| Lineup | Nichols | PG - James Ruggiero (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Justin Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Harkness (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jesse Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - David Gilliland (fresh) SG - Wayne Hults (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frederick McCormick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Greathouse (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | E. Nazarene | Frederick McCormick inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | E. Nazarene | Wayne Hults is hacked by Justin Davis - foul #1 on Justin Davis, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:38 | E. Nazarene | David Gilliland hits a driving attempt from the right block | 34-31 |
| 19:26 | Nichols | James Ruggiero misses the easy layup | 34-31 |
| 19:24 | E. Nazarene | The rebound goes to Chad Sims | 34-31 |
| 19:20 | E. Nazarene | James Ruggiero steals the ball from Frederick McCormick | 34-31 |
| 19:15 | Nichols | Justin Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from James Ruggiero | 36-31 |
| 18:59 | E. Nazarene | Chad Sims makes the jumper from the right side set up by David Gilliland | 36-33 |
| 18:43 | Nichols | David Gilliland picks off the pass by Justin Davis | 36-33 |
| 18:25 | E. Nazarene | Chad Sims is hacked by Jesse Williams - foul #1 on Jesse Williams, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 18:01 | E. Nazarene | Justin Davis is called for the reach on Wayne Hults - foul #2 on Justin Davis, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| 17:47 | E. Nazarene | Frederick McCormick is fouled on the floor by Michael Freeman - foul #2 on Michael Freeman, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| 17:30 | E. Nazarene | David Gilliland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jesse Williams - foul #2 on Jesse Williams, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Nichols | Mark Dunaway (SF), Corey Wade (PF) Keith Harkness, Michael Freeman | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | | |
| 17:30 | E. Nazarene | David Gilliland makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:30 | E. Nazarene | David Gilliland makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:08 | Nichols | James Ruggiero is fouled on the floor by Arthur Greathouse - foul #1 on Arthur Greathouse, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Nichols | Randall Smith (C) Jesse Williams | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor (SF), Jordan Turner (PF) Frederick McCormick, Arthur Greathouse | |
| 16:47 | Nichols | Chad Sims denies the turnaround by James Ruggiero | 36-35 |
| 16:45 | Nichols | Mark Dunaway pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:21 | Nichols | Randall Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Davis | 39-35 |
| 16:00 | E. Nazarene | Jordan Turner comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 15:58 | Nichols | Mark Dunaway gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - James Ruggiero (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Justin Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Dunaway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Corey Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - David Gilliland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Hults (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jordan Turner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chad Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Nichols | Mark Dunaway misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-35 |
| 15:48 | E. Nazarene | The rebound goes to Scott Taylor | 39-35 |
| 15:29 | E. Nazarene | Jordan Turner misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Dunaway - foul #1 on Mark Dunaway, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kenneth Taylor (SG), Keith Harkness (SF), Michael Freeman (PF), Jesse Williams (C) James Ruggiero, Justin Davis, Mark Dunaway, Corey Wade | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Frankie Rykowski (SG), Frederick McCormick (SF), Arthur Greathouse (PF) David Gilliland, Wayne Hults, Chad Sims | |
| 15:29 | E. Nazarene | Jordan Turner makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:29 | E. Nazarene | Jordan Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:29 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Jesse Williams | 39-36 |
| 15:06 | Nichols | Frederick McCormick steals the ball from Keith Harkness | 39-36 |
| 14:55 | E. Nazarene | Frederick McCormick hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Taylor - foul #1 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| 14:55 | E. Nazarene | Frederick McCormick misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:55 | E. Nazarene | Frederick McCormick makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:37 | Nichols | Michael Freeman hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Frederick McCormick - foul #2 on Frederick McCormick, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 14:37 | Nichols | Michael Freeman misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:37 | E. Nazarene | Frederick McCormick grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 14:28 | E. Nazarene | Frankie Rykowski misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 41-37 |
| 14:26 | E. Nazarene | Frankie Rykowski grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 14:19 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 41-37 |
| 14:18 | Nichols | Michael Freeman pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:02 | Nichols | Randall Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Taylor | 44-37 |
| 13:44 | E. Nazarene | Kenneth Taylor steals the ball from Frankie Rykowski | 44-37 |
| 13:40 | Nichols | Kenneth Taylor lays it in | 46-37 |
| 13:19 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 13:18 | E. Nazarene | Arthur Greathouse tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 12:49 | Nichols | Kenneth Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Randall Smith | 48-39 |
| 12:31 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 12:29 | Nichols | Keith Harkness grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:25 | Nichols | Keith Harkness misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Frederick McCormick - foul #3 on Frederick McCormick, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Nichols | James Ruggiero (PG), Justin Davis (SG), Jeffery Ashurst (PF), Corey Wade (C) Randall Smith, Kenneth Taylor, Michael Freeman, Jesse Williams | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | David Gilliland (PG), Wayne Hults (SG), Randall Smith (SF), Robert Alexander (PF), Chad Sims (C) Scott Taylor, Frankie Rykowski, Frederick McCormick, Arthur Greathouse, Jordan Turner | |
| 12:25 | Nichols | Keith Harkness misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:25 | Nichols | Keith Harkness misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:25 | E. Nazarene | Chad Sims gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:06 | E. Nazarene | Wayne Hults clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 12:05 | Nichols | Corey Wade grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 12:00 | Nichols | James Ruggiero comes up short on the shot from close range | 48-39 |
| 11:59 | Nichols | Keith Harkness snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 11:42 | Nichols | James Ruggiero lays it up and in on a great pass from Justin Davis and he's fouled by Randall Smith - foul #1 on Randall Smith, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Nichols | Mark Dunaway (SF) Keith Harkness | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | | |
| 11:42 | Nichols | James Ruggiero misses the free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:42 | E. Nazarene | Chad Sims grabs the board | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - James Ruggiero (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Justin Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Dunaway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffery Ashurst (fresh) C - Corey Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - David Gilliland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Hults (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randall Smith (fresh) PF - Robert Alexander (fresh) C - Chad Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | E. Nazarene | Robert Alexander can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 11:26 | E. Nazarene | Chad Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 11:14 | E. Nazarene | Chad Sims clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Corey Wade - foul #2 on Corey Wade, team foul #8 | 50-39 |
| 11:14 | E. Nazarene | Chad Sims misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:14 | E. Nazarene | Chad Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:53 | Nichols | James Ruggiero misses the lay-in | 50-40 |
| 10:52 | E. Nazarene | The rebound goes to David Gilliland | 50-40 |
| 10:30 | E. Nazarene | Robert Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Freeman (PF), Jesse Williams (C) Jeffery Ashurst, Corey Wade | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Frederick McCormick (SF), Arthur Greathouse (PF) Randall Smith, Robert Alexander | |
| 10:06 | Nichols | Justin Davis makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Ruggiero | 52-40 |
| 09:44 | E. Nazarene | Wayne Hults clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-40 |
| 09:42 | E. Nazarene | Frederick McCormick hits the follow up shot | 52-42 |
| 09:23 | Nichols | James Ruggiero scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 09:10 | E. Nazarene | Wayne Hults drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Gilliland and the foul's on Justin Davis - foul #3 on Justin Davis, team foul #9 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Nichols | Randall Smith (PG), Keith Harkness (SF) James Ruggiero, Mark Dunaway | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor (PG), Jordan Turner (C) David Gilliland, Chad Sims | |
| 09:10 | E. Nazarene | Wayne Hults makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:52 | Nichols | Justin Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 08:50 | E. Nazarene | Jordan Turner grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 08:23 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-45 |
| 08:21 | E. Nazarene | Wayne Hults gets the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:04 | E. Nazarene | Michael Freeman is called for the reach on Scott Taylor - foul #3 on Michael Freeman, team foul #10 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Nichols | James Ruggiero (PG), Jeffery Ashurst (PF), Corey Wade (C) Justin Davis, Michael Freeman, Jesse Williams | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | David Gilliland (PG), Frankie Rykowski (SF), Chad Sims (C) Wayne Hults, Frederick McCormick, Arthur Greathouse | |
| 08:04 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:04 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:49 | Nichols | Randall Smith misses long on a shot from the right side | 54-47 |
| 07:47 | E. Nazarene | Chad Sims snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 07:28 | E. Nazarene | Frankie Rykowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 07:26 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - James Ruggiero (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Randall Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Harkness (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jeffery Ashurst (fresh) C - Corey Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - David Gilliland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Rykowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jordan Turner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Sims (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | E. Nazarene | Chad Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 07:05 | Nichols | James Ruggiero snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 06:46 | Nichols | Keith Harkness can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 06:44 | E. Nazarene | The rebound goes to David Gilliland | 54-47 |
| 06:39 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Randall Smith - foul #2 on Randall Smith, team foul #11 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Nichols | Justin Davis (SG), Mark Dunaway (SF) Keith Harkness, Jeffery Ashurst | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Wayne Hults (SG), Frederick McCormick (SF) David Gilliland, Frankie Rykowski | |
| 06:39 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:39 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:17 | Nichols | James Ruggiero knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Dunaway | 57-49 |
| 06:06 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor is fouled on the floor by James Ruggiero - foul #2 on James Ruggiero, team foul #12 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Freeman (PF), Jesse Williams (C) Corey Wade, Randall Smith | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Arthur Greathouse (PF), Robert Alexander (C) Jordan Turner, Chad Sims | |
| 06:06 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:06 | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:45 | Nichols | James Ruggiero knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Justin Davis | 59-51 |
| 05:17 | E. Nazarene | Arthur Greathouse jams it | 59-53 |
| 05:03 | Nichols | James Ruggiero can't connect on a runner from close range | 59-53 |
| 05:01 | E. Nazarene | Arthur Greathouse gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 04:41 | E. Nazarene | Wayne Hults is fouled on the floor by Justin Davis - foul #4 on Justin Davis, team foul #13 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Nichols | Randall Smith (PG), Keith Harkness (SF), Corey Wade (PF) James Ruggiero, Mark Dunaway, Michael Freeman | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | David Gilliland (PG), Frankie Rykowski (SF), Chad Sims (C) Scott Taylor, Frederick McCormick, Robert Alexander | |
| 04:41 | E. Nazarene | Wayne Hults makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:41 | E. Nazarene | Wayne Hults misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:41 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Corey Wade | 59-54 |
| 04:27 | Nichols | Randall Smith is hacked by David Gilliland - foul #3 on David Gilliland, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| 04:06 | Nichols | Justin Davis is fouled on the floor by Wayne Hults - foul #2 on Wayne Hults, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kenneth Taylor (SG) Justin Davis | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Jordan Turner (PF) Arthur Greathouse | |
| 03:50 | Nichols | Randall Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Keith Harkness | 61-54 |
| 03:21 | E. Nazarene | The jump hook by Jordan Turner is blocked by Jesse Williams | 61-54 |
| 03:20 | Nichols | Randall Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Randall Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Harkness (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Corey Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. Nazarene | PG - David Gilliland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Hults (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Frankie Rykowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jordan Turner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Sims (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Nichols | Kenneth Taylor hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Randall Smith | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:45 | E. Nazarene | Frankie Rykowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 02:44 | Nichols | Jesse Williams pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 02:44 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Nichols | James Ruggiero (PG), Justin Davis (SG), Michael Freeman (PF) Randall Smith, Kenneth Taylor, Corey Wade | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Frederick McCormick (SF), Arthur Greathouse (PF) Frankie Rykowski, Jordan Turner | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Nichols | Keith Harkness makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Williams | 67-54 |
| 02:10 | E. Nazarene | Chad Sims misses short on a floater from the right side | 67-54 |
| 02:08 | Nichols | Michael Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 01:44 | Nichols | James Ruggiero is hacked by Wayne Hults - foul #3 on Wayne Hults, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Nichols | Randall Smith (SG), Mark Dunaway (SF), Jeffery Ashurst (PF), Corey Wade (C) Justin Davis, Keith Harkness, Michael Freeman, Jesse Williams | |
| Subs | E. Nazarene | Scott Taylor (PG), Frankie Rykowski (SG), Randall Smith (SF), Jordan Turner (PF), Robert Alexander (C) David Gilliland, Wayne Hults, Frederick McCormick, Arthur Greathouse, Chad Sims | |
| 01:44 | Nichols | James Ruggiero misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:44 | E. Nazarene | Randall Smith pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 01:31 | E. Nazarene | Randall Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 01:29 | Nichols | Mark Dunaway pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 01:15 | Nichols | Randall Smith misses the floater from the baseline | 67-54 |
| 01:13 | E. Nazarene | Robert Alexander pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 01:06 | E. Nazarene | Robert Alexander hits the finger roll | 67-56 |
| 00:37 | Nichols | James Ruggiero misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 00:36 | E. Nazarene | Jordan Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | E. Nazarene | Robert Alexander can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 00:29 | Nichols | Corey Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | E. Nazarene | E. Nazarene is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nichols | James Ruggiero runs out the clock | 67-56 |