| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Garry Black (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dan Boardman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Rockett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hadley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Stanley Oja (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brad Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marvin Callis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Vessels (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Amherst | Ronald Rockett inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Amherst | Garry Black misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 19:36 | Amherst | Ronald Rockett hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 19:23 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 19:22 | Amherst | Ronald Rockett gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 19:17 | Amherst | Charles Hadley clanks a runner from the right block | 43-36 |
| 19:16 | Amherst | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Parker | 43-36 |
| 19:04 | Amherst | Marvin Callis takes the ball from Charles Hadley | 43-36 |
| 18:50 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 18:48 | Amherst | Gary Parker snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 18:27 | Amherst | Garry Black is whistled for a carry | 43-36 |
| 18:08 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Sean Richardson | 43-39 |
| 17:59 | Amherst | Dan Boardman hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Hadley | 45-39 |
| 17:44 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Howard Vessels | 45-42 |
| 17:18 | Amherst | A charge is called on Garry Black - foul #1 on Garry Black, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Amherst | Duane Kestner (PG), Jack Campbell (PF), Russell Zanis (C) Garry Black, Gary Parker, Charles Hadley | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin (PG), Daniel Gaertner (SG), Randall Wilson (SF) Stanley Oja, Sean Richardson, Brad Howard | |
| 17:04 | California Tech. | Daniel Gaertner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 17:03 | Amherst | Jack Campbell snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 16:41 | Amherst | Russell Zanis knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Duane Kestner | 48-42 |
| 16:27 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis double dribbles | 48-42 |
| Subs | Amherst | George Jones (PG), Robert Kujawa (SG) Dan Boardman, Ronald Rockett | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Norman Lorentz (SF), Brian Tatum (PF) Marvin Callis, Howard Vessels | |
| 16:03 | Amherst | Robert Kujawa's pass is intercepted by Randall Wilson | 48-42 |
| 15:40 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-42 |
| 15:38 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - George Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Kujawa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Kestner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - Jack Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Zanis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Alvin McCaslin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Gaertner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Lorentz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Tatum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:21 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Alvin McCaslin, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Amherst | Garry Black (PG), Dan Boardman (SG), Ronald Rockett (SF), Gary Parker (PF), Charles Hadley (C) George Jones, Robert Kujawa, Duane Kestner, Jack Campbell, Russell Zanis | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stanley Oja (PG), Sean Richardson (SG), Brad Howard (SF), Marvin Callis (PF), Howard Vessels (C) Alvin McCaslin, Daniel Gaertner, Norman Lorentz, Brian Tatum, Randall Wilson | |
| 15:07 | Amherst | Dan Boardman is hacked by Howard Vessels - foul #3 on Howard Vessels, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| 14:53 | Amherst | Charles Hadley lays it in set up by Garry Black | 50-42 |
| 14:41 | California Tech. | Sean Richardson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stanley Oja | 50-45 |
| 14:16 | Amherst | Dan Boardman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-45 |
| 14:15 | California Tech. | Brad Howard snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 14:08 | California Tech. | Sean Richardson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Dan Boardman - foul #3 on Dan Boardman, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Amherst | Duane Kestner (PG) Garry Black | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 14:08 | California Tech. | Sean Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:08 | California Tech. | Sean Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:41 | Amherst | Dan Boardman scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Duane Kestner | 52-46 |
| 13:24 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 13:22 | Amherst | Dan Boardman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:58 | Amherst | Howard Vessels is called for the reach on Charles Hadley - foul #4 on Howard Vessels, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Amherst | George Jones (SG), Jack Campbell (PF), Russell Zanis (C) Dan Boardman, Gary Parker, Charles Hadley | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Daniel Gaertner (SF), Brian Tatum (PF), Randall Wilson (C) Brad Howard, Marvin Callis, Howard Vessels | |
| 12:50 | Amherst | Russell Zanis double dribbles | 52-46 |
| Subs | Amherst | Garry Black (PG) George Jones | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 12:36 | California Tech. | Sean Richardson misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Jack Campbell - foul #1 on Jack Campbell, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin (PG) Stanley Oja | |
| 12:36 | California Tech. | Sean Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:36 | California Tech. | Sean Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:26 | Amherst | Russell Zanis makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 12:09 | California Tech. | Daniel Gaertner loses the dribble to Garry Black | 54-47 |
| 11:49 | Amherst | Ronald Rockett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Duane Kestner | 56-47 |
| 11:44 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin can't finish the layup | 56-47 |
| 11:42 | California Tech. | Sean Richardson snags the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 11:16 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin is hacked by Garry Black - foul #2 on Garry Black, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Amherst | Dan Boardman (SG), Gary Parker (PF), Charles Hadley (C) Garry Black, Ronald Rockett, Russell Zanis | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stanley Oja (PG), Marvin Callis (PF) Alvin McCaslin, Sean Richardson | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Duane Kestner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Dan Boardman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hadley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Stanley Oja (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Gaertner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Callis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Tatum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Randall Wilson | 56-49 |
| 10:56 | Amherst | Charles Hadley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-49 |
| 10:33 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Duane Kestner - foul #1 on Duane Kestner, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Amherst | George Jones (PG), Ronald Rockett (SF) Duane Kestner, Jack Campbell | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Brad Howard (SF) Brian Tatum | |
| 10:33 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:33 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:33 | Amherst | Dan Boardman snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 10:20 | Amherst | Gary Parker travels with the ball | 56-50 |
| 10:15 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja is fouled in the backcourt by George Jones - foul #1 on George Jones, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| 09:49 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Brad Howard | 56-52 |
| 09:20 | Amherst | Ronald Rockett is fouled on the floor by Brad Howard - foul #3 on Brad Howard, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Amherst | Garry Black (PG), Duane Kestner (SF), Jack Campbell (PF) George Jones, Ronald Rockett, Gary Parker | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Sean Richardson (SG), Brian Tatum (C) Daniel Gaertner, Randall Wilson | |
| 09:12 | Amherst | Duane Kestner hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dan Boardman | 59-52 |
| 08:58 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja misses long on a runner from the right block | 59-52 |
| 08:56 | Amherst | Garry Black grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 08:54 | Amherst | Stanley Oja steals it from Garry Black in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 08:39 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis is hacked by Garry Black - foul #3 on Garry Black, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Amherst | Ronald Rockett (SF), Russell Zanis (C) Duane Kestner, Charles Hadley | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin (PG), Norman Lorentz (SF) Stanley Oja, Brad Howard | |
| 08:39 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 08:39 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:22 | Amherst | Garry Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-54 |
| 07:55 | California Tech. | Norman Lorentz clanks a floater from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 07:54 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin tips it but misses | 59-54 |
| 07:53 | Amherst | Russell Zanis gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 07:47 | Amherst | Jack Campbell is fouled on the floor by Norman Lorentz - foul #2 on Norman Lorentz, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Amherst | Duane Kestner (PG), George Jones (SG), Gary Parker (PF) Garry Black, Dan Boardman, Jack Campbell | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Daniel Gaertner (SG), Randall Wilson (PF), Howard Vessels (C) Sean Richardson, Marvin Callis, Brian Tatum | |
| 07:28 | Amherst | Russell Zanis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 07:26 | California Tech. | Randall Wilson pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 07:19 | California Tech. | Randall Wilson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Parker - foul #1 on Gary Parker, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stanley Oja (PG) Norman Lorentz | |
| 07:19 | California Tech. | Randall Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:19 | California Tech. | Randall Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:00 | Amherst | Gary Parker scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Duane Kestner | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Duane Kestner (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - George Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Rockett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Zanis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Stanley Oja (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alvin McCaslin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Gaertner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randall Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Vessels (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:34 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin drills a jumper in the lane set up by Stanley Oja and the foul's on George Jones - foul #2 on George Jones, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Amherst | Dan Boardman (SG), Charles Hadley (C) Ronald Rockett, Russell Zanis | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Sean Richardson (SG), Brad Howard (SF), Marvin Callis (PF) Stanley Oja, Daniel Gaertner, Randall Wilson | |
| 06:34 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin misses the free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:34 | Amherst | Charles Hadley pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:16 | Amherst | Duane Kestner can't connect on a floater from the right side | 61-58 |
| 06:14 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:10 | California Tech. | Dan Boardman picks off the pass by Alvin McCaslin | 61-58 |
| 05:51 | Amherst | Gary Parker blows the layup | 61-58 |
| 05:49 | California Tech. | Brad Howard pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:27 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 05:25 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Gary Parker | 61-58 |
| 05:19 | Amherst | Gary Parker connects on the runner near the basket set up by George Jones and he's fouled by Sean Richardson - foul #1 on Sean Richardson, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Amherst | Garry Black (PG), Ronald Rockett (SF) George Jones, Duane Kestner | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stanley Oja (PG) Alvin McCaslin | |
| 05:19 | Amherst | Gary Parker makes the free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:04 | California Tech. | Dan Boardman is called for the reach on Brad Howard - foul #4 on Dan Boardman, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Amherst | Jack Campbell (PF) Gary Parker | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 05:04 | California Tech. | Brad Howard makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:04 | California Tech. | Brad Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:46 | Amherst | Howard Vessels is called for the reach on Jack Campbell - foul #5 on Howard Vessels, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Daniel Gaertner (SG), Norman Lorentz (SF), Brian Tatum (PF), Randall Wilson (C) Sean Richardson, Brad Howard, Marvin Callis, Howard Vessels | |
| 04:46 | Amherst | Jack Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:46 | Amherst | Jack Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:46 | California Tech. | Brian Tatum pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 04:32 | California Tech. | Brian Tatum's pass is intercepted by Charles Hadley | 65-60 |
| 04:07 | Amherst | Jack Campbell misses the jumper from the left side | 65-60 |
| 04:06 | California Tech. | Norman Lorentz grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 03:59 | California Tech. | Randall Wilson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 65-60 |
| 03:57 | Amherst | Charles Hadley grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 03:44 | Amherst | Dan Boardman clanks a jumper from the left side | 65-60 |
| 03:42 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Brian Tatum | 65-60 |
| 03:27 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-60 |
| 03:25 | Amherst | Jack Campbell snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 03:10 | Amherst | Ronald Rockett misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 65-60 |
| 03:08 | Amherst | Jack Campbell grabs the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 03:02 | Amherst | Garry Black is hacked by Stanley Oja - foul #2 on Stanley Oja, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Amherst | Duane Kestner (SG), Gary Parker (PF), Russell Zanis (C) Dan Boardman, Jack Campbell, Charles Hadley | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Sean Richardson (SG), Brad Howard (SF), Marvin Callis (PF) Daniel Gaertner, Norman Lorentz, Randall Wilson | |
| 03:02 | Amherst | Garry Black makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:02 | Amherst | Garry Black makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Garry Black (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Duane Kestner (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SF - Ronald Rockett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Zanis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Stanley Oja (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Callis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Tatum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:43 | California Tech. | Sean Richardson hits a turnaround from the baseline | 67-62 |
| 02:43 | Amherst | Amherst calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Amherst | Dan Boardman (SG) Duane Kestner | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 02:18 | Amherst | Dan Boardman makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Rockett | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:02 | California Tech. | Brian Tatum's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Rockett | 70-62 |
| 02:01 | Amherst | Gary Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Amherst | Garry Black is hacked by Sean Richardson - foul #2 on Sean Richardson, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Amherst | Charles Hadley (C) Russell Zanis | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 01:39 | Amherst | Garry Black makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:39 | Amherst | Garry Black misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:39 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| 01:24 | California Tech. | Gary Parker swats the layup by Brad Howard | 71-62 |
| 01:22 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Gary Parker | 71-62 |
| 01:18 | Amherst | Garry Black comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brad Howard - foul #4 on Brad Howard, team foul #10 | 71-62 |
| 01:18 | Amherst | Garry Black makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:18 | Amherst | Garry Black misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:18 | California Tech. | Brian Tatum grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 00:58 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Oja | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Amherst | Ronald Rockett is hacked by Stanley Oja in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Oja, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Amherst | Duane Kestner (PG), Russell Zanis (C) Garry Black, Charles Hadley | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 00:57 | Amherst | Ronald Rockett makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:57 | Amherst | Ronald Rockett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis lays it in | 74-66 |
| 00:50 | Amherst | Amherst calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| 00:48 | Amherst | Stanley Oja is called for the reach on Russell Zanis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Oja, team foul #12 | 74-66 |
| 00:48 | Amherst | Russell Zanis makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:48 | Amherst | Russell Zanis makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:40 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Sean Richardson | 76-68 |
| 00:39 | Amherst | Ronald Rockett is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Oja - foul #5 on Stanley Oja, team foul #13 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin (PG) Stanley Oja | |
| 00:39 | Amherst | Ronald Rockett makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:39 | Amherst | Ronald Rockett makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:31 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin's layup is rejected by Russell Zanis | 78-68 |
| 00:29 | Amherst | Russell Zanis grabs the board | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Amherst | Duane Kestner runs out the clock | 78-68 |