| Lineup | Brandeis | PG - Johnie Welker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gardner (fresh) SF - Clarence James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erick Gebhard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Bryan Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Cossette (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lawrence Dorton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Penn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Claflin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Methodist | Lawrence Dorton inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Brandeis | Brandeis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Methodist | Kurt Penn is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Gardner - foul #3 on Richard Gardner, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Richard Simms (SG) Richard Gardner | |
| Subs | Methodist | | |
| 19:46 | Methodist | Joseph Cossette misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:44 | Brandeis | Larry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:38 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker misses long on a shot from the right side | 32-33 |
| 19:36 | Methodist | Carl Claflin gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:23 | Methodist | Carl Claflin misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Williams - foul #1 on Larry Williams, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 19:23 | Methodist | Carl Claflin makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:23 | Methodist | Carl Claflin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:23 | Brandeis | Larry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:58 | Brandeis | Erick Gebhard drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Simms | 34-34 |
| 18:46 | Methodist | Richard Simms is called for the reach on Joseph Cossette - foul #1 on Richard Simms, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| 18:31 | Methodist | Lawrence Dorton blows the layup but he's hacked by Clarence James - foul #2 on Clarence James, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Larry Downs (SF) Clarence James | |
| Subs | Methodist | | |
| 18:31 | Methodist | Lawrence Dorton makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:31 | Methodist | Lawrence Dorton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:08 | Brandeis | Lawrence Dorton steals the ball from Larry Williams | 34-36 |
| 17:59 | Methodist | Lawrence Dorton clanks a shot in the lane | 34-36 |
| 17:58 | Brandeis | The rebound goes to Erick Gebhard | 34-36 |
| 17:54 | Brandeis | Richard Simms drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Downs and he's fouled by Kurt Penn - foul #2 on Kurt Penn, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Stanley Ashlock (SG), Robert Marsh (C) Johnie Welker, Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Methodist | William Sutton (PG), Michael Callahan (SG), John James (SF), Paul Martini (PF), Kyle Ginter (C) Bryan Wells, Joseph Cossette, Lawrence Dorton, Kurt Penn, Carl Claflin | |
| 17:54 | Brandeis | Richard Simms makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:45 | Methodist | John James can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 17:44 | Brandeis | The rebound goes to Stanley Ashlock | 37-36 |
| 17:23 | Brandeis | Richard Simms misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 17:21 | Methodist | Kyle Ginter gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:18 | Methodist | Michael Callahan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Johnie Welker (PG), Clarence James (SF) Richard Simms, Larry Downs | |
| Subs | Methodist | | |
| 16:56 | Brandeis | Erick Gebhard misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 16:55 | Methodist | The rebound goes to Kyle Ginter | 37-36 |
| 16:48 | Methodist | William Sutton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 16:47 | Brandeis | Clarence James gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:25 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Paul Martini - foul #1 on Paul Martini, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Richard Simms (SG), Larry Williams (C) Stanley Ashlock, Robert Marsh | |
| Subs | Methodist | Bryan Wells (PG), Joseph Cossette (SG), Lawrence Dorton (SF), Kurt Penn (PF), Carl Claflin (C) William Sutton, Michael Callahan, John James, Paul Martini, Kyle Ginter | |
| 16:25 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:12 | Methodist | Lawrence Dorton lays it in | 40-38 |
| 15:49 | Brandeis | Richard Simms clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 15:48 | Methodist | Carl Claflin snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Brandeis | PG - Johnie Welker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Simms (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erick Gebhard (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Bryan Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Cossette (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lawrence Dorton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Penn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Claflin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Methodist | Kurt Penn's pass is intercepted by Johnie Welker in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 15:27 | Brandeis | Erick Gebhard is denied on a dunk by Carl Claflin | 40-38 |
| 15:25 | Methodist | The rebound goes to Kurt Penn | 40-38 |
| 15:22 | Methodist | Johnie Welker is called for the reach on Bryan Wells in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnie Welker, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Richard Gardner (SG), Larry Downs (SF), Mikel Siminovic (C) Richard Simms, Clarence James, Erick Gebhard | |
| Subs | Methodist | David Moris (PG), William Sutton (SF), James Baize (PF), Kyle Ginter (C) Bryan Wells, Lawrence Dorton, Kurt Penn, Carl Claflin | |
| 15:07 | Methodist | David Moris is called for 3 seconds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Brandeis | | |
| Subs | Methodist | John James (SF), Paul Martini (PF) William Sutton, James Baize | |
| 14:47 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker is hacked by David Moris - foul #4 on David Moris, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Stanley Ashlock (PG), Robert Marsh (PF) Johnie Welker, Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Methodist | William Sutton (PG) David Moris | |
| 14:30 | Brandeis | Mikel Siminovic connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Gardner | 42-38 |
| 14:13 | Methodist | William Sutton is fouled on the floor by Stanley Ashlock - foul #1 on Stanley Ashlock, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Clarence James (SF) Larry Downs | |
| Subs | Methodist | Bryan Wells (PG), Michael Callahan (SG), James Baize (PF), Carl Claflin (C) Joseph Cossette, John James, Paul Martini, Kyle Ginter | |
| 14:01 | Methodist | William Sutton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bryan Wells | 42-41 |
| 13:37 | Brandeis | Robert Marsh buries a jumper in the lane | 44-41 |
| 13:27 | Methodist | Michael Callahan loses the dribble to Stanley Ashlock | 44-41 |
| 13:08 | Brandeis | Clarence James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Johnie Welker (PG), Richard Simms (SG), Larry Williams (PF) Stanley Ashlock, Richard Gardner, Robert Marsh | |
| Subs | Methodist | Lawrence Dorton (SF), Kurt Penn (PF) William Sutton, Carl Claflin | |
| 12:57 | Methodist | Richard Simms picks off the pass by Bryan Wells | 44-41 |
| 12:32 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Simms | 46-41 |
| 12:18 | Methodist | Kurt Penn misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 12:16 | Brandeis | Mikel Siminovic grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:55 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 11:53 | Methodist | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dorton | 46-41 |
| 11:38 | Methodist | Lawrence Dorton lays it in uncontested | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Brandeis | PG - Johnie Welker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Simms (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence James (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Mikel Siminovic (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Bryan Wells (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Callahan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Dorton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Penn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Baize (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:09 | Brandeis | Richard Simms misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 11:08 | Brandeis | Richard Simms grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 10:58 | Brandeis | Mikel Siminovic misses the easy layup | 46-43 |
| 10:56 | Methodist | The rebound goes to Kurt Penn | 46-43 |
| 10:53 | Methodist | Mikel Siminovic is called for the reach on Michael Callahan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mikel Siminovic, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Richard Gardner (SG), Larry Downs (SF), Erick Gebhard (PF) Richard Simms, Clarence James, Mikel Siminovic | |
| Subs | Methodist | William Sutton (PG), John James (SF), Paul Martini (PF), Carl Claflin (C) Bryan Wells, Lawrence Dorton, Kurt Penn, James Baize | |
| 10:53 | Methodist | Michael Callahan misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:53 | Brandeis | Larry Williams snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 10:25 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 10:24 | Methodist | Carl Claflin snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 10:03 | Methodist | John James is fouled on the floor by Larry Downs - foul #3 on Larry Downs, team foul #8 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Stanley Ashlock (PG), Robert Marsh (C) Johnie Welker, Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Methodist | Bryan Wells (PG), Joseph Cossette (SG) William Sutton, Michael Callahan | |
| 10:03 | Methodist | John James makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:03 | Methodist | John James misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:03 | Brandeis | Robert Marsh gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:38 | Brandeis | Erick Gebhard is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Erick Gebhard, team foul #9 | 46-44 |
| 09:14 | Methodist | Joseph Cossette hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side | 46-46 |
| 08:59 | Brandeis | Larry Downs is fouled on the floor by John James - foul #1 on John James, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Johnie Welker (PG), Larry Williams (C) Stanley Ashlock, Robert Marsh | |
| Subs | Methodist | William Sutton (PG), Lawrence Dorton (SF), Kurt Penn (PF), Kyle Ginter (C) Bryan Wells, John James, Paul Martini, Carl Claflin | |
| 08:33 | Brandeis | Erick Gebhard hits the finger roll set up by Richard Gardner | 48-46 |
| 08:28 | Methodist | Joseph Cossette drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 08:05 | Brandeis | Erick Gebhard is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Richard Simms (SG), Clarence James (SF) Richard Gardner, Larry Downs | |
| Subs | Methodist | Bryan Wells (PG) William Sutton | |
| 07:53 | Methodist | Kurt Penn connects on the open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Dorton | 48-51 |
| 07:24 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Brandeis | PG - Johnie Welker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Simms (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence James (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erick Gebhard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - Bryan Wells (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Cossette (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Lawrence Dorton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Penn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Ginter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Methodist | Joseph Cossette hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 06:29 | Brandeis | Clarence James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Stanley Ashlock (PG), Richard Gardner (SG), Larry Downs (SF), Robert Marsh (PF), Mikel Siminovic (C) Johnie Welker, Richard Simms, Clarence James, Erick Gebhard, Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Methodist | David Moris (PG), William Sutton (SG), John James (SF), Paul Martini (PF), Carl Claflin (C) Bryan Wells, Joseph Cossette, Lawrence Dorton, Kurt Penn, Kyle Ginter | |
| 06:27 | Methodist | David Moris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 06:09 | Brandeis | Larry Downs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| 06:07 | Methodist | Richard Gardner steals it from William Sutton in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 05:49 | Brandeis | Richard Gardner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 05:47 | Brandeis | Robert Marsh tips it in | 52-53 |
| 05:44 | Methodist | William Sutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 05:29 | Brandeis | Mikel Siminovic misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 05:28 | Methodist | Carl Claflin grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 05:14 | Methodist | William Sutton is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-55 |
| 04:48 | Brandeis | Richard Gardner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-55 |
| 04:46 | Brandeis | Mikel Siminovic snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 04:27 | Brandeis | Richard Gardner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:12 | Methodist | William Sutton misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Ashlock - foul #2 on Stanley Ashlock, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Johnie Welker (PG), Richard Simms (SG), Clarence James (SF), Erick Gebhard (PF) Stanley Ashlock, Richard Gardner, Larry Downs, Robert Marsh | |
| Subs | Methodist | Joseph Cossette (SG), James Baize (PF), Kyle Ginter (C) John James, Paul Martini, Carl Claflin | |
| 04:12 | Methodist | William Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:12 | Methodist | William Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:43 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker is hacked by William Sutton - foul #1 on William Sutton, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Brandeis | | |
| Subs | Methodist | Lawrence Dorton (SF), Kurt Penn (PF) William Sutton, James Baize | |
| 03:19 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Richard Simms | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Brandeis | PG - Johnie Welker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Simms (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence James (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erick Gebhard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Mikel Siminovic (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Methodist | PG - David Moris (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Cossette (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Lawrence Dorton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Penn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Ginter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Methodist | Joseph Cossette misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 02:58 | Brandeis | Richard Simms grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 02:30 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker can't finish the layup | 57-56 |
| 02:29 | Methodist | Kurt Penn snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 02:15 | Methodist | David Moris loses the dribble to Johnie Welker | 57-56 |
| 02:11 | Brandeis | Clarence James lays it up and in on a great pass from Johnie Welker | 59-56 |
| 02:07 | Methodist | Richard Simms steps in front of the David Moris pass in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 01:52 | Brandeis | Mikel Siminovic misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Cossette - foul #1 on Joseph Cossette, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Richard Gardner (SG) Richard Simms | |
| Subs | Methodist | Carl Claflin (C) Kyle Ginter | |
| 01:52 | Brandeis | Mikel Siminovic makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:52 | Brandeis | Mikel Siminovic makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Brandeis | Brandeis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:38 | Methodist | Lawrence Dorton buries a turnaround in the lane | 61-58 |
| 01:09 | Brandeis | Erick Gebhard hits a jumper from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 01:01 | Methodist | Kurt Penn misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-58 |
| 00:59 | Methodist | Joseph Cossette grabs the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:53 | Methodist | Kurt Penn misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 00:52 | Brandeis | Richard Gardner snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Brandeis | Brandeis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker is hacked by David Moris - foul #5 on David Moris, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Brandeis | Larry Williams (PF) Erick Gebhard | |
| Subs | Methodist | Bryan Wells (PG) David Moris | |
| 00:23 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:23 | Brandeis | Johnie Welker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Brandeis | Brandeis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Methodist | Joseph Cossette buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Brandeis | Brandeis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Methodist | Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Brandeis | Joseph Cossette is called for the reach on Richard Gardner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Cossette, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 00:14 | Brandeis | Richard Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:14 | Brandeis | Richard Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:14 | Methodist | Carl Claflin pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:07 | Methodist | Joseph Cossette hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 00:05 | Brandeis | Mikel Siminovic pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:03 | Brandeis | Mikel Siminovic is hacked by Bryan Wells in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan Wells, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| 00:03 | Brandeis | Mikel Siminovic makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:03 | Brandeis | Mikel Siminovic misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:03 | Methodist | Carl Claflin grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 00:00 | Methodist | Carl Claflin misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-61 |