| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - James Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Thalls (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Hatter (fresh) 7 pts. C - Marvin Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Groover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Tim Levine (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Schaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Johnson State | James Harris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 19:45 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock tips it in | 35-36 |
| 19:19 | Nichols | Tim Levine clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 19:17 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 19:02 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Clark - foul #2 on Jason Clark, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:02 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:02 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:02 | Nichols | John Schaffer grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 18:47 | Nichols | Paul Groover connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Clark and he's fouled by Gary Thalls - foul #1 on Gary Thalls, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:47 | Nichols | Paul Groover misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:47 | Johnson State | Marvin Fitzgerald grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 18:28 | Johnson State | Marvin Fitzgerald misses the lay-in | 36-38 |
| 18:27 | Nichols | The rebound goes to William Murphy | 36-38 |
| 18:13 | Nichols | Tim Levine clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 18:11 | Nichols | John Schaffer tips it in | 36-40 |
| 17:50 | Johnson State | Gary Thalls comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 17:49 | Nichols | John Schaffer grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 17:40 | Nichols | Paul Groover hits a floater from the right block set up by William Murphy and he's fouled by Gary Thalls - foul #2 on Gary Thalls, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 17:40 | Nichols | Paul Groover misses the free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:40 | Johnson State | Marvin Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:21 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Stephen Hancock, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison (SF), Jan Milligan (PF), Robert Bastien (C) Stephen Hancock, Derrick Hatter, Marvin Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Brett Dobos (PF) Jason Clark, Tim Levine | |
| 17:06 | Nichols | Martin Craft misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Harris - foul #2 on James Harris, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy (SG) Gary Thalls | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 17:06 | Nichols | Martin Craft makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:06 | Nichols | Martin Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:06 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Jan Milligan | 36-43 |
| 16:37 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien clanks a floater from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 16:35 | Nichols | Martin Craft snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 16:31 | Nichols | Paul Groover loses the dribble to Jan Milligan | 36-43 |
| 16:08 | Johnson State | James Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-43 |
| 16:07 | Nichols | John Schaffer snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 15:50 | Nichols | Martin Craft knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Paul Groover | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - James Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Harrison (fresh) PF - Jan Milligan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Bastien (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Martin Craft (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Paul Groover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Dobos (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Schaffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Schaffer - foul #1 on John Schaffer, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Gary Thalls (SG), Derrick Hatter (PF), Marvin Fitzgerald (C) James Harris, Patrick Harrison, Jan Milligan | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Cory Kranz (SF), Tim Levine (PF), Eugene Bucher (C) Paul Groover, William Murphy, Brett Dobos, John Schaffer | |
| 15:39 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:39 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:19 | Nichols | Ralph Kennedy steps in front of the Jason Clark pass | 37-45 |
| 15:08 | Johnson State | Gary Thalls is fouled on the floor by Eugene Bucher - foul #1 on Eugene Bucher, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock (SF) Robert Bastien | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 14:57 | Johnson State | Gary Thalls's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Bucher | 37-45 |
| 14:56 | Johnson State | Gary Thalls grabs the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 14:46 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 14:25 | Nichols | Martin Craft is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Martin Craft, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Johnson State | James Harris (PG) Ralph Kennedy | |
| Subs | Nichols | Paul Groover (SG) Martin Craft | |
| 14:13 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 13:57 | Nichols | Cory Kranz is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hancock - foul #3 on Stephen Hancock, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Nichols | William Murphy (SF), Brett Dobos (PF), John Schaffer (C) Cory Kranz, Tim Levine, Eugene Bucher | |
| 13:49 | Nichols | Brett Dobos can't connect on a runner near the basket | 42-45 |
| 13:47 | Nichols | Jason Clark grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 13:32 | Nichols | John Schaffer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 13:30 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to James Harris | 42-45 |
| 13:15 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock drills a jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 12:58 | Nichols | John Schaffer jams it set up by Brett Dobos | 44-47 |
| 12:44 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock is fouled on the floor by William Murphy - foul #1 on William Murphy, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy (SG), Jan Milligan (PF), Robert Bastien (C) Gary Thalls, Derrick Hatter, Marvin Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG) Jason Clark | |
| 12:30 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Martin Craft - foul #2 on Martin Craft, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Justin Serna (SG), Tim Levine (PF) Paul Groover, Brett Dobos | |
| 12:30 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:30 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:30 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Tim Levine | 44-47 |
| 12:17 | Nichols | John Schaffer can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 44-47 |
| 12:15 | Nichols | Justin Serna grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 11:58 | Nichols | Justin Serna hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 11:56 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to Stephen Hancock | 44-47 |
| 11:32 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - James Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Hancock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jan Milligan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Bastien (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Martin Craft (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Justin Serna (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Schaffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Nichols | William Murphy misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 11:23 | Nichols | Tim Levine tips it home | 46-49 |
| 11:11 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tim Levine - foul #3 on Tim Levine, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Gary Thalls (SG), Patrick Harrison (SF), Derrick Hatter (PF) James Harris, Stephen Hancock, Robert Bastien | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Paul Groover (SG), Eugene Bucher (C) Justin Serna, William Murphy, John Schaffer | |
| 11:11 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:11 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:58 | Nichols | Jason Clark is fouled on the floor by Gary Thalls - foul #3 on Gary Thalls, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Brett Dobos (PF) Tim Levine | |
| 10:41 | Nichols | Gary Thalls steals the ball from Jason Clark | 47-49 |
| 10:12 | Johnson State | Derrick Hatter misses the 3 from straight away | 47-49 |
| 10:10 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan snags the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 09:59 | Johnson State | Gary Thalls clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 09:58 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:46 | Johnson State | Gary Thalls drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Kennedy | 50-49 |
| 09:21 | Nichols | Martin Craft can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Patrick Harrison - foul #1 on Patrick Harrison, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Johnson State | James Harris (PG), Robert Bastien (PF), Marvin Fitzgerald (C) Ralph Kennedy, Derrick Hatter, Jan Milligan | |
| Subs | Nichols | William Murphy (SF), Tim Levine (PF), John Schaffer (C) Jason Clark, Brett Dobos, Eugene Bucher | |
| 09:21 | Nichols | Martin Craft makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:21 | Nichols | Martin Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:21 | Johnson State | Marvin Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 09:00 | Johnson State | Gary Thalls comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 08:58 | Johnson State | Marvin Fitzgerald snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 08:41 | Johnson State | Marvin Fitzgerald comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-50 |
| 08:39 | Nichols | William Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:28 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the shot from close range set up by Paul Groover | 50-52 |
| 08:14 | Johnson State | James Harris connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Gary Thalls | 52-52 |
| 07:59 | Nichols | William Murphy knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 52-54 |
| 07:46 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison's pass is intercepted by Paul Groover | 52-54 |
| 07:31 | Nichols | Tim Levine is denied on a layup by Marvin Fitzgerald | 52-54 |
| 07:30 | Johnson State | James Harris pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - James Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Thalls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Harrison (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Bastien (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marvin Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Martin Craft (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Paul Groover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Levine (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Schaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien clanks a jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 07:11 | Nichols | Martin Craft gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:54 | Nichols | Tim Levine hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Marvin Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Marvin Fitzgerald, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy (SG), Stephen Hancock (SF), Derrick Hatter (PF) Gary Thalls, Patrick Harrison, Robert Bastien | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Justin Serna (SG) Martin Craft, Paul Groover | |
| 06:54 | Nichols | Tim Levine misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:54 | Nichols | Tim Levine misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:54 | Johnson State | Marvin Fitzgerald grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 06:45 | Johnson State | James Harris buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-54 |
| 06:23 | Nichols | Tim Levine drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from John Schaffer | 54-56 |
| 06:17 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock's pass is intercepted by Jason Clark | 54-56 |
| 06:14 | Nichols | William Murphy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Clark | 54-58 |
| 05:54 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 54-58 |
| 05:52 | Nichols | Jason Clark gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:28 | Nichols | William Murphy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Hancock - foul #4 on Stephen Hancock, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Donald Mauer (SG), Jan Milligan (C) James Harris, Marvin Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Nichols | Paul Groover (SG), Brett Dobos (PF), Eugene Bucher (C) Justin Serna, Tim Levine, John Schaffer | |
| 05:28 | Nichols | William Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:28 | Nichols | William Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:19 | Johnson State | Donald Mauer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 54-60 |
| 05:17 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:02 | Nichols | Jason Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Mauer - foul #1 on Donald Mauer, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Cory Kranz (SF) William Murphy | |
| 05:02 | Nichols | Jason Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:02 | Nichols | Jason Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:46 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan blows the layup | 54-62 |
| 04:45 | Nichols | Jason Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 04:37 | Nichols | Brett Dobos buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Bucher and he's hacked by Derrick Hatter - foul #2 on Derrick Hatter, team foul #11 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Gary Thalls (SG) Donald Mauer | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 04:37 | Nichols | Brett Dobos makes the free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:14 | Johnson State | Stephen Hancock clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 04:12 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan tips it home | 56-65 |
| 03:54 | Nichols | Brett Dobos misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-65 |
| 03:52 | Nichols | Cory Kranz grabs the offensive board | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher is called for 5 seconds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Johnson State | James Harris (PG), Patrick Harrison (SF), Robert Bastien (C) Ralph Kennedy, Stephen Hancock, Derrick Hatter | |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Justin Serna (SG), William Murphy (SF), John Schaffer (C) Jason Clark, Paul Groover, Cory Kranz, Eugene Bucher | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - James Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Thalls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Harrison (fresh) PF - Jan Milligan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Bastien (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Martin Craft (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Justin Serna (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Murphy (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Dobos (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Schaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 56-65 |
| 03:10 | Nichols | John Schaffer snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 02:43 | Nichols | Justin Serna is fouled on the floor by Jan Milligan - foul #1 on Jan Milligan, team foul #12 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy (SG), Marvin Fitzgerald (C) Gary Thalls, Jan Milligan | |
| Subs | Nichols | Paul Groover (SG), Jeremy Benjamin (PF) Martin Craft, Brett Dobos | |
| 02:43 | Nichols | Justin Serna makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:43 | Nichols | Justin Serna makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 02:39 | Johnson State | Johnson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-67 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Gary Thalls (SG), Stephen Hancock (SF), Derrick Hatter (PF) Ralph Kennedy, Patrick Harrison, Robert Bastien | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Tim Levine (PF) Justin Serna, Jeremy Benjamin | |
| 02:31 | Johnson State | Gary Thalls makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Harris | 58-67 |
| 02:10 | Nichols | Jason Clark connects on the shot from the left wing set up by William Murphy | 58-69 |
| 01:56 | Johnson State | William Murphy picks off the pass by James Harris | 58-69 |
| 01:37 | Nichols | Tim Levine is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Tim Levine, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy (PG), Donald Mauer (SG), Patrick Harrison (SF), Jan Milligan (PF), Robert Bastien (C) James Harris, Gary Thalls, Stephen Hancock, Derrick Hatter, Marvin Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Justin Serna (SG), Cory Kranz (SF), Brett Dobos (PF), Eugene Bucher (C) Jason Clark, Paul Groover, William Murphy, Tim Levine, John Schaffer | |
| 01:23 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien clanks a turnaround in the lane | 58-69 |
| 01:22 | Nichols | Justin Serna grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:01 | Nichols | Brett Dobos misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 01:00 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher grabs the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher is fouled on the floor by Patrick Harrison - foul #2 on Patrick Harrison, team foul #13 | 58-69 |
| 00:58 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:58 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Johnson State | Patrick Harrison misses the floater from the right side | 58-71 |
| 00:53 | Johnson State | Ralph Kennedy misses the tip | 58-71 |
| 00:51 | Johnson State | Robert Bastien tips it home | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Nichols | Brett Dobos lays it up and in set up by Martin Craft | 60-73 |
| 00:22 | Johnson State | Jan Milligan loses the dribble to Cory Kranz | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Martin Craft runs out the clock | 60-73 |