| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Willie Wong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Stoops (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Adelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Todd Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Gill (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Buker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | Luis Johnson inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Nichols | Willie Wong is fouled on the floor by John Buker - foul #3 on John Buker, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Frank West (SF) John Buker | |
| 19:26 | Nichols | Luis Johnson is whistled for a carry | 32-26 |
| 19:09 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Miller - foul #1 on Eric Miller, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:09 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:09 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:50 | Nichols | Roger Adelson double dribbles | 32-28 |
| 18:35 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Eric Miller - foul #2 on Eric Miller, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 18:35 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:35 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:33 | Nichols | Willie Wong's pass is intercepted by Todd Mitchell in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 18:21 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 18:04 | Nichols | Roger Adelson knocks in the floater from close range | 34-30 |
| 17:58 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell loses the dribble to Eric Miller | 34-30 |
| 17:35 | Nichols | Willie Wong can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 17:34 | Nichols | Luis Johnson misses the tip | 34-30 |
| 17:32 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:09 | U. of New England | Ross Smith misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Eric Miller - foul #3 on Eric Miller, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Leaf (PG), Melvin Davis (SG), Jarvis Landrum (SF), Paul Fields (PF), Hugh Williams (C) Willie Wong, Stephen Stoops, Luis Johnson, Roger Adelson, Eric Miller | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho (PG), Willy Holloway (SF), Paul Kenna (C) Todd Mitchell, Frank West, Kevin Ward | |
| 17:09 | U. of New England | Ross Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:09 | U. of New England | Ross Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:53 | Nichols | Jarvis Landrum is fouled on the floor by Joseph Botelho - foul #2 on Joseph Botelho, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Samuel Tinker (SF), Scott Hodges (C) Glenn Gill, Ross Smith | |
| 16:38 | Nichols | Jarvis Landrum hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Leaf and he's hacked by Willy Holloway - foul #1 on Willy Holloway, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| 16:38 | Nichols | Jarvis Landrum makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:19 | U. of New England | Paul Fields is called for the reach on Samuel Tinker - foul #1 on Paul Fields, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| 16:13 | U. of New England | Scott Hodges misses the easy layup | 37-32 |
| 16:12 | U. of New England | Paul Kenna snags the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 15:57 | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 15:56 | U. of New England | Scott Hodges gets the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - John Leaf (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Melvin Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jarvis Landrum (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Fields (fresh) 5 reb. C - Hugh Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Joseph Botelho (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willy Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Tinker (fresh) PF - Paul Kenna (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Hodges (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Kenna | 37-35 |
| 15:20 | Nichols | Paul Fields misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 15:18 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:14 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway misses the lay-in | 37-35 |
| 15:12 | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 15:00 | Nichols | John Leaf comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 14:58 | Nichols | The offensive rebound goes to John Leaf | 37-37 |
| 14:49 | Nichols | Jarvis Landrum's pass is intercepted by Willy Holloway | 37-37 |
| 14:21 | U. of New England | Samuel Tinker is hacked by Jarvis Landrum - foul #1 on Jarvis Landrum, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Nichols | Willie Wong (PG), James Brickhouse (SG), Luis Johnson (SF), Roger Adelson (PF), Eric Miller (C) John Leaf, Melvin Davis, Jarvis Landrum, Paul Fields, Hugh Williams | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell (PG), Glenn Gill (SG), John Buker (SF), Ross Smith (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joseph Botelho, Willy Holloway, Samuel Tinker, Paul Kenna, Scott Hodges | |
| 14:03 | U. of New England | Ross Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 14:01 | U. of New England | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Gill | 37-37 |
| 13:51 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 13:50 | Nichols | Luis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:37 | Nichols | Roger Adelson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Miller and he's fouled by Glenn Gill - foul #1 on Glenn Gill, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| 13:37 | Nichols | Roger Adelson makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 13:10 | U. of New England | John Buker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:09 | U. of New England | Ross Smith tips it in | 40-39 |
| 12:45 | Nichols | Luis Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 12:44 | U. of New England | The rebound goes to Glenn Gill | 40-39 |
| 12:27 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward scores on a shot near the basket set up by Todd Mitchell | 40-41 |
| 12:07 | Nichols | Willie Wong travels with the ball | 40-41 |
| 11:55 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Eric Miller - foul #4 on Eric Miller, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Nichols | Melvin Davis (PG), Stephen Stoops (SG), Jarvis Landrum (SF), Paul Fields (PF), Hugh Williams (C) Willie Wong, James Brickhouse, Luis Johnson, Roger Adelson, Eric Miller | |
| Subs | U. of New England | | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Melvin Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Stoops (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jarvis Landrum (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Fields (fresh) 5 reb. C - Hugh Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Todd Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Gill (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Buker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ross Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | U. of New England | Ross Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Todd Mitchell | 40-43 |
| 11:15 | Nichols | Paul Fields misses the easy layup | 40-43 |
| 11:13 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 10:57 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 10:56 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 10:55 | Nichols | Hugh Williams grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 10:32 | Nichols | Todd Mitchell picks off the pass by Paul Fields | 40-43 |
| 10:29 | U. of New England | John Buker hits the finger roll set up by Todd Mitchell | 40-45 |
| 10:01 | Nichols | Paul Fields travels with the ball | 40-45 |
| Subs | Nichols | Willie Wong (PG), James Brickhouse (SG), Luis Johnson (SF), Roger Adelson (PF) Melvin Davis, Stephen Stoops, Jarvis Landrum, Hugh Williams | |
| 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 | |
| 09:40 | U. of New England | Scott Hodges loses the dribble to Luis Johnson | 40-45 |
| 09:20 | Nichols | Paul Kenna denies the turnaround by Roger Adelson | 40-45 |
| 09:19 | U. of New England | Paul Kenna gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:13 | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 09:11 | Nichols | Paul Fields grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 09:06 | Nichols | James Brickhouse hits a floater from the baseline set up by Willie Wong | 42-45 |
| 08:47 | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Willy Holloway | 42-47 |
| 08:28 | Nichols | James Brickhouse makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Willie Wong | 45-47 |
| 08:23 | U. of New England | Willy Holloway loses the dribble to Paul Fields | 45-47 |
| 08:00 | Nichols | Luis Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Wong | 48-47 |
| 07:47 | U. of New England | Frank West is fouled on the floor by Luis Johnson - foul #1 on Luis Johnson, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Nichols | Stephen Stoops (SG), Jarvis Landrum (SF), Eric Miller (C) James Brickhouse, Luis Johnson, Paul Fields | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell (PG), Glenn Gill (SG), Ross Smith (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joseph Botelho, Willy Holloway, Paul Kenna, Scott Hodges | |
| 07:47 | U. of New England | Frank West makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:47 | U. of New England | Frank West makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Willie Wong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Stoops (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jarvis Landrum (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roger Adelson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Todd Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Gill (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ross Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Nichols | Eric Miller is fouled on the floor by Todd Mitchell - foul #2 on Todd Mitchell, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Nichols | Melvin Davis (PG), John Leaf (PF) Willie Wong, Roger Adelson | |
| Subs | U. of New England | John Buker (SF) Frank West | |
| 07:18 | Nichols | Stephen Stoops comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 07:17 | Nichols | The offensive rebound goes to Jarvis Landrum | 48-49 |
| 06:57 | Nichols | Ross Smith steals it from Eric Miller | 48-49 |
| 06:49 | U. of New England | Ross Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-49 |
| 06:47 | Nichols | Jarvis Landrum snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 06:25 | Nichols | John Leaf is fouled on the floor by Todd Mitchell - foul #3 on Todd Mitchell, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Nichols | Willie Wong (PG), James Brickhouse (SG), Luis Johnson (SF), Roger Adelson (PF) Melvin Davis, Stephen Stoops, Jarvis Landrum, John Leaf | |
| Subs | U. of New England | | |
| 06:06 | Nichols | James Brickhouse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-49 |
| 06:05 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:58 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| 05:43 | Nichols | Roger Adelson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 48-49 |
| 05:42 | Nichols | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Miller | 48-49 |
| 05:32 | Nichols | Eric Miller misses the easy layup | 48-49 |
| 05:30 | U. of New England | John Buker grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 05:24 | U. of New England | James Brickhouse is called for the reach on Glenn Gill - foul #4 on James Brickhouse, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Frank West (C) Kevin Ward | |
| 05:24 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:24 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:06 | Nichols | Luis Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Brickhouse | 51-51 |
| 04:46 | U. of New England | John Buker buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Mitchell | 51-54 |
| 04:26 | Nichols | Willie Wong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-54 |
| 04:25 | Nichols | Luis Johnson tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 04:10 | U. of New England | Eric Miller swats the layup by Todd Mitchell | 53-54 |
| 04:08 | U. of New England | Frank West grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 04:03 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill makes the 3 from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 03:51 | Nichols | Roger Adelson's pass is intercepted by Todd Mitchell | 53-57 |
| 03:41 | U. of New England | Ross Smith misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 53-57 |
| 03:39 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill tips it but misses | 53-57 |
| 03:38 | Nichols | Luis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Willie Wong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Brickhouse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Luis Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roger Adelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | U. of New England | PG - Todd Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Gill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Buker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ross Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank West (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Nichols | Luis Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 03:26 | U. of New England | The rebound goes to Ross Smith | 53-57 |
| 03:08 | U. of New England | John Buker comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 03:06 | Nichols | Luis Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 02:50 | Nichols | John Buker is called for the reach on Willie Wong - foul #4 on John Buker, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Nichols | Stephen Stoops (SG), Jarvis Landrum (SF), Paul Fields (PF), Hugh Williams (C) James Brickhouse, Luis Johnson, Roger Adelson, Eric Miller | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Joseph Botelho (PG), Willy Holloway (SG), Paul Kenna (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Todd Mitchell, Glenn Gill, John Buker, Ross Smith | |
| 02:50 | Nichols | Willie Wong makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:50 | Nichols | Willie Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:47 | U. of New England | U. of New England calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Nichols | Melvin Davis (PG) Willie Wong | |
| Subs | U. of New England | | |
| 02:21 | U. of New England | Hugh Williams swats the layup by Kevin Ward | 55-57 |
| 02:19 | Nichols | Hugh Williams gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:19 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Nichols | Willie Wong (PG), James Brickhouse (SG), Luis Johnson (SF), Roger Adelson (PF), Eric Miller (C) Melvin Davis, Stephen Stoops, Jarvis Landrum, Paul Fields, Hugh Williams | |
| Subs | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell (PG), Glenn Gill (SG), John Buker (SF), Ross Smith (PF) Joseph Botelho, Willy Holloway, Frank West, Paul Kenna | |
| 02:01 | Nichols | Willie Wong hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Glenn Gill - foul #2 on Glenn Gill, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 02:01 | Nichols | Willie Wong makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:01 | Nichols | Willie Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:51 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 01:38 | Nichols | Eric Miller misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 57-59 |
| 01:37 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:27 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill scores on a 3 from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 01:10 | Nichols | James Brickhouse misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Glenn Gill - foul #3 on Glenn Gill, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| 01:10 | Nichols | James Brickhouse makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:10 | Nichols | James Brickhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:01 | U. of New England | Glenn Gill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 01:00 | U. of New England | Ross Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | U. of New England | Todd Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| 00:22 | Nichols | Roger Adelson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 00:21 | U. of New England | John Buker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | U. of New England | Willie Wong is called for the reach on John Buker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Wong, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| 00:20 | U. of New England | John Buker makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:20 | U. of New England | John Buker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | U. of New England | U. of New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Nichols | James Brickhouse comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 00:12 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward is hacked by Willie Wong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Wong, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | U. of New England | Kevin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:04 | Nichols | James Brickhouse misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-65 |
| 00:03 | U. of New England | John Buker pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 00:02 | U. of New England | John Buker is hacked by Willie Wong in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willie Wong, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Nichols | Melvin Davis (PG) Willie Wong | |
| Subs | U. of New England | | |
| 00:02 | U. of New England | John Buker misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:02 | U. of New England | John Buker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | James Brickhouse comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-66 |