| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Jennings (fresh) SG - Timothy McGinnis (fresh) SF - Hugh Doty (fresh) PF - Gary Harper (fresh) C - Dan Sane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) SG - Tommy Shuff (fresh) SF - Jeff Brown (fresh) PF - Edward Swaney (fresh) C - James Marlowe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Amherst | Edward Swaney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bluffton | Bluffton is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Amherst | Edward Swaney misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Bluffton | Timothy McGinnis gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Bluffton | Timothy McGinnis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Jennings | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Amherst | Robert Cooper hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Tommy Shuff | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Bluffton | Hugh Doty drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Jennings | 5-2 |
| 18:39 | Amherst | Tommy Shuff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | Bluffton | Gary Harper snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:33 | Bluffton | Robert Cooper is called for the reach on John Jennings - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Bluffton | John Jennings misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Cooper - foul #2 on Robert Cooper, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Amherst | John Justice (PG) Robert Cooper | |
| 18:15 | Bluffton | John Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:15 | Bluffton | John Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:15 | Bluffton | John Jennings makes the 3rd free throw | 7-2 |
| 18:06 | Amherst | Edward Swaney double dribbles | 7-2 |
| 17:48 | Bluffton | Dan Sane misses the jumper from the right side | 7-2 |
| 17:47 | Bluffton | Gary Harper gets the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:35 | Bluffton | Hugh Doty misses the dunk but the foul's on Jeff Brown - foul #1 on Jeff Brown, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 17:35 | Bluffton | Hugh Doty makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:35 | Bluffton | Hugh Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 17:26 | Amherst | Tommy Shuff hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Justice | 9-5 |
| 17:14 | Bluffton | Hugh Doty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Bernard Kelton (C) James Marlowe | |
| 17:01 | Amherst | Edward Swaney can't connect on a shot from close range | 9-5 |
| 17:00 | Bluffton | Gary Harper snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:53 | Bluffton | Timothy McGinnis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Jennings | 11-5 |
| 16:39 | Amherst | Bernard Kelton connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Jeff Brown | 11-7 |
| 16:35 | Bluffton | Hugh Doty misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Justice - foul #1 on John Justice, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Stephen Bernier (SG), John Horn (C) Tommy Shuff, Jeff Brown | |
| 16:35 | Bluffton | Hugh Doty makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 16:35 | Bluffton | Hugh Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 16:14 | Amherst | Stephen Bernier scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Justice | 13-9 |
| 15:46 | Bluffton | Dan Sane hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 15:45 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Edward Swaney | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy McGinnis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Hugh Doty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Harper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dan Sane (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - John Justice (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Bernier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Kelton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Swaney (fairly fresh) C - John Horn (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Amherst | John Horn misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 15:36 | Amherst | John Horn pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 15:24 | Amherst | Bernard Kelton buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Stephen Bernier | 13-11 |
| 15:05 | Bluffton | John Jennings makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy McGinnis | 16-11 |
| 14:52 | Amherst | Timothy McGinnis is called for the reach on Stephen Bernier - foul #1 on Timothy McGinnis, team foul #1 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Brown (PG), Steven Hall (SG), Robert Wilson (SF), Benjamin Ventura (PF), Mark Nelson (C) John Jennings, Timothy McGinnis, Hugh Doty, Gary Harper, Dan Sane | |
| Subs | Amherst | Tommy Shuff (SG), Jeff Brown (SF), James Marlowe (C) John Justice, Edward Swaney, John Horn | |
| 14:33 | Amherst | Bernard Kelton misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| 14:33 | Amherst | Bernard Kelton misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 14:33 | Amherst | Bernard Kelton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 14:26 | Bluffton | William Brown connects on the runner from close range set up by Steven Hall | 18-12 |
| 14:04 | Amherst | Bernard Kelton is whistled for traveling | 18-12 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Amherst | John Horn (PF) Bernard Kelton | |
| 13:42 | Bluffton | Robert Wilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-12 |
| 13:40 | Amherst | James Marlowe grabs the board | 18-12 |
| 13:33 | Amherst | James Marlowe connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Bernier | 18-14 |
| 13:13 | Bluffton | Robert Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-14 |
| 13:11 | Bluffton | William Brown tips it back up and in | 20-14 |
| 12:49 | Amherst | James Marlowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Jennings (PG), Timothy McGinnis (SG), Dan Sane (C) William Brown, Robert Wilson, Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Amherst | John Justice (PG), Kelvin Bryant (SG), Edward Swaney (PF) Stephen Bernier, Tommy Shuff, John Horn | |
| 12:35 | Bluffton | Steven Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 12:34 | Amherst | Edward Swaney gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 12:20 | Amherst | Benjamin Ventura swats the layup by James Marlowe | 20-14 |
| 12:19 | Amherst | Edward Swaney snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 11:59 | Amherst | John Justice connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Kelvin Bryant | 20-17 |
| 11:42 | Bluffton | Timothy McGinnis misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kelvin Bryant - foul #1 on Kelvin Bryant, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Hugh Doty (SF), Gary Harper (PF) Steven Hall, Benjamin Ventura | |
| Subs | Amherst | Stephen Bernier (SG), Bernard Kelton (SF), John Horn (C) Kelvin Bryant, Jeff Brown, James Marlowe | |
| 11:42 | Bluffton | Timothy McGinnis misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 11:42 | Bluffton | Timothy McGinnis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy McGinnis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Doty (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Harper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dan Sane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - John Justice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Bernier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Kelton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Swaney (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Horn (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Amherst | John Justice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Tommy Shuff (SG) Stephen Bernier | |
| 11:04 | Bluffton | John Justice steals the ball from Gary Harper | 21-17 |
| 10:50 | Amherst | Bernard Kelton misses the easy layup | 21-17 |
| 10:49 | Bluffton | Dan Sane grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:44 | Bluffton | John Jennings can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 10:42 | Bluffton | Hugh Doty grabs the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:34 | Bluffton | A charge is called on Gary Harper - foul #1 on Gary Harper, team foul #3 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Mark Nelson (C) Dan Sane | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 10:22 | Amherst | Hugh Doty steps in front of the Tommy Shuff pass | 21-17 |
| 10:18 | Bluffton | Hugh Doty misses the easy layup | 21-17 |
| 10:17 | Amherst | The rebound goes to John Horn | 21-17 |
| 09:58 | Amherst | Edward Swaney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Steven Hall (PG), Robert Wilson (SG) John Jennings, Timothy McGinnis | |
| Subs | Amherst | Stephen Bernier (PG), Jeff Brown (SF) John Justice, Edward Swaney | |
| 09:43 | Bluffton | Robert Wilson is whistled for traveling | 21-17 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Kelvin Bryant (SG), James Marlowe (C) Tommy Shuff, John Horn | |
| 09:20 | Amherst | Kelvin Bryant is hacked by Mark Nelson - foul #1 on Mark Nelson, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura (C) Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 09:09 | Amherst | Stephen Bernier misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 09:07 | Amherst | Bernard Kelton tips it but misses | 21-17 |
| 09:05 | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 08:57 | Bluffton | Hugh Doty's floater is tipped away by Bernard Kelton | 21-17 |
| 08:55 | Amherst | Stephen Bernier gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:48 | Amherst | Kelvin Bryant is fouled on the floor by Gary Harper - foul #2 on Gary Harper, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Jennings (PG), Timothy McGinnis (SG), Dan Sane (C) Robert Wilson, Hugh Doty, Gary Harper | |
| Subs | Amherst | John Justice (PG), Edward Swaney (PF) Kelvin Bryant, Bernard Kelton | |
| 08:30 | Amherst | Stephen Bernier's pass is intercepted by Timothy McGinnis | 21-17 |
| 08:26 | Bluffton | Steven Hall banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy McGinnis | 23-17 |
| 08:08 | Amherst | Stephen Bernier knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Justice | 23-19 |
| 08:02 | Bluffton | Timothy McGinnis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 08:01 | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura snags the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 07:50 | Bluffton | John Jennings is called for a backcourt violation | 23-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Wilson (SF), Mark Nelson (PF) Steven Hall, Benjamin Ventura | |
| Subs | Amherst | Tommy Shuff (SG), Bernard Kelton (C) Stephen Bernier, James Marlowe | |
| 07:24 | Amherst | Edward Swaney can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-19 |
| 07:22 | Bluffton | Dan Sane pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy McGinnis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) PF - Mark Nelson (fresh) C - Dan Sane (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - John Justice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Shuff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Brown (fresh) PF - Edward Swaney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bernard Kelton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Bluffton | John Jennings loses the dribble to Bernard Kelton | 23-19 |
| 07:06 | Amherst | Edward Swaney can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-19 |
| 07:05 | Amherst | Bernard Kelton grabs the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 06:48 | Amherst | Bernard Kelton misses the easy layup | 23-19 |
| 06:46 | Bluffton | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:40 | Bluffton | Dan Sane scores on a jump hook from close range set up by John Jennings | 25-19 |
| 06:28 | Amherst | Tommy Shuff is fouled on the floor by Dan Sane - foul #1 on Dan Sane, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Brown (PG), Hugh Doty (SF), Benjamin Ventura (PF) John Jennings, Timothy McGinnis, Dan Sane | |
| Subs | Amherst | Stephen Bernier (PG), John Horn (PF), Lawrence Robison (C) John Justice, Jeff Brown, Edward Swaney | |
| 06:16 | Amherst | Bernard Kelton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 06:03 | Bluffton | William Brown hits a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by John Horn - foul #1 on John Horn, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Amherst | James Marlowe (C) Bernard Kelton | |
| 06:03 | Bluffton | William Brown misses the free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:03 | Amherst | John Horn pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 05:46 | Amherst | John Horn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 05:45 | Bluffton | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 05:41 | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lawrence Robison - foul #1 on Lawrence Robison, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Steven Hall (PG) William Brown | |
| Subs | Amherst | Edward Swaney (PF) Lawrence Robison | |
| 05:41 | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:41 | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:31 | Amherst | John Horn misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 28-22 |
| 05:29 | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 05:23 | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura misses short on a floater from the right side | 28-22 |
| 05:22 | Bluffton | Robert Wilson grabs the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 05:03 | Bluffton | Steven Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-22 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Jennings (PG), Timothy McGinnis (SG), William Leach (PF), Dan Sane (C) Steven Hall, Robert Wilson, Benjamin Ventura, Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Amherst | John Justice (PG), Bernard Kelton (SF) Tommy Shuff, John Horn | |
| 04:40 | Amherst | Bernard Kelton lays it in set up by James Marlowe | 28-24 |
| 04:18 | Bluffton | William Leach lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy McGinnis | 30-24 |
| 04:01 | Amherst | John Justice drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bernard Kelton | 30-26 |
| 03:41 | Bluffton | Timothy McGinnis travels with the ball | 30-26 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Steven Hall (SF), Gary Harper (PF) Hugh Doty, William Leach | |
| Subs | Amherst | Robert Cooper (PG), Tommy Shuff (SG), Jeff Brown (SF), John Horn (C) John Justice, Stephen Bernier, Edward Swaney, James Marlowe | |
| 03:22 | Amherst | John Horn hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Cooper and he's fouled by Timothy McGinnis - foul #2 on Timothy McGinnis, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Lawrence Robison (C) Bernard Kelton | |
| 03:22 | Amherst | John Horn misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:22 | Bluffton | Gary Harper pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Bluffton | PG - John Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy McGinnis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Harper (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dan Sane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Shuff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Brown (fresh) PF - John Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Robison (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Bluffton | Timothy McGinnis travels with the ball | 30-28 |
| 02:38 | Amherst | Tommy Shuff is hacked by Timothy McGinnis - foul #3 on Timothy McGinnis, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Hugh Doty (SF), Benjamin Ventura (C) Timothy McGinnis, Dan Sane | |
| Subs | Amherst | Edward Swaney (PF) Lawrence Robison | |
| 02:38 | Amherst | Tommy Shuff misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:38 | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 02:22 | Bluffton | John Jennings misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 02:21 | Amherst | Edward Swaney grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 02:02 | Amherst | Edward Swaney knocks in the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Gary Harper - foul #3 on Gary Harper, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Wilson (SG), Mark Nelson (C) John Jennings, Gary Harper | |
| Subs | Amherst | John Justice (SG), Bernard Kelton (C) Tommy Shuff, John Horn | |
| 02:02 | Amherst | Edward Swaney misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:02 | Bluffton | Mark Nelson snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 01:42 | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Steven Hall | 32-30 |
| 01:30 | Amherst | Edward Swaney buries a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #10 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Dan Sane (C) Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Amherst | Stephen Bernier (SG), James Marlowe (C) Robert Cooper, Bernard Kelton | |
| 01:30 | Amherst | Edward Swaney makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:17 | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura is hacked by John Justice - foul #2 on John Justice, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Bluffton | William Brown (PG) Steven Hall | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 01:17 | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:17 | Bluffton | Benjamin Ventura misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:17 | Amherst | James Marlowe pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 01:02 | Amherst | John Justice makes the floater from the right side set up by Jeff Brown | 33-35 |
| 00:58 | Bluffton | William Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Bluffton | Robert Horovitz (SF) Hugh Doty | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 00:32 | Amherst | Dan Sane denies the turnaround by James Marlowe | 33-35 |
| 00:31 | Amherst | Edward Swaney grabs the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 00:16 | Amherst | Stephen Bernier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 00:14 | Bluffton | Robert Horovitz gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 00:10 | Bluffton | William Brown is fouled on the floor by John Justice - foul #3 on John Justice, team foul #9 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Bluffton | John Jennings (PG), Steven Hall (SF), Mark Nelson (PF) Robert Wilson, Robert Horovitz, Benjamin Ventura | |
| Subs | Amherst | Robert Cooper (PG), Tommy Shuff (SG), Bernard Kelton (SF), John Horn (PF), Lawrence Robison (C) John Justice, Stephen Bernier, Jeff Brown, Edward Swaney, James Marlowe | |
| 00:10 | Bluffton | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:10 | Bluffton | William Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:10 | Amherst | Lawrence Robison grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 00:01 | Amherst | Tommy Shuff clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Bluffton | Dan Sane gets the rebound | 34-35 |