| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jerry Delvalle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Skoog (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Turner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Gore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Donald Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clint Malek (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Gross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gabriel Moleski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Guenther (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | Randy Taylor inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Nichols | Michael Turner knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Roger Gore | 26-29 |
| 19:17 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel Gross | 26-32 |
| 18:56 | Nichols | Randy Taylor misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Gross - foul #1 on Daniel Gross, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 18:56 | Nichols | Randy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:56 | Nichols | Randy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:42 | Fontbonne | Daniel Gross loses the dribble to Randy Taylor | 28-32 |
| 18:25 | Nichols | Randy Taylor can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 18:24 | Fontbonne | Antonio Guenther pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:58 | Fontbonne | Clint Malek clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 17:56 | Nichols | Roger Gore snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 17:40 | Nichols | Clint Malek steals it from Randy Taylor | 28-32 |
| 17:36 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson lays it in on a great pass from Clint Malek | 28-34 |
| 17:15 | Nichols | James Skoog hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Delvalle and he's fouled by Antonio Guenther - foul #2 on Antonio Guenther, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Nichols | Richard Partlow (PG), Joe Mouser (SF), Alfred Nathaniel (C) Jerry Delvalle, Randy Taylor, Roger Gore | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Malcom Dyal (SF), Earl Henderson (PF), Malcolm Schumacher (C) Daniel Gross, Gabriel Moleski, Antonio Guenther | |
| 17:15 | Nichols | James Skoog makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:50 | Fontbonne | Malcolm Schumacher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Nichols | Mark Manning (SF), Eric James (C) James Skoog, Michael Turner | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Clinton Drake (PF) Clint Malek | |
| 16:29 | Nichols | Alfred Nathaniel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 16:28 | Nichols | Alfred Nathaniel grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:07 | Nichols | Eric James comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Malcolm Schumacher - foul #3 on Malcolm Schumacher, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Nichols | Randy Taylor (SF) Mark Manning | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | John Angel (SF), Gabriel Moleski (PF), Walter Massey (C) Donald Thompson, Clinton Drake, Malcolm Schumacher | |
| 16:07 | Nichols | Eric James misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:07 | Nichols | Eric James makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:55 | Fontbonne | John Angel misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 15:53 | Fontbonne | Walter Massey grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Richard Partlow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Mouser (fresh) SF - Randy Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric James (fresh) 1 pts. C - Alfred Nathaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Malcom Dyal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Angel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gabriel Moleski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Massey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Fontbonne | Malcom Dyal's pass is intercepted by Eric James | 32-34 |
| 15:28 | Nichols | Joe Mouser is called for traveling | 32-34 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Delvalle (PG), Michael Turner (PF), Roger Gore (C) Richard Partlow, Eric James, Alfred Nathaniel | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Clint Malek (SG), Antonio Guenther (C) John Angel, Walter Massey | |
| 15:05 | Fontbonne | Clint Malek hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joe Mouser - foul #3 on Joe Mouser, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Nichols | James Skoog (SG) Joe Mouser | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson (PG), Daniel Gross (SF) Malcom Dyal, Earl Henderson | |
| 15:05 | Fontbonne | Clint Malek makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:05 | Fontbonne | Clint Malek misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:05 | Fontbonne | Antonio Guenther pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 14:48 | Fontbonne | Clint Malek loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| 14:35 | Nichols | Antonio Guenther picks off the pass by James Skoog | 32-35 |
| 14:21 | Fontbonne | Clint Malek misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-35 |
| 14:20 | Nichols | Randy Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 14:01 | Nichols | James Skoog misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 14:00 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 13:37 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Gross | 32-37 |
| 13:18 | Nichols | Jerry Delvalle connects on the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Donald Thompson - foul #1 on Donald Thompson, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Nichols | Joe Mouser (SG), Richard Partlow (SF), Alfred Nathaniel (C) James Skoog, Randy Taylor, Roger Gore | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Malcom Dyal (SF), Earl Henderson (PF), Malcolm Schumacher (C) Daniel Gross, Gabriel Moleski, Antonio Guenther | |
| 13:18 | Nichols | Jerry Delvalle makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:59 | Fontbonne | Earl Henderson buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Malcom Dyal | 35-39 |
| 12:37 | Nichols | Michael Turner clanks a jumper near the basket | 35-39 |
| 12:35 | Nichols | Michael Turner tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 12:11 | Fontbonne | Malcolm Schumacher buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Clint Malek and he's hacked by Alfred Nathaniel - foul #1 on Alfred Nathaniel, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Nichols | Mark Manning (SF), Eric James (C) Jerry Delvalle, Michael Turner | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | John Angel (SF), Clinton Drake (PF) Donald Thompson, Clint Malek | |
| 12:11 | Fontbonne | Malcolm Schumacher makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:54 | Nichols | Richard Partlow is hacked by Malcom Dyal - foul #1 on Malcom Dyal, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Nichols | James Skoog (SG) Mark Manning | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 11:36 | Nichols | James Skoog misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-42 |
| 11:34 | Fontbonne | John Angel grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Richard Partlow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Skoog (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Mouser (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alfred Nathaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric James (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Malcom Dyal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Angel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Drake (fresh) C - Malcolm Schumacher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Fontbonne | Earl Henderson's pass is intercepted by Alfred Nathaniel | 37-42 |
| 11:10 | Nichols | James Skoog can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 11:08 | Fontbonne | John Angel grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 11:03 | Fontbonne | Earl Henderson is hacked by James Skoog - foul #3 on James Skoog, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Nichols | Randy Taylor (SF), Roger Gore (C) Joe Mouser, Alfred Nathaniel | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson (PG), Clint Malek (SG), Daniel Gross (SF), Gabriel Moleski (PF), Antonio Guenther (C) Malcom Dyal, Earl Henderson, John Angel, Clinton Drake, Malcolm Schumacher | |
| 10:54 | Fontbonne | Antonio Guenther is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| 10:31 | Nichols | Richard Partlow scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by James Skoog and he's hacked by Donald Thompson - foul #2 on Donald Thompson, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Turner (PF) Eric James | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 10:31 | Nichols | Richard Partlow makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:17 | Fontbonne | James Skoog is called for the reach on Clint Malek - foul #4 on James Skoog, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Bullion (PG), Joe Mouser (SG) Richard Partlow, James Skoog | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 10:08 | Fontbonne | Clint Malek comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 10:06 | Fontbonne | Daniel Gross tips it back up and in | 40-44 |
| 09:44 | Nichols | Randy Taylor knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joe Mouser | 42-44 |
| 09:39 | Fontbonne | Daniel Gross can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-44 |
| 09:37 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Randy Taylor | 42-44 |
| 09:19 | Nichols | Joe Mouser misses short on a jumper from the right block | 42-44 |
| 09:17 | Fontbonne | Clint Malek snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 09:01 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Clint Malek | 42-46 |
| 08:41 | Nichols | Joe Mouser is fouled on the floor by Daniel Gross - foul #2 on Daniel Gross, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Delvalle (PG), Richard Partlow (SF), Alfred Nathaniel (C) Robert Bullion, Randy Taylor, Roger Gore | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Malcom Dyal (PG), Earl Henderson (SG), John Angel (SF), Clinton Drake (PF), Malcolm Schumacher (C) Donald Thompson, Clint Malek, Daniel Gross, Gabriel Moleski, Antonio Guenther | |
| 08:41 | Nichols | Joe Mouser makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:41 | Nichols | Joe Mouser misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:41 | Fontbonne | John Angel snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 08:30 | Fontbonne | John Angel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 08:29 | Fontbonne | Malcom Dyal snags the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 08:18 | Fontbonne | Malcolm Schumacher misses long on a floater from the right block | 43-46 |
| 08:17 | Nichols | Richard Partlow grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 07:58 | Nichols | Richard Partlow misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-46 |
| 07:57 | Fontbonne | Clinton Drake grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 07:41 | Fontbonne | Malcolm Schumacher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 07:39 | Nichols | Joe Mouser grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 07:24 | Nichols | Jerry Delvalle is fouled on the floor by Clinton Drake - foul #1 on Clinton Drake, team foul #8 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | James Skoog (SG), Randy Taylor (SF), Eric James (C) Joe Mouser, Richard Partlow, Michael Turner | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson (PG), Clint Malek (SG) John Angel, Clinton Drake | |
| 07:24 | Nichols | Jerry Delvalle misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 07:24 | Fontbonne | Malcom Dyal pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jerry Delvalle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Skoog (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Randy Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Nathaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric James (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Donald Thompson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clint Malek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Malcom Dyal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earl Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Malcolm Schumacher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Fontbonne | Jerry Delvalle is called for the reach on Donald Thompson - foul #2 on Jerry Delvalle, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | Roger Gore (C) Eric James | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Gabriel Moleski (PF), Antonio Guenther (C) Earl Henderson, Malcolm Schumacher | |
| 06:55 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 06:29 | Nichols | Randy Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 06:27 | Nichols | Roger Gore snags the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 06:07 | Nichols | Randy Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-48 |
| 06:06 | Fontbonne | Gabriel Moleski gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:45 | Fontbonne | Clint Malek makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 05:27 | Nichols | Alfred Nathaniel misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 05:25 | Fontbonne | Antonio Guenther snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 04:59 | Fontbonne | Malcom Dyal clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 04:57 | Nichols | James Skoog pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 04:36 | Nichols | Alfred Nathaniel misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gabriel Moleski - foul #2 on Gabriel Moleski, team foul #9 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | Richard Partlow (PG), Joe Mouser (SG), Mark Manning (SF), Michael Turner (PF) Jerry Delvalle, James Skoog, Randy Taylor, Roger Gore | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Earl Henderson (PG), John Angel (SG), Daniel Gross (SF), Clinton Drake (PF), Malcolm Schumacher (C) Donald Thompson, Clint Malek, Malcom Dyal, Gabriel Moleski, Antonio Guenther | |
| 04:36 | Nichols | Alfred Nathaniel misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:36 | Nichols | Alfred Nathaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 04:21 | Fontbonne | Mark Manning is called for the reach on Earl Henderson - foul #3 on Mark Manning, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric James (C) Alfred Nathaniel | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 04:09 | Fontbonne | Clinton Drake misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 04:08 | Nichols | Eric James grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 03:51 | Nichols | Eric James drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Richard Partlow | 46-51 |
| 03:39 | Fontbonne | Clinton Drake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson (PG) John Angel | |
| 03:18 | Nichols | Joe Mouser buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Turner | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Richard Partlow (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Mouser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Manning (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric James (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fontbonne | PG - Donald Thompson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Drake (fresh) C - Malcolm Schumacher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Fontbonne | Daniel Gross drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Thompson | 49-53 |
| 02:57 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Delvalle (PG), James Skoog (SG), Randy Taylor (SF), Roger Gore (C) Richard Partlow, Joe Mouser, Mark Manning, Eric James | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | Clint Malek (SG), Gabriel Moleski (PF), Antonio Guenther (C) Earl Henderson, Clinton Drake, Malcolm Schumacher | |
| 02:45 | Nichols | Randy Taylor steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-53 |
| 02:27 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-53 |
| 02:06 | Nichols | Randy Taylor scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Delvalle | 52-53 |
| 01:49 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jerry Delvalle - foul #3 on Jerry Delvalle, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 01:49 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:49 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:24 | Nichols | Randy Taylor buries a shot from the left side set up by James Skoog | 54-54 |
| 01:07 | Fontbonne | Daniel Gross hits the finger roll set up by Donald Thompson | 54-56 |
| 00:49 | Nichols | Roger Gore misses the lay-in | 54-56 |
| 00:47 | Fontbonne | The rebound goes to Antonio Guenther | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Fontbonne | Daniel Gross comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Delvalle - foul #4 on Jerry Delvalle, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| 00:27 | Fontbonne | Daniel Gross makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:27 | Fontbonne | Daniel Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Nichols | Randy Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Delvalle - foul #5 on Jerry Delvalle, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Nichols | Richard Partlow (PG) Jerry Delvalle | |
| Subs | Fontbonne | | |
| 00:20 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:20 | Nichols | Roger Gore grabs the board | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Nichols | Richard Partlow scores on a jumper in the lane set up by James Skoog | 59-58 |
| 00:08 | Fontbonne | Fontbonne calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fontbonne | Fontbonne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Fontbonne | Donald Thompson misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Randy Taylor | 59-58 |