot | 62-66 |
| 03:21 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough lays it up and in set up by Burt Devore and the foul's on William Beran - foul #2 on William Beran, team foul #12 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | Mark Pritts (PF), Paul Mandujano (C) Curtis Granville, Russel Taveras | |
| 03:21 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough misses the free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:21 | Nichols | The rebound goes to John Buelow | 62-68 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - William Beran (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Metcalf (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rudy Naquin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Webb (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Buelow (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Calvin Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Burt Devore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Royal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Pritts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Mandujano (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Nichols | Mark Pritts picks off the pass by David Metcalf | 62-68 |
| 02:54 | New England | John Royal misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-68 |
| 02:53 | Nichols | Chad Webb gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 02:53 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Nichols | Dwight Landman (PG), Michael Ashby (SG), David Westlund (PF) William Beran, David Metcalf, Chad Webb | |
| Subs | New England | Russel Taveras (C) Paul Mandujano | |
| 02:40 | Nichols | Michael Ashby clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 02:39 | Nichols | David Westlund grabs the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 02:20 | Nichols | David Westlund makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 02:16 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-68 |
| 02:14 | Nichols | David Westlund grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:09 | Nichols | Rudy Naquin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dwight Landman | 68-68 |
| 02:05 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 02:03 | New England | John Royal tips it home | 68-70 |
| 01:48 | Nichols | Rudy Naquin blows the layup | 68-70 |
| 01:46 | Nichols | John Buelow pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:40 | Nichols | John Royal is called for the reach on Rudy Naquin - foul #4 on John Royal, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| 01:40 | Nichols | Rudy Naquin makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:40 | Nichols | Rudy Naquin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:24 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Pritts and he's hacked by John Buelow - foul #3 on John Buelow, team foul #13 | 70-72 |
| 01:24 | New England | Calvin Yarbrough makes the free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:09 | Nichols | John Buelow buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Dwight Landman | 72-73 |
| 00:46 | New England | John Royal buries a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Rudy Naquin - foul #2 on Rudy Naquin, team foul #14 | 72-75 |
| 00:46 | New England | John Royal makes the free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Nichols | Dwight Landman connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | New England | Russel Taveras hits a floater in the paint set up by Burt Devore | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Nichols | Dwight Landman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-78 |
| 00:06 | New England | Burt Devore pulls down the rebound | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | New England | Burt Devore is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Ashby - foul #3 on Michael Ashby, team foul #15 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | Curtis Granville (PF) Mark Pritts | |
| 00:05 | New England | Burt Devore makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:05 | New England | Burt Devore makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Dwight Landman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-80 |