| Lineup | New England | PG - Wallace Koenig (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Montenegro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Estep (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Crum (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Valentine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nelson Feemster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Darrah (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Raymond (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Kirstein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Nichols | Donald Valentine misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-36 |
| 19:38 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah misses the tip | 24-36 |
| 19:37 | New England | The rebound goes to Paul Crum | 24-36 |
| 19:16 | New England | Michael Estep hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-36 |
| 19:15 | New England | Paul Crum can't tip it in | 24-36 |
| 19:14 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 18:56 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Kirstein | 24-38 |
| 18:34 | New England | Wallace Koenig misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 18:33 | New England | Paul Crum tips it back up and in | 26-38 |
| 18:12 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by James Kirstein and he's fouled by Frank Montenegro - foul #3 on Frank Montenegro, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | New England | Leroy McCane (SG) Frank Montenegro | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 18:12 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah makes the free throw | 26-41 |
| 17:51 | New England | Wallace Koenig misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-41 |
| 17:49 | Nichols | James Kirstein grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 17:44 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah double dribbles | 26-41 |
| Subs | New England | Royce Recinos (PF) Michael Estep | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 17:15 | New England | Wallace Koenig makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Poole | 28-41 |
| 17:00 | Nichols | James Kirstein throws it down on a nice dish by Donald Valentine | 28-43 |
| 16:46 | New England | Richard Poole knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Wallace Koenig and he's hacked by Nelson Feemster - foul #2 on Nelson Feemster, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | New England | Bruce Cooper (C) Paul Crum | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG), Vincent Pijanowski (SF), Alan Warwick (PF), Bill Zomer (C) Donald Valentine, Malcolm Darrah, Nathan Raymond, James Kirstein | |
| 16:46 | New England | Richard Poole makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:36 | Nichols | Bill Zomer banks in the layup | 31-45 |
| 16:18 | New England | Bruce Cooper clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 16:16 | New England | Richard Poole misses the tip | 31-45 |
| 16:15 | Nichols | Bill Zomer snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 16:00 | Nichols | Royce Recinos denies the turnaround by Bill Zomer | 31-45 |
| 15:59 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski hits the follow up shot | 31-47 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Wallace Koenig (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy McCane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Poole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Royce Recinos (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Feemster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Pijanowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Warwick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Zomer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | New England | Wallace Koenig drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Royce Recinos and he's hacked by Alan Warwick - foul #2 on Alan Warwick, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | New England | Frank Montenegro (SG), Michael Estep (PF) Leroy McCane, Richard Poole | |
| Subs | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah (SF) Nelson Feemster | |
| 15:54 | New England | Wallace Koenig makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| 15:38 | Nichols | Bill Zomer can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-47 |
| 15:37 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski tips it back up and in | 34-49 |
| 15:19 | New England | Bruce Cooper makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Estep | 37-49 |
| 14:54 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | New England | Leroy McCane (PG), Mark Sims (SF), Paul Crum (C) Wallace Koenig, Royce Recinos, Bruce Cooper | |
| Subs | Nichols | Donald Valentine (PG), Nelson Feemster (SG), Nathan Raymond (PF), James Kirstein (C) Jerry Gardner, Vincent Pijanowski, Alan Warwick, Bill Zomer | |
| 14:38 | New England | Frank Montenegro's fadeaway is rejected by James Kirstein | 37-49 |
| 14:37 | Nichols | James Kirstein grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 14:32 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan Raymond | 37-52 |
| 14:20 | New England | Michael Estep clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 14:19 | Nichols | The rebound goes to James Kirstein | 37-52 |
| 13:55 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah is hacked by Frank Montenegro - foul #4 on Frank Montenegro, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| Subs | New England | Richard Poole (SF), Bruce Cooper (PF) Frank Montenegro, Michael Estep | |
| Subs | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski (SF) Malcolm Darrah | |
| 13:35 | Nichols | Donald Valentine hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Leroy McCane - foul #2 on Leroy McCane, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | New England | Wallace Koenig (PG), Royce Recinos (PF) Mark Sims, Bruce Cooper | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 13:35 | Nichols | Donald Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 13:35 | Nichols | Donald Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 13:23 | New England | Richard Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 13:21 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 13:03 | Nichols | Donald Valentine is fouled on the floor by Wallace Koenig - foul #1 on Wallace Koenig, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Alan Warwick (PF) Nathan Raymond | |
| 12:52 | Nichols | Alan Warwick misses long on a floater from the left block | 37-54 |
| 12:50 | New England | Royce Recinos pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 12:43 | New England | Richard Poole misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 37-54 |
| 12:42 | Nichols | James Kirstein pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 12:36 | Nichols | Donald Valentine comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 12:35 | New England | Richard Poole gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| 12:19 | New England | Wallace Koenig misses the jumpshot from the left side | 37-54 |
| 12:17 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 12:15 | Nichols | Donald Valentine's pass is intercepted by Leroy McCane in the backcourt | 37-54 |
| 11:59 | New England | Nelson Feemster steals it from Royce Recinos | 37-54 |
| 11:54 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski can't finish the layup | 37-54 |
| 11:52 | New England | Royce Recinos grabs the board | 37-54 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Wallace Koenig (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy McCane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Poole (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Royce Recinos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Crum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Valentine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nelson Feemster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Pijanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Warwick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kirstein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:47 | New England | Leroy McCane knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wallace Koenig | 39-54 |
| 11:22 | Nichols | A charge is called on Vincent Pijanowski - foul #3 on Vincent Pijanowski, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | New England | Mark Sims (SG), Joseph Zeng (SF), Michael Estep (PF), Bruce Cooper (C) Leroy McCane, Richard Poole, Royce Recinos, Paul Crum | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG), Phillip Walker (SG), Malcolm Darrah (SF), Nathan Raymond (PF) Donald Valentine, Nelson Feemster, Vincent Pijanowski, James Kirstein | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:20 | New England | Wallace Koenig loses the dribble to Phillip Walker in the backcourt | 39-54 |
| 11:01 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 10:59 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond gets the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 10:41 | Nichols | Phillip Walker clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 39-54 |
| 10:40 | Nichols | Alan Warwick snags the offensive board | 39-54 |
| 10:31 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond misses the easy layup | 39-54 |
| 10:29 | New England | Michael Estep grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 10:24 | New England | Wallace Koenig misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-54 |
| 10:23 | New England | Wallace Koenig pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 10:01 | New England | Mark Sims is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Sims, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | New England | Leroy McCane (PG), Richard Poole (SF) Wallace Koenig, Joseph Zeng | |
| Subs | Nichols | Nelson Feemster (SG), Bill Zomer (C) Phillip Walker, Alan Warwick | |
| 09:42 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond misses long on a floater near the basket | 39-54 |
| 09:41 | New England | Michael Estep snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 09:36 | New England | Michael Estep double dribbles | 39-54 |
| Subs | New England | Royce Recinos (C) Bruce Cooper | |
| Subs | Nichols | James Kirstein (C) Bill Zomer | |
| 09:20 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-54 |
| 09:19 | New England | Richard Poole gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 09:11 | New England | Royce Recinos knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Estep | 42-54 |
| 08:56 | Nichols | James Kirstein banks in the layup on a nice dish by Malcolm Darrah | 42-56 |
| 08:37 | New England | Leroy McCane misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Gardner - foul #1 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | New England | Wallace Koenig (PG), Paul Crum (C) Mark Sims, Michael Estep | |
| Subs | Nichols | Donald Valentine (PG), Alan Warwick (PF) Jerry Gardner, Nathan Raymond | |
| 08:37 | New England | Leroy McCane misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:37 | New England | Leroy McCane misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:37 | Nichols | James Kirstein grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 08:21 | Nichols | Alan Warwick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 08:19 | Nichols | Donald Valentine misses the tip | 42-56 |
| 08:18 | New England | Royce Recinos pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 08:12 | New England | Wallace Koenig hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 08:00 | Nichols | Alan Warwick misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Wallace Koenig - foul #2 on Wallace Koenig, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | New England | Frank Montenegro (SG), Bruce Cooper (PF) Leroy McCane, Richard Poole | |
| Subs | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski (SG), Phillip Walker (SF), Bill Zomer (C) Nelson Feemster, Malcolm Darrah, James Kirstein | |
| 08:00 | Nichols | Alan Warwick makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:00 | Nichols | Alan Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:34 | New England | Paul Crum makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Wallace Koenig and he's fouled by Bill Zomer - foul #1 on Bill Zomer, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | New England | Mark Sims (SF) Royce Recinos | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 07:34 | New England | Paul Crum makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Wallace Koenig (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frank Montenegro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Sims (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Crum (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Donald Valentine (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Pijanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Walker (fresh) PF - Alan Warwick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Zomer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Nichols | Bill Zomer's pass is intercepted by Wallace Koenig | 48-58 |
| 07:11 | New England | Donald Valentine steps in front of the Frank Montenegro pass | 48-58 |
| 07:07 | Nichols | Donald Valentine banks in the layup | 48-60 |
| 06:52 | New England | Frank Montenegro loses the dribble to Donald Valentine | 48-60 |
| 06:33 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Donald Valentine | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:22 | New England | Mark Sims makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Wallace Koenig | 50-62 |
| 06:04 | Nichols | Bill Zomer makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Valentine | 50-65 |
| 05:42 | New England | Bruce Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-65 |
| Subs | New England | Leroy McCane (PG), Richard Poole (SF), Michael Estep (PF), Royce Recinos (C) Wallace Koenig, Mark Sims, Bruce Cooper, Paul Crum | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG), Nelson Feemster (SG), Malcolm Darrah (SF), Nathan Raymond (PF), James Kirstein (C) Donald Valentine, Vincent Pijanowski, Phillip Walker, Alan Warwick, Bill Zomer | |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:27 | Nichols | James Kirstein misses the lay-in but the foul's on Royce Recinos - foul #1 on Royce Recinos, team foul #7 | 50-65 |
| Subs | New England | Jerry Schaefer (SG) Frank Montenegro | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 05:27 | Nichols | James Kirstein makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:27 | Nichols | James Kirstein makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 05:18 | New England | Richard Poole misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-67 |
| 05:17 | New England | Michael Estep grabs the offensive board | 50-67 |
| 04:58 | New England | Jerry Schaefer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-67 |
| Subs | New England | Wallace Koenig (PG) Jerry Schaefer | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 04:32 | Nichols | James Kirstein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-67 |
| 04:31 | New England | Michael Estep pulls down the rebound | 50-67 |
| 04:26 | New England | Leroy McCane comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-67 |
| 04:25 | Nichols | Nathan Raymond pulls down the rebound | 50-67 |
| 04:05 | Nichols | James Kirstein buries a jumper near the basket set up by Malcolm Darrah | 50-69 |
| 03:58 | New England | Royce Recinos connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Wallace Koenig | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Nichols | Malcolm Darrah drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Gardner | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | New England | Michael Estep makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Leroy McCane and he's fouled by Nathan Raymond - foul #1 on Nathan Raymond, team foul #6 | 54-71 |
| Subs | New England | Mark Sims (SG), Joseph Zeng (SF), Bruce Cooper (C) Wallace Koenig, Richard Poole, Royce Recinos | |
| Subs | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski (SG), Phillip Walker (SF), Alan Warwick (PF), Bill Zomer (C) Nelson Feemster, Malcolm Darrah, Nathan Raymond, James Kirstein | |
| 03:19 | New England | Michael Estep makes the free throw | 55-71 |
| Lineup | New England | PG - Leroy McCane (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Sims (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Zeng (fresh) PF - Michael Estep (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Pijanowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Walker (fresh) PF - Alan Warwick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Zomer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski comes up short on the floater from the left side | 55-71 |
| 03:03 | New England | Bruce Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 02:59 | New England | Mark Sims misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 02:57 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 02:52 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-71 |
| Subs | New England | Jerry Schaefer (SG), James Hulme (C) Leroy McCane, Michael Estep | |
| Subs | Nichols | John Parker (PG) Jerry Gardner | |
| 02:30 | New England | Bruce Cooper is called for traveling | 55-71 |
| 02:10 | Nichols | Phillip Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-71 |
| 02:09 | New England | James Hulme snags the defensive board | 55-71 |
| 02:04 | New England | Jerry Schaefer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-71 |
| Subs | New England | Leroy McCane (PG), Royce Recinos (SF) Jerry Schaefer, Joseph Zeng | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 01:40 | Nichols | Leroy McCane steps in front of the John Parker pass | 55-71 |
| 01:37 | New England | Mark Sims lays it in on a nice dish by Leroy McCane | 57-71 |
| 01:20 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski misses short on a jumper in the paint | 57-71 |
| 01:19 | Nichols | Bill Zomer misses the tip | 57-71 |
| 01:18 | Nichols | Bill Zomer gets the offensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 01:00 | Nichols | Alan Warwick knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Vincent Pijanowski | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | New England | Alan Warwick takes the ball from Royce Recinos | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | New England | New England is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Alan Warwick and he's hacked by Royce Recinos - foul #2 on Royce Recinos, team foul #8 | 57-75 |
| Subs | New England | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG) John Parker | |
| 00:25 | Nichols | Vincent Pijanowski misses the free throw | 57-75 |
| 00:25 | New England | Bruce Cooper pulls down the rebound | 57-75 |
| 00:21 | New England | Mark Sims hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leroy McCane | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner runs out the clock | 60-75 |