| Lineup | Utica | PG - Joe Gilliland (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Earnest Christensen (fresh) PF - Lee Flood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice O'Bannon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Jonathan Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Crespo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Nease (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Ferris (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Ithaca | Norman Nease makes the jump hook in the lane | 25-32 |
| 19:26 | Utica | Lee Flood drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Gilliland | 28-32 |
| 19:06 | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Maurice Robertson | 28-35 |
| 18:53 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Ferris - foul #2 on Lawrence Ferris, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:47 | Utica | Maurice Robertson steps in front of the Maurice O'Bannon pass | 28-35 |
| 18:43 | Ithaca | Jonathan Bell banks in the layup set up by Maurice Robertson | 28-37 |
| 18:19 | Utica | Maurice Robertson steals it from Earnest Christensen | 28-37 |
| 17:59 | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 17:57 | Utica | Lee Flood grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 17:45 | Utica | Michael Stevens makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Maurice O'Bannon | 31-37 |
| 17:30 | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-37 |
| 17:29 | Ithaca | Norman Nease tips it home | 31-39 |
| 17:06 | Utica | Joe Gilliland clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 17:05 | Utica | Lee Flood pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:50 | Utica | Lee Flood misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 16:48 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon grabs the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 16:32 | Utica | Joe Gilliland hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Earnest Christensen | 34-39 |
| 16:16 | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo misses short on a floater from the left side | 34-39 |
| 16:15 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:03 | Utica | Lawrence Ferris steals the ball from Earnest Christensen | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Joe Gilliland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Stevens (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Earnest Christensen (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Flood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice O'Bannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Jonathan Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeff Crespo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Nease (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Ferris (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 15:37 | Utica | The rebound goes to Maurice O'Bannon | 34-39 |
| 15:18 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon can't connect on a runner in the lane | 34-39 |
| 15:16 | Utica | Earnest Christensen grabs the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:08 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earnest Christensen | 36-39 |
| 14:56 | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo is called for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | Utica | Lawrence Loving (PG), Edwin Arthur (SG), Leonard Zbinden (SF), Charles Tillman (PF), Lawrence Weathers (C) Joe Gilliland, Michael Stevens, Earnest Christensen, Lee Flood, Maurice O'Bannon | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Gilbert Oliver (PG), Carl Lunt (SG), Jason Milburn (SF), Jamie Adams (PF), Richard Jandreau (C) Jonathan Bell, Maurice Robertson, Jeff Crespo, Norman Nease, Lawrence Ferris | |
| 14:34 | Utica | Lawrence Weathers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 14:33 | Utica | Charles Tillman tips it but misses | 36-39 |
| 14:31 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Jason Milburn | 36-39 |
| 14:17 | Ithaca | Carl Lunt misses short on a shot from the left block | 36-39 |
| 14:16 | Utica | Leonard Zbinden snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 13:57 | Utica | Leonard Zbinden slams it home on a great pass from Charles Tillman | 38-39 |
| 13:42 | Ithaca | Charles Tillman is called for the reach on Jason Milburn - foul #2 on Charles Tillman, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Utica | Michael Stevens (SG) Leonard Zbinden | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo (SF) Richard Jandreau | |
| 13:24 | Ithaca | Jason Milburn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-39 |
| 13:22 | Utica | Lawrence Weathers pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:17 | Utica | Michael Stevens misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-39 |
| 13:15 | Ithaca | Jamie Adams pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:53 | Ithaca | Carl Lunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Utica | Joe Gilliland (PG), Maurice O'Bannon (C) Lawrence Loving, Lawrence Weathers | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Maurice Robertson (SG), Lawrence Ferris (C) Carl Lunt, Jamie Adams | |
| 12:31 | Utica | Michael Stevens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 12:30 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon tips it home | 40-39 |
| 12:05 | Ithaca | Gilbert Oliver drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Milburn | 40-42 |
| 11:48 | Utica | Michael Stevens connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Joe Gilliland (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Stevens (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Edwin Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice O'Bannon (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Gilbert Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeff Crespo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Milburn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Ferris (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Ithaca | Maurice Robertson knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 11:21 | Utica | Michael Stevens misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gilbert Oliver - foul #2 on Gilbert Oliver, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Utica | Earnest Christensen (SF), Lee Flood (PF) Edwin Arthur, Charles Tillman | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Jonathan Bell (PG), Norman Nease (PF) Gilbert Oliver, Jason Milburn | |
| 11:21 | Utica | Michael Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:21 | Utica | Michael Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:58 | Ithaca | Maurice Robertson misses long on a floater from the left side | 45-45 |
| 10:57 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:40 | Utica | Michael Stevens misses the 3 from straight away | 45-45 |
| 10:38 | Ithaca | Norman Nease gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:18 | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 10:16 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:12 | Utica | Joe Gilliland misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 10:11 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon tips it home | 47-45 |
| 09:49 | Ithaca | Joe Gilliland steps in front of the Jonathan Bell pass | 47-45 |
| 09:35 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 09:20 | Ithaca | Maurice Robertson connects on the floater from the left side | 49-47 |
| 09:03 | Utica | Earnest Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 09:02 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 08:44 | Ithaca | Lawrence Ferris loses the ball out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Utica | Lawrence Loving (PG), Edwin Arthur (SG), Leonard Zbinden (SF), Charles Tillman (C) Joe Gilliland, Michael Stevens, Earnest Christensen, Maurice O'Bannon | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Gilbert Oliver (SG), Carl Lunt (SF), Jason Milburn (PF), Jamie Adams (C) Maurice Robertson, Jeff Crespo, Norman Nease, Lawrence Ferris | |
| 08:22 | Utica | Leonard Zbinden scores on a jumper from close range set up by Lee Flood | 53-47 |
| 08:01 | Ithaca | Carl Lunt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 53-47 |
| 07:59 | Utica | Charles Tillman grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 07:46 | Utica | Charles Tillman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 07:45 | Utica | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Arthur | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Lawrence Loving (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edwin Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Zbinden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lee Flood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Jonathan Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lunt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Milburn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Utica | Edwin Arthur throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Utica | Michael Stevens (SG), Maurice O'Bannon (C) Leonard Zbinden, Lee Flood | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Richard Jandreau (C) Jonathan Bell | |
| 07:21 | Ithaca | Jamie Adams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 07:20 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 07:04 | Utica | Charles Tillman comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Carl Lunt - foul #2 on Carl Lunt, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Utica | Joe Gilliland (PG), Earnest Christensen (SF) Lawrence Loving, Edwin Arthur | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Maurice Robertson (SG), Jeff Crespo (SF) Carl Lunt, Richard Jandreau | |
| 07:04 | Utica | Charles Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:04 | Utica | Charles Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:54 | Ithaca | Michael Stevens picks off the pass by Maurice Robertson | 55-47 |
| 06:36 | Utica | Joe Gilliland misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 06:35 | Ithaca | Jamie Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 06:22 | Ithaca | Jason Milburn connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gilbert Oliver | 55-50 |
| 05:58 | Utica | Charles Tillman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Milburn - foul #1 on Jason Milburn, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Jonathan Bell (PG), Norman Nease (PF), Lawrence Ferris (C) Gilbert Oliver, Jason Milburn, Jamie Adams | |
| 05:58 | Utica | Charles Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:58 | Utica | Charles Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:58 | Ithaca | Lawrence Ferris gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:40 | Ithaca | Charles Tillman swats the layup by Jeff Crespo | 55-50 |
| 05:38 | Utica | Michael Stevens snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 05:31 | Utica | Charles Tillman comes up short on the floater in the lane | 55-50 |
| 05:29 | Ithaca | Lawrence Ferris gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:15 | Ithaca | Charles Tillman denies the turnaround by Maurice Robertson | 55-50 |
| 05:13 | Ithaca | Lawrence Ferris hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 05:06 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 05:05 | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 04:42 | Ithaca | Maurice O'Bannon steps in front of the Lawrence Ferris pass | 55-52 |
| 04:28 | Utica | The pull-up jumper by Joe Gilliland is blocked by Norman Nease | 55-52 |
| 04:27 | Ithaca | Norman Nease snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 04:14 | Ithaca | Jonathan Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 55-52 |
| 04:12 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 03:54 | Utica | Charles Tillman knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Stevens | 57-52 |
| 03:28 | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 03:26 | Ithaca | Lawrence Ferris hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Joe Gilliland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Stevens (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earnest Christensen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Tillman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice O'Bannon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Jonathan Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Robertson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeff Crespo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Nease (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Ferris (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon travels with the ball | 57-54 |
| Subs | Utica | Lawrence Loving (PG), Edwin Arthur (SG), Leonard Zbinden (SF), Lee Flood (PF), Lawrence Weathers (C) Joe Gilliland, Michael Stevens, Earnest Christensen, Charles Tillman, Maurice O'Bannon | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Gilbert Oliver (PG), Carl Lunt (SG), Jason Milburn (SF), Jamie Adams (PF) Jonathan Bell, Maurice Robertson, Jeff Crespo, Norman Nease | |
| 02:54 | Ithaca | Jason Milburn misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Leonard Zbinden - foul #1 on Leonard Zbinden, team foul #2 | 57-54 |
| 02:54 | Ithaca | Jason Milburn makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:54 | Ithaca | Jason Milburn misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:54 | Utica | Lee Flood pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:54 | Utica | Utica calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| 02:40 | Utica | Leonard Zbinden blows the layup but he's fouled by Carl Lunt - foul #3 on Carl Lunt, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Utica | Joe Gilliland (PG), Michael Stevens (SG), Maurice O'Bannon (C) Lawrence Loving, Edwin Arthur, Lawrence Weathers | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo (SF) Jamie Adams | |
| 02:40 | Utica | Leonard Zbinden makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:40 | Utica | Leonard Zbinden makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:34 | Ithaca | Ithaca calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Utica | Earnest Christensen (SF) Leonard Zbinden | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Jonathan Bell (PG), Maurice Robertson (SG), Norman Nease (PF) Gilbert Oliver, Carl Lunt, Jason Milburn | |
| 02:20 | Ithaca | Lawrence Ferris misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 02:18 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 02:03 | Utica | Joe Gilliland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Bell - foul #1 on Jonathan Bell, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| 02:03 | Utica | Joe Gilliland misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:03 | Utica | Joe Gilliland makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:56 | Ithaca | Jeff Crespo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 01:55 | Ithaca | Lawrence Ferris snags the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 01:43 | Ithaca | Norman Nease is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Norman Nease, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| 01:28 | Utica | Norman Nease steals the ball from Joe Gilliland | 60-55 |
| 01:02 | Ithaca | Norman Nease misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 01:00 | Ithaca | Jonathan Bell tips it back up and in | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Utica | The pull-up jumper by Earnest Christensen is blocked by Lawrence Ferris | 60-57 |
| 00:31 | Utica | Lee Flood tips it back up and in | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Ithaca | Maurice Robertson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 00:26 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon grabs the board | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Utica | Jonathan Bell is called for the reach on Maurice O'Bannon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Bell, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Utica | Edwin Arthur (SF) Earnest Christensen | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 00:24 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:24 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:24 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Norman Nease | 63-57 |
| 00:16 | Ithaca | Maurice Robertson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 00:15 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:13 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Bell - foul #3 on Jonathan Bell, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| 00:13 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:13 | Utica | Maurice O'Bannon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:13 | Ithaca | Norman Nease grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 00:06 | Ithaca | Michael Stevens steps in front of the Maurice Robertson pass | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Utica | Joe Gilliland runs out the clock | 64-57 |