| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Joseph Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Bark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dale Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Johnathan Franks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Bowles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Cary Youngblood (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Erler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ithaca | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Ithaca | Robert Smith is open and scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed George Bowles | 28-36 |
| 19:21 | Defiance | Dale Bowman misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 28-36 |
| 19:20 | Defiance | Dale Bowman hits the follow up shot | 30-36 |
| 18:57 | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Whitaker - foul #1 on Steven Whitaker, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:57 | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:57 | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:57 | Defiance | Dale Bowman pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:39 | Defiance | Cary Youngblood swats the short shot by Charles Eaton | 30-37 |
| 18:38 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 30-37 |
| 18:21 | Ithaca | George Bowles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 18:19 | Ithaca | Cary Youngblood grabs the offensive board | 30-37 |
| 17:57 | Ithaca | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-37 |
| 17:30 | Defiance | Steven Whitaker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Erler - foul #2 on John Erler, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 17:30 | Defiance | Steven Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:30 | Defiance | Steven Whitaker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:30 | Ithaca | John Erler grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 17:08 | Ithaca | George Bowles splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Johnathan Franks | 31-40 |
| 16:49 | Defiance | Dale Bowman misses long on a jumper from the left block | 31-40 |
| 16:47 | Ithaca | Cary Youngblood gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:34 | Ithaca | John Erler hits a floater from the baseline | 31-42 |
| 16:22 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard hits a shot from the right block | 33-42 |
| 16:06 | Ithaca | George Bowles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on George Bowles, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Davis (PG), Gerry Toles (SG), Jerry Howard (SF), James Lauderdale (PF), Marc Armstrong (C) Joseph Dollard, Charles Eaton, Dennis Bark, Dale Bowman, Steven Whitaker | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 15:49 | Defiance | Robert Smith steps in front of the Gerry Toles pass | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Richard Davis (fresh) SG - Gerry Toles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lauderdale (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marc Armstrong (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Johnathan Franks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Bowles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cary Youngblood (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - John Erler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Ithaca | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Jerry Howard - foul #2 on Jerry Howard, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| 15:27 | Ithaca | George Bowles clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 15:25 | Defiance | Marc Armstrong gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 15:20 | Defiance | Richard Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 33-42 |
| 14:56 | Ithaca | George Bowles makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnathan Franks | 33-45 |
| 14:37 | Defiance | James Lauderdale is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Defiance | Joseph Dollard (PG), Dennis Bark (SF), Steven Whitaker (C) Richard Davis, Jerry Howard, Marc Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 14:31 | Defiance | Gerry Toles hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Dollard | 35-45 |
| 14:04 | Ithaca | John Erler dunks the ball | 35-47 |
| 13:47 | Defiance | John Erler is called for the reach on Steven Whitaker - foul #3 on John Erler, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Eaton (SG), Dale Bowman (PF) Gerry Toles, James Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson (PF), William Hulbert (C) Cary Youngblood, John Erler | |
| 13:26 | Defiance | Dale Bowman buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Steven Whitaker and he's fouled by George Bowles - foul #3 on George Bowles, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| 13:26 | Defiance | Dale Bowman misses the free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:26 | Ithaca | William Hulbert grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 13:13 | Ithaca | Robert Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-47 |
| 13:11 | Defiance | Dennis Bark grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:56 | Defiance | Dennis Bark can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 12:54 | Defiance | Dennis Bark pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:39 | Defiance | Johnathan Franks steals it from Joseph Dollard | 37-47 |
| 12:36 | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson lays it in on a nice dish by Johnathan Franks | 37-49 |
| 12:26 | Defiance | Dale Bowman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Eaton | 39-49 |
| 12:09 | Ithaca | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jerry Howard (SF), Marc Armstrong (C) Dennis Bark, Steven Whitaker | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Bryan Trafton (PG), Jon Harris (SF), Cary Youngblood (PF), John Erler (C) Johnathan Franks, Robert Smith, Clarence Simpson, William Hulbert | |
| 11:50 | Defiance | Dale Bowman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Howard | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Joseph Dollard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dale Bowman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Bryan Trafton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Bowles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Harris (fresh) PF - Cary Youngblood (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - John Erler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Ithaca | George Bowles evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 11:32 | Defiance | Dale Bowman gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 11:16 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Eaton | 43-49 |
| 11:00 | Ithaca | George Bowles hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jon Harris | 43-52 |
| 10:34 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dale Bowman | 45-52 |
| 10:15 | Ithaca | John Erler is open and buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from George Bowles | 45-54 |
| 10:01 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard is fouled on the floor by Bryan Trafton - foul #1 on Bryan Trafton, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Davis (PG), Gerry Toles (SG), Dennis Bark (SF), James Lauderdale (PF), Steven Whitaker (C) Joseph Dollard, Charles Eaton, Jerry Howard, Dale Bowman, Marc Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks (PG), Scott Byrd (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Clarence Simpson (PF), William Hulbert (C) Bryan Trafton, George Bowles, Jon Harris, Cary Youngblood, John Erler | |
| 09:46 | Defiance | Dennis Bark evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 09:45 | Defiance | Steven Whitaker gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:28 | Defiance | Gerry Toles misses short on a jumper from the right side | 45-54 |
| 09:26 | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:18 | Ithaca | James Lauderdale steals it from Johnathan Franks | 45-54 |
| 09:08 | Defiance | Dennis Bark is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-54 |
| 09:07 | Ithaca | William Hulbert grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 08:49 | Ithaca | James Lauderdale is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #2 on James Lauderdale, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | George Bowles (SG), Cary Youngblood (PF), John Erler (C) Scott Byrd, Clarence Simpson, William Hulbert | |
| 08:42 | Ithaca | George Bowles is hacked by Gerry Toles - foul #2 on Gerry Toles, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| 08:21 | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks is whistled for a carry | 45-54 |
| Subs | Defiance | Joseph Dollard (PG), Dale Bowman (PF) Richard Davis, James Lauderdale | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 08:03 | Defiance | Robert Smith swats the short shot by Dale Bowman | 45-54 |
| 08:02 | Ithaca | John Erler gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:57 | Ithaca | George Bowles knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Johnathan Franks | 45-57 |
| 07:38 | Defiance | Dennis Bark misses the dunk | 45-57 |
| 07:37 | Ithaca | Cary Youngblood pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Joseph Dollard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerry Toles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Bark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dale Bowman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Whitaker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Johnathan Franks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Bowles (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cary Youngblood (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - John Erler (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Ithaca | George Bowles works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 07:14 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Dennis Bark | 45-57 |
| 07:10 | Defiance | Dennis Bark comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Eaton (SG) Gerry Toles | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson (PF), William Hulbert (C) Cary Youngblood, John Erler | |
| 07:10 | Defiance | Dennis Bark makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:10 | Defiance | Dennis Bark makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 06:54 | Ithaca | George Bowles loses the dribble to Dennis Bark | 47-57 |
| 06:51 | Defiance | Charles Eaton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Bark | 49-57 |
| 06:36 | Ithaca | George Bowles works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 06:18 | Defiance | Dale Bowman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-60 |
| 06:17 | Defiance | Dennis Bark pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 06:02 | Defiance | Charles Eaton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Hulbert - foul #1 on William Hulbert, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Davis (PG), Jerry Howard (SF), James Lauderdale (PF), Marc Armstrong (C) Joseph Dollard, Dennis Bark, Dale Bowman, Steven Whitaker | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Jon Harris (SF), John Erler (PF) Robert Smith, William Hulbert | |
| 06:02 | Defiance | Charles Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:02 | Defiance | Charles Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:48 | Ithaca | John Erler misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-60 |
| 05:46 | Defiance | James Lauderdale snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 05:27 | Defiance | Charles Eaton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-60 |
| 05:25 | Ithaca | Jon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:06 | Ithaca | John Erler misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 51-60 |
| 05:05 | Defiance | James Lauderdale pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 04:46 | Defiance | Charles Eaton buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Davis | 53-60 |
| 04:30 | Ithaca | John Erler makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed George Bowles | 53-62 |
| 04:10 | Defiance | Charles Eaton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-62 |
| 04:09 | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 03:53 | Ithaca | George Bowles evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 03:52 | Defiance | Marc Armstrong snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 03:52 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Defiance | Joseph Dollard (PG), Dennis Bark (SF), Dale Bowman (PF), Steven Whitaker (C) Richard Davis, Jerry Howard, James Lauderdale, Marc Armstrong | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Robert Smith (SF), Cary Youngblood (PF) Jon Harris, Clarence Simpson | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Defiance | Steven Whitaker makes the runner from the baseline | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Joseph Dollard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Eaton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dennis Bark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dale Bowman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Whitaker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Johnathan Franks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Bowles (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cary Youngblood (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Erler (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Ithaca | John Erler lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Bowles and the foul's on Steven Whitaker - foul #2 on Steven Whitaker, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| 03:22 | Ithaca | John Erler makes the free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Defiance | Dale Bowman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Bark | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Ithaca | John Erler scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from George Bowles out of a doubleteam | 57-67 |
| 02:26 | Defiance | George Bowles is called for the reach on Joseph Dollard - foul #4 on George Bowles, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerry Toles (SG) Charles Eaton | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Bryan Trafton (PG), Clarence Simpson (C) Johnathan Franks, John Erler | |
| 02:26 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 02:26 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:24 | Ithaca | Ithaca calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks (PG) Bryan Trafton | |
| 02:09 | Ithaca | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 59-67 |
| 02:07 | Ithaca | George Bowles grabs the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 01:51 | Ithaca | Robert Smith is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 01:50 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Defiance | Dale Bowman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket | 59-67 |
| 01:31 | Defiance | Dennis Bark grabs the offensive board | 59-67 |
| 01:17 | Defiance | Gerry Toles connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Dollard | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Ithaca | George Bowles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 00:58 | Defiance | Steven Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:36 | Defiance | Dale Bowman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 62-67 |
| 00:34 | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks is hacked by Gerry Toles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerry Toles, team foul #6 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Eaton (SG) Gerry Toles | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Bryan Trafton (PG), John Erler (C) Johnathan Franks, Cary Youngblood | |
| 00:30 | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson is hacked by Joseph Dollard - foul #3 on Joseph Dollard, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| 00:30 | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:30 | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Defiance | Dennis Bark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-69 |
| 00:25 | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 00:25 | Ithaca | Ithaca calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks (PG), Cary Youngblood (PF) Bryan Trafton, Robert Smith | |
| 00:22 | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson is hacked by Joseph Dollard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Dollard, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| 00:22 | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:22 | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:22 | Defiance | Steven Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:18 | Defiance | Cary Youngblood is called for the reach on Joseph Dollard - foul #2 on Cary Youngblood, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Robert Smith (SF) Clarence Simpson | |
| 00:18 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:18 | Defiance | Joseph Dollard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:17 | Ithaca | John Erler is hacked by Joseph Dollard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Dollard, team foul #9 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Defiance | Richard Davis (PG) Joseph Dollard | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Clarence Simpson (C) Cary Youngblood | |
| 00:17 | Ithaca | John Erler makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:17 | Ithaca | John Erler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:11 | Defiance | Dennis Bark misses the 3 from the right wing | 64-72 |
| 00:09 | Ithaca | John Erler pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| 00:07 | Ithaca | John Erler is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Eaton - foul #1 on Charles Eaton, team foul #10 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Cary Youngblood (PF) Robert Smith | |
| 00:07 | Ithaca | John Erler misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:07 | Ithaca | John Erler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:02 | Defiance | George Bowles takes the ball from Dale Bowman | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ithaca | George Bowles runs out the clock | 64-73 |