| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nelson Feemster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Tallent (fresh) PF - John Warford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Vara (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Averett | PG - Luis Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Burkhead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Averett | Michael Graves inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Averett | Averett is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Averett | Michael Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 19:46 | Averett | Timothy Burkhead misses the tip | 38-40 |
| 19:45 | Nichols | John Warford grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:32 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Nelson Feemster | 41-40 |
| 19:15 | Averett | Michael Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Roland | 41-43 |
| 19:00 | Nichols | John Warford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 18:58 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner tips it but misses | 41-43 |
| 18:57 | Averett | Michael Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 18:34 | Averett | Michael Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 18:32 | Averett | Michael Graves pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 18:27 | Averett | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Burkhead is blocked by John Warford | 41-43 |
| 18:26 | Averett | John Smith grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 18:14 | Averett | Luis Roland is fouled on the floor by Jerry Gardner - foul #2 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 18:03 | Averett | Timothy Burkhead misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 18:02 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Harry Vara | 41-43 |
| 17:39 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 17:38 | Nichols | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Vara | 41-43 |
| 17:24 | Nichols | John Warford comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 17:22 | Nichols | Carlos Tallent misses the tip | 41-43 |
| 17:20 | Averett | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 17:07 | Averett | Michael Graves can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 17:05 | Nichols | John Warford pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:54 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 16:53 | Averett | Timothy Burkhead grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:41 | Averett | Michael Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-43 |
| 16:39 | Averett | Michael Graves gets the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:24 | Averett | Timothy Burkhead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 16:23 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 16:08 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster is hacked by Michael Graves - foul #2 on Michael Graves, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Nichols | Phillip Walker (PG), Karl Ream (SG), Bryan Lyons (SF), Brad Ball (PF), Michael Frazier (C) Jerry Gardner, Nelson Feemster, Carlos Tallent, John Warford, Harry Vara | |
| Subs | Averett | Arthur Stone (PG), Marcus Wilkins (SG), Brian Lancaster (SF), John Ames (PF), Raymond Blunt (C) Luis Roland, Michael Williams, Michael Graves, Timothy Burkhead, John Smith | |
| 15:48 | Nichols | Bryan Lyons misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Lancaster - foul #2 on Brian Lancaster, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| 15:48 | Nichols | Bryan Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:48 | Nichols | Bryan Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Phillip Walker (fresh) SG - Karl Ream (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Lyons (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Brad Ball (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Frazier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Averett | PG - Arthur Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lancaster (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Ames (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Raymond Blunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Averett | Brian Lancaster clanks a runner from the right block | 43-43 |
| 15:29 | Nichols | Karl Ream grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 15:13 | Nichols | Brad Ball can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on John Ames - foul #1 on John Ames, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Nichols | Nelson Feemster (SG) Karl Ream | |
| Subs | Averett | | |
| 15:13 | Nichols | Brad Ball misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:13 | Nichols | Brad Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:00 | Averett | John Ames is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Ames, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| 14:35 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Warford (PF) Michael Frazier | |
| Subs | Averett | Michael Graves (SF) Brian Lancaster | |
| 14:14 | Averett | Marcus Wilkins is called for 5 seconds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG) Phillip Walker | |
| Subs | Averett | John Smith (C) Raymond Blunt | |
| 14:07 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jerry Gardner | 46-43 |
| 13:46 | Averett | Bryan Lyons steals it from Arthur Stone | 46-43 |
| 13:28 | Nichols | Bryan Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Nichols | Carlos Tallent (SF), Harry Vara (C) Bryan Lyons, Brad Ball | |
| Subs | Averett | Luis Roland (PG), Joel Guyton (SG), Timothy Burkhead (PF) Arthur Stone, Marcus Wilkins, John Ames | |
| 13:15 | Averett | Luis Roland connects on the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Jerry Gardner - foul #3 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Nichols | Karl Ream (SG) Nelson Feemster | |
| Subs | Averett | Michael Williams (SG) Joel Guyton | |
| 13:15 | Averett | Luis Roland makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:51 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner is fouled on the floor by Michael Graves - foul #3 on Michael Graves, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Averett | Brian Lancaster (SF) Michael Graves | |
| 12:42 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Averett | John Ames (SF), Raymond Blunt (C) Brian Lancaster, John Smith | |
| 12:27 | Nichols | John Warford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Gardner | 48-46 |
| 12:09 | Averett | Jerry Gardner steps in front of the Michael Williams pass | 48-46 |
| 11:54 | Nichols | The short jumper by John Warford is denied by Timothy Burkhead | 48-46 |
| 11:53 | Averett | Timothy Burkhead pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:28 | Averett | Timothy Burkhead blows the layup | 48-46 |
| 11:26 | Averett | John Ames tips it home | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jerry Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Karl Ream (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Tallent (fairly fresh) PF - John Warford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Vara (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Averett | PG - Luis Roland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Ames (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Timothy Burkhead (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Blunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Nichols | John Ames steals it from Harry Vara | 48-48 |
| 11:04 | Averett | Luis Roland is hacked by Harry Vara - foul #3 on Harry Vara, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Nichols | Phillip Walker (PG), Nelson Feemster (SG), Bryan Lyons (SF), Brad Ball (PF), Michael Frazier (C) Jerry Gardner, Karl Ream, Carlos Tallent, John Warford, Harry Vara | |
| Subs | Averett | Arthur Stone (PG), Marcus Wilkins (SG), Michael Graves (SF), John Smith (C) Luis Roland, Michael Williams, John Ames, Timothy Burkhead | |
| 10:48 | Averett | Arthur Stone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 10:47 | Averett | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 48-48 |
| 10:30 | Averett | Phillip Walker takes the ball from John Smith | 48-48 |
| 10:25 | Nichols | Phillip Walker lays it in | 50-48 |
| 10:09 | Averett | Raymond Blunt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 09:58 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 09:57 | Nichols | Bryan Lyons tips it home | 52-51 |
| 09:39 | Averett | Michael Graves blows the layup | 52-51 |
| 09:37 | Nichols | Brad Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:14 | Nichols | Bryan Lyons misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 09:12 | Averett | The rebound goes to Raymond Blunt | 52-51 |
| 09:07 | Averett | Arthur Stone's pass is intercepted by Brad Ball | 52-51 |
| 08:46 | Nichols | Marcus Wilkins is called for the reach on Michael Frazier - foul #1 on Marcus Wilkins, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG), Carlos Tallent (SF), Harry Vara (C) Phillip Walker, Bryan Lyons, Brad Ball | |
| Subs | Averett | Luis Roland (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Timothy Burkhead (PF), John Ames (C) Arthur Stone, Marcus Wilkins, Raymond Blunt, John Smith | |
| 08:46 | Nichols | Michael Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:46 | Nichols | Michael Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:33 | Averett | John Ames is hacked by Michael Frazier - foul #1 on Michael Frazier, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Warford (PF) Michael Frazier | |
| Subs | Averett | | |
| 08:18 | Averett | Luis Roland clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 08:16 | Nichols | John Warford grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 08:12 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Jerry Gardner and he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Averett | Brian Lancaster (SF) Michael Graves | |
| 08:12 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:55 | Averett | John Ames drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Williams | 57-54 |
| 07:33 | Nichols | Luis Roland steps in front of the Carlos Tallent pass | 57-54 |
| 07:23 | Averett | Luis Roland comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 07:21 | Averett | Brian Lancaster grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jerry Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nelson Feemster (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Tallent (fresh) PF - John Warford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Vara (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Averett | PG - Luis Roland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Lancaster (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Burkhead (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Ames (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Averett | John Ames can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Harry Vara - foul #4 on Harry Vara, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Nichols | Bryan Lyons (SG) Nelson Feemster | |
| Subs | Averett | Arthur Stone (PG), Marcus Wilkins (SG), John Smith (C) Luis Roland, Michael Williams, Brian Lancaster | |
| 07:15 | Averett | John Ames makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:15 | Averett | John Ames misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:15 | Nichols | John Warford pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:49 | Nichols | John Warford's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Burkhead | 57-55 |
| 06:47 | Averett | Timothy Burkhead gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:20 | Averett | Marcus Wilkins loses the dribble to Harry Vara | 57-55 |
| 06:04 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-55 |
| 06:03 | Averett | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:38 | Averett | Timothy Burkhead drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Smith | 57-58 |
| 05:23 | Nichols | John Warford misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Timothy Burkhead - foul #1 on Timothy Burkhead, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Nichols | Phillip Walker (PG), Nelson Feemster (SG), Brad Ball (C) Jerry Gardner, Carlos Tallent, Harry Vara | |
| Subs | Averett | Luis Roland (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Michael Graves (SF), Raymond Blunt (PF) Arthur Stone, Marcus Wilkins, John Ames, Timothy Burkhead | |
| 05:23 | Nichols | John Warford makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:23 | Nichols | John Warford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:12 | Averett | John Smith's floater is tipped away by John Warford | 59-58 |
| 05:10 | Nichols | Phillip Walker grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 04:48 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-58 |
| 04:47 | Averett | The rebound goes to Raymond Blunt | 59-58 |
| 04:24 | Averett | John Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 04:23 | Nichols | John Warford pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:07 | Nichols | Bryan Lyons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 04:06 | Averett | Raymond Blunt gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:50 | Averett | Raymond Blunt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 03:49 | Nichols | The rebound goes to John Warford | 59-58 |
| 03:35 | Nichols | Luis Roland denies the turnaround by Bryan Lyons | 59-58 |
| 03:33 | Nichols | Phillip Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:19 | Nichols | John Warford connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bryan Lyons | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Phillip Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nelson Feemster (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Lyons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Warford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Brad Ball (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Averett | PG - Luis Roland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Blunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Averett | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Nelson Feemster - foul #1 on Nelson Feemster, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Nichols | Jerry Gardner (PG), Carlos Tallent (SF), Michael Frazier (PF), Harry Vara (C) Phillip Walker, Bryan Lyons, John Warford, Brad Ball | |
| Subs | Averett | Arthur Stone (PG), Marcus Wilkins (SG), Timothy Burkhead (PF), John Ames (C) Luis Roland, Michael Williams, Raymond Blunt, John Smith | |
| 02:43 | Averett | Michael Graves connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Harry Vara - foul #5 on Harry Vara, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Nichols | Karl Ream (PF) Harry Vara | |
| Subs | Averett | | |
| 02:43 | Averett | Michael Graves makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:39 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Nichols | Brad Ball (PF) Karl Ream | |
| Subs | Averett | Luis Roland (PG), Michael Williams (SG) Arthur Stone, Marcus Wilkins | |
| 02:23 | Nichols | Carlos Tallent misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Graves - foul #4 on Michael Graves, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 02:23 | Nichols | Carlos Tallent makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:23 | Nichols | Carlos Tallent makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:07 | Averett | Michael Graves misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-61 |
| 02:06 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:06 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Warford (PF) Michael Frazier | |
| Subs | Averett | John Smith (C) John Ames | |
| 01:56 | Nichols | John Warford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 01:55 | Nichols | Brad Ball snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 01:31 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Nelson Feemster | 66-61 |
| 01:08 | Averett | Luis Roland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-61 |
| 01:07 | Nichols | John Warford grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 00:49 | Nichols | John Smith steps in front of the Brad Ball pass | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Averett | Averett is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Averett | Michael Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 00:36 | Nichols | Brad Ball grabs the board | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Averett | Averett is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Nichols | Brad Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Roland - foul #2 on Luis Roland, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Nichols | Bryan Lyons (SF), Michael Frazier (C) Carlos Tallent, John Warford | |
| Subs | Averett | | |
| 00:34 | Nichols | Brad Ball makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:34 | Nichols | Brad Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Averett | Averett is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Averett | Michael Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Smith | 68-64 |
| 00:28 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | Nichols | John Warford (PF) Michael Frazier | |
| Subs | Averett | | |
| 00:27 | Nichols | Luis Roland is called for the reach on Jerry Gardner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luis Roland, team foul #12 | 68-64 |
| 00:27 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:27 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:23 | Averett | Michael Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 00:21 | Nichols | The rebound goes to John Warford | 70-64 |
| 00:20 | Nichols | John Warford is hacked by Michael Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Williams, team foul #13 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Frazier (C) Brad Ball | |
| Subs | Averett | | |
| 00:20 | Nichols | John Warford makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:20 | Nichols | John Warford misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:20 | Averett | John Smith snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 00:16 | Averett | Michael Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 00:16 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Nichols | Brad Ball (C) Michael Frazier | |
| Subs | Averett | | |
| 00:15 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Williams - foul #5 on Michael Williams, team foul #14 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Subs | Averett | Arthur Stone (SG) Michael Williams | |
| 00:15 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:15 | Nichols | Jerry Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:09 | Averett | Michael Graves misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 00:07 | Averett | Timothy Burkhead grabs the offensive board | 73-67 |
| 00:03 | Averett | Michael Graves misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 00:01 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| 00:01 | Nichols | Nichols calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Nichols | Michael Frazier (C) Brad Ball | |
| Subs | Averett | | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Averett | Averett is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Nelson Feemster runs out the clock | 73-67 |