| Lineup | Juniata | PG - Steve Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Schwister (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Cyr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Nickson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Philip Hargrove (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Lawrence Gagne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald McDaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Plaisted (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Talavera (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Cole Spence (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Juniata | Juniata is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lawrence Gagne | 38-40 |
| 19:18 | Juniata | Mark Nickson hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Ronald McDaniel - foul #3 on Ronald McDaniel, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Juniata | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jack Lawrence (SG) Ronald McDaniel | |
| 19:18 | Juniata | Mark Nickson makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 19:04 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Earl Schwister - foul #1 on Earl Schwister, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 18:45 | Nichols | Cole Spence drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Gagne | 41-42 |
| 18:32 | Juniata | Philip Hargrove loses the dribble to Cole Spence | 41-42 |
| 18:17 | Nichols | Philip Hargrove takes the ball from Jack Lawrence | 41-42 |
| 18:07 | Juniata | Chris Talavera steals it from Brandon Cyr | 41-42 |
| 17:48 | Nichols | Chris Talavera hits the finger roll set up by Cole Spence | 41-44 |
| 17:37 | Juniata | Mark Nickson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Schwister | 43-44 |
| 17:08 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jack Lawrence | 43-47 |
| 16:50 | Juniata | Mark Nickson's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Talavera | 43-47 |
| 16:49 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 16:34 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Brandon Cyr - foul #2 on Brandon Cyr, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Juniata | Michael Shumpert (PG), Keith Frank (SG), Thomas Markert (SF), Craig Robinson (PF), Keith Conroy (C) Steve Wright, Earl Schwister, Brandon Cyr, Mark Nickson, Philip Hargrove | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eddie Sieben (PG), William Goebel (C) Lawrence Gagne, Cole Spence | |
| 16:34 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 16:34 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 16:34 | Juniata | Keith Conroy gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 16:11 | Juniata | Thomas Markert is hacked by Bernard Plaisted - foul #3 on Bernard Plaisted, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Juniata | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Mark Warren (PF), James Bowers (C) Bernard Plaisted, Chris Talavera | |
| 16:06 | Juniata | Keith Conroy hits the finger roll and the foul's on Mark Warren - foul #1 on Mark Warren, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Juniata | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Ira Ramey (SG) Jack Lawrence | |
| 16:06 | Juniata | Keith Conroy makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 15:43 | Nichols | Mark Warren knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Eddie Sieben | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Juniata | PG - Michael Shumpert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Keith Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Markert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Keith Conroy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eddie Sieben (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ira Ramey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Goebel (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Warren (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Bowers (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Juniata | Eddie Sieben steps in front of the Keith Conroy pass | 46-50 |
| 15:09 | Nichols | Mark Warren misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-50 |
| 15:08 | Juniata | Keith Frank snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 14:51 | Juniata | Keith Conroy double dribbles | 46-50 |
| Subs | Juniata | Brandon Cyr (SF), Mark Nickson (PF), Philip Hargrove (C) Thomas Markert, Craig Robinson, Keith Conroy | |
| Subs | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne (PG), Ronald McDaniel (SG), Bernard Plaisted (SF), Chris Talavera (PF) Eddie Sieben, Ira Ramey, Mark Warren, James Bowers | |
| 14:39 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Gagne | 46-53 |
| 14:17 | Juniata | Mark Nickson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Chris Talavera - foul #3 on Chris Talavera, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Juniata | Steve Wright (PG), Earl Schwister (SG) Michael Shumpert, Keith Frank | |
| Subs | Nichols | Cole Spence (C) William Goebel | |
| 14:17 | Juniata | Mark Nickson makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 14:17 | Juniata | Mark Nickson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 13:59 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 13:58 | Juniata | Philip Hargrove snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 13:40 | Juniata | Brandon Cyr connects on the shot from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 13:20 | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel is whistled for traveling | 50-53 |
| Subs | Juniata | Craig Robinson (PF) Mark Nickson | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 13:04 | Juniata | Bernard Plaisted steals the ball from Philip Hargrove | 50-53 |
| 13:01 | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bernard Plaisted | 50-55 |
| 12:44 | Juniata | Earl Schwister misses long on a shot from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 12:43 | Nichols | Cole Spence snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 12:22 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 12:21 | Juniata | Craig Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 12:03 | Juniata | Steve Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-55 |
| 12:02 | Juniata | Craig Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 11:51 | Juniata | Steve Wright comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Lawrence Gagne - foul #2 on Lawrence Gagne, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Juniata | Keith Frank (SG), Thomas Markert (SF), Mark Nickson (PF) Earl Schwister, Brandon Cyr, Philip Hargrove | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jack Lawrence (SG), William Goebel (SF), Mark Warren (PF), James Bowers (C) Ronald McDaniel, Bernard Plaisted, Chris Talavera, Cole Spence | |
| 11:51 | Juniata | Steve Wright makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 11:51 | Juniata | Steve Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 11:33 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Keith Frank - foul #1 on Keith Frank, team foul #3 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Juniata | Michael Shumpert (PG) Steve Wright | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eddie Sieben (PG) Lawrence Gagne | |
| 11:33 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 11:33 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Juniata | PG - Michael Shumpert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Keith Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Markert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Nickson (fresh) 13 pts. C - Craig Robinson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eddie Sieben (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Lawrence (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Goebel (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Warren (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Bowers (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Juniata | Michael Shumpert misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eddie Sieben - foul #2 on Eddie Sieben, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| 11:13 | Juniata | Michael Shumpert makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:13 | Juniata | Michael Shumpert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:44 | Nichols | 3 seconds is called on James Bowers | 54-57 |
| Subs | Juniata | Keith Conroy (C) Craig Robinson | |
| Subs | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne (PG), Ronald McDaniel (SG), Chris Talavera (PF) Eddie Sieben, Jack Lawrence, James Bowers | |
| 10:28 | Juniata | Keith Conroy drills a floater near the basket set up by Keith Frank | 56-57 |
| 10:07 | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Goebel | 56-59 |
| 09:43 | Juniata | Thomas Markert scores on a floater in the paint | 58-59 |
| 09:14 | Nichols | Michael Shumpert steals the ball from Chris Talavera | 58-59 |
| 08:52 | Juniata | Michael Shumpert is fouled on the floor by Chris Talavera - foul #4 on Chris Talavera, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Juniata | Earl Schwister (SG), Brandon Cyr (SF), Craig Robinson (PF), Philip Hargrove (C) Keith Frank, Thomas Markert, Mark Nickson, Keith Conroy | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eddie Sieben (PG), Jack Lawrence (SG), Bernard Plaisted (SF), Cole Spence (C) Lawrence Gagne, Ronald McDaniel, Chris Talavera, Mark Warren | |
| 08:52 | Juniata | Michael Shumpert makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:52 | Juniata | Michael Shumpert makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:33 | Nichols | Eddie Sieben blows the layup | 60-59 |
| 08:32 | Juniata | Michael Shumpert pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 08:18 | Juniata | Craig Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 08:17 | Juniata | Brandon Cyr gets the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 07:54 | Juniata | Brandon Cyr knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Shumpert and he's fouled by William Goebel - foul #1 on William Goebel, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Juniata | Steve Wright (PG) Michael Shumpert | |
| Subs | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne (PG), Chris Talavera (PF) Eddie Sieben, William Goebel | |
| 07:54 | Juniata | Brandon Cyr makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:29 | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Cole Spence | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Juniata | PG - Steve Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Schwister (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brandon Cyr (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Craig Robinson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Philip Hargrove (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Lawrence Gagne (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jack Lawrence (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bernard Plaisted (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Talavera (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Cole Spence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Juniata | Craig Robinson is hacked by Chris Talavera - foul #5 on Chris Talavera, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Juniata | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel (SG), Mark Warren (PF) Jack Lawrence, Chris Talavera | |
| 07:11 | Juniata | Craig Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:11 | Juniata | Craig Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:11 | Nichols | Cole Spence grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 06:48 | Nichols | Cole Spence misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Philip Hargrove - foul #2 on Philip Hargrove, team foul #4 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Juniata | Mark Nickson (PF) Craig Robinson | |
| Subs | Nichols | William Goebel (PF) Mark Warren | |
| 06:48 | Nichols | Cole Spence misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 06:48 | Nichols | Cole Spence misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 06:48 | Juniata | Philip Hargrove gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 06:29 | Juniata | Earl Schwister drills a jumper from the right side set up by Steve Wright and he's hacked by Lawrence Gagne - foul #3 on Lawrence Gagne, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Juniata | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Mark Warren (C) Cole Spence | |
| 06:29 | Juniata | Earl Schwister makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| 06:09 | Nichols | Mark Warren misses the runner in the lane | 67-62 |
| 06:07 | Juniata | Brandon Cyr gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:58 | Juniata | Mark Warren denies the turnaround by Earl Schwister | 67-62 |
| 05:56 | Juniata | Earl Schwister grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 05:48 | Juniata | Mark Nickson can't finish the layup | 67-62 |
| 05:47 | Nichols | Mark Warren gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:31 | Nichols | Mark Warren misses the lay-in | 67-62 |
| 05:30 | Nichols | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald McDaniel | 67-62 |
| 05:13 | Nichols | William Goebel misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Mark Nickson - foul #2 on Mark Nickson, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Juniata | Michael Shumpert (PG), Keith Frank (SG), Thomas Markert (SF), Craig Robinson (PF), Keith Conroy (C) Steve Wright, Earl Schwister, Brandon Cyr, Mark Nickson, Philip Hargrove | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eddie Sieben (PG), Cole Spence (C) Lawrence Gagne, Bernard Plaisted | |
| 05:13 | Nichols | William Goebel makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:13 | Nichols | William Goebel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:54 | Juniata | Keith Frank misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 04:52 | Nichols | William Goebel grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 04:50 | Nichols | Eddie Sieben's pass is intercepted by Michael Shumpert in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 04:37 | Juniata | Keith Conroy comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 67-64 |
| 04:36 | Nichols | Cole Spence grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 04:32 | Nichols | Mark Warren misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 04:30 | Nichols | William Goebel tips it in | 67-66 |
| 04:23 | Juniata | Craig Robinson misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Warren - foul #2 on Mark Warren, team foul #11 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Juniata | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jack Lawrence (SG), Ira Ramey (SF) Ronald McDaniel, Mark Warren | |
| 04:23 | Juniata | Craig Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:23 | Juniata | Craig Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:08 | Nichols | Ira Ramey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 69-66 |
| 04:07 | Juniata | Craig Robinson pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 03:47 | Juniata | Keith Conroy is fouled on the floor by Cole Spence - foul #1 on Cole Spence, team foul #12 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Juniata | Steve Wright (PG), Mark Nickson (PF) Michael Shumpert, Craig Robinson | |
| Subs | Nichols | Lawrence Gagne (PG), Bernard Plaisted (SF), James Bowers (C) Ira Ramey, William Goebel, Cole Spence | |
| 03:47 | Juniata | Keith Conroy makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:47 | Juniata | Keith Conroy misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:47 | Nichols | Jack Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 03:33 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Gagne | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Juniata | PG - Steve Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Markert (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Nickson (fresh) 13 pts. C - Keith Conroy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Lawrence Gagne (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Sieben (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Plaisted (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Lawrence (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bowers (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Juniata | Keith Frank misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-68 |
| 03:04 | Juniata | Keith Frank grabs the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:55 | Juniata | Keith Conroy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 02:54 | Nichols | James Bowers pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:54 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Juniata | Earl Schwister (SG), Brandon Cyr (SF), Philip Hargrove (C) Keith Frank, Thomas Markert, Keith Conroy | |
| Subs | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel (SG), William Goebel (PF), Cole Spence (C) Eddie Sieben, Jack Lawrence, James Bowers | |
| 02:38 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Brandon Cyr - foul #3 on Brandon Cyr, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| 02:38 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:38 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:28 | Juniata | Steve Wright drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Philip Hargrove | 72-70 |
| 02:20 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ronald McDaniel | 72-72 |
| 01:52 | Juniata | Philip Hargrove misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Cole Spence - foul #2 on Cole Spence, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| 01:52 | Juniata | Philip Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:52 | Juniata | Philip Hargrove misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:52 | Nichols | William Goebel pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 01:34 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Steve Wright - foul #2 on Steve Wright, team foul #7 | 73-72 |
| 01:34 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:34 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:34 | Nichols | Bernard Plaisted makes the 3rd free throw | 73-74 |
| 01:22 | Juniata | Earl Schwister misses the 3 from the right corner | 73-74 |
| 01:20 | Nichols | William Goebel pulls down the rebound | 73-74 |
| 01:16 | Nichols | Steve Wright picks off the pass by Bernard Plaisted | 73-74 |
| 00:57 | Juniata | Earl Schwister connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Steve Wright | 75-74 |
| 00:35 | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Gagne | 75-76 |
| 00:20 | Juniata | Mark Nickson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brandon Cyr | 77-76 |
| 00:03 | Nichols | Mark Nickson takes the ball from William Goebel | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Juniata | Juniata is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Juniata | Steve Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Gagne - foul #4 on Lawrence Gagne, team foul #14 | 77-76 |
| 00:02 | Juniata | Steve Wright makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:02 | Juniata | Steve Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:02 | Nichols | Nichols calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Juniata | Juniata 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) | |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Ronald McDaniel hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 79-76 |