| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Spring (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Jeremiah Daily (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Letourneau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Engle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emanuel Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jon Spring inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gary Cooper misses long on a floater from the right block | 36-36 |
| 19:50 | Carleton | Emanuel Gilbert grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 19:25 | Carleton | William Jordan knocks in the floater from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 19:07 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 19:05 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jon Spring grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:48 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Thompson's pass is intercepted by Ray Engle | 36-38 |
| 18:27 | Carleton | William Jordan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jon Spring - foul #1 on Jon Spring, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:27 | Carleton | William Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:27 | Carleton | William Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:06 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 17:49 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Thompson - foul #1 on James Thompson, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 17:49 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:49 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:36 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ronald Shaw (SF) Jon Spring | |
| Subs | Carleton | Michael Brown (PG), Bradley Hass (PF) Jeremiah Daily, Ray Engle | |
| 17:17 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 17:15 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Johnny Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 16:55 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ronald Shaw hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Gary Cooper | 38-42 |
| 16:41 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau hits a jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 16:27 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Thompson is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Nelson Jenkins (PG), Brian Pearson (SG), Jon Spring (SF), James Burciaga (C) James Thompson, Gary Cooper, John Sutton, Johnny Dickerson | |
| Subs | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily (PG), Gary Morgan (PF), Donald Buckles (C) Floyd Letourneau, William Jordan, Emanuel Gilbert | |
| 16:12 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Burciaga connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nelson Jenkins | 40-44 |
| 15:53 | Carleton | Donald Buckles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-44 |
| 15:51 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Burciaga snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Nelson Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Pearson (fresh) SF - Jon Spring (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Burciaga (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Jeremiah Daily (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Hass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Morgan (fresh) C - Donald Buckles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Nelson Jenkins is hacked by Jeremiah Daily - foul #1 on Jeremiah Daily, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| Subs | Carleton | Ray Engle (PF) Gary Morgan | |
| 15:10 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Brown picks off the pass by James Burciaga | 40-44 |
| 14:49 | Carleton | Donald Buckles makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Brown | 40-47 |
| 14:31 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jon Spring misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 14:29 | Carleton | Michael Brown grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 14:09 | Carleton | Michael Brown misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Burciaga - foul #1 on James Burciaga, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Thompson (PG), Gary Cooper (SG), John Sutton (PF), Johnny Dickerson (C) Nelson Jenkins, Jon Spring, Ronald Shaw, James Burciaga | |
| Subs | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau (SG), William Jordan (SF), Emanuel Gilbert (C) Jeremiah Daily, Bradley Hass, Donald Buckles | |
| 14:09 | Carleton | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:09 | Carleton | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Johnny Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gary Cooper hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Thompson | 43-47 |
| 13:31 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau clanks a shot from the baseline | 43-47 |
| 13:29 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Brian Pearson snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 13:14 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Brian Pearson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 13:13 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gary Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:04 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Thompson is hacked by Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| Subs | Carleton | Richard Christopher (PG), Bradley Hass (PF) Michael Brown, Ray Engle | |
| 12:44 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gary Cooper's pass is intercepted by Bradley Hass | 43-47 |
| 12:20 | Carleton | The pull-up jumper by William Jordan is blocked by Johnny Dickerson | 43-47 |
| 12:18 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 12:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Cooper | 46-47 |
| 11:39 | Carleton | Brian Pearson is called for the reach on William Jordan - foul #1 on Brian Pearson, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Nelson Jenkins (PG), Jon Spring (SF), Ronald Shaw (C) James Thompson, Brian Pearson, Johnny Dickerson | |
| Subs | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily (PG), Ray Engle (PF) Richard Christopher, Bradley Hass | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Nelson Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Cooper (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jon Spring (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Sutton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Jeremiah Daily (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Letourneau (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Engle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emanuel Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 11:30 | Carleton | Emanuel Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:17 | Carleton | Nelson Jenkins picks off the pass by Floyd Letourneau | 46-47 |
| 11:04 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gary Cooper misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 11:02 | Carleton | Emanuel Gilbert grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 10:57 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 46-47 |
| 10:55 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jon Spring pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jon Spring drills a floater from the left wing set up by Nelson Jenkins | 48-47 |
| 10:35 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 10:34 | Carleton | Ray Engle pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:24 | Carleton | Ray Engle's pass is intercepted by Ronald Shaw | 48-47 |
| 10:07 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jon Spring scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 09:44 | Carleton | William Jordan loses the dribble to Nelson Jenkins | 50-47 |
| 09:28 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Nelson Jenkins is fouled on the floor by William Jordan - foul #1 on William Jordan, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Thompson (PG), James Burciaga (PF), Johnny Dickerson (C) Gary Cooper, Jon Spring, John Sutton | |
| Subs | Carleton | Michael Brown (PG), Gary Navas (SG), Bradley Hass (SF), Gary Morgan (PF), Donald Buckles (C) Jeremiah Daily, Floyd Letourneau, William Jordan, Ray Engle, Emanuel Gilbert | |
| 09:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Burciaga connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Dickerson | 52-47 |
| 08:47 | Carleton | Gary Morgan comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 08:45 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Johnny Dickerson grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 08:29 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Bradley Hass takes the ball from James Thompson | 52-47 |
| 08:26 | Carleton | Michael Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bradley Hass | 52-49 |
| 08:01 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ronald Shaw can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 52-49 |
| 07:59 | Carleton | Gary Morgan gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 07:49 | Carleton | Michael Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 07:48 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ronald Shaw snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 07:31 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gary Cooper (SG), Jon Spring (SF), John Sutton (PF) Nelson Jenkins, Ronald Shaw, James Burciaga | |
| Subs | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily (PG), William Jordan (SF), Ray Engle (PF), Emanuel Gilbert (C) Gary Navas, Bradley Hass, Gary Morgan, Donald Buckles | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Cooper (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jon Spring (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Sutton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Jeremiah Daily (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Engle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Emanuel Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Carleton | Emanuel Gilbert is hacked by Johnny Dickerson - foul #3 on Johnny Dickerson, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Brian Pearson (PG) James Thompson | |
| Subs | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau (SG) Michael Brown | |
| 07:02 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 07:01 | Carleton | Ray Engle tips it in | 52-51 |
| 06:44 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Brian Pearson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jeremiah Daily - foul #2 on Jeremiah Daily, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Burciaga (C) Johnny Dickerson | |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| 06:44 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Brian Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:44 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Brian Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:36 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremiah Daily | 54-54 |
| 06:20 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 06:18 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Brian Pearson gets the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:57 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jon Spring is hacked by Ray Engle - foul #2 on Ray Engle, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Thompson (PG), Ronald Shaw (C) Brian Pearson, James Burciaga | |
| Subs | Carleton | Bradley Hass (PF) Ray Engle | |
| 05:39 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-54 |
| 05:37 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:15 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 54-54 |
| 05:13 | Carleton | Bradley Hass grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 05:08 | Carleton | William Jordan drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Floyd Letourneau | 54-56 |
| 04:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Floyd Letourneau - foul #3 on Floyd Letourneau, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Nelson Jenkins (SG), Johnny Dickerson (C) Gary Cooper, Jon Spring | |
| Subs | Carleton | Michael Brown (PG), Gary Navas (SG), Gary Morgan (PF), Donald Buckles (C) Jeremiah Daily, Floyd Letourneau, William Jordan, Emanuel Gilbert | |
| 04:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:36 | Carleton | Gary Morgan misses the easy layup | 55-56 |
| 04:34 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The rebound goes to Nelson Jenkins | 55-56 |
| 04:19 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Ronald Shaw makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Nelson Jenkins | 57-56 |
| 04:03 | Carleton | Donald Buckles steps out of bounds on the sideline | 57-56 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander (SG), Brian Pearson (SF), James Burciaga (PF) James Thompson, Ronald Shaw, John Sutton | |
| Subs | Carleton | Ray Engle (PF) Gary Morgan | |
| 03:42 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Nelson Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 03:40 | Carleton | Ray Engle grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 03:25 | Carleton | Michael Brown's floater is knocked away by James Burciaga | 57-56 |
| 03:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander grabs the board | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - Nelson Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SF - Brian Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Burciaga (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Navas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bradley Hass (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Engle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Buckles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Alexander makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 02:56 | Carleton | Bradley Hass misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 60-56 |
| 02:55 | Carleton | Bradley Hass grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:55 | Carleton | Carleton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Thompson (PG), Gary Cooper (SG), Jon Spring (SF), John Sutton (PF) Nelson Jenkins, Michael Alexander, Brian Pearson, James Burciaga | |
| Subs | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily (PG), Floyd Letourneau (SG), William Jordan (SF), Emanuel Gilbert (C) Michael Brown, Gary Navas, Bradley Hass, Donald Buckles | |
| 02:39 | Carleton | William Jordan hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-58 |
| 02:17 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Cooper and the foul's on William Jordan - foul #2 on William Jordan, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| 02:17 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:02 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau is fouled on the floor by Gary Cooper - foul #1 on Gary Cooper, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| 01:51 | Carleton | Jeremiah Daily misses short on a floater from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 01:50 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jon Spring grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 01:31 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 01:29 | Carleton | Emanuel Gilbert snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 01:24 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau is hacked by Jon Spring - foul #2 on Jon Spring, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| 01:24 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:24 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:07 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Gary Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-60 |
| 00:46 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremiah Daily | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | John Sutton connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gary Cooper | 65-62 |
| 00:11 | Carleton | Ray Engle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 00:09 | Carleton | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Engle | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau is fouled on the floor by Gary Cooper - foul #2 on Gary Cooper, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:06 | Carleton | Floyd Letourneau makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeremiah Daily is called for the reach on James Thompson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremiah Daily, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:05 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:05 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Carleton | Carleton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Carleton | William Jordan misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The rebound goes to John Sutton | 67-64 |