| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Christian Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Woods (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Oxley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Donnerberg (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jesse Lorenzen (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - Eddie Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Bridges (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Box (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | David Oxley inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Nichols | Jesse Lorenzen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 19:31 | Gordon | Aaron Blair misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Manuel Woods - foul #2 on Manuel Woods, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:31 | Gordon | Aaron Blair makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:31 | Gordon | Aaron Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:12 | Nichols | Jesse Lorenzen makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christian Jackson | 32-31 |
| 18:47 | Gordon | Eddie Griffin misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 18:45 | Nichols | Manuel Woods grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 18:22 | Nichols | David Oxley clanks a shot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 18:20 | Gordon | The rebound goes to Micheal Brown | 32-31 |
| 18:08 | Gordon | Bobby Bridges misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 18:07 | Nichols | Christian Jackson snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:59 | Nichols | Aaron Blair denies the turnaround by Christian Jackson | 32-31 |
| 17:57 | Nichols | Jesse Lorenzen tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 17:56 | Gordon | Frederick Box snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:52 | Gordon | Christian Jackson is called for the reach on Eddie Griffin - foul #2 on Christian Jackson, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Gordon | Thomas Jack (PG) Eddie Griffin | |
| 17:32 | Gordon | Thomas Jack clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 17:31 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:15 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Christian Jackson | 34-31 |
| 17:02 | Gordon | Frederick Box loses the dribble to Jesse Lorenzen | 34-31 |
| 16:50 | Nichols | Christian Jackson loses the dribble to Thomas Jack | 34-31 |
| 16:34 | Gordon | Bobby Bridges clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 16:32 | Nichols | Christian Jackson snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:19 | Nichols | Micheal Brown steals the ball from David Oxley | 34-31 |
| 16:02 | Gordon | Manuel Woods steals it from Micheal Brown | 34-31 |
| 15:59 | Nichols | David Oxley lays it up and in on a great pass from Manuel Woods | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Christian Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Oxley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Donnerberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jesse Lorenzen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - Thomas Jack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Bridges (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Micheal Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Box (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Gordon | Thomas Jack hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 15:23 | Nichols | Christian Jackson makes the floater from the left side | 38-33 |
| 15:05 | Gordon | Bobby Bridges buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Jack | 38-35 |
| 14:47 | Nichols | Christian Jackson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Aaron Blair - foul #1 on Aaron Blair, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Nichols | Donald Sands (SG), Jimmy Stiver (SF), James Thomas (PF), Richard Patterson (C) Manuel Woods, David Oxley, Mark Donnerberg, Jesse Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Gordon | Eddie Griffin (PG), Mark Sharp (SG), Trent Autry (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Robert Hatfield (C) Thomas Jack, Bobby Bridges, Micheal Brown, Aaron Blair, Frederick Box | |
| 14:47 | Nichols | Christian Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:47 | Nichols | Christian Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:27 | Gordon | Trent Autry misses long on a shot from the left side | 39-35 |
| 14:25 | Gordon | Robert Bryant tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 14:22 | Nichols | Christian Jackson double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Drayton (SG) Christian Jackson | |
| Subs | Gordon | | |
| 14:10 | Gordon | Trent Autry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| 13:43 | Nichols | Michael Drayton buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Patterson | 42-37 |
| 13:22 | Gordon | Jimmy Stiver steps in front of the Robert Bryant pass | 42-37 |
| 13:19 | Nichols | Jimmy Stiver blows the layup | 42-37 |
| 13:18 | Nichols | James Thomas misses the tip | 42-37 |
| 13:17 | Gordon | Mark Sharp snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 13:06 | Gordon | Robert Hatfield connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Mark Sharp | 42-39 |
| 12:46 | Nichols | Donald Sands loses the dribble to Eddie Griffin | 42-39 |
| 12:25 | Gordon | Trent Autry hits the finger roll | 42-41 |
| 12:03 | Nichols | Jimmy Stiver comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 12:02 | Nichols | Richard Patterson tips it in | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Sands (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Drayton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jimmy Stiver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - Eddie Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trent Autry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Hatfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Gordon | Trent Autry misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Donald Sands - foul #1 on Donald Sands, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Nichols | Christian Jackson (PG), Manuel Woods (SG), David Oxley (SF), Mark Donnerberg (PF), Jesse Lorenzen (C) Donald Sands, Michael Drayton, Jimmy Stiver, James Thomas, Richard Patterson | |
| Subs | Gordon | Thomas Jack (PG), Bobby Bridges (SG), Aaron Blair (PF), Frederick Box (C) Eddie Griffin, Mark Sharp, Robert Bryant, Robert Hatfield | |
| 11:43 | Gordon | Trent Autry makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:43 | Gordon | Trent Autry misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:43 | Gordon | Aaron Blair pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:32 | Gordon | Bobby Bridges clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 11:31 | Gordon | Thomas Jack tips it in | 44-44 |
| 11:06 | Nichols | Aaron Blair is called for the reach on Jesse Lorenzen - foul #2 on Aaron Blair, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Gordon | Micheal Brown (SF) Trent Autry | |
| 10:46 | Nichols | Jesse Lorenzen makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Oxley | 46-44 |
| 10:36 | Gordon | Micheal Brown clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 10:35 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 10:19 | Nichols | David Oxley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 10:18 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg tips it in | 48-44 |
| 10:08 | Gordon | Micheal Brown's floater is tipped away by Jesse Lorenzen | 48-44 |
| 10:07 | Gordon | Aaron Blair tips it in | 48-46 |
| 09:56 | Nichols | Manuel Woods's pass is intercepted by Micheal Brown | 48-46 |
| 09:30 | Gordon | Thomas Jack misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 09:29 | Gordon | Frederick Box can't tip it in | 48-46 |
| 09:28 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:22 | Nichols | Jesse Lorenzen clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Frederick Box - foul #3 on Frederick Box, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | Donald Sands (PG), James Thomas (PF) Christian Jackson, Mark Donnerberg | |
| Subs | Gordon | Eddie Griffin (PG), Micheal Larson (SF), Trent Autry (PF), Robert Bryant (C) Thomas Jack, Micheal Brown, Aaron Blair, Frederick Box | |
| 09:22 | Nichols | Jesse Lorenzen makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:22 | Nichols | Jesse Lorenzen misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:22 | Gordon | Trent Autry pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:07 | Gordon | Trent Autry is hacked by David Oxley - foul #2 on David Oxley, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | Richard Patterson (C) Jesse Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Gordon | Mark Sharp (SG) Bobby Bridges | |
| 08:47 | Gordon | Micheal Larson misses the lay-in | 49-46 |
| 08:45 | Gordon | Robert Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:29 | Gordon | Micheal Larson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 08:28 | Nichols | Richard Patterson grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 08:22 | Nichols | Richard Patterson buries a jump hook from close range set up by Manuel Woods and he's hacked by Robert Bryant - foul #4 on Robert Bryant, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | Christian Jackson (PG), Jimmy Stiver (SF) Manuel Woods, David Oxley | |
| Subs | Gordon | Thomas Jack (SG), Robert Hatfield (C) Mark Sharp, Robert Bryant | |
| 08:22 | Nichols | Richard Patterson misses the free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:22 | Gordon | Robert Hatfield snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 08:00 | Gordon | Micheal Larson is hacked by Jimmy Stiver - foul #1 on Jimmy Stiver, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Gordon | Bobby Bridges (SG), Micheal Brown (SF), Aaron Blair (PF) Thomas Jack, Micheal Larson, Robert Hatfield | |
| 07:38 | Gordon | Aaron Blair misses the floater from the right side | 51-46 |
| 07:37 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Richard Patterson | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Christian Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Sands (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Stiver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - Eddie Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Blair (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Trent Autry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Nichols | Christian Jackson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Eddie Griffin - foul #2 on Eddie Griffin, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg (PF) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Gordon | Thomas Jack (PG), Frederick Box (C) Eddie Griffin, Trent Autry | |
| 07:24 | Nichols | Christian Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:24 | Nichols | Christian Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:24 | Gordon | Frederick Box pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 07:02 | Gordon | Frederick Box is hacked by Jimmy Stiver - foul #2 on Jimmy Stiver, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | Manuel Woods (SG), David Oxley (SF), Jesse Lorenzen (C) Donald Sands, Jimmy Stiver, Richard Patterson | |
| Subs | Gordon | | |
| 06:46 | Gordon | Micheal Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jesse Lorenzen - foul #1 on Jesse Lorenzen, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| 06:46 | Gordon | Micheal Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:46 | Gordon | Micheal Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:31 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 06:30 | Gordon | Aaron Blair snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 06:22 | Gordon | Bobby Bridges clanks a floater from the left side | 52-47 |
| 06:21 | Gordon | Frederick Box tips it in | 52-49 |
| 06:12 | Nichols | Christian Jackson makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Manuel Woods | 54-49 |
| 05:50 | Gordon | Bobby Bridges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Nichols | Donald Sands (PG), James Thomas (PF) Christian Jackson, Mark Donnerberg | |
| Subs | Gordon | Eddie Griffin (PG), Trent Autry (SF), Robert Bryant (PF), Robert Hatfield (C) Bobby Bridges, Micheal Brown, Aaron Blair, Frederick Box | |
| 05:33 | Nichols | Donald Sands can't finish the layup | 54-49 |
| 05:31 | Gordon | Trent Autry pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:18 | Gordon | Robert Hatfield misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 05:17 | Nichols | Donald Sands pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:03 | Nichols | Jesse Lorenzen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-49 |
| 05:02 | Gordon | Robert Hatfield snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 04:45 | Gordon | Jesse Lorenzen steals it from Robert Hatfield | 54-49 |
| 04:28 | Nichols | David Oxley is called for traveling | 54-49 |
| Subs | Nichols | Christian Jackson (PG), Jimmy Stiver (SF), Richard Patterson (C) Manuel Woods, David Oxley, Jesse Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Gordon | Bobby Bridges (SG), Aaron Blair (PF), Frederick Box (C) Thomas Jack, Robert Bryant, Robert Hatfield | |
| 04:14 | Gordon | Trent Autry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Christian Jackson - foul #3 on Christian Jackson, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Gordon | Micheal Brown (SF) Eddie Griffin | |
| 04:14 | Gordon | Trent Autry makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:14 | Gordon | Trent Autry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:02 | Nichols | Bobby Bridges picks off the pass by Richard Patterson | 54-51 |
| 03:39 | Gordon | Bobby Bridges misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-51 |
| 03:37 | Nichols | Donald Sands grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Christian Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Sands (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Stiver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Gordon | PG - Trent Autry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. SG - Bobby Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Blair (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Box (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Nichols | Christian Jackson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Micheal Brown - foul #2 on Micheal Brown, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Drayton (SG), David Oxley (SF), Mark Donnerberg (PF) Donald Sands, Jimmy Stiver, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Gordon | Thomas Jack (PG) Trent Autry | |
| 03:28 | Nichols | Christian Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 03:28 | Nichols | Christian Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:13 | Gordon | Micheal Brown scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-53 |
| 03:03 | Nichols | Richard Patterson is hacked by Micheal Brown - foul #3 on Micheal Brown, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Nichols | Manuel Woods (SG) Michael Drayton | |
| Subs | Gordon | Eddie Griffin (PG), Robert Bryant (SF) Thomas Jack, Micheal Brown | |
| 03:03 | Nichols | Richard Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:03 | Gordon | Frederick Box gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:37 | Gordon | Eddie Griffin knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Bryant | 55-55 |
| 02:25 | Nichols | Richard Patterson is hacked by Aaron Blair - foul #3 on Aaron Blair, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jesse Lorenzen (C) Christian Jackson | |
| Subs | Gordon | Trent Autry (SF), Robert Hatfield (C) Aaron Blair, Frederick Box | |
| 02:25 | Nichols | Richard Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:25 | Nichols | Richard Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:21 | Gordon | Gordon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Nichols | Christian Jackson (PG) Richard Patterson | |
| Subs | Gordon | Micheal Brown (SF), Aaron Blair (PF), Frederick Box (C) Trent Autry, Robert Bryant, Robert Hatfield | |
| 02:03 | Gordon | Eddie Griffin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 02:01 | Gordon | Aaron Blair grabs the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 01:45 | Gordon | Frederick Box knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-58 |
| 01:21 | Nichols | Christian Jackson clanks a jump hook in the lane | 57-58 |
| 01:20 | Gordon | Frederick Box grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 01:09 | Gordon | Micheal Brown clanks a runner in the lane | 57-58 |
| 01:07 | Nichols | Jesse Lorenzen pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:49 | Nichols | Bobby Bridges is called for the reach on Manuel Woods - foul #1 on Bobby Bridges, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| 00:49 | Nichols | Manuel Woods misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:49 | Gordon | Frederick Box gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Gordon | Micheal Brown misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by David Oxley - foul #3 on David Oxley, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| 00:29 | Gordon | Micheal Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:29 | Gordon | Micheal Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:11 | Nichols | Manuel Woods comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 00:09 | Gordon | Frederick Box grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Gordon | Frederick Box is hacked by Christian Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christian Jackson, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Gordon | Thomas Jack (SG), Robert Bryant (PF) Bobby Bridges, Aaron Blair | |
| 00:06 | Gordon | Frederick Box makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:06 | Gordon | Frederick Box makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gordon | Gordon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Manuel Woods connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-62 |