| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Jesse Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Peter Vance (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Victor Kenna (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Brandt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Marvin Knox (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Baker (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Russell Grimes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Bulluck (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tufts | Russell Grimes inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Tufts | Dale Baker is hacked by Harry Pierce - foul #1 on Harry Pierce, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:24 | Tufts | Dale Baker is fouled on the floor by Christopher Brandt - foul #1 on Christopher Brandt, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 19:04 | Tufts | Dale Baker misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 19:03 | Amherst | Victor Kenna gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:01 | Amherst | Jesse Boyd is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Boyd, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| 18:46 | Tufts | John Bulluck's floater is tipped away by Victor Kenna | 34-30 |
| 18:44 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell tips it in | 34-32 |
| 18:34 | Amherst | Christopher Brandt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-32 |
| 18:32 | Tufts | Dale Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:21 | Tufts | The jump hook by Dale Baker is blocked by Harry Pierce | 34-32 |
| 18:19 | Amherst | Christopher Brandt pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:55 | Amherst | Christopher Brandt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 17:53 | Tufts | The rebound goes to Stephen Mitchell | 34-32 |
| 17:36 | Tufts | Marvin Knox misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 17:34 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell can't tip it in | 34-32 |
| 17:32 | Amherst | Peter Vance gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:10 | Amherst | Victor Kenna makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Peter Vance | 36-32 |
| 17:02 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dale Baker | 36-34 |
| 16:51 | Amherst | Victor Kenna comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 16:50 | Amherst | Harry Pierce tips it in | 38-34 |
| 16:23 | Tufts | Marvin Knox lays it up and in on a great pass from Dale Baker | 38-36 |
| 16:03 | Amherst | Jesse Boyd misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 16:02 | Tufts | John Bulluck snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Jesse Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Peter Vance (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Victor Kenna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Brandt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Marvin Knox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Baker (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Russell Grimes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Bulluck (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Tufts | Christopher Brandt blocks the short jumper by Marvin Knox | 38-36 |
| 15:56 | Amherst | Christopher Brandt grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 15:33 | Amherst | Christopher Brandt is hacked by John Bulluck - foul #1 on John Bulluck, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Amherst | Alan Berry (PG), Dale Taylor (SG), Billy Shaw (SF), Ronald Albers (PF), David Childress (C) Jesse Boyd, Peter Vance, Victor Kenna, Christopher Brandt, Harry Pierce | |
| Subs | Tufts | Leon Kornegay (PG), Richard Pisani (SG), Oscar Wilson (SF), Keith Matteson (PF), Mark Malewski (C) Marvin Knox, Dale Baker, Russell Grimes, John Bulluck, Stephen Mitchell | |
| 15:25 | Amherst | Ronald Albers lays it up and in set up by Dale Taylor | 40-36 |
| 15:13 | Tufts | Richard Pisani clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-36 |
| 15:12 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Billy Shaw | 40-36 |
| 14:59 | Amherst | Dale Taylor is fouled on the floor by Richard Pisani - foul #2 on Richard Pisani, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 14:49 | Amherst | Billy Shaw misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 14:47 | Tufts | Keith Matteson gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:27 | Tufts | Richard Pisani hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 40-36 |
| 14:25 | Amherst | Ronald Albers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:04 | Amherst | David Childress knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Alan Berry | 42-36 |
| 13:43 | Tufts | Leon Kornegay clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 13:41 | Tufts | Mark Malewski tips it but misses | 42-36 |
| 13:40 | Amherst | Billy Shaw grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 13:34 | Amherst | Billy Shaw clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Oscar Wilson - foul #1 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Amherst | Jesse Boyd (PG), Christopher Brandt (PF) Alan Berry, David Childress | |
| Subs | Tufts | Marvin Knox (PG), Dale Baker (SG), John Bulluck (PF) Leon Kornegay, Oscar Wilson, Mark Malewski | |
| 13:34 | Amherst | Billy Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:34 | Amherst | Billy Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:16 | Tufts | Dale Baker is fouled on the floor by Ronald Albers - foul #2 on Ronald Albers, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Russell Grimes (SF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Richard Pisani, Keith Matteson | |
| 12:57 | Tufts | Marvin Knox buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Stephen Mitchell | 44-38 |
| 12:33 | Amherst | Dale Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Shaw | 47-38 |
| 12:27 | Tufts | Russell Grimes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Mitchell | 47-40 |
| 12:09 | Amherst | Christopher Brandt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 12:07 | Amherst | Billy Shaw hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 11:39 | Tufts | John Bulluck misses long on a shot from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 11:37 | Tufts | John Bulluck tips it back up and in | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Jesse Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dale Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Shaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Brandt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Albers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Marvin Knox (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Baker (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Russell Grimes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Bulluck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Amherst | John Bulluck steals it from Ronald Albers | 49-42 |
| 11:17 | Tufts | Dale Taylor steals it from John Bulluck | 49-42 |
| 11:06 | Amherst | Christopher Brandt scores on a floater from the left side set up by Jesse Boyd | 51-42 |
| 10:56 | Tufts | John Bulluck scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Marvin Knox | 51-44 |
| 10:33 | Amherst | Jesse Boyd misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 10:31 | Amherst | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Shaw | 51-44 |
| 10:21 | Amherst | Dale Taylor is hacked by Stephen Mitchell - foul #3 on Stephen Mitchell, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Amherst | Peter Vance (SG), Donald Gautreaux (SF), Victor Kenna (PF), Harry Pierce (C) Dale Taylor, Billy Shaw, Christopher Brandt, Ronald Albers | |
| Subs | Tufts | Richard Pisani (SG), Oscar Wilson (SF), Keith Matteson (PF), Mark Malewski (C) Dale Baker, Russell Grimes, John Bulluck, Stephen Mitchell | |
| 10:16 | Amherst | Marvin Knox takes the ball from Peter Vance | 51-44 |
| 10:13 | Tufts | Marvin Knox lays it up and in | 51-46 |
| 09:55 | Amherst | Victor Kenna banks in the layup set up by Peter Vance | 53-46 |
| 09:40 | Tufts | Marvin Knox is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Marvin Knox, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Amherst | Alan Berry (PG) Jesse Boyd | |
| Subs | Tufts | Leon Kornegay (PG) Marvin Knox | |
| 09:17 | Amherst | Victor Kenna misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 09:16 | Tufts | Richard Pisani grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:55 | Tufts | Oscar Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 08:54 | Tufts | Richard Pisani can't tip it in | 53-46 |
| 08:53 | Tufts | Richard Pisani gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:42 | Tufts | Richard Pisani buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oscar Wilson | 53-48 |
| 08:20 | Amherst | Victor Kenna misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-48 |
| 08:19 | Tufts | Richard Pisani pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:58 | Tufts | Mark Malewski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Harry Pierce - foul #2 on Harry Pierce, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Amherst | Jesse Boyd (PG), Billy Shaw (SF), Christopher Brandt (PF) Alan Berry, Donald Gautreaux, Victor Kenna | |
| Subs | Tufts | Marvin Knox (PG), Dale Baker (SG), Russell Grimes (SF), John Bulluck (PF) Leon Kornegay, Richard Pisani, Oscar Wilson, Keith Matteson | |
| 07:58 | Tufts | Mark Malewski makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:58 | Tufts | Mark Malewski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:37 | Amherst | Jesse Boyd is hacked by Marvin Knox - foul #4 on Marvin Knox, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Amherst | Dale Taylor (SG), David Childress (C) Peter Vance, Harry Pierce | |
| Subs | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell (C) Mark Malewski | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Jesse Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Brandt (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - David Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Marvin Knox (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dale Baker (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Russell Grimes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Bulluck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Amherst | David Childress connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Boyd | 55-50 |
| 06:59 | Tufts | Marvin Knox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-50 |
| 06:58 | Amherst | Christopher Brandt snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 06:30 | Amherst | Dale Taylor is fouled on the floor by Russell Grimes - foul #1 on Russell Grimes, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Amherst | Ronald Albers (C) David Childress | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 06:30 | Amherst | Dale Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:30 | Amherst | Dale Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:13 | Tufts | Russell Grimes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Amherst | Peter Vance (SG), Harry Pierce (C) Dale Taylor, Ronald Albers | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 05:58 | Amherst | Jesse Boyd hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Peter Vance | 60-50 |
| 05:38 | Tufts | Marvin Knox misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 05:36 | Amherst | Christopher Brandt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 05:20 | Amherst | Jesse Boyd misses the fadeaway from the right side | 60-50 |
| 05:19 | Amherst | Billy Shaw tips it home | 62-50 |
| 04:54 | Tufts | Marvin Knox loses the dribble to Christopher Brandt | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Amherst | Jesse Boyd is fouled on the floor by Marvin Knox - foul #5 on Marvin Knox, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Amherst | Dale Taylor (SG), Victor Kenna (PF), Ronald Albers (C) Peter Vance, Christopher Brandt, Harry Pierce | |
| Subs | Tufts | Leon Kornegay (PG), Richard Pisani (SG), Oscar Wilson (SF), Keith Matteson (PF), Mark Malewski (C) Marvin Knox, Dale Baker, Russell Grimes, John Bulluck, Stephen Mitchell | |
| 04:37 | Amherst | Jesse Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 04:37 | Amherst | Jesse Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:28 | Tufts | A charge is called on Mark Malewski - foul #2 on Mark Malewski, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Amherst | Donald Gautreaux (SF) Billy Shaw | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 04:15 | Amherst | Victor Kenna travels with the ball | 64-50 |
| Subs | Amherst | Alan Berry (PG) Jesse Boyd | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 04:02 | Tufts | Leon Kornegay is fouled on the floor by Dale Taylor - foul #1 on Dale Taylor, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| 03:52 | Tufts | Richard Pisani hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Leon Kornegay | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Amherst | Alan Berry loses the dribble to Leon Kornegay | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Alan Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Gautreaux (fresh) PF - Victor Kenna (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Albers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Leon Kornegay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Pisani (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Matteson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Malewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Tufts | Victor Kenna steals the ball from Richard Pisani | 64-52 |
| 02:58 | Amherst | Victor Kenna comes up short on the shot from the right block | 64-52 |
| 02:56 | Tufts | The rebound goes to Mark Malewski | 64-52 |
| 02:56 | Tufts | Tufts calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | Amherst | Jesse Boyd (PG), Peter Vance (SG), Billy Shaw (SF), Christopher Brandt (PF), Harry Pierce (C) Alan Berry, Dale Taylor, Donald Gautreaux, Victor Kenna, Ronald Albers | |
| Subs | Tufts | Dale Baker (SG), Russell Grimes (SF), John Bulluck (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Richard Pisani, Oscar Wilson, Keith Matteson, Mark Malewski | |
| 02:33 | Tufts | Russell Grimes misses badly on a runner in the lane | 64-52 |
| 02:32 | Amherst | Christopher Brandt snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 02:19 | Amherst | Christopher Brandt drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jesse Boyd | 66-52 |
| 02:06 | Tufts | Leon Kornegay misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-52 |
| 02:04 | Amherst | Billy Shaw snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 01:38 | Amherst | Jesse Boyd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 01:37 | Amherst | Christopher Brandt gets the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 01:19 | Amherst | Billy Shaw knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jesse Boyd | 69-52 |
| 01:08 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell blows the layup | 69-52 |
| 01:06 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 00:56 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Russell Grimes | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Amherst | Harry Pierce makes the runner from the right block | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Tufts | Stephen Mitchell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 00:30 | Amherst | Billy Shaw snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| 00:00 | Amherst | Jesse Boyd runs out the clock | 71-55 |