| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Paul Mendivil (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Urich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Canela (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elvin Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Finnegan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Damon Lake (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifton McConnell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Raub (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Merle Brand (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kevin Price (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | Edwin Canela inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Mendivil | 35-31 |
| 19:21 | Utica | Raymond Raub buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Damon Lake | 35-34 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana | Edwin Canela comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 19:02 | Utica | The rebound goes to Clifton McConnell | 35-34 |
| 18:45 | Utica | Damon Lake misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 18:43 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to John Urich | 35-34 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana | Edwin Canela connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ronnie Finnegan and he's hacked by Raymond Raub - foul #1 on Raymond Raub, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana | Edwin Canela makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:13 | Utica | Kevin Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana | John Urich makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Mendivil | 41-34 |
| 17:27 | Utica | John Urich steps in front of the Clifton McConnell pass | 41-34 |
| 17:21 | Louisiana | The short jumper by Edwin Canela is denied by Kevin Price | 41-34 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana | Paul Mendivil pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana | Elvin Alexander can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Merle Brand - foul #1 on Merle Brand, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox (PG), Lee Johnson (SG), Jeremy Hoban (SF), Patrick Barrett (C) Paul Mendivil, John Urich, Edwin Canela, Ronnie Finnegan | |
| Subs | Utica | Charles Dossantos (PG), Christopher Bigler (SF), Brian Briski (C) Damon Lake, Raymond Raub, Kevin Price | |
| 17:02 | Louisiana | Elvin Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana | Elvin Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:38 | Utica | Clifton McConnell misses badly on a floater in the lane | 43-34 |
| 16:36 | Utica | Merle Brand tips it but misses | 43-34 |
| 16:34 | Louisiana | Elvin Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana | Jeremy Hoban misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-34 |
| 16:29 | Utica | Charles Dossantos grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 16:11 | Utica | Charles Dossantos misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 16:10 | Utica | Merle Brand tips it home | 43-36 |
| 15:53 | Louisiana | Jeremy Hoban clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana | Elvin Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Matthew Wilcox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lee Johnson (fresh) SF - Jeremy Hoban (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elvin Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Barrett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Charles Dossantos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifton McConnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Bigler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Merle Brand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Briski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Louisiana | Brian Briski takes the ball from Matthew Wilcox | 43-36 |
| 15:07 | Utica | Clifton McConnell misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 15:06 | Utica | The offensive rebound goes to Merle Brand | 43-36 |
| 14:51 | Utica | Clifton McConnell knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Christopher Bigler and the foul's on Lee Johnson - foul #2 on Lee Johnson, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Paul Mendivil (PG), John Urich (SG), Edwin Canela (SF), Ronnie Finnegan (C) Matthew Wilcox, Lee Johnson, Elvin Alexander, Patrick Barrett | |
| Subs | Utica | Damon Lake (PG), Raymond Raub (SF), Kevin Price (C) Charles Dossantos, Merle Brand, Brian Briski | |
| 14:51 | Utica | Clifton McConnell makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana | Edwin Canela scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Hoban | 46-39 |
| 14:12 | Utica | Raymond Raub can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-39 |
| 14:11 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Ronnie Finnegan | 46-39 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana | The short jumper by Ronnie Finnegan is denied by Christopher Bigler | 46-39 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana | Edwin Canela hits the follow up shot | 48-39 |
| 13:38 | Utica | Kevin Price misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 13:37 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana | Edwin Canela drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Urich | 51-39 |
| 13:22 | Utica | Jeremy Hoban is called for the reach on Kevin Price - foul #1 on Jeremy Hoban, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Patrick Barrett (PF) Jeremy Hoban | |
| Subs | Utica | Charles Dossantos (SG), Brian Briski (PF) Clifton McConnell, Christopher Bigler | |
| 13:13 | Utica | Charles Dossantos double dribbles | 51-39 |
| 12:49 | Louisiana | Patrick Barrett misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 12:47 | Utica | Raymond Raub grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 12:32 | Utica | Raymond Raub misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Ronnie Finnegan | 51-39 |
| 12:23 | Louisiana | Paul Mendivil clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 12:21 | Utica | Brian Briski snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 12:14 | Utica | Damon Lake drills a jumper from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana | Patrick Barrett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Mendivil | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Paul Mendivil (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Urich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edwin Canela (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Patrick Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Finnegan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Damon Lake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Dossantos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Raub (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Brian Briski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Utica | Raymond Raub misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-41 |
| 11:21 | Utica | Kevin Price gets the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 11:13 | Utica | Brian Briski buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Damon Lake and he's hacked by Patrick Barrett - foul #1 on Patrick Barrett, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox (PG), Lee Johnson (SG), Jeremy Hoban (SF), Elvin Alexander (PF) Paul Mendivil, John Urich, Edwin Canela, Ronnie Finnegan | |
| Subs | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham (PG), Gary Faulk (SG), Christopher Bigler (SF), Merle Brand (PF) Damon Lake, Charles Dossantos, Raymond Raub, Kevin Price | |
| 11:13 | Utica | Brian Briski makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 10:50 | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 10:28 | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Elvin Alexander | 53-44 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana | Jeremy Hoban connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Wilcox | 56-44 |
| 09:49 | Utica | Matthew Wilcox is called for the reach on Gary Faulk - foul #2 on Matthew Wilcox, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Edwin Canela (SF) Patrick Barrett | |
| Subs | Utica | Damon Lake (PG), Clifton McConnell (SG), Charles Dossantos (SF) Jimmy Cunningham, Gary Faulk, Brian Briski | |
| 09:37 | Utica | Damon Lake travels with the ball | 56-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana | John Urich (SG) Lee Johnson | |
| Subs | Utica | Kevin Price (C) Charles Dossantos | |
| 09:25 | Louisiana | Elvin Alexander comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Damon Lake - foul #2 on Damon Lake, team foul #3 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Paul Mendivil (PG) Matthew Wilcox | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 09:25 | Louisiana | Elvin Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana | Elvin Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 09:09 | Utica | Damon Lake is hacked by Elvin Alexander - foul #3 on Elvin Alexander, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Utica | Raymond Raub (SF) Christopher Bigler | |
| 08:56 | Utica | Damon Lake misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Mendivil - foul #2 on Paul Mendivil, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| 08:56 | Utica | Damon Lake misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 08:56 | Utica | Damon Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 08:47 | Louisiana | Edwin Canela knocks in the floater in the paint set up by John Urich | 59-45 |
| 08:24 | Utica | Clifton McConnell comes up short on the runner in the lane | 59-45 |
| 08:22 | Louisiana | Edwin Canela gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 08:11 | Louisiana | The pull-up jumper by Jeremy Hoban is blocked by Merle Brand | 59-45 |
| 08:10 | Utica | Kevin Price snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 07:47 | Utica | Merle Brand can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeremy Hoban - foul #2 on Jeremy Hoban, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox (PG), Lee Johnson (SG), Patrick Barrett (SF), John Seaman (PF), Ronnie Finnegan (C) Paul Mendivil, John Urich, Edwin Canela, Elvin Alexander, Jeremy Hoban | |
| Subs | Utica | Charles Dossantos (PG), Christopher Bigler (C) Damon Lake, Kevin Price | |
| 07:47 | Utica | Merle Brand misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:47 | Utica | Merle Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Matthew Wilcox (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lee Johnson (fresh) SF - Patrick Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Seaman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Finnegan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Charles Dossantos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifton McConnell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Raub (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Merle Brand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Bigler (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-46 |
| 07:24 | Utica | Raymond Raub grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 07:02 | Utica | Charles Dossantos's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Finnegan | 59-46 |
| 07:00 | Louisiana | Patrick Barrett pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana | John Seaman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Johnson | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:42 | Utica | Raymond Raub can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-46 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana | Ronnie Finnegan grabs the board | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:19 | Louisiana | Clifton McConnell is called for the reach on Lee Johnson - foul #2 on Clifton McConnell, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Paul Mendivil (PG), John Urich (SG), Edwin Canela (SF), Elvin Alexander (PF) Matthew Wilcox, Lee Johnson, Patrick Barrett, John Seaman | |
| Subs | Utica | Damon Lake (PG), Brian Briski (PF), Kevin Price (C) Clifton McConnell, Raymond Raub, Merle Brand | |
| 06:01 | Louisiana | Paul Mendivil travels with the ball | 61-46 |
| 05:43 | Utica | Kevin Price misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Edwin Canela - foul #1 on Edwin Canela, team foul #8 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Jeremy Hoban (C) Ronnie Finnegan | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 05:43 | Utica | Kevin Price makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:43 | Utica | Kevin Price makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 05:24 | Louisiana | Elvin Alexander comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 05:23 | Utica | The rebound goes to Brian Briski | 61-48 |
| 05:17 | Utica | Elvin Alexander swats the short shot by Brian Briski | 61-48 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana | John Urich gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana | Jeremy Hoban is called for traveling | 61-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Patrick Barrett (C) Elvin Alexander | |
| Subs | Utica | Clifton McConnell (SG) Charles Dossantos | |
| 04:47 | Utica | John Urich steps in front of the Christopher Bigler pass | 61-48 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana | Jeremy Hoban lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Urich | 63-48 |
| 04:32 | Utica | Kevin Price comes up short on the shot from the right block | 63-48 |
| 04:30 | Utica | Clifton McConnell misses the tip | 63-48 |
| 04:28 | Utica | Kevin Price tips it back up and in | 63-50 |
| 04:10 | Louisiana | John Urich is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Urich, team foul #9 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox (PG), Ronnie Finnegan (C) Paul Mendivil, Edwin Canela | |
| Subs | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham (PG), Raymond Raub (SF), Merle Brand (PF) Damon Lake, Christopher Bigler, Kevin Price | |
| 03:56 | Utica | Ronnie Finnegan steals the ball from Brian Briski | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Louisiana | Jeremy Hoban comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Hoban | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Matthew Wilcox (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Urich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeremy Hoban (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Finnegan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Jimmy Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clifton McConnell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Raub (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merle Brand (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Briski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Louisiana | Jeremy Hoban can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-50 |
| 03:09 | Utica | The rebound goes to Merle Brand | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Utica | Merle Brand hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Brian Briski | 63-52 |
| 02:55 | Louisiana | Louisiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Paul Mendivil (PG), Edwin Canela (SF), Elvin Alexander (PF) Matthew Wilcox, Jeremy Hoban, Patrick Barrett | |
| Subs | Utica | Damon Lake (PG), Kevin Price (C) Jimmy Cunningham, Brian Briski | |
| 02:39 | Louisiana | Paul Mendivil hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 02:38 | Louisiana | John Urich pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana | Paul Mendivil is fouled on the floor by Damon Lake - foul #3 on Damon Lake, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox (PG), Lee Johnson (SG), Jeremy Hoban (SF), John Seaman (PF), Patrick Barrett (C) Paul Mendivil, John Urich, Edwin Canela, Elvin Alexander, Ronnie Finnegan | |
| Subs | Utica | Jessie Combs (PG), Jimmy Cunningham (SG), Charles Dossantos (SF), Christopher Bigler (PF), Gary Faulk (C) Damon Lake, Clifton McConnell, Raymond Raub, Merle Brand, Kevin Price | |
| 02:02 | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jessie Combs - foul #1 on Jessie Combs, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| Subs | Utica | Brian Briski (PF) Jessie Combs | |
| 02:02 | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:47 | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana | Jeremy Hoban grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-52 |
| 01:17 | Utica | Gary Faulk gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 01:00 | Utica | Matthew Wilcox takes the ball from Jimmy Cunningham | 65-52 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox hits the finger roll | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Utica | Christopher Bigler misses badly on a floater from close range | 67-52 |
| 00:50 | Utica | Christopher Bigler grabs the offensive board | 67-52 |
| 00:46 | Utica | Charles Dossantos misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-52 |
| 00:45 | Louisiana | Lee Johnson grabs the board | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Gary Faulk - foul #1 on Gary Faulk, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 00:10 | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham drills a 3 from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana | Matthew Wilcox runs out the clock | 69-55 |