| Lineup | Tufts | PG - John McFerran (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael McAlpin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Lowe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whitworth | PG - Ted Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Minder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Adkinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Melnick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Whitworth | Fred Adkinson inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whitworth | Whitworth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Whitworth | Alan Minder knocks in the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Michael McAlpin - foul #3 on Michael McAlpin, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Tufts | Kenneth Grooms (PF) Michael McAlpin | |
| Subs | Whitworth | | |
| 19:33 | Whitworth | Alan Minder makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:16 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fred Adkinson - foul #3 on Fred Adkinson, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Rodney Young (SF) Fred Adkinson | |
| 19:16 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:16 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:16 | Whitworth | The rebound goes to Ron Melnick | 38-34 |
| 19:12 | Whitworth | Ted Lambert buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Lee | 38-37 |
| 18:53 | Tufts | Kenneth Grooms is whistled for traveling | 38-37 |
| 18:35 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick blows the layup but he's hacked by David Lowe - foul #3 on David Lowe, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Tufts | Jessie McCant (C) David Lowe | |
| Subs | Whitworth | | |
| 18:35 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:35 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:11 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-39 |
| 18:10 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:50 | Whitworth | Alan Minder misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-39 |
| 17:48 | Tufts | Kenneth Grooms grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 17:35 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 17:34 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 17:22 | Tufts | John McFerran hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ted Lambert - foul #2 on Ted Lambert, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Tufts | David James (SG), Ray Smith (SF), Donald Thompson (PF) Terry Duncan, Nicholas Nelson, Kenneth Grooms | |
| Subs | Whitworth | James Brown (PG), Paul Kline (SG), Homer Blair (C) Ted Lambert, Alan Minder, Ron Melnick | |
| 17:22 | Tufts | John McFerran makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:22 | Tufts | John McFerran misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:22 | Whitworth | Homer Blair snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 17:07 | Whitworth | Rodney Young misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-39 |
| 17:05 | Whitworth | Rodney Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:48 | Whitworth | John Lee lays it in on a nice dish by James Brown | 39-41 |
| 16:24 | Tufts | Donald Thompson scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John McFerran and he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Tufts | Terry Duncan (SG), Nicholas Nelson (SF) David James, Jessie McCant | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Alan Minder (SG), Johnnie Osborne (SF), Ron Melnick (C) Paul Kline, Rodney Young, John Lee | |
| 16:24 | Tufts | Donald Thompson makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:12 | Whitworth | James Brown is fouled on the floor by John McFerran - foul #1 on John McFerran, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Tufts | David James (PG) John McFerran | |
| Subs | Whitworth | | |
| 16:01 | Whitworth | Johnnie Osborne misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Nelson - foul #1 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| 16:01 | Whitworth | Johnnie Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:01 | Whitworth | Johnnie Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - David James (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whitworth | PG - James Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Minder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Osborne (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Homer Blair (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ron Melnick (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Tufts | Ray Smith misses long on a floater from close range | 42-42 |
| 15:45 | Tufts | David James snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:28 | Tufts | Ray Smith misses the jumper in the lane | 42-42 |
| 15:26 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 15:20 | Whitworth | James Brown misses long on a shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 15:18 | Whitworth | Homer Blair snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:05 | Whitworth | James Brown makes the shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 14:46 | Tufts | David James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Tufts | John McFerran (PG), Michael McAlpin (PF), David Lowe (C) Terry Duncan, Nicholas Nelson, Donald Thompson | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Ted Lambert (PG), Fred Adkinson (SF), John Lee (PF), Rodney Young (C) Alan Minder, Johnnie Osborne, Homer Blair, Ron Melnick | |
| 14:32 | Whitworth | Fred Adkinson is fouled on the floor by John McFerran - foul #2 on John McFerran, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Tufts | Harry Zibert (SG), Nicholas Nelson (SF) David James, Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Whitworth | | |
| 14:17 | Whitworth | David Lowe steals it from Ted Lambert | 42-44 |
| 14:02 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 14:01 | Whitworth | Fred Adkinson snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 13:40 | Whitworth | David Lowe is called for the reach on Rodney Young - foul #4 on David Lowe, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Tufts | Terry Duncan (SG), Kenneth Grooms (C) Harry Zibert, David Lowe | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Alan Minder (SG), Ron Melnick (C) James Brown, Rodney Young | |
| 13:15 | Whitworth | John Lee knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 42-46 |
| 13:01 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-46 |
| 12:59 | Whitworth | The rebound goes to Ted Lambert | 42-46 |
| 12:38 | Whitworth | John Lee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Grooms - foul #2 on Kenneth Grooms, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Tufts | David James (SF) Nicholas Nelson | |
| Subs | Whitworth | | |
| 12:38 | Whitworth | John Lee makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:38 | Whitworth | John Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:17 | Tufts | The 3pt attempt by Kenneth Grooms is denied by Ron Melnick | 42-48 |
| 12:15 | Tufts | Kenneth Grooms grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 11:58 | Tufts | Terry Duncan buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by John McFerran | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - John McFerran (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Duncan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David James (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael McAlpin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Grooms (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whitworth | PG - Ted Lambert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Minder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Adkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Lee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Melnick (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Whitworth | Ted Lambert misses the easy layup but the foul's on Terry Duncan - foul #2 on Terry Duncan, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Tufts | Ray Smith (SF), Donald Thompson (PF), Jessie McCant (C) Terry Duncan, Michael McAlpin, Kenneth Grooms | |
| Subs | Whitworth | James Brown (SG), Johnnie Osborne (SF), Homer Blair (PF), Rodney Young (C) Alan Minder, Fred Adkinson, John Lee, Ron Melnick | |
| 11:36 | Whitworth | Ted Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:36 | Whitworth | Ted Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:36 | Whitworth | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Young | 44-48 |
| 11:28 | Whitworth | Homer Blair knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnnie Osborne and he's hacked by David James - foul #1 on David James, team foul #9 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Paul Kline (SG) Ted Lambert | |
| 11:28 | Whitworth | Homer Blair makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:07 | Tufts | David James can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-51 |
| 11:05 | Tufts | Ray Smith gets the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:00 | Tufts | Jessie McCant connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by John McFerran | 46-51 |
| 10:47 | Whitworth | Paul Kline is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Kline, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Tufts | Harry Zibert (SG) John McFerran | |
| Subs | Whitworth | | |
| 10:30 | Tufts | Donald Thompson makes the fadeaway from the right block | 48-51 |
| 10:03 | Whitworth | Harry Zibert steals the ball from Johnnie Osborne | 48-51 |
| 09:59 | Tufts | Harry Zibert blows the layup | 48-51 |
| 09:57 | Whitworth | Rodney Young snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 09:45 | Whitworth | Rodney Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 09:44 | Tufts | Ray Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:39 | Tufts | Ray Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-51 |
| 09:37 | Whitworth | Homer Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:30 | Whitworth | Paul Kline comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 09:28 | Tufts | Jessie McCant snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 09:26 | Tufts | David James is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| Subs | Tufts | John McFerran (PG), Terry Duncan (SG), Nicholas Nelson (SF), Michael McAlpin (PF), Kenneth Grooms (C) David James, Harry Zibert, Ray Smith, Donald Thompson, Jessie McCant | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Ted Lambert (PG), Alan Minder (SG), Fred Adkinson (SF), John Lee (PF), Ron Melnick (C) James Brown, Paul Kline, Johnnie Osborne, Homer Blair, Rodney Young | |
| 09:17 | Whitworth | Ted Lambert misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John McFerran - foul #3 on John McFerran, team foul #10 | 48-51 |
| 09:17 | Whitworth | Ted Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:17 | Whitworth | Ted Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:17 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 09:05 | Tufts | Terry Duncan makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Grooms | 50-52 |
| 08:48 | Whitworth | Fred Adkinson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 08:47 | Tufts | John McFerran snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:40 | Tufts | Terry Duncan drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John McFerran | 52-52 |
| 08:18 | Whitworth | Nicholas Nelson takes the ball from Fred Adkinson | 52-52 |
| 07:53 | Tufts | John McFerran connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Duncan | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - John McFerran (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael McAlpin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Grooms (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whitworth | PG - Ted Lambert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Minder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Adkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Melnick (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Whitworth | Fred Adkinson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ted Lambert | 54-55 |
| 07:14 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin's pass is intercepted by John Lee | 54-55 |
| 07:02 | Whitworth | Fred Adkinson is whistled for a carry | 54-55 |
| Subs | Tufts | Jessie McCant (PF), David Lowe (C) Michael McAlpin, Kenneth Grooms | |
| Subs | Whitworth | James Brown (PG), Rodney Young (SF) Ted Lambert, Fred Adkinson | |
| 06:43 | Tufts | Jessie McCant misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by John Lee - foul #2 on John Lee, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Tufts | David James (SG), Ray Smith (SF) Terry Duncan, Nicholas Nelson | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Paul Kline (SG), Homer Blair (C) Alan Minder, Ron Melnick | |
| 06:43 | Tufts | Jessie McCant makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:43 | Tufts | Jessie McCant misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:43 | Whitworth | Homer Blair pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 06:19 | Whitworth | John McFerran is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #4 on John McFerran, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Johnnie Osborne (SF) John Lee | |
| 06:19 | Whitworth | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:19 | Whitworth | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:58 | Tufts | John McFerran buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Smith | 58-56 |
| 05:49 | Whitworth | Homer Blair lays it up and in set up by James Brown | 58-58 |
| 05:42 | Tufts | David James is hacked by Paul Kline - foul #2 on Paul Kline, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Tufts | Terry Duncan (SG), Nicholas Nelson (SF), Michael McAlpin (PF) David James, Ray Smith, Jessie McCant | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Alan Minder (SG), Fred Adkinson (SF), Ron Melnick (C) Paul Kline, Johnnie Osborne, Rodney Young | |
| 05:35 | Tufts | Ron Melnick swats the short shot by Terry Duncan | 58-58 |
| 05:33 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 05:29 | Whitworth | Alan Minder's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Duncan | 58-58 |
| 05:28 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 05:04 | Tufts | Ron Melnick picks off the pass by John McFerran | 58-58 |
| 04:39 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick travels with the ball | 58-58 |
| Subs | Tufts | David James (PG) John McFerran | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Ted Lambert (PG), John Lee (PF) James Brown, Homer Blair | |
| 04:24 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ted Lambert - foul #3 on Ted Lambert, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Tufts | Kenneth Grooms (C) David Lowe | |
| Subs | Whitworth | | |
| 04:24 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:24 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:24 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:12 | Whitworth | Fred Adkinson's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Grooms | 58-58 |
| 03:58 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin lays it in set up by Nicholas Nelson and the foul's on John Lee - foul #3 on John Lee, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Tufts | Ray Smith (SG), Donald Thompson (SF) Terry Duncan, Nicholas Nelson | |
| Subs | Whitworth | James Brown (SG), Johnnie Osborne (SF), Rodney Young (C) Alan Minder, Fred Adkinson, Ron Melnick | |
| 03:58 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - David James (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McAlpin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Grooms (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whitworth | PG - Ted Lambert (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Osborne (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:33 | Whitworth | Ted Lambert buries a jumper in the paint | 61-60 |
| 03:09 | Tufts | Ray Smith misses the floater from the left side | 61-60 |
| 03:08 | Tufts | Kenneth Grooms hits the follow up shot | 63-60 |
| 02:50 | Whitworth | John Lee comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 63-60 |
| 02:49 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 02:49 | Tufts | Tufts calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Tufts | John McFerran (PG), Terry Duncan (SG), Nicholas Nelson (SF), David Lowe (C) David James, Ray Smith, Donald Thompson, Michael McAlpin | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Alan Minder (SG), Fred Adkinson (SF), Ron Melnick (C) James Brown, Johnnie Osborne, Rodney Young | |
| 02:26 | Tufts | Terry Duncan is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Terry Duncan, team foul #12 | 63-60 |
| 02:01 | Whitworth | Ted Lambert misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-60 |
| 02:00 | Whitworth | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Melnick | 63-60 |
| 01:47 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick is hacked by John McFerran - foul #5 on John McFerran, team foul #13 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Tufts | David James (PG), Michael McAlpin (PF) John McFerran, Kenneth Grooms | |
| Subs | Whitworth | | |
| 01:47 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:47 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:29 | Tufts | David Lowe clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-61 |
| 01:27 | Whitworth | The rebound goes to Ron Melnick | 63-61 |
| 01:21 | Whitworth | David James steals it from Alan Minder | 63-61 |
| 01:04 | Tufts | John Lee takes the ball from Nicholas Nelson | 63-61 |
| 00:45 | Whitworth | Fred Adkinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 00:43 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick tips it home | 63-63 |
| 00:27 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Duncan | 65-63 |
| 00:19 | Whitworth | Ted Lambert's fadeaway is rejected by Michael McAlpin | 65-63 |
| 00:18 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whitworth | Whitworth is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Lambert - foul #4 on Ted Lambert, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| 00:15 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:15 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:01 | Whitworth | John Lee hits a shot from the right block | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whitworth | Whitworth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tufts | David James misses short on a fullcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - David James (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael McAlpin (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Lowe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Whitworth | PG - Ted Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alan Minder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Adkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Lee (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ron Melnick (fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whitworth | Whitworth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:44 | Whitworth | Ted Lambert makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Fred Adkinson | 65-67 |
| 04:24 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 04:23 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 04:16 | Whitworth | John Lee can't finish the layup | 65-67 |
| 04:14 | Tufts | David Lowe gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 04:10 | Tufts | Terry Duncan is hacked by Alan Minder - foul #3 on Alan Minder, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | Whitworth | James Brown (PG) Ted Lambert | |
| 04:10 | Tufts | Terry Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:10 | Tufts | Terry Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:41 | Whitworth | Alan Minder's fadeaway is rejected by Michael McAlpin | 67-67 |
| 03:39 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 03:30 | Tufts | Terry Duncan buries a 3 from the right corner set up by David James | 70-67 |
| 03:05 | Whitworth | John Lee misses long on a shot from the baseline | 70-67 |
| 03:04 | Tufts | David Lowe grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 02:39 | Tufts | David James is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David James, team foul #14 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Tufts | Ray Smith (PG), Kenneth Grooms (PF) David James, Michael McAlpin | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Ted Lambert (PG), Rodney Young (SF) James Brown, Fred Adkinson | |
| 02:21 | Whitworth | Ted Lambert scores on a jumper from the right side | 70-69 |
| 02:21 | Tufts | Tufts calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Tufts | David James (PG), Michael McAlpin (PF) Ray Smith, Kenneth Grooms | |
| Subs | Whitworth | Fred Adkinson (SF) Rodney Young | |
| 02:06 | Tufts | Ron Melnick picks off the pass by David James | 70-69 |
| 01:50 | Whitworth | Alan Minder scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ted Lambert | 70-71 |
| 01:31 | Tufts | John Lee swats the shot by David James | 70-71 |
| 01:30 | Whitworth | John Lee snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 01:18 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 70-71 |
| 01:17 | Whitworth | John Lee grabs the offensive board | 70-71 |
| 01:03 | Whitworth | Alan Minder is whistled for a carry | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - David James (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Duncan (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael McAlpin (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - David Lowe (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Whitworth | PG - Ted Lambert (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alan Minder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Adkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Lee (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ron Melnick (fresh) 12 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 00:44 | Tufts | Ron Melnick is called for the reach on Michael McAlpin - foul #3 on Ron Melnick, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| 00:44 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:44 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:35 | Whitworth | John Lee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-71 |
| 00:33 | Tufts | David James gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whitworth | Whitworth is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Tufts | David James is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Lambert - foul #5 on Ted Lambert, team foul #12 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | Whitworth | James Brown (PG) Ted Lambert | |
| 00:32 | Tufts | David James makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:32 | Tufts | David James makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:11 | Whitworth | Terry Duncan is called for the reach on Ron Melnick - foul #4 on Terry Duncan, team foul #15 | 74-71 |
| 00:11 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:11 | Whitworth | Ron Melnick misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:11 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:09 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin is hacked by James Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #13 | 74-72 |
| 00:09 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:09 | Tufts | Michael McAlpin misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:09 | Whitworth | The rebound goes to Ron Melnick | 75-72 |
| 00:09 | Whitworth | Whitworth calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:05 | Whitworth | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-72 |
| 00:03 | Tufts | David Lowe pulls down the rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Tufts | David Lowe runs out the clock | 75-72 |