| Lineup | Queens | PG - Grover Tanguay (fresh) SG - Steve Sharkey (fresh) SF - Rafael Baril (fresh) PF - Arnold Atwater (fresh) C - Mark Gassaway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Donald Silverman (fresh) SG - John Lombard (fresh) SF - Howard Wyse (fresh) PF - Jacob Daniels (fresh) C - Paul Crown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Queens | Mark Gassaway wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Queens | Queens is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Queens | Rafael Baril misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | New Haven | Donald Silverman pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | New Haven | John Lombard is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Queens | Steve Sharkey buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Gassaway | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | New Haven | John Lombard hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jacob Daniels | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Queens | Steve Sharkey misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:30 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Howard Wyse | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | New Haven | Grover Tanguay steps in front of the John Lombard pass | 3-3 |
| 17:43 | Queens | Jacob Daniels picks off the pass by Grover Tanguay | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | New Haven | Howard Wyse lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Lombard | 3-5 |
| 16:57 | Queens | Howard Wyse is called for the reach on Rafael Baril - foul #1 on Howard Wyse, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Queens | John Barrett (PF) Arnold Atwater | |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| 16:52 | Queens | Rafael Baril hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:50 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Howard Wyse | 3-5 |
| 16:40 | New Haven | Howard Wyse can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | New Haven | Howard Wyse tips it in | 3-7 |
| 16:09 | Queens | Rafael Baril misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 16:07 | Queens | Mark Gassaway grabs the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 15:40 | Queens | John Barrett's layup is rejected by Howard Wyse | 3-7 |
| 15:38 | New Haven | Jacob Daniels pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Queens | PG - Grover Tanguay (fresh) SG - Steve Sharkey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rafael Baril (fairly fresh) PF - John Barrett (fresh) C - Mark Gassaway (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Donald Silverman (fresh) SG - John Lombard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Wyse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Daniels (fairly fresh) C - Paul Crown (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | New Haven | John Lombard is fouled on the floor by Mark Gassaway - foul #1 on Mark Gassaway, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Queens | Robert Kelly (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Billy Hayes (SF), Arnold Atwater (PF), Terry Huber (C) Grover Tanguay, Steve Sharkey, Rafael Baril, John Barrett, Mark Gassaway | |
| Subs | New Haven | David Kilroy (SG), Harry Montgomery (SF), Neal Morrison (PF), Virgil Perkinson (C) John Lombard, Howard Wyse, Jacob Daniels, Paul Crown | |
| 15:16 | New Haven | David Kilroy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 15:15 | Queens | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 14:55 | Queens | Dikembe Awai is denied on a layup by Neal Morrison | 3-7 |
| 14:54 | Queens | Billy Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:33 | Queens | Billy Hayes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Kelly and he's hacked by Harry Montgomery - foul #1 on Harry Montgomery, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Queens | Grover Tanguay (PG), Steve Sharkey (SG) Robert Kelly, Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | New Haven | Robert Leadbetter (PG), John Lombard (SG) Donald Silverman, David Kilroy | |
| 14:33 | Queens | Billy Hayes makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:19 | New Haven | Neal Morrison clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 14:18 | Queens | Steve Sharkey pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:03 | Queens | Billy Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Virgil Perkinson - foul #1 on Virgil Perkinson, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Queens | Mark Gassaway (C) Terry Huber | |
| Subs | New Haven | Howard Wyse (SF), Jacob Daniels (PF), Paul Crown (C) Harry Montgomery, Neal Morrison, Virgil Perkinson | |
| 14:03 | Queens | Billy Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:03 | Queens | Billy Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:03 | New Haven | Jacob Daniels gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:46 | New Haven | Robert Leadbetter buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Howard Wyse | 7-9 |
| 13:29 | Queens | Grover Tanguay is fouled on the floor by Robert Leadbetter - foul #1 on Robert Leadbetter, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Queens | Rafael Baril (SF) Billy Hayes | |
| Subs | New Haven | Donald Silverman (PG) Robert Leadbetter | |
| 13:10 | Queens | Steve Sharkey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:08 | Queens | Arnold Atwater snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:46 | Queens | Grover Tanguay drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Rafael Baril and he's fouled by Paul Crown - foul #1 on Paul Crown, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Queens | John Barrett (PF) Arnold Atwater | |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| 12:46 | Queens | Grover Tanguay makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:21 | New Haven | Howard Wyse scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Silverman | 10-11 |
| 11:56 | Queens | Grover Tanguay knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from John Barrett | 12-11 |
| 11:45 | New Haven | Grover Tanguay steals it from Donald Silverman | 12-11 |
| 11:30 | Queens | Steve Sharkey misses the 3 from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 11:28 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Jacob Daniels | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Queens | PG - Grover Tanguay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steve Sharkey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rafael Baril (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Barrett (fresh) C - Mark Gassaway (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Donald Silverman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lombard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Wyse (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Crown (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | New Haven | Donald Silverman is hacked by Grover Tanguay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grover Tanguay, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Queens | Dikembe Awai (SG), Arnold Atwater (PF), Terry Huber (C) Steve Sharkey, John Barrett, Mark Gassaway | |
| Subs | New Haven | David Kilroy (SG), Harry Montgomery (SF), Neal Morrison (PF), Virgil Perkinson (C) John Lombard, Howard Wyse, Jacob Daniels, Paul Crown | |
| 11:17 | New Haven | David Kilroy is hacked by Dikembe Awai - foul #1 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| 11:01 | New Haven | Neal Morrison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-11 |
| 11:00 | New Haven | David Kilroy tips it in | 12-13 |
| 10:39 | Queens | Rafael Baril is hacked by Harry Montgomery - foul #2 on Harry Montgomery, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Queens | Robert Kelly (PG), Steve Sharkey (SG) Grover Tanguay, Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | New Haven | Howard Wyse (SF) Harry Montgomery | |
| 10:21 | Queens | Steve Sharkey buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-13 |
| 10:06 | New Haven | Neal Morrison blows the layup | 15-13 |
| 10:04 | Queens | Rafael Baril grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:44 | Queens | Robert Kelly misses long on a shot from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 09:43 | Queens | Terry Huber snags the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 09:15 | Queens | Steve Sharkey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 09:14 | New Haven | Howard Wyse grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 09:10 | New Haven | Donald Silverman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 09:08 | New Haven | Neal Morrison tips it in | 15-15 |
| 08:51 | Queens | Rafael Baril knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-15 |
| 08:26 | New Haven | Neal Morrison misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 08:24 | Queens | Terry Huber gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:18 | Queens | Steve Sharkey makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Kelly | 20-15 |
| 08:01 | New Haven | Neal Morrison drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Silverman | 20-18 |
| 07:38 | Queens | Steve Sharkey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Steve Sharkey, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Queens | Grover Tanguay (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Billy Hayes (SF), John Barrett (PF), Mark Gassaway (C) Robert Kelly, Steve Sharkey, Rafael Baril, Arnold Atwater, Terry Huber | |
| Subs | New Haven | Robert Leadbetter (PG), John Lombard (SG), Jacob Daniels (PF), Paul Crown (C) Donald Silverman, David Kilroy, Neal Morrison, Virgil Perkinson | |
| 07:27 | New Haven | John Lombard clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 07:25 | Queens | The rebound goes to Mark Gassaway | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Queens | PG - Grover Tanguay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) SF - Billy Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Barrett (fresh) C - Mark Gassaway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Robert Leadbetter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lombard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Wyse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jacob Daniels (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Crown (fresh) | |
| 06:56 | Queens | Dikembe Awai can't finish the layup | 20-18 |
| 06:55 | New Haven | Jacob Daniels grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 06:40 | New Haven | Robert Leadbetter comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Barrett - foul #1 on John Barrett, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Queens | Steve Sharkey (SG) Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| 06:40 | New Haven | Robert Leadbetter makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:40 | New Haven | Robert Leadbetter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:13 | Queens | Steve Sharkey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 06:11 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Paul Crown | 20-20 |
| 05:47 | New Haven | John Lombard misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 05:45 | Queens | John Barrett pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:23 | Queens | Paul Crown swats the layup by Grover Tanguay | 20-20 |
| 05:22 | New Haven | Jacob Daniels gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:17 | New Haven | John Lombard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 05:15 | Queens | Grover Tanguay grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 04:46 | Queens | Steve Sharkey misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Lombard - foul #1 on John Lombard, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Queens | Rafael Baril (SF), Arnold Atwater (PF) Billy Hayes, John Barrett | |
| Subs | New Haven | Donald Silverman (PG), Neal Morrison (SF) Robert Leadbetter, Howard Wyse | |
| 04:46 | Queens | Steve Sharkey makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:46 | Queens | Steve Sharkey misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:46 | New Haven | Paul Crown gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:26 | New Haven | John Lombard's floater is tipped away by Arnold Atwater | 21-20 |
| 04:24 | New Haven | Jacob Daniels misses the tip | 21-20 |
| 04:23 | Queens | Mark Gassaway snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 04:03 | Queens | Donald Silverman is called for the reach on Steve Sharkey - foul #1 on Donald Silverman, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Queens | Terry Huber (C) Mark Gassaway | |
| Subs | New Haven | Robert Leadbetter (SG), David Kilroy (SF), Virgil Perkinson (C) John Lombard, Jacob Daniels, Paul Crown | |
| 04:03 | Queens | Steve Sharkey makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:03 | Queens | Steve Sharkey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 03:45 | New Haven | David Kilroy is whistled for a carry | 23-20 |
| Subs | Queens | Dikembe Awai (SG) Steve Sharkey | |
| Subs | New Haven | Harry Montgomery (SF) Robert Leadbetter | |
| 03:22 | Queens | Grover Tanguay can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 23-20 |
| 03:20 | Queens | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Awai | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Queens | PG - Grover Tanguay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) SF - Rafael Baril (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arnold Atwater (fresh) C - Terry Huber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Donald Silverman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Kilroy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Montgomery (fresh) PF - Neal Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. C - Virgil Perkinson (fresh) | |
| 02:52 | Queens | Dikembe Awai is hacked by David Kilroy - foul #1 on David Kilroy, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Queens | Robert Kelly (PG), Mark Gassaway (C) Grover Tanguay, Terry Huber | |
| Subs | New Haven | John Lombard (SG) David Kilroy | |
| 02:52 | Queens | Dikembe Awai makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 02:52 | Queens | Dikembe Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 02:45 | New Haven | Mark Gassaway takes the ball from Neal Morrison | 25-20 |
| 02:16 | Queens | Robert Kelly is fouled on the floor by Donald Silverman - foul #2 on Donald Silverman, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Queens | Steve Sharkey (SG) Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | New Haven | Jacob Daniels (PF), Paul Crown (C) Neal Morrison, Virgil Perkinson | |
| 02:16 | Queens | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:16 | Queens | Robert Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:16 | New Haven | John Lombard grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 02:04 | New Haven | Rafael Baril steals the ball from Paul Crown | 26-20 |
| 01:35 | Queens | Steve Sharkey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-20 |
| 01:33 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Paul Crown | 26-20 |
| 01:31 | New Haven | Donald Silverman is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Silverman, team foul #11 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Queens | Grover Tanguay (PG), John Barrett (PF) Robert Kelly, Arnold Atwater | |
| Subs | New Haven | Robert Leadbetter (PG) Donald Silverman | |
| 01:03 | Queens | Grover Tanguay hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Crown - foul #2 on Paul Crown, team foul #12 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Queens | Billy Hayes (SF) Rafael Baril | |
| Subs | New Haven | Howard Wyse (SF) Harry Montgomery | |
| 01:03 | Queens | Grover Tanguay makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 01:03 | Queens | Grover Tanguay makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 00:47 | New Haven | Howard Wyse is fouled on the floor by Billy Hayes - foul #1 on Billy Hayes, team foul #6 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Queens | Terry Huber (C) Mark Gassaway | |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| 00:27 | New Haven | John Lombard hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Leadbetter | 28-23 |
| 00:02 | Queens | Steve Sharkey misses long on a floater from the right side | 28-23 |
| 00:01 | New Haven | Paul Crown gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 00:00 | New Haven | Paul Crown misses short on a fullcourt shot | 28-23 |