| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Chris Tibbits (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Noel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rex Milam (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Luis Lacefield (fresh) SG - Hugh Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hatten (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Townsend (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Springfield | Luis Lacefield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 19:45 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 19:35 | Occidental | Luis Lacefield is called for the reach on Chris Tibbits - foul #2 on Luis Lacefield, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:26 | Occidental | Robert Noel scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Chris Tibbits | 30-28 |
| 19:11 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 19:09 | Occidental | Rex Milam grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 18:52 | Occidental | Rex Milam is hacked by Mark Townsend - foul #3 on Mark Townsend, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Springfield | Joseph Richardson (C) Mark Townsend | |
| 18:34 | Occidental | Rex Milam scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-28 |
| 18:23 | Springfield | Paul Lindsey makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Hatten | 32-31 |
| 18:17 | Occidental | Christopher Brown misses the easy layup | 32-31 |
| 18:16 | Occidental | Christopher Brown snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:05 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits is fouled on the floor by Luis Lacefield - foul #3 on Luis Lacefield, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch (PG) Luis Lacefield | |
| 17:58 | Occidental | Robert Noel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 17:57 | Springfield | The rebound goes to Paul Lindsey | 32-31 |
| 17:38 | Springfield | The short jumper by Joseph Richardson is denied by Christopher Brown | 32-31 |
| 17:36 | Occidental | Christopher Brown grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 17:31 | Occidental | Kevin Harper hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Chris Tibbits | 35-31 |
| 17:22 | Springfield | Joseph Richardson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 35-31 |
| 17:21 | Occidental | Robert Noel grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 17:07 | Occidental | Christopher Brown misses the lay-in | 35-31 |
| 17:05 | Springfield | Paul Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:47 | Springfield | Paul Lindsey drills a jumper from the baseline | 35-33 |
| 16:26 | Occidental | Kevin Harper hits a 3 from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 16:06 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten drills a shot from the right block | 38-35 |
| 15:46 | Occidental | Christopher Brown misses the fadeaway near the basket | 38-35 |
| 15:45 | Springfield | Joseph Richardson pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Chris Tibbits (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Noel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Rex Milam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Ronnie Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hugh Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hatten (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Lindsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Richardson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Springfield | Hugh Jackson knocks in the floater from the right side | 38-37 |
| 15:15 | Occidental | Christopher Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Occidental | Dennis Whitt (PG), Bruce Rauch (SG), George Rice (SF), Lee Searles (PF), Stanley Haugland (C) Chris Tibbits, Kevin Harper, Robert Noel, Christopher Brown, Rex Milam | |
| Subs | Springfield | Luis Lacefield (PG), Robert Grant (SG), Harvey Damron (SF), Leo Zall (PF), Mark Townsend (C) Ronnie Lynch, Hugh Jackson, Kenneth Hatten, Paul Lindsey, Joseph Richardson | |
| 14:53 | Springfield | Leo Zall is fouled on the floor by Bruce Rauch - foul #1 on Bruce Rauch, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 14:36 | Springfield | Luis Lacefield connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Grant | 38-39 |
| 14:27 | Occidental | Lee Searles is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Lee Searles, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 14:02 | Springfield | Dennis Whitt steps in front of the Luis Lacefield pass | 38-39 |
| 13:59 | Occidental | Dennis Whitt lays it in | 40-39 |
| 13:38 | Springfield | Robert Grant banks in the layup set up by Luis Lacefield | 40-41 |
| 13:18 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Townsend - foul #4 on Mark Townsend, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Occidental | Robert Noel (SF) George Rice | |
| Subs | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch (SG), Kenneth Hatten (SF) Robert Grant, Mark Townsend | |
| 13:18 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:18 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:01 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten is fouled on the floor by Bruce Rauch - foul #2 on Bruce Rauch, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Occidental | Chris Tibbits (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Rex Milam (C) Dennis Whitt, Bruce Rauch, Stanley Haugland | |
| Subs | Springfield | Joseph Richardson (PF) Harvey Damron | |
| 12:46 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten loses the dribble to Kevin Harper | 42-41 |
| 12:43 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits is hacked by Luis Lacefield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luis Lacefield, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Occidental | Christopher Brown (PF) Lee Searles | |
| Subs | Springfield | Robert Grant (SG), Paul Lindsey (PF) Luis Lacefield, Leo Zall | |
| 12:25 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Harper | 45-41 |
| 12:03 | Springfield | Joseph Richardson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Harper - foul #1 on Kevin Harper, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Springfield | Hugh Jackson (SG) Robert Grant | |
| 11:50 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 11:49 | Springfield | Joseph Richardson snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 11:32 | Springfield | Hugh Jackson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Chris Tibbits (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Noel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Rex Milam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Ronnie Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hugh Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hatten (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Lindsey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Occidental | Kevin Harper misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 11:12 | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 11:06 | Springfield | Joseph Richardson lays it up and in | 45-46 |
| 10:45 | Occidental | Robert Noel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 10:44 | Springfield | The rebound goes to Paul Lindsey | 45-46 |
| 10:31 | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Brown - foul #1 on Christopher Brown, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Occidental | Dennis Whitt (PG), Lee Searles (PF), Stanley Haugland (C) Chris Tibbits, Christopher Brown, Rex Milam | |
| Subs | Springfield | Bobby David (SF), Harvey Damron (PF), Leo Zall (C) Kenneth Hatten, Paul Lindsey, Joseph Richardson | |
| 10:31 | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:31 | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:31 | Occidental | Lee Searles grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 10:14 | Occidental | Robert Noel comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Bobby David - foul #1 on Bobby David, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Springfield | Robert Grant (PG) Ronnie Lynch | |
| 10:14 | Occidental | Robert Noel makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:14 | Occidental | Robert Noel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:56 | Springfield | Kevin Harper is called for the reach on Harvey Damron - foul #2 on Kevin Harper, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Occidental | Bruce Rauch (SG), George Rice (SF) Kevin Harper, Robert Noel | |
| Subs | Springfield | John Johnson (SG) Hugh Jackson | |
| 09:45 | Springfield | Leo Zall misses the lay-in | 47-46 |
| 09:43 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 09:24 | Occidental | Dennis Whitt comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby David - foul #2 on Bobby David, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| 09:24 | Occidental | Dennis Whitt misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:24 | Occidental | Dennis Whitt misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:24 | Springfield | Harvey Damron grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 09:11 | Springfield | Leo Zall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Occidental | Chris Tibbits (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Robert Noel (SF) Dennis Whitt, Bruce Rauch, George Rice | |
| Subs | Springfield | Paul Lindsey (PF) Bobby David | |
| 08:54 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Noel | 50-46 |
| 08:28 | Springfield | Paul Lindsey misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 08:26 | Occidental | Lee Searles grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 08:07 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-46 |
| 08:05 | Occidental | Lee Searles grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 07:43 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits misses long on a shot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 07:42 | Occidental | Robert Noel grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 07:24 | Occidental | Robert Noel buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Harper | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Chris Tibbits (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Noel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lee Searles (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Haugland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Robert Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Harvey Damron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Lindsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Leo Zall (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Springfield | Paul Lindsey misses the floater near the basket | 53-46 |
| 07:03 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Lee Searles | 53-46 |
| 06:42 | Occidental | Kevin Harper connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lee Searles | 56-46 |
| 06:24 | Springfield | Robert Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Occidental | Dennis Whitt (PG), Bruce Rauch (SG), George Rice (SF), Christopher Brown (PF), Rex Milam (C) Chris Tibbits, Kevin Harper, Robert Noel, Lee Searles, Stanley Haugland | |
| Subs | Springfield | Luis Lacefield (PG), Hugh Jackson (SG), Kenneth Hatten (SF), Joseph Richardson (PF), Mark Townsend (C) Robert Grant, John Johnson, Harvey Damron, Paul Lindsey, Leo Zall | |
| 06:15 | Occidental | Christopher Brown is fouled on the floor by Hugh Jackson - foul #1 on Hugh Jackson, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| 06:15 | Occidental | Christopher Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:15 | Occidental | Christopher Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:15 | Springfield | The rebound goes to Mark Townsend | 57-46 |
| 06:11 | Springfield | Dennis Whitt picks off the pass by Hugh Jackson | 57-46 |
| 06:08 | Occidental | Dennis Whitt can't finish the layup | 57-46 |
| 06:07 | Occidental | George Rice tips it but misses | 57-46 |
| 06:06 | Springfield | Joseph Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 05:48 | Springfield | Mark Townsend's floater is tipped away by Christopher Brown | 57-46 |
| 05:46 | Springfield | Mark Townsend grabs the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 05:31 | Springfield | Hugh Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 05:30 | Occidental | George Rice snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:02 | Occidental | Rex Milam makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Whitt | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Springfield | Luis Lacefield clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Rice - foul #1 on George Rice, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Occidental | Chris Tibbits (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Robert Noel (SF) Dennis Whitt, Bruce Rauch, George Rice | |
| Subs | Springfield | | |
| 04:47 | Springfield | Luis Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 04:47 | Springfield | Luis Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 04:21 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Brown | 61-48 |
| 04:08 | Springfield | Joseph Richardson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Noel - foul #2 on Robert Noel, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Springfield | Paul Lindsey (PF) Kenneth Hatten | |
| 04:08 | Springfield | Joseph Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:08 | Springfield | Joseph Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:39 | Occidental | Kevin Harper comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Lindsey - foul #3 on Paul Lindsey, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Occidental | Lee Searles (PF), Stanley Haugland (C) Christopher Brown, Rex Milam | |
| Subs | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch (PG), Robert Grant (SG), Kenneth Hatten (SF), Harvey Damron (C) Luis Lacefield, Hugh Jackson, Joseph Richardson, Mark Townsend | |
| 03:39 | Occidental | Kevin Harper makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 03:39 | Occidental | Kevin Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 03:39 | Springfield | Harvey Damron grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 03:34 | Springfield | Ronnie Lynch loses the ball out of bounds | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Occidental | Kevin Harper scores on a jumper from the baseline | 64-50 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Chris Tibbits (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Noel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lee Searles (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Haugland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Springfield | PG - Ronnie Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hatten (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Lindsey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Harvey Damron (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Springfield | Paul Lindsey's layup is rejected by Robert Noel | 64-50 |
| 03:03 | Occidental | Lee Searles gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 02:59 | Occidental | Kevin Harper misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 02:57 | Occidental | Lee Searles tips it in | 66-50 |
| 02:51 | Springfield | Kenneth Hatten misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 66-50 |
| 02:50 | Springfield | Paul Lindsey tips it but misses | 66-50 |
| 02:49 | Springfield | Harvey Damron can't tip it in | 66-50 |
| 02:48 | Occidental | Robert Noel snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| 02:33 | Occidental | Ronnie Lynch is called for the reach on Chris Tibbits - foul #1 on Ronnie Lynch, team foul #10 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Occidental | Bruce Rauch (SG), George Rice (SF) Kevin Harper, Robert Noel | |
| Subs | Springfield | Bobby David (SF), Leo Zall (C) Kenneth Hatten, Paul Lindsey | |
| 02:33 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 02:33 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:10 | Springfield | Robert Grant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 02:09 | Occidental | Lee Searles grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 01:40 | Occidental | Bruce Rauch buries a jumper from the right wing | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Springfield | Robert Grant misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 69-50 |
| 01:23 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits snags the defensive board | 69-50 |
| 00:59 | Occidental | Lee Searles clanks a jumper from the right side | 69-50 |
| 00:57 | Occidental | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Tibbits | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Springfield | Springfield is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits clanks a floater in the lane | 69-50 |
| 00:30 | Occidental | Lee Searles gets the offensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 00:00 | Occidental | Chris Tibbits runs out the clock | 69-50 |