| Lineup | Utica | PG - Donald Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Jozwiak (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Rankin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Burger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Douglas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kim Ungar (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ithaca | Kim Ungar inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Ithaca | Gary Campbell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 19:37 | Ithaca | Gary Campbell snags the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 19:16 | Ithaca | Michael Adams knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Douglas Brown | 39-30 |
| 19:11 | Utica | Frank Jozwiak loses the dribble to Gary Campbell | 39-30 |
| 18:56 | Ithaca | Gary Osborne lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Brown and he's fouled by David Burger - foul #2 on David Burger, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 18:56 | Ithaca | Gary Osborne makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:52 | Utica | Gary Campbell picks off the pass by Donald Abbott in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 18:50 | Ithaca | Douglas Brown lays it in on a great pass from Gary Campbell | 39-35 |
| 18:28 | Utica | Frank Jozwiak misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 18:27 | Utica | David Burger snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 18:12 | Utica | David Burger misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-35 |
| 18:10 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Gary Osborne | 39-35 |
| 17:54 | Ithaca | Gary Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 17:34 | Utica | David Burger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-35 |
| 17:32 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Gary Osborne | 39-35 |
| 17:05 | Ithaca | Douglas Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 17:03 | Ithaca | Gary Osborne grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:49 | Ithaca | David Burger blocks the short jumper by Kim Ungar | 39-35 |
| 16:48 | Utica | Robert Boyd snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:43 | Utica | Frank Jozwiak connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Abbott | 42-35 |
| 16:24 | Ithaca | Michael Adams comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Burger - foul #3 on David Burger, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Utica | William Harris (PG), Gordon Schoch (SF), Larry Flaherty (PF), Alex Butler (C) Donald Abbott, Ralph Rankin, David Burger, Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Ira Davis (PG), Clark Ferguson (SF), Brian Rayburn (C) Douglas Brown, Kim Ungar, Gary Osborne | |
| 16:24 | Ithaca | Michael Adams makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:24 | Ithaca | Michael Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:14 | Utica | Frank Jozwiak clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 16:13 | Ithaca | Clark Ferguson gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:54 | Ithaca | Ira Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Leonard Didonato (SG), Thomas Fyfe (C) Gary Campbell, Michael Adams | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - William Harris (fresh) SG - Frank Jozwiak (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gordon Schoch (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Butler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Ira Davis (fresh) SG - Leonard Didonato (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clark Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Rayburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Fyfe (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Utica | Alex Butler misses the easy layup but the foul's on Clark Ferguson - foul #1 on Clark Ferguson, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Utica | Donald Abbott (PG), Phillip Shoup (PF) William Harris, Frank Jozwiak | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Gary Osborne (C) Thomas Fyfe | |
| 15:35 | Utica | Alex Butler makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:35 | Utica | Alex Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:15 | Ithaca | Brian Rayburn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 15:13 | Utica | Gordon Schoch gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:58 | Utica | A charge is called on Gordon Schoch - foul #3 on Gordon Schoch, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Utica | Ralph Rankin (SF), David Burger (PF) Larry Flaherty, Phillip Shoup | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Douglas Brown (PG), Kim Ungar (SF) Ira Davis, Clark Ferguson | |
| 14:38 | Ithaca | Kim Ungar is hacked by Ralph Rankin - foul #3 on Ralph Rankin, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Utica | Frank Jozwiak (SG) Gordon Schoch | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 14:21 | Ithaca | Kim Ungar clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by David Burger - foul #4 on David Burger, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Utica | Larry Flaherty (PF), Robert Boyd (C) David Burger, Alex Butler | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 14:21 | Ithaca | Kim Ungar makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:21 | Ithaca | Kim Ungar makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:07 | Utica | Frank Jozwiak buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Abbott | 47-39 |
| 13:56 | Ithaca | Gary Osborne makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Leonard Didonato | 47-41 |
| 13:39 | Utica | Frank Jozwiak makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Flaherty | 50-41 |
| 13:21 | Ithaca | Brian Rayburn clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Flaherty - foul #1 on Larry Flaherty, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Utica | William Harris (PG) Donald Abbott | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Michael Adams (PF) Gary Osborne | |
| 13:21 | Ithaca | Brian Rayburn misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:21 | Ithaca | Brian Rayburn misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:21 | Utica | Robert Boyd grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 13:01 | Utica | Larry Flaherty can't connect on a floater in the paint | 50-41 |
| 12:59 | Ithaca | Brian Rayburn grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 12:39 | Ithaca | Kim Ungar hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Brown | 50-43 |
| 12:17 | Utica | Ralph Rankin hits a shot from the left block | 52-43 |
| 11:56 | Ithaca | Ralph Rankin steals it from Kim Ungar | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - William Harris (fresh) SG - Frank Jozwiak (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Ralph Rankin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Douglas Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leonard Didonato (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kim Ungar (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Rayburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Utica | Robert Boyd hits a jump hook from the right block | 54-43 |
| 11:17 | Ithaca | Brian Rayburn can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 54-43 |
| 11:16 | Ithaca | Kim Ungar tips it in | 54-45 |
| 10:54 | Utica | Frank Jozwiak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-45 |
| 10:52 | Ithaca | Michael Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:28 | Ithaca | Douglas Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ralph Rankin - foul #4 on Ralph Rankin, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Utica | Donald Abbott (PG), Gordon Schoch (SG), Phillip Shoup (PF), Alex Butler (C) William Harris, Frank Jozwiak, Ralph Rankin, Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Gary Campbell (SG), Clark Ferguson (SF), Thomas Fyfe (PF), Gary Osborne (C) Leonard Didonato, Kim Ungar, Michael Adams, Brian Rayburn | |
| 10:28 | Ithaca | Douglas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:28 | Ithaca | Douglas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:17 | Utica | Phillip Shoup scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gordon Schoch | 56-47 |
| 09:59 | Ithaca | Gary Osborne is hacked by Alex Butler - foul #2 on Alex Butler, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Utica | Douglas Hom (SF) Larry Flaherty | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Ira Davis (PG) Douglas Brown | |
| 09:59 | Ithaca | Gary Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:59 | Ithaca | Gary Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:30 | Utica | Douglas Hom's pass is intercepted by Clark Ferguson | 56-49 |
| 09:14 | Ithaca | Gary Campbell scores on a 3 from straight away | 56-52 |
| 08:59 | Utica | Donald Abbott scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Hom | 58-52 |
| 08:45 | Ithaca | Gary Campbell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 08:44 | Ithaca | Clark Ferguson snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 08:37 | Ithaca | Ira Davis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Fyfe | 58-55 |
| 08:16 | Utica | Alex Butler is fouled on the floor by Gary Osborne - foul #2 on Gary Osborne, team foul #2 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Utica | Frank Jozwiak (SG), Larry Flaherty (PF) Douglas Hom, Phillip Shoup | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Leonard Didonato (SG), Kim Ungar (SF), Michael Adams (PF) Ira Davis, Clark Ferguson, Thomas Fyfe | |
| 07:59 | Utica | Alex Butler can't connect on a shot near the basket | 58-55 |
| 07:58 | Utica | Larry Flaherty can't tip it in | 58-55 |
| 07:57 | Ithaca | Leonard Didonato snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 07:52 | Ithaca | Kim Ungar's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Flaherty | 58-55 |
| 07:50 | Utica | The rebound goes to Frank Jozwiak | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Donald Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frank Jozwiak (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Gordon Schoch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Larry Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Gary Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leonard Didonato (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kim Ungar (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Osborne (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Utica | Donald Abbott is fouled on the floor by Michael Adams - foul #2 on Michael Adams, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Utica | Ralph Rankin (SF), David Burger (PF) Gordon Schoch, Larry Flaherty | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Douglas Brown (PG) Gary Campbell | |
| 07:21 | Utica | Gary Osborne swats the shot by Frank Jozwiak | 58-55 |
| 07:19 | Ithaca | Kim Ungar gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 07:04 | Ithaca | Leonard Didonato comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Burger - foul #5 on David Burger, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Utica | Larry Flaherty (PF), Robert Boyd (C) David Burger, Alex Butler | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 07:04 | Ithaca | Leonard Didonato misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:04 | Ithaca | Leonard Didonato makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:49 | Utica | Donald Abbott hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Flaherty | 61-56 |
| 06:35 | Ithaca | Leonard Didonato knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Douglas Brown | 61-59 |
| 06:24 | Utica | Donald Abbott is called for 3 seconds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Utica | William Harris (PG) Donald Abbott | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Clark Ferguson (SF), Brian Rayburn (PF), Thomas Fyfe (C) Kim Ungar, Michael Adams, Gary Osborne | |
| 06:05 | Ithaca | Douglas Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-59 |
| 06:03 | Utica | Larry Flaherty grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:46 | Utica | Clark Ferguson steals it from William Harris | 61-59 |
| 05:37 | Ithaca | Clark Ferguson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Boyd | 61-59 |
| 05:36 | Utica | Ralph Rankin grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 05:24 | Utica | William Harris comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Douglas Brown - foul #2 on Douglas Brown, team foul #4 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Gary Campbell (PG), Kim Ungar (SF), Gary Osborne (C) Douglas Brown, Clark Ferguson, Thomas Fyfe | |
| 05:24 | Utica | William Harris misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:24 | Utica | William Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:13 | Ithaca | Robert Boyd takes the ball from Kim Ungar | 62-59 |
| 05:08 | Utica | Frank Jozwiak makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ralph Rankin | 64-59 |
| 04:42 | Ithaca | Gary Campbell hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 04:31 | Utica | William Harris scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Rankin | 67-62 |
| 04:09 | Ithaca | Gary Campbell is fouled on the floor by William Harris - foul #2 on William Harris, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Utica | Donald Abbott (PG), Gordon Schoch (SF), Alex Butler (C) William Harris, Ralph Rankin, Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Douglas Brown (PG), Michael Adams (PF) Leonard Didonato, Brian Rayburn | |
| 04:09 | Ithaca | Gary Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:09 | Ithaca | Gary Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:09 | Utica | The rebound goes to Alex Butler | 67-62 |
| 03:49 | Utica | Alex Butler misses the easy layup | 67-62 |
| 03:48 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Gary Osborne | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Donald Abbott (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frank Jozwiak (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Gordon Schoch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Larry Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alex Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Douglas Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kim Ungar (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Osborne (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Ithaca | Donald Abbott steps in front of the Michael Adams pass | 67-62 |
| 03:05 | Utica | Kim Ungar steps in front of the Larry Flaherty pass | 67-62 |
| 02:42 | Ithaca | Kim Ungar scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Brown | 67-65 |
| 02:42 | Utica | Utica calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Utica | Ralph Rankin (SF), Robert Boyd (C) Gordon Schoch, Alex Butler | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Leonard Didonato (SG) Gary Campbell | |
| 02:22 | Utica | Donald Abbott misses the 3 from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 02:20 | Ithaca | Michael Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:14 | Ithaca | Douglas Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 02:12 | Ithaca | Michael Adams tips it in | 67-67 |
| 02:10 | Utica | Donald Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| 02:01 | Ithaca | Michael Adams is hacked by Donald Abbott - foul #2 on Donald Abbott, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| 02:01 | Ithaca | Michael Adams makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:01 | Ithaca | Michael Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:36 | Utica | Frank Jozwiak drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Abbott | 70-69 |
| 01:14 | Ithaca | The short jumper by Gary Osborne is denied by Robert Boyd | 70-69 |
| 01:13 | Utica | Robert Boyd gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:52 | Utica | Frank Jozwiak buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Larry Flaherty | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Ithaca | Kim Ungar buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Douglas Brown and the foul's on Larry Flaherty - foul #2 on Larry Flaherty, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| 00:39 | Ithaca | Kim Ungar makes the free throw | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Utica | Larry Flaherty hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Abbott | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Ithaca | Gary Osborne misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 75-72 |
| 00:07 | Utica | Donald Abbott grabs the board | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Utica | Douglas Brown is called for the reach on Donald Abbott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Brown, team foul #5 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Utica | Gordon Schoch (SF) Ralph Rankin | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 00:02 | Utica | Frank Jozwiak is fouled on the floor by Leonard Didonato - foul #4 on Leonard Didonato, team foul #6 | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Utica | Frank Jozwiak runs out the clock | 75-72 |