| Lineup | Middlebury | PG - David Franks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marty Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Mentzer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eugene Bugbee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Richard Dempsey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Coffee (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Mark Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyson Springs (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bates | Mark Marshall inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Bates | John Pugh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 19:43 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Coffee | 39-34 |
| 19:30 | Bates | Mark Marshall misses badly on a floater from the left block | 39-34 |
| 19:28 | Bates | Mark Marshall hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 19:08 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer is denied on a layup by John Pugh | 39-36 |
| 19:07 | Bates | Richard Dempsey pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:54 | Bates | John Pugh loses the dribble to Carl Mentzer | 39-36 |
| 18:40 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Franks | 42-36 |
| 18:20 | Bates | Mark Coffee clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Mentzer - foul #2 on Carl Mentzer, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 18:20 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:20 | Bates | Mark Coffee makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:05 | Middlebury | Robert Allen makes the shot from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 17:48 | Bates | Mark Coffee misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 17:46 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 17:26 | Middlebury | David Franks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Richard Dempsey - foul #1 on Richard Dempsey, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Middlebury | | |
| Subs | Bates | Ronald O'Kell (SF), Aaron Johnson (C) Mark Marshall, John Pugh | |
| 17:26 | Middlebury | David Franks misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:26 | Middlebury | David Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:26 | Middlebury | David Franks makes the 3rd free throw | 46-38 |
| 17:13 | Bates | Tyson Springs can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 17:12 | Bates | Tyson Springs grabs the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 16:50 | Bates | David Franks is called for the reach on Richard Dempsey - foul #2 on David Franks, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Middlebury | Leo Gustin (SF), John Stone (PF), Scott Harte (C) Robert Allen, Carl Mentzer, Eugene Bugbee | |
| Subs | Bates | Michael St. Clair (SG), John Hess (SF), Bobby Treiber (C) Richard Dempsey, Mark Coffee, Tyson Springs | |
| 16:27 | Bates | Aaron Johnson lays it up and in | 46-40 |
| 16:01 | Middlebury | John Stone misses the lay-in | 46-40 |
| 15:59 | Middlebury | Scott Harte grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Middlebury | PG - David Franks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marty Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leo Gustin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Stone (fresh) C - Scott Harte (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Ronald O'Kell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael St. Clair (fresh) SF - John Hess (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Treiber (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Middlebury | Scott Harte drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from David Franks and the foul's on Aaron Johnson - foul #2 on Aaron Johnson, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Middlebury | Derek Thacker (SG), Wilbur Patti (SF) David Franks, Marty Ellis | |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Roper (PG), Mark Coffee (SG), Mark Marshall (SF), Tyson Springs (PF), John Pugh (C) Ronald O'Kell, Michael St. Clair, John Hess, Aaron Johnson, Bobby Treiber | |
| 15:44 | Middlebury | Scott Harte misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:44 | Bates | The rebound goes to John Pugh | 48-40 |
| 15:29 | Bates | Wilbur Patti denies the turnaround by Thomas Roper | 48-40 |
| 15:28 | Bates | Mark Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:21 | Bates | John Pugh hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Derek Thacker - foul #2 on Derek Thacker, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Middlebury | Robert Allen (SF), Carl Mentzer (PF), Eugene Bugbee (C) Derek Thacker, Scott Harte, John Stone | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 15:21 | Bates | John Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:21 | Bates | John Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:04 | Middlebury | Eugene Bugbee hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Leo Gustin | 51-41 |
| 14:54 | Bates | John Pugh knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Coffee | 51-43 |
| 14:40 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 14:38 | Bates | Tyson Springs gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:18 | Bates | John Pugh can't finish the layup | 51-43 |
| 14:16 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:54 | Middlebury | Thomas Roper picks off the pass by Robert Allen | 51-43 |
| 13:29 | Bates | Mark Marshall drills a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Robert Allen - foul #2 on Robert Allen, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Middlebury | David Franks (PG), Marty Ellis (SG), John Stone (PF), Scott Harte (C) Leo Gustin, Robert Allen, Carl Mentzer, Eugene Bugbee | |
| Subs | Bates | Richard Dempsey (SG), Aaron Johnson (PF), Bobby Treiber (C) Mark Coffee, Tyson Springs, John Pugh | |
| 13:29 | Bates | Mark Marshall misses the free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:29 | Middlebury | Scott Harte snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 13:08 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti buries a 3pt shot from straight away and the foul's on Mark Marshall - foul #1 on Mark Marshall, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Middlebury | | |
| Subs | Bates | Ronald O'Kell (SF) Mark Marshall | |
| 13:08 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti misses the free throw | 54-45 |
| 13:08 | Bates | Aaron Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 12:43 | Bates | Richard Dempsey is hacked by Wilbur Patti - foul #1 on Wilbur Patti, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Middlebury | Robert Allen (SF) Wilbur Patti | |
| Subs | Bates | John Hess (SF) Thomas Roper | |
| 12:25 | Bates | John Hess misses badly on a shot from the left block | 54-45 |
| 12:24 | Middlebury | Robert Allen gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:59 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 11:58 | Bates | Bobby Treiber gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Middlebury | PG - David Franks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marty Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Stone (fresh) C - Scott Harte (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Richard Dempsey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald O'Kell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hess (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Treiber (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Bates | Bobby Treiber clanks a floater from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 11:44 | Bates | Richard Dempsey grabs the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 11:30 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell is hacked by Marty Ellis - foul #1 on Marty Ellis, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Middlebury | Leo Gustin (SF), Carl Mentzer (PF), Eugene Bugbee (C) Robert Allen, John Stone, Scott Harte | |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Roper (PG), Mark Coffee (SG), Tyson Springs (PF), John Pugh (C) Richard Dempsey, John Hess, Aaron Johnson, Bobby Treiber | |
| 11:14 | Bates | Mark Coffee scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Pugh | 54-47 |
| 11:09 | Middlebury | The refs have stopped play. Leo Gustin is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 54-47 |
| Subs | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti (SF) Leo Gustin | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 10:51 | Middlebury | David Franks drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Marty Ellis | 57-47 |
| 10:35 | Bates | John Pugh can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-47 |
| 10:33 | Middlebury | The rebound goes to Eugene Bugbee | 57-47 |
| 10:16 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-47 |
| 09:54 | Bates | Thomas Roper is fouled on the floor by Marty Ellis - foul #2 on Marty Ellis, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Middlebury | Derek Thacker (SG), Robert Allen (SF) David Franks, Marty Ellis | |
| Subs | Bates | Mark Marshall (SF), Aaron Johnson (C) Ronald O'Kell, John Pugh | |
| 09:54 | Bates | Thomas Roper makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:54 | Bates | Thomas Roper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 09:38 | Middlebury | Eugene Bugbee misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 09:37 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti gets the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 09:32 | Middlebury | Derek Thacker's fadeaway is rejected by Tyson Springs | 60-49 |
| 09:30 | Bates | Tyson Springs pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 09:05 | Bates | Mark Marshall misses long on a runner from close range | 60-49 |
| 09:03 | Middlebury | Eugene Bugbee grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 08:43 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Mentzer | 62-49 |
| 08:24 | Bates | Mark Marshall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-49 |
| 08:22 | Middlebury | The rebound goes to Eugene Bugbee | 62-49 |
| 08:01 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Wilbur Patti, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Middlebury | David Franks (PG), Marty Ellis (SG), John Stone (PF), Scott Harte (C) Wilbur Patti, Derek Thacker, Carl Mentzer, Eugene Bugbee | |
| Subs | Bates | Richard Dempsey (PG), Ronald O'Kell (SG), John Pugh (C) Thomas Roper, Mark Coffee, Tyson Springs | |
| 07:48 | Bates | Aaron Johnson jams it set up by Richard Dempsey | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Middlebury | PG - David Franks (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marty Ellis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Stone (fresh) C - Scott Harte (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Richard Dempsey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald O'Kell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Middlebury | John Pugh swats the short shot by Robert Allen | 62-51 |
| 07:30 | Bates | The rebound goes to Richard Dempsey | 62-51 |
| 07:05 | Bates | John Pugh hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Ronald O'Kell | 62-53 |
| 06:51 | Middlebury | Robert Allen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Franks | 65-53 |
| 06:25 | Bates | Aaron Johnson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Stone - foul #1 on John Stone, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer (PF) Robert Allen | |
| Subs | Bates | Mark Coffee (SG) Mark Marshall | |
| 06:25 | Bates | Aaron Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 06:25 | Bates | Aaron Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:10 | Middlebury | Mark Coffee picks off the pass by David Franks | 65-54 |
| 06:06 | Bates | Richard Dempsey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Coffee | 65-56 |
| 05:51 | Middlebury | Ronald O'Kell steals it from David Franks | 65-56 |
| 05:39 | Bates | Richard Dempsey misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-56 |
| 05:38 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald O'Kell | 65-56 |
| 05:23 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 05:22 | Middlebury | The rebound goes to John Stone | 65-56 |
| 05:17 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Mentzer | 68-56 |
| 04:59 | Bates | John Pugh can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 04:58 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Middlebury | John Stone misses long on a jumper from the right block | 68-56 |
| 04:40 | Bates | The rebound goes to Aaron Johnson | 68-56 |
| 04:40 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Middlebury | Robert Allen (SF), Eugene Bugbee (C) Scott Harte, John Stone | |
| Subs | Bates | Thomas Roper (PG), Mark Marshall (SF), Tyson Springs (PF) Richard Dempsey, Ronald O'Kell, Aaron Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Bates | Marty Ellis steals it from Mark Coffee | 68-56 |
| 04:22 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer hits the finger roll set up by Marty Ellis | 70-56 |
| 04:09 | Bates | Thomas Roper misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Carl Mentzer - foul #3 on Carl Mentzer, team foul #10 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Middlebury | | |
| Subs | Bates | Bobby Treiber (C) John Pugh | |
| 04:09 | Bates | Thomas Roper makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:09 | Bates | Thomas Roper misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:09 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 03:47 | Middlebury | Eugene Bugbee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 03:46 | Middlebury | Eugene Bugbee pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-57 |
| Lineup | Middlebury | PG - David Franks (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marty Ellis (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Mentzer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Bugbee (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Thomas Roper (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Coffee (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - Mark Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyson Springs (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bobby Treiber (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Middlebury | Carl Mentzer's pass is intercepted by Mark Marshall | 70-57 |
| 03:15 | Bates | Tyson Springs hits the finger roll set up by Mark Marshall | 70-59 |
| 02:53 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 02:51 | Bates | Tyson Springs gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Bates | Tyson Springs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-59 |
| 02:36 | Middlebury | Marty Ellis pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 02:07 | Middlebury | Robert Allen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Marty Ellis | 73-59 |
| 01:51 | Bates | Bobby Treiber hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Thomas Roper | 73-61 |
| 01:29 | Middlebury | Robert Allen hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Bugbee and he's hacked by Mark Coffee - foul #1 on Mark Coffee, team foul #4 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Middlebury | Leo Gustin (PG), Wilbur Patti (SG), John Stone (PF), Scott Harte (C) David Franks, Marty Ellis, Carl Mentzer, Eugene Bugbee | |
| Subs | Bates | Richard Dempsey (PG), Ronald O'Kell (SG), John Hess (SF), Aaron Johnson (PF) Thomas Roper, Mark Coffee, Mark Marshall, Tyson Springs | |
| 01:29 | Middlebury | Robert Allen makes the free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:17 | Bates | John Hess's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Patti | 76-61 |
| 01:14 | Middlebury | Robert Allen lays it in on a great pass from Wilbur Patti | 78-61 |
| 00:59 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell is hacked by Wilbur Patti - foul #3 on Wilbur Patti, team foul #11 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Middlebury | Derek Thacker (SG) Robert Allen | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 00:59 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell misses the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 00:59 | Bates | Ronald O'Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Middlebury | Leo Gustin hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Middlebury | Middlebury is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Bates | Bobby Treiber misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-62 |
| 00:32 | Middlebury | Leo Gustin pulls down the rebound | 80-62 |
| 00:09 | Middlebury | Scott Harte misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 80-62 |
| 00:08 | Bates | Bobby Treiber grabs the defensive rebound | 80-62 |
| 00:03 | Bates | Richard Dempsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-62 |
| 00:01 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti snags the defensive board | 80-62 |
| 00:00 | Middlebury | Wilbur Patti runs out the clock | 80-62 |