| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) SG - Paul Groover (fresh) SF - William Murphy (fresh) PF - Herbert Richmond (fresh) C - Daniel Trull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Aurora | PG - Calvin Lemaster (fresh) SG - Robert Dawson (fresh) SF - Wesley Ziegler (fresh) PF - Ronald Cogdell (fresh) C - Thomas Marroquin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | Daniel Trull wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Aurora | Aurora is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Nichols | Calvin Lemaster is called for the reach on Paul Groover in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Lemaster, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Nichols | William Murphy drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Groover | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Aurora | Wesley Ziegler connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Marroquin | 3-3 |
| 19:09 | Nichols | Robert Dawson picks off the pass by Herbert Richmond | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | Aurora | Robert Dawson slams it home | 3-5 |
| 19:03 | Nichols | Jason Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 18:53 | Aurora | Thomas Marroquin misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daniel Trull - foul #1 on Daniel Trull, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:53 | Aurora | Thomas Marroquin misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:53 | Aurora | Thomas Marroquin makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:35 | Nichols | Paul Groover connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Clark | 5-6 |
| 18:21 | Aurora | Ronald Cogdell banks in the layup set up by Calvin Lemaster | 5-8 |
| 18:13 | Nichols | Herbert Richmond misses the jumper from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 18:11 | Aurora | Calvin Lemaster pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:54 | Aurora | Wesley Ziegler misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Murphy - foul #1 on William Murphy, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Justin Serna (SG), Lewis Penn (SF), John Schaffer (PF), Tim Levine (C) Jason Clark, Paul Groover, William Murphy, Herbert Richmond, Daniel Trull | |
| Subs | Aurora | Patrick Adams (PG), Patrick O'Heron (SG), David Chaney (PF), Joel Winn (C) Calvin Lemaster, Robert Dawson, Ronald Cogdell, Thomas Marroquin | |
| 17:54 | Aurora | Wesley Ziegler misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:54 | Aurora | Wesley Ziegler makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:25 | Nichols | Martin Craft comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 17:23 | Nichols | Lewis Penn tips it but misses | 5-9 |
| 17:22 | Nichols | Martin Craft tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 17:17 | Aurora | Patrick O'Heron is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Aurora | Jason Hensley (C) Wesley Ziegler | |
| 16:56 | Nichols | David Chaney is called for the reach on Lewis Penn - foul #1 on David Chaney, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| 16:42 | Nichols | Martin Craft knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Justin Serna | 9-9 |
| 16:16 | Aurora | David Chaney is fouled on the floor by John Schaffer - foul #1 on John Schaffer, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Paul Groover (SG), William Murphy (SF), Brett Dobos (PF), Daniel Trull (C) Martin Craft, Justin Serna, Lewis Penn, John Schaffer, Tim Levine | |
| Subs | Aurora | Calvin Lemaster (PG), Robert Dawson (SG), Eric Dinges (SF), Ronald Cogdell (PF) Patrick Adams, Patrick O'Heron, David Chaney, Joel Winn | |
| 15:59 | Aurora | Ronald Cogdell misses badly on a shot from the left block | 9-9 |
| 15:57 | Aurora | Jason Hensley misses the tip | 9-9 |
| 15:55 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Paul Groover | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Groover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Dobos (fresh) C - Daniel Trull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Aurora | PG - Calvin Lemaster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Dinges (fresh) PF - Ronald Cogdell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Hensley (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Nichols | Jason Hensley denies the turnaround by Daniel Trull | 9-9 |
| 15:39 | Aurora | Jason Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:20 | Aurora | Eric Dinges is hacked by Daniel Trull - foul #2 on Daniel Trull, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Nichols | Herbert Richmond (PF), John Schaffer (C) William Murphy, Daniel Trull | |
| Subs | Aurora | Wesley Ziegler (SF), Thomas Marroquin (C) Robert Dawson, Jason Hensley | |
| 15:01 | Aurora | Ronald Cogdell hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Herbert Richmond - foul #1 on Herbert Richmond, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Aurora | Robert Dawson (SG) Eric Dinges | |
| 15:01 | Aurora | Ronald Cogdell makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:47 | Nichols | Paul Groover misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:46 | Aurora | Ronald Cogdell gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:27 | Aurora | Wesley Ziegler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Calvin Lemaster | 9-14 |
| 14:17 | Nichols | Jason Clark is called for 10 seconds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Justin Serna (SG), Lewis Penn (SF) Jason Clark, Paul Groover, Brett Dobos | |
| Subs | Aurora | Patrick Adams (PG), David Chaney (PF), Joel Winn (C) Calvin Lemaster, Ronald Cogdell, Thomas Marroquin | |
| 14:04 | Aurora | Joel Winn misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 14:02 | Nichols | John Schaffer pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:37 | Nichols | John Schaffer hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Lewis Penn | 11-14 |
| 13:23 | Aurora | Robert Dawson buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Adams and the foul's on John Schaffer - foul #2 on John Schaffer, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Nichols | William Murphy (SF), Tim Levine (C) Lewis Penn, John Schaffer | |
| Subs | Aurora | Eric Dinges (SF), Jason Hensley (PF), Thomas Marroquin (C) Wesley Ziegler, David Chaney, Joel Winn | |
| 13:23 | Aurora | Robert Dawson makes the free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:21 | Nichols | Patrick Adams steps in front of the Martin Craft pass in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| 13:20 | Aurora | Eric Dinges lays it in set up by Patrick Adams | 11-19 |
| 13:04 | Nichols | William Murphy makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Martin Craft | 13-19 |
| 12:53 | Aurora | Herbert Richmond steals the ball from Jason Hensley | 13-19 |
| 12:32 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Craft | 15-19 |
| 12:07 | Aurora | Jason Hensley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-19 |
| 12:05 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Tim Levine | 15-19 |
| 11:48 | Nichols | Herbert Richmond knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Martin Craft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Serna (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herbert Richmond (tiring) 2 pts. C - Tim Levine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Aurora | PG - Patrick Adams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Dawson (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Eric Dinges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Marroquin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Aurora | Patrick Adams comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Herbert Richmond - foul #2 on Herbert Richmond, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Paul Groover (SG), Lewis Penn (SF), Brett Dobos (PF) Martin Craft, Justin Serna, William Murphy, Herbert Richmond | |
| Subs | Aurora | Patrick O'Heron (SG), Wesley Ziegler (SF), Ronald Cogdell (PF), David Chaney (C) Robert Dawson, Eric Dinges, Jason Hensley, Thomas Marroquin | |
| 11:25 | Aurora | Patrick Adams makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 11:25 | Aurora | Patrick Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:57 | Nichols | Paul Groover is hacked by David Chaney - foul #2 on David Chaney, team foul #3 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Aurora | Calvin Lemaster (PG), Joel Winn (C) Patrick Adams, David Chaney | |
| 10:49 | Nichols | Paul Groover is whistled for traveling | 17-21 |
| 10:31 | Aurora | Joel Winn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-21 |
| 10:03 | Nichols | Lewis Penn connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Groover | 19-21 |
| 09:55 | Aurora | Calvin Lemaster is whistled for a carry | 19-21 |
| Subs | Nichols | William Murphy (SF) Lewis Penn | |
| Subs | Aurora | | |
| 09:35 | Nichols | Paul Groover is hacked by Joel Winn - foul #1 on Joel Winn, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (C) Tim Levine | |
| Subs | Aurora | Thomas Marroquin (C) Joel Winn | |
| 09:19 | Nichols | Ronald Cogdell takes the ball from Brett Dobos | 19-21 |
| 08:50 | Aurora | Jason Clark is called for the reach on Calvin Lemaster - foul #1 on Jason Clark, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Nichols | Lewis Penn (PG) Jason Clark | |
| Subs | Aurora | Robert Dawson (SG) Patrick O'Heron | |
| 08:50 | Aurora | Calvin Lemaster makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:50 | Aurora | Calvin Lemaster makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:40 | Nichols | Thomas Marroquin steals the ball from Martin Craft | 19-23 |
| 08:14 | Aurora | Brett Dobos takes the ball from Ronald Cogdell | 19-23 |
| 07:52 | Nichols | William Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Marroquin - foul #1 on Thomas Marroquin, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Nichols | Justin Serna (PG), Tim Levine (C) Lewis Penn, Martin Craft | |
| Subs | Aurora | Patrick O'Heron (SG), Joel Winn (PF), Jason Hensley (C) Robert Dawson, Ronald Cogdell, Thomas Marroquin | |
| 07:52 | Nichols | William Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:52 | Nichols | William Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:34 | Aurora | Patrick O'Heron scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Calvin Lemaster and he's hacked by Brett Dobos - foul #1 on Brett Dobos, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG) Paul Groover | |
| Subs | Aurora | | |
| 07:34 | Aurora | Patrick O'Heron misses the free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:34 | Aurora | Joel Winn pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Serna (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brett Dobos (fairly fresh) C - Tim Levine (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Aurora | PG - Calvin Lemaster (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick O'Heron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Ziegler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joel Winn (fresh) C - Jason Hensley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Aurora | Patrick O'Heron hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brett Dobos - foul #2 on Brett Dobos, team foul #10 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (C) Brett Dobos | |
| Subs | Aurora | Patrick Adams (PG) Calvin Lemaster | |
| 07:18 | Aurora | Patrick O'Heron makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:18 | Aurora | Patrick O'Heron makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:01 | Nichols | Jason Clark is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by William Murphy | 23-27 |
| 06:42 | Aurora | Joel Winn can't connect on a runner in the paint | 23-27 |
| 06:40 | Aurora | Joel Winn misses the tip | 23-27 |
| 06:39 | Aurora | Joel Winn tips it back up and in | 23-29 |
| 06:24 | Nichols | Tim Levine hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Hensley - foul #1 on Jason Hensley, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Nichols | Paul Groover (SG), Lewis Penn (SF) Jason Clark, William Murphy | |
| Subs | Aurora | Calvin Lemaster (PG), Eric Dinges (SG), Ronald Cogdell (PF), Thomas Marroquin (C) Patrick Adams, Patrick O'Heron, Joel Winn, Jason Hensley | |
| 06:24 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:24 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:08 | Aurora | Eric Dinges connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Calvin Lemaster | 25-31 |
| 06:03 | Nichols | Calvin Lemaster picks off the pass by Justin Serna | 25-31 |
| 06:00 | Aurora | Calvin Lemaster can't finish the layup | 25-31 |
| 05:58 | Nichols | Martin Craft snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 05:47 | Nichols | Martin Craft can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 05:45 | Aurora | Ronald Cogdell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 05:38 | Aurora | Wesley Ziegler is fouled on the floor by Tim Levine - foul #1 on Tim Levine, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG) Justin Serna | |
| Subs | Aurora | | |
| 05:38 | Aurora | Wesley Ziegler makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:38 | Aurora | Wesley Ziegler makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:20 | Nichols | The pull-up jumper by Tim Levine is blocked by Wesley Ziegler | 25-33 |
| 05:18 | Aurora | Eric Dinges grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 05:13 | Aurora | Calvin Lemaster drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Eric Dinges and he's fouled by Jason Clark - foul #2 on Jason Clark, team foul #12 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Nichols | Justin Serna (PG), William Murphy (SF) Jason Clark, Lewis Penn | |
| Subs | Aurora | Robert Dawson (SG), Jason Hensley (C) Eric Dinges, Thomas Marroquin | |
| 05:13 | Aurora | Calvin Lemaster makes the free throw | 25-36 |
| 04:50 | Nichols | Jason Hensley is called for the reach on Martin Craft - foul #2 on Jason Hensley, team foul #7 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Aurora | Patrick Adams (PG), Joel Winn (C) Calvin Lemaster, Jason Hensley | |
| 04:50 | Nichols | Martin Craft makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:50 | Nichols | Martin Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 04:35 | Aurora | Joel Winn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 04:33 | Nichols | Paul Groover grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 04:21 | Nichols | Tim Levine misses the easy open layup | 27-36 |
| 04:20 | Aurora | Ronald Cogdell pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 04:11 | Aurora | Wesley Ziegler lays it in | 27-38 |
| 04:09 | Nichols | Patrick Adams is called for the reach on William Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Adams, team foul #8 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Nichols | Lewis Penn (PG) Justin Serna | |
| Subs | Aurora | Thomas Marroquin (C) Wesley Ziegler | |
| 04:09 | Nichols | William Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 04:09 | Aurora | Thomas Marroquin pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 04:04 | Aurora | Robert Dawson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Adams | 27-40 |
| 03:54 | Nichols | William Murphy hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Martin Craft | 29-40 |
| 03:46 | Aurora | Ronald Cogdell hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 29-40 |
| 03:44 | Nichols | Tim Levine pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 03:40 | Nichols | Lewis Penn double dribbles in the backcourt | 29-40 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Herbert Richmond (PF), Daniel Trull (C) William Murphy, Tim Levine, Martin Craft | |
| Subs | Aurora | Patrick O'Heron (SG), David Chaney (SF), Jason Hensley (PF) Robert Dawson, Joel Winn, Ronald Cogdell | |
| 03:18 | Aurora | Jason Clark steps in front of the Patrick O'Heron pass | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Groover (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Penn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Trull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Aurora | PG - Patrick Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick O'Heron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Chaney (fresh) PF - Jason Hensley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Marroquin (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Nichols | Paul Groover misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 03:09 | Aurora | Thomas Marroquin gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 02:56 | Aurora | Thomas Marroquin misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 02:54 | Aurora | David Chaney tips it but misses | 29-40 |
| 02:52 | Aurora | Jason Hensley snags the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 02:37 | Aurora | Patrick Adams is hacked by Herbert Richmond - foul #3 on Herbert Richmond, team foul #13 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Nichols | Justin Serna (SG), Brett Dobos (SF), John Schaffer (PF) Paul Groover, Lewis Penn, Herbert Richmond | |
| Subs | Aurora | Robert Dawson (SG), Eric Dinges (SF) Patrick O'Heron, Thomas Marroquin | |
| 02:37 | Aurora | Patrick Adams makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 02:37 | Aurora | Patrick Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 02:37 | Nichols | Daniel Trull snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 02:19 | Nichols | Brett Dobos makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 01:58 | Aurora | The jump hook by David Chaney is blocked by John Schaffer | 31-41 |
| 01:56 | Aurora | Eric Dinges grabs the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 01:38 | Aurora | David Chaney scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Hensley | 31-43 |
| 01:19 | Nichols | Justin Serna clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 01:17 | Nichols | John Schaffer grabs the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 01:09 | Nichols | The short jumper by Jason Clark is denied by David Chaney | 31-43 |
| 01:07 | Aurora | Jason Hensley pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 00:43 | Aurora | Jason Hensley lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Dawson | 31-45 |
| 00:39 | Nichols | Jason Clark is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-45 |
| 00:21 | Aurora | Jason Hensley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 00:19 | Nichols | John Schaffer snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 00:16 | Nichols | Jason Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Adams - foul #2 on Patrick Adams, team foul #9 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Nichols | Lewis Penn (SG), William Murphy (SF) Justin Serna, Brett Dobos | |
| Subs | Aurora | Calvin Lemaster (PG), Patrick O'Heron (SG), Wesley Ziegler (SF), Ronald Cogdell (PF), Joel Winn (C) Patrick Adams, Robert Dawson, Eric Dinges, David Chaney, Jason Hensley | |
| 00:16 | Nichols | Jason Clark misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 00:16 | Aurora | Joel Winn snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 00:02 | Aurora | Wesley Ziegler comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-45 |
| 00:01 | Nichols | John Schaffer gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | John Schaffer misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-45 |