| Lineup | Bates | PG - Thomas Roper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Coffee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyson Springs (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middlebury | PG - David Franks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marty Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Carl Mentzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Bugbee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Middlebury | Robert Allen inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Middlebury | Robert Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 19:47 | Middlebury | The offensive rebound goes to Marty Ellis | 40-27 |
| 19:27 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 19:08 | Bates | Mark Coffee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marty Ellis - foul #1 on Marty Ellis, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:08 | Bates | Mark Coffee misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:08 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:50 | Middlebury | Eugene Bugbee makes the floater from the left block set up by Robert Allen | 41-32 |
| 18:38 | Bates | David Franks steps in front of the Mark Marshall pass | 41-32 |
| 18:35 | Middlebury | Robert Allen lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Franks | 41-34 |
| 18:16 | Bates | David Franks picks off the pass by Tyson Springs | 41-34 |
| 17:49 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer blows the layup but the foul's on Tyson Springs - foul #1 on Tyson Springs, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Bates | Ronald O'Kell (SF), Aaron Johnson (C) Mark Marshall, John Pugh | |
| Subs | Middlebury | | |
| 17:49 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:49 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:31 | Bates | Tyson Springs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 17:30 | Middlebury | David Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:12 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Bugbee | 41-39 |
| 16:56 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell travels with the ball | 41-39 |
| Subs | Bates | Richard Dempsey (PG), John Hess (SF), Bobby Treiber (C) Thomas Roper, Mark Coffee, Tyson Springs | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Leo Gustin (PG), Derek Thacker (SG), Wilbur Patti (SF), John Stone (PF), Scott Harte (C) David Franks, Marty Ellis, Robert Allen, Carl Mentzer, Eugene Bugbee | |
| 16:40 | Middlebury | John Stone comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by John Hess - foul #1 on John Hess, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Bates | John Pugh (C) Bobby Treiber | |
| Subs | Middlebury | | |
| 16:40 | Middlebury | John Stone makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:40 | Middlebury | John Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:29 | Bates | Scott Harte swats the short shot by John Pugh | 41-41 |
| 16:27 | Middlebury | John Stone gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:12 | Middlebury | Leo Gustin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 16:10 | Middlebury | John Stone can't tip it in | 41-41 |
| 16:09 | Bates | John Pugh grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 15:49 | Bates | Aaron Johnson misses the dunk | 41-41 |
| 15:47 | Bates | John Pugh hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Richard Dempsey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald O'Kell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Pugh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middlebury | PG - Leo Gustin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derek Thacker (fresh) SF - Wilbur Patti (fresh) PF - John Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Harte (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Middlebury | Derek Thacker is fouled on the floor by Ronald O'Kell - foul #2 on Ronald O'Kell, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Bates | Mark Coffee (SG), Mark Marshall (SF), Tyson Springs (PF) Ronald O'Kell, John Hess, Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Middlebury | David Franks (PG), Marty Ellis (SG), Robert Allen (SF), Carl Mentzer (PF) Leo Gustin, Derek Thacker, Wilbur Patti, Scott Harte | |
| 15:15 | Middlebury | John Stone knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Allen | 43-44 |
| 15:05 | Bates | Mark Coffee comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 15:03 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:53 | Middlebury | Robert Allen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 14:51 | Bates | Tyson Springs grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 14:39 | Bates | The jumper by Richard Dempsey is denied by Carl Mentzer | 43-44 |
| 14:38 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:32 | Middlebury | Robert Allen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-44 |
| 14:30 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer tips it back up and in | 43-46 |
| 14:12 | Bates | Mark Marshall's pass is intercepted by John Stone | 43-46 |
| 13:56 | Middlebury | Robert Allen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 13:55 | Middlebury | John Stone tips it home | 43-48 |
| 13:35 | Bates | Richard Dempsey double dribbles | 43-48 |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Roper (PG), Ronald O'Kell (SG), Aaron Johnson (C) Richard Dempsey, Mark Coffee, John Pugh | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Leo Gustin (SF), Scott Harte (PF), Eugene Bugbee (C) Robert Allen, Carl Mentzer, John Stone | |
| 13:19 | Middlebury | Thomas Roper is called for the reach on Leo Gustin - foul #2 on Thomas Roper, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Bates | John Hess (SF), Bobby Treiber (C) Mark Marshall, Tyson Springs | |
| Subs | Middlebury | | |
| 13:01 | Middlebury | Aaron Johnson is called for the reach on Scott Harte - foul #2 on Aaron Johnson, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti (SF) Marty Ellis | |
| 12:41 | Middlebury | David Franks connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Bugbee | 43-51 |
| 12:21 | Bates | John Hess can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 12:19 | Middlebury | The rebound goes to David Franks | 43-51 |
| 11:55 | Middlebury | Eugene Bugbee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 11:54 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 11:42 | Bates | John Hess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Bates | Mark Coffee (SG), Mark Marshall (SF), Tyson Springs (PF) Ronald O'Kell, John Hess, Bobby Treiber | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Marty Ellis (SG), Robert Allen (SF), Carl Mentzer (PF) David Franks, Wilbur Patti, Scott Harte | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Thomas Roper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Coffee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyson Springs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middlebury | PG - Leo Gustin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marty Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Carl Mentzer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Bugbee (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Allen | 43-53 |
| 11:08 | Bates | Tyson Springs misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 11:07 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 10:49 | Middlebury | Robert Allen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 43-53 |
| 10:48 | Bates | Mark Coffee grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 10:42 | Bates | Thomas Roper misses long on a jumper from the right side | 43-53 |
| 10:40 | Bates | Mark Coffee snags the offensive board | 43-53 |
| 10:28 | Bates | Mark Coffee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 10:26 | Bates | Tyson Springs hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 10:13 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer slams it home on a great pass from Robert Allen | 45-55 |
| 09:57 | Bates | Mark Coffee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Marty Ellis - foul #2 on Marty Ellis, team foul #2 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Bates | Richard Dempsey (PG), Ronald O'Kell (SF), John Pugh (C) Thomas Roper, Mark Marshall, Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Middlebury | David Franks (PG), John Stone (C) Leo Gustin, Eugene Bugbee | |
| 09:57 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:57 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:57 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 3rd free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:55 | Middlebury | David Franks's pass is intercepted by Richard Dempsey in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| 09:54 | Bates | Richard Dempsey blows the layup | 48-55 |
| 09:52 | Middlebury | Robert Allen snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 09:39 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Franks | 48-58 |
| 09:28 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Allen - foul #3 on Robert Allen, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti (SF) Robert Allen | |
| 09:28 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:28 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:28 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 09:13 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Franks | 48-60 |
| 08:59 | Bates | Tyson Springs scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Pugh | 51-60 |
| 08:37 | Middlebury | David Franks clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Dempsey - foul #1 on Richard Dempsey, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Bates | John Hess (SF), Bobby Treiber (PF) Mark Coffee, Tyson Springs | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Derek Thacker (SG), Scott Harte (C) Marty Ellis, Carl Mentzer | |
| 08:37 | Middlebury | David Franks makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 08:37 | Middlebury | David Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 08:37 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 08:17 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell hits a fadeaway from the right side | 53-61 |
| 08:06 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti drills a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by John Pugh - foul #2 on John Pugh, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Bates | Mark Marshall (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF) John Hess, John Pugh | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Robert Allen (SF) Derek Thacker | |
| 08:06 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti makes the free throw | 53-64 |
| 07:52 | Bates | Mark Marshall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 07:51 | Middlebury | John Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 07:38 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti is hacked by Ronald O'Kell - foul #3 on Ronald O'Kell, team foul #8 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Roper (PG), Tyson Springs (PF) Ronald O'Kell, Bobby Treiber | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Leo Gustin (SG), Eugene Bugbee (C) David Franks, Scott Harte | |
| 07:38 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 07:38 | Bates | Aaron Johnson grabs the board | 53-64 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Thomas Roper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dempsey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Mark Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyson Springs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middlebury | PG - Wilbur Patti (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leo Gustin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Bugbee (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Bates | John Stone is called for the reach on Richard Dempsey - foul #2 on John Stone, team foul #4 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Bates | Mark Coffee (SG) Richard Dempsey | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Marty Ellis (SG), Carl Mentzer (PF) Wilbur Patti, John Stone | |
| 06:59 | Bates | Mark Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-64 |
| 06:38 | Middlebury | Thomas Roper takes the ball from Leo Gustin | 53-64 |
| 06:34 | Bates | Mark Coffee misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-64 |
| 06:32 | Middlebury | Leo Gustin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 06:17 | Middlebury | Eugene Bugbee makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leo Gustin | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:58 | Bates | Tyson Springs misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Allen - foul #4 on Robert Allen, team foul #5 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Bates | Richard Dempsey (PG), Ronald O'Kell (SF), John Pugh (C) Thomas Roper, Mark Marshall, Aaron Johnson | |
| Subs | Middlebury | David Franks (PG), John Stone (PF) Robert Allen, Carl Mentzer | |
| 05:58 | Bates | Tyson Springs makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 05:58 | Bates | Tyson Springs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 05:35 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 05:34 | Bates | The rebound goes to John Pugh | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Bates | Richard Dempsey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 05:23 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 05:09 | Middlebury | Eugene Bugbee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 05:08 | Bates | Tyson Springs grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 05:00 | Bates | Mark Coffee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 04:59 | Bates | Mark Coffee gets the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 04:40 | Bates | John Pugh misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eugene Bugbee - foul #1 on Eugene Bugbee, team foul #6 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Roper (PG), Aaron Johnson (PF) Mark Coffee, Tyson Springs | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti (SG), Scott Harte (SF), Carl Mentzer (PF) Marty Ellis, Leo Gustin, Eugene Bugbee | |
| 04:40 | Bates | John Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:40 | Bates | John Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 04:29 | Middlebury | John Stone can't connect on a shot in the lane | 56-67 |
| 04:27 | Middlebury | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Mentzer | 56-67 |
| 04:11 | Middlebury | Ronald O'Kell takes the ball from David Franks | 56-67 |
| 03:56 | Bates | John Pugh drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Aaron Johnson | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald O'Kell - foul #4 on Ronald O'Kell, team foul #9 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Bates | Mark Marshall (SF), Bobby Treiber (C) Richard Dempsey, John Pugh | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Robert Allen (SF) John Stone | |
| 03:37 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:37 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Thomas Roper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald O'Kell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Treiber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middlebury | PG - David Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wilbur Patti (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carl Mentzer (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Scott Harte (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Bates | Robert Allen steals it from Ronald O'Kell | 58-68 |
| 02:55 | Middlebury | David Franks makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Allen | 58-71 |
| 02:55 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-71 |
| Subs | Bates | Mark Coffee (SG), Tyson Springs (PF), John Pugh (C) Ronald O'Kell, Aaron Johnson, Bobby Treiber | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Marty Ellis (SG), Eugene Bugbee (C) Wilbur Patti, Scott Harte | |
| 02:39 | Bates | The jumper by Mark Marshall is denied by Carl Mentzer | 58-71 |
| 02:37 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:15 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Bugbee and he's hacked by Mark Coffee - foul #2 on Mark Coffee, team foul #10 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Bates | Richard Dempsey (PG), Ronald O'Kell (SG), John Hess (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF), Bobby Treiber (C) Thomas Roper, Mark Coffee, Mark Marshall, Tyson Springs, John Pugh | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Leo Gustin (PG), Wilbur Patti (SF), John Stone (PF), Scott Harte (C) David Franks, Robert Allen, Carl Mentzer, Eugene Bugbee | |
| 02:15 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis makes the free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:05 | Bates | Bobby Treiber hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald O'Kell | 61-74 |
| 01:39 | Middlebury | John Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-74 |
| 01:37 | Bates | John Hess snags the defensive board | 61-74 |
| 01:33 | Bates | John Hess comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-74 |
| 01:31 | Bates | Bobby Treiber tips it back up and in | 63-74 |
| 01:10 | Middlebury | Leo Gustin drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Marty Ellis | 63-77 |
| 00:51 | Bates | Aaron Johnson can't finish the layup | 63-77 |
| 00:49 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Johnson | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Bobby Treiber | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti is fouled on the floor by John Hess - foul #2 on John Hess, team foul #11 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Middlebury | Derek Thacker (SG) Marty Ellis | |
| 00:17 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti misses the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:17 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti makes the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:11 | Bates | Richard Dempsey is hacked by Wilbur Patti - foul #2 on Wilbur Patti, team foul #7 | 65-78 |
| 00:11 | Bates | Richard Dempsey makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:11 | Bates | Richard Dempsey misses the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:11 | Middlebury | The rebound goes to John Stone | 66-78 |
| 00:00 | Middlebury | Leo Gustin runs out the clock | 66-78 |