| Lineup | W. New England | PG - John Blas (fresh) SG - Matthew Eichler (fresh) SF - Dan Angell (fresh) PF - Edgar Crane (fresh) C - Gary Starr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Jonathan Grossman (fresh) SG - Mark Orth (fresh) SF - Todd Rainey (fresh) PF - David Gilchrist (fresh) C - Earl Davies (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | W. New England | Gary Starr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | W. New England | W. New England is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rivier | Rivier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | W. New England | Dan Angell misses the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Rivier | The rebound goes to David Gilchrist | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Rivier | Todd Rainey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Rivier | Mark Orth tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Rivier | Earl Davies tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | W. New England | Matthew Eichler comes up short on the floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Rivier | David Gilchrist snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Rivier | David Gilchrist blows the dunk | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | W. New England | Dan Angell gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | W. New England | Matthew Eichler misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by David Gilchrist - foul #1 on David Gilchrist, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | W. New England | Matthew Eichler makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:01 | W. New England | Matthew Eichler makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Rivier | David Gilchrist hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Todd Rainey | 2-4 |
| 17:26 | W. New England | John Blas is hacked by Todd Rainey - foul #1 on Todd Rainey, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | W. New England | Dominic Smith (SG), Brett Byrd (SF) John Blas, Dan Angell | |
| Subs | Rivier | | |
| 17:05 | W. New England | Dominic Smith misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:04 | Rivier | Mark Orth grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:55 | Rivier | David Gilchrist misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:53 | Rivier | Todd Rainey tips it in | 2-6 |
| 16:33 | W. New England | Gary Starr knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | Rivier | Earl Davies makes the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Gary Starr - foul #1 on Gary Starr, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | W. New England | John Blas (PG), Dan Angell (SF) Matthew Eichler, Brett Byrd | |
| Subs | Rivier | Vincent Cody (SG), Dwight Nation (PF) Mark Orth, David Gilchrist | |
| 16:17 | Rivier | Earl Davies misses the free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:17 | W. New England | Edgar Crane grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | W. New England | Dominic Smith connects on the shot in the lane set up by Dan Angell | 6-8 |
| Lineup | W. New England | PG - John Blas (fresh) SG - Dominic Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Angell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edgar Crane (fairly fresh) C - Gary Starr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Jonathan Grossman (fresh) SG - Vincent Cody (fresh) SF - Todd Rainey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwight Nation (fresh) C - Earl Davies (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Rivier | Vincent Cody is fouled in the backcourt by John Blas - foul #1 on John Blas, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Rivier | Benjamin Brown (PG), Sean Cobb (SF), Walter Cloninger (C) Jonathan Grossman, Todd Rainey, Earl Davies | |
| 15:21 | Rivier | Sean Cobb is called for traveling | 6-8 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Rivier | Mark Orth (SG), David Gilchrist (PF) Vincent Cody, Dwight Nation | |
| 14:52 | W. New England | Dominic Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 14:50 | Rivier | The rebound goes to David Gilchrist | 6-8 |
| 14:46 | Rivier | Mark Orth's pass is intercepted by Dominic Smith in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 14:44 | W. New England | John Blas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dominic Smith | 8-8 |
| 14:36 | Rivier | Walter Cloninger connects on the floater from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | W. New England | Walter Cloninger steps in front of the Dominic Smith pass | 8-10 |
| 14:06 | Rivier | Mark Orth misses the easy layup | 8-10 |
| 14:05 | W. New England | Dominic Smith gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:42 | W. New England | Gary Starr misses short on a floater from the right side | 8-10 |
| 13:40 | W. New England | The offensive rebound goes to Dominic Smith | 8-10 |
| 13:27 | W. New England | Edgar Crane hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 13:25 | Rivier | Sean Cobb grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 13:13 | Rivier | Mark Orth lays it in set up by David Gilchrist | 8-12 |
| 12:46 | W. New England | Dan Angell misses short on a floater in the paint | 8-12 |
| 12:44 | Rivier | The rebound goes to David Gilchrist | 8-12 |
| 12:38 | Rivier | Mark Orth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dominic Smith - foul #1 on Dominic Smith, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | W. New England | Matthew Eichler (SG), Brett Byrd (SF) Dominic Smith, Dan Angell | |
| Subs | Rivier | Jonathan Grossman (PG), Todd Rainey (SF), Dwight Nation (PF), Earl Davies (C) Benjamin Brown, Sean Cobb, David Gilchrist, Walter Cloninger | |
| 12:38 | Rivier | Mark Orth makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:38 | Rivier | Mark Orth misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:38 | W. New England | The rebound goes to Edgar Crane | 8-13 |
| 12:14 | W. New England | Brett Byrd comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 8-13 |
| 12:12 | Rivier | Todd Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:01 | Rivier | Dwight Nation is fouled on the floor by Edgar Crane - foul #1 on Edgar Crane, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Rivier | Vincent Cody (SG) Mark Orth | |
| 11:43 | Rivier | Todd Rainey is open and buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathan Grossman | 8-15 |
| Lineup | W. New England | PG - John Blas (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Eichler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brett Byrd (fresh) PF - Edgar Crane (tiring) 2 reb. C - Gary Starr (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Jonathan Grossman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Cody (fresh) SF - Todd Rainey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwight Nation (fresh) C - Earl Davies (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:18 | W. New England | Edgar Crane knocks in the shot from the left side | 10-15 |
| 10:57 | Rivier | Todd Rainey is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 10-15 |
| 10:56 | Rivier | Vincent Cody tips it in | 10-17 |
| 10:35 | W. New England | Brett Byrd comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 10-17 |
| 10:33 | W. New England | Edgar Crane snags the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 10:14 | W. New England | Brett Byrd misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Dwight Nation - foul #1 on Dwight Nation, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | W. New England | Dan Angell (PG), Dominic Smith (SG) John Blas, Matthew Eichler | |
| Subs | Rivier | Troy Garten (SF), David Gilchrist (PF), Walter Cloninger (C) Todd Rainey, Dwight Nation, Earl Davies | |
| 10:14 | W. New England | Brett Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:14 | W. New England | Brett Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:14 | Rivier | Walter Cloninger pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:12 | Rivier | Troy Garten is hacked by Brett Byrd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brett Byrd, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | W. New England | Roy Wheeler (PF) Brett Byrd | |
| Subs | Rivier | Benjamin Brown (PG) Jonathan Grossman | |
| 09:57 | Rivier | Troy Garten misses short on a floater in the paint | 11-17 |
| 09:55 | Rivier | Walter Cloninger pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:33 | Rivier | Walter Cloninger throws it down | 11-19 |
| 09:04 | W. New England | Roy Wheeler misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Gilchrist - foul #2 on David Gilchrist, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Rivier | Jonathan Grossman (PG), Mark Orth (SG), Todd Rainey (SF), Dwight Nation (PF) Benjamin Brown, Vincent Cody, Troy Garten, David Gilchrist | |
| 09:04 | W. New England | Roy Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:04 | W. New England | Roy Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:50 | Rivier | Todd Rainey hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Grossman and the foul's on Edgar Crane - foul #2 on Edgar Crane, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| Subs | W. New England | John Blas (PG), Matthew Eichler (SG) Dominic Smith, Edgar Crane | |
| Subs | Rivier | Earl Davies (C) Walter Cloninger | |
| 08:50 | Rivier | Todd Rainey makes the free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:23 | W. New England | John Blas comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 12-22 |
| 08:22 | Rivier | Earl Davies pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 08:07 | Rivier | Mark Orth is fouled on the floor by Matthew Eichler - foul #1 on Matthew Eichler, team foul #7 | 12-22 |
| Subs | W. New England | Brett Byrd (SF), Dean Fredricks (PF) Dan Angell, Roy Wheeler | |
| Subs | Rivier | | |
| 08:07 | Rivier | Mark Orth makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 08:07 | Rivier | Mark Orth makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 07:39 | W. New England | Matthew Eichler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-24 |
| Subs | W. New England | Dominic Smith (SG) Matthew Eichler | |
| Subs | Rivier | Walter Cloninger (PF) Dwight Nation | |
| Lineup | W. New England | PG - John Blas (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Dominic Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Byrd (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dean Fredricks (fresh) C - Gary Starr (very tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Jonathan Grossman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Orth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Rainey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Cloninger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Davies (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rivier | John Blas picks off the pass by Mark Orth in the backcourt | 12-24 |
| 07:17 | W. New England | Walter Cloninger is called for the reach on Dean Fredricks - foul #1 on Walter Cloninger, team foul #5 | 12-24 |
| Subs | W. New England | Dan Angell (PG) John Blas | |
| Subs | Rivier | Benjamin Brown (SG), Sean Cobb (SF), Troy Garten (PF) Mark Orth, Todd Rainey, Earl Davies | |
| 07:01 | W. New England | Dean Fredricks misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Walter Cloninger - foul #2 on Walter Cloninger, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | W. New England | Roy Wheeler (PF) Gary Starr | |
| Subs | Rivier | Vincent Cody (SG), Earl Davies (C) Benjamin Brown, Walter Cloninger | |
| 07:01 | W. New England | Dean Fredricks makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:01 | W. New England | Dean Fredricks misses the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:01 | Rivier | Earl Davies gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 06:57 | Rivier | Jonathan Grossman drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Cody | 13-26 |
| 06:39 | W. New England | Dean Fredricks is denied on a layup by Earl Davies | 13-26 |
| 06:38 | W. New England | Roy Wheeler grabs the offensive rebound | 13-26 |
| 06:22 | W. New England | Dean Fredricks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-26 |
| 06:20 | W. New England | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Byrd | 13-26 |
| 06:06 | W. New England | Roy Wheeler drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 05:58 | Rivier | Earl Davies can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Dean Fredricks - foul #1 on Dean Fredricks, team foul #8 | 15-26 |
| Subs | W. New England | Matthew Eichler (PG), Gary Starr (C) Brett Byrd, Dean Fredricks | |
| Subs | Rivier | Benjamin Brown (PG), Mark Orth (SG), Todd Rainey (SF), Dwight Nation (PF) Jonathan Grossman, Vincent Cody, Sean Cobb, Troy Garten | |
| 05:58 | Rivier | Earl Davies misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:58 | Rivier | Earl Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 05:43 | W. New England | Dwight Nation denies the turnaround by Gary Starr | 15-27 |
| 05:41 | Rivier | Todd Rainey snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 05:32 | Rivier | Benjamin Brown is hacked by Roy Wheeler - foul #1 on Roy Wheeler, team foul #9 | 15-27 |
| Subs | W. New England | John Blas (PG) Dominic Smith | |
| Subs | Rivier | Troy Garten (C) Earl Davies | |
| 05:32 | Rivier | Benjamin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:32 | Rivier | Benjamin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 05:07 | W. New England | Matthew Eichler's floater is knocked away by Troy Garten | 15-29 |
| 05:06 | Rivier | The rebound goes to Mark Orth | 15-29 |
| 05:00 | Rivier | Mark Orth's pass is intercepted by John Blas | 15-29 |
| 04:57 | W. New England | John Blas lays it in | 17-29 |
| 04:46 | Rivier | Mark Orth is open and buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Todd Rainey | 17-31 |
| 04:21 | W. New England | Gary Starr double dribbles | 17-31 |
| Subs | W. New England | Dominic Smith (SG), Brett Byrd (SF), Dean Fredricks (PF) John Blas, Dan Angell, Roy Wheeler | |
| Subs | Rivier | Jonathan Grossman (PG), Vincent Cody (SG) Benjamin Brown, Mark Orth | |
| 04:13 | Rivier | Brett Byrd is called for the reach on Todd Rainey - foul #2 on Brett Byrd, team foul #10 | 17-31 |
| 04:13 | Rivier | Todd Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 04:13 | Rivier | Todd Rainey misses the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| 04:13 | W. New England | Dean Fredricks gets the rebound | 17-32 |
| 03:54 | W. New England | Dominic Smith buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Eichler | 19-32 |
| 03:45 | Rivier | Todd Rainey drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vincent Cody | 19-34 |
| 03:24 | W. New England | Dominic Smith can't connect on a runner near the basket | 19-34 |
| 03:23 | Rivier | The rebound goes to Todd Rainey | 19-34 |
| Lineup | W. New England | PG - Matthew Eichler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Byrd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dean Fredricks (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Starr (very tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rivier | PG - Jonathan Grossman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Cody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Rainey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwight Nation (fairly fresh) C - Troy Garten (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Rivier | Matthew Eichler is called for the reach on Jonathan Grossman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Eichler, team foul #11 | 19-34 |
| Subs | W. New England | John Blas (PG), Edgar Crane (PF) Matthew Eichler, Dean Fredricks | |
| Subs | Rivier | Mark Orth (SG), Sean Cobb (SF), David Gilchrist (PF), Earl Davies (C) Vincent Cody, Todd Rainey, Dwight Nation, Troy Garten | |
| 03:19 | Rivier | Jonathan Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 03:19 | Rivier | Jonathan Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 02:51 | W. New England | Gary Starr connects on the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by David Gilchrist - foul #3 on David Gilchrist, team foul #7 | 21-36 |
| Subs | W. New England | Matthew Eichler (SG), Dan Angell (SF) Dominic Smith, Brett Byrd | |
| Subs | Rivier | Walter Cloninger (PF) David Gilchrist | |
| 02:51 | W. New England | Gary Starr makes the free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:25 | Rivier | Earl Davies's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-36 |
| 02:14 | W. New England | Walter Cloninger steals the ball from John Blas | 22-36 |
| 01:57 | Rivier | Jonathan Grossman is hacked by John Blas - foul #2 on John Blas, team foul #12 | 22-36 |
| Subs | W. New England | Dominic Smith (SG), Roy Wheeler (PF) Matthew Eichler, Dan Angell | |
| Subs | Rivier | Vincent Cody (SG), Troy Garten (PF) Mark Orth, Earl Davies | |
| 01:57 | Rivier | Jonathan Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 01:57 | Rivier | Jonathan Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 01:44 | W. New England | Roy Wheeler buries a shot from the left side | 24-38 |
| 01:33 | Rivier | Vincent Cody comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 01:32 | W. New England | Roy Wheeler snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 01:16 | W. New England | Edgar Crane misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Sean Cobb - foul #1 on Sean Cobb, team foul #8 | 24-38 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Rivier | Benjamin Brown (PG), Todd Rainey (SF), Dwight Nation (PF) Jonathan Grossman, Sean Cobb, Troy Garten | |
| 01:16 | W. New England | Edgar Crane makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:16 | W. New England | Edgar Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:59 | Rivier | Walter Cloninger can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dominic Smith - foul #2 on Dominic Smith, team foul #13 | 26-38 |
| Subs | W. New England | Dan Angell (PG), Brett Byrd (SF) John Blas, Roy Wheeler | |
| Subs | Rivier | Mark Orth (SG) Vincent Cody | |
| 00:59 | Rivier | Walter Cloninger misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:59 | Rivier | Walter Cloninger makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 00:36 | W. New England | Dominic Smith misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Benjamin Brown - foul #1 on Benjamin Brown, team foul #9 | 26-39 |
| Subs | W. New England | | |
| Subs | Rivier | Earl Davies (C) Walter Cloninger | |
| 00:36 | W. New England | Dominic Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:36 | W. New England | Dominic Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:36 | Rivier | Earl Davies pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 00:32 | Rivier | Todd Rainey is hacked by Gary Starr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Starr, team foul #14 | 27-39 |
| Subs | W. New England | Matthew Eichler (SG) Dominic Smith | |
| Subs | Rivier | | |
| 00:32 | Rivier | Todd Rainey misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:32 | Rivier | Todd Rainey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:32 | W. New England | Gary Starr snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 00:14 | W. New England | Matthew Eichler hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Rivier | Todd Rainey is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-39 |