| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Pederson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Orville Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Matthew Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willis Bostrom (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Teague (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Matherne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utica | John Campbell inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Utica | Barry Pederson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 19:39 | Utica | Orville Clark tips it back up and in | 31-39 |
| 19:25 | Ithaca | Matthew Randall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-39 |
| 19:24 | Ithaca | Victor Grant misses the tip | 31-39 |
| 19:23 | Utica | Orville Clark gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:09 | Utica | Mark Teague picks off the pass by Orville Clark | 31-39 |
| 18:48 | Ithaca | Matthew Randall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-39 |
| 18:47 | Utica | Barry Pederson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:31 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Butler | 33-39 |
| 18:14 | Ithaca | Robert Matherne drills a jumper in the paint | 33-41 |
| 17:56 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 17:54 | Ithaca | Victor Grant snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 17:27 | Ithaca | Victor Grant connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Willis Bostrom | 33-43 |
| 17:07 | Utica | Barry Pederson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bryan Whitehead | 36-43 |
| 16:45 | Ithaca | Mark Teague hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Barry Pederson - foul #1 on Barry Pederson, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Utica | Jerry Mixon (SF), Mathew Waterfield (PF), Richard Garrett (C) John Campbell, Barry Pederson, Orville Clark | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Steven Hutto (PG), Dale Mulkey (SG), Bernard Ross (C) Matthew Randall, Willis Bostrom, Robert Matherne | |
| 16:45 | Ithaca | Mark Teague makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:45 | Ithaca | Mark Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:35 | Utica | Jerry Mixon buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gary Butler | 39-45 |
| 16:22 | Ithaca | Mark Teague can't finish the layup | 39-45 |
| 16:21 | Ithaca | Dale Mulkey tips it home | 39-47 |
| 16:13 | Utica | Jerry Mixon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 16:11 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield tips it home | 41-47 |
| 15:57 | Ithaca | Dale Mulkey drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Victor Grant | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Mixon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mathew Waterfield (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Garrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Steven Hutto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Mulkey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Victor Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Teague (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Bernard Ross (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gary Butler | 43-50 |
| 15:10 | Ithaca | Mark Teague lays it in | 43-52 |
| 14:53 | Utica | Victor Grant swats the layup by Mathew Waterfield | 43-52 |
| 14:52 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield grabs the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 14:39 | Utica | Gary Butler hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Whitehead | 46-52 |
| 14:25 | Ithaca | Steven Hutto hits a floater from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 14:17 | Utica | Richard Garrett misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-54 |
| 14:15 | Ithaca | Steven Hutto pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 13:58 | Ithaca | Dale Mulkey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 13:56 | Utica | Gary Butler grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 13:30 | Utica | Gary Butler scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Mixon | 49-54 |
| 13:09 | Ithaca | Steven Hutto is hacked by Gary Butler - foul #1 on Gary Butler, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Eich (PG), Fred Williams (SG), John Campbell (SF), Barry Pederson (PF), Orville Clark (C) Gary Butler, Bryan Whitehead, Jerry Mixon, Mathew Waterfield, Richard Garrett | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Matthew Randall (PG), Willis Bostrom (SG), Robert Hanna (SF), Harold Young (PF), Robert Matherne (C) Steven Hutto, Dale Mulkey, Victor Grant, Mark Teague, Bernard Ross | |
| 12:55 | Ithaca | Robert Hanna connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Gary Eich - foul #2 on Gary Eich, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| 12:55 | Ithaca | Robert Hanna misses the free throw | 49-56 |
| 12:55 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom gets the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 12:41 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 12:39 | Utica | Gary Eich pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 12:27 | Utica | John Campbell is fouled on the floor by Robert Hanna - foul #1 on Robert Hanna, team foul #1 | 49-56 |
| 12:13 | Utica | John Campbell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-56 |
| 12:11 | Utica | Orville Clark tips it in | 51-56 |
| 11:49 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom connects on the floater from the free throw line | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Eich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Williams (fresh) SF - John Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Pederson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Orville Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Matthew Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willis Bostrom (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Matherne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Utica | Barry Pederson hits a shot from the left side | 53-58 |
| 11:05 | Ithaca | Harold Young misses the jumper near the basket | 53-58 |
| 11:04 | Utica | Gary Eich grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 10:48 | Utica | Barry Pederson connects on the shot in the lane | 55-58 |
| 10:34 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-58 |
| 10:32 | Utica | The rebound goes to Orville Clark | 55-58 |
| 10:26 | Utica | Barry Pederson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Young - foul #1 on Harold Young, team foul #2 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Butler (PG), Bryan Whitehead (SG), Mathew Waterfield (SF) Gary Eich, Fred Williams, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Victor Grant (SF), Bernard Ross (C) Robert Hanna, Robert Matherne | |
| 10:26 | Utica | Barry Pederson makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:26 | Utica | Barry Pederson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 10:08 | Ithaca | Victor Grant clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 10:06 | Utica | Orville Clark snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 09:37 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield loses the dribble to Harold Young | 57-58 |
| 09:09 | Ithaca | Harold Young misses the lay-in | 57-58 |
| 09:08 | Ithaca | Harold Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:59 | Ithaca | Bryan Whitehead steals it from Matthew Randall | 57-58 |
| 08:55 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead blows the layup | 57-58 |
| 08:53 | Ithaca | Harold Young pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:37 | Ithaca | Victor Grant misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 08:36 | Ithaca | Harold Young snags the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 08:11 | Ithaca | Victor Grant is whistled for traveling | 57-58 |
| Subs | Utica | John Campbell (SF), Richard Garrett (C) Barry Pederson, Orville Clark | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Steven Hutto (PG), Dale Mulkey (SG), Mark Teague (PF), Robert Matherne (C) Matthew Randall, Willis Bostrom, Victor Grant, Harold Young | |
| 07:54 | Utica | John Campbell is whistled for a carry | 57-58 |
| 07:31 | Ithaca | John Campbell steals the ball from Bernard Ross | 57-58 |
| 07:27 | Utica | Gary Butler lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Campbell | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Waterfield (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Garrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Steven Hutto (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Mulkey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernard Ross (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Teague (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Matherne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Ithaca | Bernard Ross comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 07:06 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 06:44 | Utica | John Campbell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 06:42 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 06:31 | Utica | John Campbell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 06:30 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Mark Teague | 59-58 |
| 06:23 | Ithaca | Robert Matherne's fadeaway is rejected by Mathew Waterfield | 59-58 |
| 06:21 | Utica | The rebound goes to John Campbell | 59-58 |
| 06:06 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead makes the runner from the baseline set up by Richard Garrett | 61-58 |
| 05:45 | Ithaca | Steven Hutto makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Teague | 61-61 |
| 05:35 | Utica | Mathew Waterfield makes the floater near the basket set up by Gary Butler | 63-61 |
| 05:19 | Ithaca | Mark Teague is called for traveling | 63-61 |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Eich (PG), Jerry Mixon (SG), Samuel Slade (SF), Barry Pederson (PF), Orville Clark (C) Gary Butler, Bryan Whitehead, John Campbell, Mathew Waterfield, Richard Garrett | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Matthew Randall (PG), Willis Bostrom (SG), Victor Grant (SF), Robert Erb (C) Steven Hutto, Dale Mulkey, Bernard Ross, Robert Matherne | |
| 04:56 | Utica | Willis Bostrom steps in front of the Gary Eich pass | 63-61 |
| 04:39 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 04:38 | Utica | Orville Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:21 | Utica | Jerry Mixon loses the dribble to Mark Teague | 63-61 |
| 04:05 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Erb and the foul's on Orville Clark - foul #3 on Orville Clark, team foul #4 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Utica | Gary Butler (PG), Bryan Whitehead (SG) Gary Eich, Samuel Slade | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Harold Young (PF) Mark Teague | |
| 04:05 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:54 | Utica | Barry Pederson is fouled on the floor by Harold Young - foul #2 on Harold Young, team foul #3 | 63-64 |
| 03:44 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead drills a floater from the left wing set up by Orville Clark | 65-64 |
| 03:19 | Ithaca | Robert Erb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-64 |
| 03:17 | Ithaca | Victor Grant hits the follow up shot | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gary Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bryan Whitehead (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Mixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Barry Pederson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Orville Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Matthew Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willis Bostrom (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Victor Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Young (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Erb (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:56 | Utica | Jerry Mixon steps out of bounds on the baseline | 65-66 |
| Subs | Utica | John Campbell (SF), Mathew Waterfield (C) Jerry Mixon, Orville Clark | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Bernard Ross (C) Robert Erb | |
| 02:53 | Ithaca | Ithaca calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Utica | Orville Clark (C) Mathew Waterfield | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Mark Teague (PF), Robert Matherne (C) Harold Young, Bernard Ross | |
| 02:47 | Ithaca | Robert Matherne misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Orville Clark - foul #4 on Orville Clark, team foul #5 | 65-66 |
| 02:47 | Ithaca | Robert Matherne makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:47 | Ithaca | Robert Matherne makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:33 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 02:31 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Mark Teague | 65-68 |
| 02:12 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom is hacked by Barry Pederson - foul #2 on Barry Pederson, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| 02:05 | Ithaca | Victor Grant is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Victor Grant, team foul #4 | 65-68 |
| 01:52 | Utica | Barry Pederson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 01:50 | Ithaca | Robert Matherne gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:32 | Ithaca | Mark Teague comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Butler - foul #2 on Gary Butler, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| 01:32 | Ithaca | Mark Teague makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:32 | Ithaca | Mark Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:16 | Utica | Gary Butler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 01:15 | Utica | Barry Pederson can't tip it in | 65-70 |
| 01:14 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Willis Bostrom | 65-70 |
| 00:56 | Ithaca | Matthew Randall scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Willis Bostrom and he's hacked by Barry Pederson - foul #3 on Barry Pederson, team foul #8 | 65-72 |
| 00:56 | Ithaca | Matthew Randall makes the free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Utica | Gary Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-73 |
| 00:50 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom pulls down the rebound | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Ithaca | Gary Butler is called for the reach on Willis Bostrom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Butler, team foul #9 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Harold Young (PF) Mark Teague | |
| 00:48 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:48 | Ithaca | Willis Bostrom makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:40 | Utica | Barry Pederson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-75 |
| 00:38 | Ithaca | Robert Matherne snags the defensive board | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Ithaca | Victor Grant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willis Bostrom | 65-77 |
| 00:03 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-77 |
| 00:01 | Utica | Bryan Whitehead tips it home | 67-77 |
| 00:00 | Ithaca | Matthew Randall runs out the clock | 67-77 |