| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Keith Iorio (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gregg Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Hagen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bobby Penaloza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Scruggs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George White (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Waterfield (fresh) 5 reb. C - Orville Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utica | George White inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield loses the ball out of bounds | 42-31 |
| 19:34 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by George White - foul #2 on George White, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 19:34 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 19:34 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 19:25 | Utica | George White is fouled on the floor by Tim Scruggs - foul #1 on Tim Scruggs, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| 19:14 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Butler | 44-33 |
| 18:59 | Occidental | Gary Butler picks off the pass by Tim Scruggs | 44-33 |
| 18:49 | Utica | George White connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Butler | 44-36 |
| 18:37 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 44-36 |
| 18:36 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 18:31 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 18:29 | Occidental | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Hagen | 44-36 |
| 18:24 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs comes up short on the floater from the left side | 44-36 |
| 18:23 | Utica | The rebound goes to Orville Clark | 44-36 |
| 18:19 | Utica | George White drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Butler | 44-38 |
| 18:13 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Penaloza | 47-38 |
| 17:59 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Gregg Taylor - foul #1 on Gregg Taylor, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| 17:59 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 17:59 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 17:59 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 17:39 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor banks in the layup set up by Jacob Hagen | 49-38 |
| 17:21 | Utica | Gary Butler travels with the ball | 49-38 |
| Subs | Occidental | Eric Lotts (PG), Ronald Spencer (SF), Larry Poniatoski (C) Keith Iorio, Jacob Hagen, Tim Scruggs | |
| Subs | Utica | Barry Pederson (C) Orville Clark | |
| 17:09 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Bryan Whitehead - foul #2 on Bryan Whitehead, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| 17:09 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 17:09 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 16:58 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Gary Butler and the foul's on Eric Lotts - foul #1 on Eric Lotts, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki (SG), Brett Becker (PF) Gregg Taylor, Bobby Penaloza | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Eich (PG), Richard Garrett (C) Gary Butler, Mathew Waterfield | |
| 16:58 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead makes the free throw | 51-41 |
| 16:38 | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Utica | Larry Johnston (SG) Bryan Whitehead | |
| 16:19 | Utica | Barry Pederson's layup is rejected by Brett Becker | 51-41 |
| 16:17 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 15:56 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-41 |
| 15:55 | Utica | Gary Eich pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Eric Lotts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Yamasaki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Becker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Poniatoski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Eich (fresh) SG - Larry Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George White (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Pederson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Garrett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Utica | Gary Eich lays it in on a great pass from Larry Johnston | 51-43 |
| 15:26 | Occidental | Brett Becker clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Garrett - foul #1 on Richard Garrett, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Occidental | Keith Iorio (PG), Gregg Taylor (SG), Bobby Penaloza (PF), Tim Scruggs (C) Eric Lotts, Edward Yamasaki, Ronald Spencer, Larry Poniatoski | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Butler (PG), Bryan Whitehead (SG), Mathew Waterfield (PF), Orville Clark (C) Gary Eich, George White, Barry Pederson, Richard Garrett | |
| 15:26 | Occidental | Brett Becker makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 15:26 | Occidental | Brett Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 15:26 | Utica | Orville Clark gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 15:10 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Butler | 52-45 |
| 14:55 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Keith Iorio | 55-45 |
| 14:35 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-45 |
| 14:33 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 14:04 | Occidental | Keith Iorio buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brett Becker | 58-45 |
| 13:56 | Utica | The short jumper by Bryan Whitehead is denied by Tim Scruggs | 58-45 |
| 13:54 | Occidental | Brett Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 13:32 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 13:30 | Utica | Orville Clark pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 13:14 | Utica | Larry Johnston connects on the jumper from the right side | 58-47 |
| 12:55 | Occidental | Keith Iorio buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Scruggs | 61-47 |
| 12:36 | Utica | Larry Johnston hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Brett Becker - foul #3 on Brett Becker, team foul #4 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Occidental | Eric Lotts (PG), Edward Yamasaki (SG), Jacob Hagen (SF), Ronald Spencer (PF), Larry Poniatoski (C) Keith Iorio, Gregg Taylor, Brett Becker, Bobby Penaloza, Tim Scruggs | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Eich (PG), George White (SF), Barry Pederson (PF), Richard Garrett (C) Gary Butler, Bryan Whitehead, Mathew Waterfield, Orville Clark | |
| 12:36 | Utica | Larry Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 12:36 | Utica | Larry Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 12:19 | Occidental | Eric Lotts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Utica | Fred Williams (SG) Larry Johnston | |
| 12:02 | Utica | Gary Eich makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by George White | 61-50 |
| 11:50 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Larry Poniatoski | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Eric Lotts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Yamasaki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Hagen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Poniatoski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Eich (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Fred Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George White (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Pederson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Garrett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Utica | Barry Pederson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Eich | 63-53 |
| 11:07 | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Spencer | 66-53 |
| 10:46 | Utica | George White misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-53 |
| 10:45 | Utica | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Garrett | 66-53 |
| 10:27 | Utica | Fred Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Poniatoski - foul #2 on Larry Poniatoski, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Occidental | Keith Iorio (PG), Gregg Taylor (SG), Bobby Penaloza (PF), Tim Scruggs (C) Eric Lotts, Edward Yamasaki, Ronald Spencer, Larry Poniatoski | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Butler (PG), Mathew Waterfield (PF), Orville Clark (C) Gary Eich, Barry Pederson, Richard Garrett | |
| 10:27 | Utica | Fred Williams misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 10:27 | Utica | Fred Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 10:27 | Utica | Fred Williams misses the 3rd free throw | 66-54 |
| 10:27 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 10:12 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza is whistled for traveling | 66-54 |
| Subs | Occidental | Brett Becker (SF) Jacob Hagen | |
| Subs | Utica | Bryan Whitehead (SG) Fred Williams | |
| 10:05 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield misses the lay-in | 66-54 |
| 10:03 | Utica | Orville Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 09:51 | Utica | George White misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 09:49 | Occidental | Brett Becker snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 09:45 | Occidental | Gary Butler steals the ball from Keith Iorio in the backcourt | 66-54 |
| 09:34 | Utica | Orville Clark connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Gary Butler | 66-56 |
| 09:13 | Occidental | Keith Iorio double dribbles | 66-56 |
| Subs | Occidental | Ronald Spencer (SF) Brett Becker | |
| Subs | Utica | Larry Johnston (SF) George White | |
| 08:50 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 08:48 | Utica | Orville Clark misses the tip | 66-56 |
| 08:47 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 08:28 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bobby Penaloza | 69-56 |
| 08:06 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-56 |
| 08:04 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 07:58 | Occidental | Keith Iorio loses the ball out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Subs | Occidental | Jacob Hagen (SF) Tim Scruggs | |
| Subs | Utica | George White (SF), Barry Pederson (C) Larry Johnston, Orville Clark | |
| 07:41 | Utica | Bobby Penaloza steps in front of the Mathew Waterfield pass | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Keith Iorio (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gregg Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Hagen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bobby Penaloza (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George White (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Waterfield (fresh) 5 reb. C - Barry Pederson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen is denied on a layup by Mathew Waterfield | 69-56 |
| 07:26 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 07:16 | Utica | Gary Butler connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bryan Whitehead | 69-59 |
| 06:59 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 69-59 |
| 06:58 | Occidental | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Penaloza | 69-59 |
| 06:44 | Occidental | Barry Pederson swats the shot by Keith Iorio | 69-59 |
| 06:43 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 06:39 | Utica | Gregg Taylor is called for the reach on Bryan Whitehead - foul #2 on Gregg Taylor, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Occidental | Eric Lotts (PG), Edward Yamasaki (SG), Brett Becker (PF), Larry Poniatoski (C) Keith Iorio, Gregg Taylor, Bobby Penaloza, Ronald Spencer | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Eich (PG), Larry Johnston (SG), Richard Garrett (C) Gary Butler, Bryan Whitehead, Mathew Waterfield | |
| 06:20 | Utica | George White makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Larry Johnston | 69-62 |
| 06:08 | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-62 |
| Subs | Occidental | Tim Scruggs (C) Brett Becker | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 05:51 | Utica | George White scores on a runner from close range | 69-64 |
| 05:40 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen drills a runner from the left block | 71-64 |
| 05:27 | Utica | Edward Yamasaki steals it from Richard Garrett | 71-64 |
| 05:24 | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki misses the easy layup | 71-64 |
| 05:22 | Utica | Larry Johnston pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 04:56 | Utica | Barry Pederson throws it down set up by George White and he's fouled by Larry Poniatoski - foul #3 on Larry Poniatoski, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Occidental | Keith Iorio (PG), Gregg Taylor (SG), Ronald Spencer (SF), Bobby Penaloza (PF) Eric Lotts, Edward Yamasaki, Jacob Hagen, Larry Poniatoski | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Butler (PG), Bryan Whitehead (SG), Mathew Waterfield (PF), Orville Clark (C) Gary Eich, Larry Johnston, George White, Richard Garrett | |
| 04:56 | Utica | Barry Pederson makes the free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:45 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer dunks the ball on a nice dish by Bobby Penaloza | 73-67 |
| 04:25 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield scores on a floater from the right side set up by Gary Butler | 73-69 |
| 03:59 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs double dribbles | 73-69 |
| Subs | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski (C) Tim Scruggs | |
| Subs | Utica | George White (SF) Barry Pederson | |
| 03:36 | Utica | George White is hacked by Bobby Penaloza - foul #1 on Bobby Penaloza, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| 03:36 | Utica | George White makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:36 | Utica | George White misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:36 | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Keith Iorio (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gregg Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Spencer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Penaloza (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Poniatoski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George White (fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Waterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Orville Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 73-70 |
| 03:29 | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski misses the tip | 73-70 |
| 03:27 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 03:06 | Utica | George White knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gary Butler | 73-73 |
| 02:41 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Gregg Taylor | 75-73 |
| 02:19 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Gary Butler | 75-75 |
| 02:19 | Occidental | Occidental calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Subs | Occidental | Jacob Hagen (SF), Tim Scruggs (C) Ronald Spencer, Larry Poniatoski | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 02:00 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Penaloza | 78-75 |
| 01:40 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 78-75 |
| 01:39 | Utica | George White tips it in | 78-77 |
| 01:22 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen hits a floater from the left block | 80-77 |
| 01:11 | Utica | Gary Butler knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Bryan Whitehead | 80-79 |
| 00:59 | Occidental | Keith Iorio comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-79 |
| 00:58 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Mathew Waterfield - foul #3 on Mathew Waterfield, team foul #4 | 80-79 |
| 00:30 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:30 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:23 | Utica | Tim Scruggs steals the ball from Orville Clark | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Occidental | Bryan Whitehead is called for the reach on Jacob Hagen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan Whitehead, team foul #5 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski (PF) Bobby Penaloza | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 00:19 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen is fouled on the floor by George White - foul #3 on George White, team foul #6 | 82-79 |
| 00:17 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen is fouled on the floor by Bryan Whitehead - foul #4 on Bryan Whitehead, team foul #7 | 82-79 |
| 00:17 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:17 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Utica | George White clanks a 3 from the left wing | 84-79 |
| 00:10 | Utica | Orville Clark gets the offensive rebound | 84-79 |
| 00:06 | Utica | Gary Butler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 84-79 |
| 00:04 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor snags the defensive board | 84-79 |
| 00:01 | Occidental | Gary Butler is called for the reach on Gregg Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Butler, team foul #8 | 84-79 |
| 00:01 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:01 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield snags the defensive board | 84-79 |
| 00:00 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield misses long on a fullcourt shot | 84-79 |