| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Albert Bowman (fresh) SG - Johnny Murphy (fresh) SF - Damien Pullins (fresh) PF - Barry Stephens (fresh) C - Larry King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Peter Oliveros (fresh) SG - George Stewart (fresh) SF - Austin Jenkins (fresh) PF - Edward Friedman (fresh) C - Calvin Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Calvin Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Vermont | George Stewart loses the dribble to Albert Bowman | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Vermont | Edward Friedman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Vermont | George Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Johnny Murphy - foul #1 on Johnny Murphy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Vermont | George Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Vermont | George Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:00 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Larry King | 0-1 |
| 18:32 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Murphy | 3-1 |
| 18:17 | Vermont | George Stewart misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-1 |
| 18:16 | Holy Cross | Larry King grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:54 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins misses the fadeaway from the left side | 3-1 |
| 17:52 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Damien Pullins | 3-1 |
| 17:28 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Murphy | 6-1 |
| 17:21 | Vermont | George Stewart misses long on a floater in the paint | 6-1 |
| 17:20 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins grabs the board | 6-1 |
| 17:05 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 6-1 |
| 17:04 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins grabs the offensive board | 6-1 |
| 16:45 | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens is fouled on the floor by Calvin Gray - foul #1 on Calvin Gray, team foul #1 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG), Lyle Holmes (PF), James Hart (C) Albert Bowman, Barry Stephens, Larry King | |
| Subs | Vermont | William Hampton (PG), Young Yin (SG), Modesto Gallo (SF), Randy Godley (C) Peter Oliveros, George Stewart, Austin Jenkins, Calvin Gray | |
| 16:32 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Young Yin - foul #1 on Young Yin, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| 16:32 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 16:32 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:14 | Vermont | Modesto Gallo connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 15:52 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-3 |
| 15:50 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Sam Hicks (fresh) SG - Johnny Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damien Pullins (fairly fresh) PF - Lyle Holmes (fresh) C - James Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - William Hampton (fresh) SG - Young Yin (fresh) SF - Modesto Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Friedman (fairly fresh) C - Randy Godley (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes is fouled on the floor by William Hampton - foul #1 on William Hampton, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG), Daniel Melton (SF), Barry Stephens (PF), Larry King (C) Sam Hicks, Damien Pullins, Lyle Holmes, James Hart | |
| Subs | Vermont | George Stewart (SG) Young Yin | |
| 15:28 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 15:27 | Vermont | Edward Friedman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:03 | Vermont | William Hampton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 15:01 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Daniel Melton | 8-3 |
| 14:38 | Holy Cross | Modesto Gallo steals it from Johnny Murphy | 8-3 |
| 14:35 | Vermont | William Hampton lays it up and in on a great pass from Modesto Gallo | 8-5 |
| 14:09 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnny Murphy | 11-5 |
| 14:06 | Vermont | George Stewart is hacked by Johnny Murphy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Murphy, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Gold (SG), Damien Pullins (SF), Lyle Holmes (PF) Johnny Murphy, Daniel Melton, Barry Stephens | |
| Subs | Vermont | Peter Oliveros (PG), Austin Jenkins (SF), Calvin Gray (C) William Hampton, Modesto Gallo, Randy Godley | |
| 13:41 | Vermont | Lyle Holmes swats the shot by George Stewart | 11-5 |
| 13:39 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 13:22 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Austin Jenkins - foul #1 on Austin Jenkins, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG), James Hart (C) Albert Bowman, Larry King | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 13:22 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 13:22 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:19 | Vermont | William Gold is called for the reach on Peter Oliveros in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Gold, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| 13:08 | Vermont | George Stewart misses the jumper from the baseline | 13-5 |
| 13:07 | Vermont | Edward Friedman gets the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 13:01 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-5 |
| 12:59 | Vermont | Calvin Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 12:51 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Sam Hicks - foul #1 on Sam Hicks, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens (PF) Lyle Holmes | |
| Subs | Vermont | Young Yin (SG), Modesto Gallo (SF) George Stewart, Edward Friedman | |
| 12:51 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 12:51 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:30 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins is called for traveling | 13-6 |
| 12:23 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins is hacked by James Hart - foul #1 on James Hart, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| 12:07 | Vermont | Young Yin makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 11:41 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins hits a floater from just outside the lane | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Sam Hicks (fresh) SG - William Gold (fresh) SF - Damien Pullins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Barry Stephens (fresh) C - James Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Peter Oliveros (fairly fresh) SG - Young Yin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Modesto Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Austin Jenkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Calvin Gray (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins can't finish the layup | 15-9 |
| 11:21 | Vermont | Calvin Gray gets the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:07 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins lays it in uncontested | 15-11 |
| 10:46 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins connects on the 3 from straight away | 18-11 |
| 10:32 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins is open and buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Oliveros | 18-13 |
| 10:11 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks's pass is intercepted by Austin Jenkins | 18-13 |
| 09:54 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Barry Stephens - foul #1 on Barry Stephens, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG), Daniel Melton (SF), Lyle Holmes (PF), Larry King (C) Sam Hicks, Damien Pullins, Barry Stephens, James Hart | |
| Subs | Vermont | William Hampton (PG), George Stewart (SG), Edward Friedman (PF), Randy Godley (C) Peter Oliveros, Young Yin, Modesto Gallo, Calvin Gray | |
| 09:54 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:54 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:29 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 09:28 | Vermont | Randy Godley gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:26 | Vermont | William Hampton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 09:08 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lyle Holmes | 20-15 |
| 09:06 | Vermont | William Hampton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| 08:42 | Holy Cross | Randy Godley is called for the reach on Albert Bowman - foul #1 on Randy Godley, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Modesto Gallo (SF) Austin Jenkins | |
| 08:18 | Holy Cross | Daniel Melton is hacked by Modesto Gallo - foul #1 on Modesto Gallo, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (SG), Barry Stephens (PF) William Gold, Lyle Holmes | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 08:04 | Holy Cross | A charge is called on Albert Bowman - foul #1 on Albert Bowman, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Peter Oliveros (PG), Calvin Gray (C) William Hampton, Randy Godley | |
| 07:48 | Vermont | George Stewart is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 07:24 | Holy Cross | Daniel Melton knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Bowman | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Albert Bowman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damien Pullins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Stephens (fairly fresh) C - Larry King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Peter Oliveros (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Modesto Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Friedman (tiring) 3 reb. C - Calvin Gray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Vermont | George Stewart hits a wide open jumper in the lane set up by Peter Oliveros and the foul's on Larry King - foul #1 on Larry King, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG), William Gold (SG), Lyle Holmes (PF) Albert Bowman, Daniel Melton, Barry Stephens | |
| Subs | Vermont | Austin Jenkins (SF) Modesto Gallo | |
| 07:07 | Vermont | George Stewart makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:52 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-20 |
| 06:51 | Vermont | George Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:33 | Vermont | Damien Pullins takes the ball from Austin Jenkins | 22-20 |
| 06:16 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks drills a shot near the basket set up by Larry King | 24-20 |
| 05:58 | Vermont | Calvin Gray scores on a shot from the left block | 24-22 |
| 05:31 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks is fouled on the floor by Calvin Gray - foul #2 on Calvin Gray, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy (SG), Daniel Melton (SF), Barry Stephens (PF), James Hart (C) William Gold, Damien Pullins, Lyle Holmes, Larry King | |
| Subs | Vermont | William Hampton (PG), Young Yin (SG), Modesto Gallo (SF), Randy Godley (C) Peter Oliveros, George Stewart, Edward Friedman, Calvin Gray | |
| 05:31 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:31 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:31 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:05 | Vermont | Johnny Murphy takes the ball from Young Yin | 25-22 |
| 05:02 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Johnny Murphy | 27-22 |
| 04:42 | Vermont | Modesto Gallo misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Melton - foul #1 on Daniel Melton, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG) Sam Hicks | |
| Subs | Vermont | Edward Friedman (PF) Austin Jenkins | |
| 04:42 | Vermont | Modesto Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:42 | Vermont | Modesto Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:16 | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins (SF) Daniel Melton | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 03:58 | Vermont | Young Yin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-24 |
| 03:56 | Vermont | Edward Friedman pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 03:36 | Vermont | Edward Friedman clanks a turnaround from close range | 27-24 |
| 03:34 | Holy Cross | James Hart grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 03:19 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Damien Pullins | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Albert Bowman (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Damien Pullins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Barry Stephens (fairly fresh) C - James Hart (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - William Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Young Yin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Modesto Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Friedman (tired) 4 reb. C - Randy Godley (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Vermont | William Hampton is hacked by Albert Bowman - foul #2 on Albert Bowman, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes (PF), Larry King (C) Barry Stephens, James Hart | |
| Subs | Vermont | George Stewart (SG), Austin Jenkins (PF), Calvin Gray (C) Young Yin, Edward Friedman, Randy Godley | |
| 02:59 | Vermont | William Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:59 | Vermont | William Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:37 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Damien Pullins | 32-26 |
| 02:35 | Vermont | George Stewart travels in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG) Albert Bowman | |
| Subs | Vermont | Peter Oliveros (PG) William Hampton | |
| 02:17 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Sam Hicks | 35-26 |
| 01:56 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-26 |
| 01:55 | Vermont | Calvin Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 01:36 | Vermont | George Stewart connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Peter Oliveros | 35-28 |
| 01:12 | Holy Cross | Damien Pullins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 01:11 | Vermont | Austin Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 01:08 | Vermont | Johnny Murphy is called for the reach on George Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Murphy, team foul #11 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman (PG), William Gold (SG), Daniel Melton (SF), Barry Stephens (PF) Sam Hicks, Johnny Murphy, Damien Pullins, Lyle Holmes | |
| Subs | Vermont | Edward Friedman (PF), Randy Godley (C) Modesto Gallo, Calvin Gray | |
| 01:08 | Vermont | George Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:08 | Vermont | George Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:39 | Holy Cross | Barry Stephens can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 00:37 | Vermont | The rebound goes to George Stewart | 35-29 |
| 00:22 | Vermont | Edward Friedman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Barry Stephens - foul #2 on Barry Stephens, team foul #12 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Hart (C) Larry King | |
| Subs | Vermont | Young Yin (SG) George Stewart | |
| 00:22 | Vermont | Edward Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:22 | Vermont | Edward Friedman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:22 | Holy Cross | William Gold pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 00:04 | Holy Cross | Albert Bowman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 00:02 | Vermont | Randy Godley grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 00:00 | Vermont | Randy Godley misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-30 |