| Lineup | Utica | PG - James Rushton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerard Jaco (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Leach (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eric Coakley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren McCullar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Pace (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Baer (fresh) C - Horace Niedbalski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utica | Gerard Jaco inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Utica | Eric Wise clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Horace Niedbalski - foul #2 on Horace Niedbalski, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 19:46 | Utica | Eric Wise misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:46 | Utica | Eric Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:34 | Nichols | Warren McCullar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 19:32 | Utica | Eric Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:14 | Utica | Gerard Jaco's pass is intercepted by Andrew Pace | 33-35 |
| 19:08 | Nichols | Andrew Pace is hacked by Joseph Clark - foul #3 on Joseph Clark, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Utica | Robert Wulf (SG) Joseph Clark | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 18:53 | Nichols | Richard Baer misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Keith Leach - foul #1 on Keith Leach, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 18:53 | Nichols | Richard Baer makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:53 | Nichols | Richard Baer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:38 | Utica | Gerard Jaco travels with the ball | 33-37 |
| 18:25 | Nichols | Eric Coakley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 18:23 | Nichols | Richard Baer tips it but misses | 33-37 |
| 18:21 | Utica | Gerard Jaco gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:56 | Utica | Eric Wise buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-37 |
| 17:33 | Nichols | Warren McCullar travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Edward Quinto (SG), David Gaston (PF), John Mosca (C) Warren McCullar, Richard Baer, Horace Niedbalski | |
| 17:21 | Utica | Keith Leach can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-37 |
| 17:19 | Nichols | David Gaston grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 16:59 | Nichols | Keith Leach steals it from Edward Quinto | 35-37 |
| 16:32 | Utica | Robert Wulf misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 16:31 | Nichols | Eric Coakley gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:11 | Nichols | Andrew Pace hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 35-37 |
| 16:09 | Utica | Gerard Jaco grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 15:50 | Utica | James Rushton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-37 |
| 15:49 | Nichols | Edward Quinto gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - James Rushton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wulf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerard Jaco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Wise (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Leach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - Eric Coakley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Quinto (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Pace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Gaston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Mosca (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Nichols | Andrew Pace misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-37 |
| 15:29 | Utica | Eric Wise gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:21 | Utica | James Rushton misses the easy layup | 35-37 |
| 15:19 | Nichols | David Gaston grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 15:11 | Nichols | David Gaston can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 35-37 |
| 15:09 | Nichols | Eric Coakley misses the tip | 35-37 |
| 15:07 | Utica | Eric Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:43 | Utica | Eric Wise misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 14:42 | Utica | Keith Leach gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:25 | Utica | James Rushton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Utica | Chad Sunderman (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Michael Calhoun (SF), Victor Laverty (PF), Joseph Boyer (C) James Rushton, Robert Wulf, Gerard Jaco, Eric Wise, Keith Leach | |
| Subs | Nichols | George Salsbury (PG), Warren McCullar (SG), Gary Breitenberg (SF), Richard Baer (PF), Horace Niedbalski (C) Eric Coakley, Edward Quinto, Andrew Pace, David Gaston, John Mosca | |
| 14:11 | Nichols | Horace Niedbalski scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Breitenberg | 35-39 |
| 13:54 | Utica | Chad Sunderman misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Baer - foul #3 on Richard Baer, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 13:54 | Utica | Chad Sunderman makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:54 | Utica | Chad Sunderman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:32 | Nichols | Warren McCullar knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George Salsbury | 37-42 |
| 13:09 | Utica | Chad Sunderman knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Victor Laverty | 39-42 |
| 12:42 | Nichols | Richard Baer can't finish the layup | 39-42 |
| 12:41 | Utica | The rebound goes to Victor Laverty | 39-42 |
| 12:12 | Utica | Joseph Boyer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 12:10 | Nichols | The rebound goes to Warren McCullar | 39-42 |
| 11:49 | Nichols | Richard Baer buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Warren McCullar | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Chad Sunderman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Calhoun (fairly fresh) PF - Victor Laverty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Boyer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - George Salsbury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren McCullar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Breitenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Baer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Horace Niedbalski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Utica | Michael Calhoun misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Richard Baer - foul #4 on Richard Baer, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Utica | Robert Wulf (PG), Eric Wise (PF), Keith Leach (C) Chad Sunderman, Victor Laverty, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric Coakley (SG), Andrew Pace (SF), David Gaston (PF), John Mosca (C) Warren McCullar, Gary Breitenberg, Richard Baer, Horace Niedbalski | |
| 11:31 | Utica | Michael Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:31 | Utica | Michael Calhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:31 | Nichols | John Mosca pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 11:13 | Nichols | David Gaston is fouled on the floor by Joseph Clark - foul #4 on Joseph Clark, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Utica | James Rushton (PG), Gerard Jaco (SF) Joseph Clark, Michael Calhoun | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 11:08 | Nichols | Eric Coakley hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 10:47 | Utica | James Rushton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 10:45 | Nichols | David Gaston gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:29 | Nichols | Eric Coakley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-46 |
| 10:28 | Utica | Keith Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:05 | Utica | James Rushton is whistled for a carry | 40-46 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Warren McCullar (SG) George Salsbury | |
| 09:39 | Nichols | Warren McCullar is hacked by Robert Wulf - foul #2 on Robert Wulf, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Utica | Robert Fincham (SF) Gerard Jaco | |
| Subs | Nichols | Edward Quinto (PG) Eric Coakley | |
| 09:20 | Nichols | David Gaston travels with the ball | 40-46 |
| Subs | Utica | Chad Sunderman (SG), Michael Calhoun (SF) James Rushton, Robert Fincham | |
| Subs | Nichols | Horace Niedbalski (C) John Mosca | |
| 08:55 | Utica | Eric Wise is denied on a layup by Edward Quinto | 40-46 |
| 08:53 | Utica | Eric Wise grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 08:45 | Utica | Eric Wise misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by David Gaston - foul #2 on David Gaston, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Utica | Robert Fincham (SG), Victor Laverty (C) Robert Wulf, Keith Leach | |
| Subs | Nichols | George Salsbury (PG), Gary Breitenberg (PF) Edward Quinto, David Gaston | |
| 08:45 | Utica | Eric Wise makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:45 | Utica | Eric Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:19 | Nichols | Warren McCullar is called for 5 seconds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Utica | James Rushton (PG), Gerard Jaco (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) Robert Fincham, Michael Calhoun, Eric Wise | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric Coakley (SG), John Mosca (PF) Warren McCullar, Andrew Pace | |
| 07:58 | Utica | Joseph Boyer scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Chad Sunderman | 44-46 |
| 07:45 | Nichols | George Salsbury buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Breitenberg | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - James Rushton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Sunderman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Jaco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Laverty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Boyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - George Salsbury (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Coakley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Breitenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mosca (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Niedbalski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Utica | Victor Laverty misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Breitenberg - foul #1 on Gary Breitenberg, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Utica | Joseph Clark (SG), Keith Leach (C) Chad Sunderman, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Nichols | Richard Baer (PF) Horace Niedbalski | |
| 07:26 | Utica | Victor Laverty makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:26 | Utica | Victor Laverty makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 07:10 | Nichols | Eric Coakley makes the shot from the free throw line set up by George Salsbury | 46-51 |
| 06:48 | Utica | Keith Leach's pass is intercepted by Gary Breitenberg | 46-51 |
| 06:33 | Nichols | John Mosca misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 06:32 | Nichols | Richard Baer gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 06:25 | Nichols | Gary Breitenberg scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eric Coakley | 46-54 |
| 06:15 | Utica | James Rushton is fouled on the floor by John Mosca - foul #1 on John Mosca, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Utica | Robert Wulf (PG), Michael Calhoun (SF), Eric Wise (PF) James Rushton, Gerard Jaco, Victor Laverty | |
| Subs | Nichols | Warren McCullar (SG), Andrew Pace (SF), David Gaston (C) George Salsbury, Gary Breitenberg, John Mosca | |
| 05:55 | Utica | Robert Wulf misses long on a shot from the left side | 46-54 |
| 05:54 | Nichols | Warren McCullar pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 05:38 | Nichols | Andrew Pace is hacked by Keith Leach - foul #2 on Keith Leach, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Edward Quinto (PG) Eric Coakley | |
| 05:25 | Nichols | David Gaston misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 05:24 | Utica | Eric Wise snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 05:06 | Utica | Robert Wulf misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 05:05 | Utica | Eric Wise pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 04:55 | Utica | Robert Wulf hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Leach | 49-54 |
| 04:40 | Nichols | Edward Quinto comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-54 |
| 04:38 | Utica | Keith Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 04:19 | Utica | Joseph Clark travels with the ball | 49-54 |
| Subs | Utica | James Rushton (PG), Gerard Jaco (SF), Victor Laverty (C) Robert Wulf, Michael Calhoun, Keith Leach | |
| Subs | Nichols | George Salsbury (PG), Horace Niedbalski (C) Edward Quinto, Richard Baer | |
| 04:06 | Nichols | James Rushton takes the ball from Andrew Pace | 49-54 |
| 03:44 | Utica | David Gaston is called for the reach on Eric Wise - foul #3 on David Gaston, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Utica | Robert Wulf (SG) Joseph Clark | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric Coakley (SG) Warren McCullar | |
| 03:44 | Utica | Eric Wise misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:44 | Nichols | David Gaston pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - James Rushton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wulf (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerard Jaco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Wise (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Victor Laverty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nichols | PG - George Salsbury (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Coakley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Pace (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Gaston (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Horace Niedbalski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Nichols | George Salsbury can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 03:33 | Utica | Victor Laverty gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 03:28 | Utica | George Salsbury is called for the reach on James Rushton - foul #4 on George Salsbury, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Nichols | John Mosca (PF) David Gaston | |
| 03:28 | Utica | James Rushton makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:28 | Utica | James Rushton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:28 | Nichols | Horace Niedbalski pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 03:04 | Nichols | Eric Coakley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 03:02 | Utica | Victor Laverty grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 02:59 | Utica | Utica calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Utica | Joseph Clark (SG), Keith Leach (C) Robert Wulf, Victor Laverty | |
| Subs | Nichols | Warren McCullar (SG), Richard Baer (PF) Eric Coakley, John Mosca | |
| 02:43 | Utica | James Rushton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 02:41 | Nichols | Horace Niedbalski gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 02:34 | Nichols | Richard Baer is fouled on the floor by Gerard Jaco - foul #1 on Gerard Jaco, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| 02:25 | Nichols | George Salsbury misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-54 |
| 02:23 | Utica | Keith Leach snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 02:03 | Utica | George Salsbury is called for the reach on Joseph Clark - foul #5 on George Salsbury, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Nichols | Eric Coakley (PG) George Salsbury | |
| 02:03 | Utica | Joseph Clark makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:03 | Utica | Joseph Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:45 | Nichols | Richard Baer makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Joseph Clark - foul #5 on Joseph Clark, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Utica | Robert Wulf (SG) Joseph Clark | |
| Subs | Nichols | | |
| 01:45 | Nichols | Richard Baer misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:45 | Utica | Keith Leach pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 01:36 | Utica | Keith Leach is whistled for traveling | 52-56 |
| 01:29 | Nichols | Eric Wise swats the short shot by Andrew Pace | 52-56 |
| 01:28 | Nichols | Horace Niedbalski tips it back up and in | 52-58 |
| 01:10 | Utica | Robert Wulf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| 00:53 | Nichols | Horace Niedbalski loses the dribble to Keith Leach | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Utica | Gerard Jaco is hacked by Horace Niedbalski - foul #3 on Horace Niedbalski, team foul #10 | 52-58 |
| 00:47 | Utica | Gerard Jaco misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:47 | Utica | Gerard Jaco makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Nichols | Andrew Pace is hacked by James Rushton in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Rushton, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| 00:45 | Nichols | Andrew Pace misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:45 | Utica | The rebound goes to Eric Wise | 53-58 |
| 00:39 | Utica | Eric Wise loses the ball out of bounds | 53-58 |
| 00:37 | Nichols | Andrew Pace is hacked by James Rushton in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Rushton, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| 00:37 | Nichols | Andrew Pace makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:37 | Nichols | Andrew Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:31 | Utica | Eric Coakley steals the ball from Eric Wise | 53-60 |
| 00:27 | Nichols | Eric Coakley lays it up and in | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Utica | Robert Wulf is hacked by Eric Coakley - foul #2 on Eric Coakley, team foul #11 | 53-62 |
| 00:20 | Utica | Robert Wulf misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:20 | Utica | Robert Wulf makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Nichols | Robert Wulf is called for the reach on Andrew Pace in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Wulf, team foul #10 | 54-62 |
| 00:17 | Nichols | Andrew Pace makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:17 | Nichols | Andrew Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:15 | Utica | James Rushton travels in the backcourt | 54-64 |
| Subs | Utica | Chad Sunderman (SG), Michael Calhoun (SF), Victor Laverty (PF), Joseph Boyer (C) James Rushton, Gerard Jaco, Eric Wise, Keith Leach | |
| Subs | Nichols | Edward Quinto (SG), Antonio Cole (SF), David Gaston (PF), John Mosca (C) Warren McCullar, Andrew Pace, Richard Baer, Horace Niedbalski | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nichols | Nichols is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Nichols | Eric Coakley runs out the clock | 54-64 |