| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) SF - David Garrity (fresh) PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Jimmy Latorre (fresh) SG - James Luttrell (fresh) SF - Don Poythress (fresh) PF - Donald Cameron (fresh) C - Mark Rosenbalm (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carthage | Carthage is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Carthage | Donald Cameron swats the layup by David Garrity | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Utica | The rebound goes to James Luttrell | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Utica | Mark Rosenbalm misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg loses the dribble to Mark Rosenbalm | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Utica | Don Poythress clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Utica | Mark Rosenbalm grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Utica | James Luttrell's pass is intercepted by Roy Knollenberg | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on James Luttrell - foul #1 on James Luttrell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Utica | The rebound goes to James Luttrell | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | Utica | James Luttrell misses the jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Utica | James Luttrell tips it home | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Carthage | Walter Cooke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Utica | James Luttrell grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:37 | Utica | Jimmy Latorre comes up short on the shot from the left block | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | Utica | Don Poythress grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Utica | Mark Rosenbalm connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 17:19 | Carthage | Walter Cooke is hacked by Mark Rosenbalm - foul #1 on Mark Rosenbalm, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 16:56 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 16:55 | Carthage | David Garrity grabs the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 16:39 | Carthage | James Luttrell is called for the reach on Walter Cooke - foul #2 on James Luttrell, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Utica | Larry Truex (SG) James Luttrell | |
| 16:26 | Carthage | David Garrity can't finish the layup | 0-4 |
| 16:25 | Utica | Donald Cameron gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:07 | Utica | Gerald Halterman steps in front of the Larry Truex pass | 0-4 |
| 16:03 | Carthage | Gordon Clift lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Halterman | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) PF - Walter Cooke (fairly fresh) C - Roy Knollenberg (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Jimmy Latorre (fresh) SG - Larry Truex (fresh) SF - Don Poythress (fresh) PF - Donald Cameron (fresh) C - Mark Rosenbalm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Utica | Larry Truex comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Roy Knollenberg - foul #1 on Roy Knollenberg, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (PG), Stephen Bonetti (SG), Richard Ziegel (PF), Darrell Paille (C) Gordon Clift, Gerald Halterman, Walter Cooke, Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 15:48 | Utica | Larry Truex makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 15:48 | Utica | Larry Truex makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:29 | Carthage | Stephen Bonetti comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 15:28 | Carthage | Darrell Paille misses the tip | 2-6 |
| 15:26 | Carthage | David Garrity grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 15:16 | Carthage | Darrell Paille blows the layup | 2-6 |
| 15:15 | Utica | The rebound goes to Donald Cameron | 2-6 |
| 14:58 | Utica | Don Poythress misses the 3 from straight away | 2-6 |
| 14:57 | Carthage | Darrell Paille grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:39 | Carthage | Stephen Bonetti can't finish the layup | 2-6 |
| 14:38 | Carthage | David Garrity snags the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 14:28 | Carthage | Darrell Paille misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-6 |
| 14:27 | Carthage | Richard Ward can't tip it in | 2-6 |
| 14:25 | Carthage | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Paille | 2-6 |
| 14:19 | Carthage | Darrell Paille buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Ward | 5-6 |
| 14:01 | Utica | Don Poythress is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Don Poythress, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Gerald Halterman (SG), Walter Cooke (PF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Stephen Bonetti, David Garrity, Richard Ziegel, Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | Utica | Raymond Sweeney (PG), Carlos Smith (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Richard Garrett (C) Jimmy Latorre, Don Poythress, Donald Cameron, Mark Rosenbalm | |
| 13:42 | Carthage | Larry Truex is called for the reach on Gerald Halterman - foul #1 on Larry Truex, team foul #5 | 5-6 |
| 13:24 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg travels with the ball | 5-6 |
| 13:03 | Utica | Carlos Smith misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Ward - foul #1 on Richard Ward, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Carthage | | |
| Subs | Utica | Jimmy Latorre (PG) Raymond Sweeney | |
| 13:03 | Utica | Carlos Smith misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 13:03 | Utica | Carlos Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 12:46 | Carthage | Richard Garrett swats the shot by Richard Ward | 5-7 |
| 12:44 | Utica | Richard Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 12:21 | Utica | Richard Garrett drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Carlos Smith | 5-9 |
| 12:06 | Carthage | Carlos Smith steals the ball from Gerald Halterman | 5-9 |
| 11:57 | Utica | Jimmy Latorre misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Gerald Halterman - foul #1 on Gerald Halterman, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Carthage | David Garrity (SF) Richard Ward | |
| Subs | Utica | Raymond Sweeney (SG), Don Poythress (SF), Donald Cameron (PF), Mark Rosenbalm (C) Larry Truex, Carlos Smith, Michael Davis, Richard Garrett | |
| 11:57 | Utica | Jimmy Latorre makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 11:57 | Utica | Jimmy Latorre makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) C - Roy Knollenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Jimmy Latorre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Sweeney (fresh) SF - Don Poythress (fresh) PF - Donald Cameron (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Rosenbalm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Carthage | Mark Rosenbalm picks off the pass by David Garrity | 5-11 |
| 11:18 | Utica | Don Poythress clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by David Garrity - foul #1 on David Garrity, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG), Richard Ziegel (C) Gordon Clift, Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 11:18 | Utica | Don Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 11:18 | Utica | Don Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 11:08 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Halterman | 8-13 |
| 10:39 | Utica | Mark Rosenbalm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (PG), Darrell Paille (C) Mark Osorio, Walter Cooke | |
| Subs | Utica | Larry Truex (SG) Raymond Sweeney | |
| 10:22 | Carthage | Richard Ward clanks a 3 from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 10:20 | Utica | Donald Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:00 | Utica | Donald Cameron can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 8-13 |
| 09:58 | Carthage | Darrell Paille grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 09:45 | Carthage | Darrell Paille lays it in set up by David Garrity | 10-13 |
| 09:20 | Utica | Mark Rosenbalm clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Ziegel - foul #1 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Walter Cooke (PF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Gerald Halterman, Richard Ziegel, Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | Utica | Raymond Sweeney (PG) Jimmy Latorre | |
| 09:20 | Utica | Mark Rosenbalm misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:20 | Utica | Mark Rosenbalm misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:20 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 08:51 | Carthage | Richard Ward knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Knollenberg | 13-13 |
| 08:31 | Utica | Donald Cameron misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Roy Knollenberg - foul #2 on Roy Knollenberg, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ziegel (C) Roy Knollenberg | |
| Subs | Utica | Jimmy Latorre (PG), Michael Davis (C) Larry Truex, Mark Rosenbalm | |
| 08:31 | Utica | Donald Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:31 | Utica | Donald Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:31 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:14 | Carthage | Walter Cooke's layup is rejected by Michael Davis | 13-14 |
| 08:12 | Carthage | Richard Ziegel tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 08:07 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney knocks in the floater near the basket | 15-16 |
| 07:44 | Carthage | Don Poythress swats the layup by Gordon Clift | 15-16 |
| 07:43 | Carthage | Gordon Clift hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fresh) C - Richard Ziegel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Jimmy Latorre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Poythress (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Cameron (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Davis (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Utica | Walter Cooke swats the short shot by Donald Cameron | 17-16 |
| 07:26 | Carthage | Gordon Clift pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 07:19 | Carthage | Walter Cooke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), Stephen Bonetti (SF), Darrell Paille (C) Richard Ward, David Garrity, Walter Cooke | |
| Subs | Utica | Larry Truex (SG), Mark Rosenbalm (C) Don Poythress, Donald Cameron | |
| 07:02 | Utica | Darrell Paille picks off the pass by Michael Davis | 17-16 |
| 06:43 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Ziegel | 20-16 |
| 06:22 | Utica | Jimmy Latorre misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 06:20 | Carthage | Darrell Paille pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:01 | Carthage | Gordon Clift is fouled on the floor by Mark Rosenbalm - foul #2 on Mark Rosenbalm, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG), David Garrity (SF), Walter Cooke (PF) Gordon Clift, Stephen Bonetti, Richard Ziegel | |
| Subs | Utica | Don Poythress (SF), Richard Garrett (C) Raymond Sweeney, Mark Rosenbalm | |
| 05:45 | Carthage | David Garrity hits a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Jimmy Latorre - foul #1 on Jimmy Latorre, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (PG) Mark Osorio | |
| Subs | Utica | Donald Cameron (PF) Richard Garrett | |
| 05:45 | Carthage | David Garrity makes the free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:17 | Utica | Jimmy Latorre can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 05:15 | Carthage | David Garrity snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 05:02 | Carthage | Walter Cooke comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 05:01 | Utica | Donald Cameron snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 04:41 | Utica | Larry Truex makes the runner in the lane | 23-18 |
| 04:25 | Carthage | Richard Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-18 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG), Walter Barlow (C) Richard Ward, Darrell Paille | |
| Subs | Utica | Raymond Sweeney (PG), Carlos Smith (SG), Richard Garrett (C) Jimmy Latorre, Larry Truex, Michael Davis | |
| 04:13 | Utica | Don Poythress misses the driving attempt in the lane | 23-18 |
| 04:11 | Carthage | Walter Barlow gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 03:54 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman clanks a shot from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 03:53 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman can't tip it in | 23-18 |
| 03:51 | Utica | The rebound goes to Richard Garrett | 23-18 |
| 03:28 | Utica | Don Poythress misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 03:26 | Utica | Richard Garrett snags the offensive board | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Carthage | PG - Gordon Clift (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Halterman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Garrity (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Cooke (fairly fresh) C - Walter Barlow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Raymond Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Don Poythress (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Cameron (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Utica | Richard Garrett can't finish the layup | 23-18 |
| 03:09 | Carthage | The rebound goes to Walter Cooke | 23-18 |
| 02:46 | Carthage | Gerald Halterman buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gordon Clift | 26-18 |
| 02:20 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-18 |
| 02:18 | Carthage | Walter Barlow gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 01:58 | Carthage | Walter Barlow is hacked by Donald Cameron - foul #1 on Donald Cameron, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Carthage | Richard Ward (PG), Stephen Bonetti (SG), Richard Ziegel (PF), Roy Knollenberg (C) Gordon Clift, Gerald Halterman, David Garrity, Walter Cooke | |
| Subs | Utica | Jimmy Latorre (PG), James Luttrell (SG), Michael Davis (PF), Mark Rosenbalm (C) Carlos Smith, Don Poythress, Donald Cameron, Richard Garrett | |
| 01:58 | Carthage | Walter Barlow makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 01:58 | Carthage | Walter Barlow makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 01:44 | Utica | Jimmy Latorre hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Luttrell | 28-20 |
| 01:36 | Carthage | Richard Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Carthage | Mark Osorio (PG) Walter Barlow | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 01:18 | Utica | James Luttrell misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Bonetti - foul #1 on Stephen Bonetti, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| 01:18 | Utica | James Luttrell misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 01:18 | Utica | James Luttrell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 01:03 | Carthage | The jumper by Mark Osorio is denied by Michael Davis | 28-21 |
| 01:01 | Utica | James Luttrell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 00:44 | Utica | Jimmy Latorre is hacked by Mark Osorio - foul #1 on Mark Osorio, team foul #8 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gordon Clift (PG) Mark Osorio | |
| Subs | Utica | Carlos Smith (SF) Raymond Sweeney | |
| 00:44 | Utica | Jimmy Latorre misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 00:44 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 00:24 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg blows the dunk | 28-21 |
| 00:22 | Utica | Michael Davis pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 00:05 | Utica | Michael Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Ziegel - foul #2 on Richard Ziegel, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Carthage | Gerald Halterman (SG), David Garrity (SF) Richard Ward, Stephen Bonetti | |
| Subs | Utica | Don Poythress (SF) Carlos Smith | |
| 00:05 | Utica | Michael Davis makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 00:05 | Utica | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 00:00 | Carthage | Roy Knollenberg comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-23 |