| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Chad Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Padua (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Tarleton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Gilchrist (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eric Coakley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Breitenberg (fresh) PF - Stephen Towry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | Gary Breitenberg inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Nichols | Eric Coakley is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Mueller - foul #2 on Chad Mueller, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| 19:37 | Nichols | Robert Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chad Mueller - foul #3 on Chad Mueller, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer (PG) Chad Mueller | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 19:37 | Nichols | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 19:37 | Nichols | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 19:22 | Howard Payne | Jack Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Tarleton | 29-44 |
| 19:19 | Nichols | Corey Dwyer steals it from Eric Coakley in the backcourt | 29-44 |
| 18:58 | Howard Payne | Richard Williams takes the ball from Corey Dwyer | 29-44 |
| 18:46 | Nichols | Robert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 18:45 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Jack Brown | 29-44 |
| 18:25 | Howard Payne | David Tarleton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 18:23 | Nichols | Robert Taylor grabs the board | 29-44 |
| 18:19 | Nichols | Eric Coakley is fouled in the backcourt by David Tarleton - foul #1 on David Tarleton, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Andrew Winger (SG), Paul Yang (SF), Robert Winter (PF), Martin Scheer (C) Kevin Padua, David Tarleton, Alfred Gilchrist, Jack Brown | |
| Subs | Nichols | George Salsbury (PG), Johnnie Neary (SF) Eric Coakley, Gary Breitenberg | |
| 18:12 | Nichols | George Salsbury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 18:11 | Nichols | Stephen Towry tips it back up and in | 29-46 |
| 18:04 | Howard Payne | Andrew Winger knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Winter | 32-46 |
| 17:45 | Nichols | Paul Yang takes the ball from Stephen Towry | 32-46 |
| 17:29 | Howard Payne | George Salsbury steps in front of the Andrew Winger pass | 32-46 |
| 17:17 | Nichols | Richard Williams misses badly on the uncontested jumper near the basket | 32-46 |
| 17:15 | Howard Payne | Robert Winter snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 16:52 | Howard Payne | Robert Taylor steps in front of the Corey Dwyer pass | 32-46 |
| 16:47 | Nichols | Robert Taylor can't finish the layup | 32-46 |
| 16:45 | Nichols | Richard Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 16:33 | Nichols | Robert Taylor hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side | 32-48 |
| 16:13 | Howard Payne | Robert Winter comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-48 |
| 16:11 | Nichols | Richard Williams snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 15:54 | Nichols | Johnnie Neary blows the layup | 32-48 |
| 15:52 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang grabs the board | 32-48 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Corey Dwyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Winger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Yang (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Robert Winter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Scheer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - George Salsbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Neary (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Stephen Towry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang is whistled for traveling | 32-48 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Nathaniel Criner (PG), Kevin Padua (SG), David Tarleton (SF), Alfred Gilchrist (PF), Jack Brown (C) Corey Dwyer, Andrew Winger, Paul Yang, Robert Winter, Martin Scheer | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric Coakley (PG), Edward Quinto (SG), Gary Breitenberg (SF), Jason Farris (PF), Andrew Pace (C) George Salsbury, Robert Taylor, Johnnie Neary, Stephen Towry, Richard Williams | |
| 15:12 | Nichols | Edward Quinto is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-48 |
| 15:10 | Nichols | Andrew Pace snags the offensive board | 32-48 |
| 15:01 | Nichols | David Tarleton is called for the reach on Eric Coakley - foul #2 on David Tarleton, team foul #4 | 32-48 |
| 14:42 | Nichols | Jason Farris buries a shot in the lane set up by Edward Quinto | 32-50 |
| 14:27 | Howard Payne | Eric Coakley steals the ball from Jack Brown | 32-50 |
| 14:24 | Nichols | Eric Coakley banks in the layup | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:11 | Howard Payne | Kevin Padua buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Tarleton | 35-52 |
| 14:01 | Nichols | Gary Breitenberg is called for 10 seconds | 35-52 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Chad Mueller (SG) Kevin Padua | |
| Subs | Nichols | Richard Williams (C) Andrew Pace | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:47 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 13:46 | Nichols | Jason Farris gets the rebound | 35-52 |
| 13:29 | Nichols | Eric Coakley loses the ball out of bounds | 35-52 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Padua (SG) David Tarleton | |
| Subs | Nichols | Antonio Cole (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Willie Gatling (SF), Stephen Towry (PF), Johnnie Neary (C) Eric Coakley, Edward Quinto, Gary Breitenberg, Jason Farris, Richard Williams | |
| 13:13 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Johnnie Neary - foul #1 on Johnnie Neary, team foul #1 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer (C) Jack Brown | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 13:13 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist misses the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 13:13 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 13:11 | Nichols | Antonio Cole is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-52 |
| 12:57 | Howard Payne | Kevin Padua comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 12:55 | Nichols | Stephen Towry gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 12:53 | Nichols | Robert Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-52 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | David Tarleton (SF) Nathaniel Criner | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 12:43 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Tarleton | 38-52 |
| 12:30 | Nichols | Johnnie Neary misses long on a jumper near the basket | 38-52 |
| 12:28 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 12:03 | Howard Payne | David Tarleton misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Willie Gatling - foul #1 on Willie Gatling, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer (PG), Andrew Winger (SG), Paul Yang (PF), Jack Brown (C) Chad Mueller, Kevin Padua, Alfred Gilchrist, Martin Scheer | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric Coakley (PG), George Salsbury (SG), Gary Breitenberg (SF), Jason Farris (PF), Andrew Pace (C) Antonio Cole, Robert Taylor, Willie Gatling, Stephen Towry, Johnnie Neary | |
| 12:03 | Howard Payne | David Tarleton misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 12:03 | Howard Payne | David Tarleton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 11:46 | Nichols | Eric Coakley scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Salsbury | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Corey Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Winger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Tarleton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Yang (fresh) 2 stl. C - Jack Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eric Coakley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Salsbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Breitenberg (fresh) PF - Jason Farris (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Pace (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eric Coakley - foul #2 on Eric Coakley, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| 11:20 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 11:20 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 11:05 | Nichols | Gary Breitenberg clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 11:03 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to David Tarleton | 40-55 |
| 10:47 | Howard Payne | Andrew Winger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-55 |
| 10:46 | Howard Payne | David Tarleton gets the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 10:39 | Howard Payne | David Tarleton drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Corey Dwyer | 42-55 |
| 10:19 | Nichols | George Salsbury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 10:18 | Howard Payne | David Tarleton grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 09:56 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang lays it in on a nice dish by Corey Dwyer | 44-55 |
| 09:38 | Nichols | Paul Yang is called for the reach on Jason Farris - foul #1 on Paul Yang, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Nathaniel Criner (PG), Kevin Padua (SG), Chad Mueller (SF), Robert Winter (PF), Martin Scheer (C) Corey Dwyer, Andrew Winger, David Tarleton, Paul Yang, Jack Brown | |
| Subs | Nichols | Edward Quinto (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Willie Gatling (SF), Johnnie Neary (PF), Richard Williams (C) Eric Coakley, George Salsbury, Gary Breitenberg, Jason Farris, Andrew Pace | |
| 09:22 | Nichols | Edward Quinto misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 09:21 | Nichols | Richard Williams tips it in | 44-57 |
| 09:01 | Howard Payne | Kevin Padua is fouled on the floor by Richard Williams - foul #2 on Richard Williams, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| 08:48 | Howard Payne | Kevin Padua loses the ball out of bounds | 44-57 |
| 08:33 | Nichols | Chad Mueller steals it from Robert Taylor | 44-57 |
| 08:30 | Howard Payne | Chad Mueller lays it in | 46-57 |
| 08:27 | Nichols | Edward Quinto is hacked by Robert Winter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Winter, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist (PF) Robert Winter | |
| Subs | Nichols | Stephen Towry (PF) Willie Gatling | |
| 08:10 | Nichols | Richard Williams banks in the layup and the foul's on Chad Mueller - foul #4 on Chad Mueller, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | David Tarleton (SF) Chad Mueller | |
| Subs | Nichols | Antonio Cole (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| 08:10 | Nichols | Richard Williams makes the free throw | 46-60 |
| 07:51 | Howard Payne | Johnnie Neary steals the ball from Alfred Gilchrist | 46-60 |
| 07:46 | Nichols | Edward Quinto throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Chad Mueller (SF), Robert Winter (C) David Tarleton, Martin Scheer | |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Taylor (SG), Gary Breitenberg (SF) Edward Quinto, Johnnie Neary | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Nathaniel Criner (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kevin Padua (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Mueller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Alfred Gilchrist (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Antonio Cole (fresh) SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Breitenberg (fresh) PF - Stephen Towry (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Howard Payne | Nathaniel Criner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 07:35 | Howard Payne | Kevin Padua grabs the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 07:18 | Howard Payne | Chad Mueller hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Nathaniel Criner | 48-60 |
| 07:00 | Nichols | Stephen Towry scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Antonio Cole | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:55 | Howard Payne | Stephen Towry steps in front of the Nathaniel Criner pass | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:35 | Nichols | Stephen Towry misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 48-62 |
| 06:33 | Howard Payne | Kevin Padua grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 06:28 | Howard Payne | Kevin Padua buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:09 | Nichols | Gary Breitenberg comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-62 |
| 06:07 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:43 | Howard Payne | Chad Mueller is whistled for a carry | 51-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer (PG), Andrew Winger (SG), Paul Yang (SF), Martin Scheer (C) Nathaniel Criner, Kevin Padua, Chad Mueller, Robert Winter | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric Coakley (PG), George Salsbury (SG), Johnnie Neary (SF), Jason Farris (PF), Andrew Pace (C) Antonio Cole, Robert Taylor, Gary Breitenberg, Stephen Towry, Richard Williams | |
| 05:23 | Nichols | Jason Farris hits the finger roll | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:16 | Howard Payne | Alfred Gilchrist hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Corey Dwyer | 53-64 |
| 05:00 | Nichols | Johnnie Neary hits a wide open runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Farris | 53-66 |
| 04:48 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer is hacked by Andrew Pace - foul #1 on Andrew Pace, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | David Tarleton (SF) Alfred Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 04:37 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 04:35 | Nichols | Jason Farris snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:06 | Nichols | George Salsbury is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Coakley | 53-69 |
| 03:44 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang blows the layup | 53-69 |
| 03:43 | Nichols | Jason Farris grabs the board | 53-69 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Corey Dwyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Winger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Tarleton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Yang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Martin Scheer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eric Coakley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Salsbury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Neary (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jason Farris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Pace (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Nichols | Andrew Pace can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 53-69 |
| 03:18 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 03:16 | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer's pass is intercepted by George Salsbury in the backcourt | 53-69 |
| 02:59 | Nichols | George Salsbury misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 02:57 | Nichols | Johnnie Neary snags the offensive board | 53-69 |
| 02:40 | Nichols | Johnnie Neary jams the wide open dunk set up by Jason Farris | 53-71 |
| 02:26 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-71 |
| 02:02 | Nichols | Johnnie Neary hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by David Tarleton - foul #3 on David Tarleton, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Chad Mueller (PG), Robert Winter (PF) Andrew Winger, David Tarleton | |
| Subs | Nichols | Antonio Cole (PG), Edward Quinto (SG), Willie Gatling (SF) Eric Coakley, George Salsbury, Andrew Pace | |
| 02:02 | Nichols | Johnnie Neary makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:02 | Nichols | Johnnie Neary misses the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:02 | Howard Payne | Paul Yang grabs the board | 56-72 |
| 01:39 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Chad Mueller | 58-72 |
| 01:20 | Nichols | Antonio Cole is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-72 |
| 01:18 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Paul Yang | 58-72 |
| 01:13 | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer buries a shot from the left side | 60-72 |
| 01:09 | Nichols | Jason Farris is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Farris, team foul #6 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | Nichols | George Salsbury (PG), Andrew Pace (C) Antonio Cole, Willie Gatling | |
| 00:52 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-72 |
| 00:50 | Howard Payne | Corey Dwyer snags the offensive board | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Howard Payne | Chad Mueller comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 60-72 |
| 00:45 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer misses the tip | 60-72 |
| 00:44 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Johnnie Neary | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Nichols | Jason Farris blows the layup | 60-72 |
| 00:14 | Howard Payne | Chad Mueller pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| 00:10 | Howard Payne | Martin Scheer hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-72 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | George Salsbury runs out the clock | 62-72 |