| Lineup | Nazareth | PG - Roger Ware (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew McKernin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Cruise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Shawn Halley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Partlow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Earnest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Baxter (fresh) 10 pts. C - Earl Panos (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utica | Thomas Earnest inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Nazareth | Nazareth is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Utica | Shawn Halley is fouled on the floor by Andrew McKernin - foul #1 on Andrew McKernin, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:24 | Utica | Earl Panos scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Thomas Earnest | 40-37 |
| 19:10 | Nazareth | Tommy Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 19:03 | Utica | Earl Panos blows the layup but he's fouled by Roger Ware - foul #3 on Roger Ware, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Peter Tedder (PG) Roger Ware | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 19:03 | Utica | Earl Panos misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:03 | Utica | Earl Panos misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:03 | Nazareth | Lawrence Cruise snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 18:42 | Nazareth | Andrew McKernin is open and scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Tommy Thompson | 42-37 |
| 18:29 | Utica | Hugh Baxter connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Earnest | 42-39 |
| 18:00 | Nazareth | Andrew McKernin makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 17:46 | Utica | Thomas Earnest hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 17:44 | Nazareth | Lawrence Cruise grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 17:27 | Nazareth | Dan Edwards hits a jumper in the lane | 46-39 |
| 17:16 | Utica | William Partlow drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Shawn Halley | 46-42 |
| 16:59 | Nazareth | Andrew McKernin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 16:50 | Utica | Peter Tedder takes the ball from Thomas Earnest | 49-42 |
| 16:47 | Utica | The refs have stopped play. Earl Panos is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 49-42 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Samuel Alfonso (PG), Coleman Hartmann (SG), George Michael (SF), Kerry Brodbeck (PF) Peter Tedder, Tommy Thompson, Andrew McKernin, Dan Edwards | |
| Subs | Utica | Darrell Mattox (PG), Chris Clark (SG), Felipe Velez (SF), Danny Carr (PF), Leonard Cunningham (C) Shawn Halley, William Partlow, Thomas Earnest, Hugh Baxter, Earl Panos | |
| 16:28 | Nazareth | Danny Carr takes the ball from Coleman Hartmann | 49-42 |
| 16:12 | Utica | Danny Carr misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kerry Brodbeck - foul #1 on Kerry Brodbeck, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| 16:12 | Utica | Danny Carr makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 16:12 | Utica | Danny Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 15:56 | Nazareth | Lawrence Cruise connects on the jump hook from the left block | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Nazareth | PG - Samuel Alfonso (fresh) SG - Coleman Hartmann (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Michael (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kerry Brodbeck (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lawrence Cruise (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Darrell Mattox (fresh) SG - Chris Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Felipe Velez (fresh) PF - Danny Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Utica | Danny Carr comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 15:47 | Utica | Danny Carr snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 15:29 | Utica | Danny Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 51-44 |
| 15:27 | Nazareth | The rebound goes to Kerry Brodbeck | 51-44 |
| 15:25 | Nazareth | Samuel Alfonso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Roger Ware (PG), Andrew McKernin (SF), Daniel Simcox (C) Samuel Alfonso, George Michael, Lawrence Cruise | |
| Subs | Utica | Alec Morris (PG), William Partlow (SG) Darrell Mattox, Chris Clark | |
| 15:11 | Utica | Danny Carr banks in the layup | 51-46 |
| 14:58 | Nazareth | Daniel Simcox lays it up and in on a great pass from Roger Ware | 53-46 |
| 14:36 | Utica | William Partlow knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Danny Carr | 53-49 |
| 14:21 | Nazareth | Roger Ware misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 14:19 | Utica | Alec Morris snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 14:14 | Utica | Danny Carr misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kerry Brodbeck - foul #2 on Kerry Brodbeck, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Tommy Thompson (SG), Dan Edwards (PF) Coleman Hartmann, Kerry Brodbeck | |
| Subs | Utica | Thomas Earnest (SF), Hugh Baxter (PF) Felipe Velez, Leonard Cunningham | |
| 14:14 | Utica | Danny Carr makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 14:14 | Utica | Danny Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:47 | Nazareth | Tommy Thompson connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Roger Ware | 56-51 |
| 13:23 | Utica | Hugh Baxter can't connect on a floater from the right side | 56-51 |
| 13:21 | Nazareth | Daniel Simcox grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 13:17 | Nazareth | Tommy Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 13:15 | Utica | Thomas Earnest gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 13:02 | Utica | Thomas Earnest loses the ball out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Peter Tedder (PG), George Michael (SF), Kerry Brodbeck (C) Roger Ware, Andrew McKernin, Daniel Simcox | |
| Subs | Utica | Chris Clark (SG) William Partlow | |
| 12:48 | Nazareth | Dan Edwards can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 56-51 |
| 12:47 | Utica | Chris Clark grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 12:42 | Utica | Thomas Earnest clanks a runner from close range | 56-51 |
| 12:40 | Nazareth | Dan Edwards pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 12:35 | Nazareth | Tommy Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Chris Clark - foul #2 on Chris Clark, team foul #1 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Daniel Simcox (C) Dan Edwards | |
| Subs | Utica | Shawn Halley (PG) Alec Morris | |
| 12:35 | Nazareth | Tommy Thompson makes the free throw | 59-51 |
| 12:28 | Utica | Hugh Baxter misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Tommy Thompson - foul #3 on Tommy Thompson, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| 12:28 | Utica | Hugh Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 12:28 | Utica | Hugh Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 12:07 | Nazareth | George Michael misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Earnest - foul #2 on Thomas Earnest, team foul #2 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Lawrence Cruise (C) Daniel Simcox | |
| Subs | Utica | Felipe Velez (SF) Thomas Earnest | |
| 12:07 | Nazareth | George Michael makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 12:07 | Nazareth | George Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 11:52 | Utica | Felipe Velez is hacked by Lawrence Cruise - foul #1 on Lawrence Cruise, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Coleman Hartmann (SG), Andrew McKernin (SF) Tommy Thompson, George Michael | |
| Subs | Utica | Leonard Cunningham (C) Danny Carr | |
| Lineup | Nazareth | PG - Peter Tedder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Coleman Hartmann (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew McKernin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Brodbeck (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lawrence Cruise (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Shawn Halley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Felipe Velez (fresh) PF - Hugh Baxter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Leonard Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Utica | Hugh Baxter misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-52 |
| 11:26 | Utica | Shawn Halley misses the tip | 61-52 |
| 11:24 | Nazareth | Coleman Hartmann pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 10:57 | Nazareth | Coleman Hartmann is fouled on the floor by Shawn Halley - foul #1 on Shawn Halley, team foul #3 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Roger Ware (PG), Tommy Thompson (SG), Dan Edwards (PF) Peter Tedder, Coleman Hartmann, Kerry Brodbeck | |
| Subs | Utica | Alec Morris (PG), William Partlow (SG), Danny Carr (C) Shawn Halley, Chris Clark, Leonard Cunningham | |
| 10:47 | Nazareth | Lawrence Cruise makes the fadeaway from the left side | 63-52 |
| 10:33 | Utica | William Partlow clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 10:31 | Nazareth | Lawrence Cruise grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 10:02 | Nazareth | Roger Ware hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 10:00 | Utica | Danny Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 09:51 | Utica | Danny Carr is fouled on the floor by Roger Ware - foul #4 on Roger Ware, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Peter Tedder (PG), George Michael (SF), Daniel Simcox (C) Roger Ware, Andrew McKernin, Lawrence Cruise | |
| Subs | Utica | Thomas Earnest (SF), Earl Panos (C) Felipe Velez, Hugh Baxter | |
| 09:51 | Utica | Danny Carr makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 09:51 | Utica | Danny Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 09:51 | Nazareth | Dan Edwards gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 09:30 | Nazareth | Daniel Simcox slams it home on a nice dish by Dan Edwards and he's hacked by Alec Morris - foul #4 on Alec Morris, team foul #4 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Coleman Hartmann (SG), Kerry Brodbeck (PF) Tommy Thompson, Dan Edwards | |
| Subs | Utica | Shawn Halley (PG), Hugh Baxter (PF) Alec Morris, Danny Carr | |
| 09:30 | Nazareth | Daniel Simcox makes the free throw | 66-53 |
| 09:16 | Utica | William Partlow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-53 |
| 09:14 | Nazareth | The rebound goes to Peter Tedder | 66-53 |
| 08:48 | Nazareth | Hugh Baxter denies the turnaround by Kerry Brodbeck | 66-53 |
| 08:46 | Utica | Thomas Earnest pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 08:29 | Utica | William Partlow misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 08:27 | Nazareth | Daniel Simcox grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 08:19 | Nazareth | George Michael scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Tedder | 68-53 |
| 07:59 | Utica | Shawn Halley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Earl Panos | 68-56 |
| 07:48 | Nazareth | Earl Panos swats the short shot by George Michael | 68-56 |
| 07:47 | Nazareth | Peter Tedder snags the offensive board | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Nazareth | PG - Peter Tedder (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Coleman Hartmann (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Michael (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kerry Brodbeck (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Daniel Simcox (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Shawn Halley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Partlow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Earnest (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Baxter (tiring) 13 pts. C - Earl Panos (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Nazareth | Daniel Simcox makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Coleman Hartmann | 70-56 |
| 07:04 | Utica | William Partlow knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Shawn Halley | 70-58 |
| 06:48 | Nazareth | Kerry Brodbeck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-58 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Roger Ware (PG), Tommy Thompson (SG), Andrew McKernin (SF), Dan Edwards (PF), Lawrence Cruise (C) Peter Tedder, Coleman Hartmann, George Michael, Kerry Brodbeck, Daniel Simcox | |
| Subs | Utica | Alec Morris (PG), Chris Clark (SG), Felipe Velez (SF), Danny Carr (PF), Leonard Cunningham (C) Shawn Halley, William Partlow, Thomas Earnest, Hugh Baxter, Earl Panos | |
| 06:41 | Utica | Danny Carr lays it in | 70-60 |
| 06:22 | Nazareth | Chris Clark steals it from Roger Ware | 70-60 |
| 06:19 | Utica | Danny Carr hits the finger roll set up by Chris Clark | 70-62 |
| 06:09 | Nazareth | Dan Edwards hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Danny Carr - foul #1 on Danny Carr, team foul #5 | 70-62 |
| 06:09 | Nazareth | Dan Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 06:09 | Nazareth | Dan Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 06:00 | Utica | Alec Morris clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew McKernin - foul #2 on Andrew McKernin, team foul #8 | 71-62 |
| 06:00 | Utica | Alec Morris makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:00 | Utica | Alec Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:00 | Nazareth | Dan Edwards grabs the board | 71-63 |
| 05:36 | Nazareth | Tommy Thompson connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Roger Ware | 73-63 |
| 05:21 | Utica | Dan Edwards steals it from Leonard Cunningham | 73-63 |
| 05:05 | Nazareth | Tommy Thompson is hacked by Chris Clark - foul #3 on Chris Clark, team foul #6 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Nazareth | | |
| Subs | Utica | Hugh Baxter (PF), Earl Panos (C) Danny Carr, Leonard Cunningham | |
| 04:49 | Nazareth | Andrew McKernin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-63 |
| 04:47 | Nazareth | Lawrence Cruise misses the tip | 73-63 |
| 04:45 | Utica | Chris Clark gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 04:18 | Utica | Hugh Baxter makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Clark | 73-65 |
| 03:53 | Nazareth | Dan Edwards lays it in | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Nazareth | Nazareth is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Utica | Alec Morris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Felipe Velez | 75-67 |
| Lineup | Nazareth | PG - Roger Ware (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tommy Thompson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew McKernin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Cruise (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Alec Morris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chris Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Felipe Velez (fairly fresh) PF - Hugh Baxter (tiring) 15 pts. C - Earl Panos (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Nazareth | Nazareth is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:13 | Nazareth | Roger Ware hits a 3 from straight away | 78-67 |
| 03:13 | Utica | Utica calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-67 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Peter Tedder (PG), Kerry Brodbeck (PF), Daniel Simcox (C) Roger Ware, Dan Edwards, Lawrence Cruise | |
| Subs | Utica | William Partlow (SG), Thomas Earnest (SF), Danny Carr (PF) Chris Clark, Felipe Velez, Hugh Baxter | |
| 02:56 | Utica | Alec Morris misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 78-67 |
| 02:55 | Nazareth | Andrew McKernin grabs the defensive rebound | 78-67 |
| 02:55 | Nazareth | Nazareth calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-67 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Roger Ware (PG), Dan Edwards (PF) Peter Tedder, Kerry Brodbeck | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 02:26 | Nazareth | Andrew McKernin knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Tommy Thompson | 80-67 |
| 02:17 | Utica | Thomas Earnest is fouled on the floor by Roger Ware - foul #5 on Roger Ware, team foul #9 | 80-67 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Peter Tedder (PG), Coleman Hartmann (SG), George Michael (SF), Kerry Brodbeck (PF), Lawrence Cruise (C) Roger Ware, Tommy Thompson, Andrew McKernin, Dan Edwards, Daniel Simcox | |
| Subs | Utica | Shawn Halley (PG), Chris Clark (SG), Leonard Cunningham (C) Alec Morris, William Partlow, Earl Panos | |
| 02:17 | Utica | Thomas Earnest makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 02:17 | Utica | Thomas Earnest makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 02:15 | Nazareth | Nazareth calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-69 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Tommy Thompson (SG), Andrew McKernin (SF), Dan Edwards (PF), Daniel Simcox (C) Coleman Hartmann, George Michael, Kerry Brodbeck, Lawrence Cruise | |
| Subs | Utica | Alec Morris (PG), William Partlow (SG), Hugh Baxter (PF), Earl Panos (C) Shawn Halley, Chris Clark, Danny Carr, Leonard Cunningham | |
| 01:52 | Nazareth | Daniel Simcox misses badly on a runner from the left block | 80-69 |
| 01:51 | Nazareth | Andrew McKernin grabs the offensive board | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Nazareth | Nazareth is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Nazareth | Tommy Thompson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 83-69 |
| 01:19 | Utica | The short jumper by Earl Panos is denied by Andrew McKernin | 83-69 |
| 01:17 | Nazareth | Tommy Thompson pulls down the rebound | 83-69 |
| 01:02 | Nazareth | Tommy Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-69 |
| 01:00 | Utica | The rebound goes to Alec Morris | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | Nazareth | Nazareth is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Utica | William Partlow clanks a floater from the left wing | 83-69 |
| 00:52 | Utica | Alec Morris snags the offensive board | 83-69 |
| 00:49 | Utica | William Partlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-69 |
| Subs | Nazareth | Coleman Hartmann (SG), George Michael (SF), Kerry Brodbeck (PF), Lawrence Cruise (C) Tommy Thompson, Andrew McKernin, Dan Edwards, Daniel Simcox | |
| Subs | Utica | Shawn Halley (PG), Chris Clark (SG), Felipe Velez (SF), Danny Carr (PF), Leonard Cunningham (C) Alec Morris, William Partlow, Thomas Earnest, Hugh Baxter, Earl Panos | |
| Game Plan | Nazareth | Nazareth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Nazareth | Shawn Halley steps in front of the Coleman Hartmann pass | 83-69 |
| 00:19 | Utica | Shawn Halley can't finish the layup | 83-69 |
| 00:18 | Nazareth | Lawrence Cruise grabs the board | 83-69 |
| 00:00 | Nazareth | Peter Tedder runs out the clock | 83-69 |