| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Melvin Mansour (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Stiver (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Donnerberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Demelo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Norman Mayne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Charley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Walker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Purcell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Vincent Raines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New England | Walter Walker inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | New England | Jay Charley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 19:34 | Nichols | Jimmy Stiver gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 19:29 | Nichols | Melvin Mansour misses short on a shot from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 19:27 | Nichols | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Demelo | 27-34 |
| 19:10 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 19:08 | New England | The rebound goes to Walter Walker | 27-34 |
| 18:53 | New England | Jimmy Stiver takes the ball from Jay Charley | 27-34 |
| 18:48 | Nichols | Jimmy Stiver hits the finger roll | 29-34 |
| 18:40 | New England | Vincent Raines comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 29-34 |
| 18:38 | New England | Walter Walker snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:18 | New England | Jay Charley misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Owens - foul #3 on Gregory Owens, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Nichols | Dale Smith (SG) Gregory Owens | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 18:18 | New England | Jay Charley makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:18 | New England | Jay Charley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:09 | Nichols | Melvin Mansour is fouled on the floor by Vincent Raines - foul #2 on Vincent Raines, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 17:59 | Nichols | Dale Smith buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Melvin Mansour | 31-36 |
| 17:38 | New England | Walter Walker connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Norman Mayne | 31-38 |
| 17:21 | Nichols | Craig Demelo buries a shot from the left side set up by Melvin Mansour | 33-38 |
| 17:15 | New England | Jay Charley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 17:14 | Nichols | Jimmy Stiver snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 17:08 | Nichols | David Purcell swats the layup by Mark Donnerberg | 33-38 |
| 17:07 | New England | The rebound goes to David Purcell | 33-38 |
| 16:43 | New England | Craig Demelo steals it from David Purcell | 33-38 |
| 16:26 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Melvin Mansour | 35-38 |
| 16:04 | New England | Vincent Raines lays it in set up by Norman Mayne | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Melvin Mansour (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Dale Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Stiver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Donnerberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Demelo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Norman Mayne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Charley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Vincent Raines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg is fouled on the floor by David Purcell - foul #3 on David Purcell, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Nichols | Carl Rock (PG), Gregory Owens (SG), James Thomas (SF), Kenny Towles (PF), Raleigh Blaser (C) Melvin Mansour, Dale Smith, Jimmy Stiver, Mark Donnerberg, Craig Demelo | |
| Subs | New England | Clarence Carroll (PG), Arthur Isaacs (SG), David Turner (SF), Hal Coley (PF), Bruce Dickens (C) Norman Mayne, Jay Charley, Walter Walker, David Purcell, Vincent Raines | |
| 15:38 | Nichols | Carl Rock is fouled on the floor by Hal Coley - foul #4 on Hal Coley, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | Danny Witt (SF) Hal Coley | |
| 15:24 | Nichols | Carl Rock knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Raleigh Blaser | 38-40 |
| 15:10 | New England | David Turner connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Gregory Owens - foul #4 on Gregory Owens, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jimmy Stiver (SF) Gregory Owens | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 15:10 | New England | David Turner misses the free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:10 | Nichols | James Thomas gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:50 | Nichols | Kenny Towles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 14:48 | New England | Bruce Dickens pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:43 | New England | Arthur Isaacs is fouled on the floor by Kenny Towles - foul #1 on Kenny Towles, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| 14:34 | New England | Clarence Carroll loses the ball out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | Jay Charley (SG) Arthur Isaacs | |
| 14:22 | Nichols | Jay Charley steals the ball from Carl Rock | 38-42 |
| 14:19 | New England | Clarence Carroll banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jay Charley | 38-44 |
| 14:11 | Nichols | James Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 14:09 | New England | Clarence Carroll gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 14:04 | New England | Jay Charley is hacked by James Thomas - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Nichols | Dale Smith (SG) Jimmy Stiver | |
| Subs | New England | Norman Mayne (PG) Clarence Carroll | |
| 13:56 | New England | David Turner misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 38-44 |
| 13:55 | Nichols | Kenny Towles grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 13:40 | Nichols | James Thomas is fouled on the floor by Bruce Dickens - foul #2 on Bruce Dickens, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg (PF) Kenny Towles | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 13:22 | Nichols | James Thomas double dribbles | 38-44 |
| Subs | Nichols | Melvin Mansour (SG), Jimmy Stiver (SF) Dale Smith, James Thomas | |
| Subs | New England | Calvin Andino (SF), David Purcell (PF), Vincent Raines (C) Danny Witt, David Turner, Bruce Dickens | |
| 12:56 | New England | Jay Charley misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Melvin Mansour - foul #1 on Melvin Mansour, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kevin Kelsey (PG), Craig Demelo (C) Carl Rock, Raleigh Blaser | |
| Subs | New England | Walter Walker (SF) Calvin Andino | |
| 12:56 | New England | Jay Charley makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:56 | New England | Jay Charley misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:56 | Nichols | Melvin Mansour snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 12:41 | Nichols | Craig Demelo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 12:40 | New England | Walter Walker snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 12:19 | New England | Norman Mayne misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 12:17 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:55 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg hits the finger roll | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Kevin Kelsey (fresh) SG - Melvin Mansour (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Jimmy Stiver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Donnerberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Demelo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Norman Mayne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Charley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Purcell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Vincent Raines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | New England | Jimmy Stiver steps in front of the Jay Charley pass | 40-45 |
| 11:26 | Nichols | Melvin Mansour misses the easy layup | 40-45 |
| 11:24 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg tips it home | 42-45 |
| 11:17 | New England | Walter Walker hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jay Charley | 42-48 |
| 10:54 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on David Purcell - foul #4 on David Purcell, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Nichols | Carl Rock (PG), Dale Smith (SG), James Thomas (SF), Kenny Towles (C) Kevin Kelsey, Melvin Mansour, Jimmy Stiver, Craig Demelo | |
| Subs | New England | Clarence Carroll (PG), Arthur Isaacs (SG), Danny Witt (SF), David Turner (PF), Bruce Dickens (C) Norman Mayne, Jay Charley, Walter Walker, David Purcell, Vincent Raines | |
| 10:54 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:54 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:43 | New England | David Turner drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Witt | 44-51 |
| 10:34 | Nichols | Kenny Towles hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Rock | 47-51 |
| 10:18 | New England | David Turner can't finish the layup | 47-51 |
| 10:16 | Nichols | James Thomas gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:08 | Nichols | The short jumper by Kenny Towles is denied by Bruce Dickens | 47-51 |
| 10:06 | Nichols | James Thomas tips it but misses | 47-51 |
| 10:05 | New England | David Turner gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:47 | New England | James Thomas steals it from David Turner | 47-51 |
| 09:24 | Nichols | The pull-up jumper by Dale Smith is blocked by Bruce Dickens | 47-51 |
| 09:23 | New England | Clarence Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:18 | New England | Arthur Isaacs is hacked by Carl Rock - foul #4 on Carl Rock, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kevin Kelsey (PG), Raleigh Blaser (C) Carl Rock, Mark Donnerberg | |
| Subs | New England | Norman Mayne (PG), Walter Walker (SF) Arthur Isaacs, Danny Witt | |
| 09:05 | New England | Norman Mayne can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Kelsey - foul #1 on Kevin Kelsey, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | Melvin Mansour (PG) Kevin Kelsey | |
| Subs | New England | Jay Charley (SG), Vincent Raines (C) Clarence Carroll, Bruce Dickens | |
| 09:05 | New England | Norman Mayne makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:05 | New England | Norman Mayne makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:50 | Nichols | Raleigh Blaser connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Dale Smith and the foul's on Vincent Raines - foul #3 on Vincent Raines, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kevin Kelsey (PG), Craig Demelo (C) Dale Smith, Kenny Towles | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 08:50 | Nichols | Raleigh Blaser misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:50 | New England | Vincent Raines snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 08:21 | New England | Melvin Mansour takes the ball from Jay Charley | 49-53 |
| 08:03 | Nichols | Craig Demelo banks in the layup | 51-53 |
| 07:40 | New England | Jay Charley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman Mayne | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Kevin Kelsey (fresh) SG - Melvin Mansour (fresh) 5 ast. SF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 reb. PF - Raleigh Blaser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Craig Demelo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Norman Mayne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Charley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Turner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Raines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Nichols | Kevin Kelsey is fouled on the floor by Jay Charley - foul #1 on Jay Charley, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Nichols | Gregory Owens (SG), Jimmy Stiver (SF), Kenny Towles (PF) Melvin Mansour, James Thomas, Craig Demelo | |
| Subs | New England | Clarence Carroll (PG), Danny Witt (SF), Hal Coley (PF), David Purcell (C) Norman Mayne, Walter Walker, David Turner, Vincent Raines | |
| 07:24 | Nichols | Kevin Kelsey makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:24 | Nichols | Kevin Kelsey misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:24 | New England | Jay Charley gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 07:11 | New England | Gregory Owens is called for the reach on Jay Charley - foul #5 on Gregory Owens, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Nichols | Carl Rock (PG), Dale Smith (SG) Kevin Kelsey, Gregory Owens | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 07:11 | New England | Jay Charley misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:11 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Raleigh Blaser | 52-55 |
| 06:56 | Nichols | Carl Rock misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Clarence Carroll - foul #1 on Clarence Carroll, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | Arthur Isaacs (SG) Jay Charley | |
| 06:56 | Nichols | Carl Rock misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:56 | Nichols | Carl Rock makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:56 | Nichols | Carl Rock makes the 3rd free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:48 | New England | Danny Witt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-55 |
| 06:47 | New England | David Purcell grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:34 | New England | Hal Coley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Nichols | Craig Demelo (C) Raleigh Blaser | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 06:13 | Nichols | Carl Rock makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dale Smith | 57-55 |
| 06:04 | New England | Hal Coley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 06:03 | Nichols | Dale Smith snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 05:56 | Nichols | Jimmy Stiver can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 57-55 |
| 05:54 | New England | Arthur Isaacs grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:49 | New England | Clarence Carroll misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 05:47 | New England | Hal Coley tips it in | 57-57 |
| 05:33 | Nichols | Kenny Towles blows the dunk but he's hacked by Arthur Isaacs - foul #2 on Arthur Isaacs, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Nichols | Melvin Mansour (SG), Mark Donnerberg (PF) Dale Smith, Craig Demelo | |
| Subs | New England | Norman Mayne (PG), Jay Charley (SG), Walter Walker (SF), Vincent Raines (C) Clarence Carroll, Arthur Isaacs, Danny Witt, David Purcell | |
| 05:33 | Nichols | Kenny Towles makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:33 | Nichols | Kenny Towles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:23 | New England | Vincent Raines scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jay Charley | 59-59 |
| 05:06 | Nichols | Kenny Towles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 05:04 | New England | Vincent Raines gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:39 | New England | Hal Coley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jay Charley | 59-61 |
| 04:26 | Nichols | Kenny Towles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kenny Towles, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Nichols | Kevin Kelsey (PG), James Thomas (SF), Raleigh Blaser (C) Carl Rock, Jimmy Stiver, Kenny Towles | |
| Subs | New England | David Purcell (PF) Hal Coley | |
| 04:13 | New England | David Purcell scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Vincent Raines | 59-63 |
| 03:51 | Nichols | Raleigh Blaser misses short on a runner from the left block | 59-63 |
| 03:50 | New England | Walter Walker gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 03:44 | New England | Mark Donnerberg picks off the pass by Jay Charley | 59-63 |
| 03:35 | Nichols | James Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Walker - foul #3 on Walter Walker, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Nichols | Dale Smith (SG), Craig Demelo (C) Kevin Kelsey, Mark Donnerberg | |
| Subs | New England | David Turner (SF) Walter Walker | |
| 03:35 | Nichols | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:35 | Nichols | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Melvin Mansour (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Dale Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Raleigh Blaser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Craig Demelo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Norman Mayne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Charley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Vincent Raines (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | New England | Raleigh Blaser steals the ball from Vincent Raines | 61-63 |
| 02:53 | Nichols | James Thomas makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Mansour | 63-63 |
| 02:53 | New England | New England calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Nichols | Carl Rock (PG), Jimmy Stiver (SF), Mark Donnerberg (PF) Dale Smith, James Thomas, Raleigh Blaser | |
| Subs | New England | Walter Walker (SF), Hal Coley (PF) David Turner, David Purcell | |
| 02:42 | New England | Jay Charley makes the driving attempt near the basket | 63-65 |
| 02:37 | Nichols | Melvin Mansour drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 02:31 | New England | Walter Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 66-65 |
| 02:09 | Nichols | A charge is called on Craig Demelo - foul #2 on Craig Demelo, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 01:47 | New England | Jay Charley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 01:45 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Craig Demelo | 66-65 |
| 01:40 | Nichols | Jimmy Stiver knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Carl Rock | 68-65 |
| 01:26 | New England | Norman Mayne loses the ball out of bounds | 68-65 |
| 01:08 | Nichols | Jimmy Stiver buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Melvin Mansour | 70-65 |
| 01:04 | New England | Vincent Raines is hacked by Craig Demelo - foul #3 on Craig Demelo, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| 01:04 | New England | Vincent Raines makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:04 | New England | Vincent Raines makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:53 | Nichols | Norman Mayne steals it from Carl Rock | 70-67 |
| 00:34 | New England | Norman Mayne makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Charley | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Nichols | Mark Donnerberg hits a jumper from close range | 72-70 |
| 00:07 | New England | Norman Mayne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-70 |
| 00:06 | New England | Norman Mayne snags the offensive board | 72-70 |
| 00:01 | New England | Jay Charley blows the layup | 72-70 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Carl Rock grabs the board | 72-70 |