| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Matthew White (fresh) SG - Clark Aviles (fresh) SF - John Buehler (fresh) PF - Gary Cantrell (fresh) C - John Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Jerome Seymour (fresh) SG - John Lange (fresh) SF - George Sims (fresh) PF - Edward Pineiro (fresh) C - John Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California Tech. | John Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | California Tech. | John Lange buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Sims | 0-3 |
| 19:39 | Tufts | John Buehler scores on a floater from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:23 | California Tech. | John Lange drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 19:04 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell misses the jumper in the paint | 2-6 |
| 19:03 | California Tech. | John Taylor snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 18:59 | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 18:57 | Tufts | Clark Aviles pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:34 | Tufts | John Hill comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:34 | Tufts | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:34 | Tufts | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:17 | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 18:16 | Tufts | The rebound goes to John Buehler | 4-6 |
| 17:59 | Tufts | Clark Aviles can't connect on a shot from the right side | 4-6 |
| 17:57 | California Tech. | Edward Pineiro grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:35 | California Tech. | Edward Pineiro travels with the ball | 4-6 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stephen Geist (SG), Sean Harris (SF), Robert Spencer (PF), Don Croft (C) Jerome Seymour, George Sims, Edward Pineiro, John Taylor | |
| 17:25 | Tufts | Matthew White comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:24 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Stephen Geist | 4-6 |
| 17:19 | California Tech. | John Hill picks off the pass by John Lange | 4-6 |
| 16:56 | Tufts | John Lange is called for the reach on Matthew White - foul #1 on John Lange, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Tufts | Victor Hogan (PG), Jeffery Mann (SG), John Fargo (PF), Grover Fenimore (C) Matthew White, Clark Aviles, Gary Cantrell, John Hill | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour (PG) John Lange | |
| 16:37 | Tufts | Victor Hogan scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Jeffery Mann | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | California Tech. | Don Croft clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:27 | California Tech. | Don Croft tips it back up and in | 6-8 |
| 15:59 | Tufts | John Buehler hits the finger roll | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Mann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Buehler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Fargo (fresh) C - Grover Fenimore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Jerome Seymour (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Geist (fresh) SF - Sean Harris (fresh) PF - Robert Spencer (fresh) C - Don Croft (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | California Tech. | Robert Spencer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerome Seymour | 8-10 |
| 15:32 | Tufts | John Buehler hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Grover Fenimore | 10-10 |
| 15:21 | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour connects on the 3 from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 15:00 | Tufts | Victor Hogan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jeffery Mann | 12-13 |
| 14:45 | California Tech. | Don Croft is whistled for traveling | 12-13 |
| Subs | Tufts | Matthew White (PG), Clark Aviles (SG), King Swarey (SF), Gary Cantrell (PF), John Hill (C) Victor Hogan, Jeffery Mann, John Buehler, John Fargo, Grover Fenimore | |
| Subs | California Tech. | George Sims (PG), John Lange (SG), Gowon Africa (SF), Edward Pineiro (PF), John Taylor (C) Jerome Seymour, Stephen Geist, Sean Harris, Robert Spencer, Don Croft | |
| 14:32 | Tufts | King Swarey is fouled on the floor by John Taylor - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Don Croft (C) John Taylor | |
| 14:26 | Tufts | Matthew White can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 14:25 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell misses the tip | 12-13 |
| 14:23 | Tufts | John Hill hits the follow up shot | 14-13 |
| 14:01 | California Tech. | Edward Pineiro comes up short on the shot in the lane | 14-13 |
| 14:00 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 13:45 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Edward Pineiro - foul #1 on Edward Pineiro, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Michael Palmer (C) Don Croft | |
| 13:45 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:45 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:45 | California Tech. | Edward Pineiro grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 13:39 | California Tech. | John Lange hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 13:38 | California Tech. | Michael Palmer tips it home | 15-15 |
| 13:26 | Tufts | Clark Aviles evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew White and he's hacked by Edward Pineiro - foul #2 on Edward Pineiro, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Robert Spencer (PF) Edward Pineiro | |
| 13:26 | Tufts | Clark Aviles makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| 13:09 | California Tech. | John Lange misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-15 |
| 13:08 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 12:58 | Tufts | John Hill misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 12:56 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Gowon Africa | 18-15 |
| 12:51 | California Tech. | John Lange misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 12:50 | California Tech. | Robert Spencer tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| 12:31 | Tufts | Matthew White loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 18-17 |
| Subs | Tufts | Jeffery Mann (SG), John Buehler (SF), Grover Fenimore (C) Clark Aviles, King Swarey, John Hill | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour (PG), Stephen Geist (SG), Sean Harris (SF), Don Croft (PF) George Sims, John Lange, Gowon Africa, Robert Spencer | |
| 12:08 | California Tech. | Don Croft clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Gary Cantrell - foul #1 on Gary Cantrell, team foul #1 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Tufts | Victor Hogan (PG), John Fargo (PF) Matthew White, Gary Cantrell | |
| Subs | California Tech. | John Lange (PG), Gowon Africa (SF) Jerome Seymour, Michael Palmer | |
| 12:08 | California Tech. | Don Croft misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:08 | California Tech. | Don Croft misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:08 | Tufts | The rebound goes to John Fargo | 18-17 |
| 11:49 | Tufts | John Buehler can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Sean Harris - foul #1 on Sean Harris, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | George Sims (PG), Robert Spencer (PF) Stephen Geist, Gowon Africa | |
| 11:49 | Tufts | John Buehler makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:49 | Tufts | John Buehler makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffery Mann (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Buehler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Fargo (fresh) C - Grover Fenimore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - George Sims (fresh) SG - John Lange (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sean Harris (fresh) PF - Robert Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Don Croft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | California Tech. | Robert Spencer misses long on a floater from the left block | 20-17 |
| 11:28 | California Tech. | Don Croft gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 11:22 | California Tech. | John Lange misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 11:21 | Tufts | The rebound goes to John Fargo | 20-17 |
| 11:06 | Tufts | George Sims steps in front of the Grover Fenimore pass | 20-17 |
| 11:02 | California Tech. | George Sims dunks the ball | 20-19 |
| 10:46 | Tufts | Victor Hogan is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Victor Hogan, team foul #2 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Tufts | Matthew White (PG), Clark Aviles (SG), Gary Cantrell (PF), John Hill (C) Victor Hogan, Jeffery Mann, John Fargo, Grover Fenimore | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour (PG), Stephen Geist (SG), Gowon Africa (SF), Michael Palmer (C) George Sims, John Lange, Sean Harris, Robert Spencer | |
| 10:31 | California Tech. | Don Croft makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jerome Seymour | 20-21 |
| 10:16 | Tufts | Matthew White can't connect on a shot from the right side | 20-21 |
| 10:14 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell snags the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 09:58 | Tufts | Stephen Geist steals the ball from Gary Cantrell | 20-21 |
| 09:53 | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Geist | 20-23 |
| 09:38 | Tufts | John Hill is hacked by Michael Palmer - foul #1 on Michael Palmer, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Tufts | King Swarey (SF) John Buehler | |
| Subs | California Tech. | John Lange (SG), George Sims (SF), Robert Spencer (PF) Stephen Geist, Gowon Africa, Michael Palmer | |
| 09:38 | Tufts | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:38 | Tufts | John Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:38 | California Tech. | Robert Spencer snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 09:22 | California Tech. | Robert Spencer misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Gary Cantrell - foul #2 on Gary Cantrell, team foul #3 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Tufts | John Fargo (PF) Gary Cantrell | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Sean Harris (SF) Jerome Seymour | |
| 09:22 | California Tech. | Robert Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:22 | California Tech. | Robert Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 09:06 | Tufts | Sean Harris swats the shot by Matthew White | 21-25 |
| 09:04 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to George Sims | 21-25 |
| 09:00 | California Tech. | John Lange buries a 3 from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 08:38 | Tufts | Matthew White connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-28 |
| 08:21 | California Tech. | John Lange misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 08:19 | California Tech. | Robert Spencer grabs the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 08:01 | California Tech. | Robert Spencer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Spencer, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Tufts | Victor Hogan (PG), Jeffery Mann (SG), John Buehler (SF), Grover Fenimore (C) Matthew White, Clark Aviles, King Swarey, John Hill | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour (PG), Stephen Geist (SG), Gowon Africa (SF), Michael Palmer (C) George Sims, John Lange, Robert Spencer, Don Croft | |
| 07:41 | Tufts | Stephen Geist steals the ball from John Fargo | 24-28 |
| 07:36 | California Tech. | Sean Harris dunks the ball on a nice dish by Stephen Geist | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffery Mann (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Buehler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Fargo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Grover Fenimore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Jerome Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Geist (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gowon Africa (fresh) PF - Sean Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Tufts | John Buehler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 07:15 | Tufts | John Fargo tips it in | 26-30 |
| 07:08 | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gowon Africa | 26-33 |
| 06:49 | Tufts | Victor Hogan misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jerome Seymour - foul #1 on Jerome Seymour, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Tufts | King Swarey (PF) John Fargo | |
| Subs | California Tech. | John Lange (SG), George Sims (SF), Robert Spencer (PF), Don Croft (C) Stephen Geist, Gowon Africa, Sean Harris, Michael Palmer | |
| 06:49 | Tufts | Victor Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 06:49 | Tufts | Victor Hogan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 06:49 | California Tech. | Robert Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 06:38 | California Tech. | Don Croft lays it in on a nice dish by John Lange | 27-35 |
| 06:23 | Tufts | John Buehler scores on a floater near the basket | 29-35 |
| 06:13 | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour is fouled on the floor by Grover Fenimore - foul #1 on Grover Fenimore, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Tufts | Matthew White (PG) Victor Hogan | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Edward Pineiro (PF), John Taylor (C) Robert Spencer, Don Croft | |
| 05:54 | California Tech. | John Taylor misses the shot in the paint | 29-35 |
| 05:52 | California Tech. | George Sims tips it back up and in | 29-37 |
| 05:43 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore is fouled on the floor by John Taylor - foul #3 on John Taylor, team foul #10 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Tufts | Clark Aviles (SG), John Fargo (PF) Jeffery Mann, King Swarey | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stephen Geist (SG), Don Croft (C) Jerome Seymour, John Taylor | |
| 05:43 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 05:43 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 05:26 | California Tech. | John Lange misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 05:25 | Tufts | John Fargo gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 05:06 | Tufts | John Buehler misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 05:05 | California Tech. | Edward Pineiro snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 04:51 | California Tech. | John Lange knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Matthew White - foul #1 on Matthew White, team foul #5 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Tufts | Victor Hogan (PG), King Swarey (SF), John Hill (C) Matthew White, John Buehler, Grover Fenimore | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour (PG), Gowon Africa (SF) Stephen Geist, George Sims | |
| 04:51 | California Tech. | John Lange misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 04:51 | Tufts | John Fargo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 04:30 | Tufts | John Hill misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Gowon Africa - foul #1 on Gowon Africa, team foul #11 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | George Sims (SF) Gowon Africa | |
| 04:30 | Tufts | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 04:30 | Tufts | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 04:07 | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-39 |
| 04:06 | Tufts | Clark Aviles grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 03:40 | Tufts | Clark Aviles makes the floater from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clark Aviles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - King Swarey (fresh) PF - John Fargo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hill (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Jerome Seymour (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lange (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Pineiro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Don Croft (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | California Tech. | Edward Pineiro drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jerome Seymour | 35-41 |
| 02:58 | Tufts | Edward Pineiro steals it from Clark Aviles | 35-41 |
| 02:46 | California Tech. | John Lange hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-41 |
| 02:44 | Tufts | John Fargo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 02:38 | Tufts | Victor Hogan comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 02:36 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Jerome Seymour | 35-41 |
| 02:29 | California Tech. | John Lange connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerome Seymour | 35-44 |
| 02:08 | Tufts | John Hill is whistled for traveling | 35-44 |
| Subs | Tufts | Matthew White (PG), Jeffery Mann (SG), John Buehler (SF), Gary Cantrell (PF), Grover Fenimore (C) Victor Hogan, Clark Aviles, King Swarey, John Fargo, John Hill | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stephen Geist (SG), Sean Harris (SF), Michael Palmer (C) Jerome Seymour, George Sims, Don Croft | |
| 01:45 | California Tech. | Edward Pineiro misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Grover Fenimore - foul #2 on Grover Fenimore, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour (PG) John Lange | |
| 01:45 | California Tech. | Edward Pineiro makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 01:45 | California Tech. | Edward Pineiro misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 01:45 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 01:25 | Tufts | John Buehler loses the dribble to Sean Harris | 35-45 |
| 01:18 | California Tech. | Jerome Seymour scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Palmer | 35-48 |
| 01:07 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell is hacked by Edward Pineiro - foul #3 on Edward Pineiro, team foul #12 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | John Lange (PG), Gowon Africa (SF), Robert Spencer (PF), Don Croft (C) Jerome Seymour, Sean Harris, Edward Pineiro, Michael Palmer | |
| 01:07 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 01:07 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 01:07 | California Tech. | Don Croft snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 00:59 | California Tech. | Gowon Africa is fouled on the floor by John Buehler - foul #1 on John Buehler, team foul #7 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Sean Harris (SF) Don Croft | |
| 00:59 | California Tech. | Gowon Africa makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 00:59 | California Tech. | Gowon Africa makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 00:39 | Tufts | Gary Cantrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | George Sims (PG), Don Croft (C) John Lange, Sean Harris | |
| 00:24 | California Tech. | Robert Spencer scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Don Croft | 35-52 |
| 00:04 | Tufts | Matthew White evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing set up by John Buehler | 38-52 |
| 00:00 | California Tech. | Gowon Africa can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 38-52 |