| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Weir (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Merganthaler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Fred Crumley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garland Schweizer (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William McCarraher (fresh) PF - John McCabe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard McRay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Messiah | Lester Weir drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Marshall | 32-27 |
| 19:32 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Fred Crumley | 32-30 |
| 19:07 | Messiah | Fred Crumley takes the ball from Kevin Merganthaler | 32-30 |
| 18:49 | Ithaca | John McCabe drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Fred Crumley | 32-32 |
| 18:34 | Messiah | Lester Weir comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:32 | Ithaca | William McCarraher gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:26 | Ithaca | John McCabe is hacked by Kevin Merganthaler - foul #2 on Kevin Merganthaler, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:05 | Ithaca | William McCarraher misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Lathrop - foul #1 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 18:05 | Ithaca | William McCarraher makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:05 | Ithaca | William McCarraher makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:53 | Messiah | The jump hook by Robert Lathrop is blocked by John McCabe | 32-34 |
| 17:51 | Ithaca | Richard McRay snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:29 | Ithaca | Richard McRay misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 17:27 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:06 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Lathrop and he's fouled by Fred Crumley - foul #3 on Fred Crumley, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Messiah | Cedric Kendall (SG) Lester Weir | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Efren Hebert (PG), Jack Wadsworth (SF), David Clark (PF) Fred Crumley, William McCarraher, John McCabe | |
| 17:06 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:46 | Ithaca | Jack Wadsworth misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Kirk - foul #1 on Thomas Kirk, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Messiah | Carl Shouse (SG), Alex Wood (SF), Clifton Kilpatrick (C) Robert Lathrop, Bruce Marshall, Thomas Kirk | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Edmund Hodder (SG), Gerald Pung (C) Garland Schweizer, Richard McRay | |
| 16:46 | Ithaca | Jack Wadsworth misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:46 | Ithaca | Jack Wadsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:46 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:30 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler drills a 3 from straight away | 38-34 |
| 16:04 | Ithaca | Edmund Hodder is hacked by Alex Wood - foul #1 on Alex Wood, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Messiah | Leonard Williams (C) Kevin Merganthaler | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 15:39 | Ithaca | Jack Wadsworth lays it in on a nice dish by Efren Hebert | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Cedric Kendall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carl Shouse (fresh) SF - Alex Wood (fresh) PF - Clifton Kilpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Efren Hebert (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmund Hodder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Wadsworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Pung (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:16 | Messiah | Alex Wood drills a shot in the paint | 40-36 |
| 14:58 | Ithaca | Jack Wadsworth is hacked by Clifton Kilpatrick - foul #2 on Clifton Kilpatrick, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Lathrop (PG), Lester Weir (SG), Bruce Marshall (SF), Kevin Merganthaler (PF), Thomas Kirk (C) Cedric Kendall, Carl Shouse, Alex Wood, Clifton Kilpatrick, Leonard Williams | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Fred Crumley (PG), Garland Schweizer (SG), William McCarraher (SF), John McCabe (PF), Richard McRay (C) Efren Hebert, Edmund Hodder, Jack Wadsworth, David Clark, Gerald Pung | |
| 14:45 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer is fouled on the floor by Kevin Merganthaler - foul #3 on Kevin Merganthaler, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| 14:30 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Garland Schweizer, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 14:10 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 14:08 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Richard McRay | 40-36 |
| 13:57 | Ithaca | Richard McRay can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 13:56 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 13:52 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop is hacked by Fred Crumley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Crumley, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Efren Hebert (PG) Fred Crumley | |
| 13:31 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk lays it up and in set up by Robert Lathrop | 42-36 |
| 13:21 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer buries a shot from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 12:59 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 12:57 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Garland Schweizer | 42-38 |
| 12:43 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer is fouled on the floor by Lester Weir - foul #3 on Lester Weir, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | David Clark (PF) John McCabe | |
| 12:43 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:43 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:43 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:20 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lester Weir | 44-39 |
| 12:01 | Ithaca | Lester Weir is called for the reach on Garland Schweizer - foul #4 on Lester Weir, team foul #8 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Messiah | George Walsh (PG), Cedric Kendall (SG), Clifton Kilpatrick (PF) Robert Lathrop, Lester Weir, Kevin Merganthaler | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Jack Wadsworth (SF), Gerald Pung (C) William McCarraher, Richard McRay | |
| 12:01 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:01 | Messiah | Clifton Kilpatrick gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:54 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bruce Marshall, team foul #9 | 44-39 |
| 11:42 | Ithaca | Cedric Kendall picks off the pass by Jack Wadsworth | 44-39 |
| 11:20 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Cedric Kendall and he's fouled by Jack Wadsworth - foul #2 on Jack Wadsworth, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Messiah | Leonard Williams (C) Thomas Kirk | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Edmund Hodder (SG), John McCabe (PF) Garland Schweizer, Gerald Pung | |
| 11:20 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - George Walsh (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Cedric Kendall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifton Kilpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Efren Hebert (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmund Hodder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Wadsworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John McCabe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Ithaca | Jack Wadsworth misses short on a shot from the right side | 47-39 |
| 11:01 | Ithaca | The offensive rebound goes to John McCabe | 47-39 |
| 10:47 | Ithaca | Jack Wadsworth can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Bruce Marshall - foul #2 on Bruce Marshall, team foul #10 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Lathrop (PG), Alex Wood (SF), Kevin Merganthaler (PF) Cedric Kendall, Bruce Marshall, Leonard Williams | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Richard McRay (C) David Clark | |
| 10:47 | Ithaca | Jack Wadsworth misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:47 | Ithaca | Jack Wadsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:29 | Messiah | George Walsh hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alex Wood | 50-40 |
| 10:20 | Ithaca | Richard McRay misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 10:19 | Ithaca | The offensive rebound goes to Richard McRay | 50-40 |
| 10:05 | Ithaca | Richard McRay is fouled on the floor by Clifton Kilpatrick - foul #3 on Clifton Kilpatrick, team foul #11 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Messiah | Thomas Kirk (C) Clifton Kilpatrick | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer (SG), William McCarraher (SF) Efren Hebert, Jack Wadsworth | |
| 10:05 | Ithaca | Richard McRay misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:05 | Ithaca | Richard McRay makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:56 | Messiah | George Walsh's pass is intercepted by Edmund Hodder | 50-41 |
| 09:41 | Ithaca | Richard McRay drills a floater from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 09:26 | Messiah | Richard McRay swats the shot by Kevin Merganthaler | 50-43 |
| 09:25 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lathrop | 50-43 |
| 09:08 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Walsh | 53-43 |
| 08:45 | Ithaca | Edmund Hodder drills a floater from the left side | 53-45 |
| 08:37 | Messiah | John McCabe denies the turnaround by Alex Wood | 53-45 |
| 08:36 | Ithaca | Richard McRay grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 08:18 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 08:17 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 08:03 | Messiah | George Walsh scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-45 |
| 07:46 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer is fouled on the floor by Kevin Merganthaler - foul #4 on Kevin Merganthaler, team foul #12 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Messiah | Cedric Kendall (PG), Lester Weir (SG), Bruce Marshall (SF), Clifton Kilpatrick (PF), Leonard Williams (C) Robert Lathrop, George Walsh, Alex Wood, Kevin Merganthaler, Thomas Kirk | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Fred Crumley (PG), David Clark (PF), Gerald Pung (C) Edmund Hodder, John McCabe, Richard McRay | |
| 07:46 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:46 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:27 | Messiah | Leonard Williams banks in the layup | 57-46 |
| 07:11 | Ithaca | William McCarraher connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Pung | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Cedric Kendall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Weir (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifton Kilpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Fred Crumley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Garland Schweizer (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - William McCarraher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Pung (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 06:58 | Messiah | Leonard Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 06:56 | Messiah | Clifton Kilpatrick grabs the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:37 | Messiah | Clifton Kilpatrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 06:35 | Ithaca | William McCarraher grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:18 | Ithaca | David Clark makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Garland Schweizer and the foul's on Leonard Williams - foul #1 on Leonard Williams, team foul #13 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Lathrop (PG), Kevin Merganthaler (PF), Thomas Kirk (C) Cedric Kendall, Clifton Kilpatrick, Leonard Williams | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Efren Hebert (SG), Jack Wadsworth (SF), Richard McRay (C) Garland Schweizer, William McCarraher, Gerald Pung | |
| 06:18 | Ithaca | David Clark makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:05 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall knocks in the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Jack Wadsworth - foul #3 on Jack Wadsworth, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| 06:05 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:53 | Ithaca | Richard McRay drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Fred Crumley and he's hacked by Bruce Marshall - foul #3 on Bruce Marshall, team foul #14 | 60-54 |
| 05:53 | Ithaca | Richard McRay makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:24 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler's pass is intercepted by Jack Wadsworth | 60-55 |
| 05:06 | Ithaca | Fred Crumley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 05:05 | Ithaca | Efren Hebert misses the tip | 60-55 |
| 05:03 | Ithaca | Richard McRay snags the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 04:44 | Ithaca | Jack Wadsworth misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 04:43 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:31 | Messiah | David Clark steps in front of the Robert Lathrop pass | 60-55 |
| 04:05 | Ithaca | Richard McRay's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Kirk | 60-55 |
| 04:03 | Ithaca | Jack Wadsworth tips it in | 60-57 |
| 03:56 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall blows the layup | 60-57 |
| 03:55 | Ithaca | Richard McRay pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:38 | Ithaca | David Clark misses the turnaround in the paint | 60-57 |
| 03:37 | Ithaca | The offensive rebound goes to David Clark | 60-57 |
| 03:37 | Ithaca | Ithaca calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer (SG), William McCarraher (SF), John McCabe (PF) Efren Hebert, Jack Wadsworth, David Clark | |
| 03:22 | Ithaca | Richard McRay misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Kirk - foul #2 on Thomas Kirk, team foul #15 | 60-57 |
| 03:22 | Ithaca | Richard McRay makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:22 | Ithaca | Richard McRay makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:06 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler knocks in the shot from close range | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Weir (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Merganthaler (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Kirk (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Fred Crumley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Garland Schweizer (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McCarraher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John McCabe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard McRay (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Ithaca | William McCarraher's pass is intercepted by Kevin Merganthaler | 62-59 |
| 02:32 | Messiah | Bruce Marshall misses the lay-in | 62-59 |
| 02:30 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler can't tip it in | 62-59 |
| 02:28 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Richard McRay | 62-59 |
| 02:12 | Ithaca | Richard McRay buries a turnaround in the paint set up by William McCarraher and the foul's on Thomas Kirk - foul #3 on Thomas Kirk, team foul #16 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Messiah | George Walsh (PG), Cedric Kendall (SG), Alex Wood (SF) Robert Lathrop, Lester Weir, Bruce Marshall | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 02:12 | Ithaca | Richard McRay misses the free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:12 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:12 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| 01:55 | Messiah | William McCarraher steps in front of the George Walsh pass | 62-61 |
| 01:31 | Ithaca | Fred Crumley clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 01:29 | Ithaca | William McCarraher tips it back up and in | 62-63 |
| 01:29 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Messiah | Robert Lathrop (PG), Lester Weir (SG), Bruce Marshall (SF) George Walsh, Cedric Kendall, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 01:09 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop is fouled on the floor by Fred Crumley - foul #5 on Fred Crumley, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Efren Hebert (PG) Fred Crumley | |
| 00:59 | Messiah | Lester Weir connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Lathrop | 65-63 |
| 00:50 | Ithaca | Efren Hebert travels with the ball | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Messiah | Kevin Merganthaler comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 00:24 | Messiah | Thomas Kirk tips it in | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 00:17 | Ithaca | John McCabe grabs the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:15 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer is hacked by Robert Lathrop - foul #2 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #17 | 67-63 |
| 00:15 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:15 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop is fouled in the backcourt by Efren Hebert - foul #2 on Efren Hebert, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| 00:12 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:12 | Messiah | Robert Lathrop makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:07 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 00:04 | Messiah | Lester Weir is hacked by Efren Hebert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Efren Hebert, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| 00:04 | Messiah | Lester Weir makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:04 | Messiah | Lester Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:04 | Ithaca | Ithaca calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ithaca | Garland Schweizer comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 71-68 |