| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Tesch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Mullens (fresh) PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Flynn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | PG - Jeremy Craft (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Shinault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Page (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard McKin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Massachusetts Liberal Arts is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch makes the shot from the right block set up by John Graham | 40-36 |
| 19:35 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Duane Tesch takes the ball from Jeffrey Page | 40-36 |
| 19:31 | Bluffton | Richard McKin steals it from John Graham | 40-36 |
| 19:12 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 18:58 | Bluffton | Jeffrey Page picks off the pass by Duane Tesch | 40-36 |
| 18:42 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Mullens - foul #3 on Lawrence Mullens, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (SF) Lawrence Mullens | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Campbell (PG), Thomas Byrne (PF), Thomas Durkee (C) John Smith, Jeffrey Page, Richard McKin | |
| 18:42 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:42 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:38 | Bluffton | Thomas Durkee picks off the pass by John Graham in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 18:29 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 18:07 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 18:05 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:48 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Graham picks off the pass by Jeremy Craft | 40-41 |
| 17:46 | Bluffton | James Shelley is hacked by Thomas Durkee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Durkee, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (PG), Michael Bryant (SG), Bobby Wayland (PF), Michael Klock (C) John Graham, Duane Tesch, Stacy Qualls, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith (SF) John Shinault | |
| 17:37 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Craft - foul #3 on Jeremy Craft, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeffrey Page (PF), Elwood Petillo (C) Jeremy Craft, Thomas Durkee | |
| 17:26 | Bluffton | Michael Klock can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Campbell - foul #2 on John Campbell, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| 17:26 | Bluffton | Michael Klock misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:26 | Bluffton | Michael Klock makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:10 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 17:09 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:05 | Bluffton | James Shelley lays it in on a great pass from Michael Bryant | 43-41 |
| 16:47 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeffrey Page hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Arthur Koch - foul #1 on Arthur Koch, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Duane Tesch (SG) James Shelley | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault (SG), Richard McKin (C) Thomas Byrne, Elwood Petillo | |
| 16:47 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeffrey Page makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:47 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeffrey Page makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:26 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Shinault - foul #3 on John Shinault, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls (PF) Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne (SG) John Shinault | |
| 16:26 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:26 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:14 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeffrey Page's layup is rejected by Bobby Wayland | 45-43 |
| 16:12 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeffrey Page grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 15:54 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Duane Tesch steps in front of the Thomas Byrne pass | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Arthur Koch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Duane Tesch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Wayland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | PG - John Campbell (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Byrne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Page (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard McKin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls is hacked by Richard McKin - foul #1 on Richard McKin, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Richard Flynn (C) Arthur Koch, Michael Bryant, Bobby Wayland | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Raymond Mousseau (PG), Terry Allen (SG), Jeremy Craft (SF), Thomas Durkee (PF), Elwood Petillo (C) John Campbell, Thomas Byrne, John Smith, Jeffrey Page, Richard McKin | |
| 15:26 | Bluffton | Thomas Durkee blocks the short jumper by Stacy Qualls | 45-43 |
| 15:24 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | The rebound goes to Terry Allen | 45-43 |
| 15:10 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Raymond Mousseau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (PF) Stacy Qualls | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | | |
| 15:08 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch's pass is intercepted by Terry Allen in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 15:06 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Terry Allen lays it up and in | 45-45 |
| 15:04 | Bluffton | John Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Allen - foul #4 on Terry Allen, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith (SF) Terry Allen | |
| 14:55 | Bluffton | Jeremy Craft picks off the pass by Richard Flynn | 45-45 |
| 14:29 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Mullens - foul #4 on Lawrence Mullens, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Cook (PF) Lawrence Mullens | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault (SG), Jeffrey Page (PF), Larry Bliss (C) John Smith, Thomas Durkee, Elwood Petillo | |
| 14:14 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by James Shelley - foul #1 on James Shelley, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (SG), Michael Klock (C) Duane Tesch, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | | |
| 14:14 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:14 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:55 | Bluffton | John Graham makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Koch | 47-47 |
| 13:30 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Craft | 47-50 |
| 13:13 | Bluffton | Michael Cook banks in the layup on a great pass from Arthur Koch | 49-50 |
| 12:56 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Raymond Mousseau is hacked by John Graham - foul #1 on John Graham, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Duane Tesch (SG), Michael Bryant (SF), Stacy Qualls (PF), Richard Flynn (C) Arthur Koch, James Shelley, Michael Cook, Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith (SF), Thomas Byrne (PF), Richard McKin (C) John Shinault, Jeffrey Page, Larry Bliss | |
| 12:39 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft misses the lay-in but the foul's on Duane Tesch - foul #2 on Duane Tesch, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| 12:39 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 12:39 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:34 | Bluffton | Raymond Mousseau steps in front of the Michael Bryant pass in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 12:27 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith makes the floater from close range set up by Jeremy Craft | 49-53 |
| 12:12 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls double dribbles | 49-53 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Durkee (PF) Jeremy Craft | |
| 12:01 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Richard McKin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 12:00 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 11:54 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland (C) Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault (SG) Thomas Byrne | |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Tesch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Wayland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | PG - Raymond Mousseau (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Shinault (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Durkee (fresh) C - Richard McKin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Durkee misses the floater from the right block | 49-53 |
| 11:32 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 11:26 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant drills a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Thomas Durkee - foul #3 on Thomas Durkee, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (PG) John Graham | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Elwood Petillo (C) Richard McKin | |
| 11:26 | Bluffton | Michael Bryant makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 11:13 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Duane Tesch picks off the pass by John Shinault | 52-53 |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch is hacked by Raymond Mousseau in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Mousseau, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (SF) Michael Bryant | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Campbell (PG), Jeremy Craft (SG), Thomas Byrne (PF) Raymond Mousseau, John Shinault, Thomas Durkee | |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:11 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:11 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Elwood Petillo pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:50 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft connects on the floater from the right side set up by John Campbell | 53-55 |
| 10:46 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arthur Koch | 55-55 |
| 10:30 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Elwood Petillo knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Campbell and he's hacked by James Shelley - foul #2 on James Shelley, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Michael Cook (PF), Richard Flynn (C) Duane Tesch, Stacy Qualls, Bobby Wayland | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Larry Bliss (C) Thomas Byrne | |
| 10:30 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Elwood Petillo makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:26 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch is hacked by John Campbell in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Campbell, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| 10:26 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:26 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 10:06 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Larry Bliss's layup is rejected by James Shelley | 57-58 |
| 10:04 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:57 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn loses the ball out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault (SG), Thomas Byrne (PF) John Campbell, Elwood Petillo | |
| 09:35 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 09:34 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:28 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Bliss - foul #1 on Larry Bliss, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Duane Tesch (SG), Michael Bryant (SF) Arthur Koch, James Shelley | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Campbell (PG), Thomas Durkee (PF), Richard McKin (C) John Smith, Thomas Byrne, Larry Bliss | |
| 09:28 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:28 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:28 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn snags the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 09:16 | Bluffton | Michael Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland (PF), Michael Klock (C) Michael Cook, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | | |
| 08:58 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 57-58 |
| 08:57 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Durkee grabs the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:40 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault is hacked by Michael Bryant - foul #1 on Michael Bryant, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (PG), Stacy Qualls (PF) John Graham, Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith (SF), Jeffrey Page (PF) Jeremy Craft, Thomas Durkee | |
| 08:40 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:40 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:22 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch is fouled on the floor by John Shinault - foul #4 on John Shinault, team foul #11 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Bluffton | James Shelley (SF), Michael Klock (C) Michael Bryant, Bobby Wayland | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne (SG) John Shinault | |
| 08:22 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:22 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:22 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 08:08 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 07:55 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Campbell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - Arthur Koch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Duane Tesch (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Shelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stacy Qualls (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Klock (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | PG - John Campbell (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Byrne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Smith (tired) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Page (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard McKin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-62 |
| 07:43 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch grabs the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 07:29 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Page | 60-62 |
| 07:28 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 07:24 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeffrey Page hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Byrne | 60-64 |
| 07:14 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 07:13 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls grabs the offensive board | 60-64 |
| 07:03 | Bluffton | James Shelley can't finish the layup | 60-64 |
| 07:02 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 06:47 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Campbell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 06:45 | Bluffton | James Shelley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 06:41 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch is hacked by Richard McKin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard McKin, team foul #12 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Bryant (SG), Lawrence Mullens (SF), Bobby Wayland (PF), Richard Flynn (C) Duane Tesch, James Shelley, Stacy Qualls, Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Raymond Mousseau (PG), Terry Allen (SG), John Shinault (SF), Thomas Durkee (PF), Elwood Petillo (C) John Campbell, Thomas Byrne, John Smith, Jeffrey Page, Richard McKin | |
| 06:41 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:41 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:24 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Bobby Wayland swats the layup by Thomas Durkee | 62-64 |
| 06:23 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 06:10 | Bluffton | Bobby Wayland misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 06:08 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Durkee grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:57 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Raymond Mousseau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 05:56 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Durkee tips it back up and in | 62-66 |
| 05:54 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Mousseau - foul #5 on Raymond Mousseau, team foul #13 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft (PG), Larry Bliss (C) Raymond Mousseau, Thomas Durkee | |
| 05:54 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 05:54 | Bluffton | Arthur Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 05:32 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Richard Flynn swats the short shot by John Shinault | 64-66 |
| 05:30 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Allen | 64-66 |
| 05:17 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Terry Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG), Duane Tesch (SG), Stacy Qualls (PF) Arthur Koch, Michael Bryant, Bobby Wayland | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne (PF) Elwood Petillo | |
| 05:04 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn misses the lay-in | 64-66 |
| 05:02 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Larry Bliss pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 04:47 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 04:45 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 04:28 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-66 |
| 04:15 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Larry Bliss clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-66 |
| 04:14 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 04:08 | Bluffton | Lawrence Mullens buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Graham | 70-66 |
| 03:48 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Lawrence Mullens picks off the pass by Thomas Byrne | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Tesch (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Lawrence Mullens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stacy Qualls (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Flynn (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | PG - Jeremy Craft (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Terry Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Shinault (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Byrne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Bliss (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Bluffton | John Graham's pass is intercepted by Terry Allen in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| 03:42 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Terry Allen jams it | 70-68 |
| 03:31 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stacy Qualls | 72-68 |
| 03:19 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Jeremy Craft and he's hacked by Lawrence Mullens - foul #5 on Lawrence Mullens, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Michael Bryant (SG), James Shelley (SF), Bobby Wayland (PF), Michael Klock (C) Duane Tesch, Lawrence Mullens, Stacy Qualls, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith (SF), Thomas Durkee (C) John Shinault, Larry Bliss | |
| 03:19 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne makes the free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:17 | Bluffton | Jeremy Craft steps in front of the John Graham pass in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| 03:15 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft lays it up and in | 72-73 |
| 03:12 | Bluffton | John Graham is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-73 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Elwood Petillo (C) Thomas Byrne | |
| 02:48 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Elwood Petillo misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 72-73 |
| 02:46 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith tips it home | 72-75 |
| 02:46 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls (PF) Michael Klock | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Campbell (PG), Richard McKin (C) Jeremy Craft, Elwood Petillo | |
| 02:30 | Bluffton | Thomas Durkee blocks the short jumper by Michael Bryant | 72-75 |
| 02:29 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | The rebound goes to Richard McKin | 72-75 |
| 02:29 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Massachusetts Liberal Arts calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Arthur Koch (PG), Richard Flynn (C) John Graham, Bobby Wayland | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | | |
| 02:09 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Campbell buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Terry Allen | 72-78 |
| 02:09 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-78 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Graham (PG) Michael Bryant | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne (SF), Jeffrey Page (PF) John Smith, Thomas Durkee | |
| 01:59 | Bluffton | James Shelley buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Koch | 74-78 |
| 01:43 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Richard McKin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-78 |
| 01:41 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne tips it back up and in | 74-80 |
| 01:39 | Bluffton | Bluffton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-80 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Duane Tesch (SG) Arthur Koch | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeremy Craft (PG), John Smith (SF) John Campbell, Thomas Byrne | |
| 01:29 | Bluffton | John Graham scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-80 |
| 01:09 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith is hacked by Stacy Qualls - foul #1 on Stacy Qualls, team foul #10 | 77-80 |
| 01:09 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 01:09 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| 01:09 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn gets the rebound | 77-81 |
| 00:55 | Bluffton | Stacy Qualls's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Page | 77-81 |
| 00:53 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeffrey Page gets the rebound | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Massachusetts Liberal Arts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Massachusetts Liberal Arts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Bluffton | James Shelley is whistled for a carry | 77-81 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault (SF) John Smith | |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Massachusetts Liberal Arts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault is fouled in the backcourt by John Graham - foul #2 on John Graham, team foul #11 | 77-81 |
| 00:18 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault misses the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:18 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:12 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-82 |
| 00:10 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeffrey Page grabs the board | 77-82 |
| 00:09 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Graham is called for the reach on Jeffrey Page in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Graham, team foul #12 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Larry Bliss (C) Richard McKin | |
| 00:09 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeffrey Page misses the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:09 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Jeffrey Page misses the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:09 | Bluffton | Richard Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 77-82 |
| 00:04 | Bluffton | Duane Tesch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-82 |
| 00:03 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | John Shinault grabs the defensive rebound | 77-82 |
| 00:03 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Massachusetts Liberal Arts calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-82 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne (PF) Jeffrey Page | |
| 00:01 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne is hacked by John Graham in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Graham, team foul #13 | 77-82 |
| 00:01 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:01 | Massachusetts Liberal Arts | Thomas Byrne misses the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:01 | Bluffton | James Shelley grabs the board | 77-83 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | James Shelley misses the fullcourt shot | 77-83 |