| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eric Coakley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Neary (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Towry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Bill Saiz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Keys (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Friedland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Shipman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New England | Eric Friedland inbounds the ball | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | New England | Robert Shipman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 19:12 | Nichols | Richard Williams buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Coakley | 41-51 |
| 18:59 | New England | Eric Friedland misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Towry - foul #1 on Stephen Towry, team foul #1 | 41-51 |
| 18:59 | New England | Eric Friedland makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 18:59 | New England | Eric Friedland makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 18:44 | Nichols | Robert Taylor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-53 |
| 18:42 | Nichols | Stephen Towry gets the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 18:33 | Nichols | Robert Taylor hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Johnnie Neary | 43-53 |
| 18:23 | New England | James Keys comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 43-53 |
| 18:21 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Richard Williams | 43-53 |
| 18:14 | Nichols | Robert Taylor misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Keys - foul #1 on James Keys, team foul #1 | 43-53 |
| 18:14 | Nichols | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 18:14 | Nichols | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 18:14 | New England | Eric Friedland grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 17:58 | New England | Brian Gibson's layup is rejected by Richard Williams | 44-53 |
| 17:56 | Nichols | Stephen Towry pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 17:36 | Nichols | Richard Williams loses the dribble to Eric Friedland | 44-53 |
| 17:32 | New England | Bill Saiz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Friedland | 44-55 |
| 17:17 | Nichols | Stephen Towry blows the layup | 44-55 |
| 17:16 | New England | Brian Gibson gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 17:12 | New England | Eric Friedland drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Keys | 44-57 |
| 17:06 | Nichols | Robert Taylor buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Coakley | 47-57 |
| 16:53 | New England | Eric Friedland knocks in the turnaround from close range | 47-59 |
| 16:25 | Nichols | Stephen Towry misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brian Gibson - foul #2 on Brian Gibson, team foul #2 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Nichols | Antonio Cole (PG), Edward Quinto (SG), Willie Gatling (SF), Jason Farris (C) Eric Coakley, Robert Taylor, Johnnie Neary, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | New England | Mark James (SG), Robert Gilliland (SF), Richard McKines (PF), Jesse Bryant (C) James Keys, Eric Friedland, Brian Gibson, Robert Shipman | |
| 16:25 | Nichols | Stephen Towry makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 16:25 | Nichols | Stephen Towry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 15:58 | New England | Richard McKines buries a jumper from close range | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Antonio Cole (fresh) SG - Edward Quinto (fresh) SF - Willie Gatling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Towry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Farris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Bill Saiz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Gilliland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard McKines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesse Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Nichols | Jason Farris loses the dribble to Robert Gilliland | 49-61 |
| 15:19 | New England | Richard McKines drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Gilliland | 49-63 |
| 15:12 | Nichols | Richard McKines is called for the reach on Stephen Towry - foul #1 on Richard McKines, team foul #3 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Nichols | George Salsbury (PG), Gary Breitenberg (SF), Andrew Pace (C) Antonio Cole, Willie Gatling, Stephen Towry | |
| Subs | New England | Thomas Perry (PG) Bill Saiz | |
| 15:02 | Nichols | Jesse Bryant steals it from Jason Farris | 49-63 |
| 14:53 | New England | Jesse Bryant hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Gilliland | 49-65 |
| 14:46 | Nichols | Jason Farris misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Perry - foul #4 on Thomas Perry, team foul #4 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Taylor (SG), Johnnie Neary (C) Edward Quinto, Andrew Pace | |
| Subs | New England | James Keys (SG), Robert Shipman (C) Thomas Perry, Jesse Bryant | |
| 14:46 | Nichols | Jason Farris misses the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 14:46 | Nichols | Jason Farris makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 14:22 | New England | Robert Shipman's pass is intercepted by Jason Farris | 50-65 |
| 13:55 | Nichols | Jason Farris scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 52-65 |
| 13:30 | New England | Robert Shipman lays it in set up by James Keys | 52-67 |
| 13:03 | Nichols | Jason Farris clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 52-67 |
| 13:02 | New England | The rebound goes to Robert Gilliland | 52-67 |
| 12:55 | New England | A charge is called on Mark James - foul #2 on Mark James, team foul #5 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric Coakley (PG), Edward Quinto (SG), Willie Gatling (SF), Andrew Pace (PF), Richard Williams (C) George Salsbury, Robert Taylor, Gary Breitenberg, Jason Farris, Johnnie Neary | |
| Subs | New England | Bill Saiz (PG), Eric Friedland (SF), Brian Gibson (PF), Jesse Bryant (C) Mark James, Robert Gilliland, Richard McKines, Robert Shipman | |
| 12:42 | Nichols | Richard Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jesse Bryant - foul #1 on Jesse Bryant, team foul #6 | 52-67 |
| 12:42 | Nichols | Richard Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 12:42 | Nichols | Richard Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 12:42 | New England | Brian Gibson grabs the board | 52-67 |
| 12:35 | New England | Brian Gibson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Williams - foul #3 on Richard Williams, team foul #2 | 52-67 |
| 12:35 | New England | Brian Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 12:35 | New England | Brian Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 12:13 | Nichols | Eric Coakley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 12:11 | New England | Jesse Bryant pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 12:03 | New England | Eric Coakley takes the ball from Bill Saiz | 52-69 |
| 11:58 | Nichols | Eric Coakley can't finish the layup | 52-69 |
| 11:56 | New England | Brian Gibson pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eric Coakley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Quinto (fresh) SF - Willie Gatling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Pace (fresh) C - Richard Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Bill Saiz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Keys (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Friedland (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Brian Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:49 | New England | Eric Friedland buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bill Saiz | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:23 | Nichols | Richard Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-71 |
| 11:21 | New England | Eric Friedland grabs the board | 52-71 |
| 11:09 | New England | Eric Friedland is fouled on the floor by Eric Coakley - foul #1 on Eric Coakley, team foul #3 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Taylor (SG), Gary Breitenberg (SF), Stephen Towry (PF) Edward Quinto, Willie Gatling, Andrew Pace | |
| Subs | New England | Robert Gilliland (SG), Robert Shipman (C) James Keys, Jesse Bryant | |
| 10:53 | New England | Stephen Towry is called for the reach on Brian Gibson - foul #2 on Stephen Towry, team foul #4 | 52-71 |
| 10:35 | New England | Eric Friedland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 10:34 | Nichols | Richard Williams grabs the board | 52-71 |
| 10:29 | Nichols | Robert Gilliland is called for the reach on Stephen Towry - foul #2 on Robert Gilliland, team foul #7 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Nichols | George Salsbury (PG), Jason Farris (C) Eric Coakley, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | New England | Mark James (SG), Richard McKines (PF) Eric Friedland, Brian Gibson | |
| 10:29 | Nichols | Stephen Towry misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 10:29 | Nichols | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Farris | 52-71 |
| 10:15 | Nichols | George Salsbury drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Breitenberg | 55-71 |
| 10:08 | New England | Mark James hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-74 |
| 09:55 | Nichols | George Salsbury loses the ball out of bounds | 55-74 |
| 09:38 | New England | Mark James comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | James Keys (SG) Robert Gilliland | |
| 09:38 | New England | Mark James makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 09:38 | New England | Mark James makes the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 09:18 | Nichols | Robert Taylor knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Towry | 57-76 |
| 09:10 | New England | Robert Shipman's pass is intercepted by Gary Breitenberg | 57-76 |
| 09:01 | Nichols | Jason Farris misses the shot from the left block | 57-76 |
| 09:00 | Nichols | Stephen Towry grabs the offensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 08:47 | Nichols | Gary Breitenberg hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Salsbury | 59-76 |
| 08:29 | New England | Bill Saiz buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard McKines | 59-79 |
| 08:21 | Nichols | Stephen Towry makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by George Salsbury | 61-79 |
| 08:00 | New England | Bill Saiz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-79 |
| 07:58 | Nichols | George Salsbury grabs the defensive rebound | 61-79 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - George Salsbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Breitenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Towry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Farris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Bill Saiz (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Keys (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Mark James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard McKines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Shipman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Nichols | James Keys is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #2 on James Keys, team foul #8 | 61-79 |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric Coakley (PG), Johnnie Neary (SF), Andrew Pace (PF), Richard Williams (C) George Salsbury, Gary Breitenberg, Stephen Towry, Jason Farris | |
| Subs | New England | Thomas Perry (PG), Robert Gilliland (SG), Eric Friedland (SF), Brian Gibson (PF), Jesse Bryant (C) Bill Saiz, James Keys, Mark James, Richard McKines, Robert Shipman | |
| 07:48 | Nichols | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 61-79 |
| 07:48 | New England | Brian Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-79 |
| 07:40 | New England | Robert Gilliland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-79 |
| 07:39 | New England | Jesse Bryant tips it home | 61-81 |
| 07:14 | Nichols | Johnnie Neary's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Bryant | 61-81 |
| 07:12 | Nichols | Richard Williams gets the offensive rebound | 61-81 |
| 07:04 | Nichols | Richard Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-81 |
| 07:03 | New England | Robert Gilliland pulls down the rebound | 61-81 |
| 06:55 | New England | Eric Coakley is called for the reach on Eric Friedland - foul #2 on Eric Coakley, team foul #6 | 61-81 |
| Subs | Nichols | Edward Quinto (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 06:46 | New England | Robert Gilliland is fouled on the floor by Edward Quinto - foul #1 on Edward Quinto, team foul #7 | 61-81 |
| 06:46 | New England | Robert Gilliland misses the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 06:46 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Richard Williams | 61-81 |
| 06:34 | Nichols | Edward Quinto misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Perry - foul #5 on Thomas Perry, team foul #9 | 61-81 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | James Keys (SG) Thomas Perry | |
| 06:34 | Nichols | Edward Quinto misses the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 06:34 | Nichols | Edward Quinto makes the 2nd free throw | 62-81 |
| 06:14 | New England | Robert Gilliland hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Keys | 62-84 |
| 05:58 | Nichols | Andrew Pace misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-84 |
| 05:57 | New England | Jesse Bryant grabs the board | 62-84 |
| 05:52 | New England | Eric Friedland knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Bryant | 62-87 |
| 05:38 | Nichols | Eric Friedland is called for the reach on Johnnie Neary - foul #1 on Eric Friedland, team foul #10 | 62-87 |
| Subs | Nichols | George Salsbury (SG), Stephen Towry (PF) Edward Quinto, Andrew Pace | |
| Subs | New England | Mark James (PG), Robert Shipman (C) James Keys, Jesse Bryant | |
| 05:38 | Nichols | Johnnie Neary makes the 1st free throw | 63-87 |
| 05:38 | Nichols | Johnnie Neary makes the 2nd free throw | 64-87 |
| 05:21 | New England | Brian Gibson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark James | 64-89 |
| 05:10 | Nichols | Eric Coakley is denied on a layup by Eric Friedland | 64-89 |
| 05:08 | New England | Robert Gilliland gets the rebound | 64-89 |
| 05:03 | New England | Mark James comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Eric Coakley - foul #3 on Eric Coakley, team foul #8 | 64-89 |
| Subs | Nichols | Robert Taylor (SG), Gary Breitenberg (SF), Jason Farris (C) Eric Coakley, Johnnie Neary, Richard Williams | |
| Subs | New England | Bill Saiz (PG), James Keys (SG), Richard McKines (PF) Robert Gilliland, Eric Friedland, Brian Gibson | |
| 05:03 | New England | Mark James makes the 1st free throw | 64-90 |
| 05:03 | New England | Mark James makes the 2nd free throw | 64-91 |
| 04:47 | Nichols | Gary Breitenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-91 |
| Subs | Nichols | Edward Quinto (SG), Willie Gatling (SF), Johnnie Neary (C) Robert Taylor, Gary Breitenberg, Stephen Towry | |
| Subs | New England | Robert Gilliland (SG), William Barker (SF), Jesse Bryant (C) Bill Saiz, James Keys, Robert Shipman | |
| 04:30 | New England | Jesse Bryant misses the jumper from the free throw line | 64-91 |
| 04:29 | Nichols | Jason Farris pulls down the rebound | 64-91 |
| 04:10 | Nichols | Jason Farris's layup is rejected by Jesse Bryant | 64-91 |
| 04:09 | Nichols | Jason Farris tips it home | 66-91 |
| 04:07 | New England | Mark James is hacked by George Salsbury in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Salsbury, team foul #9 | 66-91 |
| Subs | Nichols | Andrew Pace (C) Johnnie Neary | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 04:07 | New England | Mark James makes the 1st free throw | 66-92 |
| 04:07 | New England | Mark James misses the 2nd free throw | 66-92 |
| 04:07 | Nichols | Andrew Pace gets the rebound | 66-92 |
| 04:00 | Nichols | Willie Gatling misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard McKines - foul #2 on Richard McKines, team foul #11 | 66-92 |
| 04:00 | Nichols | Willie Gatling misses the 1st free throw | 66-92 |
| 04:00 | Nichols | Willie Gatling makes the 2nd free throw | 67-92 |
| 03:46 | New England | Robert Gilliland is hacked by George Salsbury - foul #5 on George Salsbury, team foul #10 | 67-92 |
| Subs | Nichols | Antonio Cole (PG) George Salsbury | |
| Subs | New England | | |
| 03:46 | New England | Robert Gilliland makes the 1st free throw | 67-93 |
| 03:46 | New England | Robert Gilliland makes the 2nd free throw | 67-94 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Antonio Cole (fresh) SG - Edward Quinto (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Willie Gatling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Farris (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Pace (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Robert Gilliland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SG - Mark James (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Barker (fresh) PF - Richard McKines (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jesse Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Nichols | Jesse Bryant denies the turnaround by Antonio Cole | 67-94 |
| 03:28 | Nichols | Edward Quinto grabs the offensive rebound | 67-94 |
| 03:16 | Nichols | Edward Quinto misses the shot from the free throw line | 67-94 |
| 03:15 | New England | The rebound goes to Jesse Bryant | 67-94 |
| 03:09 | New England | The short jumper by Jesse Bryant is denied by Jason Farris | 67-94 |
| 03:08 | Nichols | Andrew Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 67-94 |
| 02:53 | Nichols | Edward Quinto knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Pace | 69-94 |
| 02:48 | New England | Robert Gilliland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-94 |
| 02:46 | New England | Richard McKines snags the offensive board | 69-94 |
| 02:37 | New England | Edward Quinto steals the ball from William Barker | 69-94 |
| 02:23 | Nichols | Antonio Cole misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Gilliland - foul #3 on Robert Gilliland, team foul #12 | 69-94 |
| Subs | Nichols | Johnnie Neary (SF) Willie Gatling | |
| Subs | New England | Rick Bennington (PF) Jesse Bryant | |
| 02:23 | Nichols | Antonio Cole makes the 1st free throw | 70-94 |
| 02:23 | Nichols | Antonio Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 71-94 |
| 01:59 | New England | Richard McKines is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard McKines, team foul #13 | 71-94 |
| Subs | Nichols | Willie Gatling (SG) Antonio Cole | |
| Subs | New England | Jesse Bryant (C) Rick Bennington | |
| 01:49 | Nichols | Jason Farris knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Richard McKines - foul #4 on Richard McKines, team foul #14 | 73-94 |
| 01:49 | Nichols | Jason Farris makes the free throw | 74-94 |
| 01:38 | New England | Johnnie Neary steals the ball from Jesse Bryant | 74-94 |
| 01:26 | Nichols | Willie Gatling blows the layup but the foul's on Richard McKines - foul #5 on Richard McKines, team foul #15 | 74-94 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | New England | Rick Bennington (C) Richard McKines | |
| 01:26 | Nichols | Willie Gatling makes the 1st free throw | 75-94 |
| 01:26 | Nichols | Willie Gatling makes the 2nd free throw | 76-94 |
| 01:11 | New England | Robert Gilliland misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Willie Gatling - foul #1 on Willie Gatling, team foul #11 | 76-94 |
| 01:11 | New England | Robert Gilliland makes the 1st free throw | 76-95 |
| 01:11 | New England | Robert Gilliland makes the 2nd free throw | 76-96 |
| 01:02 | Nichols | Jason Farris hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnnie Neary and he's fouled by Mark James - foul #3 on Mark James, team foul #16 | 78-96 |
| 01:02 | Nichols | Jason Farris makes the free throw | 79-96 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | New England | Robert Gilliland makes the floater from the left wing set up by Rick Bennington | 79-98 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Nichols | Edward Quinto scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Farris | 82-98 |
| 00:00 | New England | Mark James runs out the clock | 82-98 |