| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Peter Tidwell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger McCaskell (fresh) C - William Vaughn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Glenn Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Culligan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Taube (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willis Leblanc (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Coleman Klink (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Occidental | Dennis Fisher inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Occidental | Dennis Fisher misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 19:46 | Rensselaer | Willis Leblanc grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 19:20 | Rensselaer | Glenn Hunter's pass is intercepted by Roger McCaskell | 33-32 |
| 19:03 | Occidental | Calvin Shaffer is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Occidental | Michael Jackson (PG), Leo Palmer (SG), Clyde Mullins (PF), Todd Meyer (C) Peter Tidwell, Calvin Shaffer, Roger McCaskell, William Vaughn | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 18:47 | Rensselaer | John Culligan misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Leo Palmer - foul #2 on Leo Palmer, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Occidental | Peter Tidwell (PG) Dennis Fisher | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 18:47 | Rensselaer | John Culligan makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:47 | Rensselaer | John Culligan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:18 | Occidental | John Culligan steals the ball from Peter Tidwell | 33-34 |
| 18:15 | Rensselaer | John Culligan lays it in | 33-36 |
| 17:47 | Occidental | Todd Meyer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 17:45 | Occidental | Leo Palmer misses the tip | 33-36 |
| 17:44 | Rensselaer | Willis Leblanc gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:21 | Rensselaer | Scott Taube comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 17:19 | Occidental | Clyde Mullins snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 17:07 | Occidental | Michael Jackson buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Tidwell | 35-36 |
| 16:52 | Rensselaer | Glenn Hunter makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Culligan | 35-38 |
| 16:29 | Occidental | Clyde Mullins buries a runner from close range set up by Leo Palmer | 37-38 |
| 16:09 | Rensselaer | Todd Meyer steals it from Willis Leblanc | 37-38 |
| 15:52 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willis Leblanc - foul #2 on Willis Leblanc, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Occidental | Calvin Shaffer (SG), Dennis Fisher (SF), Roger McCaskell (PF), William Vaughn (C) Leo Palmer, Michael Jackson, Clyde Mullins, Todd Meyer | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Jay Shuff (PG), John Quinn (SG), Leonard Zurkuhlen (SF), John Billings (PF), Joshua Garrick (C) Glenn Hunter, John Culligan, Scott Taube, Willis Leblanc, Coleman Klink | |
| 15:52 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:52 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Peter Tidwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger McCaskell (fresh) C - William Vaughn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Jay Shuff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Zurkuhlen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Billings (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Garrick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rensselaer | John Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 15:38 | Occidental | William Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:27 | Occidental | Calvin Shaffer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 15:26 | Rensselaer | John Quinn pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:20 | Rensselaer | Leonard Zurkuhlen throws it down | 39-40 |
| 14:59 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Vaughn | 41-40 |
| 14:48 | Rensselaer | John Billings misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 14:46 | Rensselaer | Leonard Zurkuhlen pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:36 | Rensselaer | John Billings connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 14:22 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 41-42 |
| 14:20 | Rensselaer | John Quinn pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:15 | Rensselaer | Joshua Garrick is fouled on the floor by Peter Tidwell - foul #2 on Peter Tidwell, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Occidental | Glen Page (PG), Clyde Mullins (PF) Peter Tidwell, Roger McCaskell | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | John Culligan (SG), Scott Taube (SF), Coleman Klink (C) John Quinn, Leonard Zurkuhlen, Joshua Garrick | |
| 13:53 | Rensselaer | Scott Taube loses the ball out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Occidental | Leo Palmer (SG) Calvin Shaffer | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Glenn Hunter (PG) Jay Shuff | |
| 13:42 | Occidental | William Vaughn loses the dribble to Scott Taube | 41-42 |
| 13:23 | Rensselaer | Glenn Hunter is fouled on the floor by Dennis Fisher - foul #1 on Dennis Fisher, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Occidental | Calvin Shaffer (SG), Todd Meyer (C) Leo Palmer, William Vaughn | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 13:11 | Rensselaer | Todd Meyer is called for the reach on Coleman Klink - foul #1 on Todd Meyer, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Occidental | Michael Jackson (SG) Calvin Shaffer | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 12:50 | Rensselaer | The jump hook by Scott Taube is blocked by Todd Meyer | 41-42 |
| 12:48 | Rensselaer | The offensive rebound goes to John Billings | 41-42 |
| 12:38 | Rensselaer | Coleman Klink knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 12:17 | Occidental | Todd Meyer drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Glen Page | 43-44 |
| 11:52 | Rensselaer | John Billings connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Culligan | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Glen Page (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clyde Mullins (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Todd Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Glenn Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Culligan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Taube (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Coleman Klink (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Occidental | Todd Meyer knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Fisher and he's fouled by Coleman Klink - foul #1 on Coleman Klink, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Occidental | Leo Palmer (PG), Calvin Shaffer (SG), William Vaughn (C) Glen Page, Michael Jackson, Dennis Fisher | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Jay Shuff (PG), John Quinn (SG), Leonard Zurkuhlen (SF), Willis Leblanc (PF), Joshua Garrick (C) Glenn Hunter, John Culligan, Scott Taube, John Billings, Coleman Klink | |
| 11:37 | Occidental | Todd Meyer makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:12 | Rensselaer | Leonard Zurkuhlen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clyde Mullins - foul #2 on Clyde Mullins, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Occidental | Dennis Fisher (SF) Todd Meyer | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 11:12 | Rensselaer | Leonard Zurkuhlen makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:12 | Rensselaer | Leonard Zurkuhlen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:04 | Occidental | William Vaughn's floater is knocked away by Joshua Garrick | 46-49 |
| 11:02 | Rensselaer | Willis Leblanc gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:46 | Rensselaer | Joshua Garrick misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 10:45 | Rensselaer | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Shuff | 46-49 |
| 10:29 | Rensselaer | Leonard Zurkuhlen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-49 |
| 10:27 | Occidental | William Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:04 | Occidental | Calvin Shaffer is fouled on the floor by John Quinn - foul #2 on John Quinn, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Occidental | Peter Tidwell (PG), Michael Jackson (SF), Roger McCaskell (PF), Todd Meyer (C) Calvin Shaffer, Dennis Fisher, Clyde Mullins, William Vaughn | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Glenn Hunter (PG), John Culligan (SG), Scott Taube (SF), John Billings (PF), Coleman Klink (C) Jay Shuff, John Quinn, Leonard Zurkuhlen, Willis Leblanc, Joshua Garrick | |
| 09:50 | Occidental | Leo Palmer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 09:49 | Rensselaer | Coleman Klink grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 09:33 | Rensselaer | Todd Meyer is called for the reach on John Culligan - foul #2 on Todd Meyer, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Occidental | Calvin Shaffer (SG), Clyde Mullins (SF), William Vaughn (C) Leo Palmer, Michael Jackson, Todd Meyer | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 09:24 | Rensselaer | John Culligan loses the dribble to Peter Tidwell | 46-49 |
| 09:20 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell can't finish the layup | 46-49 |
| 09:18 | Rensselaer | Scott Taube grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:04 | Rensselaer | Glenn Hunter can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 09:03 | Occidental | William Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:48 | Occidental | Calvin Shaffer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Coleman Klink - foul #2 on Coleman Klink, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Occidental | Leo Palmer (PG), Dennis Fisher (SF), Keith Rosen (PF), Todd Meyer (C) Peter Tidwell, Clyde Mullins, Roger McCaskell, William Vaughn | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 08:48 | Occidental | Calvin Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:48 | Occidental | Calvin Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:33 | Rensselaer | John Culligan connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Glenn Hunter | 48-52 |
| 08:12 | Occidental | Dennis Fisher misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Scott Taube - foul #3 on Scott Taube, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Occidental | Peter Tidwell (PG), Glen Page (SG), Clyde Mullins (PF) Leo Palmer, Calvin Shaffer, Todd Meyer | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Jay Shuff (SG), Willis Leblanc (SF) John Culligan, Scott Taube | |
| 08:12 | Occidental | Dennis Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:12 | Occidental | Dennis Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:12 | Rensselaer | Coleman Klink grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:06 | Rensselaer | Willis Leblanc knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Glenn Hunter | 49-54 |
| 07:47 | Occidental | Clyde Mullins misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-54 |
| 07:45 | Rensselaer | Coleman Klink grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Peter Tidwell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Page (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clyde Mullins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith Rosen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Glenn Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Shuff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willis Leblanc (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Billings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Coleman Klink (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Rensselaer | Coleman Klink can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Keith Rosen - foul #1 on Keith Rosen, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Occidental | Leo Palmer (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Todd Meyer (C) Glen Page, Dennis Fisher, Keith Rosen | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | John Quinn (SG), Joshua Garrick (PF) Glenn Hunter, John Billings | |
| 07:41 | Rensselaer | Coleman Klink makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 07:41 | Rensselaer | Coleman Klink makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:27 | Occidental | Leo Palmer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 07:25 | Rensselaer | Joshua Garrick snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 07:18 | Rensselaer | Joshua Garrick is fouled on the floor by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Occidental | William Vaughn (C) Todd Meyer | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Scott Taube (SF) Coleman Klink | |
| 07:18 | Rensselaer | Joshua Garrick misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:18 | Occidental | William Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 07:02 | Occidental | Clyde Mullins misses the easy layup | 49-56 |
| 07:01 | Occidental | William Vaughn gets the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:47 | Occidental | Clyde Mullins can't connect on a floater in the paint | 49-56 |
| 06:45 | Rensselaer | Willis Leblanc pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:24 | Rensselaer | Clyde Mullins is called for the reach on John Quinn - foul #3 on Clyde Mullins, team foul #9 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Occidental | Glen Page (PG), Calvin Shaffer (SG), Dennis Fisher (SF), Roger McCaskell (PF), Todd Meyer (C) Peter Tidwell, Leo Palmer, Michael Jackson, Clyde Mullins, William Vaughn | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | John Culligan (SG), John Billings (PF) Jay Shuff, Joshua Garrick | |
| 06:24 | Rensselaer | John Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:24 | Rensselaer | John Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:09 | Occidental | Todd Meyer misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 49-58 |
| 06:07 | Occidental | Calvin Shaffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 05:50 | Occidental | Todd Meyer misses long on a runner from the baseline | 49-58 |
| 05:49 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to John Culligan | 49-58 |
| 05:33 | Rensselaer | John Culligan misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 05:31 | Occidental | Roger McCaskell grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 05:08 | Occidental | Dennis Fisher makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Calvin Shaffer | 51-58 |
| 05:08 | Rensselaer | Rensselaer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Occidental | Peter Tidwell (PG), Leo Palmer (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Clyde Mullins (PF), William Vaughn (C) Glen Page, Calvin Shaffer, Dennis Fisher, Roger McCaskell, Todd Meyer | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Glenn Hunter (PG), Coleman Klink (C) John Quinn, Willis Leblanc | |
| 04:45 | Rensselaer | John Culligan misses badly on a floater from the left block | 51-58 |
| 04:43 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:37 | Occidental | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 04:36 | Rensselaer | John Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:31 | Rensselaer | Glenn Hunter misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 04:30 | Occidental | William Vaughn grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 04:09 | Occidental | Michael Jackson scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Leo Palmer | 54-58 |
| 03:50 | Rensselaer | John Billings misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 03:48 | Occidental | Leo Palmer pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Peter Tidwell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clyde Mullins (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Vaughn (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Glenn Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Culligan (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Taube (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Billings (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Coleman Klink (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Coleman Klink - foul #3 on Coleman Klink, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Occidental | Calvin Shaffer (SG), Dennis Fisher (SF), Todd Meyer (C) Leo Palmer, Michael Jackson, William Vaughn | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 03:36 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:36 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:09 | Rensselaer | John Billings can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-58 |
| 03:08 | Occidental | Clyde Mullins gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:03 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Calvin Shaffer | 57-58 |
| 02:56 | Rensselaer | John Billings is fouled on the floor by Clyde Mullins - foul #4 on Clyde Mullins, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Occidental | Leo Palmer (PG), Glen Page (SG), Roger McCaskell (PF) Peter Tidwell, Calvin Shaffer, Clyde Mullins | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Willis Leblanc (SF) Scott Taube | |
| 02:56 | Rensselaer | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:56 | Rensselaer | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:33 | Occidental | Dennis Fisher connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| 02:18 | Rensselaer | John Billings scores on a floater in the lane set up by John Culligan | 59-62 |
| 01:54 | Occidental | Dennis Fisher misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on John Culligan - foul #1 on John Culligan, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Occidental | Peter Tidwell (PG), Calvin Shaffer (SG), William Vaughn (C) Leo Palmer, Glen Page, Todd Meyer | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Scott Taube (SF) Willis Leblanc | |
| 01:54 | Occidental | Dennis Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:54 | Occidental | Dennis Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:35 | Rensselaer | John Culligan makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Glenn Hunter | 61-64 |
| 01:24 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell's floater is tipped away by John Billings | 61-64 |
| 01:23 | Rensselaer | John Billings gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:07 | Rensselaer | Coleman Klink loses the dribble to Roger McCaskell | 61-64 |
| 01:00 | Occidental | Dennis Fisher drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Peter Tidwell | 64-64 |
| 00:37 | Rensselaer | Glenn Hunter makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Taube | 64-67 |
| 00:18 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Scott Taube - foul #4 on Scott Taube, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| 00:18 | Occidental | Peter Tidwell makes the free throw | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Rensselaer | John Billings slams it home on a great pass from John Culligan | 67-69 |
| 00:03 | Occidental | Occidental calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Occidental | Calvin Shaffer can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-69 |