| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Anthony Gee (fresh) SG - Robert Bauer (fresh) SF - Ryan Lester (fresh) PF - Jeremy Farmer (fresh) C - Paul Hedley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Lawrence Gagne (fresh) SG - Ronald McDaniel (fresh) SF - Bernard Plaisted (fresh) PF - Chris Talavera (fresh) C - Cole Spence (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | Cole Spence wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Messiah | Anthony Gee scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Bauer | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Plaisted | 2-2 |
| 19:29 | Messiah | Ryan Lester's layup is rejected by Cole Spence | 2-2 |
| 19:27 | Messiah | Jeremy Farmer snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Messiah | Paul Hedley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Hedley, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Nichols | Chris Talavera misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jeremy Farmer - foul #1 on Jeremy Farmer, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Nichols | Chris Talavera makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Nichols | Chris Talavera makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Messiah | Paul Hedley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Ronald McDaniel | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ronald McDaniel | 2-6 |
| 17:49 | Messiah | Jeremy Farmer clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 2-6 |
| 17:47 | Nichols | Chris Talavera grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 17:20 | Nichols | Anthony Gee is called for the reach on Lawrence Gagne - foul #1 on Anthony Gee, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Messiah | Larry Cessna (PG), Elbert Skaggs (SG), Ernest Uhlig (SF), Frank Meyer (PF), Richard Brooks (C) Anthony Gee, Robert Bauer, Ryan Lester, Jeremy Farmer, Paul Hedley | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eddie Sieben (PG), Jack Lawrence (SG), William Goebel (SF), Mark Warren (PF), James Bowers (C) Lawrence Gagne, Ronald McDaniel, Bernard Plaisted, Chris Talavera, Cole Spence | |
| 17:12 | Nichols | James Bowers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Messiah | Richard Brooks gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Messiah | Larry Cessna scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Elbert Skaggs | 4-6 |
| 16:48 | Nichols | Mark Warren loses the dribble to Ernest Uhlig | 4-6 |
| 16:44 | Messiah | Larry Cessna scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Elbert Skaggs | 7-6 |
| 16:30 | Nichols | Mark Warren comes up short on the runner from close range | 7-6 |
| 16:28 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Frank Meyer | 7-6 |
| 16:03 | Messiah | Elbert Skaggs double dribbles | 7-6 |
| Subs | Messiah | Anthony Gee (PG), Robert Bauer (SG) Elbert Skaggs, Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Nichols | Chris Talavera (PF) James Bowers | |
| 15:55 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence travels with the ball | 7-6 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne (PG) Eddie Sieben | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Anthony Gee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bauer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Cessna (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Uhlig (fresh) C - Frank Meyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Lawrence Gagne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jack Lawrence (fresh) SF - William Goebel (fresh) PF - Chris Talavera (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Warren (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Messiah | Ernest Uhlig comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Lawrence Gagne - foul #1 on Lawrence Gagne, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Messiah | Ryan Lester (SF) Larry Cessna | |
| Subs | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted (SF) Mark Warren | |
| 15:38 | Messiah | Ernest Uhlig makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:38 | Messiah | Ernest Uhlig makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:19 | Nichols | Chris Talavera blows the layup | 9-6 |
| 15:18 | Messiah | Frank Meyer grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 15:04 | Messiah | Robert Bauer drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Anthony Gee | 11-6 |
| 14:48 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 14:46 | Nichols | Chris Talavera snags the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 14:25 | Nichols | Ryan Lester steps in front of the Chris Talavera pass | 11-6 |
| 13:56 | Messiah | Robert Bauer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:55 | Nichols | William Goebel grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 13:39 | Nichols | William Goebel is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Goebel, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Messiah | Larry Cessna (PG), Elbert Skaggs (SG), Dave Perkins (SF), Jeremy Farmer (PF), Paul Hedley (C) Anthony Gee, Robert Bauer, Ryan Lester, Ernest Uhlig, Frank Meyer | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eddie Sieben (PG), Ronald McDaniel (SG), Ira Ramey (SF), Mark Warren (PF), Cole Spence (C) Lawrence Gagne, Jack Lawrence, Bernard Plaisted, Chris Talavera, William Goebel | |
| 13:19 | Messiah | Elbert Skaggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 13:18 | Nichols | Eddie Sieben gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:12 | Nichols | Larry Cessna is called for the reach on Eddie Sieben - foul #1 on Larry Cessna, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| 12:59 | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel's layup is rejected by Dave Perkins | 11-6 |
| 12:57 | Nichols | Cole Spence snags the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:39 | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 12:37 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Dave Perkins | 11-6 |
| 12:29 | Messiah | Larry Cessna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-6 |
| 12:08 | Nichols | Larry Cessna picks off the pass by Eddie Sieben | 11-6 |
| 11:59 | Messiah | Paul Hedley lays it up and in set up by Dave Perkins | 13-6 |
| 11:54 | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dave Perkins - foul #1 on Dave Perkins, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Messiah | Anthony Gee (PG), Robert Bauer (SG), Ernest Uhlig (SF) Larry Cessna, Elbert Skaggs, Dave Perkins | |
| Subs | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne (PG), Bernard Plaisted (SF), Chris Talavera (PF), William Goebel (C) Eddie Sieben, Ira Ramey, Mark Warren, Cole Spence | |
| 11:54 | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 11:54 | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Anthony Gee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Uhlig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Farmer (fresh) C - Paul Hedley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Lawrence Gagne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald McDaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Plaisted (fresh) PF - Chris Talavera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Goebel (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Messiah | Jeremy Farmer clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 13-8 |
| 11:35 | Messiah | Paul Hedley tips it but misses | 13-8 |
| 11:34 | Messiah | Jeremy Farmer hits the follow up shot | 15-8 |
| 11:22 | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Bernard Plaisted | 15-10 |
| 11:06 | Messiah | Robert Bauer scores on a floater from close range | 17-10 |
| 10:40 | Nichols | Chris Talavera connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Gagne | 17-12 |
| 10:28 | Messiah | Robert Bauer is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Bauer, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Messiah | Ryan Lester (SF), Richard Brooks (C) Jeremy Farmer, Paul Hedley | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jack Lawrence (SG), Cole Spence (C) Ronald McDaniel, William Goebel | |
| 10:11 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Robert Bauer - foul #2 on Robert Bauer, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Messiah | Larry Cessna (PG), Elbert Skaggs (SG), Frank Meyer (C) Anthony Gee, Robert Bauer, Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 10:11 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:11 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:53 | Messiah | Cole Spence denies the turnaround by Frank Meyer | 17-14 |
| 09:52 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:39 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 17-14 |
| 09:37 | Messiah | Ryan Lester pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:19 | Messiah | Lawrence Gagne steals it from Elbert Skaggs | 17-14 |
| 09:16 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne banks in the layup | 17-16 |
| 09:02 | Messiah | Ryan Lester double dribbles | 17-16 |
| Subs | Messiah | Anthony Gee (PG), Richard Brooks (C) Elbert Skaggs, Ernest Uhlig | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eddie Sieben (PG), William Goebel (SF), Mark Warren (PF), James Bowers (C) Lawrence Gagne, Bernard Plaisted, Chris Talavera, Cole Spence | |
| 08:53 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ryan Lester - foul #1 on Ryan Lester, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Messiah | Jeremy Farmer (PF) Frank Meyer | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 08:53 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:53 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:32 | Messiah | Larry Cessna misses the jumper from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 08:30 | Messiah | Larry Cessna gets the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:10 | Messiah | Jeremy Farmer's floater is tipped away by James Bowers | 17-17 |
| 08:08 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 07:49 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 17-17 |
| 07:47 | Nichols | James Bowers grabs the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Anthony Gee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Cessna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Lester (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremy Farmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eddie Sieben (fresh) SG - Jack Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Goebel (fresh) PF - Mark Warren (fresh) C - James Bowers (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Nichols | Eddie Sieben clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Brooks - foul #1 on Richard Brooks, team foul #9 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Messiah | Elbert Skaggs (SG), Ernest Uhlig (SF), Paul Hedley (C) Larry Cessna, Ryan Lester, Jeremy Farmer | |
| Subs | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel (SG), Bernard Plaisted (SF), Chris Talavera (PF) Jack Lawrence, Mark Warren, James Bowers | |
| 07:38 | Nichols | Eddie Sieben misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:38 | Nichols | Eddie Sieben makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:14 | Messiah | Paul Hedley scores on a jumper in the paint and the foul's on William Goebel - foul #2 on William Goebel, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dave Perkins (SG), Frank Meyer (PF) Anthony Gee, Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne (PG), Cole Spence (C) Eddie Sieben, William Goebel | |
| 07:14 | Messiah | Paul Hedley makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:46 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne hits a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Elbert Skaggs - foul #1 on Elbert Skaggs, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| 06:46 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:30 | Messiah | Ernest Uhlig drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Elbert Skaggs | 22-21 |
| 06:20 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Elbert Skaggs - foul #2 on Elbert Skaggs, team foul #11 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Messiah | Larry Cessna (PG) Elbert Skaggs | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jack Lawrence (SF) Bernard Plaisted | |
| 06:20 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:20 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:07 | Messiah | Larry Cessna misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Chris Talavera - foul #1 on Chris Talavera, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Messiah | Anthony Gee (PG), Richard Brooks (C) Ernest Uhlig, Paul Hedley | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 06:07 | Messiah | Larry Cessna misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:07 | Messiah | Larry Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:50 | Nichols | Larry Cessna steps in front of the Jack Lawrence pass | 23-22 |
| 05:36 | Messiah | Anthony Gee knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Larry Cessna | 25-22 |
| 05:19 | Nichols | Cole Spence's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Brooks | 25-22 |
| 05:17 | Nichols | Cole Spence can't tip it in | 25-22 |
| 05:16 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence snags the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 05:00 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Dave Perkins - foul #2 on Dave Perkins, team foul #12 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Messiah | Ryan Lester (SF), Jeremy Farmer (PF), Paul Hedley (C) Dave Perkins, Frank Meyer, Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted (SF), Mark Warren (PF), James Bowers (C) Ronald McDaniel, Chris Talavera, Cole Spence | |
| 05:00 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:00 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:35 | Messiah | Jeremy Farmer lays it in and he's hacked by Jack Lawrence - foul #1 on Jack Lawrence, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eddie Sieben (PG), Ira Ramey (SG) Lawrence Gagne, Jack Lawrence | |
| 04:35 | Messiah | Jeremy Farmer makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:14 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Lester - foul #2 on Ryan Lester, team foul #13 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Messiah | Ernest Uhlig (SF) Ryan Lester | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 04:14 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:14 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:57 | Messiah | Paul Hedley misses the easy layup | 28-25 |
| 03:56 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Mark Warren | 28-25 |
| 03:51 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted is denied on a layup by Ernest Uhlig | 28-25 |
| 03:50 | Messiah | Jeremy Farmer pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:30 | Messiah | Larry Cessna misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 03:28 | Nichols | Mark Warren pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Anthony Gee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Cessna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Uhlig (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hedley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eddie Sieben (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ira Ramey (fresh) SF - Bernard Plaisted (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Warren (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Bowers (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Nichols | Ira Ramey buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eddie Sieben | 28-28 |
| 03:16 | Messiah | Paul Hedley is hacked by Bernard Plaisted - foul #1 on Bernard Plaisted, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Messiah | Elbert Skaggs (PG), Robert Bauer (SG), Ryan Lester (SF), Richard Brooks (C) Anthony Gee, Larry Cessna, Jeremy Farmer, Paul Hedley | |
| Subs | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne (PG), Ronald McDaniel (SG), Chris Talavera (PF), William Goebel (C) Eddie Sieben, Ira Ramey, Mark Warren, James Bowers | |
| 03:03 | Messiah | Robert Bauer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald McDaniel - foul #1 on Ronald McDaniel, team foul #7 | 28-28 |
| 03:03 | Messiah | Robert Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:03 | Messiah | Robert Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:41 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 02:40 | Messiah | Ryan Lester gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 02:26 | Messiah | Robert Bauer misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-28 |
| 02:24 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 02:10 | Nichols | William Goebel jams it on a nice dish by Lawrence Gagne and the foul's on Elbert Skaggs - foul #3 on Elbert Skaggs, team foul #14 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Messiah | Dave Perkins (PG), Frank Meyer (C) Elbert Skaggs, Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Nichols | Cole Spence (C) Bernard Plaisted | |
| 02:10 | Nichols | William Goebel misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:10 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Ernest Uhlig | 29-30 |
| 01:50 | Messiah | Dave Perkins knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ryan Lester | 31-30 |
| 01:36 | Nichols | Chris Talavera hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 01:34 | Nichols | Cole Spence gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:26 | Nichols | William Goebel makes the floater from the left wing set up by Cole Spence and he's hacked by Ryan Lester - foul #3 on Ryan Lester, team foul #15 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Messiah | Anthony Gee (PG), Jeremy Farmer (PF) Ryan Lester, Ernest Uhlig | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jack Lawrence (SG) Ronald McDaniel | |
| 01:26 | Nichols | William Goebel makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:10 | Messiah | Dave Perkins is hacked by Jack Lawrence - foul #2 on Jack Lawrence, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Messiah | Paul Hedley (C) Frank Meyer | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eddie Sieben (PG) Lawrence Gagne | |
| 01:10 | Messiah | Dave Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:10 | Nichols | Cole Spence pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:41 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Messiah | Larry Cessna (SG) Robert Bauer | |
| Subs | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted (SF) William Goebel | |
| 00:17 | Messiah | Larry Cessna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Messiah | Ernest Uhlig (SF) Anthony Gee | |
| Subs | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne (PG), Ronald McDaniel (SG), Mark Warren (PF), James Bowers (C) Eddie Sieben, Jack Lawrence, Chris Talavera, Cole Spence | |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-33 |