| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Johnathan Franks (fresh) SG - Jon Harris (fresh) SF - Bryan Trafton (fresh) PF - Charles Baker (fresh) C - Carl Unrein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Jerry Howard (fresh) SG - Gerry Toles (fresh) SF - Aaron Doyon (fresh) PF - Clifford Wentzel (fresh) C - Timothy Hamon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ithaca | Carl Unrein wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Ithaca | Jon Harris tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Defiance | Gerry Toles drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Howard | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Ithaca | Charles Baker buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Bryan Trafton | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Defiance | Clifford Wentzel hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Aaron Doyon | 4-5 |
| 18:12 | Ithaca | Gerry Toles is called for the reach on Jon Harris - foul #1 on Gerry Toles, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:59 | Ithaca | Jon Harris is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| 17:50 | Defiance | Bryan Trafton takes the ball from Aaron Doyon | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | Ithaca | Bryan Trafton lays it in | 6-5 |
| 17:30 | Defiance | Bryan Trafton steps in front of the Aaron Doyon pass | 6-5 |
| 17:08 | Ithaca | Bryan Trafton's pass is intercepted by Gerry Toles | 6-5 |
| 17:05 | Defiance | Jerry Howard jams it on a great pass from Gerry Toles | 6-7 |
| 16:55 | Ithaca | Clifford Wentzel is called for the reach on Jon Harris - foul #1 on Clifford Wentzel, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 16:35 | Ithaca | Bryan Trafton hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jon Harris | 9-7 |
| 16:29 | Defiance | Bryan Trafton is called for the reach on Clifford Wentzel - foul #1 on Bryan Trafton, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Defiance | William Nichols (C) Timothy Hamon | |
| 16:18 | Defiance | Gerry Toles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:17 | Ithaca | Carl Unrein pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:01 | Ithaca | Jon Harris misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Nichols - foul #1 on William Nichols, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Quincy Turner (SG), Charles Cole (SF), James Maddock (PF) Gerry Toles, Aaron Doyon, Clifford Wentzel | |
| 16:01 | Ithaca | Jon Harris makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:01 | Ithaca | Jon Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Johnathan Franks (fresh) SG - Jon Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Trafton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Unrein (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Jerry Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Quincy Turner (fresh) SF - Charles Cole (fresh) PF - James Maddock (fresh) C - William Nichols (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Defiance | Jerry Howard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 15:44 | Defiance | Jerry Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:39 | Defiance | Jerry Howard is fouled on the floor by Johnathan Franks - foul #1 on Johnathan Franks, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Malcolm Sharp (PG) Jerry Howard | |
| 15:25 | Defiance | Quincy Turner misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Johnathan Franks - foul #2 on Johnathan Franks, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Ithaca | James Carlson (PG) Johnathan Franks | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 15:25 | Defiance | Quincy Turner makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:25 | Defiance | Quincy Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:09 | Ithaca | Charles Baker scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Bryan Trafton | 13-9 |
| 14:49 | Defiance | Malcolm Sharp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerry Toles (SG), Aaron Doyon (SF), Clifford Wentzel (PF), Timothy Hamon (C) Quincy Turner, Charles Cole, James Maddock, William Nichols | |
| 14:33 | Ithaca | Bryan Trafton hits a 3 from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 14:13 | Defiance | Gerry Toles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 14:12 | Ithaca | James Carlson grabs the board | 16-9 |
| 13:57 | Ithaca | Jon Harris can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Gerry Toles - foul #2 on Gerry Toles, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jerry Howard (PG), Quincy Turner (SG) Malcolm Sharp, Gerry Toles | |
| 13:57 | Ithaca | Jon Harris misses the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:57 | Ithaca | Jon Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 13:46 | Defiance | Bryan Trafton steals it from Jerry Howard | 17-9 |
| 13:42 | Ithaca | James Carlson misses the lay-in | 17-9 |
| 13:40 | Ithaca | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Unrein | 17-9 |
| 13:18 | Ithaca | James Carlson is hacked by Clifford Wentzel - foul #2 on Clifford Wentzel, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Norman Bergerson (PF), Preston Heckstall (C) Charles Baker, Carl Unrein | |
| Subs | Defiance | James Maddock (PF) Clifford Wentzel | |
| 13:12 | Ithaca | Bryan Trafton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 13:11 | Defiance | Quincy Turner snags the defensive board | 17-9 |
| 13:03 | Defiance | Quincy Turner can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-9 |
| 13:01 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Norman Bergerson | 17-9 |
| 12:45 | Ithaca | Bryan Trafton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 12:43 | Ithaca | Preston Heckstall tips it in | 19-9 |
| 12:32 | Defiance | Quincy Turner comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 19-9 |
| 12:31 | Defiance | James Maddock grabs the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:26 | Defiance | Quincy Turner drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Howard | 19-11 |
| 12:05 | Ithaca | Bryan Trafton double dribbles | 19-11 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Paul Ditto (SG), Michael Wilkinson (SF), Charles Baker (PF), Carl Unrein (C) Jon Harris, Bryan Trafton, Norman Bergerson, Preston Heckstall | |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Cole (SF), William Nichols (C) Aaron Doyon, Timothy Hamon | |
| 11:45 | Defiance | Jerry Howard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 19-11 |
| 11:43 | Defiance | Jerry Howard snags the offensive board | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - James Carlson (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Ditto (fresh) SF - Michael Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Charles Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Unrein (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Jerry Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quincy Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Cole (fresh) PF - James Maddock (fresh) C - William Nichols (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Defiance | Jerry Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-11 |
| 11:27 | Ithaca | Michael Wilkinson gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 11:17 | Ithaca | Charles Baker misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Charles Cole - foul #1 on Charles Cole, team foul #6 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Malcolm Sharp (SG) Quincy Turner | |
| 11:17 | Ithaca | Charles Baker makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 11:17 | Ithaca | Charles Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 11:17 | Defiance | James Maddock snags the defensive board | 20-11 |
| 11:04 | Defiance | Jerry Howard knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 10:49 | Ithaca | Charles Baker misses the dunk | 20-14 |
| 10:48 | Defiance | The rebound goes to William Nichols | 20-14 |
| 10:41 | Defiance | Michael Wilkinson blocks the short jumper by William Nichols | 20-14 |
| 10:39 | Ithaca | Charles Baker gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:24 | Ithaca | Malcolm Sharp steals the ball from Paul Ditto | 20-14 |
| 10:12 | Defiance | Charles Baker takes the ball from William Nichols | 20-14 |
| 09:47 | Ithaca | Michael Wilkinson scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Carlson | 22-14 |
| 09:18 | Defiance | The jumper by Malcolm Sharp is denied by Charles Baker | 22-14 |
| 09:17 | Defiance | Malcolm Sharp tips it in | 22-16 |
| 09:04 | Ithaca | Charles Baker buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-16 |
| 08:48 | Defiance | Jerry Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Carlson - foul #1 on James Carlson, team foul #4 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Jon Harris (SG), Bryan Trafton (SF), Norman Bergerson (PF), Preston Heckstall (C) Paul Ditto, Michael Wilkinson, Charles Baker, Carl Unrein | |
| Subs | Defiance | Quincy Turner (SG), Aaron Doyon (SF), Timothy Hamon (C) Charles Cole, James Maddock, William Nichols | |
| 08:48 | Defiance | Jerry Howard makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:48 | Defiance | Jerry Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:48 | Defiance | Timothy Hamon grabs the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:41 | Defiance | Timothy Hamon can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Norman Bergerson - foul #1 on Norman Bergerson, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Defiance | James Maddock (PF) Jerry Howard | |
| 08:41 | Defiance | Timothy Hamon misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:41 | Defiance | Timothy Hamon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:21 | Ithaca | James Carlson's layup is rejected by Timothy Hamon | 24-18 |
| 08:19 | Defiance | Timothy Hamon snags the defensive board | 24-18 |
| 08:10 | Defiance | Malcolm Sharp comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Bryan Trafton - foul #2 on Bryan Trafton, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Michael Wilkinson (SF) Bryan Trafton | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 08:10 | Defiance | Malcolm Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:10 | Defiance | Malcolm Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:10 | Ithaca | Norman Bergerson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:54 | Ithaca | Quincy Turner takes the ball from James Carlson | 24-19 |
| 07:37 | Defiance | James Maddock knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Quincy Turner | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - James Carlson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jon Harris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Bergerson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Preston Heckstall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Malcolm Sharp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Quincy Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Doyon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Maddock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Hamon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Ithaca | Jon Harris comes up short on the jumper from close range | 24-21 |
| 07:22 | Defiance | Timothy Hamon grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:12 | Defiance | Aaron Doyon hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 06:52 | Ithaca | Michael Wilkinson clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Aaron Doyon - foul #1 on Aaron Doyon, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Paul Ditto (SG) James Carlson | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Whitesell (PG), William Nichols (PF) Malcolm Sharp, James Maddock | |
| 06:52 | Ithaca | Michael Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:52 | Ithaca | Michael Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:31 | Defiance | William Nichols lays it up and in and he's hacked by Norman Bergerson - foul #2 on Norman Bergerson, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Charles Baker (PF), Carl Unrein (C) Norman Bergerson, Preston Heckstall | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jerry Howard (PG), Charles Cole (SG) Michael Whitesell, Quincy Turner | |
| 06:31 | Defiance | William Nichols misses the free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:31 | Ithaca | Charles Baker grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 06:20 | Ithaca | Michael Wilkinson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Wilkinson, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| 06:07 | Defiance | Timothy Hamon connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Nichols | 25-27 |
| 05:44 | Ithaca | Charles Baker comes up short on the runner in the paint | 25-27 |
| 05:42 | Ithaca | Carl Unrein tips it in | 27-27 |
| 05:33 | Defiance | William Nichols drills a turnaround in the lane | 27-29 |
| 05:09 | Ithaca | Michael Wilkinson is hacked by Aaron Doyon - foul #2 on Aaron Doyon, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Ithaca | James Carlson (PG), Preston Heckstall (C) Paul Ditto, Carl Unrein | |
| Subs | Defiance | Quincy Turner (SG), Malcolm Sharp (SF), James Maddock (PF) Charles Cole, Aaron Doyon, Timothy Hamon | |
| 05:09 | Ithaca | Michael Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:09 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Quincy Turner | 27-29 |
| 04:57 | Defiance | Jerry Howard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 04:56 | Ithaca | Jon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:44 | Ithaca | Jon Harris misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-29 |
| 04:43 | Ithaca | Preston Heckstall grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 04:26 | Ithaca | Jon Harris makes the shot from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 04:06 | Defiance | Jon Harris steals it from Quincy Turner | 29-29 |
| 04:02 | Ithaca | Jon Harris banks in the layup | 31-29 |
| 03:57 | Defiance | Jerry Howard evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Quincy Turner | 31-31 |
| 03:44 | Ithaca | Charles Baker drills a driving attempt from the left block | 33-31 |
| 03:27 | Defiance | William Nichols misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Wilkinson - foul #2 on Michael Wilkinson, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks (PG), Paul Ditto (SG), Bryan Trafton (SF), Norman Bergerson (PF), Carl Unrein (C) James Carlson, Jon Harris, Michael Wilkinson, Charles Baker, Preston Heckstall | |
| Subs | Defiance | Gerry Toles (SG), Aaron Doyon (SF), Clifford Wentzel (PF) Jerry Howard, Quincy Turner, James Maddock | |
| 03:27 | Defiance | William Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:27 | Defiance | William Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:27 | Ithaca | Carl Unrein pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Johnathan Franks (fresh) SG - Paul Ditto (fresh) SF - Bryan Trafton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Norman Bergerson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Unrein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Malcolm Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerry Toles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Doyon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clifford Wentzel (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 03:12 | Defiance | Clifford Wentzel gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 02:55 | Defiance | Gerry Toles buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Malcolm Sharp | 33-34 |
| 02:31 | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bryan Trafton | 36-34 |
| 02:17 | Defiance | Gerry Toles clanks a jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 02:15 | Defiance | William Nichols snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 02:08 | Defiance | Clifford Wentzel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Jon Harris (SG) Paul Ditto | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Whitesell (PG), Timothy Hamon (C) Malcolm Sharp, William Nichols | |
| 01:57 | Ithaca | Clifford Wentzel is called for the reach on Norman Bergerson - foul #3 on Clifford Wentzel, team foul #9 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Cole (SF), James Maddock (PF) Aaron Doyon, Clifford Wentzel | |
| 01:57 | Ithaca | Norman Bergerson makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:57 | Ithaca | Norman Bergerson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 01:48 | Defiance | Gerry Toles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 01:47 | Ithaca | Carl Unrein gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 01:32 | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks loses the ball out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Jerry Howard (PG) Michael Whitesell | |
| 01:21 | Defiance | Jerry Howard is hacked by Norman Bergerson - foul #3 on Norman Bergerson, team foul #10 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Charles Baker (PF), Preston Heckstall (C) Norman Bergerson, Carl Unrein | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 01:21 | Defiance | Jerry Howard makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:21 | Defiance | Jerry Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 01:13 | Ithaca | Gerry Toles steals the ball from Bryan Trafton | 38-36 |
| 01:09 | Defiance | Gerry Toles misses the lay-in | 38-36 |
| 01:08 | Ithaca | Preston Heckstall grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 00:50 | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jon Harris | 40-36 |
| 00:30 | Defiance | James Maddock can't finish the layup | 40-36 |
| 00:29 | Ithaca | Johnathan Franks pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:25 | Ithaca | Bryan Trafton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-36 |
| 00:24 | Defiance | Gerry Toles snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 00:03 | Defiance | Charles Cole can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-36 |
| 00:02 | Ithaca | Jon Harris pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | Ithaca | Jon Harris clanks a fullcourt shot | 40-36 |