| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Michael Hammond (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willis Bostrom (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Ross (fresh) 1 pts. C - Morris Bott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - George White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mathew Waterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Orville Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ithaca | Victor Grant inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Ithaca | Victor Grant misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 19:43 | Ithaca | Morris Bott grabs the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 19:25 | Ithaca | Bernard Ross drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Willis Bostrom | 35-28 |
| 19:10 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by George White | 35-30 |
| 19:08 | Utica | The refs have stopped play. Orville Clark is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 35-30 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Utica | Barry Pederson (C) Orville Clark | |
| 18:49 | Ithaca | Morris Bott hits a runner in the lane | 37-30 |
| 18:25 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 18:24 | Ithaca | Morris Bott pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:20 | Ithaca | Bernard Ross is called for traveling | 37-30 |
| 17:58 | Utica | George White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Victor Grant - foul #2 on Victor Grant, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 17:58 | Utica | George White makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:58 | Utica | George White makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:41 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 17:40 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:27 | Utica | Barry Pederson hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from George White and he's fouled by Victor Grant - foul #3 on Victor Grant, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Harold Young (SF) Victor Grant | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 17:27 | Utica | Barry Pederson makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:09 | Ithaca | Michael Hammond comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mathew Waterfield - foul #3 on Mathew Waterfield, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Aaron Reinert (PF) Bernard Ross | |
| Subs | Utica | Richard Garrett (C) Mathew Waterfield | |
| 17:09 | Ithaca | Michael Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:09 | Ithaca | Michael Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:09 | Utica | Barry Pederson snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:58 | Utica | Aaron Reinert is called for the reach on Barry Pederson - foul #2 on Aaron Reinert, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Steven Hutto (PG), Matthew Randall (SG) Michael Hammond, Willis Bostrom | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 16:47 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Richard Garrett | 38-37 |
| 16:18 | Ithaca | Harold Young misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 38-37 |
| 16:17 | Ithaca | Morris Bott snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 16:01 | Ithaca | Morris Bott misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:59 | Utica | George White pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Steven Hutto (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Randall (fresh) SF - Harold Young (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Reinert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Morris Bott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - George White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Barry Pederson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Garrett (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Gary Butler and he's fouled by Morris Bott - foul #2 on Morris Bott, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Jeremiah Malone (PG), Willis Bostrom (SG), Victor Grant (SF), Bernard Ross (PF) Steven Hutto, Matthew Randall, Harold Young, Morris Bott | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Eich (PG), Larry Johnston (SF), Mathew Waterfield (PF) Gary Butler, George White, Barry Pederson | |
| 15:54 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:54 | Ithaca | Aaron Reinert snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 15:45 | Ithaca | The short jumper by Willis Bostrom is denied by Mathew Waterfield | 38-39 |
| 15:43 | Utica | Larry Johnston gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:23 | Utica | Larry Johnston misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 15:21 | Utica | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Garrett | 38-39 |
| 15:02 | Utica | Richard Garrett drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Bryan Whitehead | 38-41 |
| 14:39 | Ithaca | Victor Grant loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Michael Hammond (PG) Jeremiah Malone | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Butler (PG), George White (SF), Barry Pederson (C) Gary Eich, Bryan Whitehead, Richard Garrett | |
| 14:21 | Utica | Barry Pederson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Butler | 38-44 |
| 14:00 | Ithaca | Michael Hammond clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 13:59 | Utica | Larry Johnston gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:44 | Utica | Larry Johnston misses the runner near the basket | 38-44 |
| 13:42 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield tips it in | 38-46 |
| 13:25 | Ithaca | Michael Hammond connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 13:06 | Utica | George White makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Larry Johnston | 40-49 |
| 12:44 | Ithaca | Michael Hammond misses the easy layup | 40-49 |
| 12:42 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 12:22 | Utica | Gary Butler makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 11:57 | Ithaca | Aaron Reinert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 11:56 | Ithaca | Victor Grant grabs the offensive board | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Michael Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willis Bostrom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Grant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Reinert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - George White (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mathew Waterfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Pederson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Ithaca | Victor Grant misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 11:42 | Ithaca | Bernard Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 11:27 | Ithaca | Victor Grant's layup is rejected by Barry Pederson | 40-52 |
| 11:26 | Utica | Barry Pederson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 11:01 | Utica | Barry Pederson is whistled for a carry | 40-52 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Jeremiah Malone (PG), Steven Hutto (SG), Harold Young (SF), Mark Teague (PF), Morris Bott (C) Michael Hammond, Willis Bostrom, Victor Grant, Bernard Ross, Aaron Reinert | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Eich (PG), Bryan Whitehead (SG), Jerry Mixon (SF), Richard Garrett (C) Gary Butler, Larry Johnston, George White, Barry Pederson | |
| 10:53 | Ithaca | Jeremiah Malone scores on a runner from close range set up by Steven Hutto | 42-52 |
| 10:40 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 42-52 |
| 10:39 | Ithaca | Steven Hutto snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 10:17 | Ithaca | 3 seconds is called on Harold Young | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Utica | Orville Clark (C) Mathew Waterfield | |
| 09:55 | Utica | Orville Clark scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bryan Whitehead | 42-54 |
| 09:36 | Ithaca | Steven Hutto clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 09:34 | Ithaca | Harold Young tips it but misses | 42-54 |
| 09:32 | Ithaca | Morris Bott tips it home | 44-54 |
| 09:19 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Mixon | 44-57 |
| 09:07 | Ithaca | Jerry Mixon takes the ball from Morris Bott | 44-57 |
| 08:56 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead misses the easy layup | 44-57 |
| 08:55 | Ithaca | Mark Teague grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 08:43 | Ithaca | Gary Eich steals the ball from Steven Hutto | 44-57 |
| 08:39 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead misses the easy layup | 44-57 |
| 08:37 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Morris Bott | 44-57 |
| 08:19 | Ithaca | Morris Bott is fouled on the floor by Gary Eich - foul #2 on Gary Eich, team foul #2 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Michael Hammond (PG), Victor Grant (SF) Steven Hutto, Mark Teague | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Butler (PG), George White (SF), Barry Pederson (PF) Gary Eich, Jerry Mixon, Richard Garrett | |
| 08:01 | Ithaca | Orville Clark blocks the short jumper by Jeremiah Malone | 44-57 |
| 07:59 | Utica | Barry Pederson pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Michael Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Victor Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Young (fresh) 3 reb. C - Morris Bott (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - George White (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Barry Pederson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Orville Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Barry Pederson | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:22 | Ithaca | Bryan Whitehead steals the ball from Jeremiah Malone | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:02 | Utica | George White misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-59 |
| 07:00 | Ithaca | Morris Bott snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 06:53 | Ithaca | Morris Bott misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-59 |
| 06:52 | Utica | The rebound goes to Barry Pederson | 44-59 |
| 06:25 | Utica | Gary Butler misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 06:23 | Ithaca | Morris Bott grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 06:03 | Ithaca | Jeremiah Malone comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 44-59 |
| 06:02 | Ithaca | Harold Young grabs the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:57 | Ithaca | Jeremiah Malone makes the jumper from the right block set up by Michael Hammond | 46-59 |
| 05:39 | Utica | Gary Butler comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeremiah Malone - foul #4 on Jeremiah Malone, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Steven Hutto (PG), Willis Bostrom (SG), Bernard Ross (PF), Aaron Reinert (C) Michael Hammond, Jeremiah Malone, Harold Young, Morris Bott | |
| Subs | Utica | Larry Johnston (SG), Mathew Waterfield (PF), Richard Garrett (C) Bryan Whitehead, Barry Pederson, Orville Clark | |
| 05:39 | Utica | Gary Butler makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 05:39 | Utica | Gary Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:24 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Hutto and he's fouled by Larry Johnston - foul #1 on Larry Johnston, team foul #3 | 48-61 |
| 05:24 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:10 | Utica | Larry Johnston is fouled on the floor by Willis Bostrom - foul #2 on Willis Bostrom, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| 04:52 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by George White | 49-63 |
| 04:33 | Ithaca | Bernard Ross misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 04:32 | Utica | George White gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:06 | Utica | Gary Butler connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George White | 49-65 |
| 04:00 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 03:58 | Ithaca | Aaron Reinert pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Ithaca | Aaron Reinert is fouled on the floor by Richard Garrett - foul #1 on Richard Garrett, team foul #4 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Matthew Randall (SG), Dale Mulkey (SF), Mark Teague (C) Willis Bostrom, Victor Grant, Bernard Ross | |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Eich (PG), Fred Williams (SG), Barry Pederson (PF) Gary Butler, George White, Mathew Waterfield | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Steven Hutto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Randall (fresh) SF - Dale Mulkey (fresh) PF - Aaron Reinert (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Teague (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Eich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Williams (fresh) SF - Larry Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Barry Pederson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Ithaca | Steven Hutto is fouled on the floor by Gary Eich - foul #3 on Gary Eich, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| 03:30 | Ithaca | Steven Hutto misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 03:29 | Utica | Larry Johnston snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Utica | Larry Johnston comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 49-65 |
| 03:09 | Ithaca | Dale Mulkey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 03:02 | Ithaca | Larry Johnston takes the ball from Mark Teague | 49-65 |
| 02:33 | Utica | Larry Johnston comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-65 |
| 02:32 | Utica | Richard Garrett snags the offensive board | 49-65 |
| 02:16 | Utica | Larry Johnston misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 02:14 | Ithaca | Mark Teague pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 02:04 | Ithaca | Mark Teague drills a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Richard Garrett - foul #2 on Richard Garrett, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Jeremiah Malone (PG), Harold Young (PF) Steven Hutto, Aaron Reinert | |
| Subs | Utica | Jerry Mixon (SF) Larry Johnston | |
| 02:04 | Ithaca | Mark Teague misses the free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:04 | Utica | Barry Pederson grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 01:35 | Utica | Jerry Mixon buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Eich | 51-68 |
| 01:20 | Ithaca | Jeremiah Malone misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-68 |
| 01:19 | Utica | Richard Garrett grabs the board | 51-68 |
| 01:15 | Utica | Matthew Randall steps in front of the Gary Eich pass in the backcourt | 51-68 |
| 01:09 | Ithaca | Jeremiah Malone hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Young | 54-68 |
| 00:41 | Utica | Jeremiah Malone steals it from Fred Williams | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Ithaca | Jeremiah Malone comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 54-68 |
| 00:34 | Ithaca | Mark Teague tips it in | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Utica | Gary Eich misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Mark Teague - foul #2 on Mark Teague, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Steven Hutto (SG), Aaron Reinert (PF) Matthew Randall, Dale Mulkey | |
| Subs | Utica | Larry Johnston (SF) Jerry Mixon | |
| 00:08 | Utica | Gary Eich misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:08 | Utica | Gary Eich misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:08 | Ithaca | Aaron Reinert snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| 00:03 | Ithaca | Jeremiah Malone hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Harold Young | 58-68 |
| 00:00 | Utica | Gary Eich runs out the clock | 58-68 |