| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Pyatt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Harris (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eugene Pieper (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Witter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Ken Mitchell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Seager (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wolford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Giles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tufts | David Wolford inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Tufts | John Seager can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerald Pyatt - foul #2 on Gerald Pyatt, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:49 | Tufts | John Seager makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:49 | Tufts | John Seager makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:32 | Defiance | Robert Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Pyatt | 34-34 |
| 19:11 | Tufts | David Wolford misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-34 |
| 19:10 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 18:46 | Defiance | Thomas Giles steps in front of the James Witter pass | 34-34 |
| 18:17 | Tufts | John Seager is whistled for a carry | 34-34 |
| 18:04 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Pyatt | 36-34 |
| 17:45 | Tufts | John Seager is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Seager, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Kevin Carbonell (SG) John Seager | |
| 17:30 | Defiance | Matthew Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 17:29 | Defiance | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 17:14 | Defiance | Matthew Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | Julian Mitchell (SF), Shawn Wood (C) Matthew Harris, James Witter | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 16:54 | Tufts | Kevin Carbonell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:53 | Defiance | Shawn Wood pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:31 | Defiance | Robert Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Pieper | 39-34 |
| 16:16 | Tufts | Kevin Carbonell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-34 |
| 16:15 | Defiance | Shawn Wood gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:56 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 15:54 | Tufts | The rebound goes to Anthony O'Brien | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Pyatt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julian Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Pieper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Ken Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Carbonell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Wolford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Giles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony O'Brien (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Tufts | David Wolford clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 15:31 | Tufts | Anthony O'Brien gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:15 | Tufts | The short jumper by David Wolford is denied by Eugene Pieper | 39-34 |
| 15:13 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:56 | Defiance | Julian Mitchell travels with the ball | 39-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | Brandon Robinson (PG), Dustin May (SG), Matthew Harris (SF), James Witter (C) Robert Johnson, Gerald Pyatt, Julian Mitchell, Eugene Pieper | |
| Subs | Tufts | Jeff Reese (PG), John Seager (SG), Dale Michel (SF), Rick Bracken (PF), Robert Neill (C) Ken Mitchell, Kevin Carbonell, David Wolford, Thomas Giles, Anthony O'Brien | |
| 14:39 | Tufts | Jeff Reese scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rick Bracken and he's hacked by James Witter - foul #1 on James Witter, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | Mike Malmberg (PF) Shawn Wood | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 14:39 | Tufts | Jeff Reese makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:22 | Defiance | Dustin May knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 14:11 | Tufts | Dale Michel scores on a 3 from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 14:04 | Defiance | Brandon Robinson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 14:03 | Tufts | John Seager pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:49 | Tufts | James Witter denies the turnaround by Dale Michel | 42-40 |
| 13:48 | Defiance | Mike Malmberg grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:43 | Defiance | Brandon Robinson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 13:42 | Tufts | Dale Michel snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:34 | Tufts | John Seager is fouled on the floor by Dustin May - foul #2 on Dustin May, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Johnson (PG), Eugene Pieper (PF) Dustin May, Mike Malmberg | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 13:11 | Tufts | Dale Michel comes up short on the shot from the left side | 42-40 |
| 13:09 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 12:48 | Defiance | Matthew Harris can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Seager - foul #4 on John Seager, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Ken Mitchell (PG), Kevin Carbonell (SG), David Wolford (SF), Thomas Giles (PF), Anthony O'Brien (C) Jeff Reese, John Seager, Dale Michel, Rick Bracken, Robert Neill | |
| 12:48 | Defiance | Matthew Harris makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:48 | Defiance | Matthew Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:38 | Tufts | Thomas Giles misses the lay-in | 44-40 |
| 12:36 | Defiance | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 12:21 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kevin Carbonell - foul #1 on Kevin Carbonell, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt (SG) Brandon Robinson | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 12:21 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:21 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:21 | Tufts | Thomas Giles grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 12:07 | Tufts | David Wolford misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Harris - foul #2 on Matthew Harris, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Defiance | Julian Mitchell (SF), Shawn Wood (C) Matthew Harris, James Witter | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 12:07 | Tufts | David Wolford makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:07 | Tufts | David Wolford misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:07 | Defiance | Julian Mitchell gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:41 | Defiance | Julian Mitchell buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Pyatt | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Pyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julian Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Pieper (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Ken Mitchell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Carbonell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Wolford (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Giles (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Tufts | Ken Mitchell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 11:21 | Tufts | Thomas Giles snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 11:03 | Tufts | Thomas Giles makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Carbonell | 47-44 |
| 10:54 | Defiance | Robert Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 10:52 | Tufts | David Wolford grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 10:36 | Tufts | Anthony O'Brien clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 10:34 | Tufts | Anthony O'Brien snags the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 10:20 | Tufts | Anthony O'Brien hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ken Mitchell and he's hacked by Shawn Wood - foul #3 on Shawn Wood, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Defiance | Matthew Harris (SF), James Witter (C) Julian Mitchell, Eugene Pieper | |
| Subs | Tufts | Dale Michel (SF), Rick Bracken (PF) David Wolford, Thomas Giles | |
| 10:20 | Tufts | Anthony O'Brien makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:03 | Defiance | James Witter makes the runner in the paint | 49-47 |
| 09:58 | Tufts | Kevin Carbonell's pass is intercepted by James Witter | 49-47 |
| 09:45 | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 09:43 | Tufts | Ken Mitchell snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 09:36 | Tufts | Anthony O'Brien connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Ken Mitchell | 49-49 |
| 09:12 | Defiance | Matthew Harris is hacked by Dale Michel - foul #2 on Dale Michel, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | Brandon Robinson (PG), Dustin May (SG), Eugene Pieper (PF) Robert Johnson, Gerald Pyatt, Shawn Wood | |
| Subs | Tufts | Jeff Reese (PG), Eugene Necaise (SG), David Wolford (SF), Thomas Giles (PF) Ken Mitchell, Kevin Carbonell, Dale Michel, Anthony O'Brien | |
| 08:57 | Defiance | Eugene Necaise is called for the reach on Matthew Harris - foul #1 on Eugene Necaise, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| 08:46 | Defiance | Brandon Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 08:44 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 08:30 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Brandon Robinson | 51-49 |
| 08:16 | Tufts | Rick Bracken drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Eugene Necaise | 51-51 |
| 08:00 | Defiance | James Witter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-51 |
| 07:59 | Defiance | Dustin May can't tip it in | 51-51 |
| 07:57 | Tufts | Eugene Necaise gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:38 | Tufts | David Wolford buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Brandon Robinson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dustin May (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Harris (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eugene Pieper (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Witter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Jeff Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Necaise (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Wolford (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Giles (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Rick Bracken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Defiance | Jeff Reese picks off the pass by Matthew Harris | 51-54 |
| 07:06 | Tufts | Eugene Necaise travels with the ball | 51-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Johnson (PG), Gerald Pyatt (SG), Julian Mitchell (SF), Shawn Wood (C) Brandon Robinson, Dustin May, Matthew Harris, James Witter | |
| Subs | Tufts | Ken Mitchell (PG), John Seager (SG), Dale Michel (PF), Anthony O'Brien (C) Jeff Reese, Eugene Necaise, Thomas Giles, Rick Bracken | |
| 06:41 | Defiance | Julian Mitchell blows the layup | 51-54 |
| 06:40 | Defiance | Shawn Wood misses the tip | 51-54 |
| 06:38 | Tufts | David Wolford pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:17 | Tufts | David Wolford is whistled for traveling | 51-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Robert Neill (PF) David Wolford | |
| 06:01 | Defiance | Shawn Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Mike Malmberg (C) Eugene Pieper | |
| Subs | Tufts | Thomas Giles (PF) Robert Neill | |
| 05:45 | Tufts | Dale Michel's pass is intercepted by Julian Mitchell | 51-54 |
| 05:30 | Defiance | Shawn Wood misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-54 |
| 05:29 | Tufts | Dale Michel pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:18 | Tufts | Mike Malmberg swats the layup by John Seager | 51-54 |
| 05:17 | Defiance | Julian Mitchell gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:59 | Defiance | Robert Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 04:58 | Defiance | Julian Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:44 | Defiance | Julian Mitchell is hacked by Dale Michel - foul #3 on Dale Michel, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Matthew Harris (SF), Eugene Pieper (PF), James Witter (C) Julian Mitchell, Shawn Wood, Mike Malmberg | |
| Subs | Tufts | Kevin Carbonell (SG), David Wolford (SF), Rick Bracken (C) John Seager, Dale Michel, Anthony O'Brien | |
| 04:29 | Defiance | Matthew Harris comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 04:27 | Defiance | James Witter snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 04:03 | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 53-54 |
| 03:41 | Tufts | Ken Mitchell misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Brandon Robinson (SG) Gerald Pyatt | |
| Subs | Tufts | Robert Neill (C) Thomas Giles | |
| 03:41 | Tufts | Ken Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:41 | Tufts | Ken Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:31 | Defiance | Eugene Pieper misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 03:30 | Defiance | Matthew Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Robinson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Pieper (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Witter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Ken Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Carbonell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wolford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Bracken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Neill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Defiance | James Witter lays it up and in and he's hacked by Robert Neill - foul #2 on Robert Neill, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Jeff Reese (PG), Dale Michel (PF), Anthony O'Brien (C) Ken Mitchell, Rick Bracken, Robert Neill | |
| 03:23 | Defiance | James Witter makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:59 | Tufts | David Wolford is hacked by Matthew Harris - foul #3 on Matthew Harris, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Defiance | Dustin May (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Tufts | John Seager (SG) Kevin Carbonell | |
| 02:59 | Tufts | David Wolford makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:59 | Tufts | David Wolford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:56 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Johnson (PG), Gerald Pyatt (SG) Brandon Robinson, Dustin May | |
| Subs | Tufts | Ken Mitchell (PG), Thomas Giles (PF) Jeff Reese, Dale Michel | |
| 02:41 | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-57 |
| 02:17 | Tufts | Ken Mitchell is hacked by James Witter - foul #2 on James Witter, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| 02:17 | Tufts | Ken Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:17 | Defiance | James Witter pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:56 | Defiance | Robert Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Pyatt | 59-57 |
| 01:43 | Tufts | John Seager makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Wolford | 59-59 |
| 01:29 | Defiance | Robert Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 01:08 | Tufts | Thomas Giles lays it up and in set up by Ken Mitchell | 62-61 |
| 01:01 | Defiance | Robert Johnson buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eugene Pieper | 64-61 |
| 00:57 | Tufts | Ken Mitchell makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Wolford | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Defiance | Ken Mitchell takes the ball from Gerald Pyatt | 64-63 |
| 00:23 | Tufts | John Seager misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-63 |
| 00:21 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Gerald Pyatt | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt is hacked by John Seager in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Seager, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Kevin Carbonell (SG) John Seager | |
| 00:18 | Defiance | Gerald Pyatt misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:18 | Tufts | Thomas Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:12 | Tufts | Matthew Harris denies the turnaround by Kevin Carbonell | 64-63 |
| 00:11 | Defiance | James Witter grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Defiance | James Witter is hacked by Kevin Carbonell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Carbonell, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Defiance | James Witter misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Tufts | Thomas Giles gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Tufts | Tufts calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| 00:01 | Tufts | Thomas Giles comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-63 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 64-63 |