| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Junior Wormley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Poore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Plotrowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Digirolamo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Sammy Huck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - George Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emmanuel Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Haughton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tom Haynes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | David Haughton inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Whittier | George Noyes loses the dribble to Bryan Plotrowski | 28-28 |
| 19:40 | Nichols | Junior Wormley lays it up and in set up by Bryan Plotrowski | 30-28 |
| 19:25 | Whittier | Anthony Tucker clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 19:24 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:11 | Whittier | Junior Wormley steals the ball from David Haughton | 30-28 |
| 18:58 | Nichols | Junior Wormley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 18:57 | Nichols | Junior Wormley tips it but misses | 30-28 |
| 18:55 | Nichols | Warren Digirolamo hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 18:36 | Whittier | George Noyes can't connect on a shot from the right side | 32-28 |
| 18:34 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:16 | Nichols | Robert Poore clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 18:14 | Whittier | Anthony Tucker snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 17:56 | Whittier | Tom Haynes can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Warren Digirolamo - foul #1 on Warren Digirolamo, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain (PF) Warren Digirolamo | |
| Subs | Whittier | Scott Huckins (PF), Donald Taylor (C) David Haughton, Anthony Tucker | |
| 17:56 | Whittier | Tom Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:56 | Whittier | Tom Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:33 | Nichols | Robert Poore misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Emmanuel Cheek - foul #2 on Emmanuel Cheek, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kevin Faust (SF), Robert Dickey (C) Bryan Plotrowski, Sammy Huck | |
| Subs | Whittier | David Haughton (SF) Tom Haynes | |
| 17:33 | Nichols | Robert Poore makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:33 | Nichols | Robert Poore misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:33 | Whittier | Scott Huckins gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:22 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-30 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Lindley (PG), Sammy Huck (C) Junior Wormley, Robert Poore | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 16:57 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain connects on the shot from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 16:42 | Whittier | Robert Dickey picks off the pass by Emmanuel Cheek | 35-30 |
| 16:27 | Nichols | David Haughton picks off the pass by Kevin Faust | 35-30 |
| 16:24 | Whittier | David Haughton lays it up and in | 35-32 |
| 16:14 | Nichols | John Lindley clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Huckins - foul #2 on Scott Huckins, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski (SF), Warren Digirolamo (PF) Robert Dickey, Sammy Huck | |
| Subs | Whittier | Anthony Tucker (C) Donald Taylor | |
| 16:14 | Nichols | John Lindley makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:14 | Nichols | John Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:50 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by John Lindley - foul #1 on John Lindley, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Nichols | Junior Wormley (PG), Robert Poore (SG), Robert Watt (PF) John Lindley, Kevin Faust, Gregory Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Whittier | Tom Haynes (PF) Scott Huckins | |
| 15:50 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:50 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:50 | Whittier | Anthony Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Junior Wormley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Poore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Plotrowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Watt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Digirolamo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - George Noyes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emmanuel Cheek (tiring) 5 pts. SF - David Haughton (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tom Haynes (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Whittier | David Haughton lays it in and he's hacked by Robert Watt - foul #4 on Robert Watt, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Dickey (C) Robert Watt | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 15:37 | Whittier | David Haughton makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:24 | Nichols | Robert Dickey is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| 14:56 | Whittier | Bryan Plotrowski steals the ball from David Haughton | 37-36 |
| 14:40 | Nichols | Robert Dickey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Tucker - foul #2 on Anthony Tucker, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kevin Faust (SF), Gregory Chamberlain (C) Bryan Plotrowski, Warren Digirolamo | |
| Subs | Whittier | Scott Huckins (PF) Tom Haynes | |
| 14:40 | Nichols | Robert Dickey misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:40 | Nichols | Robert Dickey misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:40 | Whittier | Scott Huckins snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 14:23 | Whittier | Anthony Tucker hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 37-36 |
| 14:21 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek can't tip it in | 37-36 |
| 14:20 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:58 | Nichols | Robert Poore makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Faust | 40-36 |
| 13:47 | Whittier | Gregory Chamberlain is called for the reach on Emmanuel Cheek - foul #1 on Gregory Chamberlain, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Lindley (SG), Sammy Huck (C) Robert Poore, Robert Dickey | |
| Subs | Whittier | Donald Taylor (C) Anthony Tucker | |
| 13:39 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:37 | Nichols | Sammy Huck grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:34 | Nichols | Emmanuel Cheek steps in front of the Junior Wormley pass in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 13:23 | Whittier | John Lindley picks off the pass by Emmanuel Cheek | 40-36 |
| 13:17 | Nichols | Junior Wormley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:15 | Nichols | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Huck | 40-36 |
| 13:10 | Nichols | John Lindley knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Kevin Faust | 42-36 |
| 12:44 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-36 |
| Subs | Nichols | Gabriel Harper (SG), Bryan Plotrowski (SF), Warren Digirolamo (PF) Junior Wormley, Kevin Faust, Gregory Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Whittier | Tom Haynes (PF) Scott Huckins | |
| 12:24 | Nichols | Gabriel Harper's pass is intercepted by George Noyes | 42-36 |
| 12:20 | Whittier | Tom Haynes banks in the layup set up by George Noyes | 42-38 |
| 11:59 | Nichols | John Lindley misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by George Noyes - foul #4 on George Noyes, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Poore (SG), Gregory Chamberlain (C) Gabriel Harper, Sammy Huck | |
| Subs | Whittier | Anthony Tucker (C) Donald Taylor | |
| 11:59 | Nichols | John Lindley misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:59 | Nichols | John Lindley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:41 | Whittier | Anthony Tucker connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - John Lindley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Poore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bryan Plotrowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Warren Digirolamo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Chamberlain (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - George Noyes (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Emmanuel Cheek (tired) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Haughton (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tom Haynes (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-40 |
| Subs | Nichols | Junior Wormley (PG), Robert Dickey (C) John Lindley, Warren Digirolamo | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 11:06 | Whittier | Tom Haynes knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 43-42 |
| 10:55 | Nichols | David Haughton is called for the reach on Junior Wormley - foul #4 on David Haughton, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Scott Huckins (PF) Tom Haynes | |
| 10:46 | Nichols | Junior Wormley misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 10:44 | Whittier | Anthony Tucker gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:32 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek can't connect on a floater near the basket | 43-42 |
| 10:30 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 10:12 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Tucker - foul #3 on Anthony Tucker, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kevin Faust (SG), Sammy Huck (C) Robert Poore, Bryan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Whittier | Donald Taylor (C) Anthony Tucker | |
| 10:12 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:12 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:49 | Whittier | Donald Taylor misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 09:47 | Nichols | Robert Dickey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:42 | Nichols | Junior Wormley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Chamberlain | 47-42 |
| 09:30 | Whittier | The pull-up jumper by Emmanuel Cheek is blocked by Robert Dickey | 47-42 |
| 09:28 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:13 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Taylor | 47-42 |
| 09:11 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Donald Taylor | 47-42 |
| 09:11 | Whittier | Whittier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-42 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Poore (SG), Bryan Plotrowski (SF), Warren Digirolamo (PF) Kevin Faust, Gregory Chamberlain, Robert Dickey | |
| Subs | Whittier | Tom Haynes (PF), Anthony Tucker (C) Scott Huckins, Donald Taylor | |
| 08:50 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek hits the finger roll | 47-44 |
| 08:35 | Nichols | Robert Poore is hacked by Emmanuel Cheek - foul #3 on Emmanuel Cheek, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| 08:35 | Nichols | Robert Poore makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:35 | Nichols | Robert Poore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:14 | Whittier | Tom Haynes lays it up and in | 49-46 |
| 07:53 | Nichols | Bryan Plotrowski misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 07:52 | Whittier | Anthony Tucker pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:47 | Whittier | Tom Haynes is fouled on the floor by Junior Wormley - foul #2 on Junior Wormley, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Watt (PF) Warren Digirolamo | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 07:38 | Whittier | Tom Haynes's pass is intercepted by Robert Poore | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Junior Wormley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Poore (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bryan Plotrowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Watt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Sammy Huck (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - George Noyes (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Emmanuel Cheek (tired) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Haughton (very tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Tom Haynes (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Nichols | Robert Poore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 07:22 | Whittier | Anthony Tucker snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 07:09 | Whittier | Tom Haynes misses the floater from the left side | 49-46 |
| 07:08 | Nichols | Sammy Huck gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:46 | Nichols | Tom Haynes steps in front of the Robert Watt pass | 49-46 |
| 06:37 | Whittier | Tom Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Lindley (PG), Kevin Faust (SG), Gregory Chamberlain (SF), Warren Digirolamo (C) Junior Wormley, Robert Poore, Bryan Plotrowski, Sammy Huck | |
| Subs | Whittier | Scott Huckins (PF), Donald Taylor (C) Tom Haynes, Anthony Tucker | |
| 06:15 | Nichols | Warren Digirolamo hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Lindley and the foul's on Emmanuel Cheek - foul #4 on Emmanuel Cheek, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| 06:15 | Nichols | Warren Digirolamo makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:51 | Whittier | Donald Taylor clanks a jumper from the baseline | 52-46 |
| 05:50 | Nichols | Kevin Faust snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 05:36 | Nichols | Warren Digirolamo makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Gregory Chamberlain | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:15 | Whittier | The pull-up jumper by David Haughton is blocked by Robert Watt | 54-46 |
| 05:14 | Whittier | Donald Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:49 | Whittier | David Haughton is hacked by Kevin Faust - foul #2 on Kevin Faust, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | Junior Wormley (PG), Robert Poore (SG), Bryan Plotrowski (SF), Sammy Huck (C) John Lindley, Kevin Faust, Robert Watt, Warren Digirolamo | |
| Subs | Whittier | Tom Haynes (PF), Anthony Tucker (C) Scott Huckins, Donald Taylor | |
| 04:33 | Whittier | Tom Haynes scores on a jump hook from the right block | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:19 | Nichols | Tom Haynes is called for the reach on Robert Poore - foul #1 on Tom Haynes, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| 04:19 | Nichols | Robert Poore makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:19 | Nichols | Robert Poore makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 03:50 | Whittier | Tom Haynes misses the dunk attempt | 56-48 |
| 03:49 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Sammy Huck | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain lays it up and in | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Junior Wormley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Poore (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bryan Plotrowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Chamberlain (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Huck (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - George Noyes (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Emmanuel Cheek (very tired) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Haughton (very tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Tom Haynes (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Tucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:59 | Whittier | Anthony Tucker clanks a jumper from the right block | 58-48 |
| 02:58 | Whittier | George Noyes gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 02:58 | Whittier | Whittier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Watt (PF) Gregory Chamberlain | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 02:42 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Poore - foul #1 on Robert Poore, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| 02:42 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:42 | Whittier | Emmanuel Cheek misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:42 | Nichols | Sammy Huck pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 02:19 | Nichols | Robert Poore is hacked by Emmanuel Cheek - foul #5 on Emmanuel Cheek, team foul #10 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Christopher Jansen (SG), Scott Huckins (PF) Emmanuel Cheek, Tom Haynes | |
| 02:19 | Nichols | Robert Poore makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:19 | Nichols | Robert Poore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:53 | Whittier | Sammy Huck is called for the reach on George Noyes - foul #3 on Sammy Huck, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Lindley (PG), Kevin Faust (SG), Gregory Chamberlain (SF), Warren Digirolamo (PF), Robert Dickey (C) Junior Wormley, Robert Poore, Bryan Plotrowski, Robert Watt, Sammy Huck | |
| Subs | Whittier | Donald Taylor (C) Anthony Tucker | |
| 01:53 | Whittier | George Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:53 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain grabs the board | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:50 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain is hacked by Christopher Jansen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Jansen, team foul #11 | 60-49 |
| 01:50 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:50 | Nichols | Gregory Chamberlain misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:50 | Nichols | Warren Digirolamo gets the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:48 | Nichols | Warren Digirolamo is fouled on the floor by Scott Huckins - foul #3 on Scott Huckins, team foul #12 | 61-49 |
| 01:48 | Nichols | Warren Digirolamo makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:48 | Nichols | Warren Digirolamo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 01:23 | Whittier | Donald Taylor drills a jump hook from close range set up by George Noyes | 63-51 |
| 01:22 | Nichols | Robert Dickey is hacked by George Noyes in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Noyes, team foul #13 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Whittier | John Elias (SG) George Noyes | |
| 01:22 | Nichols | Robert Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:22 | Nichols | Robert Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:57 | Whittier | David Haughton makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Jansen | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Nichols | Robert Dickey hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Kevin Faust | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Whittier | Donald Taylor knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Jansen | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | John Lindley runs out the clock | 67-55 |