| Lineup | Knox | PG - Dean Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Buker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Cavin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Carey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Groover (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Levine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willard Yuen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nichols | William Murphy inbounds the ball | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Nichols | Jason Clark is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 19:43 | Knox | Brett Cavin snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 19:37 | Knox | Brett Cavin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 19:36 | Knox | Robert Carey pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 19:31 | Knox | Robert Carey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 47-37 |
| 19:30 | Nichols | Tim Levine pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 19:11 | Nichols | Willard Yuen connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 19:06 | Knox | William Murphy swats the shot by Brett Cavin | 47-39 |
| 19:05 | Knox | Robert Carey grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 18:52 | Knox | Dean Smith misses the floater from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 18:50 | Nichols | Tim Levine snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 18:34 | Nichols | William Murphy banks in the layup | 47-41 |
| 18:21 | Knox | Charles Buker is fouled on the floor by Willard Yuen - foul #3 on Willard Yuen, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Provost (PG), Mark Morrison (SG), Victor Williams (SF), Ron Dicks (PF), Ernest Pharr (C) Dean Smith, Charles Buker, Brett Cavin, Nathan Hines, Robert Carey | |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Brett Dobos (PF), Jeremy Benjamin (C) Jason Clark, Tim Levine, Willard Yuen | |
| 18:01 | Knox | Victor Williams scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Morrison | 49-41 |
| 17:39 | Nichols | Paul Groover connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Craft | 49-43 |
| 17:21 | Knox | Ernest Pharr buries a runner from the left block set up by Robert Provost | 51-43 |
| 17:16 | Nichols | Paul Groover is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Craft | 51-46 |
| 17:01 | Knox | Robert Provost hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 16:59 | Nichols | William Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 16:38 | Nichols | Jeremy Benjamin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 16:37 | Knox | The rebound goes to Ron Dicks | 51-46 |
| 16:31 | Knox | Mark Morrison misses badly on a shot from the right side | 51-46 |
| 16:30 | Knox | Ron Dicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 16:18 | Knox | Robert Provost misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 16:16 | Nichols | William Murphy pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 16:01 | Nichols | William Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 16:00 | Knox | Ron Dicks grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Provost (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Morrison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Dicks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Pharr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Martin Craft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Groover (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Dobos (fairly fresh) C - Jeremy Benjamin (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Knox | Robert Provost drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 15:41 | Nichols | William Murphy is fouled on the floor by Mark Morrison - foul #1 on Mark Morrison, team foul #1 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Knox | Dean Smith (PG), Charles Buker (SG), Brett Cavin (SF), Nathan Hines (PF), Robert Carey (C) Robert Provost, Mark Morrison, Victor Williams, Ron Dicks, Ernest Pharr | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Justin Serna (SG), Cory Kranz (SF), Tim Levine (PF), Eugene Bucher (C) Martin Craft, Paul Groover, William Murphy, Brett Dobos, Jeremy Benjamin | |
| 15:28 | Nichols | Cory Kranz lays it in set up by Jason Clark | 54-48 |
| 15:03 | Knox | Charles Buker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 15:01 | Nichols | Jason Clark gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:33 | Nichols | Tim Levine drills a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Nathan Hines - foul #1 on Nathan Hines, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| 14:33 | Nichols | Tim Levine makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 14:09 | Knox | Dean Smith misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Tim Levine - foul #2 on Tim Levine, team foul #2 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Wright (SG), Paul Compton (C) Charles Buker, Robert Carey | |
| Subs | Nichols | Paul Groover (SG), William Murphy (SF), Willard Yuen (C) Justin Serna, Cory Kranz, Eugene Bucher | |
| 14:09 | Knox | Dean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 14:09 | Knox | Dean Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 13:49 | Nichols | Willard Yuen is denied on a layup by Brett Cavin | 56-51 |
| 13:48 | Knox | Nathan Hines gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 13:41 | Knox | Dean Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 13:39 | Knox | Nathan Hines pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 13:32 | Knox | William Murphy takes the ball from Paul Compton | 56-51 |
| 13:16 | Nichols | Paul Groover knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 12:53 | Knox | Nathan Hines knocks in the jumper from the left block | 58-54 |
| 12:42 | Nichols | Paul Groover misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 12:41 | Nichols | Paul Groover tips it in | 58-56 |
| 12:32 | Knox | Nathan Hines clanks a turnaround in the paint | 58-56 |
| 12:30 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Jason Clark | 58-56 |
| 12:13 | Nichols | William Murphy misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 12:12 | Nichols | Jason Clark can't tip it in | 58-56 |
| 12:11 | Knox | Charles Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 12:05 | Knox | Nathan Hines can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 58-56 |
| 12:03 | Nichols | The rebound goes to William Murphy | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Dean Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Wright (fairly fresh) SF - Brett Cavin (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Hines (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Compton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Groover (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - William Murphy (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tim Levine (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Willard Yuen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:57 | Nichols | Tim Levine is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Clark | 58-58 |
| 11:39 | Knox | Nathan Hines hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 11:38 | Knox | Nathan Hines tips it in | 60-58 |
| 11:36 | Nichols | Paul Groover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Provost (PG), Charles Buker (SG), Victor Williams (SF), Ron Dicks (PF), Robert Carey (C) Dean Smith, Charles Wright, Brett Cavin, Nathan Hines, Paul Compton | |
| 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, Willard Yuen | |
| 11:27 | Knox | Justin Serna steps in front of the Robert Provost pass | 60-58 |
| 11:24 | Nichols | Justin Serna hits the finger roll | 60-60 |
| 11:08 | Knox | Robert Provost loses the dribble to Martin Craft | 60-60 |
| 11:05 | Nichols | Martin Craft lays it up and in | 60-62 |
| 10:42 | Knox | Robert Provost buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Victor Williams | 62-62 |
| 10:27 | Nichols | Justin Serna can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-62 |
| 10:26 | Knox | Ron Dicks gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 10:22 | Knox | Victor Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Provost | 65-62 |
| 10:19 | Nichols | Robert Carey steals the ball from Brett Dobos in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 10:11 | Knox | Ron Dicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Knox | Mark Morrison (PG), Ernest Pharr (PF) Robert Provost, Ron Dicks | |
| Subs | Nichols | Paul Groover (SG), Jeremy Benjamin (C) Cory Kranz, Eugene Bucher | |
| 10:09 | Nichols | Justin Serna is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Morrison - foul #2 on Mark Morrison, team foul #3 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Nichols | William Murphy (SF) Justin Serna | |
| 09:51 | Nichols | Paul Groover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 09:49 | Knox | Robert Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:40 | Knox | Charles Buker's pass is intercepted by William Murphy | 65-62 |
| 09:36 | Nichols | William Murphy misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 65-62 |
| 09:35 | Nichols | William Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:18 | Nichols | Jeremy Benjamin connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 08:55 | Knox | Charles Buker scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Carey | 68-64 |
| 08:32 | Nichols | Brett Dobos's pass is intercepted by Charles Buker | 68-64 |
| 08:28 | Knox | Charles Buker dunks the ball | 70-64 |
| 08:24 | Nichols | Brett Dobos travels in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Provost (PG), Charles Wright (SG), Brett Cavin (SF), Ron Dicks (PF), Paul Compton (C) Mark Morrison, Charles Buker, Victor Williams, Ernest Pharr, Robert Carey | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Justin Serna (SG), Cory Kranz (SF), Tim Levine (PF), Willard Yuen (C) Martin Craft, Paul Groover, William Murphy, Brett Dobos, Jeremy Benjamin | |
| 08:12 | Knox | Brett Cavin lays it up and in | 72-64 |
| 08:10 | Nichols | Brett Cavin is called for the reach on Cory Kranz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brett Cavin, team foul #4 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eugene Bucher (C) Willard Yuen | |
| 08:03 | Nichols | Tim Levine is open and buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Jason Clark | 72-66 |
| 07:58 | Knox | Robert Provost is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| Subs | Knox | Dean Smith (PG) Robert Provost | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Dean Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) SF - Brett Cavin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ron Dicks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Compton (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin Serna (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Kranz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Levine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Bucher (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Nichols | Justin Serna is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 72-66 |
| 07:42 | Knox | Dean Smith grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 07:37 | Knox | Brett Cavin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Smith | 75-66 |
| 07:25 | Nichols | The pull-up jumper by Jason Clark is blocked by Paul Compton | 75-66 |
| 07:24 | Nichols | Justin Serna tips it home | 75-68 |
| 07:01 | Knox | Brett Cavin comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 75-68 |
| 06:59 | Knox | Ron Dicks grabs the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 06:42 | Knox | Paul Compton can't finish the layup | 75-68 |
| 06:40 | Nichols | Justin Serna gets the rebound | 75-68 |
| 06:35 | Nichols | Jason Clark scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Cory Kranz | 75-71 |
| 06:19 | Knox | Ron Dicks can't connect on a floater from close range | 75-71 |
| 06:18 | Nichols | Tim Levine gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| 06:16 | Nichols | Jason Clark is called for traveling in the backcourt | 75-71 |
| Subs | Knox | Robert Provost (PG), Mark Morrison (SG), Nathan Hines (PF), Ernest Pharr (C) Dean Smith, Charles Wright, Ron Dicks, Paul Compton | |
| Subs | Nichols | Martin Craft (PG), Paul Groover (SG), William Murphy (SF), Jeremy Benjamin (PF), Willard Yuen (C) Jason Clark, Justin Serna, Cory Kranz, Tim Levine, Eugene Bucher | |
| 06:08 | Knox | Nathan Hines lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Provost | 77-71 |
| 06:01 | Nichols | Jeremy Benjamin hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Groover | 77-74 |
| 05:53 | Knox | Ernest Pharr clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 77-74 |
| 05:52 | Nichols | Martin Craft grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 05:33 | Nichols | William Murphy hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Groover | 77-77 |
| 05:20 | Knox | Nathan Hines is hacked by Jeremy Benjamin - foul #1 on Jeremy Benjamin, team foul #3 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Buker (SG), Victor Williams (SF), Robert Carey (C) Mark Morrison, Brett Cavin, Nathan Hines | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG), Brett Dobos (PF) Martin Craft, Jeremy Benjamin | |
| 05:01 | Knox | Ernest Pharr buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Victor Williams | 79-77 |
| 04:39 | Nichols | William Murphy makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Brett Dobos | 79-80 |
| 04:10 | Knox | Charles Buker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 79-80 |
| 04:09 | Nichols | Brett Dobos grabs the defensive rebound | 79-80 |
| 04:07 | Nichols | Charles Buker picks off the pass by Paul Groover in the backcourt | 79-80 |
| 04:05 | Knox | Victor Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Buker | 81-80 |
| 03:42 | Nichols | Jason Clark knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 81-82 |
| Lineup | Knox | PG - Robert Provost (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Buker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Pharr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Carey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Jason Clark (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Groover (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Murphy (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Brett Dobos (fairly fresh) C - Willard Yuen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Knox | Robert Provost misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 81-82 |
| 03:36 | Knox | Robert Provost grabs the offensive board | 81-82 |
| 03:22 | Knox | Robert Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-82 |
| Subs | Knox | Dean Smith (PG), Mark Morrison (SG), Brett Cavin (SF), Ron Dicks (PF) Robert Provost, Charles Buker, Victor Williams, Ernest Pharr | |
| Subs | Nichols | Justin Serna (PG), Martin Craft (SF), Cory Kranz (PF), Jeremy Benjamin (C) Jason Clark, William Murphy, Brett Dobos, Willard Yuen | |
| 03:18 | Nichols | Justin Serna is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Cavin - foul #4 on Brett Cavin, team foul #5 | 81-82 |
| 03:00 | Nichols | Cory Kranz misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint | 81-82 |
| 02:58 | Knox | Ron Dicks grabs the defensive rebound | 81-82 |
| 02:58 | Knox | Knox calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-82 |
| Subs | Knox | Charles Buker (SG), Victor Williams (SF), Nathan Hines (PF), Paul Compton (C) Mark Morrison, Brett Cavin, Ron Dicks, Robert Carey | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eugene Bucher (C) Paul Groover | |
| 02:47 | Knox | Paul Compton scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Dean Smith and he's hacked by Martin Craft - foul #1 on Martin Craft, team foul #4 | 83-82 |
| 02:47 | Knox | Paul Compton misses the free throw | 83-82 |
| 02:47 | Nichols | Jeremy Benjamin grabs the board | 83-82 |
| 02:47 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-82 |
| 02:38 | Nichols | Justin Serna is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Buker - foul #3 on Charles Buker, team foul #6 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Knox | Brett Cavin (SF), Robert Carey (C) Victor Williams, Paul Compton | |
| Subs | Nichols | Paul Groover (SG), Tim Levine (PF) Cory Kranz, Jeremy Benjamin | |
| 02:38 | Nichols | Justin Serna makes the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 02:38 | Nichols | Justin Serna misses the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 02:38 | Knox | Robert Carey gets the rebound | 83-83 |
| 02:16 | Knox | Robert Carey comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 83-83 |
| 02:14 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher gets the rebound | 83-83 |
| 02:14 | Nichols | Nichols calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Nichols | William Murphy (SF) Justin Serna | |
| 01:58 | Nichols | William Murphy knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eugene Bucher | 83-85 |
| 01:39 | Knox | Charles Buker drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Dean Smith | 86-85 |
| 01:16 | Nichols | Paul Groover hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 86-85 |
| 01:15 | Knox | Nathan Hines gets the rebound | 86-85 |
| 01:10 | Knox | Charles Buker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 86-85 |
| 01:09 | Knox | Brett Cavin gets the offensive rebound | 86-85 |
| 00:51 | Knox | Robert Carey clanks a jumper from the right wing | 86-85 |
| 00:49 | Knox | Charles Buker misses the tip | 86-85 |
| 00:48 | Nichols | Eugene Bucher gets the rebound | 86-85 |
| 00:34 | Nichols | Martin Craft misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Dean Smith - foul #3 on Dean Smith, team foul #7 | 86-85 |
| 00:34 | Nichols | Martin Craft makes the 1st free throw | 86-86 |
| 00:34 | Nichols | Martin Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 86-86 |
| 00:34 | Knox | Robert Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Knox | Robert Carey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Buker | 88-86 |
| 00:08 | Nichols | Nichols calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-86 |
| Subs | Knox | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Jason Clark (PG) Martin Craft | |
| 00:03 | Nichols | William Murphy misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 88-86 |
| 00:01 | Knox | The rebound goes to Nathan Hines | 88-86 |
| Game Plan | Knox | Knox is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Knox | Nathan Hines runs out the clock | 88-86 |