| Lineup | Brandeis | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Higginbotham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rolland Goodrich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Holden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bret Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - William James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne McBay (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Bannowsky (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Price (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Centre | Willie Shaffer inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Brandeis | Brandeis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Centre | Scott Higginbotham is called for the reach on John Price in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Higginbotham, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Gary Caudill (SG) Scott Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| 19:43 | Centre | Bret Knight steals it from John Price | 36-32 |
| 19:40 | Brandeis | Wayne McBay steps in front of the Douglas Holden pass in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 19:38 | Centre | Wayne McBay dunks the ball | 36-34 |
| 19:16 | Brandeis | Rolland Goodrich misses the easy open layup | 36-34 |
| 19:15 | Brandeis | Bret Knight tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 19:04 | Centre | Douglas Holden blocks the short jumper by John Price | 38-34 |
| 19:03 | Brandeis | James Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:57 | Brandeis | Bret Knight misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Wayne McBay - foul #3 on Wayne McBay, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Norman Wheeler (SG), Bob Floyd (PF) Gary Caudill, Douglas Holden | |
| Subs | Centre | Walter Bates (PG), Chad Horn (SG), Joe Werner (SF), Luke Dietrich (PF), Rhett Elliott (C) William James, Wayne McBay, Willie Shaffer, Edward Bannowsky, John Price | |
| 18:57 | Brandeis | Bret Knight misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:57 | Brandeis | Bret Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:55 | Centre | Norman Wheeler is called for the reach on Chad Horn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Wheeler, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Charles Wilkins (C) Bret Knight | |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| 18:45 | Centre | Chad Horn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 18:44 | Brandeis | Bob Floyd snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 18:42 | Brandeis | Joe Werner takes the ball from James Jackson in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 18:37 | Centre | Chad Horn misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 18:35 | Centre | Luke Dietrich grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:18 | Centre | Walter Bates loses the ball out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Douglas Holden (PF) Bob Floyd | |
| Subs | Centre | Charles Davis (PF) Chad Horn | |
| 18:05 | Brandeis | Luke Dietrich picks off the pass by Rolland Goodrich | 39-34 |
| 17:55 | Centre | Luke Dietrich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 17:54 | Brandeis | The rebound goes to Douglas Holden | 39-34 |
| 17:50 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Davis - foul #3 on Charles Davis, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Gary Caudill (SG), Bret Knight (C) Norman Wheeler, Charles Wilkins | |
| Subs | Centre | William James (PG), Chad Horn (SG), Willie Shaffer (SF), Edward Bannowsky (PF), John Price (C) Walter Bates, Joe Werner, Luke Dietrich, Charles Davis, Rhett Elliott | |
| 17:45 | Brandeis | Bret Knight blows the layup | 39-34 |
| 17:43 | Centre | John Price pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:22 | Centre | Chad Horn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-34 |
| 17:21 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:06 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden hits a fadeaway from the left block | 41-34 |
| 16:52 | Centre | Chad Horn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Caudill - foul #2 on Gary Caudill, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Bob Floyd (PF) Douglas Holden | |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| 16:52 | Centre | Chad Horn makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:52 | Centre | Chad Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:48 | Brandeis | Willie Shaffer is called for the reach on Gary Caudill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Shaffer, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Brandeis | | |
| Subs | Centre | Luke Dietrich (SF) Willie Shaffer | |
| 16:40 | Brandeis | James Jackson drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bob Floyd | 43-36 |
| 16:27 | Centre | Luke Dietrich scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William James | 43-39 |
| 16:09 | Brandeis | James Jackson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 16:08 | Centre | John Price pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:51 | Centre | John Price misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 15:49 | Centre | Luke Dietrich tips it but misses | 43-39 |
| 15:48 | Brandeis | Bob Floyd snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Brandeis | PG - James Jackson (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Caudill (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rolland Goodrich (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Floyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bret Knight (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - William James (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Horn (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Luke Dietrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Bannowsky (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Price (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Brandeis | James Jackson is hacked by Luke Dietrich in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luke Dietrich, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Brandeis | James Elkins (PG), Scott Higginbotham (SG), Hal Laduke (SF), Douglas Holden (PF), Charles Wilkins (C) James Jackson, Gary Caudill, Rolland Goodrich, Bob Floyd, Bret Knight | |
| Subs | Centre | Walter Bates (PG), Wayne McBay (SG), Joe Werner (SF), Charles Davis (PF), Rhett Elliott (C) William James, Chad Horn, Luke Dietrich, Edward Bannowsky, John Price | |
| 15:32 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden can't finish the layup | 43-39 |
| 15:30 | Centre | Rhett Elliott gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:02 | Centre | Rhett Elliott buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Werner | 43-41 |
| 14:48 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by James Elkins | 46-41 |
| 14:42 | Centre | Walter Bates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Norman Wheeler (SG) Scott Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Centre | Willie Shaffer (SF), Luke Dietrich (PF), John Price (C) Joe Werner, Charles Davis, Rhett Elliott | |
| 14:29 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden is hacked by Willie Shaffer - foul #4 on Willie Shaffer, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Bret Knight (C) Charles Wilkins | |
| Subs | Centre | William James (PG), Edward Bannowsky (PF) Walter Bates, Willie Shaffer | |
| 14:15 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Price - foul #2 on John Price, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| 14:15 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:15 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:49 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 13:47 | Brandeis | James Elkins gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:41 | Brandeis | Bret Knight hits the finger roll | 50-41 |
| 13:25 | Centre | John Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham (SG), Bob Floyd (PF), Charles Wilkins (C) Norman Wheeler, Douglas Holden, Bret Knight | |
| Subs | Centre | Walter Bates (PG), Charles Davis (SF) William James, Edward Bannowsky | |
| 13:17 | Brandeis | Charles Davis is called for the reach on Hal Laduke - foul #4 on Charles Davis, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Brandeis | | |
| Subs | Centre | Rhett Elliott (PF) Charles Davis | |
| 13:17 | Brandeis | Hal Laduke makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:17 | Brandeis | Hal Laduke misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:17 | Centre | John Price snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 12:58 | Centre | Rhett Elliott misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 12:57 | Brandeis | The rebound goes to Hal Laduke | 51-41 |
| 12:53 | Brandeis | James Elkins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| Subs | Brandeis | | |
| Subs | Centre | Joe Werner (SF), Edward Bannowsky (PF) Luke Dietrich, John Price | |
| 12:36 | Centre | Rhett Elliott can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Hal Laduke - foul #4 on Hal Laduke, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Rolland Goodrich (SF), Bret Knight (C) Hal Laduke, Charles Wilkins | |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| 12:36 | Centre | Rhett Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:36 | Centre | Rhett Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:33 | Brandeis | James Elkins is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Bates - foul #2 on Walter Bates, team foul #8 | 51-43 |
| 12:33 | Brandeis | James Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:33 | Brandeis | James Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:33 | Centre | Rhett Elliott snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 12:18 | Centre | Walter Bates comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Elkins - foul #4 on James Elkins, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Gary Caudill (PG), Douglas Holden (PF) James Elkins, Bob Floyd | |
| Subs | Centre | Luke Dietrich (C) Rhett Elliott | |
| 12:18 | Centre | Walter Bates makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 12:18 | Centre | Walter Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:09 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden hits a fadeaway from the left block | 54-45 |
| 11:57 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky misses long on a floater from the left side | 54-45 |
| 11:56 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:49 | Brandeis | Bret Knight hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Luke Dietrich - foul #4 on Luke Dietrich, team foul #9 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Brandeis | James Jackson (SF) Rolland Goodrich | |
| Subs | Centre | William James (PG), Chad Horn (SG), Rhett Elliott (PF), John Price (C) Walter Bates, Wayne McBay, Edward Bannowsky, Luke Dietrich | |
| 11:49 | Brandeis | Bret Knight makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:49 | Brandeis | Bret Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Brandeis | PG - Gary Caudill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Jackson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Douglas Holden (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Bret Knight (tired) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - William James (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Horn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Werner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rhett Elliott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Price (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Centre | William James is fouled on the floor by Gary Caudill - foul #3 on Gary Caudill, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Charles Wilkins (C) Bret Knight | |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| 11:34 | Centre | Joe Werner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 11:33 | Centre | Rhett Elliott tips it home | 56-47 |
| 11:24 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 11:20 | Centre | Rhett Elliott is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Caudill - foul #4 on Gary Caudill, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Norman Wheeler (PG), Bob Floyd (PF) Gary Caudill, Douglas Holden | |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| 11:20 | Centre | Rhett Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 11:20 | Centre | Rhett Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:59 | Brandeis | Charles Wilkins can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 59-49 |
| 10:58 | Centre | William James grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 10:56 | Centre | Chad Horn double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| Subs | Brandeis | | |
| Subs | Centre | Wayne McBay (SG), Edward Bannowsky (PF) Chad Horn, Rhett Elliott | |
| 10:36 | Brandeis | James Jackson misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Werner - foul #2 on Joe Werner, team foul #10 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Douglas Holden (PF), Bret Knight (C) Bob Floyd, Charles Wilkins | |
| Subs | Centre | Walter Bates (PG) William James | |
| 10:36 | Centre | Centre calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| 10:36 | Brandeis | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 10:36 | Brandeis | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 10:23 | Centre | John Price loses the dribble to Norman Wheeler | 61-49 |
| 10:16 | Brandeis | Bret Knight is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-49 |
| 10:15 | Centre | Joe Werner gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 10:10 | Centre | Wayne McBay is hacked by Scott Higginbotham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Higginbotham, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Rolland Goodrich (SF) Scott Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Centre | Rhett Elliott (C) John Price | |
| 10:10 | Centre | Wayne McBay makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:10 | Centre | Wayne McBay makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 10:07 | Brandeis | Brandeis calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| 09:55 | Brandeis | Rhett Elliott denies the turnaround by Bret Knight | 61-51 |
| 09:53 | Centre | Edward Bannowsky gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 09:29 | Centre | Walter Bates drills a shot from just outside the lane | 61-53 |
| 09:17 | Brandeis | Bret Knight misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-53 |
| 09:15 | Brandeis | Rolland Goodrich gets the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:55 | Brandeis | Rolland Goodrich is whistled for traveling | 61-53 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Bob Floyd (PF), Charles Wilkins (C) Douglas Holden, Bret Knight | |
| Subs | Centre | William James (PG), Chad Horn (SG), John Price (C) Walter Bates, Wayne McBay, Edward Bannowsky | |
| 08:39 | Centre | William James buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 08:27 | Brandeis | William James steals it from James Jackson | 61-56 |
| 08:15 | Centre | Chad Horn scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by William James | 61-59 |
| 08:13 | Brandeis | Chad Horn takes the ball from James Jackson in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 07:52 | Centre | William James can't finish the layup | 61-59 |
| 07:51 | Brandeis | James Jackson grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 07:45 | Brandeis | James Jackson hits a fadeaway in the paint | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Brandeis | PG - James Jackson (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Wheeler (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Rolland Goodrich (very tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bob Floyd (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Wilkins (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - William James (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Horn (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Joe Werner (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rhett Elliott (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John Price (tired) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:43 | Centre | Rhett Elliott is hacked by James Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Brandeis | James Elkins (PG), Gary Caudill (SG), Hal Laduke (SF), Douglas Holden (PF) James Jackson, Norman Wheeler, Rolland Goodrich, Bob Floyd | |
| Subs | Centre | Willie Shaffer (SF), Luke Dietrich (C) Joe Werner, John Price | |
| 07:43 | Centre | Rhett Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:43 | Centre | Rhett Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:43 | Brandeis | Hal Laduke gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 07:33 | Brandeis | Hal Laduke is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Holden | 65-60 |
| 07:17 | Centre | Hal Laduke blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Rhett Elliott | 65-60 |
| 07:16 | Brandeis | Gary Caudill snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 07:12 | Brandeis | Luke Dietrich steals the ball from Gary Caudill in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 06:57 | Centre | Chad Horn comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-60 |
| 06:56 | Brandeis | The rebound goes to Gary Caudill | 65-60 |
| 06:51 | Brandeis | Hal Laduke comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 65-60 |
| 06:50 | Brandeis | James Elkins tips it home | 67-60 |
| 06:32 | Centre | William James is hacked by Hal Laduke - foul #5 on Hal Laduke, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham (SG), Rolland Goodrich (SF), Bob Floyd (PF), Bret Knight (C) Gary Caudill, Hal Laduke, Douglas Holden, Charles Wilkins | |
| Subs | Centre | Wayne McBay (SG), Charles Davis (PF) Chad Horn, Rhett Elliott | |
| 06:32 | Centre | William James makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:32 | Centre | William James makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 06:18 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 06:17 | Brandeis | Bret Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 06:00 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham's pass is intercepted by Wayne McBay | 67-62 |
| 05:52 | Centre | Charles Davis knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne McBay and the foul's on Bob Floyd - foul #1 on Bob Floyd, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Brandeis | James Jackson (SF), Douglas Holden (PF) Rolland Goodrich, Bob Floyd | |
| Subs | Centre | Walter Bates (PG) William James | |
| 05:52 | Centre | Charles Davis misses the free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:52 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 05:38 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 05:36 | Centre | Charles Davis pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 05:13 | Centre | Luke Dietrich is fouled on the floor by Bret Knight - foul #3 on Bret Knight, team foul #12 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Gary Caudill (PG) James Elkins | |
| Subs | Centre | John Price (C) Charles Davis | |
| 05:13 | Centre | Luke Dietrich misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:13 | Centre | Luke Dietrich makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:01 | Brandeis | Wayne McBay is called for the reach on Scott Higginbotham - foul #4 on Wayne McBay, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Rolland Goodrich (SF) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Centre | Edward Bannowsky (PF) Luke Dietrich | |
| 05:01 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:01 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:44 | Centre | Wayne McBay is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-65 |
| 04:43 | Centre | Wayne McBay tips it but misses | 68-65 |
| 04:42 | Brandeis | Bret Knight pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 04:39 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham is hacked by Wayne McBay in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wayne McBay, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Bob Floyd (PF), Charles Wilkins (C) Douglas Holden, Bret Knight | |
| Subs | Centre | Chad Horn (SG) Wayne McBay | |
| 04:39 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:39 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:39 | Centre | The rebound goes to Edward Bannowsky | 69-65 |
| 04:17 | Centre | John Price misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-65 |
| 04:16 | Centre | Walter Bates tips it in | 69-67 |
| 04:04 | Brandeis | Walter Bates is called for the reach on Gary Caudill - foul #3 on Walter Bates, team foul #13 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Brandeis | James Jackson (SF), Bret Knight (C) Rolland Goodrich, Charles Wilkins | |
| Subs | Centre | Luke Dietrich (PF) Edward Bannowsky | |
| 04:04 | Brandeis | Gary Caudill misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:04 | Brandeis | Gary Caudill misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:04 | Centre | The rebound goes to John Price | 69-67 |
| 04:02 | Centre | Chad Horn is hacked by Bret Knight in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bret Knight, team foul #13 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Brandeis | James Elkins (PG) Gary Caudill | |
| Subs | Centre | William James (PG) Walter Bates | |
| 04:02 | Centre | Chad Horn makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:02 | Centre | Chad Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:48 | Brandeis | James Jackson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Higginbotham | 71-69 |
| 03:46 | Centre | Scott Higginbotham steals the ball from William James in the backcourt | 71-69 |
| 03:41 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Elkins | 73-69 |
| Lineup | Brandeis | PG - James Elkins (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scott Higginbotham (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Jackson (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bob Floyd (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bret Knight (very tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Centre | PG - William James (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Horn (tired) 7 pts. SF - Willie Shaffer (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Luke Dietrich (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - John Price (tired) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Centre | John Price misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Bret Knight - foul #5 on Bret Knight, team foul #14 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Douglas Holden (PF), Charles Wilkins (C) Bob Floyd, Bret Knight | |
| Subs | Centre | Walter Bates (SG), Charles Davis (PF) Chad Horn, Willie Shaffer | |
| 03:26 | Centre | John Price makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:26 | Centre | John Price misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:26 | Brandeis | The rebound goes to Douglas Holden | 73-70 |
| 03:22 | Brandeis | James Elkins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Rolland Goodrich (SF) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Centre | Edward Bannowsky (PF) John Price | |
| 02:57 | Centre | William James comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 73-70 |
| 02:56 | Brandeis | Rolland Goodrich pulls down the rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:56 | Brandeis | Brandeis calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Norman Wheeler (PG), Gary Caudill (SG) James Elkins, Scott Higginbotham | |
| Subs | Centre | Chad Horn (SG) William James | |
| 02:53 | Brandeis | Gary Caudill is hacked by Chad Horn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Horn, team foul #14 | 73-70 |
| 02:53 | Brandeis | Gary Caudill misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:53 | Brandeis | Gary Caudill makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:35 | Centre | Luke Dietrich misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-70 |
| 02:33 | Brandeis | Rolland Goodrich pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Brandeis | Brandeis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:28 | Brandeis | Rolland Goodrich misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 74-70 |
| 02:27 | Brandeis | Charles Wilkins tips it back up and in | 76-70 |
| 02:27 | Centre | Centre calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-70 |
| Subs | Brandeis | James Jackson (SF), Bob Floyd (C) Rolland Goodrich, Charles Wilkins | |
| Subs | Centre | John Price (C) Edward Bannowsky | |
| 02:07 | Centre | John Price misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-70 |
| 02:06 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden pulls down the rebound | 76-70 |
| 02:06 | Brandeis | Brandeis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-70 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham (SG) Gary Caudill | |
| Subs | Centre | William James (PG), Joe Werner (SG) Walter Bates, Chad Horn | |
| 02:02 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham is fouled in the backcourt by William James - foul #3 on William James, team foul #15 | 76-70 |
| 02:02 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 02:02 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 02:02 | Centre | The rebound goes to Joe Werner | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Brandeis | Brandeis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:56 | Centre | Charles Davis makes the jumpshot from the left side | 77-72 |
| 01:54 | Brandeis | Charles Davis steps in front of the Norman Wheeler pass in the backcourt | 77-72 |
| 01:43 | Centre | William James makes the shot from the right wing | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Brandeis | Brandeis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:40 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham's pass is intercepted by William James in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Brandeis | Brandeis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Centre | William James is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-77 |
| 01:24 | Brandeis | Brandeis calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-77 |
| Subs | Brandeis | James Elkins (PG), Rolland Goodrich (SF), Charles Wilkins (C) Norman Wheeler, James Jackson, Bob Floyd | |
| Subs | Centre | Chad Horn (SG), Willie Shaffer (SF), Edward Bannowsky (PF) Joe Werner, Charles Davis, Luke Dietrich | |
| 01:15 | Brandeis | James Elkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-77 |
| 01:15 | Centre | Centre calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-77 |
| 01:11 | Centre | Chad Horn is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 77-77 |
| 00:54 | Brandeis | Edward Bannowsky blocks the short jumper by Rolland Goodrich | 77-77 |
| 00:53 | Centre | John Price pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| 00:51 | Centre | James Elkins is called for the reach on William James in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Elkins, team foul #15 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Brandeis | James Jackson (PG) James Elkins | |
| Subs | Centre | | |
| 00:51 | Centre | William James misses the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:51 | Centre | William James makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:37 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 77-78 |
| 00:36 | Centre | John Price pulls down the rebound | 77-78 |
| 00:36 | Centre | Centre calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Brandeis | Brandeis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Centre | Willie Shaffer is fouled in the backcourt by James Jackson - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #16 | 77-78 |
| 00:35 | Centre | Willie Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:35 | Centre | Willie Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:35 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden grabs the defensive rebound | 77-78 |
| 00:15 | Brandeis | Douglas Holden misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 77-78 |
| 00:14 | Centre | The rebound goes to John Price | 77-78 |
| 00:12 | Centre | James Jackson is called for the reach on John Price in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Jackson, team foul #17 | 77-78 |
| 00:12 | Centre | John Price misses the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:12 | Centre | John Price misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:12 | Brandeis | Charles Wilkins gets the rebound | 77-78 |
| 00:03 | Brandeis | James Jackson misses the easy open layup | 77-78 |
| 00:01 | Brandeis | Scott Higginbotham tips it in | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Brandeis | Brandeis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Centre | Centre is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Centre | Chad Horn hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 79-78 |