| Lineup | New England | PG - Dana Seay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Stout (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Carlyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Pierce (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Ronald Vitiello (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Cole (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Brack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Aranda (fresh) 5 reb. C - Mitchell Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New England | Billy James inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | New England | Barry Carlyle hits a shot from the right block | 32-41 |
| 19:25 | Nichols | Justin Cole knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Vitiello | 32-44 |
| 19:21 | New England | Dana Seay is whistled for traveling | 32-44 |
| 18:54 | Nichols | Mitchell Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| 18:46 | New England | Billy James comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 32-44 |
| 18:44 | New England | Michael Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 18:26 | New England | The jump hook by Michael Pierce is blocked by Mitchell Campbell | 32-44 |
| 18:24 | New England | Barry Carlyle hits the follow up shot | 34-44 |
| 18:06 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 18:05 | New England | Michael Pierce snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 17:59 | New England | Gary Stout can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 17:58 | Nichols | Gerald Brack snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 17:34 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 17:33 | New England | Michael Pierce grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 17:28 | New England | Billy James hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Gerald Brack - foul #3 on Gerald Brack, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | New England | Louie Land (PG), Charles Herron (SG), Arthur Miller (C) Dana Seay, Gary Stout, Michael Pierce | |
| Subs | Nichols | Darren Hawks (PG), Jean Dorsey (SF), Clarence Turk (PF), Ryan Starr (C) Ronald Vitiello, Gerald Brack, Paul Aranda, Mitchell Campbell | |
| 17:28 | New England | Billy James makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:28 | New England | Billy James makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:11 | Nichols | Justin Cole hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Herron - foul #2 on Charles Herron, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | New England | Frank Abate (SF) Billy James | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 17:11 | Nichols | Justin Cole makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:11 | Nichols | Justin Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:11 | New England | Arthur Miller pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 17:07 | New England | Frank Abate blows the layup but the foul's on Darren Hawks - foul #1 on Darren Hawks, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Maurice Overbey (C) Justin Cole | |
| 17:07 | New England | Frank Abate makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:07 | New England | Frank Abate misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:07 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Ryan Starr | 37-45 |
| 16:58 | Nichols | Jean Dorsey hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Starr | 37-47 |
| 16:37 | New England | Arthur Miller is hacked by Darren Hawks - foul #2 on Darren Hawks, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | New England | John Etheridge (SF) Barry Carlyle | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 16:31 | New England | John Etheridge misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ryan Starr - foul #2 on Ryan Starr, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| 16:31 | New England | John Etheridge makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 16:31 | New England | John Etheridge misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 16:31 | Nichols | Clarence Turk grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 16:15 | Nichols | Louie Land steals it from Jean Dorsey | 38-47 |
| 15:58 | New England | Frank Abate buries a runner in the lane | 40-47 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Louie Land (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Herron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Etheridge (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Abate (fresh) 8 pts. C - Arthur Miller (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Darren Hawks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jean Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Starr (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Clarence Turk (fresh) 6 pts. C - Maurice Overbey (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Nichols | Ryan Starr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Louie Land - foul #1 on Louie Land, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | New England | Dana Seay (PG), Gary Stout (SG), Billy James (SF), Barry Carlyle (PF), Michael Pierce (C) Louie Land, Charles Herron, John Etheridge, Frank Abate, Arthur Miller | |
| Subs | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello (PG), Gerald Brack (SF), Paul Aranda (PF), Mitchell Campbell (C) Darren Hawks, Jean Dorsey, Clarence Turk, Maurice Overbey | |
| 15:35 | Nichols | Ryan Starr makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:35 | Nichols | Ryan Starr misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:35 | New England | The rebound goes to Barry Carlyle | 40-48 |
| 15:23 | New England | Ryan Starr is called for the reach on Gary Stout - foul #3 on Ryan Starr, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Justin Cole (SG) Ryan Starr | |
| 15:04 | New England | Barry Carlyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| 14:42 | Nichols | Mitchell Campbell comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 40-48 |
| 14:40 | Nichols | Mitchell Campbell tips it but misses | 40-48 |
| 14:39 | Nichols | Mitchell Campbell misses the tip | 40-48 |
| 14:38 | New England | The rebound goes to Gary Stout | 40-48 |
| 14:34 | New England | Gary Stout can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Aranda - foul #3 on Paul Aranda, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| 14:34 | New England | Gary Stout makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:34 | New England | Gary Stout misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:34 | Nichols | Mitchell Campbell pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 14:10 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | New England | Frank Abate (SF) Billy James | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 13:52 | New England | Frank Abate hits a runner from the right block set up by Dana Seay | 43-48 |
| 13:33 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Michael Pierce | 43-48 |
| 13:31 | New England | Gary Stout pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:26 | New England | Gary Stout misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 13:25 | Nichols | Paul Aranda snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 13:04 | Nichols | Justin Cole is fouled on the floor by Dana Seay - foul #3 on Dana Seay, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | New England | Louie Land (PG), Charles Herron (SG), John Etheridge (SF), Arthur Miller (C) Dana Seay, Gary Stout, Barry Carlyle, Michael Pierce | |
| Subs | Nichols | Darren Hawks (PG), Jean Dorsey (SF), Clarence Turk (PF), Ryan Starr (C) Ronald Vitiello, Gerald Brack, Paul Aranda, Mitchell Campbell | |
| 12:49 | Nichols | Ryan Starr misses the shot from the left side | 43-48 |
| 12:48 | Nichols | Clarence Turk snags the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 12:35 | Nichols | Darren Hawks comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 12:33 | Nichols | Jean Dorsey gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:16 | Nichols | Ryan Starr can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 12:15 | New England | John Etheridge pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:07 | New England | Louie Land misses long on a jumper from the right block | 43-48 |
| 12:05 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Jean Dorsey | 43-48 |
| 11:45 | Nichols | Darren Hawks clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 11:43 | New England | John Etheridge gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Louie Land (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Herron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Etheridge (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Abate (fresh) 10 pts. C - Arthur Miller (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Darren Hawks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jean Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Turk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Starr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | New England | Louie Land comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 11:36 | Nichols | Justin Cole pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 11:11 | Nichols | Justin Cole makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Darren Hawks | 43-50 |
| 10:57 | New England | John Etheridge misses the jump hook from the left block | 43-50 |
| 10:55 | New England | The offensive rebound goes to Louie Land | 43-50 |
| 10:44 | New England | Louie Land drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Herron | 46-50 |
| 10:31 | Nichols | Clarence Turk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | New England | Dana Seay (PG), Gary Stout (SG), Billy James (SF), Barry Carlyle (PF), Michael Pierce (C) Louie Land, Charles Herron, John Etheridge, Frank Abate, Arthur Miller | |
| Subs | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello (PG), Gerald Brack (SF), Paul Aranda (PF), Mitchell Campbell (C) Darren Hawks, Justin Cole, Jean Dorsey, Clarence Turk | |
| 10:21 | New England | Barry Carlyle makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Gary Stout | 48-50 |
| 10:00 | Nichols | Ryan Starr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 48-50 |
| 09:58 | Nichols | Gerald Brack gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:40 | Nichols | Ryan Starr misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-50 |
| 09:39 | New England | Michael Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:21 | New England | Gary Stout buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dana Seay | 51-50 |
| 09:01 | Nichols | Ryan Starr hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 08:59 | Nichols | Paul Aranda pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:33 | Nichols | Mitchell Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Darren Hawks (PG), Jean Dorsey (SG) Ronald Vitiello, Ryan Starr | |
| 08:12 | New England | Barry Carlyle misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gerald Brack - foul #4 on Gerald Brack, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | New England | Frank Abate (SF) Billy James | |
| Subs | Nichols | Justin Cole (SG), Maurice Overbey (C) Gerald Brack, Mitchell Campbell | |
| 08:12 | New England | Barry Carlyle misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:12 | New England | Barry Carlyle misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:12 | Nichols | Maurice Overbey gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:48 | Nichols | Darren Hawks's pass is intercepted by Frank Abate | 51-50 |
| 07:27 | New England | Frank Abate misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jean Dorsey - foul #3 on Jean Dorsey, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | New England | Louie Land (PG), Charles Herron (SG), Arthur Miller (C) Dana Seay, Gary Stout, Michael Pierce | |
| Subs | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello (PG), Gerald Brack (SF), Clarence Turk (PF) Darren Hawks, Paul Aranda, Maurice Overbey | |
| 07:27 | New England | Frank Abate misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:27 | New England | Frank Abate misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:27 | Nichols | Gerald Brack snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Louie Land (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Herron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Abate (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Barry Carlyle (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Miller (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Ronald Vitiello (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Cole (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Gerald Brack (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Turk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jean Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Nichols | Justin Cole loses the dribble to Charles Herron | 51-50 |
| 06:56 | New England | Louie Land knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Herron | 53-50 |
| 06:43 | Nichols | Jean Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 06:41 | New England | Frank Abate grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:19 | New England | Frank Abate is hacked by Clarence Turk - foul #2 on Clarence Turk, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | New England | Billy James (SF) Barry Carlyle | |
| Subs | Nichols | Ryan Starr (SG), Mitchell Campbell (C) Ronald Vitiello, Justin Cole | |
| 06:19 | New England | Frank Abate misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:19 | Nichols | Mitchell Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:01 | Nichols | Gerald Brack is called for 3 seconds | 53-50 |
| Subs | New England | Gary Stout (SG), Michael Pierce (C) Charles Herron, Frank Abate | |
| Subs | Nichols | Darren Hawks (PG), Paul Aranda (PF) Jean Dorsey, Gerald Brack | |
| 05:46 | New England | Gary Stout hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-50 |
| 05:32 | Nichols | Ryan Starr is fouled on the floor by Louie Land - foul #2 on Louie Land, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | New England | Dana Seay (PG) Louie Land | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 05:25 | Nichols | Mitchell Campbell makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Starr | 55-52 |
| 05:20 | New England | Billy James hits a jumper in the lane set up by Michael Pierce | 57-52 |
| 05:03 | Nichols | Clarence Turk hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darren Hawks | 57-54 |
| 04:47 | New England | Arthur Miller is hacked by Paul Aranda - foul #4 on Paul Aranda, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | New England | Barry Carlyle (PF) Michael Pierce | |
| Subs | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello (PG), Justin Cole (SG), Gerald Brack (SF) Darren Hawks, Ryan Starr, Clarence Turk | |
| 04:47 | New England | Arthur Miller makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:47 | New England | Arthur Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:29 | Nichols | Justin Cole is hacked by Barry Carlyle - foul #1 on Barry Carlyle, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | New England | Louie Land (SG), James Hendrickson (C) Gary Stout, Arthur Miller | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jean Dorsey (PF) Paul Aranda | |
| 04:10 | Nichols | Jean Dorsey knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 03:58 | New England | James Hendrickson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 03:56 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:51 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jean Dorsey | 59-60 |
| 03:34 | New England | Dana Seay can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 03:32 | Nichols | Jean Dorsey snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 03:25 | Nichols | Justin Cole hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Vitiello | 59-62 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Dana Seay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louie Land (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Carlyle (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hendrickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Ronald Vitiello (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin Cole (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gerald Brack (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jean Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:02 | New England | Louie Land misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jean Dorsey - foul #4 on Jean Dorsey, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | New England | Gary Stout (SG), Frank Abate (SF), Michael Pierce (C) Dana Seay, Billy James, James Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Nichols | Darren Hawks (PG), Paul Aranda (PF), Ryan Starr (C) Ronald Vitiello, Gerald Brack, Mitchell Campbell | |
| 03:02 | New England | Louie Land makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:02 | New England | Louie Land misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:02 | Nichols | Paul Aranda gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 03:00 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello (PG), Gerald Brack (SF) Darren Hawks, Ryan Starr | |
| 02:43 | Nichols | Jean Dorsey buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Vitiello | 60-65 |
| 02:43 | New England | New England calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | New England | Dana Seay (PG), Billy James (SF) Louie Land, Frank Abate | |
| Subs | Nichols | Mitchell Campbell (C) Jean Dorsey | |
| 02:30 | New England | Gary Stout scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Dana Seay | 62-65 |
| 02:09 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello is fouled on the floor by Barry Carlyle - foul #2 on Barry Carlyle, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| 01:48 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 01:46 | Nichols | Mitchell Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:31 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello loses the dribble to Billy James | 62-65 |
| 01:28 | New England | Billy James hits the finger roll | 64-65 |
| 01:11 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Justin Cole | 64-68 |
| 00:55 | New England | Gary Stout can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 00:54 | New England | Michael Pierce grabs the offensive board | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | New England | Dana Seay blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Aranda - foul #5 on Paul Aranda, team foul #12 | 64-68 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Clarence Turk (PF) Paul Aranda | |
| 00:40 | New England | Dana Seay makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:40 | New England | Dana Seay makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Nichols | Justin Cole makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Vitiello | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | New England | Billy James comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 00:12 | New England | Barry Carlyle snags the offensive board | 66-70 |
| 00:08 | New England | Dana Seay is called for traveling | 66-70 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jean Dorsey (SF) Gerald Brack | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello is fouled in the backcourt by Dana Seay - foul #4 on Dana Seay, team foul #7 | 66-70 |
| 00:05 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:05 | Nichols | Ronald Vitiello makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:00 | New England | Dana Seay misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-72 |