| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Marvin Knox (fresh) SG - Dale Baker (fresh) SF - Scott Cremeans (fresh) PF - Mark Malewski (fresh) C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Karl Hanselman (fresh) SG - Peter Vance (fresh) SF - Billy Shaw (fresh) PF - David Childress (fresh) C - Harry Pierce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Amherst | Harry Pierce wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Amherst | Billy Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Tufts | Marvin Knox pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Tufts | Scott Cremeans makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Amherst | Peter Vance drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Shaw | 3-3 |
| 18:50 | Tufts | Mark Malewski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dale Baker | 5-3 |
| 18:45 | Amherst | Peter Vance is hacked by Dale Baker - foul #1 on Dale Baker, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:31 | Amherst | Harry Pierce misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 5-3 |
| 18:29 | Tufts | The rebound goes to Stephen Mitchell | 5-3 |
| 18:00 | Tufts | Scott Cremeans misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Karl Hanselman - foul #1 on Karl Hanselman, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:00 | Tufts | Scott Cremeans makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:00 | Tufts | Scott Cremeans makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:50 | Amherst | Billy Shaw makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Karl Hanselman | 7-5 |
| 17:30 | Tufts | Scott Cremeans connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Marvin Knox | 9-5 |
| 17:10 | Amherst | Peter Vance buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 16:43 | Tufts | Scott Cremeans knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Mitchell | 12-8 |
| 16:25 | Amherst | Billy Shaw clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 16:24 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 16:19 | Tufts | Karl Hanselman picks off the pass by Marvin Knox in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 16:10 | Amherst | David Childress hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Billy Shaw | 12-10 |
| 16:00 | Tufts | Dale Baker scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Stephen Mitchell | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Marvin Knox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cremeans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mark Malewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Karl Hanselman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Vance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billy Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Childress (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Pierce (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Amherst | Billy Shaw knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Peter Vance | 14-12 |
| 15:30 | Tufts | Marvin Knox buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Mark Malewski | 16-12 |
| 15:23 | Amherst | Peter Vance misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-12 |
| 15:21 | Tufts | The rebound goes to Mark Malewski | 16-12 |
| 14:54 | Tufts | Scott Cremeans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Tufts | Michael Hill (PG), Leon Kornegay (SG), Oscar Wilson (SF), Keith Matteson (PF), David Terrell (C) Marvin Knox, Dale Baker, Scott Cremeans, Mark Malewski, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Amherst | Alan Berry (PG), Victor Kenna (SG), Donald Gautreaux (SF), Ronald Albers (PF), Bryan Jones (C) Karl Hanselman, Peter Vance, Billy Shaw, David Childress, Harry Pierce | |
| 14:46 | Amherst | Ronald Albers loses the ball out of bounds | 16-12 |
| 14:35 | Tufts | Michael Hill comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 14:34 | Tufts | Oscar Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 14:14 | Tufts | Alan Berry steals the ball from Oscar Wilson | 16-12 |
| 14:11 | Amherst | Alan Berry jams it | 16-14 |
| 14:04 | Tufts | Oscar Wilson misses the easy layup | 16-14 |
| 14:03 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Ronald Albers | 16-14 |
| 13:45 | Amherst | Bryan Jones is denied on a layup by Keith Matteson | 16-14 |
| 13:44 | Amherst | Donald Gautreaux tips it back up and in | 16-16 |
| 13:30 | Tufts | Leon Kornegay misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Victor Kenna - foul #1 on Victor Kenna, team foul #2 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Tufts | Dale Baker (SG) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Amherst | Billy Shaw (SF) Bryan Jones | |
| 13:30 | Tufts | Leon Kornegay makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 13:30 | Tufts | Leon Kornegay misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 13:30 | Amherst | Ronald Albers pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 13:07 | Amherst | Alan Berry's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Oscar Wilson | 17-16 |
| 13:05 | Amherst | Ronald Albers hits the follow up shot | 17-18 |
| 12:59 | Tufts | Alan Berry is called for the reach on Leon Kornegay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Berry, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Tufts | Marvin Knox (PG), Scott Cremeans (SF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Leon Kornegay, Oscar Wilson, David Terrell | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 12:47 | Tufts | Scott Cremeans is hacked by Ronald Albers - foul #1 on Ronald Albers, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Karl Hanselman (PG) Alan Berry | |
| 12:31 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-18 |
| 12:29 | Amherst | Victor Kenna snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 12:23 | Amherst | Keith Matteson swats the short shot by Victor Kenna | 17-18 |
| 12:22 | Amherst | Victor Kenna grabs the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 12:06 | Amherst | Donald Gautreaux misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-18 |
| 12:05 | Amherst | Ronald Albers snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 11:53 | Amherst | Donald Gautreaux misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-18 |
| 11:51 | Tufts | The rebound goes to Stephen Mitchell | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Marvin Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cremeans (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Keith Matteson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Karl Hanselman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Gautreaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Kenna (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Albers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Tufts | Dale Baker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 11:43 | Amherst | Karl Hanselman pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 11:38 | Amherst | Dale Baker picks off the pass by Karl Hanselman in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 11:24 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell travels with the ball | 17-18 |
| Subs | Tufts | Leon Kornegay (SG), Oscar Wilson (SF), Mark Malewski (PF), David Terrell (C) Dale Baker, Scott Cremeans, Keith Matteson, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Amherst | Peter Vance (SG), David Childress (PF), Harry Pierce (C) Donald Gautreaux, Victor Kenna, Ronald Albers | |
| 10:58 | Amherst | Harry Pierce lays it in on a nice dish by Karl Hanselman | 17-20 |
| 10:43 | Tufts | Leon Kornegay misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 10:41 | Tufts | Mark Malewski gets the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 10:25 | Tufts | David Terrell loses the dribble to Billy Shaw | 17-20 |
| 10:01 | Amherst | Harry Pierce misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 10:00 | Amherst | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Shaw | 17-20 |
| 09:44 | Amherst | David Childress misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 09:43 | Tufts | Leon Kornegay snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:15 | Tufts | Mark Malewski is fouled on the floor by Peter Vance - foul #1 on Peter Vance, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Tufts | Dale Baker (SG), Scott Cremeans (SF), Keith Matteson (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Marvin Knox, Oscar Wilson, Mark Malewski, David Terrell | |
| Subs | Amherst | Alan Berry (PG), Victor Kenna (SF) Karl Hanselman, Billy Shaw | |
| 09:00 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell blows the layup | 17-20 |
| 08:59 | Amherst | Harry Pierce pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:33 | Amherst | Harry Pierce scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Victor Kenna and the foul's on Keith Matteson - foul #1 on Keith Matteson, team foul #2 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Tufts | Michael Hill (PG) Leon Kornegay | |
| Subs | Amherst | Donald Gautreaux (SF), Ronald Albers (PF) Peter Vance, David Childress | |
| 08:33 | Amherst | Harry Pierce makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:15 | Tufts | Dale Baker's pass is intercepted by Alan Berry | 17-23 |
| 08:00 | Amherst | Harry Pierce is fouled on the floor by Stephen Mitchell - foul #1 on Stephen Mitchell, team foul #3 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Tufts | Marvin Knox (PG) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Amherst | Billy Shaw (SF) Harry Pierce | |
| 07:55 | Amherst | Donald Gautreaux misses short on a shot from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 07:54 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Marvin Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cremeans (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Keith Matteson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Alan Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Gautreaux (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Kenna (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Albers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Tufts | Dale Baker misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-23 |
| 07:32 | Amherst | Ronald Albers gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 07:12 | Amherst | Alan Berry makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Shaw and he's fouled by Marvin Knox - foul #1 on Marvin Knox, team foul #4 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Tufts | Mark Malewski (PF) Keith Matteson | |
| Subs | Amherst | Peter Vance (SG), David Childress (PF) Donald Gautreaux, Victor Kenna | |
| 07:12 | Amherst | Alan Berry makes the free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:53 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-26 |
| 06:51 | Tufts | Dale Baker gets the offensive rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:28 | Tufts | Scott Cremeans misses the floater in the lane | 17-26 |
| 06:27 | Amherst | Ronald Albers gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:06 | Amherst | Billy Shaw is hacked by Mark Malewski - foul #1 on Mark Malewski, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Tufts | Oscar Wilson (SF), Keith Matteson (C) Scott Cremeans, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Amherst | Karl Hanselman (PG), Harry Pierce (C) Alan Berry, Ronald Albers | |
| 05:48 | Amherst | Karl Hanselman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Karl Hanselman, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Tufts | Leon Kornegay (SG) Dale Baker | |
| Subs | Amherst | Adam Armstrong (PG), Victor Kenna (PF) Karl Hanselman, David Childress | |
| 05:28 | Tufts | Oscar Wilson comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Adam Armstrong - foul #1 on Adam Armstrong, team foul #7 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Donald Gautreaux (SF), Bryan Jones (PF) Peter Vance, Billy Shaw | |
| 05:28 | Tufts | Oscar Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:28 | Tufts | Oscar Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:28 | Amherst | Bryan Jones pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:08 | Amherst | Mark Malewski steals it from Donald Gautreaux | 18-26 |
| 04:59 | Tufts | Marvin Knox drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Leon Kornegay | 21-26 |
| 04:49 | Amherst | Harry Pierce misses long on a jumper in the paint | 21-26 |
| 04:48 | Amherst | Victor Kenna tips it home | 21-28 |
| 04:31 | Tufts | Mark Malewski is hacked by Donald Gautreaux - foul #1 on Donald Gautreaux, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Tufts | Dale Baker (SG), Scott Cremeans (SF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Leon Kornegay, Oscar Wilson, Keith Matteson | |
| Subs | Amherst | Alan Berry (PG), Peter Vance (SG), Billy Shaw (SF), David Childress (PF) Adam Armstrong, Victor Kenna, Donald Gautreaux, Bryan Jones | |
| 04:31 | Tufts | Mark Malewski makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:31 | Tufts | Mark Malewski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:12 | Amherst | David Childress's layup is rejected by Stephen Mitchell | 23-28 |
| 04:10 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 04:00 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 03:58 | Tufts | Marvin Knox snags the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 03:46 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dale Baker and he's fouled by Harry Pierce - foul #1 on Harry Pierce, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Tufts | Leon Kornegay (PG), David Terrell (PF) Marvin Knox, Mark Malewski | |
| Subs | Amherst | Karl Hanselman (PG), Ronald Albers (C) Alan Berry, Harry Pierce | |
| 03:46 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Leon Kornegay (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Cremeans (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Terrell (fresh) C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Karl Hanselman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Vance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Childress (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Albers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Amherst | David Childress drills a floater near the basket set up by Billy Shaw and he's hacked by David Terrell - foul #1 on David Terrell, team foul #6 | 26-30 |
| 03:39 | Amherst | David Childress makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:27 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Scott Cremeans | 29-31 |
| 03:05 | Amherst | David Childress misses short on a shot from the right block | 29-31 |
| 03:03 | Amherst | Billy Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:43 | Amherst | Peter Vance's fadeaway is rejected by David Terrell | 29-31 |
| 02:42 | Tufts | The rebound goes to Stephen Mitchell | 29-31 |
| 02:26 | Tufts | Billy Shaw steps in front of the Leon Kornegay pass | 29-31 |
| 02:22 | Amherst | Billy Shaw hits the finger roll | 29-33 |
| 02:16 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Cremeans | 32-33 |
| 02:11 | Amherst | David Terrell steps in front of the Peter Vance pass | 32-33 |
| 02:03 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-33 |
| 02:02 | Amherst | Peter Vance gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:43 | Amherst | Peter Vance is denied on a layup by Stephen Mitchell | 32-33 |
| 01:42 | Tufts | Scott Cremeans gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:31 | Tufts | Dale Baker connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Leon Kornegay and he's fouled by Peter Vance - foul #2 on Peter Vance, team foul #10 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Tufts | Marvin Knox (PG), Oscar Wilson (SF), Mark Malewski (PF), Keith Matteson (C) Leon Kornegay, Scott Cremeans, David Terrell, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Amherst | Victor Kenna (SG), Donald Gautreaux (SF), Harry Pierce (C) Peter Vance, Billy Shaw, David Childress | |
| 01:31 | Tufts | Dale Baker makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:29 | Amherst | Dale Baker steals it from Karl Hanselman in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 01:24 | Tufts | Mark Malewski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 01:22 | Tufts | Oscar Wilson tips it in | 37-33 |
| 01:02 | Amherst | Donald Gautreaux misses long on a runner from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 01:01 | Tufts | The rebound goes to Keith Matteson | 37-33 |
| 00:56 | Tufts | Oscar Wilson is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Tufts | Jean Bizzell (SF) Dale Baker | |
| Subs | Amherst | Alan Berry (PG), Bryan Jones (PF) Karl Hanselman, Ronald Albers | |
| 00:45 | Amherst | The jump hook by Victor Kenna is blocked by Mark Malewski | 37-33 |
| 00:43 | Amherst | Victor Kenna snags the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 00:33 | Amherst | Victor Kenna travels with the ball | 37-33 |
| Subs | Tufts | Leon Kornegay (SG) Jean Bizzell | |
| Subs | Amherst | Billy Shaw (SF) Bryan Jones | |
| 00:15 | Tufts | Keith Matteson misses the dunk | 37-33 |
| 00:13 | Amherst | Donald Gautreaux pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:05 | Amherst | Victor Kenna misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 00:04 | Tufts | Keith Matteson pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:00 | Tufts | Keith Matteson misses the halfcourt shot | 37-33 |