| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Bill Hendren (fresh) SG - Timothy Nelson (fresh) SF - Samuel Heinz (fresh) PF - Bobby Cox (fresh) C - Melvin Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Chris Ogata (fresh) SG - William Sanderson (fresh) SF - Kenneth Shumaker (fresh) PF - Larry Walker (fresh) C - Joseph Blonsky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Amherst | Larry Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Amherst | Larry Walker is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Walker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders drills a jumper from the right block set up by Bill Hendren | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Amherst | William Sanderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Heinz | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Amherst | Larry Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Amherst | Chris Ogata snags the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:35 | Amherst | Chris Ogata hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Amherst | Chris Ogata pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Amherst | Bobby Cox is called for the reach on Chris Ogata - foul #1 on Bobby Cox, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Albert Smith (SF) Kenneth Shumaker | |
| 17:24 | Amherst | William Sanderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Bobby Cox | 5-2 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi College | Larry Walker picks off the pass by Bill Hendren | 5-2 |
| 16:10 | Amherst | Albert Smith connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Samuel Heinz | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Bill Hendren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Heinz (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bobby Cox (fresh) C - Melvin Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Chris Ogata (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Sanderson (fairly fresh) SF - Albert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Walker (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Blonsky (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Amherst | Larry Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren is hacked by Chris Ogata - foul #1 on Chris Ogata, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford (SG), Marshall Washer (C) Samuel Heinz, Melvin Sanders | |
| Subs | Amherst | Nile Davis (PG), Darrin Stenson (SG), Kenneth Shumaker (SF), John Young (PF), Ronald Wills (C) Chris Ogata, William Sanderson, Albert Smith, Larry Walker, Joseph Blonsky | |
| 14:45 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Cox | 11-4 |
| 14:29 | Amherst | Bill Hendren takes the ball from Kenneth Shumaker | 11-4 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 14:05 | Amherst | Ronald Wills gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:51 | Amherst | Darrin Stenson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Marshall Washer | 11-4 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 13:27 | Amherst | John Young gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:09 | Amherst | Bill Hendren steals the ball from John Young | 11-4 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford misses the lay-in | 11-4 |
| 13:04 | Amherst | Darrin Stenson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 12:42 | Amherst | Marshall Washer swats the layup by Ronald Wills | 11-4 |
| 12:40 | Amherst | Ronald Wills grabs the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 12:16 | Amherst | Ronald Wills's floater is knocked away by Marshall Washer | 11-4 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz (SF), Melvin Sanders (C) Rufus Sandford, Bobby Cox | |
| Subs | Amherst | Chris Ogata (PG), William Sanderson (SG), Albert Smith (SF), Larry Walker (PF), Joseph Blonsky (C) Nile Davis, Darrin Stenson, Kenneth Shumaker, John Young, Ronald Wills | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer misses the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 11:45 | Amherst | William Sanderson snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Bill Hendren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Samuel Heinz (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Marshall Washer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Melvin Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Chris Ogata (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Sanderson (fresh) SF - Albert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Walker (fresh) C - Joseph Blonsky (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Amherst | Albert Smith's pass is intercepted by Bill Hendren | 12-4 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 12-4 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson can't tip it in | 12-4 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz can't tip it in | 12-4 |
| 10:47 | Amherst | Larry Walker gets the rebound | 12-4 |
| 10:41 | Amherst | Larry Walker scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Ogata | 12-7 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-7 |
| 10:22 | Amherst | William Sanderson gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 10:18 | Amherst | Chris Ogata misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 10:16 | Amherst | Chris Ogata snags the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 10:08 | Amherst | Timothy Nelson steps in front of the William Sanderson pass | 12-7 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren misses the dunk attempt | 12-7 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz snags the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox (PF) Marshall Washer | |
| Subs | Amherst | Kenneth Shumaker (SF) Albert Smith | |
| 09:19 | Amherst | Larry Walker knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Shumaker | 12-9 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-9 |
| 08:48 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Kenneth Shumaker | 12-9 |
| 08:42 | Amherst | Samuel Heinz steals it from Kenneth Shumaker | 12-9 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-9 |
| 08:37 | Amherst | Joseph Blonsky grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 08:19 | Amherst | Chris Ogata misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bill Hendren - foul #1 on Bill Hendren, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford (SG) Samuel Heinz | |
| Subs | Amherst | Nile Davis (SG), Albert Smith (SF), John Young (C) William Sanderson, Kenneth Shumaker, Joseph Blonsky | |
| 08:19 | Amherst | Chris Ogata makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 08:19 | Amherst | Chris Ogata makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bill Hendren | 15-11 |
| 07:52 | Amherst | Rufus Sandford is called for the reach on Nile Davis - foul #1 on Rufus Sandford, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer (C) Melvin Sanders | |
| Subs | Amherst | Ronald Wills (C) Larry Walker | |
| 07:33 | Amherst | Nile Davis connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Bill Hendren (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rufus Sandford (fresh) SF - Timothy Nelson (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Bobby Cox (fresh) C - Marshall Washer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Chris Ogata (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nile Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Young (fresh) C - Ronald Wills (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 07:03 | Amherst | Chris Ogata pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 06:42 | Amherst | Albert Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-16 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rufus Sandford | 18-16 |
| 05:57 | Amherst | Nile Davis is hacked by Rufus Sandford - foul #2 on Rufus Sandford, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz (SF), Melvin Sanders (PF) Rufus Sandford, Bobby Cox | |
| Subs | Amherst | William Sanderson (SG), Kenneth Shumaker (SF), Larry Walker (PF), Joseph Blonsky (C) Chris Ogata, Albert Smith, John Young, Ronald Wills | |
| 05:50 | Amherst | Nile Davis drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Walker | 18-18 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Walker - foul #2 on Larry Walker, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| Subs | Amherst | John Young (PF) Larry Walker | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:21 | Amherst | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:06 | Amherst | Melvin Sanders steals it from Joseph Blonsky | 19-18 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi College | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Sanders | 19-18 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer misses the floater from the left block | 19-18 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren can't tip it in | 19-18 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Timothy Nelson, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox (PF) Marshall Washer | |
| Subs | Amherst | Chris Ogata (PG) Nile Davis | |
| 03:39 | Amherst | John Young clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bobby Cox | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Bill Hendren (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Nelson (tired) 12 pts. SF - Samuel Heinz (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bobby Cox (fresh) C - Melvin Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Chris Ogata (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Sanderson (fresh) SF - Kenneth Shumaker (fairly fresh) PF - John Young (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Blonsky (fresh) | |
| 02:50 | Amherst | Chris Ogata comes up short on the floater from the left side | 22-18 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford (SG), Edward Goulette (C) Timothy Nelson, Melvin Sanders | |
| Subs | Amherst | Nile Davis (SG), Albert Smith (SF), Larry Walker (PF), Ronald Wills (C) William Sanderson, Kenneth Shumaker, John Young, Joseph Blonsky | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox makes the free throw | 25-18 |
| 02:08 | Amherst | Ronald Wills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer (C) Edward Goulette | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer's layup is rejected by Larry Walker | 25-18 |
| 01:49 | Amherst | Ronald Wills snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 01:42 | Amherst | Albert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 25-18 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Larry Walker - foul #3 on Larry Walker, team foul #6 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson (SG), Melvin Sanders (C) Bill Hendren, Marshall Washer | |
| Subs | Amherst | William Sanderson (SG), Joseph Blonsky (C) Nile Davis, Larry Walker | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi College | Bobby Cox makes the free throw | 28-18 |
| 01:07 | Amherst | Joseph Blonsky scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chris Ogata | 28-20 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-20 |
| 00:45 | Amherst | Joseph Blonsky grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 00:38 | Amherst | Melvin Sanders blocks the short jumper by Albert Smith | 28-20 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-20 |
| 00:27 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Joseph Blonsky | 28-20 |
| 00:04 | Amherst | Ronald Wills hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-20 |
| 00:02 | Amherst | Joseph Blonsky grabs the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 00:00 | Amherst | The clock runs out | 28-20 |