| Lineup | Bates | PG - Joseph Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bennie Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Worthen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Guerriero (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ismael Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - John Meier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Belski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Couch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Springfield | Robert Washington inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Springfield | Roy Smith is hacked by Bennie Abbott - foul #3 on Bennie Abbott, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Bates | David Watkins (SG) Bennie Abbott | |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| 19:27 | Springfield | John Meier loses the ball out of bounds | 35-24 |
| 19:14 | Bates | David Watkins misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-24 |
| 19:13 | Bates | Paul Guerriero can't tip it in | 35-24 |
| 19:11 | Springfield | James Couch grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 18:48 | Springfield | James Couch comes up short on the floater in the paint | 35-24 |
| 18:47 | Springfield | James Couch hits the follow up shot | 35-26 |
| 18:30 | Bates | Leonard Worthen is fouled on the floor by Robert Washington - foul #1 on Robert Washington, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 18:12 | Bates | David Watkins misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Belski - foul #1 on Frank Belski, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| 18:12 | Bates | David Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:12 | Bates | David Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:03 | Springfield | Roy Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-26 |
| 18:01 | Bates | Paul Guerriero snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 17:42 | Bates | Leonard Worthen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 17:40 | Springfield | Robert Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 17:17 | Springfield | James Couch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-26 |
| Subs | Bates | Steve Kelley (PG), Sam Neal (SG), Terry Gettys (C) Joseph Burch, David Watkins, Ismael Hughes | |
| Subs | Springfield | Brandon Eiland (PG), Tony Hamilton (SG), Ronald Sage (SF), Thomas Bell (C) John Meier, Roy Smith, Robert Washington, James Couch | |
| 17:02 | Bates | Paul Guerriero travels with the ball | 37-26 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Springfield | Kenneth Nees (C) Frank Belski | |
| 16:46 | Springfield | Thomas Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-26 |
| 16:45 | Springfield | Thomas Bell misses the tip | 37-26 |
| 16:43 | Bates | Leonard Worthen grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 16:23 | Bates | Terry Gettys misses the lay-in | 37-26 |
| 16:22 | Springfield | Thomas Bell grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 16:06 | Springfield | Kenneth Nees's pass is intercepted by Sam Neal | 37-26 |
| 15:53 | Bates | Kenneth Nees is called for the reach on Terry Gettys - foul #3 on Kenneth Nees, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Bates | Joseph Burch (PG), Bennie Abbott (SG), Kevin Maurer (PF), Ismael Hughes (C) Steve Kelley, Sam Neal, Leonard Worthen, Paul Guerriero | |
| Subs | Springfield | John Meier (PG), Roy Smith (SG), Frank Belski (PF) Brandon Eiland, Tony Hamilton, Kenneth Nees | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Joseph Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bennie Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Gettys (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Maurer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ismael Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - John Meier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Sage (fresh) PF - Frank Belski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Bates | Kevin Maurer connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Bennie Abbott | 39-26 |
| 15:21 | Springfield | Frank Belski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Meier | 39-29 |
| 15:04 | Bates | Ismael Hughes scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 14:46 | Springfield | Roy Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Sage | 42-32 |
| 14:24 | Bates | Joseph Burch makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 14:06 | Springfield | Thomas Bell lays it up and in set up by Roy Smith | 45-34 |
| 13:48 | Bates | John Meier picks off the pass by Joseph Burch | 45-34 |
| 13:30 | Springfield | Roy Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 13:29 | Bates | Terry Gettys gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:09 | Bates | Joseph Burch misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 13:08 | Bates | Terry Gettys grabs the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:59 | Bates | Roy Smith is called for the reach on Bennie Abbott - foul #1 on Roy Smith, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Bates | Steve Kelley (PG), David Watkins (SG), Leonard Worthen (SF), Paul Guerriero (PF), Donald Ouellette (C) Joseph Burch, Bennie Abbott, Terry Gettys, Kevin Maurer, Ismael Hughes | |
| Subs | Springfield | Brandon Eiland (PG), Tony Hamilton (SG), Robert Washington (SF), David Ryan (PF), James Couch (C) John Meier, Roy Smith, Ronald Sage, Frank Belski, Thomas Bell | |
| 12:44 | Bates | Donald Ouellette misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Washington - foul #2 on Robert Washington, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| 12:44 | Bates | Donald Ouellette makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:44 | Bates | Donald Ouellette misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:44 | Springfield | James Couch gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:22 | Springfield | Brandon Eiland misses badly on a floater in the paint | 46-34 |
| 12:20 | Bates | Paul Guerriero gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:04 | Bates | Paul Guerriero misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 12:02 | Springfield | Robert Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 11:50 | Springfield | James Couch buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Washington | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Steve Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Worthen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Guerriero (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Ouellette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Brandon Eiland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Ryan (fresh) C - James Couch (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Bates | Leonard Worthen can't finish the layup | 46-36 |
| 11:29 | Springfield | James Couch grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 11:19 | Springfield | Brandon Eiland lays it up and in and he's fouled by Steve Kelley - foul #1 on Steve Kelley, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Bates | Joseph Burch (PG), Bennie Abbott (SG), Kevin Maurer (C) Steve Kelley, David Watkins, Donald Ouellette | |
| Subs | Springfield | Frank Belski (PF) David Ryan | |
| 11:19 | Springfield | Brandon Eiland makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:57 | Bates | Joseph Burch drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 10:39 | Springfield | Frank Belski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-39 |
| 10:37 | Springfield | Brandon Eiland tips it back up and in | 49-41 |
| 10:33 | Bates | Leonard Worthen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 10:31 | Springfield | The rebound goes to Tony Hamilton | 49-41 |
| 10:13 | Springfield | Tony Hamilton scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Bennie Abbott - foul #4 on Bennie Abbott, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Bates | David Watkins (SG), Ismael Hughes (C) Bennie Abbott, Kevin Maurer | |
| Subs | Springfield | Roy Smith (SG), David Ryan (SF), Thomas Bell (C) Brandon Eiland, Robert Washington, James Couch | |
| 10:13 | Springfield | Tony Hamilton misses the free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:13 | Bates | Ismael Hughes gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:00 | Bates | Leonard Worthen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 09:58 | Springfield | Tony Hamilton snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 09:41 | Springfield | Thomas Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Bates | Terry Gettys (SF), Kevin Maurer (PF) Leonard Worthen, Paul Guerriero | |
| Subs | Springfield | John Meier (PG), Ronald Sage (SF), Kenneth Nees (C) Tony Hamilton, David Ryan, Frank Belski | |
| 09:24 | Bates | Joseph Burch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Watkins | 52-43 |
| 09:13 | Springfield | Roy Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 09:11 | Bates | Kevin Maurer gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:45 | Bates | Terry Gettys connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Burch | 55-43 |
| 08:23 | Springfield | Roy Smith is hacked by David Watkins - foul #1 on David Watkins, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Bates | Steve Kelley (PG), Sam Neal (SG), Leonard Worthen (SF), Paul Guerriero (PF) Joseph Burch, David Watkins, Kevin Maurer, Ismael Hughes | |
| Subs | Springfield | Robert Washington (SF), Frank Belski (PF), James Couch (C) Roy Smith, Thomas Bell, Kenneth Nees | |
| 08:10 | Springfield | The 3pt attempt by Ronald Sage is denied by Paul Guerriero | 55-43 |
| 08:09 | Bates | Sam Neal pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:05 | Bates | Steve Kelley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Couch - foul #1 on James Couch, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Springfield | Dennis Herbert (SG) Ronald Sage | |
| 08:05 | Bates | Steve Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:05 | Bates | Steve Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:47 | Springfield | Dennis Herbert connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Meier | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Steve Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Neal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Worthen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Guerriero (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Gettys (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - John Meier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Belski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Couch (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Bates | John Meier steals the ball from Steve Kelley | 57-45 |
| 07:32 | Springfield | John Meier hits the finger roll | 57-47 |
| 07:16 | Bates | Terry Gettys hits a turnaround from close range | 59-47 |
| 06:56 | Springfield | Frank Belski connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Herbert and he's hacked by Steve Kelley - foul #2 on Steve Kelley, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Bates | Bennie Abbott (SG), Ismael Hughes (C) Sam Neal, Terry Gettys | |
| Subs | Springfield | Tony Hamilton (PG), Roy Smith (SG), David Ryan (SF) John Meier, Dennis Herbert, Robert Washington | |
| 06:56 | Springfield | Frank Belski misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:56 | Bates | Paul Guerriero grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 06:31 | Bates | Bennie Abbott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 06:30 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Ismael Hughes | 59-49 |
| 06:14 | Bates | Bennie Abbott drills a 3 from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 06:03 | Springfield | Paul Guerriero is called for the reach on Frank Belski - foul #1 on Paul Guerriero, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Bates | Joseph Burch (PG), Terry Gettys (SF), Kevin Maurer (PF) Steve Kelley, Leonard Worthen, Paul Guerriero | |
| Subs | Springfield | Ronald Sage (SF), Thomas Bell (PF), Kenneth Nees (C) David Ryan, Frank Belski, James Couch | |
| 05:45 | Springfield | Thomas Bell is hacked by Joseph Burch - foul #2 on Joseph Burch, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Springfield | John Meier (PG) Tony Hamilton | |
| 05:45 | Springfield | Thomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:45 | Springfield | Thomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:21 | Bates | Terry Gettys misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 05:19 | Springfield | Thomas Bell gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:12 | Springfield | Ronald Sage's pass is intercepted by Terry Gettys | 62-51 |
| 05:09 | Bates | Joseph Burch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Gettys | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:00 | Springfield | Kenneth Nees drills a 3 from the right corner set up by John Meier | 64-54 |
| 04:43 | Bates | Terry Gettys blows the layup | 64-54 |
| 04:42 | Springfield | Thomas Bell pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:20 | Springfield | Kenneth Nees misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-54 |
| 04:19 | Bates | Ismael Hughes pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:16 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Bates | Leonard Worthen (SF), Paul Guerriero (PF) Terry Gettys, Kevin Maurer | |
| Subs | Springfield | Robert Washington (SF), Frank Belski (PF), James Couch (C) Ronald Sage, Thomas Bell, Kenneth Nees | |
| 04:05 | Bates | Roy Smith picks off the pass by Paul Guerriero | 64-54 |
| 03:43 | Springfield | Frank Belski misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ismael Hughes - foul #1 on Ismael Hughes, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Bates | Terry Gettys (C) Ismael Hughes | |
| Subs | Springfield | Tony Hamilton (SG) Roy Smith | |
| 03:43 | Springfield | Frank Belski misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:43 | Springfield | Frank Belski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Joseph Burch (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. SG - Bennie Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leonard Worthen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Guerriero (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Gettys (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - John Meier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tony Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Belski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Couch (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Bates | Leonard Worthen misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Washington - foul #3 on Robert Washington, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| 03:20 | Bates | Leonard Worthen misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:20 | Bates | Leonard Worthen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Springfield | Robert Washington can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 03:04 | Springfield | Frank Belski tips it back up and in | 65-57 |
| 02:40 | Bates | Paul Guerriero makes the runner near the basket and the foul's on John Meier - foul #2 on John Meier, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Bates | David Watkins (SG) Bennie Abbott | |
| Subs | Springfield | Ronald Sage (SG) John Meier | |
| 02:40 | Bates | Paul Guerriero makes the free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:37 | Springfield | Springfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Bates | Bennie Abbott (SG), Ismael Hughes (C) David Watkins, Terry Gettys | |
| Subs | Springfield | John Meier (PG), Roy Smith (SG) Tony Hamilton, Ronald Sage | |
| 02:20 | Springfield | James Couch connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Belski | 68-59 |
| 01:54 | Bates | Ismael Hughes buries a runner from close range set up by Bennie Abbott | 70-59 |
| 01:40 | Springfield | Frank Belski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-59 |
| 01:38 | Bates | Ismael Hughes pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:20 | Bates | Joseph Burch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 01:19 | Bates | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Guerriero | 70-59 |
| 00:58 | Bates | Ismael Hughes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 70-59 |
| 00:57 | Springfield | Frank Belski grabs the board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Springfield | Roy Smith drills a jumper near the basket set up by Robert Washington | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Bates | John Meier is called for the reach on Ismael Hughes in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Meier, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Bates | Steve Kelley (PG), David Watkins (SG), Terry Gettys (SF), Kevin Maurer (PF) Joseph Burch, Bennie Abbott, Leonard Worthen, Paul Guerriero | |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| 00:49 | Bates | Ismael Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:49 | Bates | Ismael Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:42 | Springfield | John Meier banks in the layup set up by Roy Smith | 72-63 |
| 00:42 | Bates | Bates calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Bates | Donald Ouellette (C) Ismael Hughes | |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| 00:39 | Bates | Donald Ouellette is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Smith - foul #2 on Roy Smith, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| 00:39 | Bates | Donald Ouellette makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:39 | Bates | Donald Ouellette makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:33 | Springfield | Frank Belski misses the floater from just outside the lane | 74-63 |
| 00:31 | Springfield | Robert Washington snags the offensive board | 74-63 |
| 00:28 | Springfield | John Meier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Gettys - foul #2 on Terry Gettys, team foul #9 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| Subs | Springfield | Tony Hamilton (SG), Ronald Sage (SF), Thomas Bell (PF), Kenneth Nees (C) Roy Smith, Robert Washington, Frank Belski, James Couch | |
| 00:28 | Springfield | John Meier makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:28 | Springfield | John Meier misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:28 | Bates | Kevin Maurer snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Bates | Steve Kelley runs out the clock | 74-64 |