| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Ronald Negron (fresh) SG - Joseph Lampkins (fresh) SF - Andrew Land (fresh) PF - Daniel Nolan (fresh) C - Shannon Butcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Samuel Lamb (fresh) SG - Robert Webster (fresh) SF - Wendell Tansey (fresh) PF - Michael Shepardson (fresh) C - Irwin Cipriani (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Amherst | Shannon Butcher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Amherst | Andrew Land misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Virginia Wesleyan | Irwin Cipriani grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Virginia Wesleyan | Irwin Cipriani hits a floater in the lane set up by Michael Shepardson | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Amherst | Daniel Nolan can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey scores on a jump hook in the paint | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Amherst | Joseph Lampkins loses the dribble to Samuel Lamb in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Wesleyan | Samuel Lamb hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Webster | 0-7 |
| 18:06 | Amherst | Samuel Lamb takes the ball from Ronald Negron | 0-7 |
| 18:02 | Virginia Wesleyan | Samuel Lamb lays it up and in | 0-9 |
| 17:56 | Amherst | Michael Shepardson is called for the reach on Daniel Nolan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Shepardson, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Amherst | Alan Poplin (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Theodore Conley (SF), Richard Battle (PF), Kenny Skinner (C) Ronald Negron, Joseph Lampkins, Andrew Land, Daniel Nolan, Shannon Butcher | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 17:38 | Amherst | Robert Jones hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alan Poplin | 3-9 |
| 17:15 | Virginia Wesleyan | Alan Poplin is called for the reach on Michael Shepardson - foul #1 on Alan Poplin, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Jessie Chrostowski (PG), Gerald Gomes (SG), John Marcus (SF), Timothy Kammerer (PF), Michael Brown (C) Samuel Lamb, Robert Webster, Wendell Tansey, Michael Shepardson, Irwin Cipriani | |
| 16:59 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Kammerer scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 3-11 |
| 16:53 | Amherst | Kenny Skinner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-11 |
| Subs | Amherst | Ronald Negron (PG), Shannon Butcher (C) Robert Jones, Kenny Skinner | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 16:48 | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Battle denies the turnaround by Timothy Kammerer | 3-11 |
| 16:47 | Amherst | Shannon Butcher gets the rebound | 3-11 |
| 16:43 | Amherst | Theodore Conley loses the dribble to Gerald Gomes | 3-11 |
| 16:29 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jessie Chrostowski loses the dribble to Richard Battle | 3-11 |
| 16:26 | Amherst | Alan Poplin is hacked by Gerald Gomes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Gomes, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Amherst | Joseph Lampkins (SG), Andrew Land (SF) Alan Poplin, Theodore Conley | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 16:07 | Amherst | Ronald Negron drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-11 |
| 15:57 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Kammerer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Amherst | Daniel Nolan (PF), Kenny Skinner (C) Richard Battle, Shannon Butcher | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Samuel Lamb (PG), Robert Webster (SG), Wendell Tansey (SF), Irwin Cipriani (C) Jessie Chrostowski, Gerald Gomes, John Marcus, Michael Brown | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Ronald Negron (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Lampkins (fresh) SF - Andrew Land (fresh) PF - Daniel Nolan (fresh) C - Kenny Skinner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Samuel Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Webster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wendell Tansey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Kammerer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Irwin Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Amherst | Joseph Lampkins misses long on an open turnaround in the paint | 5-11 |
| 15:42 | Virginia Wesleyan | Irwin Cipriani pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:14 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 14:50 | Amherst | Daniel Nolan makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph Lampkins | 8-14 |
| 14:32 | Virginia Wesleyan | Samuel Lamb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 14:31 | Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Webster misses the tip | 8-14 |
| 14:29 | Amherst | Daniel Nolan snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 14:23 | Amherst | Andrew Land clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 14:22 | Virginia Wesleyan | Irwin Cipriani snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 14:09 | Virginia Wesleyan | Irwin Cipriani misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 14:08 | Amherst | Ronald Negron pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:56 | Amherst | Daniel Nolan is hacked by Robert Webster - foul #1 on Robert Webster, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Amherst | Alan Poplin (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Theodore Conley (SF), Richard Battle (PF), Shannon Butcher (C) Ronald Negron, Joseph Lampkins, Andrew Land, Daniel Nolan, Kenny Skinner | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Jessie Chrostowski (PG), Gerald Gomes (SG), John Marcus (SF), Michael Shepardson (PF), Michael Brown (C) Samuel Lamb, Robert Webster, Wendell Tansey, Timothy Kammerer, Irwin Cipriani | |
| 13:48 | Amherst | Richard Battle buries a jumper from the left side | 10-14 |
| 13:25 | Virginia Wesleyan | Shannon Butcher is called for the reach on Gerald Gomes - foul #1 on Shannon Butcher, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| 13:04 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Marcus misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 10-14 |
| 13:02 | Amherst | Shannon Butcher snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:50 | Amherst | Richard Battle hits the finger roll and he's fouled by John Marcus - foul #1 on John Marcus, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| 12:50 | Amherst | Richard Battle makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:35 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jessie Chrostowski drills a 3 from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 12:07 | Amherst | Theodore Conley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 12:06 | Amherst | Theodore Conley snags the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 11:46 | Amherst | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 11:45 | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Alan Poplin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Theodore Conley (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Battle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Shannon Butcher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Jessie Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Gomes (fairly fresh) SF - John Marcus (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Shepardson (fairly fresh) C - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Shepardson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 11:21 | Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Gomes can't tip it in | 13-17 |
| 11:19 | Amherst | Theodore Conley grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 10:58 | Amherst | Theodore Conley is hacked by John Marcus - foul #2 on John Marcus, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Amherst | Ronald Negron (PG), Tommy Cordero (SG), Andrew Land (SF), Daniel Nolan (PF), Kenny Skinner (C) Alan Poplin, Robert Jones, Theodore Conley, Richard Battle, Shannon Butcher | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Samuel Lamb (PG), Robert Webster (SG), Wendell Tansey (SF), Timothy Kammerer (PF), Irwin Cipriani (C) Jessie Chrostowski, Gerald Gomes, John Marcus, Michael Shepardson, Michael Brown | |
| 10:45 | Amherst | Daniel Nolan misses long on a runner in the lane | 13-17 |
| 10:43 | Amherst | Tommy Cordero grabs the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:27 | Amherst | Daniel Nolan knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Tommy Cordero and he's fouled by Wendell Tansey - foul #1 on Wendell Tansey, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Amherst | Joseph Lampkins (SG) Tommy Cordero | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 10:27 | Amherst | Daniel Nolan makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:10 | Virginia Wesleyan | Irwin Cipriani is hacked by Andrew Land - foul #1 on Andrew Land, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| 09:53 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Amherst | David Andrews (SF) Andrew Land | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 09:33 | Amherst | Kenny Skinner blows the layup but he's hacked by Irwin Cipriani - foul #1 on Irwin Cipriani, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Amherst | Tommy Cordero (PG) Ronald Negron | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 09:33 | Amherst | Kenny Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:33 | Amherst | Kenny Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:12 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey hits a jumper in the paint and the foul's on David Andrews - foul #1 on David Andrews, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Amherst | Shannon Butcher (C) Daniel Nolan | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Shepardson (PF) Timothy Kammerer | |
| 09:12 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:52 | Amherst | Joseph Lampkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Shepardson - foul #2 on Michael Shepardson, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Amherst | Andrew Land (SF), Daniel Nolan (PF) David Andrews, Kenny Skinner | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Wagers (PG), James Smith (SG), Timothy Kammerer (PF) Samuel Lamb, Robert Webster, Michael Shepardson | |
| 08:52 | Amherst | Joseph Lampkins makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:52 | Amherst | Joseph Lampkins misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:52 | Amherst | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Butcher | 19-20 |
| 08:37 | Amherst | Daniel Nolan drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Lampkins | 21-20 |
| 08:33 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 08:32 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey grabs the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:25 | Virginia Wesleyan | Irwin Cipriani misses the easy layup | 21-20 |
| 08:23 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Kammerer can't tip it in | 21-20 |
| 08:22 | Amherst | Shannon Butcher snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 08:01 | Amherst | Joseph Lampkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Wendell Tansey | 21-20 |
| 07:30 | Virginia Wesleyan | Irwin Cipriani is fouled on the floor by Andrew Land - foul #2 on Andrew Land, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Amherst | Ronald Negron (PG), Alan Poplin (SG), Theodore Conley (SF), Richard Battle (PF), Kenny Skinner (C) Tommy Cordero, Joseph Lampkins, Andrew Land, Daniel Nolan, Shannon Butcher | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Samuel Lamb (PG), Robert Webster (SG), Gerald Gomes (SF), Michael Brown (C) Thomas Wagers, James Smith, Wendell Tansey, Irwin Cipriani | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Ronald Negron (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Poplin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Conley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Battle (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenny Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Samuel Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Webster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Gomes (fresh) PF - Timothy Kammerer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Kammerer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Battle - foul #1 on Richard Battle, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| 07:12 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Kammerer makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:12 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Kammerer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:01 | Amherst | Theodore Conley scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Negron | 23-22 |
| 06:46 | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 06:42 | Amherst | Alan Poplin is hacked by Robert Webster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Webster, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Jessie Chrostowski (SG), Wendell Tansey (SF) Robert Webster, Timothy Kammerer | |
| 06:42 | Amherst | Alan Poplin makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:42 | Amherst | Alan Poplin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:31 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey misses the jumper from the right block | 25-25 |
| 06:30 | Virginia Wesleyan | Samuel Lamb grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:18 | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Brown connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jessie Chrostowski | 25-27 |
| 05:54 | Amherst | Alan Poplin knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 05:30 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey connects on the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Theodore Conley - foul #1 on Theodore Conley, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Amherst | Robert Jones (SG), David Andrews (SF), Daniel Nolan (PF), Shannon Butcher (C) Alan Poplin, Theodore Conley, Richard Battle, Kenny Skinner | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | James Smith (SG), Timothy Kammerer (PF), Irwin Cipriani (C) Samuel Lamb, Gerald Gomes, Michael Brown | |
| 05:30 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:28 | Amherst | David Andrews is fouled in the backcourt by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| 05:28 | Amherst | David Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:28 | Amherst | David Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:59 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on David Andrews - foul #2 on David Andrews, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Amherst | Tommy Cordero (SG) David Andrews | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 04:59 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:59 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:43 | Amherst | Robert Jones connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Negron | 32-32 |
| 04:32 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Amherst | Alan Poplin (PG) Ronald Negron | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Samuel Lamb (PG) Jessie Chrostowski | |
| 04:19 | Amherst | Daniel Nolan hits the finger roll set up by Alan Poplin | 34-32 |
| 04:03 | Virginia Wesleyan | Irwin Cipriani's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Amherst | Joseph Lampkins (SG), Theodore Conley (SF), Richard Battle (PF) Tommy Cordero, Robert Jones, Daniel Nolan | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Gerald Gomes (SF) Wendell Tansey | |
| 04:01 | Amherst | James Smith steals the ball from Joseph Lampkins in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 03:45 | Virginia Wesleyan | Samuel Lamb hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 03:44 | Amherst | Theodore Conley grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 03:42 | Amherst | Richard Battle's pass is intercepted by Samuel Lamb in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 03:41 | Virginia Wesleyan | James Smith lays it in set up by Samuel Lamb | 34-34 |
| 03:21 | Amherst | Shannon Butcher's pass is intercepted by Timothy Kammerer | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Alan Poplin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lampkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Battle (fresh) 5 pts. C - Shannon Butcher (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Samuel Lamb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Gomes (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Kammerer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Irwin Cipriani (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Kammerer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 02:53 | Amherst | Shannon Butcher snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 02:47 | Amherst | Shannon Butcher scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Poplin | 36-34 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Wesleyan | The jumper by Samuel Lamb is denied by Richard Battle | 36-34 |
| 02:30 | Amherst | Theodore Conley snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 02:27 | Amherst | Joseph Lampkins travels in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | Amherst | Ronald Negron (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Andrew Land (SF), Daniel Nolan (PF), Kenny Skinner (C) Alan Poplin, Joseph Lampkins, Theodore Conley, Richard Battle, Shannon Butcher | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Jessie Chrostowski (PG), Robert Webster (SG), John Marcus (SF), Michael Shepardson (PF), Michael Brown (C) Samuel Lamb, James Smith, Gerald Gomes, Timothy Kammerer, Irwin Cipriani | |
| 02:10 | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Shepardson's floater is tipped away by Daniel Nolan | 36-34 |
| 02:08 | Amherst | Andrew Land gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 02:06 | Amherst | Ronald Negron is hacked by John Marcus in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Marcus, team foul #11 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey (SF) John Marcus | |
| 02:06 | Amherst | Ronald Negron misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 02:06 | Amherst | Ronald Negron misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 02:06 | Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 36-34 |
| 01:37 | Virginia Wesleyan | Daniel Nolan is called for the reach on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Daniel Nolan, team foul #9 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Amherst | Tommy Cordero (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 01:37 | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:37 | Amherst | Kenny Skinner pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 01:31 | Amherst | Tommy Cordero buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Land | 38-34 |
| 01:17 | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Shepardson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 01:15 | Amherst | Andrew Land pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 01:08 | Amherst | Andrew Land scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Negron | 41-34 |
| 01:01 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jessie Chrostowski misses the shot from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 01:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wendell Tansey gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 00:52 | Virginia Wesleyan | Ronald Negron is called for the reach on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Negron, team foul #10 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Amherst | Joseph Lampkins (SG), Richard Battle (PF) Ronald Negron, Daniel Nolan | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 00:52 | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:52 | Virginia Wesleyan | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:32 | Amherst | Andrew Land misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Wendell Tansey - foul #2 on Wendell Tansey, team foul #12 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Amherst | Theodore Conley (PF) Kenny Skinner | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Samuel Lamb (PG), Irwin Cipriani (C) Jessie Chrostowski, Michael Brown | |
| 00:32 | Amherst | Andrew Land makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:32 | Amherst | Andrew Land makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 00:13 | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Battle takes the ball from Irwin Cipriani | 43-36 |
| 00:02 | Amherst | Samuel Lamb takes the ball from Andrew Land | 43-36 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Samuel Lamb misses the fullcourt shot | 43-36 |