| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Leroy Larson (fresh) SG - Douglas Etheridge (fresh) SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) PF - Joseph Murray (fresh) C - Wayne Hickman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Douglas Blackburn (fresh) SG - James Nelson (fresh) SF - Michael McBryar (fresh) PF - Charles Currie (fresh) C - Frank Falcone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Amherst | Charles Currie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Amherst | Douglas Blackburn misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Amherst | Frank Falcone tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Tufts | Wayne Hickman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Amherst | Wayne Hickman steps in front of the Douglas Blackburn pass | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Tufts | Charles Currie swats the layup by Nicholas Nelson | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Amherst | Charles Currie pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Amherst | James Nelson loses the dribble to Leroy Larson | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Tufts | Leroy Larson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Tufts | Wayne Hickman pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Tufts | Douglas Etheridge's floater is knocked away by James Nelson | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Amherst | James Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | Amherst | Michael McBryar scores on a shot from the right side | 0-4 |
| 17:04 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Etheridge | 3-4 |
| 16:42 | Amherst | Michael McBryar is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael McBryar, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Arthur Byrd (SG), Christopher Hutson (PF), Randy Brown (C) James Nelson, Charles Currie, Frank Falcone | |
| 16:22 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson is whistled for a carry | 3-4 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Andrew Koprowski (PG) Douglas Blackburn | |
| 16:14 | Amherst | Arthur Byrd's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Wayne Hickman | 3-4 |
| 16:12 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 15:54 | Tufts | Leroy Larson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 15:53 | Amherst | Andrew Koprowski snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Leroy Larson (fresh) SG - Douglas Etheridge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Murray (fresh) C - Wayne Hickman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Andrew Koprowski (fresh) SG - Arthur Byrd (fresh) SF - Michael McBryar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Hutson (fresh) C - Randy Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Amherst | Christopher Hutson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Leroy Larson - foul #1 on Leroy Larson, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Tufts | Floyd Murphy (SG), Donald Thompson (PF), John Page (C) Douglas Etheridge, Joseph Murray, Wayne Hickman | |
| Subs | Amherst | James Nelson (SG), Frank Falcone (C) Arthur Byrd, Michael McBryar | |
| 15:34 | Amherst | Christopher Hutson misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:34 | Amherst | Christopher Hutson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:17 | Tufts | Leroy Larson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Tufts | Larry Bates (PG), John Brown (C) Leroy Larson, Nicholas Nelson | |
| Subs | Amherst | Douglas Blackburn (PG), Charles Currie (PF) Andrew Koprowski, Christopher Hutson | |
| 15:01 | Amherst | James Nelson is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 14:43 | Tufts | Floyd Murphy clanks a jumper from the right side | 3-5 |
| 14:42 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Frank Falcone | 3-5 |
| 14:37 | Amherst | Douglas Blackburn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Currie and the foul's on John Page - foul #1 on John Page, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 14:37 | Amherst | Douglas Blackburn misses the free throw | 3-7 |
| 14:37 | Tufts | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:12 | Tufts | John Page banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Bates and the foul's on Charles Currie - foul #1 on Charles Currie, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Tufts | Leroy Larson (PG), Douglas Etheridge (SG), Nicholas Nelson (SF), Joseph Murray (PF) Larry Bates, Floyd Murphy, Donald Thompson, John Brown | |
| Subs | Amherst | Michael McBryar (SF) Randy Brown | |
| 14:12 | Tufts | John Page misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:12 | Amherst | Charles Currie snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 13:58 | Amherst | James Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Murray | 5-7 |
| 13:57 | Tufts | Leroy Larson gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:42 | Tufts | Leroy Larson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Page | 7-7 |
| 13:35 | Amherst | Charles Currie's layup is rejected by Joseph Murray | 7-7 |
| 13:33 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 13:16 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael McBryar - foul #2 on Michael McBryar, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Tufts | Wayne Hickman (C) John Page | |
| Subs | Amherst | David Young (PG), Arthur Byrd (SG), Andrew Koprowski (SF), Christopher Hutson (C) Douglas Blackburn, James Nelson, Michael McBryar, Frank Falcone | |
| 13:16 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:16 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:05 | Amherst | Charles Currie misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 13:04 | Tufts | Joseph Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:42 | Tufts | Wayne Hickman clanks a runner from close range | 9-7 |
| 12:40 | Tufts | Wayne Hickman grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:32 | Tufts | Wayne Hickman misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Hutson - foul #1 on Christopher Hutson, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Tufts | Donald Thompson (SF) Nicholas Nelson | |
| Subs | Amherst | Randy Brown (SF) David Young | |
| 12:32 | Tufts | Wayne Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:32 | Tufts | Wayne Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:09 | Amherst | Christopher Hutson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Thompson - foul #1 on Donald Thompson, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Tufts | Larry Bates (PG), Floyd Murphy (SG), John Page (PF) Leroy Larson, Douglas Etheridge, Joseph Murray | |
| Subs | Amherst | Frank Falcone (C) Charles Currie | |
| 12:09 | Amherst | Christopher Hutson makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:09 | Amherst | Christopher Hutson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:02 | Tufts | Arthur Byrd takes the ball from Donald Thompson | 11-9 |
| 11:59 | Amherst | Arthur Byrd misses the dunk | 11-9 |
| 11:58 | Tufts | John Page snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 11:54 | Tufts | Floyd Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Douglas Blackburn (PG) Andrew Koprowski | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Larry Bates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Murphy (fresh) SF - Donald Thompson (fresh) PF - John Page (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Douglas Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Byrd (fresh) SF - Randy Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Hutson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Falcone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Amherst | Christopher Hutson scores on a floater from the right side | 11-11 |
| 11:25 | Tufts | Floyd Murphy drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Bates | 14-11 |
| 11:02 | Amherst | Randy Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Thompson | 14-11 |
| 11:01 | Amherst | Randy Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:56 | Amherst | Arthur Byrd loses the dribble to Floyd Murphy | 14-11 |
| 10:52 | Tufts | Donald Thompson blows the layup | 14-11 |
| 10:50 | Tufts | Donald Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:35 | Tufts | John Page banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry Bates | 16-11 |
| 10:10 | Amherst | Douglas Blackburn is hacked by Larry Bates - foul #1 on Larry Bates, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Tufts | Leroy Larson (PG), Douglas Etheridge (SG), Nicholas Nelson (SF), Joseph Murray (PF) Larry Bates, Floyd Murphy, Donald Thompson, Wayne Hickman | |
| Subs | Amherst | David Young (PG), James Nelson (SG), Andrew Koprowski (SF), Charles Currie (PF) Douglas Blackburn, Arthur Byrd, Randy Brown, Christopher Hutson | |
| 09:54 | Amherst | David Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 09:52 | Amherst | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Falcone | 16-11 |
| 09:47 | Amherst | David Young is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Young, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Tufts | John Brown (C) John Page | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 09:21 | Tufts | Douglas Etheridge scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Leroy Larson | 19-11 |
| 09:09 | Amherst | David Young misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| 09:09 | Amherst | David Young makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:09 | Amherst | David Young makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:02 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy Larson | 22-13 |
| 08:47 | Amherst | David Young is hacked by Leroy Larson - foul #2 on Leroy Larson, team foul #6 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Tufts | Larry Bates (PG) Leroy Larson | |
| Subs | Amherst | Douglas Blackburn (PG), Arthur Byrd (PF) David Young, Charles Currie | |
| 08:35 | Amherst | James Nelson makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Blackburn | 22-15 |
| 08:09 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Bates and he's fouled by Frank Falcone - foul #1 on Frank Falcone, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Tufts | Wayne Hickman (C) John Brown | |
| Subs | Amherst | Randy Brown (SF), Christopher Hutson (PF) Arthur Byrd, Frank Falcone | |
| 08:09 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson makes the free throw | 25-15 |
| 07:57 | Amherst | Andrew Koprowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-15 |
| 07:55 | Amherst | James Nelson tips it but misses | 25-15 |
| 07:53 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson grabs the board | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Larry Bates (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Douglas Etheridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Murray (fresh) 2 blk. C - Wayne Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Douglas Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Hutson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Andrew Koprowski (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-15 |
| 07:32 | Tufts | Joseph Murray snags the offensive board | 25-15 |
| 07:14 | Tufts | Douglas Etheridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-15 |
| Subs | Tufts | Floyd Murphy (SG), Donald Thompson (SF), John Page (PF) Douglas Etheridge, Nicholas Nelson, Joseph Murray | |
| Subs | Amherst | David Young (PG), Arthur Byrd (SG), Charles Currie (PF) Douglas Blackburn, James Nelson, Andrew Koprowski | |
| 06:58 | Amherst | Charles Currie clanks a shot from the right side | 25-15 |
| 06:56 | Tufts | Larry Bates snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 06:52 | Tufts | Christopher Hutson blocks the short jumper by Floyd Murphy | 25-15 |
| 06:50 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Charles Currie | 25-15 |
| 06:32 | Amherst | Arthur Byrd scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 06:17 | Tufts | Floyd Murphy misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 06:16 | Amherst | Christopher Hutson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 06:03 | Amherst | Christopher Hutson's pass is intercepted by Wayne Hickman | 25-18 |
| 05:40 | Tufts | Donald Thompson misses badly on a shot from close range | 25-18 |
| 05:39 | Tufts | Donald Thompson tips it but misses | 25-18 |
| 05:38 | Tufts | Wayne Hickman snags the offensive board | 25-18 |
| 05:22 | Tufts | Larry Bates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 05:20 | Amherst | Charles Currie gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 05:09 | Amherst | David Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-18 |
| 05:08 | Tufts | John Page gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 04:56 | Tufts | Charles Currie is called for the reach on Larry Bates - foul #2 on Charles Currie, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Tufts | Douglas Etheridge (SG), Nicholas Nelson (SF), Joseph Murray (PF) Floyd Murphy, Donald Thompson, Wayne Hickman | |
| Subs | Amherst | Douglas Blackburn (PG), James Nelson (SG), Andrew Koprowski (SF), Frank Falcone (C) David Young, Randy Brown, Charles Currie, Christopher Hutson | |
| 04:56 | Tufts | Larry Bates makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:56 | Tufts | Larry Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:56 | Amherst | Arthur Byrd grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 04:32 | Amherst | Arthur Byrd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 04:30 | Amherst | Andrew Koprowski grabs the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 04:14 | Amherst | Andrew Koprowski comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 04:12 | Amherst | Frank Falcone snags the offensive board | 26-18 |
| 04:03 | Amherst | Andrew Koprowski is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Nelson - foul #1 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Tufts | Floyd Murphy (PG), John Brown (C) Larry Bates, John Page | |
| Subs | Amherst | Christopher Hutson (PF) Arthur Byrd | |
| 04:03 | Amherst | Andrew Koprowski misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:03 | Tufts | Joseph Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 03:59 | Tufts | Douglas Etheridge misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 03:58 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Douglas Blackburn | 26-18 |
| 03:42 | Amherst | Nicholas Nelson steals the ball from Douglas Blackburn | 26-18 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Floyd Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Etheridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Murray (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Douglas Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Koprowski (fresh) PF - Christopher Hutson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Falcone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Tufts | Douglas Etheridge can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Nelson - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #9 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Tufts | Leroy Larson (PG) Floyd Murphy | |
| Subs | Amherst | Michael McBryar (SF), Charles Currie (PF) Christopher Hutson, Frank Falcone | |
| 03:33 | Tufts | Douglas Etheridge makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 03:33 | Tufts | Douglas Etheridge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:18 | Amherst | James Nelson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Blackburn | 28-21 |
| 03:02 | Tufts | Douglas Etheridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 03:00 | Amherst | The rebound goes to James Nelson | 28-21 |
| 02:53 | Amherst | Andrew Koprowski hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Charles Currie | 28-23 |
| 02:37 | Tufts | Joseph Murray misses long on a floater from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 02:35 | Tufts | John Brown snags the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 02:25 | Tufts | John Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 28-23 |
| 02:24 | Amherst | Charles Currie grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 02:00 | Amherst | Michael McBryar connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Koprowski | 28-26 |
| 01:38 | Tufts | Douglas Etheridge is hacked by James Nelson - foul #3 on James Nelson, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Tufts | Donald Thompson (SF), John Page (PF), Wayne Hickman (C) Nicholas Nelson, Joseph Murray, John Brown | |
| Subs | Amherst | David Young (PG), Arthur Byrd (SG), Christopher Hutson (PF), Frank Falcone (C) Douglas Blackburn, James Nelson, Charles Currie, Andrew Koprowski | |
| 01:38 | Tufts | Douglas Etheridge makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:38 | Tufts | Douglas Etheridge makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:20 | Amherst | Arthur Byrd drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by David Young and he's fouled by Donald Thompson - foul #2 on Donald Thompson, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Tufts | Larry Bates (SF) Douglas Etheridge | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 01:20 | Amherst | Arthur Byrd misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:20 | Tufts | The rebound goes to John Page | 30-28 |
| 01:18 | Tufts | Leroy Larson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 01:01 | Amherst | Christopher Hutson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Falcone | 30-31 |
| 00:47 | Tufts | Leroy Larson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Thompson | 33-31 |
| 00:33 | Amherst | David Young connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael McBryar | 33-34 |
| 00:12 | Tufts | Christopher Hutson steals the ball from Donald Thompson | 33-34 |
| 00:01 | Amherst | Leroy Larson is called for the reach on Arthur Byrd - foul #3 on Leroy Larson, team foul #9 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Tufts | Nicholas Nelson (SF), Joseph Murray (PF) Leroy Larson, John Page | |
| Subs | Amherst | Douglas Blackburn (PG), Randy Brown (SF), Charles Currie (PF) David Young, Michael McBryar, Christopher Hutson | |
| 00:01 | Amherst | Arthur Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:01 | Amherst | Arthur Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Tufts | Donald Thompson misses the fullcourt shot | 33-36 |