| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Frank Harmon (fresh) SG - James Summerville (fresh) SF - Brent Casey (fresh) PF - John Wilkinson (fresh) C - Richard Sherrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Adelphi | PG - Thomas Gassett (fresh) SG - David Hankins (fresh) SF - Curtis Washington (fresh) PF - Lewis O'Shea (fresh) C - Keith Santini (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Adelphi | Lewis O'Shea wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dowling | Dowling is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Adelphi | Adelphi is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington is hacked by James Summerville - foul #1 on James Summerville, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Adelphi | The jump hook by Lewis O'Shea is blocked by John Wilkinson | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Adelphi | Lewis O'Shea snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Adelphi | David Hankins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Dowling | Brent Casey gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Dowling | Curtis Washington steals it from Brent Casey | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Adelphi | Lewis O'Shea hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Curtis Washington | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Dowling | John Wilkinson is denied on a layup by Lewis O'Shea | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Adelphi | Thomas Gassett hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lewis O'Shea | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Dowling | Richard Sherrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:05 | Dowling | Brent Casey tips it home | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Adelphi | Thomas Gassett double dribbles | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Dowling | James Summerville hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Frank Harmon | 5-5 |
| 17:16 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington loses the dribble to Brent Casey | 5-5 |
| 17:07 | Dowling | Brent Casey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Adelphi | Keith Santini grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:40 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Gassett | 5-7 |
| 16:23 | Dowling | John Wilkinson clanks a 3 from straight away | 5-7 |
| 16:21 | Adelphi | Thomas Gassett grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Adelphi | The jump hook by Curtis Washington is blocked by John Wilkinson | 5-7 |
| 16:04 | Dowling | Richard Sherrick grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:55 | Dowling | John Wilkinson makes the jump hook in the lane | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Frank Harmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Summerville (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brent Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Sherrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Adelphi | PG - Thomas Gassett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hankins (fairly fresh) SF - Curtis Washington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis O'Shea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Santini (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Adelphi | David Hankins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | Dowling | John Wilkinson gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:20 | Dowling | James Summerville hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:19 | Adelphi | The rebound goes to Lewis O'Shea | 7-7 |
| 14:52 | Adelphi | Keith Santini connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Gassett | 7-9 |
| 14:32 | Dowling | Brent Casey clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 14:30 | Dowling | Frank Harmon gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:12 | Dowling | Richard Sherrick misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Keith Santini - foul #1 on Keith Santini, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Dowling | Joseph O'Heron (PG), Richard Heider (SG), Louis Kunz (SF), Gary Sparks (PF) Frank Harmon, James Summerville, Brent Casey, John Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Adelphi | Manuel Epperson (PG), Claude Robinson (SG), John Hollis (SF), Dominic Sperry (PF), Mark Ingram (C) Thomas Gassett, David Hankins, Curtis Washington, Lewis O'Shea, Keith Santini | |
| 14:12 | Dowling | Richard Sherrick makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:12 | Dowling | Richard Sherrick makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:46 | Adelphi | Joseph O'Heron is called for the reach on Manuel Epperson - foul #1 on Joseph O'Heron, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Dowling | Frank Floyd (C) Richard Sherrick | |
| Subs | Adelphi | | |
| 13:38 | Adelphi | Manuel Epperson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 13:36 | Adelphi | John Hollis gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:15 | Adelphi | Dominic Sperry buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Claude Robinson | 9-12 |
| 12:56 | Dowling | Gary Sparks is whistled for a carry | 9-12 |
| Subs | Dowling | | |
| Subs | Adelphi | Thomas Gassett (PG), Curtis Washington (SF) Manuel Epperson, John Hollis | |
| 12:41 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Sparks - foul #1 on Gary Sparks, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Dowling | Brent Casey (SF) Louis Kunz | |
| Subs | Adelphi | | |
| 12:41 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:41 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:20 | Dowling | Richard Heider hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 12:19 | Adelphi | Thomas Gassett grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:00 | Adelphi | Mark Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 11:59 | Adelphi | Claude Robinson can't tip it in | 9-14 |
| 11:58 | Dowling | Gary Sparks snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 11:54 | Dowling | Joseph O'Heron buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brent Casey | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Joseph O'Heron (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Heider (fresh) SF - Brent Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Sparks (fresh) C - Frank Floyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Adelphi | PG - Thomas Gassett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Washington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dominic Sperry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Ingram (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Adelphi | Thomas Gassett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 11:33 | Adelphi | Thomas Gassett tips it but misses | 11-14 |
| 11:31 | Dowling | Gary Sparks grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 11:25 | Dowling | Brent Casey makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph O'Heron | 14-14 |
| 11:15 | Adelphi | Thomas Gassett is hacked by Frank Floyd - foul #1 on Frank Floyd, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Dowling | Frank Harmon (PG), James Summerville (SG), John Wilkinson (PF), Richard Sherrick (C) Joseph O'Heron, Richard Heider, Gary Sparks, Frank Floyd | |
| Subs | Adelphi | David Hankins (SG), Lewis O'Shea (PF), Keith Santini (C) Claude Robinson, Dominic Sperry, Mark Ingram | |
| 10:53 | Adelphi | Keith Santini connects on the shot from close range set up by Thomas Gassett | 14-16 |
| 10:34 | Dowling | Brent Casey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 10:17 | Adelphi | Keith Santini hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 10:16 | Adelphi | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis O'Shea | 17-16 |
| 09:58 | Adelphi | John Wilkinson is called for the reach on David Hankins - foul #1 on John Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Dowling | Richard Heider (SF) Brent Casey | |
| Subs | Adelphi | Claude Robinson (PG), Dominic Sperry (SF) Thomas Gassett, Curtis Washington | |
| 09:51 | Adelphi | Claude Robinson hits a jumper from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 09:40 | Dowling | James Summerville hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 09:39 | Adelphi | The rebound goes to Keith Santini | 17-18 |
| 09:20 | Adelphi | Dominic Sperry is whistled for a carry | 17-18 |
| Subs | Dowling | Gary Sparks (PF) John Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Adelphi | | |
| 09:09 | Dowling | Richard Sherrick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 09:07 | Dowling | Gary Sparks pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:02 | Dowling | James Summerville scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gary Sparks | 20-18 |
| 08:46 | Adelphi | Gary Sparks steals it from Dominic Sperry | 20-18 |
| 08:19 | Dowling | Frank Harmon's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis O'Shea | 20-18 |
| 08:17 | Adelphi | Dominic Sperry gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:54 | Adelphi | Frank Harmon steals it from Lewis O'Shea | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Frank Harmon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Summerville (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Heider (fresh) PF - Gary Sparks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Sherrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Adelphi | PG - Claude Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hankins (fairly fresh) SF - Dominic Sperry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lewis O'Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Santini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Dowling | Gary Sparks misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-18 |
| 07:30 | Dowling | Richard Sherrick tips it in | 22-18 |
| 07:14 | Adelphi | Richard Heider steps in front of the David Hankins pass | 22-18 |
| 06:58 | Dowling | James Summerville hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 06:57 | Dowling | Frank Harmon gets the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 06:46 | Dowling | Richard Heider is whistled for a carry | 22-18 |
| Subs | Dowling | Joseph O'Heron (PG), Leonard Spencer (SG), Brent Casey (SF), John Wilkinson (PF), Frank Floyd (C) Frank Harmon, James Summerville, Richard Heider, Gary Sparks, Richard Sherrick | |
| Subs | Adelphi | Thomas Gassett (PG), Thomas Goulet (SG), Curtis Washington (SF), Mark Ingram (C) Claude Robinson, David Hankins, Lewis O'Shea, Keith Santini | |
| 06:30 | Adelphi | Dominic Sperry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 06:29 | Adelphi | Mark Ingram grabs the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 06:19 | Adelphi | Frank Floyd denies the turnaround by Thomas Goulet | 22-18 |
| 06:17 | Adelphi | Mark Ingram snags the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 06:02 | Adelphi | Dominic Sperry misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-18 |
| 06:00 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:46 | Adelphi | Thomas Goulet hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 05:45 | Dowling | Frank Floyd grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 05:36 | Dowling | Brent Casey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-18 |
| 05:15 | Adelphi | Dominic Sperry is fouled on the floor by John Wilkinson - foul #2 on John Wilkinson, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Dowling | Richard Heider (SG), Gary Sparks (PF) Leonard Spencer, John Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Adelphi | Claude Robinson (SG), John Hollis (C) Thomas Goulet, Dominic Sperry | |
| 04:58 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington hits the finger roll set up by Claude Robinson | 24-20 |
| 04:45 | Dowling | Brent Casey clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 04:44 | Adelphi | The rebound goes to Mark Ingram | 24-20 |
| 04:25 | Adelphi | Thomas Gassett misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 04:24 | Dowling | Gary Sparks pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:04 | Dowling | Joseph O'Heron clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 04:03 | Adelphi | The rebound goes to John Hollis | 24-20 |
| 03:56 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Sparks - foul #2 on Gary Sparks, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Dowling | Frank Harmon (PG), James Summerville (SG), John Wilkinson (PF), Richard Sherrick (C) Joseph O'Heron, Richard Heider, Gary Sparks, Frank Floyd | |
| Subs | Adelphi | David Hankins (SG), Lewis O'Shea (PF), Keith Santini (C) Claude Robinson, Mark Ingram, John Hollis | |
| 03:56 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:56 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Dowling | PG - Frank Harmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Summerville (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brent Casey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Sherrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Adelphi | PG - Thomas Gassett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Hankins (fresh) SF - Curtis Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis O'Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Santini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Dowling | Brent Casey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-22 |
| 03:39 | Dowling | Richard Sherrick snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 03:29 | Dowling | James Summerville knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 03:12 | Adelphi | Frank Harmon is called for the reach on Keith Santini - foul #1 on Frank Harmon, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| 03:12 | Adelphi | Keith Santini makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:12 | Adelphi | Keith Santini makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:55 | Dowling | David Hankins takes the ball from Richard Sherrick | 27-24 |
| 02:50 | Adelphi | Thomas Gassett banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Hankins | 27-26 |
| 02:31 | Dowling | Richard Sherrick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 02:29 | Adelphi | Curtis Washington snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 02:09 | Adelphi | Lewis O'Shea is hacked by John Wilkinson - foul #3 on John Wilkinson, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Dowling | Richard Heider (SF), Gary Sparks (PF) Brent Casey, John Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Adelphi | Claude Robinson (PG), Dominic Sperry (SF) Thomas Gassett, Curtis Washington | |
| 02:09 | Adelphi | Lewis O'Shea makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:09 | Adelphi | Lewis O'Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:55 | Dowling | James Summerville can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 01:54 | Adelphi | Dominic Sperry grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 01:44 | Adelphi | Lewis O'Shea comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Gary Sparks - foul #3 on Gary Sparks, team foul #10 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Dowling | Frank Floyd (PF) Gary Sparks | |
| Subs | Adelphi | | |
| 01:44 | Adelphi | Lewis O'Shea makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:44 | Adelphi | Lewis O'Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:33 | Dowling | Richard Heider buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-30 |
| 01:08 | Adelphi | Claude Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-30 |
| 01:07 | Dowling | Frank Floyd pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:48 | Dowling | Richard Heider clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-30 |
| 00:46 | Adelphi | The rebound goes to Lewis O'Shea | 30-30 |
| 00:44 | Adelphi | Claude Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Harmon - foul #2 on Frank Harmon, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Dowling | Joseph O'Heron (PG), Leonard Spencer (SG), Brent Casey (SF) Frank Harmon, James Summerville, Richard Sherrick | |
| Subs | Adelphi | Thomas Gassett (PG), Curtis Washington (SF), Mark Ingram (C) David Hankins, Lewis O'Shea, Keith Santini | |
| 00:44 | Adelphi | Claude Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:44 | Adelphi | Claude Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:34 | Dowling | Brent Casey double dribbles | 30-31 |
| 00:17 | Adelphi | Dominic Sperry buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis Washington | 30-34 |
| 00:03 | Dowling | Brent Casey scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Adelphi | Claude Robinson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 33-34 |