| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - John Shah (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Earl Perry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Earl Eagan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Patrick Simone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rufus Macy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) SG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Britt (fresh) PF - Gerald Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rensselaer | John Britt inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Hamilton | Hamilton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Rensselaer | Everett Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 19:41 | Rensselaer | John Dean can't tip it in | 35-33 |
| 19:39 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 19:19 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender is hacked by John Shah - foul #1 on John Shah, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 18:51 | Rensselaer | Everett Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 18:50 | Hamilton | Patrick Simone grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 18:38 | Hamilton | Earl Perry clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-33 |
| 18:37 | Hamilton | Patrick Simone gets the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:25 | Hamilton | Earl Perry scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Shah | 38-33 |
| 18:05 | Rensselaer | Everett Lewis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Britt | 38-36 |
| 17:45 | Hamilton | Rufus Macy blows the layup | 38-36 |
| 17:44 | Rensselaer | John Dean grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 17:32 | Rensselaer | Everett Lewis's pass is intercepted by Rufus Macy | 38-36 |
| 17:14 | Hamilton | John Shah misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 17:13 | Rensselaer | John Dean snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 17:01 | Rensselaer | John Dean's pass is intercepted by Earl Perry | 38-36 |
| 16:57 | Hamilton | Earl Perry lays it up and in | 40-36 |
| 16:44 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender buries a turnaround in the lane set up by John Dean and he's hacked by Patrick Simone - foul #3 on Patrick Simone, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Michael Fetzer (PG), Clayton Betts (SF), Lawrence Edwards (PF), Daniel Silvis (C) John Shah, Earl Eagan, Patrick Simone, Rufus Macy | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz (PG), Wesley Emerson (SG), Richard Keen (SF), Jeremy O'Kerson (C) Shawn Johnson, Everett Lewis, John Britt, John Dean | |
| 16:44 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:44 | Hamilton | Lawrence Edwards pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:25 | Hamilton | Michael Fetzer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 16:24 | Rensselaer | Richard Keen pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:08 | Rensselaer | Richard Keen can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 16:07 | Rensselaer | Richard Keen snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:55 | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy O'Kerson | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - Michael Fetzer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earl Perry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Clayton Betts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Silvis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Edward Wentz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Emerson (fresh) SF - Richard Keen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Bender (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy O'Kerson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Hamilton | Wesley Emerson steals the ball from Earl Perry | 40-40 |
| 15:11 | Rensselaer | Daniel Silvis blocks the short jumper by Richard Keen | 40-40 |
| 15:10 | Hamilton | The rebound goes to Earl Perry | 40-40 |
| 15:04 | Hamilton | Earl Perry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 15:02 | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:41 | Rensselaer | Richard Keen misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Michael Fetzer - foul #1 on Michael Fetzer, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Hamilton | John Shah (PG), Earl Eagan (SF), Patrick Simone (PF), Rufus Macy (C) Michael Fetzer, Earl Perry, Lawrence Edwards, Daniel Silvis | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Shawn Johnson (PG), Everett Lewis (SG), John Britt (SF), John Dean (C) Edward Wentz, Wesley Emerson, Gerald Bender, Jeremy O'Kerson | |
| 14:41 | Rensselaer | Richard Keen makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:41 | Rensselaer | Richard Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:27 | Hamilton | Earl Eagan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 14:26 | Rensselaer | Richard Keen grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 14:19 | Rensselaer | John Britt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 14:17 | Rensselaer | John Dean snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 14:06 | Rensselaer | John Britt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Hamilton | John Leach (SG) Clayton Betts | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Linwood Lewis (PF) Richard Keen | |
| 13:56 | Hamilton | John Dean picks off the pass by Rufus Macy | 40-42 |
| 13:35 | Rensselaer | John Leach steals it from Linwood Lewis | 40-42 |
| 13:19 | Hamilton | Earl Eagan misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 13:18 | Hamilton | Rufus Macy can't tip it in | 40-42 |
| 13:17 | Hamilton | The offensive rebound goes to John Shah | 40-42 |
| 13:02 | Hamilton | Patrick Simone is fouled on the floor by Shawn Johnson - foul #1 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Michael Fetzer (PG), Earl Perry (SG) John Shah, John Leach | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Richard Keen (PF), Jeremy O'Kerson (C) Linwood Lewis, John Dean | |
| 12:46 | Hamilton | Rufus Macy lays it in | 42-42 |
| 12:29 | Rensselaer | Everett Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 12:27 | Hamilton | The rebound goes to Rufus Macy | 42-42 |
| 12:15 | Hamilton | Rufus Macy is called for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Clayton Betts (SF), Lawrence Edwards (C) Earl Eagan, Rufus Macy | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz (PG), Gerald Bender (PF) Shawn Johnson, Jeremy O'Kerson | |
| 11:55 | Rensselaer | Everett Lewis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 11:54 | Rensselaer | Richard Keen tips it but misses | 42-42 |
| 11:52 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - Michael Fetzer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earl Perry (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Clayton Betts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Simone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Edward Wentz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Britt (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Bender (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Keen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Hamilton | Clayton Betts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Fetzer | 44-44 |
| 11:07 | Rensselaer | Earl Perry takes the ball from Richard Keen | 44-44 |
| 10:46 | Hamilton | Clayton Betts can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 10:44 | Rensselaer | Richard Keen gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:28 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender misses short on a floater from the left block | 44-44 |
| 10:27 | Hamilton | Earl Perry pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:11 | Hamilton | Clayton Betts misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 10:09 | Rensselaer | Richard Keen pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:53 | Rensselaer | Richard Keen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 09:52 | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:43 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender lays it up and in | 44-46 |
| 09:29 | Hamilton | Earl Perry is hacked by Richard Keen - foul #1 on Richard Keen, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Hamilton | John Shah (PG), John Leach (SG), Earl Eagan (SF), Daniel Silvis (PF), Rufus Macy (C) Michael Fetzer, Earl Perry, Clayton Betts, Patrick Simone, Lawrence Edwards | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Shawn Johnson (PG), Wesley Emerson (SG), Jeremy O'Kerson (SF), John Dean (C) Edward Wentz, Everett Lewis, John Britt, Richard Keen | |
| 09:18 | Hamilton | Shawn Johnson is called for the reach on John Shah - foul #2 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| 08:59 | Hamilton | Rufus Macy misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Shawn Johnson - foul #3 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Hamilton | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Linwood Lewis (PF) Gerald Bender | |
| 08:59 | Hamilton | Rufus Macy misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:59 | Hamilton | Rufus Macy misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:59 | Rensselaer | John Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:44 | Rensselaer | John Dean scores on a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Rufus Macy - foul #1 on Rufus Macy, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| 08:44 | Rensselaer | John Dean makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:27 | Hamilton | John Leach hits a runner from the left block | 46-49 |
| 08:08 | Rensselaer | Wesley Emerson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 07:49 | Hamilton | John Leach comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 07:47 | Hamilton | Rufus Macy snags the offensive board | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - John Shah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Leach (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Eagan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Silvis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rufus Macy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Wesley Emerson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy O'Kerson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Linwood Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Hamilton | Daniel Silvis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-52 |
| 07:31 | Hamilton | Earl Eagan hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 07:20 | Rensselaer | Shawn Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-52 |
| 07:19 | Hamilton | Rufus Macy grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 07:07 | Hamilton | Daniel Silvis buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rufus Macy | 50-52 |
| 06:51 | Rensselaer | Linwood Lewis makes the floater from the right side set up by Wesley Emerson | 50-54 |
| 06:31 | Hamilton | Daniel Silvis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 06:30 | Rensselaer | John Dean grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 06:14 | Rensselaer | Wesley Emerson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 06:13 | Hamilton | John Shah grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 05:54 | Hamilton | Earl Eagan travels with the ball | 50-54 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Michael Fetzer (PG), Earl Perry (SG), Clayton Betts (SF), Patrick Simone (PF), Lawrence Edwards (C) John Shah, John Leach, Earl Eagan, Daniel Silvis, Rufus Macy | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz (PG), Everett Lewis (SG), John Britt (SF), Gerald Bender (PF), Richard Keen (C) Shawn Johnson, Wesley Emerson, Jeremy O'Kerson, Linwood Lewis, John Dean | |
| 05:39 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender misses the easy layup | 50-54 |
| 05:38 | Hamilton | Lawrence Edwards gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:25 | Hamilton | Earl Perry makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 05:00 | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Bender | 53-56 |
| 04:35 | Hamilton | Richard Keen steals it from Clayton Betts | 53-56 |
| 04:15 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender throws it down set up by Richard Keen | 53-58 |
| 03:55 | Hamilton | Earl Perry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 03:53 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 03:30 | Rensselaer | Richard Keen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 03:28 | Hamilton | Earl Perry gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - Michael Fetzer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Earl Perry (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Betts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Simone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Edwards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Edward Wentz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Britt (fresh) PF - Gerald Bender (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Keen (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Hamilton | Hamilton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Hamilton | John Shah (PG), Earl Eagan (SF), Rufus Macy (C) Michael Fetzer, Clayton Betts, Lawrence Edwards | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Shawn Johnson (PG), John Dean (C) Edward Wentz, Richard Keen | |
| 03:09 | Hamilton | John Shah misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Shawn Johnson - foul #4 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| 03:09 | Hamilton | John Shah makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:09 | Hamilton | John Shah misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:09 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 02:57 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Patrick Simone - foul #4 on Patrick Simone, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| 02:57 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 02:57 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:39 | Hamilton | Earl Eagan connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by John Shah | 56-60 |
| 02:20 | Rensselaer | Gerald Bender hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 02:03 | Hamilton | John Shah's layup is rejected by John Dean | 56-63 |
| 02:02 | Hamilton | John Shah grabs the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 01:46 | Hamilton | Earl Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-63 |
| 01:27 | Rensselaer | Everett Lewis buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Hamilton | Hamilton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Hamilton | John Shah travels in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Michael Fetzer (PG), Clayton Betts (SG), John Leach (SF), Lawrence Edwards (PF), Daniel Silvis (C) John Shah, Earl Perry, Earl Eagan, Patrick Simone, Rufus Macy | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz (PG), Wesley Emerson (SG), Richard Keen (SF), Jeremy O'Kerson (PF), Linwood Lewis (C) Shawn Johnson, Everett Lewis, John Britt, Gerald Bender, John Dean | |
| Game Plan | Hamilton | Hamilton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Fetzer - foul #2 on Michael Fetzer, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| 01:02 | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:02 | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Hamilton | Hamilton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Hamilton | Clayton Betts hits a shot from the right block | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Hamilton | Hamilton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Rensselaer | Wesley Emerson is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Betts - foul #1 on Clayton Betts, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| 00:53 | Rensselaer | Wesley Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:53 | Rensselaer | Wesley Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:47 | Hamilton | Wesley Emerson picks off the pass by Michael Fetzer | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Hamilton | Hamilton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Clayton Betts - foul #2 on Clayton Betts, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| 00:25 | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:25 | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:19 | Hamilton | John Leach misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-72 |
| 00:18 | Rensselaer | Wesley Emerson snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | Rensselaer | Edward Wentz runs out the clock | 58-72 |