| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fresh) SG - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) SF - John Griffin (fresh) PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) C - Craig Montemayor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Cornelius Thompson (fresh) SG - Albert Belcher (fresh) SF - Roger Dean (fresh) PF - Michael Brady (fresh) C - David Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Island | David Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Long Island | Albert Belcher connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Roger Dean | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Liberty | John Griffin misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Long Island | Michael Brady pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Long Island | Cornelius Thompson is hacked by Ulysses Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ulysses Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Long Island | David Johnson buries a jumper from the right block set up by Roger Dean and he's hacked by Craig Montemayor - foul #1 on Craig Montemayor, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 19:11 | Long Island | David Johnson makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:58 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst is fouled on the floor by Albert Belcher - foul #1 on Albert Belcher, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:53 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ulysses Johnson | 2-6 |
| 18:43 | Long Island | The jump hook by David Johnson is blocked by Charles Freeman | 2-6 |
| 18:41 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 18:33 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor is hacked by Cornelius Thompson - foul #1 on Cornelius Thompson, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 18:17 | Liberty | Charles Freeman can't throw it down but the foul's on Michael Brady - foul #1 on Michael Brady, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| 18:17 | Liberty | Charles Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:17 | Liberty | Charles Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:56 | Long Island | Roger Dean's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Montemayor | 3-6 |
| 17:55 | Liberty | Charles Freeman grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 17:50 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor misses the jump hook from close range | 3-6 |
| 17:49 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson tips it but misses | 3-6 |
| 17:47 | Long Island | Michael Brady pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:38 | Long Island | Roger Dean is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Roger Dean, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Warren Kempf (SF), Raul Diaz (PF), Charles William (C) Roger Dean, Michael Brady, David Johnson | |
| 17:31 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson banks in the layup | 5-6 |
| 17:25 | Long Island | Raul Diaz is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Jay Cook (PG) Cornelius Thompson | |
| 17:10 | Liberty | Charles Freeman connects on the 3 from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:44 | Long Island | Albert Belcher's layup is rejected by Craig Montemayor | 8-6 |
| 16:42 | Liberty | Charles Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:33 | Liberty | Charles Freeman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raul Diaz - foul #1 on Raul Diaz, team foul #5 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (PG), Conrad Hurst (SG), Chris Hunter (SF) Ulysses Johnson, Sammy Whitehurst, John Griffin | |
| Subs | Long Island | Roger Dean (SF) Albert Belcher | |
| 16:33 | Liberty | Charles Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:33 | Liberty | Charles Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:33 | Long Island | Raul Diaz gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:13 | Long Island | Jay Cook misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 16:11 | Long Island | Warren Kempf tips it home | 9-8 |
| 16:05 | Liberty | Chris Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jimmy Heath (PF), Claude Samons (C) Charles Freeman, Craig Montemayor | |
| Subs | Long Island | Cornelius Thompson (PG), Michael Brady (PF), David Johnson (C) Warren Kempf, Raul Diaz, Charles William | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) SG - Conrad Hurst (fresh) SF - Chris Hunter (fresh) PF - Jimmy Heath (fresh) C - Claude Samons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Cornelius Thompson (fresh) SG - Jay Cook (fresh) SF - Roger Dean (fresh) PF - Michael Brady (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Long Island | Cornelius Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Walker - foul #1 on Richard Walker, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG) Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 15:40 | Long Island | Cornelius Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:40 | Long Island | Cornelius Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:40 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 15:31 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 9-8 |
| 15:30 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Samons | 9-8 |
| 15:12 | Liberty | A charge is called on Claude Samons - foul #1 on Claude Samons, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst (SG), John Griffin (SF), Craig Montemayor (C) Conrad Hurst, Chris Hunter, Claude Samons | |
| Subs | Long Island | Albert Belcher (SG), Warren Kempf (SF), Raul Diaz (PF) Jay Cook, Roger Dean, Michael Brady | |
| 14:45 | Long Island | Albert Belcher misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-8 |
| 14:43 | Liberty | The rebound goes to John Griffin | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ulysses Johnson | 11-8 |
| 14:15 | Long Island | David Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 14:14 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:06 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Griffin and he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (PG) Ulysses Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Island | Jay Cook (PG), Charles William (C) Cornelius Thompson, David Johnson | |
| 14:06 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath makes the free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:49 | Long Island | Warren Kempf is called for 5 seconds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Liberty | Conrad Hurst (SG), Clark Gambino (PF) Sammy Whitehurst, Jimmy Heath | |
| Subs | Long Island | Roger Dean (SF), Michael Brady (PF) Warren Kempf, Raul Diaz | |
| 13:35 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 13:34 | Long Island | Charles William gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:11 | Long Island | Charles William's pass is intercepted by Conrad Hurst | 14-8 |
| 13:06 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst slams it home | 16-8 |
| 12:43 | Long Island | Michael Brady hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jay Cook | 16-10 |
| 12:27 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clark Gambino | 18-10 |
| 12:12 | Long Island | Charles William hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jay Cook | 18-12 |
| 12:02 | Liberty | John Griffin knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Walker | 20-12 |
| 11:42 | Long Island | Albert Belcher drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jay Cook | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Conrad Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clark Gambino (fairly fresh) C - Craig Montemayor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Jay Cook (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Albert Belcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Dean (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Brady (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles William (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Liberty | Clark Gambino banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Walker and he's fouled by Michael Brady - foul #2 on Michael Brady, team foul #7 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), Sammy Whitehurst (SG), Charles Freeman (PF), Claude Samons (C) Richard Walker, Conrad Hurst, John Griffin, Craig Montemayor | |
| Subs | Long Island | Cornelius Thompson (PG), Michael Zupfer (SG), Warren Kempf (SF), Raul Diaz (PF), David Johnson (C) Jay Cook, Albert Belcher, Roger Dean, Michael Brady, Charles William | |
| 11:35 | Liberty | Clark Gambino makes the free throw | 23-14 |
| 11:22 | Long Island | Michael Zupfer is fouled on the floor by Sammy Whitehurst - foul #1 on Sammy Whitehurst, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SF) Clark Gambino | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 11:02 | Long Island | Sammy Whitehurst is called for the reach on Cornelius Thompson - foul #2 on Sammy Whitehurst, team foul #6 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Liberty | Conrad Hurst (SG) Sammy Whitehurst | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 10:42 | Long Island | David Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 23-14 |
| 10:40 | Long Island | David Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 10:23 | Long Island | Cornelius Thompson makes the floater from the left wing set up by Warren Kempf | 23-16 |
| 10:10 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-16 |
| 09:55 | Long Island | Cornelius Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-16 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (SG) Conrad Hurst | |
| Subs | Long Island | Albert Belcher (SG), David Cline (C) Michael Zupfer, David Johnson | |
| 09:40 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-16 |
| 09:38 | Liberty | Richard Walker snags the offensive board | 26-16 |
| 09:23 | Liberty | Richard Walker clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Warren Kempf - foul #1 on Warren Kempf, team foul #8 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Liberty | John Griffin (SF), Jimmy Heath (PF), Craig Montemayor (C) Chris Hunter, Charles Freeman, Claude Samons | |
| Subs | Long Island | Roger Dean (SF), Charles William (C) Warren Kempf, David Cline | |
| 09:23 | Liberty | Richard Walker makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 09:23 | Liberty | Richard Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 09:23 | Long Island | Raul Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 09:09 | Long Island | Albert Belcher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-16 |
| 09:07 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor pulls down the rebound | 27-16 |
| 08:45 | Liberty | Cornelius Thompson is called for the reach on John Griffin - foul #2 on Cornelius Thompson, team foul #9 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Jay Cook (PG), Michael Zupfer (PF) Cornelius Thompson, Raul Diaz | |
| 08:45 | Liberty | John Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 08:45 | Liberty | John Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 08:45 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Montemayor | 28-16 |
| 08:39 | Liberty | Richard Walker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-16 |
| 08:38 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Roger Dean | 28-16 |
| 08:15 | Long Island | Albert Belcher misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Heath - foul #1 on Jimmy Heath, team foul #7 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Liberty | Conrad Hurst (SG) Ulysses Johnson | |
| Subs | Long Island | David Johnson (C) Charles William | |
| 08:15 | Long Island | Albert Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 08:15 | Long Island | Albert Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 08:06 | Liberty | Richard Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Robert Dickinson (PG), Warren Kempf (SF) Albert Belcher, Roger Dean | |
| 07:41 | Long Island | David Johnson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-18 |
| 07:39 | Long Island | Warren Kempf misses the tip | 28-18 |
| 07:37 | Liberty | John Griffin snags the defensive board | 28-18 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Conrad Hurst (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Montemayor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) SG - Jay Cook (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Warren Kempf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Zupfer (fresh) C - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst loses the ball out of bounds | 28-18 |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SF), Charles Freeman (PF) John Griffin, Jimmy Heath | |
| Subs | Long Island | Raul Diaz (PF) Robert Dickinson | |
| 07:10 | Long Island | Jay Cook misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 07:08 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Craig Montemayor | 28-18 |
| 06:48 | Liberty | Chris Hunter is fouled on the floor by David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #10 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), Claude Samons (C) Richard Walker, Craig Montemayor | |
| Subs | Long Island | Albert Belcher (SG), Roger Dean (SF), Charles William (C) Michael Zupfer, Warren Kempf, David Johnson | |
| 06:48 | Liberty | Chris Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 06:48 | Liberty | Chris Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 06:48 | Long Island | Roger Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 06:38 | Long Island | Albert Belcher misses the lay-in | 29-18 |
| 06:37 | Long Island | Roger Dean grabs the offensive board | 29-18 |
| 06:19 | Long Island | Albert Belcher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Conrad Hurst - foul #1 on Conrad Hurst, team foul #8 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Liberty | John Griffin (SF) Chris Hunter | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 06:19 | Long Island | Albert Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:19 | Long Island | Albert Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:19 | Long Island | Albert Belcher makes the 3rd free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:12 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 29-20 |
| 06:11 | Long Island | Raul Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 05:56 | Long Island | Jay Cook misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ulysses Johnson - foul #2 on Ulysses Johnson, team foul #9 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (PG), Jimmy Heath (PF) Ulysses Johnson, Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 05:56 | Long Island | Jay Cook makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:56 | Long Island | Jay Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:40 | Liberty | John Griffin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-22 |
| 05:38 | Liberty | John Griffin tips it home | 31-22 |
| 05:22 | Long Island | Jay Cook's layup is rejected by Claude Samons | 31-22 |
| 05:20 | Liberty | The rebound goes to John Griffin | 31-22 |
| 05:04 | Liberty | Claude Samons clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Roger Dean - foul #2 on Roger Dean, team foul #11 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Robert Dickinson (PG), Warren Kempf (SF), Michael Zupfer (PF) Jay Cook, Roger Dean, Raul Diaz | |
| 05:04 | Liberty | Claude Samons misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:04 | Liberty | Claude Samons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 04:43 | Long Island | Warren Kempf knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by John Griffin - foul #1 on John Griffin, team foul #10 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Craig Montemayor (C) John Griffin, Jimmy Heath, Claude Samons | |
| Subs | Long Island | David Cline (C) Charles William | |
| 04:43 | Long Island | Warren Kempf misses the free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:43 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Charles Freeman | 32-24 |
| 04:36 | Liberty | Charles Freeman drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 04:27 | Long Island | Richard Walker steals it from David Cline | 35-24 |
| 04:20 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-24 |
| 04:06 | Long Island | Robert Dickinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Cline | 35-27 |
| 03:53 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 03:37 | Long Island | Warren Kempf is fouled on the floor by Craig Montemayor - foul #2 on Craig Montemayor, team foul #11 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), Sammy Whitehurst (SG), John Griffin (SF), Jimmy Heath (PF) Richard Walker, Conrad Hurst, Chris Hunter, Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Long Island | Cornelius Thompson (PG), Roger Dean (SF), Michael Brady (PF), David Johnson (C) Robert Dickinson, Albert Belcher, Michael Zupfer, David Cline | |
| 03:37 | Long Island | Warren Kempf makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 03:37 | Long Island | Warren Kempf makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Montemayor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Cornelius Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Kempf (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Dean (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Brady (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor travels with the ball | 37-29 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Jay Cook (SG) Warren Kempf | |
| 03:16 | Long Island | Jay Cook hits a fadeaway from the left side | 37-31 |
| 03:09 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-31 |
| 02:48 | Long Island | John Griffin steals the ball from David Johnson | 40-31 |
| 02:27 | Liberty | John Griffin drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Craig Montemayor | 42-31 |
| 02:09 | Long Island | Roger Dean comes up short on the floater from the right side | 42-31 |
| 02:08 | Long Island | Jay Cook gets the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 02:00 | Long Island | Michael Brady hits the finger roll | 42-33 |
| 01:51 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Claude Samons (C) John Griffin, Jimmy Heath, Craig Montemayor | |
| Subs | Long Island | Albert Belcher (SG), Warren Kempf (SF) Jay Cook, Roger Dean | |
| 01:37 | Long Island | Albert Belcher is whistled for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Raul Diaz (PF), Charles William (C) Michael Brady, David Johnson | |
| 01:19 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson is hacked by Cornelius Thompson - foul #3 on Cornelius Thompson, team foul #12 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (SG) Sammy Whitehurst | |
| Subs | Long Island | Jay Cook (PG) Cornelius Thompson | |
| 01:19 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 01:19 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 00:59 | Long Island | Raul Diaz loses the dribble to Charles Freeman | 44-33 |
| 00:41 | Liberty | Albert Belcher takes the ball from Claude Samons | 44-33 |
| 00:23 | Long Island | Warren Kempf can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 00:22 | Liberty | Claude Samons grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 00:05 | Liberty | Warren Kempf knocks away the 3 by Ulysses Johnson | 44-33 |
| 00:04 | Liberty | Claude Samons pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 00:01 | Liberty | Richard Walker is fouled on the floor by Albert Belcher - foul #2 on Albert Belcher, team foul #13 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst (SG), John Griffin (SF), Jimmy Heath (PF), Craig Montemayor (C) Ulysses Johnson, Chris Hunter, Charles Freeman, Claude Samons | |
| Subs | Long Island | Roger Dean (SF), Michael Brady (PF), David Johnson (C) Warren Kempf, Raul Diaz, Charles William | |
| 00:01 | Liberty | Richard Walker makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 00:01 | Liberty | Richard Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 00:00 | Long Island | Jay Cook can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 46-33 |