| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Karl Hanselman (fresh) SG - Peter Vance (fresh) SF - Marcus Snyder (fresh) PF - Bryan Jones (fresh) C - Ronald Albers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Salem St. | PG - Donald Hunt (fresh) SG - Jay Rhode (fresh) SF - Christopher McFarland (fresh) PF - Shawn Raymer (fresh) C - Boyd Wood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Amherst | Ronald Albers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Salem St. | Salem St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Amherst | Bryan Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Salem St. | Donald Hunt grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Salem St. | Karl Hanselman takes the ball from Donald Hunt in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Amherst | Peter Vance banks in the layup set up by Karl Hanselman | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Salem St. | Donald Hunt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Rhode | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Amherst | Bryan Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Salem St. | Boyd Wood snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Salem St. | Boyd Wood double dribbles | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Amherst | Karl Hanselman hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Albers | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | Salem St. | Christopher McFarland misses the lay-in | 4-3 |
| 18:24 | Amherst | Karl Hanselman pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:08 | Amherst | Bryan Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:44 | Salem St. | Jay Rhode hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher McFarland | 7-5 |
| 17:39 | Amherst | Boyd Wood is called for the reach on Karl Hanselman - foul #1 on Boyd Wood, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Amherst | Steven Yorke (PG), Stephen Parry (SG), Alan Berry (SF), David Childress (PF), Kevin Benjamin (C) Karl Hanselman, Peter Vance, Marcus Snyder, Bryan Jones, Ronald Albers | |
| Subs | Salem St. | John Watford (SG), Kevin Clark (C) Jay Rhode, Boyd Wood | |
| 17:22 | Amherst | Shawn Raymer steps in front of the Steven Yorke pass | 7-5 |
| 17:04 | Salem St. | Kevin Clark clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Alan Berry - foul #1 on Alan Berry, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | Salem St. | Julian Thibodeaux (SG), Jeff Blythe (SF), Scott Emery (C) Donald Hunt, Christopher McFarland, Shawn Raymer | |
| 17:04 | Salem St. | Kevin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:04 | Salem St. | Kevin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:54 | Amherst | Stephen Parry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:53 | Salem St. | John Watford grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:35 | Salem St. | Julian Thibodeaux can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-7 |
| 16:34 | Amherst | Kevin Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:30 | Amherst | Scott Emery blocks the short jumper by Steven Yorke | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | Amherst | Alan Berry tips it in | 9-7 |
| 16:13 | Salem St. | Jeff Blythe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 16:11 | Amherst | Kevin Benjamin grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 15:50 | Amherst | David Childress comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 15:49 | Amherst | David Childress hits the follow up shot | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Steven Yorke (fresh) SG - Stephen Parry (fresh) SF - Alan Berry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Childress (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Salem St. | PG - John Watford (fresh) SG - Julian Thibodeaux (fresh) SF - Jeff Blythe (fresh) PF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Emery (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Salem St. | Jeff Blythe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 11-7 |
| 15:34 | Amherst | Kevin Benjamin grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 15:19 | Amherst | Steven Yorke connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Alan Berry | 14-7 |
| 15:09 | Salem St. | John Watford scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Emery | 14-9 |
| 14:49 | Amherst | David Childress misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 14:48 | Amherst | Kevin Benjamin tips it in | 16-9 |
| 14:29 | Salem St. | Julian Thibodeaux misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 16-9 |
| 14:28 | Salem St. | Scott Emery gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 14:16 | Salem St. | John Watford hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Blythe | 16-12 |
| 14:12 | Amherst | Steven Yorke double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| Subs | Amherst | Karl Hanselman (PG), Peter Vance (SG), Marcus Snyder (SF), Bryan Jones (PF), Ronald Albers (C) Steven Yorke, Stephen Parry, Alan Berry, David Childress, Kevin Benjamin | |
| Subs | Salem St. | Donald Hunt (PG), Jay Rhode (SG), Christopher McFarland (SF), Shawn Raymer (PF), Boyd Wood (C) John Watford, Julian Thibodeaux, Jeff Blythe, Kevin Clark, Scott Emery | |
| 13:53 | Salem St. | Jay Rhode is denied on a layup by Bryan Jones | 16-12 |
| 13:52 | Amherst | Marcus Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:38 | Amherst | Ronald Albers is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ronald Albers, team foul #2 | 16-12 |
| 13:24 | Salem St. | Bryan Jones picks off the pass by Shawn Raymer | 16-12 |
| 13:10 | Amherst | Peter Vance connects on the 3 from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 12:57 | Salem St. | Donald Hunt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Karl Hanselman - foul #1 on Karl Hanselman, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| 12:57 | Salem St. | Donald Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 12:57 | Salem St. | Donald Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 12:47 | Amherst | Bryan Jones scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Albers | 21-14 |
| 12:22 | Salem St. | Donald Hunt connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher McFarland | 21-16 |
| 11:53 | Amherst | Peter Vance is whistled for traveling | 21-16 |
| Subs | Amherst | Steven Yorke (SG), Alan Berry (SF), Kevin Benjamin (PF), Jared Gray (C) Peter Vance, Marcus Snyder, Bryan Jones, Ronald Albers | |
| Subs | Salem St. | John Watford (SG), Kevin Clark (PF), Scott Emery (C) Jay Rhode, Shawn Raymer, Boyd Wood | |
| 11:31 | Salem St. | Donald Hunt knocks in the shot in the paint | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Karl Hanselman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Yorke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Salem St. | PG - Donald Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Watford (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher McFarland (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Emery (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Amherst | Jared Gray drills a jump hook near the basket | 23-18 |
| 10:56 | Salem St. | Scott Emery comes up short on the floater from close range | 23-18 |
| 10:55 | Salem St. | Christopher McFarland can't tip it in | 23-18 |
| 10:53 | Salem St. | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Emery | 23-18 |
| 10:36 | Salem St. | Christopher McFarland hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Watford | 23-21 |
| 10:19 | Amherst | Jared Gray clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Clark - foul #1 on Kevin Clark, team foul #2 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Amherst | Peter Vance (SG), Bryan Jones (PF), Ronald Albers (C) Karl Hanselman, Steven Yorke, Kevin Benjamin | |
| Subs | Salem St. | Jay Rhode (SG), Jeff Blythe (SF), Shawn Raymer (PF) Donald Hunt, Christopher McFarland, Kevin Clark | |
| 10:19 | Amherst | Jared Gray makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 10:19 | Amherst | Jared Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 10:01 | Salem St. | Jay Rhode misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Bryan Jones - foul #1 on Bryan Jones, team foul #4 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Amherst | David Childress (SF) Jared Gray | |
| Subs | Salem St. | Boyd Wood (C) Scott Emery | |
| 10:01 | Salem St. | Jay Rhode makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 10:01 | Salem St. | Jay Rhode makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 09:41 | Amherst | Bryan Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Vance | 28-23 |
| 09:15 | Salem St. | Bryan Jones is called for the reach on Jeff Blythe - foul #2 on Bryan Jones, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Amherst | Adam Armstrong (PG), Marcus Snyder (SF) Alan Berry, Bryan Jones | |
| Subs | Salem St. | Julian Thibodeaux (PG), Peter Pilon (SG) John Watford, Jay Rhode | |
| 09:10 | Salem St. | Peter Pilon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Boyd Wood | 28-25 |
| 08:55 | Amherst | Peter Vance misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Pilon - foul #1 on Peter Pilon, team foul #3 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Amherst | Steven Yorke (PG) Adam Armstrong | |
| Subs | Salem St. | | |
| 08:55 | Amherst | Peter Vance makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 08:55 | Amherst | Peter Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 08:42 | Salem St. | Peter Vance takes the ball from Julian Thibodeaux | 30-25 |
| 08:39 | Amherst | Peter Vance hits the finger roll | 32-25 |
| 08:21 | Salem St. | Peter Vance steps in front of the Julian Thibodeaux pass | 32-25 |
| 08:18 | Amherst | Peter Vance blows the layup | 32-25 |
| 08:17 | Amherst | Peter Vance tips it home | 34-25 |
| 08:01 | Salem St. | Julian Thibodeaux knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Boyd Wood and he's fouled by Steven Yorke - foul #1 on Steven Yorke, team foul #6 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Amherst | Karl Hanselman (PG), Alan Berry (SG), Kevin Benjamin (C) Steven Yorke, Peter Vance, Ronald Albers | |
| Subs | Salem St. | Jay Rhode (SG), Christopher McFarland (SF), Kevin Clark (PF), Scott Emery (C) Peter Pilon, Jeff Blythe, Shawn Raymer, Boyd Wood | |
| 08:01 | Salem St. | Julian Thibodeaux misses the free throw | 34-27 |
| 08:01 | Amherst | David Childress pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 07:41 | Amherst | Karl Hanselman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 07:40 | Salem St. | Kevin Clark pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 07:17 | Salem St. | Julian Thibodeaux connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Scott Emery | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Karl Hanselman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Snyder (fairly fresh) PF - David Childress (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Salem St. | PG - Julian Thibodeaux (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jay Rhode (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McFarland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Emery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Amherst | Karl Hanselman is fouled on the floor by Kevin Clark - foul #2 on Kevin Clark, team foul #4 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Amherst | Stephen Parry (SG), Jared Gray (C) Marcus Snyder, David Childress | |
| Subs | Salem St. | Donald Hunt (PG), Shawn Raymer (PF) Julian Thibodeaux, Kevin Clark | |
| 06:44 | Amherst | Alan Berry buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Karl Hanselman | 36-29 |
| 06:24 | Salem St. | Christopher McFarland is whistled for a carry | 36-29 |
| Subs | Amherst | Peter Vance (SG), Ronald Albers (C) Stephen Parry, Jared Gray | |
| Subs | Salem St. | John Watford (SG) Jay Rhode | |
| 05:59 | Amherst | Alan Berry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Scott Emery - foul #1 on Scott Emery, team foul #5 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Amherst | Steven Yorke (PG) Karl Hanselman | |
| Subs | Salem St. | Jeff Blythe (SF), Boyd Wood (C) Christopher McFarland, Scott Emery | |
| 05:59 | Amherst | Alan Berry makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 05:59 | Amherst | Alan Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 05:45 | Salem St. | Shawn Raymer drills a jumper from the right block set up by Donald Hunt | 38-31 |
| 05:32 | Amherst | Peter Vance comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 05:30 | Salem St. | Boyd Wood gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 05:17 | Salem St. | Jeff Blythe knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Hunt | 38-34 |
| 05:01 | Amherst | Alan Berry makes the fadeaway from the right side | 40-34 |
| 04:49 | Salem St. | John Watford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-34 |
| 04:48 | Salem St. | Boyd Wood gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 04:37 | Salem St. | Jeff Blythe drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Watford | 40-36 |
| 04:32 | Amherst | Alan Berry knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Steven Yorke | 42-36 |
| 04:27 | Salem St. | Donald Hunt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 04:26 | Amherst | Ronald Albers grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 04:20 | Amherst | Steven Yorke is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steven Yorke, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Amherst | Karl Hanselman (PG), Stephen Parry (SG), Marcus Snyder (SF), David Childress (PF), Jared Gray (C) Steven Yorke, Peter Vance, Alan Berry, Kevin Benjamin, Ronald Albers | |
| Subs | Salem St. | Jay Rhode (SG), Christopher McFarland (SF), Scott Emery (PF) John Watford, Shawn Raymer, Boyd Wood | |
| 04:05 | Salem St. | Jeff Blythe's floater is tipped away by David Childress | 42-36 |
| 04:04 | Salem St. | Jay Rhode pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 03:46 | Salem St. | Jeff Blythe is hacked by Marcus Snyder - foul #1 on Marcus Snyder, team foul #8 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Amherst | Bryan Jones (PF) Jared Gray | |
| Subs | Salem St. | John Watford (PG), Kevin Clark (PF) Donald Hunt, Christopher McFarland | |
| 03:46 | Salem St. | Jeff Blythe makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 03:46 | Salem St. | Jeff Blythe misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 03:46 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Bryan Jones | 42-37 |
| 03:34 | Amherst | David Childress hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jay Rhode - foul #1 on Jay Rhode, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | Salem St. | Christopher McFarland (SF) Jeff Blythe | |
| 03:34 | Amherst | David Childress makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 03:19 | Salem St. | Jay Rhode hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-37 |
| 03:18 | Amherst | Karl Hanselman gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Karl Hanselman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Parry (fresh) SF - Marcus Snyder (fresh) PF - Bryan Jones (fresh) 8 pts. C - David Childress (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Salem St. | PG - John Watford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Rhode (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McFarland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Emery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Amherst | John Watford steals the ball from Karl Hanselman | 45-37 |
| 02:54 | Salem St. | Christopher McFarland lays it in on a great pass from John Watford | 45-39 |
| 02:44 | Amherst | Karl Hanselman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 02:43 | Salem St. | The rebound goes to Kevin Clark | 45-39 |
| 02:18 | Salem St. | Stephen Parry steals the ball from Jay Rhode | 45-39 |
| 02:05 | Amherst | Kevin Clark takes the ball from Bryan Jones | 45-39 |
| 01:55 | Salem St. | Kevin Clark is hacked by Bryan Jones - foul #3 on Bryan Jones, team foul #9 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Amherst | Peter Vance (SG), Alan Berry (SF), Kevin Benjamin (PF), Ronald Albers (C) Stephen Parry, Marcus Snyder, Bryan Jones, David Childress | |
| Subs | Salem St. | Donald Hunt (PG), Julian Thibodeaux (SG), Boyd Wood (C) John Watford, Jay Rhode, Scott Emery | |
| 01:55 | Salem St. | Kevin Clark misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 01:55 | Amherst | Ronald Albers gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 01:41 | Amherst | Peter Vance misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-39 |
| 01:40 | Amherst | Ronald Albers grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 01:26 | Amherst | Peter Vance buries a 3 from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 01:12 | Salem St. | Alan Berry picks off the pass by Boyd Wood | 48-39 |
| 00:55 | Amherst | Peter Vance's floater is knocked away by Kevin Clark | 48-39 |
| 00:53 | Salem St. | Boyd Wood gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 00:31 | Salem St. | Christopher McFarland misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Vance - foul #1 on Peter Vance, team foul #10 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Amherst | Steven Yorke (PG), David Childress (PF) Karl Hanselman, Kevin Benjamin | |
| Subs | Salem St. | John Watford (SG), Shawn Raymer (PF) Julian Thibodeaux, Kevin Clark | |
| 00:31 | Salem St. | Christopher McFarland misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 00:31 | Salem St. | Christopher McFarland makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 00:09 | Amherst | Alan Berry clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Christopher McFarland - foul #1 on Christopher McFarland, team foul #7 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Subs | Salem St. | Jeff Blythe (SF), Scott Emery (C) Christopher McFarland, Boyd Wood | |
| 00:09 | Amherst | Alan Berry misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 00:09 | Amherst | Alan Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 00:05 | Salem St. | Shawn Raymer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 00:03 | Amherst | Ronald Albers pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 00:00 | Amherst | Ronald Albers misses the halfcourt shot | 49-40 |