| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Richard Weddle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Canady (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Kaplan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Cuellar (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Stephen Geist (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Bynum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Spiker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | California Tech. | Alan Bynum inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | California Tech. | David Spiker misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by David Kaplan - foul #2 on David Kaplan, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:51 | California Tech. | David Spiker misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:51 | California Tech. | David Spiker misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:51 | Tufts | David Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:27 | Tufts | Chris Tyson is called for the reach on Ricky Canady - foul #1 on Chris Tyson, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:05 | Tufts | David Kaplan's floater is tipped away by Chris Tyson | 38-31 |
| 19:04 | California Tech. | David Spiker grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 18:57 | California Tech. | David Spiker misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 38-31 |
| 18:56 | California Tech. | David Spiker grabs the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:33 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez is fouled on the floor by John Chambers - foul #1 on John Chambers, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 18:25 | California Tech. | David Spiker misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Ricky Canady - foul #1 on Ricky Canady, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| 18:25 | California Tech. | David Spiker misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:25 | California Tech. | David Spiker misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:25 | Tufts | David Kaplan gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:05 | Tufts | Ricky Canady evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alan Bynum - foul #2 on Alan Bynum, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 18:05 | Tufts | Ricky Canady makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:05 | Tufts | Ricky Canady makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:41 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 17:39 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson gets the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:23 | California Tech. | David Spiker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-31 |
| 17:21 | Tufts | Richard Weddle pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 16:55 | Tufts | Ricky Canady shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 16:53 | California Tech. | David Spiker grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 16:39 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson is fouled on the floor by Robert Cuellar - foul #1 on Robert Cuellar, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Tufts | Morris Giesen (PG), Frank Adams (SG), Donald Robinson (SF), Richard Shelton (PF), Troy Manzano (C) Richard Weddle, John Chambers, Ricky Canady, David Kaplan, Robert Cuellar | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Roman Johnson (PG), Shawn Seim (SG), Lawrence Pinard (SF), Jason Gray (PF), Timothy Hamilton (C) Stephen Geist, Felix Martinez, Alan Bynum, David Spiker, Chris Tyson | |
| 16:32 | California Tech. | Lawrence Pinard makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Jason Gray and he's hacked by Morris Giesen - foul #3 on Morris Giesen, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Tufts | Richard Weddle (PG) Morris Giesen | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 16:32 | California Tech. | Lawrence Pinard makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:14 | Tufts | Richard Weddle works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-34 |
| 16:12 | Tufts | Richard Shelton hits the follow up shot | 42-34 |
| 16:08 | California Tech. | Roman Johnson is hacked by Richard Weddle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Weddle, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| 16:03 | California Tech. | Lawrence Pinard makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Shawn Seim | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Richard Weddle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Adams (fresh) SF - Donald Robinson (fresh) PF - Richard Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Manzano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Roman Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Seim (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Pinard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jason Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tufts | Richard Weddle misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 15:41 | Tufts | Richard Shelton tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 15:36 | California Tech. | Lawrence Pinard drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Seim | 44-40 |
| 15:13 | Tufts | Richard Weddle loses the dribble to Shawn Seim | 44-40 |
| 14:48 | California Tech. | Richard Shelton denies the turnaround by Roman Johnson | 44-40 |
| 14:47 | Tufts | Richard Weddle grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 14:36 | Tufts | Richard Weddle clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 14:35 | California Tech. | Jason Gray gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:29 | California Tech. | Roman Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:28 | California Tech. | Jason Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:14 | California Tech. | Shawn Seim misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 14:12 | California Tech. | Jason Gray tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 14:10 | Tufts | Donald Robinson grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 14:04 | Tufts | Richard Weddle works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Roman Johnson - foul #2 on Roman Johnson, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Tufts | John Chambers (SG), Ricky Canady (SF), David Kaplan (PF), Robert Cuellar (C) Frank Adams, Donald Robinson, Richard Shelton, Troy Manzano | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stephen Geist (PG), Felix Martinez (SG), Alan Bynum (SF), David Spiker (PF), Chris Tyson (C) Roman Johnson, Shawn Seim, Lawrence Pinard, Jason Gray, Timothy Hamilton | |
| 14:04 | Tufts | Richard Weddle makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:04 | Tufts | Richard Weddle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:44 | California Tech. | Alan Bynum is whistled for a carry | 46-40 |
| Subs | Tufts | Morris Giesen (PG) Richard Weddle | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 13:15 | Tufts | Ricky Canady splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 13:13 | California Tech. | Alan Bynum grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 13:06 | California Tech. | Alan Bynum is hacked by Robert Cuellar - foul #2 on Robert Cuellar, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| 13:06 | California Tech. | Alan Bynum misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:06 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:53 | Tufts | Ricky Canady evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 12:52 | California Tech. | David Spiker gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:46 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| 12:17 | Tufts | Ricky Canady splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 12:15 | Tufts | David Kaplan can't tip it in | 46-40 |
| 12:13 | California Tech. | David Spiker pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:07 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:05 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:43 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar misses long on a shot from the left block | 46-40 |
| 11:42 | Tufts | John Chambers grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Morris Giesen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Canady (fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Kaplan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Cuellar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Stephen Geist (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Bynum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Spiker (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Chris Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar is hacked by Chris Tyson - foul #2 on Chris Tyson, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Tufts | Donald Robinson (SF), Richard Shelton (PF), Troy Manzano (C) Ricky Canady, David Kaplan, Robert Cuellar | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Roman Johnson (PG), Jason Gray (PF), Timothy Hamilton (C) Stephen Geist, David Spiker, Chris Tyson | |
| 11:05 | Tufts | Donald Robinson misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Alan Bynum - foul #3 on Alan Bynum, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Tufts | Frank Adams (PG) Morris Giesen | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Shawn Seim (SG), Lawrence Pinard (SF) Felix Martinez, Alan Bynum | |
| 11:05 | Tufts | Donald Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:05 | Tufts | Donald Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:54 | California Tech. | Shawn Seim is fouled on the floor by Donald Robinson - foul #3 on Donald Robinson, team foul #8 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Tufts | Richard Weddle (PG) John Chambers | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 10:54 | California Tech. | Shawn Seim makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:54 | California Tech. | Shawn Seim misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:54 | Tufts | Troy Manzano gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:31 | Tufts | Richard Weddle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-41 |
| 10:29 | California Tech. | Lawrence Pinard grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:23 | California Tech. | Lawrence Pinard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 10:22 | California Tech. | Jason Gray tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 10:01 | Tufts | Richard Weddle splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 10:00 | California Tech. | Timothy Hamilton gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:54 | California Tech. | Lawrence Pinard clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 09:53 | California Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Hamilton | 48-43 |
| 09:43 | California Tech. | Lawrence Pinard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 48-43 |
| 09:42 | Tufts | Richard Weddle pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:40 | Tufts | Richard Weddle loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| Subs | Tufts | Morris Giesen (PG), John Chambers (SG), Ricky Canady (SF), David Kaplan (PF), Robert Cuellar (C) Richard Weddle, Frank Adams, Donald Robinson, Richard Shelton, Troy Manzano | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stephen Geist (PG), Felix Martinez (SG), Alan Bynum (SF), David Spiker (PF), Chris Tyson (C) Roman Johnson, Shawn Seim, Lawrence Pinard, Jason Gray, Timothy Hamilton | |
| 09:31 | California Tech. | David Spiker scores on a jumper in the lane | 48-45 |
| 09:04 | Tufts | Ricky Canady misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Felix Martinez - foul #3 on Felix Martinez, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| 09:04 | Tufts | Ricky Canady makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:04 | Tufts | Ricky Canady makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:49 | California Tech. | David Spiker scores on a shot near the basket | 50-47 |
| 08:24 | Tufts | Ricky Canady comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 50-47 |
| 08:23 | California Tech. | David Spiker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 08:17 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson is alone and drills a jump hook from close range set up by Stephen Geist | 50-49 |
| 07:49 | Tufts | David Spiker steps in front of the John Chambers pass | 50-49 |
| 07:41 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Tufts | Richard Weddle (PG), Troy Manzano (C) Morris Giesen, Robert Cuellar | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Richard Weddle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Canady (fresh) 13 pts. PF - David Kaplan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Troy Manzano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Stephen Geist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alan Bynum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Spiker (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Chris Tyson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Tufts | Felix Martinez steals it from Ricky Canady out of a doubleteam | 50-49 |
| 07:16 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Troy Manzano - foul #1 on Troy Manzano, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Roman Johnson (PG), Jason Gray (PF) Stephen Geist, David Spiker | |
| 07:16 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:16 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:51 | Tufts | Ricky Canady drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Richard Weddle | 52-51 |
| 06:38 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson is hacked by Troy Manzano - foul #2 on Troy Manzano, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Tufts | Frank Adams (SG), Donald Robinson (SF), Richard Shelton (PF) John Chambers, Ricky Canady, David Kaplan | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Shawn Seim (SG), Lawrence Pinard (SF) Felix Martinez, Alan Bynum | |
| 06:38 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:38 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:38 | Tufts | Richard Shelton snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 06:14 | Tufts | Richard Weddle shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 06:13 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 06:08 | California Tech. | Jason Gray misses badly on a runner near the basket | 52-51 |
| 06:06 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson tips it home | 52-53 |
| 05:44 | Tufts | Richard Weddle loses the dribble to Jason Gray | 52-53 |
| 05:28 | California Tech. | Lawrence Pinard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 05:07 | Tufts | Richard Weddle evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 05:05 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 05:05 | California Tech. | California Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Tufts | John Chambers (SG), Ricky Canady (SF), David Kaplan (PF), Robert Cuellar (C) Frank Adams, Donald Robinson, Richard Shelton, Troy Manzano | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stephen Geist (PG), Felix Martinez (SG), Alan Bynum (SF), David Spiker (PF), Timothy Hamilton (C) Roman Johnson, Shawn Seim, Lawrence Pinard, Jason Gray, Chris Tyson | |
| 04:55 | California Tech. | David Kaplan picks off the pass by David Spiker | 52-56 |
| 04:30 | Tufts | John Chambers hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 52-56 |
| 04:28 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar tips it home | 54-56 |
| 04:09 | California Tech. | David Spiker misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 54-56 |
| 04:08 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 03:52 | Tufts | Ricky Canady is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ricky Canady, team foul #11 | 54-56 |
| 03:43 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Richard Weddle (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Canady (fresh) 15 pts. PF - David Kaplan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Cuellar (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Stephen Geist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alan Bynum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Spiker (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Tufts | Richard Weddle buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Chambers | 57-56 |
| 03:04 | California Tech. | Timothy Hamilton misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-56 |
| 03:02 | California Tech. | David Spiker snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 02:56 | California Tech. | Timothy Hamilton loses the dribble to Richard Weddle | 57-56 |
| 02:36 | Tufts | John Chambers makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Felix Martinez - foul #4 on Felix Martinez, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Tufts | Morris Giesen (PG), Troy Manzano (C) Richard Weddle, Robert Cuellar | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Roman Johnson (PG), Jason Gray (PF), Chris Tyson (C) Stephen Geist, David Spiker, Timothy Hamilton | |
| 02:36 | Tufts | John Chambers makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:32 | California Tech. | California Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Tufts | Robert Cuellar (C) Troy Manzano | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stephen Geist (PG), David Spiker (PF) Roman Johnson, Jason Gray | |
| 02:15 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Spiker | 60-58 |
| 01:59 | Tufts | John Chambers misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 01:58 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Alan Bynum | 60-58 |
| 01:54 | California Tech. | Ricky Canady steps in front of the Alan Bynum pass | 60-58 |
| 01:27 | Tufts | Stephen Geist picks off the pass by John Chambers | 60-58 |
| 01:22 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 01:20 | Tufts | David Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:57 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 60-58 |
| 00:55 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:48 | California Tech. | David Spiker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alan Bynum | 60-60 |
| 00:23 | Tufts | John Chambers is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Canady out of a doubleteam | 62-60 |
| 00:11 | California Tech. | David Spiker misses long on a floater from close range | 62-60 |
| 00:09 | Tufts | Ricky Canady snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Tufts | Stephen Geist is called for the reach on Ricky Canady in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Geist, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Tufts | Richard Weddle (PG) Morris Giesen | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 00:08 | Tufts | Ricky Canady makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:08 | Tufts | Ricky Canady misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:08 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 00:08 | California Tech. | California Tech. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 00:04 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Geist | 63-63 |
| 00:04 | Tufts | Tufts calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tufts | John Chambers misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Richard Weddle (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chambers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricky Canady (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Kaplan (fresh) 7 reb. C - Robert Cuellar (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Stephen Geist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felix Martinez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Alan Bynum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Spiker (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Chris Tyson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | California Tech. | David Spiker wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:50 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 04:49 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:43 | Tufts | Ricky Canady splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Weddle | 65-63 |
| 04:34 | California Tech. | David Spiker misses the fadeaway from the left block | 65-63 |
| 04:33 | Tufts | The rebound goes to John Chambers | 65-63 |
| 04:16 | Tufts | Ricky Canady connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 03:55 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 03:53 | Tufts | John Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:30 | Tufts | Richard Weddle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 03:29 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:25 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Geist | 68-66 |
| 02:59 | Tufts | John Chambers is denied on a layup by David Spiker | 68-66 |
| 02:57 | Tufts | Ricky Canady tips it in | 70-66 |
| 02:41 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez double dribbles | 70-66 |
| Subs | Tufts | Troy Manzano (C) Robert Cuellar | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jason Gray (PF), Timothy Hamilton (C) David Spiker, Chris Tyson | |
| 02:14 | Tufts | Richard Weddle is whistled for traveling | 70-66 |
| Subs | Tufts | Morris Giesen (PG), Donald Robinson (SF), Richard Shelton (PF) Richard Weddle, Ricky Canady, David Kaplan | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Roman Johnson (PG), Shawn Seim (SG), Lawrence Pinard (SF) Stephen Geist, Felix Martinez, Alan Bynum | |
| 02:12 | California Tech. | California Tech. calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Tufts | Richard Weddle (PG), Ricky Canady (SF), David Kaplan (PF), Robert Cuellar (C) Morris Giesen, Donald Robinson, Richard Shelton, Troy Manzano | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stephen Geist (PG), Felix Martinez (SG), Alan Bynum (SF), David Spiker (PF), Chris Tyson (C) Roman Johnson, Shawn Seim, Lawrence Pinard, Jason Gray, Timothy Hamilton | |
| 01:55 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Chris Tyson | 70-69 |
| 01:27 | Tufts | John Chambers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Weddle | 72-69 |
| 01:15 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 01:14 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:47 | Tufts | David Spiker is called for the reach on David Kaplan - foul #2 on David Spiker, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| 00:47 | Tufts | David Kaplan makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:47 | Tufts | David Kaplan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Richard Weddle (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Chambers (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricky Canady (fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Cuellar (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Stephen Geist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Felix Martinez (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Alan Bynum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Spiker (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Chris Tyson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez is fouled on the floor by Robert Cuellar - foul #3 on Robert Cuellar, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| 00:42 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:42 | California Tech. | Felix Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Tufts | Richard Weddle is hacked by Felix Martinez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Felix Martinez, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Shawn Seim (SG) Felix Martinez | |
| 00:40 | Tufts | Richard Weddle misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:40 | Tufts | Richard Weddle makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:36 | California Tech. | Chris Tyson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-70 |
| 00:35 | Tufts | Richard Weddle pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:32 | Tufts | Richard Weddle is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Seim - foul #1 on Shawn Seim, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Tufts | Morris Giesen (SG), Richard Shelton (PF) John Chambers, David Kaplan | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 00:32 | Tufts | Richard Weddle makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:32 | Tufts | Richard Weddle misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:32 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Chris Tyson | 76-70 |
| 00:24 | California Tech. | Shawn Seim scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-73 |
| 00:24 | Tufts | Tufts calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Subs | Tufts | John Chambers (SG) Morris Giesen | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 00:22 | Tufts | Stephen Geist is called for the reach on Ricky Canady in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Geist, team foul #12 | 76-73 |
| 00:22 | Tufts | Ricky Canady misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:22 | Tufts | Ricky Canady makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:15 | California Tech. | Shawn Seim hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-73 |
| 00:13 | Tufts | Richard Weddle gets the rebound | 77-73 |
| 00:12 | Tufts | Stephen Geist is called for the reach on Richard Weddle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Geist, team foul #13 | 77-73 |
| 00:12 | Tufts | Richard Weddle makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:12 | Tufts | Richard Weddle misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:12 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Chris Tyson | 78-73 |
| 00:06 | California Tech. | Shawn Seim is called for traveling | 78-73 |
| Subs | Tufts | Morris Giesen (SG) John Chambers | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 00:03 | Tufts | Stephen Geist is called for the reach on Ricky Canady in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Geist, team foul #14 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Roman Johnson (PG) Stephen Geist | |
| 00:03 | Tufts | Ricky Canady makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:03 | Tufts | Ricky Canady makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:00 | California Tech. | Alan Bynum misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 80-73 |