| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Valentine (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Nelson Feemster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Darrah (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Raymond (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kirstein (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Leo Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ismael Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Clements (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond loses the ball out of bounds | 40-27 |
| 19:25 | Carthage | David Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 19:24 | Carthage | Steven Clements snags the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 18:59 | Carthage | Leo Rice hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 18:57 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 18:44 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 18:43 | Nichols | James Kirstein grabs the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 18:30 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-27 |
| 18:08 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-27 |
| 18:07 | Nichols | Donald Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:55 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah misses short on a runner in the lane | 40-27 |
| 17:53 | Nichols | James Kirstein misses the tip | 40-27 |
| 17:51 | Carthage | Steven Clements snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 17:40 | Carthage | David Lewis hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Sheppard and he's hacked by Malcolm Darrah - foul #1 on Malcolm Darrah, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 17:40 | Carthage | David Lewis misses the free throw | 40-29 |
| 17:40 | Nichols | The rebound goes to James Kirstein | 40-29 |
| 17:18 | Nichols | Donald Valentine is whistled for traveling | 40-29 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG), Alan Warwick (PF) Donald Valentine, Nathan Raymond | |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (PG), Charles Douglass (SF), Barry Mitchell (C) Leo Rice, Michael Sheppard, Steven Clements | |
| 16:55 | Carthage | Ismael Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-29 |
| Subs | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski (SF), Bill Zomer (C) Malcolm Darrah, James Kirstein | |
| Subs | Carthage | Dale Lowe (SG), Timothy Hinojosa (C) David Lewis, Ismael Payne | |
| 16:40 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 16:39 | Carthage | Charles Douglass pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 16:11 | Carthage | Timothy Hinojosa is whistled for traveling | 40-29 |
| Subs | Nichols | Donald Valentine (PG), Phillip Walker (SF) Jerry Gardner, Nelson Feemster | |
| Subs | Carthage | Leo Rice (PG) Dale Lowe | |
| 15:48 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski hits a shot from the left side set up by Bill Zomer | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Valentine (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Vincent Pijanowski (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Phillip Walker (fresh) PF - Alan Warwick (fresh) C - Bill Zomer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Leo Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Cabot (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Douglass (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Barry Mitchell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Hinojosa (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 15:33 | Carthage | Leo Rice drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Mitchell | 42-31 |
| 15:24 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 15:23 | Nichols | Alan Warwick misses the tip | 42-31 |
| 15:22 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 15:04 | Carthage | William Cabot is fouled on the floor by Alan Warwick - foul #1 on Alan Warwick, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Nichols | Nelson Feemster (SG), Malcolm Darrah (SF), Nathan Raymond (PF), James Kirstein (C) Vincent Pijanowski, Phillip Walker, Alan Warwick, Bill Zomer | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG), Michael Sheppard (SF), Ismael Payne (PF), Steven Clements (C) William Cabot, Charles Douglass, Barry Mitchell, Timothy Hinojosa | |
| 14:48 | Carthage | Donald Valentine steals it from Leo Rice | 42-31 |
| 14:44 | Nichols | Donald Valentine lays it up and in | 44-31 |
| 14:33 | Carthage | Ismael Payne connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Leo Rice | 44-34 |
| 14:12 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:10 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 14:03 | Carthage | Steven Clements hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leo Rice and the foul's on James Kirstein - foul #1 on James Kirstein, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG) Donald Valentine | |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (PG) Leo Rice | |
| 14:03 | Carthage | Steven Clements makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:47 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 13:46 | Carthage | Ismael Payne grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 13:28 | Carthage | Steven Clements clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 13:27 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Ismael Payne | 44-37 |
| 13:13 | Carthage | William Cabot misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nelson Feemster - foul #1 on Nelson Feemster, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| 13:13 | Carthage | William Cabot misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:13 | Carthage | William Cabot misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:13 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Nathan Raymond | 44-37 |
| 12:54 | Nichols | James Kirstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 12:53 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Steven Clements | 44-37 |
| 12:38 | Carthage | Ismael Payne clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-37 |
| 12:36 | Carthage | Ismael Payne gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:15 | Carthage | Jerry Gardner takes the ball from Michael Sheppard | 44-37 |
| 11:52 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah double dribbles | 44-37 |
| Subs | Nichols | Donald Valentine (PG), Vincent Pijanowski (SG), Phillip Walker (SF), Alan Warwick (PF), Bill Zomer (C) Jerry Gardner, Nelson Feemster, Malcolm Darrah, Nathan Raymond, James Kirstein | |
| Subs | Carthage | Leo Rice (PG), Dale Lowe (SG), Charles Douglass (SF), Barry Mitchell (PF), Timothy Hinojosa (C) William Cabot, David Lewis, Michael Sheppard, Ismael Payne, Steven Clements | |
| 11:36 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Pijanowski (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Phillip Walker (fresh) PF - Alan Warwick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Zomer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Leo Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Douglass (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Barry Mitchell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Timothy Hinojosa (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 11:24 | Nichols | Bill Zomer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 11:22 | Carthage | Charles Douglass pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:10 | Carthage | Dale Lowe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 11:08 | Nichols | Alan Warwick snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 10:50 | Nichols | Alan Warwick is called for a charge - foul #2 on Alan Warwick, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Nichols | Nelson Feemster (SG), Malcolm Darrah (SF) Vincent Pijanowski, Phillip Walker | |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (SG) Dale Lowe | |
| 10:37 | Carthage | Timothy Hinojosa is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG), Ismael Payne (PF) William Cabot, Timothy Hinojosa | |
| 10:28 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Valentine | 46-37 |
| 10:22 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell is hacked by Bill Zomer - foul #2 on Bill Zomer, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Nichols | James Kirstein (C) Bill Zomer | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 10:04 | Carthage | Ismael Payne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 10:02 | Nichols | James Kirstein pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 09:42 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah hits a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by David Lewis - foul #3 on David Lewis, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG), Nathan Raymond (PF) Donald Valentine, Alan Warwick | |
| Subs | Carthage | Michael Sheppard (SF), Steven Clements (C) Charles Douglass, Barry Mitchell | |
| 09:42 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah misses the free throw | 48-37 |
| 09:42 | Carthage | Ismael Payne pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 09:29 | Carthage | Ismael Payne is called for traveling | 48-37 |
| 09:03 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 09:02 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster grabs the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 08:57 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Malcolm Darrah | 51-37 |
| 08:44 | Carthage | Leo Rice misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 08:43 | Carthage | Steven Clements can't tip it in | 51-37 |
| 08:42 | Carthage | Ismael Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 08:28 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Lewis | 51-40 |
| 08:13 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 08:11 | Carthage | Leo Rice grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 07:46 | Carthage | Steven Clements can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 07:44 | Carthage | Steven Clements grabs the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:31 | Carthage | Jerry Gardner is called for the reach on Leo Rice - foul #1 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Nichols | Donald Valentine (PG), Vincent Pijanowski (SG), Phillip Walker (SF), Alan Warwick (PF), Bill Zomer (C) Jerry Gardner, Nelson Feemster, Malcolm Darrah, Nathan Raymond, James Kirstein | |
| Subs | Carthage | William Cabot (SG), Charles Douglass (SF), Barry Mitchell (PF), Timothy Hinojosa (C) David Lewis, Michael Sheppard, Ismael Payne, Steven Clements | |
| 07:31 | Carthage | Leo Rice makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:31 | Carthage | Leo Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Pijanowski (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Phillip Walker (fresh) PF - Alan Warwick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bill Zomer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Leo Rice (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cabot (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Douglass (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Barry Mitchell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Timothy Hinojosa (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:13 | Nichols | Leo Rice steals the ball from Donald Valentine | 51-42 |
| 07:01 | Carthage | Barry Mitchell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 06:59 | Carthage | Charles Douglass tips it in | 51-44 |
| 06:38 | Nichols | Timothy Hinojosa takes the ball from Bill Zomer | 51-44 |
| 06:21 | Carthage | William Cabot connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Barry Mitchell | 51-46 |
| 05:55 | Nichols | Donald Valentine hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 05:54 | Carthage | Timothy Hinojosa grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 05:34 | Carthage | Charles Douglass hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Cabot and he's fouled by Alan Warwick - foul #3 on Alan Warwick, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Nichols | Nelson Feemster (SG), Malcolm Darrah (SF), Nathan Raymond (PF), James Kirstein (C) Vincent Pijanowski, Phillip Walker, Alan Warwick, Bill Zomer | |
| Subs | Carthage | David Lewis (SG), Ismael Payne (PF), Steven Clements (C) Leo Rice, Barry Mitchell, Timothy Hinojosa | |
| 05:34 | Carthage | Charles Douglass makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:11 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah scores on a shot from the left block set up by Donald Valentine | 53-49 |
| 04:55 | Carthage | Charles Douglass misses the lay-in | 53-49 |
| 04:53 | Carthage | Ismael Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:45 | Carthage | Malcolm Darrah steals the ball from Charles Douglass | 53-49 |
| 04:23 | Nichols | Ismael Payne swats the layup by Nathan Raymond | 53-49 |
| 04:22 | Carthage | Steven Clements gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:03 | Carthage | Steven Clements hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 04:01 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:39 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Valentine | 56-49 |
| 03:32 | Carthage | Ismael Payne's floater is tipped away by James Kirstein | 56-49 |
| 03:30 | Nichols | Donald Valentine pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Valentine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Feemster (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Darrah (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Raymond (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - James Kirstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - William Cabot (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Douglass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ismael Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Clements (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-49 |
| 03:20 | Carthage | Steven Clements grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 03:04 | Carthage | Steven Clements scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 02:48 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Valentine | 59-51 |
| 02:48 | Carthage | Carthage calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG) Donald Valentine | |
| Subs | Carthage | Leo Rice (PG), Michael Sheppard (SF) William Cabot, Charles Douglass | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:41 | Carthage | David Lewis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leo Rice | 59-53 |
| 02:22 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-53 |
| 02:21 | Carthage | Steven Clements snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:55 | Carthage | Ismael Payne misses the easy layup but the foul's on Nathan Raymond - foul #2 on Nathan Raymond, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Nichols | Donald Valentine (PG) Jerry Gardner | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 01:55 | Carthage | Ismael Payne misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:55 | Carthage | Ismael Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:55 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 01:36 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Sheppard | 59-53 |
| 01:34 | Nichols | James Kirstein tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Carthage | Steven Clements hits a jumper from the right block | 61-55 |
| 01:11 | Nichols | James Kirstein knocks in the shot from close range set up by Donald Valentine | 63-55 |
| 00:54 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Lewis | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Nichols | Donald Valentine buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Nelson Feemster | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Carthage | David Lewis is hacked by Nelson Feemster - foul #2 on Nelson Feemster, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Nichols | Donald Valentine is fouled in the backcourt by Leo Rice - foul #1 on Leo Rice, team foul #2 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG), Vincent Pijanowski (SG), Alan Warwick (C) Donald Valentine, Nelson Feemster, James Kirstein | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 00:21 | Nichols | Alan Warwick is fouled on the floor by David Lewis - foul #4 on David Lewis, team foul #3 | 65-60 |
| 00:18 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner is hacked by Leo Rice - foul #2 on Leo Rice, team foul #4 | 65-60 |
| 00:15 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah is fouled on the floor by Steven Clements - foul #3 on Steven Clements, team foul #5 | 65-60 |
| 00:12 | Nichols | Steven Clements is called for the reach on Malcolm Darrah - foul #4 on Steven Clements, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| 00:10 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond is fouled on the floor by Steven Clements - foul #5 on Steven Clements, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Carthage | Charles Douglass (C) Steven Clements | |
| 00:10 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:10 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:04 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Douglass | 67-63 |
| 00:04 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Nichols | Nelson Feemster (SG), James Kirstein (C) Vincent Pijanowski, Alan Warwick | |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| 00:03 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah is hacked by Leo Rice in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leo Rice, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 00:03 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:03 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Michael Sheppard misses long on a halfcourt shot | 69-63 |