| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Keith Walker (fresh) SG - Henry Warren (fresh) SF - Christopher Bona (fresh) PF - Harold Costanzo (fresh) C - Bruce Manning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Charles Staten (fresh) SG - Jeffery Kinsey (fresh) SF - Malcolm Darrah (fresh) PF - Wendell White (fresh) C - James Kirstein (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | James Kirstein wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Carnegie Mellon | The rebound goes to Henry Warren | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Keith Walker loses the dribble to Charles Staten | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Nichols | Charles Staten misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Carnegie Mellon | Bruce Manning snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Carnegie Mellon | Harold Costanzo is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Nichols | Charles Staten travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Carnegie Mellon | Harold Costanzo banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Nichols | Wendell White's floater is tipped away by Bruce Manning | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Carnegie Mellon | Bruce Manning gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Carnegie Mellon | Keith Walker is hacked by Wendell White - foul #1 on Wendell White, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | Carnegie Mellon | Keith Walker hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 17:29 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Staten | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Carnegie Mellon | Keith Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Carnegie Mellon | Christopher Bona pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | Carnegie Mellon | Harold Costanzo is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 4-2 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Busch (PG), Thomas Milano (SG), James Christian (SF), Ronald Elliott (PF), Charles Chapel (C) Keith Walker, Henry Warren, Christopher Bona, Harold Costanzo, Bruce Manning | |
| Subs | Nichols | Walter Kitson (PG), John Murley (SG), Thomas Olewinski (SF), Alan Warwick (PF), Bill Zomer (C) Charles Staten, Jeffery Kinsey, Malcolm Darrah, Wendell White, James Kirstein | |
| 16:44 | Nichols | Thomas Olewinski is fouled on the floor by James Christian - foul #1 on James Christian, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 16:31 | Nichols | Thomas Olewinski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Busch - foul #1 on Joseph Busch, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 16:31 | Nichols | Thomas Olewinski makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:31 | Nichols | Thomas Olewinski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Busch makes the runner in the lane set up by Charles Chapel | 6-4 |
| 16:07 | Nichols | Thomas Milano picks off the pass by Bill Zomer in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 16:05 | Carnegie Mellon | Thomas Milano can't finish the layup | 6-4 |
| 16:04 | Nichols | Walter Kitson gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Joseph Busch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Milano (fresh) SF - James Christian (fresh) PF - Ronald Elliott (fresh) C - Charles Chapel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Walter Kitson (fresh) SG - John Murley (fresh) SF - Thomas Olewinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Warwick (fresh) C - Bill Zomer (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Nichols | Alan Warwick clanks a jump hook in the lane | 6-4 |
| 15:35 | Carnegie Mellon | James Christian pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:28 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Chapel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-4 |
| 15:27 | Nichols | Thomas Olewinski grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 15:06 | Nichols | Bill Zomer can't finish the layup | 6-4 |
| 15:05 | Nichols | Bill Zomer grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:50 | Nichols | Bill Zomer connects on the jump hook from close range | 6-6 |
| 14:31 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Chapel connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 8-6 |
| 14:14 | Nichols | Alan Warwick misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Elliott - foul #1 on Ronald Elliott, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Keith Walker (PG), Henry Warren (SG), Christopher Bona (SF), Harold Costanzo (PF), Bruce Manning (C) Joseph Busch, Thomas Milano, James Christian, Ronald Elliott, Charles Chapel | |
| Subs | Nichols | Charles Staten (PG), Jeffery Kinsey (SG), Vincent Pijanowski (SF), Wendell White (PF) Walter Kitson, John Murley, Thomas Olewinski, Bill Zomer | |
| 14:14 | Nichols | Alan Warwick makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:14 | Nichols | Alan Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:00 | Carnegie Mellon | Harold Costanzo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 13:59 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:40 | Nichols | Jeffery Kinsey comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bruce Manning - foul #1 on Bruce Manning, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah (SF), Mickey Harris (C) Vincent Pijanowski, Alan Warwick | |
| 13:40 | Nichols | Jeffery Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:40 | Nichols | Jeffery Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:21 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren is hacked by Wendell White - foul #2 on Wendell White, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Darin Nelson (PF) Harold Costanzo | |
| Subs | Nichols | James Kirstein (C) Wendell White | |
| 13:10 | Carnegie Mellon | Darin Nelson lays it in on a great pass from Henry Warren and he's hacked by Mickey Harris - foul #1 on Mickey Harris, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| 13:10 | Carnegie Mellon | Darin Nelson makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:08 | Nichols | Mickey Harris is hacked by Christopher Bona in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Bona, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| 13:02 | Nichols | Charles Staten is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 13:01 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:48 | Carnegie Mellon | Darin Nelson clanks a jump hook near the basket | 11-10 |
| 12:47 | Nichols | James Kirstein pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:40 | Nichols | Mickey Harris's pass is intercepted by Henry Warren | 11-10 |
| 12:37 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren banks in the layup | 13-10 |
| 12:35 | Nichols | Jeffery Kinsey's pass is intercepted by Keith Walker in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 12:34 | Carnegie Mellon | Christopher Bona hits the finger roll set up by Keith Walker | 15-10 |
| 12:31 | Nichols | Christopher Bona steps in front of the Charles Staten pass in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| 12:27 | Carnegie Mellon | Keith Walker hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Bona | 17-10 |
| 12:08 | Nichols | Mickey Harris is fouled on the floor by Darin Nelson - foul #1 on Darin Nelson, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Willard Cartagena (SF), Harold Costanzo (PF) Christopher Bona, Darin Nelson | |
| Subs | Nichols | Walter Kitson (PG), John Murley (SG), Thomas Olewinski (SF), Alan Warwick (PF) Charles Staten, Jeffery Kinsey, Malcolm Darrah, Mickey Harris | |
| 11:57 | Nichols | John Murley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 11:56 | Nichols | Alan Warwick hits the follow up shot | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Keith Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Cartagena (fresh) PF - Harold Costanzo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Manning (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Walter Kitson (fresh) SG - John Murley (fresh) SF - Thomas Olewinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Warwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Kirstein (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Carnegie Mellon | Keith Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 11:29 | Nichols | Thomas Olewinski snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 11:11 | Nichols | Walter Kitson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-12 |
| 11:10 | Carnegie Mellon | Willard Cartagena snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 10:52 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren banks in the layup | 19-12 |
| 10:50 | Nichols | Walter Kitson is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Walker - foul #1 on Keith Walker, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Thomas Milano (PG), James Christian (SF), Ronald Elliott (PF), Charles Chapel (C) Keith Walker, Willard Cartagena, Harold Costanzo, Bruce Manning | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jeffery Kinsey (SG), Vincent Pijanowski (SF), Bill Zomer (PF), Mickey Harris (C) John Murley, Thomas Olewinski, Alan Warwick, James Kirstein | |
| 10:50 | Nichols | Walter Kitson makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:50 | Nichols | Walter Kitson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:28 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Chapel knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Warren | 21-14 |
| 10:16 | Nichols | Jeffery Kinsey clanks a shot from the left side | 21-14 |
| 10:14 | Nichols | Jeffery Kinsey tips it in | 21-16 |
| 09:51 | Carnegie Mellon | Mickey Harris steals it from Henry Warren | 21-16 |
| 09:34 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffery Kinsey | 21-18 |
| 09:15 | Carnegie Mellon | Thomas Milano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 09:14 | Nichols | Jeffery Kinsey pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:54 | Nichols | Mickey Harris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Chapel - foul #1 on Charles Chapel, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Busch (PG), Willard Cartagena (SG), Christopher Bona (SF), Harold Costanzo (PF), Darin Nelson (C) Thomas Milano, Henry Warren, James Christian, Ronald Elliott, Charles Chapel | |
| Subs | Nichols | Charles Staten (PG), John Murley (SG), Malcolm Darrah (SF), James Kirstein (C) Walter Kitson, Jeffery Kinsey, Vincent Pijanowski, Bill Zomer | |
| 08:54 | Nichols | Mickey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:54 | Nichols | Mickey Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:54 | Nichols | James Kirstein gets the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:36 | Nichols | James Kirstein hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Harold Costanzo - foul #1 on Harold Costanzo, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Alan Warwick (PF) Mickey Harris | |
| 08:36 | Nichols | James Kirstein makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:36 | Nichols | James Kirstein misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:36 | Carnegie Mellon | Harold Costanzo grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:21 | Carnegie Mellon | Willard Cartagena is called for traveling | 21-20 |
| 08:03 | Nichols | Charles Staten hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 08:02 | Carnegie Mellon | Willard Cartagena grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 07:50 | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Busch clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Malcolm Darrah - foul #1 on Malcolm Darrah, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Keith Walker (PG) Willard Cartagena | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 07:50 | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Busch makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:50 | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Busch misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:50 | Nichols | Alan Warwick gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Keith Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Busch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Bona (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Costanzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Darin Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Charles Staten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Murley (fresh) SF - Malcolm Darrah (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Warwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kirstein (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Nichols | Christopher Bona takes the ball from John Murley in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| 07:31 | Carnegie Mellon | Christopher Bona is whistled for a carry | 22-20 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Bruce Manning (C) Darin Nelson | |
| Subs | Nichols | Thomas Olewinski (SF) Malcolm Darrah | |
| 07:29 | Nichols | Charles Staten is hacked by Keith Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Walker, team foul #10 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren (SG) Keith Walker | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 07:29 | Nichols | Charles Staten makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:29 | Nichols | Charles Staten makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:08 | Carnegie Mellon | Bruce Manning comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 22-22 |
| 07:07 | Carnegie Mellon | Bruce Manning snags the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:45 | Carnegie Mellon | Harold Costanzo is hacked by Alan Warwick - foul #1 on Alan Warwick, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | James Christian (SF) Christopher Bona | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jeffery Kinsey (SG), Bill Zomer (PF) John Murley, James Kirstein | |
| 06:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Busch | 24-22 |
| 06:11 | Nichols | Thomas Olewinski's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Costanzo | 24-22 |
| 06:09 | Carnegie Mellon | The rebound goes to Bruce Manning | 24-22 |
| 06:01 | Carnegie Mellon | James Christian is hacked by Alan Warwick - foul #2 on Alan Warwick, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Thomas Milano (PG), Willard Cartagena (SG), Ronald Elliott (PF), Darin Nelson (C) Joseph Busch, Henry Warren, Harold Costanzo, Bruce Manning | |
| Subs | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah (SF), James Kirstein (C) Thomas Olewinski, Alan Warwick | |
| 05:43 | Carnegie Mellon | Darin Nelson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 05:42 | Carnegie Mellon | The offensive rebound goes to James Christian | 24-22 |
| 05:29 | Carnegie Mellon | James Christian comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-22 |
| 05:28 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Bill Zomer | 24-22 |
| 05:26 | Nichols | Thomas Milano is called for the reach on Charles Staten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Milano, team foul #11 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Christopher Bona (SF), Charles Chapel (C) James Christian, Darin Nelson | |
| Subs | Nichols | Walter Kitson (SG) Jeffery Kinsey | |
| 05:26 | Nichols | Charles Staten makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:26 | Nichols | Charles Staten makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:00 | Carnegie Mellon | Willard Cartagena buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Milano | 27-24 |
| 04:46 | Nichols | Charles Staten is whistled for a carry | 27-24 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren (SG) Willard Cartagena | |
| Subs | Nichols | John Murley (SG), Thomas Olewinski (SF), Mickey Harris (PF) Charles Staten, Malcolm Darrah, James Kirstein | |
| 04:22 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Chapel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Bona | 29-24 |
| 04:02 | Nichols | Mickey Harris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 04:01 | Carnegie Mellon | Ronald Elliott snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 03:56 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 03:55 | Nichols | Bill Zomer pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 03:45 | Nichols | Bill Zomer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-24 |
| 03:44 | Carnegie Mellon | Ronald Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Thomas Milano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Warren (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Bona (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Chapel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Walter Kitson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Murley (fresh) SF - Thomas Olewinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mickey Harris (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bill Zomer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Carnegie Mellon | Charles Chapel drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Milano | 31-24 |
| 03:07 | Nichols | Mickey Harris knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 31-26 |
| 02:47 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Murley - foul #1 on John Murley, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Keith Walker (PG), James Christian (SF), Darin Nelson (PF), Bruce Manning (C) Thomas Milano, Christopher Bona, Ronald Elliott, Charles Chapel | |
| Subs | Nichols | Charles Staten (PG), Jeffery Kinsey (SG), Malcolm Darrah (SF), Wendell White (PF), Alan Warwick (C) Walter Kitson, John Murley, Thomas Olewinski, Mickey Harris, Bill Zomer | |
| 02:47 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:47 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:47 | Nichols | Alan Warwick snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 02:42 | Nichols | Charles Staten comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-26 |
| 02:41 | Nichols | Wendell White can't tip it in | 31-26 |
| 02:39 | Nichols | Alan Warwick tips it in | 31-28 |
| 02:13 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffery Kinsey - foul #1 on Jeffery Kinsey, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| 02:13 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:13 | Carnegie Mellon | Henry Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:58 | Nichols | Wendell White hits a driving attempt in the paint | 33-30 |
| 01:42 | Carnegie Mellon | Keith Walker is hacked by Alan Warwick - foul #3 on Alan Warwick, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Willard Cartagena (SG) Henry Warren | |
| Subs | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski (SF), James Kirstein (C) Malcolm Darrah, Alan Warwick | |
| 01:42 | Carnegie Mellon | Keith Walker misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:42 | Nichols | Wendell White grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 01:13 | Nichols | The jump hook by Jeffery Kinsey is blocked by Bruce Manning | 33-30 |
| 01:11 | Carnegie Mellon | The rebound goes to Darin Nelson | 33-30 |
| 00:50 | Carnegie Mellon | Bruce Manning buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Keith Walker and the foul's on James Kirstein - foul #1 on James Kirstein, team foul #10 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Busch (SG), Harold Costanzo (PF) James Christian, Darin Nelson | |
| Subs | Nichols | Walter Kitson (PG), John Murley (SG), Thomas Olewinski (SF) Charles Staten, Jeffery Kinsey, Vincent Pijanowski | |
| 00:50 | Carnegie Mellon | Bruce Manning makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:30 | Nichols | Wendell White clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Harold Costanzo - foul #2 on Harold Costanzo, team foul #12 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Christopher Bona (SF) Willard Cartagena | |
| Subs | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah (SF), Mickey Harris (C) Walter Kitson, James Kirstein | |
| 00:30 | Nichols | Wendell White makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:30 | Nichols | Wendell White makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:02 | Carnegie Mellon | Bruce Manning hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | John Murley hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-32 |