| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Joe Duffy (fresh) SG - Mariano Mendoza (fresh) SF - Archie Dambrosio (fresh) PF - Kenny Litchford (fresh) C - Anthony Mena (fresh) | |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Todd Mitchell (fresh) SG - Glenn Gill (fresh) SF - John Buker (fresh) PF - Ross Smith (fresh) C - Kevin Ward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rivier | Rivier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell is hacked by Joe Duffy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Duffy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | U. of New England | Archie Dambrosio steals it from Ross Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Rivier | Anthony Mena's floater is tipped away by Kevin Ward | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | U. of New England | The rebound goes to Glenn Gill | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Rivier | Archie Dambrosio pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Rivier | Kenny Litchford loses the dribble to Todd Mitchell | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Rivier | Ross Smith steps in front of the Joe Duffy pass | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | U. of New England | Ross Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Todd Mitchell | 0-5 |
| 18:01 | Rivier | Joe Duffy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 17:59 | Rivier | Anthony Mena tips it but misses | 0-5 |
| 17:58 | U. of New England | John Buker pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:35 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Buker | 0-8 |
| 17:22 | Rivier | Mariano Mendoza connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joe Duffy | 2-8 |
| 17:02 | U. of New England | John Buker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Rivier | Christopher Jones (PG), Doug Johnson (SG), Brad Yarborough (SF), Joseph Howard (PF), Eric Whitlock (C) Joe Duffy, Mariano Mendoza, Archie Dambrosio, Kenny Litchford, Anthony Mena | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho (PG), Willy Holloway (SG), Frank West (SF), Paul Kenna (PF), Scott Hodges (C) Todd Mitchell, Glenn Gill, John Buker, Ross Smith, Kevin Ward | |
| 16:41 | Rivier | Eric Whitlock scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Christopher Jones | 5-8 |
| 16:39 | U. of New England | Christopher Jones picks off the pass by Willy Holloway in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 16:34 | Rivier | Joseph Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:32 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 16:16 | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willy Holloway | 5-11 |
| 16:04 | Rivier | Brad Yarborough misses long on a 3 from straight away | 5-11 |
| 16:02 | Rivier | Doug Johnson snags the offensive board | 5-11 |
| 15:57 | Rivier | Eric Whitlock is hacked by Scott Hodges - foul #1 on Scott Hodges, team foul #1 | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Christopher Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Doug Johnson (fresh) SF - Brad Yarborough (fresh) PF - Joseph Howard (fresh) C - Eric Whitlock (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Joseph Botelho (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willy Holloway (fresh) SF - Frank West (fresh) PF - Paul Kenna (fresh) C - Scott Hodges (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rivier | Paul Kenna denies the turnaround by Joseph Howard | 5-11 |
| 15:36 | U. of New England | The rebound goes to Scott Hodges | 5-11 |
| 15:31 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway is hacked by Doug Johnson - foul #1 on Doug Johnson, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Rivier | Joe Duffy (PG), Mariano Mendoza (SG), Archie Dambrosio (SF), Kenny Litchford (PF), Anthony Mena (C) Christopher Jones, Doug Johnson, Brad Yarborough, Joseph Howard, Eric Whitlock | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell (PG), Glenn Gill (SG), Samuel Tinker (SF), Ross Smith (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joseph Botelho, Willy Holloway, Frank West, Paul Kenna, Scott Hodges | |
| 15:13 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Ross Smith and he's fouled by Mariano Mendoza - foul #1 on Mariano Mendoza, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Rivier | | |
| Subs | U. of New England | John Buker (SF) Samuel Tinker | |
| 15:13 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill misses the free throw | 5-13 |
| 15:13 | Rivier | The rebound goes to Anthony Mena | 5-13 |
| 15:01 | Rivier | Joe Duffy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 15:00 | U. of New England | John Buker grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 14:33 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 14:32 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill tips it but misses | 5-13 |
| 14:31 | Rivier | Archie Dambrosio snags the defensive board | 5-13 |
| 14:21 | Rivier | Kenny Litchford misses badly on a runner in the lane | 5-13 |
| 14:19 | U. of New England | The rebound goes to Ross Smith | 5-13 |
| 13:59 | U. of New England | John Buker drills a turnaround in the paint | 5-15 |
| 13:47 | Rivier | Todd Mitchell picks off the pass by Kenny Litchford | 5-15 |
| 13:44 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell blows the dunk | 5-15 |
| 13:43 | Rivier | Archie Dambrosio snags the defensive board | 5-15 |
| 13:27 | Rivier | Archie Dambrosio drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by John Buker - foul #1 on John Buker, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Rivier | Christopher Jones (PG), Doug Johnson (SG), Joseph Howard (PF), Brad Yarborough (C) Joe Duffy, Mariano Mendoza, Kenny Litchford, Anthony Mena | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho (PG), Willy Holloway (SG), Frank West (SF), Paul Kenna (PF), Scott Hodges (C) Todd Mitchell, Glenn Gill, John Buker, Ross Smith, Kevin Ward | |
| 13:27 | Rivier | Archie Dambrosio makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:23 | U. of New England | Frank West loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-15 |
| Subs | Rivier | Eric Whitlock (C) Archie Dambrosio | |
| Subs | U. of New England | | |
| 13:14 | Rivier | Joseph Howard makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Doug Johnson and he's fouled by Frank West - foul #1 on Frank West, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| 13:14 | Rivier | Joseph Howard misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:14 | Rivier | Eric Whitlock gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:54 | Rivier | Doug Johnson is denied on a layup by Scott Hodges | 10-15 |
| 12:53 | U. of New England | Paul Kenna gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:51 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway is hacked by Christopher Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Jones, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| 12:41 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Kenna | 10-17 |
| 12:27 | Rivier | Brad Yarborough misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 12:26 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 12:24 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway's pass is intercepted by Brad Yarborough in the backcourt | 10-17 |
| 12:23 | Rivier | Doug Johnson banks in the layup set up by Brad Yarborough | 12-17 |
| 12:20 | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Jones - foul #2 on Christopher Jones, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Rivier | Joe Duffy (PG), Mariano Mendoza (SG) Christopher Jones, Doug Johnson | |
| Subs | U. of New England | John Buker (SF), Samuel Tinker (PF) Paul Kenna, Scott Hodges | |
| 11:56 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway comes up short on the shot from close range | 12-17 |
| 11:54 | Rivier | Joseph Howard pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Joe Duffy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mariano Mendoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brad Yarborough (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Whitlock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Joseph Botelho (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willy Holloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Buker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Tinker (fresh) C - Frank West (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Rivier | Joe Duffy hits a 3 from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 11:26 | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 15-17 |
| 11:25 | U. of New England | John Buker tips it home | 15-19 |
| 11:13 | Rivier | Brad Yarborough travels with the ball | 15-19 |
| Subs | Rivier | Doug Johnson (PG), Archie Dambrosio (SF), Kenny Litchford (PF), Anthony Mena (C) Joe Duffy, Brad Yarborough, Joseph Howard, Eric Whitlock | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell (PG), Glenn Gill (SG), Ross Smith (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joseph Botelho, Willy Holloway, Samuel Tinker, Frank West | |
| 10:52 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell makes the jumper from the right side | 15-21 |
| 10:44 | Rivier | Todd Mitchell takes the ball from Mariano Mendoza | 15-21 |
| 10:25 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Todd Mitchell | 15-23 |
| 09:56 | Rivier | Archie Dambrosio is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Archie Dambrosio, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Rivier | Joe Duffy (PG), Joseph Howard (PF) Mariano Mendoza, Kenny Litchford | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Paul Kenna (C) Kevin Ward | |
| 09:30 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Joe Duffy - foul #2 on Joe Duffy, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Rivier | Mariano Mendoza (SG) Joe Duffy | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Samuel Tinker (SF), Scott Hodges (C) John Buker, Ross Smith | |
| 09:30 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:30 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:05 | Rivier | Samuel Tinker is called for the reach on Joseph Howard - foul #1 on Samuel Tinker, team foul #4 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Rivier | | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Frank West (SF) Samuel Tinker | |
| 08:51 | Rivier | Doug Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-25 |
| Subs | Rivier | Eric Whitlock (PG), Brad Yarborough (SF), Kenny Litchford (PF) Doug Johnson, Archie Dambrosio, Joseph Howard | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho (PG), Willy Holloway (SG), Ross Smith (PF) Todd Mitchell, Glenn Gill, Paul Kenna | |
| 08:48 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway's pass is intercepted by Mariano Mendoza in the backcourt | 15-25 |
| 08:35 | Rivier | Eric Whitlock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-25 |
| 08:33 | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho grabs the defensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 08:16 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 15-25 |
| 08:14 | Rivier | Anthony Mena snags the defensive board | 15-25 |
| 08:08 | Rivier | Kenny Litchford makes the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Ross Smith - foul #1 on Ross Smith, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Rivier | Joseph Howard (C) Anthony Mena | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Glenn Gill (SG), Kevin Ward (C) Frank West, Scott Hodges | |
| 08:08 | Rivier | Kenny Litchford misses the free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:08 | U. of New England | Ross Smith gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 08:02 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway is hacked by Brad Yarborough in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Yarborough, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Rivier | Doug Johnson (PG), Archie Dambrosio (SF) Eric Whitlock, Mariano Mendoza | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Samuel Tinker (PF) Ross Smith | |
| 08:02 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 08:02 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 07:38 | Rivier | Archie Dambrosio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-27 |
| Subs | Rivier | Anthony Mena (C) Kenny Litchford | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell (PG), Ross Smith (PF) Joseph Botelho, Willy Holloway | |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Doug Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Yarborough (fairly fresh) SF - Archie Dambrosio (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Mena (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Todd Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Glenn Gill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Tinker (fresh) PF - Ross Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 07:14 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 06:59 | U. of New England | Samuel Tinker's pass is intercepted by Joseph Howard | 17-27 |
| 06:38 | Rivier | Archie Dambrosio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-27 |
| 06:36 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 06:16 | U. of New England | Samuel Tinker blows the wide open layup | 17-27 |
| 06:15 | U. of New England | Ross Smith snags the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 05:56 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill misses long on a shot from the left side | 17-27 |
| 05:55 | Rivier | Joseph Howard grabs the board | 17-27 |
| 05:36 | Rivier | Doug Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Todd Mitchell - foul #1 on Todd Mitchell, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Rivier | Mariano Mendoza (SG), Kenny Litchford (PF), Eric Whitlock (C) Brad Yarborough, Joseph Howard, Anthony Mena | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho (PG), Willy Holloway (SG), John Buker (SF), Frank West (PF), Paul Kenna (C) Todd Mitchell, Glenn Gill, Samuel Tinker, Ross Smith, Kevin Ward | |
| 05:36 | Rivier | Doug Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:36 | Rivier | Doug Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:14 | U. of New England | Mariano Mendoza is called for the reach on Willy Holloway - foul #2 on Mariano Mendoza, team foul #9 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Rivier | Anthony Mena (C) Mariano Mendoza | |
| Subs | U. of New England | | |
| 05:14 | Rivier | Rivier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-27 |
| 05:14 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:14 | Rivier | Anthony Mena grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 04:52 | Rivier | Anthony Mena misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 04:51 | U. of New England | Frank West pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:49 | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho travels in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| Subs | Rivier | Brad Yarborough (SG), Joseph Howard (C) Doug Johnson, Anthony Mena | |
| Subs | U. of New England | | |
| 04:39 | Rivier | Eric Whitlock clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 04:38 | Rivier | Brad Yarborough pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:29 | Rivier | Joseph Howard banks in the layup | 21-27 |
| 04:18 | U. of New England | John Buker makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 03:55 | Rivier | Joseph Howard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Kenna - foul #1 on Paul Kenna, team foul #7 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Rivier | Joe Duffy (PG), Mariano Mendoza (SG), Christopher Jones (SF) Eric Whitlock, Brad Yarborough, Archie Dambrosio | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Glenn Gill (SG), Ross Smith (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Willy Holloway, Frank West, Paul Kenna | |
| 03:55 | Rivier | Joseph Howard misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:55 | Rivier | Joseph Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:51 | U. of New England | Mariano Mendoza is called for the reach on Glenn Gill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mariano Mendoza, team foul #10 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Rivier | Doug Johnson (SG), Anthony Mena (C) Mariano Mendoza, Joseph Howard | |
| Subs | U. of New England | | |
| 03:51 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 03:51 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 03:34 | Rivier | Christopher Jones is fouled on the floor by John Buker - foul #2 on John Buker, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Rivier | | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell (PG) Joseph Botelho | |
| 03:34 | Rivier | Christopher Jones makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:34 | Rivier | Christopher Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:34 | U. of New England | John Buker grabs the board | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Joe Duffy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenny Litchford (tired) 2 pts. C - Anthony Mena (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Todd Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Glenn Gill (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Buker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | U. of New England | Ross Smith comes up short on the floater from the left block | 23-31 |
| 03:21 | U. of New England | Ross Smith snags the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 02:56 | U. of New England | Ross Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 02:54 | Rivier | Doug Johnson grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 02:49 | Rivier | Doug Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Rivier | Brad Yarborough (SF), Joseph Howard (PF), Eric Whitlock (C) Doug Johnson, Kenny Litchford, Anthony Mena | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Willy Holloway (SF), Frank West (C) John Buker, Kevin Ward | |
| 02:27 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell is hacked by Joe Duffy - foul #3 on Joe Duffy, team foul #11 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Rivier | Archie Dambrosio (SF) Joe Duffy | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Paul Kenna (C) Glenn Gill | |
| 02:27 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:27 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:27 | Rivier | Eric Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 02:11 | Rivier | Ross Smith steals it from Joseph Howard | 23-32 |
| 01:55 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Mitchell | 23-34 |
| 01:36 | Rivier | Archie Dambrosio misses the 3 from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 01:35 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 01:15 | U. of New England | Ross Smith makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Todd Mitchell | 23-36 |
| 01:02 | Rivier | Joseph Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 01:01 | U. of New England | Paul Kenna gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:50 | U. of New England | Ross Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-36 |
| 00:49 | U. of New England | Frank West tips it but misses | 23-36 |
| 00:48 | U. of New England | Ross Smith can't tip it in | 23-36 |
| 00:47 | Rivier | Eric Whitlock gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:42 | Rivier | Joseph Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Rivier | Doug Johnson (SG), Kenny Litchford (PF), Anthony Mena (C) Archie Dambrosio, Joseph Howard, Eric Whitlock | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho (PG), Glenn Gill (SG), John Buker (SF), Samuel Tinker (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Todd Mitchell, Willy Holloway, Frank West, Ross Smith, Paul Kenna | |
| 00:25 | U. of New England | John Buker is hacked by Brad Yarborough - foul #2 on Brad Yarborough, team foul #12 | 23-36 |
| 00:25 | U. of New England | John Buker makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 00:25 | U. of New England | John Buker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 00:03 | Rivier | Christopher Jones scores on a shot from the free throw line | 25-38 |
| 00:00 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill misses short on a halfcourt shot | 25-38 |