| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Groover (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Schaffer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Larry Stumpf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Fan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Junior Llanas (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Orton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo St. | Paul Groover picks off the pass by Junior Llanas | 31-26 |
| 19:25 | Nichols | Jason Clark knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Paul Groover | 33-26 |
| 19:07 | Buffalo St. | Jason Clark steals it from Gary Orton | 33-26 |
| 19:03 | Nichols | Jason Clark banks in the layup | 35-26 |
| 18:49 | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Hudson | 35-28 |
| 18:25 | Nichols | Paul Groover misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-28 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to Larry Stumpf | 35-28 |
| 18:14 | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-28 |
| 18:13 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Tim Levine | 35-28 |
| 17:50 | Nichols | Tim Levine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | Nichols | Brett Dobos (PF) Tim Levine | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 17:30 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-28 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:14 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan loses the dribble to Brett Dobos | 35-28 |
| 17:07 | Nichols | The short jumper by William Murphy is denied by Junior Llanas | 35-28 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo St. | Junior Llanas grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Junior Llanas | 35-30 |
| 16:43 | Nichols | John Schaffer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Orton - foul #3 on Gary Orton, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Justin Serna (SG), Cory Kranz (SF), Tim Levine (PF) Jason Clark, Paul Groover, William Murphy, Brett Dobos | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge (PG), Sam Akins (SG), Brian Averett (SF), John Thompson (PF), William Jackson (C) Larry Stumpf, Martin Hudson, Samuel Fan, Junior Llanas, Gary Orton | |
| 16:43 | Nichols | John Schaffer misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:43 | Nichols | John Schaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:22 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Justin Serna - foul #1 on Justin Serna, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Nichols | Eugene Bucher (C) John Schaffer | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 16:22 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:22 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:22 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:05 | Nichols | Martin Craft comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 16:03 | Nichols | Tim Levine can't tip it in | 36-30 |
| 16:01 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 15:53 | Nichols | Martin Craft scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Martin Craft (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Justin Serna (fresh) SF - Cory Kranz (fresh) PF - Tim Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Bucher (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Melvin Judge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Akins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Averett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo St. | John Thompson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Melvin Judge | 39-33 |
| 15:22 | Nichols | Martin Craft hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo St. | Sam Akins makes the floater from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 14:52 | Nichols | Melvin Judge steals the ball from Justin Serna | 42-35 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge clanks a runner near the basket | 42-35 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett tips it but misses | 42-35 |
| 14:27 | Nichols | Martin Craft gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:23 | Nichols | Justin Serna misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to John Thompson | 42-35 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge is called for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Paul Groover (SG), William Murphy (SF), Brett Dobos (PF), John Schaffer (C) Martin Craft, Justin Serna, Cory Kranz, Tim Levine, Eugene Bucher | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf (PG), Martin Hudson (SG), Samuel Fan (SF), Junior Llanas (PF), Gary Orton (C) Melvin Judge, Sam Akins, Brian Averett, John Thompson, William Jackson | |
| 13:42 | Nichols | Brett Dobos is hacked by Martin Hudson - foul #1 on Martin Hudson, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 13:30 | Nichols | Jason Clark is hacked by Samuel Fan - foul #3 on Samuel Fan, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| 13:16 | Nichols | Paul Groover knocks in the floater from the right side set up by William Murphy and the foul's on Martin Hudson - foul #2 on Martin Hudson, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| 13:16 | Nichols | Paul Groover makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 13:00 | Nichols | William Murphy grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 12:40 | Nichols | Gary Orton is called for the reach on Paul Groover - foul #4 on Gary Orton, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | William Jackson (C) Gary Orton | |
| 12:19 | Nichols | William Murphy drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Clark | 48-35 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 11:48 | Nichols | William Murphy double dribbles | 48-38 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | John Thompson (PF) Junior Llanas | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Groover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Murphy (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Dobos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - John Schaffer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Larry Stumpf (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Fan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Groover - foul #1 on Paul Groover, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Eugene Bucher (PF) Jason Clark, Brett Dobos | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 11:32 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:32 | Nichols | John Schaffer grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 11:19 | Nichols | Martin Craft knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Murphy | 50-38 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo St. | Paul Groover steals it from Samuel Fan | 50-38 |
| 10:55 | Nichols | Martin Craft banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Groover | 52-38 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo St. | Eugene Bucher steps in front of the Samuel Fan pass | 52-38 |
| 10:02 | Nichols | Martin Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-38 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo St. | William Jackson gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Murphy - foul #1 on William Murphy, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Cory Kranz (SF), Tim Levine (PF), Jeremy Benjamin (C) Paul Groover, William Murphy, Eugene Bucher, John Schaffer | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge (PG), Sam Akins (SG), Junior Llanas (PF), Christopher Client (C) Larry Stumpf, Martin Hudson, John Thompson, William Jackson | |
| 09:44 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:44 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:27 | Nichols | Martin Craft misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Junior Llanas - foul #2 on Junior Llanas, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett (SF) Samuel Fan | |
| 09:27 | Nichols | Martin Craft makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 09:27 | Nichols | Martin Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo St. | Christopher Client grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo St. | Sam Akins drills a fadeaway from the right side | 53-42 |
| 09:13 | Nichols | Jason Clark knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Tim Levine | 55-42 |
| 09:05 | Buffalo St. | Junior Llanas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett gets the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo St. | Christopher Client is whistled for traveling | 55-42 |
| Subs | Nichols | Justin Serna (SG) Martin Craft | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 08:32 | Nichols | Cory Kranz misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 55-42 |
| 08:30 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to Christopher Client | 55-42 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo St. | Sam Akins misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett tips it back up and in | 55-44 |
| 08:01 | Nichols | Tim Levine misses long on a runner from close range | 55-44 |
| 07:59 | Buffalo St. | Christopher Client gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett clanks a floater from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo St. | Brian Averett hits the follow up shot | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Serna (fresh) SF - Cory Kranz (fresh) PF - Tim Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Benjamin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Melvin Judge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sam Akins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Averett (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Junior Llanas (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Client (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Nichols | Cory Kranz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-46 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo St. | Christopher Client snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo St. | Christopher Client hits the finger roll | 55-48 |
| 07:03 | Nichols | Junior Llanas is called for the reach on Jason Clark - foul #3 on Junior Llanas, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Nichols | Paul Groover (SG), William Murphy (SF), Brett Dobos (PF), John Schaffer (C) Justin Serna, Cory Kranz, Tim Levine, Jeremy Benjamin | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf (PG), Martin Hudson (SG), Samuel Fan (SF), John Thompson (PF), Gary Orton (C) Melvin Judge, Sam Akins, Brian Averett, Junior Llanas, Christopher Client | |
| 07:03 | Nichols | Jason Clark makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:03 | Nichols | Jason Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:03 | Buffalo St. | Gary Orton snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo St. | Jason Clark steps in front of the Larry Stumpf pass | 56-48 |
| 06:28 | Nichols | Paul Groover buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brett Dobos | 59-48 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo St. | John Thompson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson tips it in | 59-50 |
| 05:48 | Nichols | William Murphy is called for traveling | 59-50 |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG) Jason Clark | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Sam Akins (SG) Martin Hudson | |
| 05:34 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 05:32 | Nichols | The rebound goes to John Schaffer | 59-50 |
| 05:10 | Nichols | John Schaffer can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 59-50 |
| 05:09 | Buffalo St. | Gary Orton gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf lays it up and in set up by Sam Akins | 59-52 |
| 04:39 | Nichols | Brett Dobos misses the driving attempt near the basket | 59-52 |
| 04:37 | Nichols | Martin Craft grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 04:21 | Nichols | Martin Craft scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Murphy | 61-52 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo St. | John Thompson's pass is intercepted by Paul Groover | 61-52 |
| 03:49 | Nichols | The jump hook by John Schaffer is blocked by Gary Orton | 61-52 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo St. | Sam Akins gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:44 | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Tim Levine (PF) Martin Craft, Brett Dobos | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson (SG), Junior Llanas (PF) Sam Akins, John Thompson | |
| 03:24 | Buffalo St. | Paul Groover steps in front of the Samuel Fan pass | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Groover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - William Murphy (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Schaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Larry Stumpf (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Hudson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Fan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Junior Llanas (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Orton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Nichols | Tim Levine misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-52 |
| 02:52 | Nichols | John Schaffer gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:30 | Nichols | Paul Groover comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-52 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Junior Llanas | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:07 | Nichols | Junior Llanas steps in front of the Jason Clark pass | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:54 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-55 |
| 01:53 | Nichols | Tim Levine grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 01:41 | Nichols | Paul Groover can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo St. | Larry Stumpf snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Larry Stumpf | 61-57 |
| 01:01 | Nichols | Tim Levine scores on a runner in the paint set up by Paul Groover | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Larry Stumpf | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Nichols | Jason Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Stumpf - foul #3 on Larry Stumpf, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| 00:47 | Nichols | Jason Clark misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo St. | Junior Llanas snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Buffalo St. | Junior Llanas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-59 |
| 00:40 | Nichols | William Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Stumpf - foul #4 on Larry Stumpf, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| 00:40 | Nichols | William Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:40 | Nichols | William Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo St. | Tim Levine is called for the reach on Junior Llanas - foul #1 on Tim Levine, team foul #4 | 65-59 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo St. | Gary Orton travels with the ball | 65-59 |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Justin Serna (SG) Jason Clark, Paul Groover | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 00:31 | Nichols | Larry Stumpf is called for the reach on Martin Craft in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Stumpf, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge (PG) Larry Stumpf | |
| 00:31 | Nichols | Martin Craft misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:31 | Nichols | Martin Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 00:25 | Buffalo St. | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Orton | 66-59 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo St. | Melvin Judge misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo St. | Gary Orton gets the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo St. | Martin Hudson is hacked by William Murphy - foul #2 on William Murphy, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Paul Groover (SG) Martin Craft, Justin Serna | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 00:11 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 00:09 | Nichols | Tim Levine snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 00:08 | Nichols | Tim Levine is hacked by Melvin Judge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin Judge, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Justin Serna (SG) Jason Clark, Paul Groover | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 00:08 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:08 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Buffalo St. | Samuel Fan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 00:01 | Nichols | Tim Levine gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:01 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Tim Levine runs out the clock | 68-59 |