| Lineup | Nichols | PG - John Ayers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Abraham Benton (fresh) PF - Jimmie Reichenbach (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Darden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Walter Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Lim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Gregory Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brett Givan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | Abraham Benton inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Nichols | Abraham Benton buries a jump hook from the right block | 23-29 |
| 19:39 | Utica | Gregory Cole clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John Darden - foul #1 on John Darden, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:39 | Utica | Gregory Cole misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:39 | Utica | Gregory Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:39 | Nichols | Jimmie Reichenbach grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 19:26 | Nichols | Jon Hill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 19:25 | Utica | George Lim gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 19:10 | Utica | Stephen Johnson loses the dribble to John Ayers | 23-29 |
| 18:45 | Nichols | Abraham Benton is called for traveling | 23-29 |
| 18:20 | Utica | Walter Johnson's pass is intercepted by John Ayers | 23-29 |
| 18:17 | Nichols | Jon Hill banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Ayers | 25-29 |
| 18:00 | Utica | Walter Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 17:59 | Nichols | John Darden pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 17:44 | Nichols | Jon Hill is fouled on the floor by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 17:30 | Nichols | John Ayers buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 17:19 | Utica | Brett Givan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 27-29 |
| 17:18 | Utica | Gregory Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:56 | Utica | John Darden steals the ball from Walter Johnson | 27-29 |
| 16:46 | Nichols | John Ayers misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 16:45 | Utica | Brett Givan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:40 | Utica | Walter Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 16:38 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Abraham Benton | 27-29 |
| 16:28 | Nichols | Jimmie Reichenbach drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Abraham Benton | 29-29 |
| 16:22 | Utica | George Lim banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 29-31 |
| 16:12 | Nichols | Jimmie Reichenbach misses badly on a floater from the left block | 29-31 |
| 16:11 | Nichols | Abraham Benton grabs the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 16:00 | Nichols | Jimmie Reichenbach connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - John Ayers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jon Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abraham Benton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Reichenbach (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Darden (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Walter Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Lim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Gregory Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brett Givan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Utica | Brett Givan blows the layup | 32-31 |
| 15:32 | Utica | Brett Givan tips it in | 32-33 |
| 15:28 | Nichols | John Ayers misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-33 |
| 15:26 | Utica | George Lim pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 15:00 | Utica | Walter Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Kohut (PG), Edwin Freeman (SG), Charlie Beene (SF), Ronald Horgan (PF), Ralph King (C) John Ayers, Jon Hill, Abraham Benton, Jimmie Reichenbach, John Darden | |
| Subs | Utica | Charles Harris (PG), William Smith (SG), Larry Millikin (SF), Roger Coleman (C) Walter Johnson, Stephen Johnson, George Lim, Brett Givan | |
| 14:40 | Nichols | Michael Kohut misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 14:39 | Utica | William Smith gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 14:24 | Utica | Edwin Freeman is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #1 on Edwin Freeman, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 14:10 | Utica | A charge is called on Larry Millikin - foul #1 on Larry Millikin, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 13:49 | Nichols | Michael Kohut knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 13:42 | Utica | Charles Harris misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ralph King - foul #1 on Ralph King, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Utica | Brett Givan (C) Gregory Cole | |
| 13:42 | Utica | Charles Harris makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:42 | Utica | Charles Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:29 | Nichols | Edwin Freeman drills a jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 13:16 | Utica | Larry Millikin clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Kohut - foul #3 on Michael Kohut, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Ayers (PG), Jon Hill (SG) Michael Kohut, Edwin Freeman | |
| Subs | Utica | George Lim (SF) Brett Givan | |
| 13:16 | Utica | Larry Millikin makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 13:16 | Utica | Larry Millikin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:49 | Nichols | Roger Coleman takes the ball from Charlie Beene | 37-37 |
| 12:31 | Utica | Roger Coleman drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Smith | 37-39 |
| 12:08 | Nichols | Charlie Beene clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 12:06 | Utica | George Lim gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:02 | Utica | Charles Harris lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Smith | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - John Ayers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jon Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Beene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Horgan (fairly fresh) C - Ralph King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Charles Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Lim (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Larry Millikin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Nichols | Ronald Horgan can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 37-41 |
| 11:41 | Utica | George Lim grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 11:22 | Utica | George Lim is hacked by Charlie Beene - foul #3 on Charlie Beene, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Nichols | Abraham Benton (SF), Jimmie Reichenbach (PF), John Darden (C) Charlie Beene, Ronald Horgan, Ralph King | |
| Subs | Utica | Walter Johnson (PG), James Kaufman (SG), Gregory Cole (PF), Brett Givan (C) Charles Harris, William Smith, Larry Millikin, Roger Coleman | |
| 11:09 | Utica | Gregory Cole is denied on a layup by Jimmie Reichenbach | 37-41 |
| 11:07 | Nichols | Jimmie Reichenbach grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:48 | Nichols | John Darden is hacked by Brett Givan - foul #1 on Brett Givan, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Kohut (PG), Edwin Freeman (SG) John Ayers, Jon Hill | |
| Subs | Utica | Stephen Johnson (SG), Robert Kaufman (SF) James Kaufman, George Lim | |
| 10:37 | Nichols | John Darden scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Brett Givan - foul #2 on Brett Givan, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| 10:37 | Nichols | John Darden makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:19 | Utica | Jimmie Reichenbach is called for the reach on Gregory Cole - foul #2 on Jimmie Reichenbach, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Utica | Larry Millikin (SF) Robert Kaufman | |
| 10:07 | Utica | Brett Givan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 10:05 | Utica | Brett Givan pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:47 | Utica | Gregory Cole makes the floater in the lane | 40-43 |
| 09:25 | Nichols | Michael Kohut clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 09:23 | Nichols | Jimmie Reichenbach can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 09:22 | Nichols | Abraham Benton pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:07 | Nichols | Brett Givan steps in front of the John Darden pass | 40-43 |
| 08:49 | Utica | Brett Givan buries a floater from close range set up by Larry Millikin | 40-45 |
| 08:29 | Nichols | Edwin Freeman is hacked by Walter Johnson - foul #3 on Walter Johnson, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Ayers (PG), Jon Hill (SG), Charlie Beene (SF), Ronald Horgan (PF) Michael Kohut, Edwin Freeman, Abraham Benton, Jimmie Reichenbach | |
| Subs | Utica | William Smith (SG), George Lim (SF), Roger Coleman (PF), Charles Harris (C) Stephen Johnson, Larry Millikin, Gregory Cole, Brett Givan | |
| 08:18 | Nichols | Ronald Horgan's pass is intercepted by Charles Harris | 40-45 |
| 08:02 | Utica | Charles Harris misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 40-45 |
| 08:00 | Nichols | John Darden grabs the board | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - John Ayers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jon Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Beene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Horgan (fresh) C - John Darden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Walter Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Lim (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. PF - Roger Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Nichols | Jon Hill drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Ayers | 42-45 |
| 07:21 | Utica | Walter Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 07:20 | Nichols | John Darden snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 06:51 | Nichols | Charlie Beene knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Ayers | 44-45 |
| 06:27 | Utica | William Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 06:26 | Utica | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 44-45 |
| 06:07 | Utica | William Smith drills a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Jon Hill - foul #3 on Jon Hill, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Nichols | Abraham Benton (SF), Jimmie Reichenbach (PF) Charlie Beene, John Darden | |
| Subs | Utica | Gregory Cole (PF), Brett Givan (C) Walter Johnson, Roger Coleman | |
| 06:07 | Utica | William Smith makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:46 | Nichols | George Lim blocks the short jumper by Abraham Benton | 44-48 |
| 05:45 | Nichols | Jon Hill tips it in | 46-48 |
| 05:37 | Utica | George Lim blows the layup | 46-48 |
| 05:36 | Utica | George Lim hits the follow up shot | 46-50 |
| 05:14 | Nichols | John Ayers makes the fadeaway from the right side | 48-50 |
| 04:51 | Utica | William Smith makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Gregory Cole | 48-52 |
| 04:33 | Nichols | John Ayers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Kohut (PG), Edwin Freeman (SG), Ralph King (C) John Ayers, Jon Hill, Ronald Horgan | |
| Subs | Utica | Shane Copeland (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Larry Millikin (SF) Charles Harris, William Smith, George Lim | |
| 04:17 | Utica | Larry Millikin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Abraham Benton - foul #1 on Abraham Benton, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| 04:17 | Utica | Larry Millikin makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:17 | Utica | Larry Millikin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:03 | Nichols | Jimmie Reichenbach comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 04:01 | Utica | The rebound goes to Larry Millikin | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Michael Kohut (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Abraham Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie Reichenbach (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Shane Copeland (fresh) SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Millikin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brett Givan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:46 | Utica | Ralph King swats the layup by Larry Millikin | 48-54 |
| 03:45 | Nichols | Ralph King gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 03:40 | Nichols | Michael Kohut drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jimmie Reichenbach | 51-54 |
| 03:29 | Utica | Larry Millikin knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Shane Copeland and he's hacked by Edwin Freeman - foul #2 on Edwin Freeman, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jon Hill (SG), Charlie Beene (SF), John Darden (C) Edwin Freeman, Abraham Benton, Ralph King | |
| Subs | Utica | Walter Johnson (PG) Shane Copeland | |
| 03:29 | Utica | Larry Millikin makes the free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:14 | Nichols | Charlie Beene misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Millikin - foul #2 on Larry Millikin, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Ayers (PG), Ralph King (PF) Michael Kohut, Jimmie Reichenbach | |
| Subs | Utica | George Lim (SF), Roger Coleman (C) Larry Millikin, Brett Givan | |
| 03:14 | Nichols | Charlie Beene misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:14 | Nichols | Charlie Beene misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:14 | Nichols | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph King | 51-57 |
| 02:59 | Nichols | George Lim steps in front of the Charlie Beene pass | 51-57 |
| 02:41 | Utica | Gregory Cole misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 02:39 | Nichols | John Darden grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 02:39 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | Nichols | Abraham Benton (SF), Jimmie Reichenbach (PF) Charlie Beene, Ralph King | |
| Subs | Utica | Brett Givan (C) Roger Coleman | |
| 02:26 | Nichols | John Ayers clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 02:25 | Utica | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 02:08 | Utica | Stephen Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Johnson | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:53 | Nichols | Stephen Johnson picks off the pass by Jon Hill | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Utica | Walter Johnson's pass is intercepted by John Darden | 51-60 |
| 01:11 | Nichols | John Ayers misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 01:10 | Utica | George Lim pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:46 | Utica | Stephen Johnson makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Johnson and the foul's on Jon Hill - foul #4 on Jon Hill, team foul #10 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Kohut (PG), Edwin Freeman (SG), Charlie Beene (SF), Ronald Horgan (PF), Ralph King (C) John Ayers, Jon Hill, Abraham Benton, Jimmie Reichenbach, John Darden | |
| Subs | Utica | Charles Harris (PG), William Smith (SF), Larry Millikin (PF), Roger Coleman (C) Walter Johnson, George Lim, Gregory Cole, Brett Givan | |
| 00:46 | Utica | Stephen Johnson makes the free throw | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Nichols | Roger Coleman steps in front of the Charlie Beene pass | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Utica | Larry Millikin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 51-63 |
| 00:11 | Utica | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 00:00 | Utica | Charles Harris runs out the clock | 51-63 |