| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Chris Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Friedenberg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jose Garcia (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Biggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eric Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Houston Eastep (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tomas Kistner (fresh) PF - Derek Harry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Gambino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | Jose Garcia inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Grove City | Philip Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-24 |
| 19:33 | Nichols | Fred Gambino misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Chris Lowe - foul #2 on Chris Lowe, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| 19:33 | Nichols | Fred Gambino misses the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 19:33 | Nichols | Fred Gambino makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 19:07 | Grove City | Fred Gambino takes the ball from Jose Garcia | 37-25 |
| 18:45 | Nichols | Derek Harry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 18:44 | Nichols | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Gambino | 37-25 |
| 18:31 | Nichols | Houston Eastep connects on the jump hook in the lane | 37-27 |
| 18:22 | Grove City | Philip Coleman makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jose Garcia | 39-27 |
| 18:08 | Nichols | Eric Stewart steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-27 |
| 17:58 | Grove City | Charles Biggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-27 |
| 17:45 | Nichols | Brian Friedenberg steals it from Tomas Kistner | 39-27 |
| 17:27 | Grove City | Philip Coleman comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 39-27 |
| 17:25 | Grove City | Chris Lowe can't tip it in | 39-27 |
| 17:24 | Nichols | Houston Eastep snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 17:05 | Nichols | Derek Harry misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Biggs - foul #1 on Charles Biggs, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Grove City | Brian Rasmussen (SF), John Drexler (PF), Christopher Swanner (C) Jose Garcia, Philip Coleman, Charles Biggs | |
| Subs | Nichols | Albert Dzierzanowski (PG), Henry Aikens (SG) Eric Stewart, Houston Eastep | |
| 17:05 | Nichols | Derek Harry makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:05 | Nichols | Derek Harry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 16:48 | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 16:46 | Nichols | Derek Harry pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 16:41 | Nichols | Albert Dzierzanowski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Harry | 39-32 |
| 16:15 | Grove City | Christopher Swanner makes the driving attempt from the left block | 41-32 |
| 16:07 | Nichols | Fred Gambino drills a shot from the right block set up by Derek Harry | 41-34 |
| 15:44 | Grove City | Chris Lowe buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Swanner | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Chris Lowe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Friedenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Rasmussen (fresh) 4 ast. PF - John Drexler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Swanner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Albert Dzierzanowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Aikens (fresh) SF - Tomas Kistner (fairly fresh) PF - Derek Harry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Gambino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Nichols | Derek Harry drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Aikens | 44-36 |
| 15:03 | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg loses the dribble to Henry Aikens | 44-36 |
| 14:46 | Nichols | Henry Aikens makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Albert Dzierzanowski | 44-38 |
| 14:23 | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 14:22 | Grove City | Brian Rasmussen grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:17 | Grove City | Brian Rasmussen comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 14:16 | Nichols | Tomas Kistner pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:04 | Nichols | Tomas Kistner makes the shot from the left side set up by Albert Dzierzanowski | 44-40 |
| 13:47 | Grove City | Henry Aikens steals it from Chris Lowe | 44-40 |
| 13:34 | Nichols | The pull-up jumper by Tomas Kistner is blocked by Brian Rasmussen | 44-40 |
| 13:32 | Grove City | The rebound goes to John Drexler | 44-40 |
| 13:16 | Grove City | Christopher Swanner comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Fred Gambino - foul #2 on Fred Gambino, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Alfred Green (PG), Victor Duffy (SG), Jose Garcia (SF), Charles Biggs (C) Chris Lowe, Brian Friedenberg, Brian Rasmussen, John Drexler | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric Stewart (PG), Houston Eastep (SG), Daniel Peters (SF), John Grunberg (PF), Anthony Wheeler (C) Albert Dzierzanowski, Henry Aikens, Tomas Kistner, Derek Harry, Fred Gambino | |
| 13:16 | Grove City | Christopher Swanner makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:16 | Grove City | Christopher Swanner misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:16 | Nichols | John Grunberg pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:10 | Nichols | Christopher Swanner denies the turnaround by Daniel Peters | 45-40 |
| 13:08 | Nichols | Houston Eastep snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 12:47 | Nichols | Houston Eastep is fouled on the floor by Victor Duffy - foul #1 on Victor Duffy, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Grove City | Philip Coleman (PF) Christopher Swanner | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 12:30 | Nichols | Houston Eastep is hacked by Jose Garcia - foul #2 on Jose Garcia, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| 12:18 | Nichols | Eric Stewart hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Houston Eastep and he's hacked by Alfred Green - foul #1 on Alfred Green, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| 12:18 | Nichols | Eric Stewart makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:52 | Grove City | Victor Duffy misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Houston Eastep - foul #1 on Houston Eastep, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 11:52 | Grove City | Victor Duffy makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:52 | Grove City | Victor Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:38 | Nichols | Jose Garcia is called for the reach on Daniel Peters - foul #3 on Jose Garcia, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Alfred Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Duffy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jose Garcia (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Philip Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Biggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eric Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Houston Eastep (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Grunberg (fresh) 5 reb. C - Anthony Wheeler (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Nichols | Anthony Wheeler connects on the shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 11:09 | Grove City | Victor Duffy drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-45 |
| 10:53 | Nichols | Daniel Peters misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-45 |
| 10:51 | Grove City | Victor Duffy grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 10:31 | Grove City | Alfred Green's pass is intercepted by Houston Eastep | 49-45 |
| 10:18 | Nichols | John Grunberg blows the layup | 49-45 |
| 10:17 | Grove City | Philip Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:59 | Grove City | Alfred Green misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 09:57 | Nichols | Daniel Peters grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 09:38 | Nichols | Eric Stewart can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 09:37 | Grove City | Philip Coleman snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 09:31 | Grove City | Alfred Green is hacked by Daniel Peters - foul #2 on Daniel Peters, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Grove City | Chris Lowe (PG), Brian Friedenberg (SG), Brian Rasmussen (SF), John Drexler (PF), Christopher Swanner (C) Alfred Green, Victor Duffy, Jose Garcia, Philip Coleman, Charles Biggs | |
| Subs | Nichols | Albert Dzierzanowski (PG), Henry Aikens (SG), Tomas Kistner (SF), Derek Harry (PF), Fred Gambino (C) Eric Stewart, Houston Eastep, Daniel Peters, John Grunberg, Anthony Wheeler | |
| 09:14 | Grove City | John Drexler misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Fred Gambino - foul #3 on Fred Gambino, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| 09:14 | Grove City | John Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:14 | Grove City | John Drexler misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:14 | Nichols | Derek Harry snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 08:52 | Nichols | Tomas Kistner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Albert Dzierzanowski | 50-47 |
| 08:27 | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg is hacked by Albert Dzierzanowski - foul #1 on Albert Dzierzanowski, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| 08:12 | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Henry Aikens - foul #1 on Henry Aikens, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| 08:12 | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:12 | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:52 | Nichols | Henry Aikens misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 07:50 | Grove City | Brian Rasmussen gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:44 | Grove City | Chris Lowe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Albert Dzierzanowski - foul #2 on Albert Dzierzanowski, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jose Garcia (SF), Philip Coleman (PF) Brian Rasmussen, Christopher Swanner | |
| Subs | Nichols | Houston Eastep (SG), John Grunberg (PF) Henry Aikens, Derek Harry | |
| 07:44 | Grove City | Chris Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:44 | Grove City | Chris Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:44 | Grove City | Chris Lowe makes the 3rd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:31 | Nichols | John Grunberg connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Tomas Kistner and the foul's on Philip Coleman - foul #2 on Philip Coleman, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Grove City | Charles Biggs (C) John Drexler | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric Stewart (PG) Albert Dzierzanowski | |
| 07:31 | Nichols | John Grunberg makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Chris Lowe (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Friedenberg (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jose Garcia (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Philip Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Biggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eric Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Houston Eastep (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tomas Kistner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Grunberg (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Gambino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Grove City | Fred Gambino swats the short shot by Philip Coleman | 54-50 |
| 07:10 | Nichols | John Grunberg gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:54 | Nichols | Houston Eastep misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 06:52 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Charles Biggs | 54-50 |
| 06:35 | Grove City | Philip Coleman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Tomas Kistner - foul #3 on Tomas Kistner, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Grove City | Brian Rasmussen (SG) Brian Friedenberg | |
| Subs | Nichols | Daniel Peters (SF), Anthony Wheeler (C) Tomas Kistner, Fred Gambino | |
| 06:35 | Grove City | Philip Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:35 | Grove City | Philip Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:35 | Nichols | Anthony Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:25 | Nichols | Anthony Wheeler scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Peters | 55-52 |
| 06:11 | Grove City | Brian Rasmussen misses the driving attempt from the right block | 55-52 |
| 06:10 | Nichols | Anthony Wheeler grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 05:50 | Nichols | Eric Stewart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 05:48 | Grove City | Charles Biggs gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 05:30 | Grove City | Charles Biggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 05:29 | Nichols | John Grunberg grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 05:12 | Nichols | Anthony Wheeler blows the dunk but he's fouled by Charles Biggs - foul #2 on Charles Biggs, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg (SG), John Drexler (SF), Christopher Swanner (PF), Judson Speegle (C) Chris Lowe, Jose Garcia, Philip Coleman, Charles Biggs | |
| Subs | Nichols | Albert Dzierzanowski (PG), Henry Aikens (SG), Tomas Kistner (SF), Fred Gambino (C) Eric Stewart, Houston Eastep, Daniel Peters, John Grunberg | |
| 05:12 | Nichols | Anthony Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:12 | Nichols | Anthony Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:04 | Grove City | John Drexler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 55-53 |
| 05:02 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Anthony Wheeler | 55-53 |
| 04:48 | Nichols | Henry Aikens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-53 |
| 04:47 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Christopher Swanner | 55-53 |
| 04:39 | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Rasmussen | 57-53 |
| 04:26 | Nichols | Henry Aikens hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Albert Dzierzanowski | 57-55 |
| 04:15 | Grove City | John Drexler loses the dribble to Albert Dzierzanowski | 57-55 |
| 03:54 | Nichols | Albert Dzierzanowski loses the dribble to Brian Friedenberg | 57-55 |
| 03:50 | Grove City | John Drexler banks in the layup set up by Brian Friedenberg | 59-55 |
| 03:35 | Nichols | Fred Gambino misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Swanner - foul #1 on Christopher Swanner, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Grove City | Chris Lowe (PG), Charles Biggs (C) Brian Rasmussen, Judson Speegle | |
| Subs | Nichols | Houston Eastep (SG), Derek Harry (PF) Henry Aikens, Anthony Wheeler | |
| 03:35 | Nichols | Fred Gambino makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:35 | Nichols | Fred Gambino makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:16 | Grove City | John Drexler can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 59-57 |
| 03:15 | Nichols | Fred Gambino grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Chris Lowe (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Friedenberg (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Drexler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Swanner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Biggs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Albert Dzierzanowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Houston Eastep (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tomas Kistner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derek Harry (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Gambino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Nichols | Derek Harry scores on a floater from the left block | 59-59 |
| 02:55 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Grove City | Jose Garcia (SF), Philip Coleman (PF) John Drexler, Christopher Swanner | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric Stewart (PG) Albert Dzierzanowski | |
| 02:39 | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 02:37 | Grove City | Charles Biggs tips it home | 61-59 |
| 02:18 | Nichols | Derek Harry misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 61-59 |
| 02:16 | Grove City | Philip Coleman snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 02:10 | Grove City | Philip Coleman lays it in set up by Chris Lowe | 63-59 |
| 02:02 | Nichols | Tomas Kistner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 02:00 | Grove City | Charles Biggs grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:50 | Grove City | Charles Biggs misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Eric Stewart - foul #1 on Eric Stewart, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| 01:50 | Grove City | Charles Biggs misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:50 | Grove City | Charles Biggs misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:50 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Fred Gambino | 63-59 |
| 01:36 | Nichols | Eric Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-59 |
| 01:35 | Nichols | Eric Stewart misses the tip | 63-59 |
| 01:34 | Grove City | Jose Garcia gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:09 | Grove City | Philip Coleman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-59 |
| 01:08 | Grove City | Jose Garcia grabs the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 00:51 | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg is hacked by Houston Eastep - foul #2 on Houston Eastep, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| 00:51 | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:51 | Grove City | Brian Friedenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Nichols | Derek Harry connects on the turnaround in the paint | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Grove City | Chris Lowe is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Stewart - foul #2 on Eric Stewart, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| 00:28 | Grove City | Chris Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:28 | Grove City | Chris Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Nichols | Eric Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 00:19 | Grove City | Charles Biggs gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:18 | Grove City | Charles Biggs is hacked by Eric Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Stewart, team foul #12 | 66-61 |
| 00:18 | Grove City | Charles Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:18 | Grove City | Charles Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:14 | Nichols | Derek Harry buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Houston Eastep | 68-64 |
| 00:12 | Grove City | Jose Garcia is hacked by Houston Eastep in the backcourt - foul #3 on Houston Eastep, team foul #13 | 68-64 |
| 00:12 | Grove City | Jose Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:12 | Grove City | Jose Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:07 | Nichols | Tomas Kistner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Houston Eastep | 69-67 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Chris Lowe is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Stewart - foul #4 on Eric Stewart, team foul #14 | 69-67 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Chris Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | Grove City | Chris Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Houston Eastep comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 71-67 |