| Lineup | Bates | PG - Thomas Roper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Coffee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tyson Springs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - David Hobbs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Bethune (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Rayfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Banister (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Amherst | Frank Brown inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 19:29 | Amherst | David Hobbs tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 19:05 | Bates | Mark Coffee misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:03 | Amherst | Walter Bethune gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:48 | Amherst | Frank Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-30 |
| 18:47 | Amherst | Charles Banister tips it in | 33-32 |
| 18:29 | Bates | John Pugh clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willie Rayfield - foul #2 on Willie Rayfield, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:29 | Bates | John Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:29 | Bates | John Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:05 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 18:03 | Bates | Mark Marshall gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:58 | Bates | John Pugh hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Roper | 36-32 |
| 17:39 | Amherst | Walter Bethune is fouled on the floor by Mark Marshall - foul #3 on Mark Marshall, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Bates | Ronald O'Kell (SF) Mark Marshall | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 17:19 | Amherst | Frank Brown is called for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | Bates | Aaron Johnson (C) John Pugh | |
| Subs | Amherst | Lucas Lyons (PG) David Hobbs | |
| 17:00 | Bates | Lucas Lyons takes the ball from Ronald O'Kell | 36-32 |
| 16:32 | Amherst | Walter Bethune is fouled on the floor by Thomas Roper - foul #2 on Thomas Roper, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Bates | Richard Dempsey (PG), John Hess (SF), Bobby Treiber (C) Thomas Roper, Mark Coffee, Tyson Springs | |
| Subs | Amherst | Warren Williams (SF), Leroy Belcher (PF), Richard Gates (C) Frank Brown, Willie Rayfield, Charles Banister | |
| 16:14 | Amherst | Warren Williams lays it up and in | 36-34 |
| 15:46 | Bates | Bobby Treiber clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 15:45 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Johnson | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Richard Dempsey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald O'Kell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hess (fresh) PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Treiber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Lucas Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Walter Bethune (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Warren Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leroy Belcher (fresh) C - Richard Gates (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Bates | Richard Dempsey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 15:21 | Amherst | Leroy Belcher gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:14 | Amherst | Lucas Lyons misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 15:12 | Bates | John Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:48 | Bates | Bobby Treiber drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Hess | 38-34 |
| 14:32 | Amherst | Lucas Lyons connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Williams | 38-37 |
| 14:28 | Bates | Richard Dempsey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Leroy Belcher - foul #1 on Leroy Belcher, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Bates | Mark Coffee (SG), Mark Marshall (SF), Tyson Springs (PF), John Pugh (C) Ronald O'Kell, John Hess, Aaron Johnson, Bobby Treiber | |
| Subs | Amherst | David Hobbs (PG), Frank Brown (SF), Willie Rayfield (PF), Charles Banister (C) Lucas Lyons, Walter Bethune, Warren Williams, Leroy Belcher | |
| 14:28 | Bates | Richard Dempsey makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:28 | Bates | Richard Dempsey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:13 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Roper (PG) Richard Dempsey | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 13:58 | Bates | John Pugh is hacked by Richard Gates - foul #2 on Richard Gates, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| 13:46 | Bates | John Pugh can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Banister - foul #1 on Charles Banister, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Amherst | George Jackson (SG) Richard Gates | |
| 13:46 | Bates | John Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:46 | Bates | John Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:33 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Hobbs | 42-40 |
| 13:22 | Bates | John Pugh hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 42-40 |
| 13:20 | Bates | Mark Coffee snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:03 | Bates | Mark Marshall's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Banister | 42-40 |
| 13:02 | Amherst | Charles Banister gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:56 | Amherst | Charles Banister is denied on a layup by John Pugh | 42-40 |
| 12:54 | Amherst | Frank Brown snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 12:49 | Amherst | David Hobbs clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 12:47 | Bates | Tyson Springs pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:23 | Bates | Mark Marshall is whistled for traveling | 42-40 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Walter Bethune (SG) George Jackson | |
| 12:06 | Amherst | Charles Banister is called for a backcourt violation | 42-40 |
| 11:41 | Bates | Tyson Springs is hacked by Walter Bethune - foul #1 on Walter Bethune, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Bates | Ronald O'Kell (SF), Aaron Johnson (C) Mark Marshall, John Pugh | |
| Subs | Amherst | Lucas Lyons (PG), Warren Williams (SF) David Hobbs, Frank Brown | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Thomas Roper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Coffee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald O'Kell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tyson Springs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Lucas Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Walter Bethune (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Warren Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Willie Rayfield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Banister (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Bates | Mark Coffee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 11:34 | Amherst | Warren Williams gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 11:25 | Amherst | Walter Bethune is hacked by Ronald O'Kell - foul #1 on Ronald O'Kell, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| 11:09 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Bates | Richard Dempsey (PG), John Hess (SF) Thomas Roper, Mark Coffee | |
| Subs | Amherst | Leroy Belcher (PF), Richard Gates (C) Willie Rayfield, Charles Banister | |
| 11:05 | Bates | Richard Dempsey is hacked by Lucas Lyons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lucas Lyons, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| 10:48 | Bates | Aaron Johnson loses the dribble to Warren Williams | 42-40 |
| 10:45 | Amherst | Warren Williams banks in the layup | 42-42 |
| 10:39 | Bates | John Hess blows the layup | 42-42 |
| 10:37 | Bates | Aaron Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 10:21 | Bates | John Hess misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Lucas Lyons - foul #2 on Lucas Lyons, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Bates | John Pugh (C) Tyson Springs | |
| Subs | Amherst | David Hobbs (PG), Frank Brown (SF) Lucas Lyons, Richard Gates | |
| 10:21 | Bates | John Hess makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:21 | Bates | John Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:59 | Amherst | John Pugh steps in front of the David Hobbs pass | 44-42 |
| 09:50 | Bates | John Hess loses the dribble to David Hobbs | 44-42 |
| 09:47 | Amherst | Leroy Belcher lays it in on a nice dish by David Hobbs | 44-44 |
| 09:18 | Bates | Aaron Johnson misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Brown - foul #3 on Frank Brown, team foul #8 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Roper (PG), Mark Coffee (SG), Mark Marshall (SF) Richard Dempsey, Ronald O'Kell, John Hess | |
| Subs | Amherst | Richard Gates (SG), Willie Rayfield (PF), Charles Banister (C) Walter Bethune, Leroy Belcher, Warren Williams | |
| 09:18 | Bates | Aaron Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:18 | Bates | Aaron Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:55 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield hits a shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 08:39 | Bates | Mark Marshall banks in the layup | 47-46 |
| 08:26 | Amherst | David Hobbs scores on a 3 from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 08:15 | Bates | Aaron Johnson connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Roper | 49-49 |
| 08:08 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by John Pugh - foul #1 on John Pugh, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Bates | Tyson Springs (PF), Bobby Treiber (C) Aaron Johnson, John Pugh | |
| Subs | Amherst | Lucas Lyons (PG), Walter Bethune (SG), Warren Williams (SF) David Hobbs, Richard Gates, Frank Brown | |
| 08:08 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:08 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:08 | Bates | Mark Coffee grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 07:49 | Bates | Tyson Springs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 07:47 | Bates | Tyson Springs misses the tip | 49-50 |
| 07:46 | Bates | Bobby Treiber pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 07:26 | Bates | Bobby Treiber is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bobby Treiber, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Thomas Roper (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Coffee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tyson Springs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Treiber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Lucas Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Walter Bethune (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Warren Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Willie Rayfield (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Banister (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Amherst | Tyson Springs takes the ball from Warren Williams | 49-50 |
| 06:55 | Bates | Bobby Treiber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 06:53 | Bates | Mark Coffee tips it home | 51-50 |
| 06:49 | Amherst | Walter Bethune can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-50 |
| 06:48 | Amherst | Charles Banister grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:28 | Amherst | Walter Bethune buries a 3 from straight away set up by Warren Williams | 51-53 |
| 06:05 | Bates | Mark Marshall hits a shot near the basket | 53-53 |
| 05:43 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lucas Lyons | 53-55 |
| 05:27 | Bates | Lucas Lyons is called for the reach on Thomas Roper - foul #3 on Lucas Lyons, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Bates | Richard Dempsey (SG), Ronald O'Kell (SF), John Pugh (C) Mark Coffee, Mark Marshall, Bobby Treiber | |
| Subs | Amherst | David Hobbs (PG), Richard Gates (SG), Frank Brown (SF), Leroy Belcher (PF) Lucas Lyons, Walter Bethune, Willie Rayfield, Charles Banister | |
| 05:27 | Bates | Thomas Roper makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:27 | Bates | Thomas Roper misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:27 | Bates | John Pugh snags the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 05:16 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell is hacked by Richard Gates - foul #3 on Richard Gates, team foul #10 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Bates | John Hess (SF) Thomas Roper | |
| Subs | Amherst | George Jackson (C) Warren Williams | |
| 05:16 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:16 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:51 | Amherst | George Jackson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 56-55 |
| 04:49 | Bates | John Pugh gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:23 | Bates | Tyson Springs is fouled on the floor by Leroy Belcher - foul #2 on Leroy Belcher, team foul #11 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Walter Bethune (SG) George Jackson | |
| 04:23 | Bates | Tyson Springs misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:23 | Bates | Tyson Springs makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:10 | Amherst | Ronald O'Kell steals the ball from Frank Brown | 57-55 |
| 03:59 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald O'Kell, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Bates | Mark Coffee (SG), Aaron Johnson (PF) John Hess, Tyson Springs | |
| Subs | Amherst | Willie Rayfield (PF), Charles Banister (C) Leroy Belcher, Richard Gates | |
| 03:33 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Bethune | 57-57 |
| 03:10 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Dempsey | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Richard Dempsey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Coffee (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald O'Kell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pugh (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - David Hobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Bethune (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willie Rayfield (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Banister (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Amherst | Frank Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 02:58 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:42 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-57 |
| 02:40 | Bates | Richard Dempsey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:40 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Roper (PG), Mark Marshall (SF), Tyson Springs (PF) Richard Dempsey, Ronald O'Kell, Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 02:21 | Bates | Tyson Springs hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Pugh | 62-57 |
| 02:07 | Amherst | Walter Bethune misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-57 |
| 02:05 | Amherst | Charles Banister hits the follow up shot | 62-59 |
| 01:44 | Bates | Tyson Springs scores on a jumper from the left side | 64-59 |
| 01:28 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-59 |
| 01:26 | Bates | John Pugh gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:23 | Bates | Thomas Roper is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 01:08 | Amherst | Charles Banister misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Roper - foul #3 on Thomas Roper, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| 01:08 | Amherst | Charles Banister misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:08 | Amherst | Charles Banister makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:55 | Bates | Mark Marshall lays it in on a great pass from John Pugh | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Amherst | Willie Rayfield misses long on a jumper from the right side | 66-60 |
| 00:46 | Bates | Thomas Roper grabs the board | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Bates | Thomas Roper is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Bethune - foul #2 on Walter Bethune, team foul #12 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Bates | Michael St. Clair (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF), Sammy Russell (C) Mark Marshall, Tyson Springs, John Pugh | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 00:45 | Bates | Thomas Roper makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:45 | Bates | Thomas Roper misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:45 | Amherst | Charles Banister snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 00:41 | Amherst | Charles Banister makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Bethune | 67-62 |
| 00:41 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| 00:40 | Bates | Aaron Johnson is hacked by David Hobbs in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Hobbs, team foul #13 | 67-62 |
| 00:40 | Bates | Aaron Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:40 | Bates | Aaron Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:33 | Amherst | Walter Bethune connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Hobbs | 69-65 |
| 00:32 | Bates | Michael St. Clair is fouled in the backcourt by David Hobbs - foul #4 on David Hobbs, team foul #14 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Bates | Tyson Springs (PF), John Pugh (C) Aaron Johnson, Sammy Russell | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 00:32 | Bates | Michael St. Clair misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:32 | Bates | Michael St. Clair makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:28 | Amherst | Frank Brown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 00:26 | Bates | The rebound goes to Tyson Springs | 70-65 |
| 00:25 | Bates | Walter Bethune is called for the reach on Tyson Springs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Bethune, team foul #15 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Bates | Aaron Johnson (C) John Pugh | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 00:25 | Bates | Tyson Springs makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:25 | Bates | Tyson Springs makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:18 | Amherst | Walter Bethune hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 72-65 |
| 00:17 | Bates | Mark Coffee snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 00:17 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Bates | Sammy Russell (C) Tyson Springs | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 00:15 | Bates | Mark Coffee is hacked by Walter Bethune in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Bethune, team foul #16 | 72-65 |
| 00:15 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:15 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Amherst | Walter Bethune can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-65 |
| 00:07 | Amherst | Frank Brown grabs the offensive board | 74-65 |
| 00:03 | Amherst | Walter Bethune scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-68 |
| 00:03 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Bates | Tyson Springs (PF) Sammy Russell | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 00:02 | Bates | Mark Coffee is hacked by Walter Bethune in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Bethune, team foul #17 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Richard Gates (SG) Walter Bethune | |
| 00:02 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:02 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:00 | Amherst | Richard Gates clanks a halfcourt shot | 76-68 |