| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - Charles Criss (fresh) SG - William Williford (fresh) SF - Waldo Vance (fresh) PF - Gary Jordan (fresh) C - Warner Ullrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Justin Reid (fresh) SG - Duane Batt (fresh) SF - Eric Frazier (fresh) PF - Richard May (fresh) C - Stephan Knight (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hamilton | Warner Ullrich wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hamilton | Hamilton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Hamilton | Warner Ullrich misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Hamilton | Waldo Vance hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Bates | Justin Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Hamilton | The jump hook by Warner Ullrich is blocked by Stephan Knight | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Hamilton | William Williford grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Hamilton | William Williford misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Bates | The rebound goes to Richard May | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Bates | Eric Frazier jams it set up by Justin Reid | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Hamilton | Gary Jordan buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Warner Ullrich | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | Bates | Warner Ullrich denies the turnaround by Richard May | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Bates | Stephan Knight gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:07 | Bates | Eric Frazier misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gary Jordan - foul #1 on Gary Jordan, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:07 | Bates | Eric Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:07 | Bates | Eric Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:48 | Hamilton | Waldo Vance hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Hamilton | Gary Jordan grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Hamilton | Justin Reid steps in front of the Waldo Vance pass | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Bates | Justin Reid lays it in | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | Hamilton | Gary Jordan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard May - foul #1 on Richard May, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Hamilton | William Blair (PG), Rubin Hawk (SF), Larry Starcher (C) Charles Criss, Waldo Vance, Warner Ullrich | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 17:16 | Hamilton | Gary Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:16 | Hamilton | Gary Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:53 | Bates | Duane Batt drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Justin Reid | 7-8 |
| 16:36 | Hamilton | Rubin Hawk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Hamilton | David Gully (SG), Boyd Sumner (C) William Williford, Gary Jordan | |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Woods (SG), Larry Coppola (SF), Charles Tillery (C) Duane Batt, Eric Frazier, Stephan Knight | |
| 16:16 | Bates | Charles Tillery misses the dunk but the foul's on Boyd Sumner - foul #1 on Boyd Sumner, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Warner Ullrich (C) Boyd Sumner | |
| Subs | Bates | Rick Brown (PG), John Rose (C) Justin Reid, Richard May | |
| 16:16 | Bates | Charles Tillery misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:16 | Bates | Charles Tillery makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:59 | Hamilton | Rubin Hawk buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by David Gully | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - William Blair (fresh) SG - David Gully (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rubin Hawk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Starcher (fresh) C - Warner Ullrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Rick Brown (fresh) SG - Thomas Woods (fresh) SF - Larry Coppola (fresh) PF - Charles Tillery (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Rose (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Bates | Rick Brown connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Charles Tillery | 9-11 |
| 15:18 | Hamilton | Rubin Hawk buries a shot from the left block set up by David Gully and he's hacked by John Rose - foul #1 on John Rose, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Charles Criss (PG), William Williford (SG), Gary Jordan (PF) William Blair, David Gully, Larry Starcher | |
| Subs | Bates | Justin Reid (PG), Duane Batt (SG), Eric Frazier (SF), Stephan Knight (C) Rick Brown, Thomas Woods, Charles Tillery, John Rose | |
| 15:18 | Hamilton | Rubin Hawk makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 15:01 | Bates | Justin Reid scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eric Frazier | 12-14 |
| 14:55 | Hamilton | Warner Ullrich is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Warner Ullrich, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Waldo Vance (SF) Rubin Hawk | |
| Subs | Bates | Richard May (PF) Larry Coppola | |
| 14:35 | Bates | Justin Reid knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Duane Batt | 12-17 |
| 14:20 | Hamilton | William Williford scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Criss | 15-17 |
| 13:57 | Bates | Duane Batt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Rubin Hawk (PF), Larry Starcher (C) Gary Jordan, Warner Ullrich | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 13:32 | Hamilton | William Williford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Charles Criss | 17-17 |
| 13:20 | Bates | Richard May misses the lay-in | 17-17 |
| 13:19 | Hamilton | Rubin Hawk pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 13:04 | Hamilton | William Williford misses long on a floater from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 13:03 | Bates | Richard May grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 12:45 | Bates | Stephan Knight misses badly on a floater from close range | 17-17 |
| 12:44 | Hamilton | Larry Starcher snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 12:24 | Hamilton | Larry Starcher loses the ball out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Hamilton | William Blair (PG), David Gully (SG), Boyd Sumner (SF), Gary Jordan (PF) Charles Criss, William Williford, Waldo Vance, Rubin Hawk | |
| Subs | Bates | Rick Brown (PG), Thomas Woods (SG), Larry Coppola (SF), Charles Tillery (PF), John Rose (C) Justin Reid, Duane Batt, Eric Frazier, Richard May, Stephan Knight | |
| 12:15 | Bates | Charles Tillery connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Rick Brown | 17-19 |
| 12:04 | Hamilton | Boyd Sumner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 12:03 | Bates | Thomas Woods gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 11:49 | Bates | John Rose is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 17-19 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Warner Ullrich (C) Larry Starcher | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - William Blair (fresh) SG - David Gully (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Boyd Sumner (fresh) PF - Gary Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Warner Ullrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Rick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Woods (fresh) SF - Larry Coppola (fresh) PF - Charles Tillery (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Rose (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Hamilton | William Blair misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 11:29 | Bates | John Rose gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 11:25 | Bates | Thomas Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 11:24 | Bates | Larry Coppola grabs the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 11:05 | Bates | A charge is called on Rick Brown - foul #1 on Rick Brown, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Waldo Vance (SF) Boyd Sumner | |
| Subs | Bates | Richard May (PF) John Rose | |
| 10:53 | Hamilton | Charles Tillery is called for the reach on Warner Ullrich - foul #1 on Charles Tillery, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| 10:34 | Hamilton | David Gully is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Gully, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Hamilton | William Williford (SG) David Gully | |
| Subs | Bates | Justin Reid (PG), Duane Batt (SG), Eric Frazier (SF) Rick Brown, Thomas Woods, Charles Tillery | |
| 10:18 | Bates | The short jumper by Duane Batt is denied by Gary Jordan | 17-19 |
| 10:16 | Bates | Duane Batt grabs the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:58 | Bates | Justin Reid is fouled on the floor by Waldo Vance - foul #1 on Waldo Vance, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Charles Criss (PG), Rubin Hawk (PF) William Blair, Gary Jordan | |
| Subs | Bates | Stephan Knight (C) Larry Coppola | |
| 09:47 | Bates | Richard May double dribbles | 17-19 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Larry Starcher (C) Warner Ullrich | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 09:22 | Hamilton | Charles Criss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 09:21 | Bates | Richard May snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:06 | Bates | Richard May drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 08:54 | Hamilton | William Williford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Williford, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Hamilton | David Gully (SF) Waldo Vance | |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Woods (SG), Larry Coppola (PF) Duane Batt, Richard May | |
| 08:39 | Bates | Stephan Knight clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-21 |
| 08:38 | Hamilton | Charles Criss grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 08:25 | Hamilton | Larry Starcher misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Frazier - foul #1 on Eric Frazier, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Warner Ullrich (C) William Williford | |
| Subs | Bates | Rick Brown (PG), Charles Tillery (PF) Justin Reid, Eric Frazier | |
| 08:25 | Hamilton | Larry Starcher makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:25 | Hamilton | Larry Starcher makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:07 | Bates | Charles Criss is called for the reach on Charles Tillery - foul #1 on Charles Criss, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Hamilton | William Blair (PG), Gary Jordan (PF) Charles Criss, Larry Starcher | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 08:07 | Bates | Charles Tillery misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:07 | Hamilton | Gary Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:54 | Hamilton | Rubin Hawk misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 07:53 | Bates | Charles Tillery grabs the board | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - William Blair (fresh) SG - David Gully (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rubin Hawk (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Warner Ullrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Rick Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Woods (fresh) SF - Larry Coppola (fresh) PF - Charles Tillery (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephan Knight (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Bates | Rick Brown can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on David Gully - foul #2 on David Gully, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Raymond Stripling (SG) David Gully | |
| Subs | Bates | Duane Batt (SG), Richard May (PF) Larry Coppola, Stephan Knight | |
| 07:27 | Bates | Rick Brown makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:27 | Bates | Rick Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:27 | Hamilton | Gary Jordan pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:09 | Hamilton | Raymond Stripling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 07:07 | Bates | Thomas Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:56 | Bates | Richard May connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Duane Batt and the foul's on Raymond Stripling - foul #1 on Raymond Stripling, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Charles Criss (PG), William Williford (SG), Waldo Vance (SF) William Blair, Raymond Stripling, Rubin Hawk | |
| Subs | Bates | Justin Reid (PG), Eric Frazier (SF) Rick Brown, Thomas Woods | |
| 06:56 | Bates | Richard May makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:33 | Hamilton | William Williford misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Duane Batt - foul #1 on Duane Batt, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| 06:33 | Hamilton | William Williford makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:33 | Hamilton | William Williford makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:31 | Bates | Justin Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Larry Starcher (C) Warner Ullrich | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 06:21 | Hamilton | William Williford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 06:19 | Bates | Eric Frazier snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 06:09 | Bates | Charles Tillery is whistled for traveling | 21-25 |
| Subs | Hamilton | | |
| Subs | Bates | Larry Coppola (C) Charles Tillery | |
| 05:55 | Hamilton | William Williford scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 05:39 | Bates | Larry Starcher swats the dunk try by Eric Frazier | 24-25 |
| 05:37 | Bates | Richard May pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:24 | Bates | Justin Reid misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Criss - foul #2 on Charles Criss, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Hamilton | William Blair (PG), Rubin Hawk (PF), Warner Ullrich (C) Charles Criss, Gary Jordan, Larry Starcher | |
| Subs | Bates | Stephan Knight (C) Richard May | |
| 05:24 | Bates | Justin Reid makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:24 | Bates | Justin Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:00 | Hamilton | Warner Ullrich makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from William Williford and he's hacked by Stephan Knight - foul #1 on Stephan Knight, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Larry Starcher (PF) Waldo Vance | |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Woods (SG), Charles Tillery (PF) Duane Batt, Eric Frazier | |
| 05:00 | Hamilton | Warner Ullrich misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:00 | Bates | Charles Tillery snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 04:45 | Bates | Larry Coppola makes the turnaround from close range | 26-29 |
| 04:35 | Hamilton | Rubin Hawk's floater is tipped away by Charles Tillery | 26-29 |
| 04:33 | Hamilton | Larry Starcher tips it but misses | 26-29 |
| 04:31 | Hamilton | Larry Starcher tips it home | 28-29 |
| 04:14 | Bates | Charles Tillery comes up short on the jumper from close range | 28-29 |
| 04:13 | Hamilton | William Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 03:56 | Hamilton | Warner Ullrich can't finish the layup | 28-29 |
| 03:54 | Bates | The rebound goes to Stephan Knight | 28-29 |
| 03:40 | Bates | Justin Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Charles Criss (PG), David Gully (SG), Waldo Vance (SF), Gary Jordan (PF) William Blair, William Williford, Rubin Hawk, Warner Ullrich | |
| Subs | Bates | Rick Brown (PG), Duane Batt (SG), Eric Frazier (SF), Richard May (PF) Justin Reid, Thomas Woods, Larry Coppola, Charles Tillery | |
| Lineup | Hamilton | PG - Charles Criss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Gully (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Waldo Vance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Starcher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Rick Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Batt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard May (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephan Knight (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Hamilton | David Gully misses the easy layup | 28-29 |
| 03:25 | Hamilton | Larry Starcher tips it in | 30-29 |
| 03:04 | Bates | Richard May connects on the runner in the lane set up by Rick Brown | 30-31 |
| 02:39 | Hamilton | Waldo Vance makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Larry Starcher | 32-31 |
| 02:20 | Bates | Duane Batt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Gully - foul #3 on David Gully, team foul #11 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Hamilton | William Blair (SG), Warner Ullrich (C) David Gully, Larry Starcher | |
| Subs | Bates | John Rose (C) Stephan Knight | |
| 02:20 | Bates | Duane Batt makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:20 | Bates | Duane Batt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:08 | Hamilton | Waldo Vance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Hamilton | William Williford (SG) Charles Criss | |
| Subs | Bates | Justin Reid (PG), Thomas Woods (SG), Charles Tillery (C) Rick Brown, Duane Batt, John Rose | |
| 01:50 | Bates | Eric Frazier scores on a turnaround in the paint | 32-35 |
| 01:24 | Hamilton | Gary Jordan can't throw it down but he's hacked by Charles Tillery - foul #2 on Charles Tillery, team foul #8 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Rubin Hawk (SF) Waldo Vance | |
| Subs | Bates | Larry Coppola (SF) Eric Frazier | |
| 01:24 | Hamilton | Gary Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:24 | Hamilton | Gary Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:24 | Bates | The rebound goes to Richard May | 33-35 |
| 01:04 | Bates | Charles Tillery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Warner Ullrich - foul #2 on Warner Ullrich, team foul #12 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Hamilton | Charles Criss (PG), Larry Starcher (PF) William Blair, Gary Jordan | |
| Subs | Bates | Duane Batt (SG) Richard May | |
| 01:04 | Bates | Charles Tillery makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:04 | Bates | Charles Tillery misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:04 | Hamilton | Warner Ullrich snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 00:42 | Hamilton | William Williford clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 00:40 | Bates | Charles Tillery grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:21 | Bates | Thomas Woods can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-36 |
| 00:19 | Hamilton | Larry Starcher snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 00:12 | Hamilton | Charles Criss misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Tillery - foul #3 on Charles Tillery, team foul #9 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Hamilton | William Blair (SG), Boyd Sumner (C) William Williford, Warner Ullrich | |
| Subs | Bates | Rick Brown (PG), Stephan Knight (C) Justin Reid, Charles Tillery | |
| 00:12 | Hamilton | Charles Criss makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:12 | Hamilton | Charles Criss makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | Bates | Rubin Hawk steals it from Rick Brown | 35-36 |