| Lineup | Utica | PG - Alec Morris (fresh) SG - John Bradford (fresh) SF - Jay Lalonde (fresh) PF - Hugh Baxter (fresh) C - Earl Panos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Todd Renfro (fresh) SG - John Campbell (fresh) SF - Troy White (fresh) PF - Xavier Bryant (fresh) C - Lonnie Burkhead (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utica | Earl Panos wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Utica | Earl Panos misses the easy open layup | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant's floater is tipped away by Earl Panos | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant misses short on a shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Monmouth | Earl Panos denies the turnaround by Lonnie Burkhead | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Utica | John Bradford grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Utica | John Bradford scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alec Morris | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Monmouth | Troy White is fouled on the floor by Jay Lalonde - foul #1 on Jay Lalonde, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Monmouth | Troy White comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Hugh Baxter - foul #1 on Hugh Baxter, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Monmouth | Troy White makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:46 | Monmouth | Troy White makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Utica | John Campbell denies the turnaround by Earl Panos | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Monmouth | Troy White grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant throws it down on a nice dish by Todd Renfro and he's fouled by Earl Panos - foul #1 on Earl Panos, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Utica | Earl Panos snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Utica | Hugh Baxter is open but can't throw it down but the foul's on Xavier Bryant - foul #1 on Xavier Bryant, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Utica | Hugh Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | Utica | Hugh Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant makes the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Earl Panos - foul #2 on Earl Panos, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Utica | Shawn Halley (PG), William Partlow (SG), Thomas Earnest (SF), Danny Carr (PF), Richard Meldrum (C) Alec Morris, John Bradford, Jay Lalonde, Hugh Baxter, Earl Panos | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 17:55 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant misses the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:55 | Utica | Richard Meldrum pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:42 | Utica | Todd Renfro steals it from Richard Meldrum | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Troy White | 5-8 |
| 16:55 | Utica | Danny Carr comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 5-8 |
| 16:53 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 16:40 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Campbell | 5-10 |
| 16:29 | Utica | Richard Meldrum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Utica | Jay Lalonde (SF) Thomas Earnest | |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Busick (SG), George Richardson (SF), Andrew Stilwell (PF), Dee Kleiner (C) John Campbell, Troy White, Xavier Bryant, Lonnie Burkhead | |
| 16:08 | Monmouth | Danny Carr steps in front of the David Busick pass | 5-10 |
| 15:49 | Utica | Shawn Halley misses the 3 from straight away | 5-10 |
| 15:47 | Utica | Richard Meldrum tips it back up and in | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Shawn Halley (fresh) SG - William Partlow (fresh) SF - Jay Lalonde (fresh) PF - Danny Carr (fresh) C - Richard Meldrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Todd Renfro (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Busick (fresh) SF - George Richardson (fresh) PF - Andrew Stilwell (fresh) C - Dee Kleiner (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Monmouth | David Busick knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 15:20 | Utica | William Partlow clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 15:18 | Monmouth | Dee Kleiner gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 15:05 | Monmouth | William Partlow is called for the reach on David Busick - foul #1 on William Partlow, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Utica | Alec Morris (PG), John Bradford (SG), Thomas Earnest (SF), Hugh Baxter (PF) Shawn Halley, William Partlow, Jay Lalonde, Danny Carr | |
| Subs | Monmouth | John Campbell (PG), Xavier Bryant (PF), Lonnie Burkhead (C) Todd Renfro, Andrew Stilwell, Dee Kleiner | |
| 14:53 | Monmouth | John Bradford picks off the pass by Xavier Bryant | 7-13 |
| 14:37 | Utica | Hugh Baxter is hacked by Xavier Bryant - foul #2 on Xavier Bryant, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Utica | Jay Lalonde (SF) Thomas Earnest | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Terry Hill (PF) Xavier Bryant | |
| 14:27 | Utica | John Bradford misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 14:26 | Utica | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Baxter | 7-13 |
| 14:07 | Utica | Hugh Baxter misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-13 |
| 14:06 | Monmouth | Terry Hill pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:00 | Monmouth | David Busick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 13:59 | Monmouth | John Campbell snags the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:43 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Busick and he's hacked by Richard Meldrum - foul #1 on Richard Meldrum, team foul #6 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Utica | Shawn Halley (PG), William Partlow (SG), Thomas Earnest (SF), Danny Carr (PF) Alec Morris, John Bradford, Jay Lalonde, Hugh Baxter | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Troy White (SF), Andrew Stilwell (PF) George Richardson, Terry Hill | |
| 13:43 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead makes the free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:19 | Utica | Danny Carr hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Halley | 9-16 |
| 12:59 | Monmouth | Richard Meldrum swats the short shot by Andrew Stilwell | 9-16 |
| 12:57 | Utica | Thomas Earnest pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:38 | Utica | Danny Carr is hacked by Andrew Stilwell - foul #1 on Andrew Stilwell, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Utica | Alec Morris (PG), John Bradford (SG), Jay Lalonde (SF), Hugh Baxter (PF) Shawn Halley, William Partlow, Thomas Earnest, Danny Carr | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Todd Renfro (PG), Joseph Hilton (SG), Dee Kleiner (C) John Campbell, David Busick, Lonnie Burkhead | |
| 12:25 | Utica | Richard Meldrum misses short on a runner near the basket | 9-16 |
| 12:24 | Utica | John Bradford gets the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:10 | Utica | Jay Lalonde drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alec Morris | 11-16 |
| 11:57 | Monmouth | The jumper by Andrew Stilwell is denied by Richard Meldrum | 11-16 |
| 11:56 | Utica | John Bradford gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:46 | Utica | Hugh Baxter misses short on a jumper from the right block | 11-16 |
| 11:44 | Monmouth | Troy White pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Alec Morris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Bradford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jay Lalonde (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hugh Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Meldrum (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Todd Renfro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hilton (fresh) SF - Troy White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Stilwell (fairly fresh) C - Dee Kleiner (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell misses the shot from the left block | 11-16 |
| 11:27 | Utica | The rebound goes to Hugh Baxter | 11-16 |
| 11:02 | Utica | John Bradford misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 11:01 | Utica | Hugh Baxter hits the follow up shot | 13-16 |
| 10:55 | Monmouth | Dee Kleiner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 10:53 | Utica | The rebound goes to John Bradford | 13-16 |
| 10:43 | Utica | John Bradford buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 10:35 | Monmouth | Dee Kleiner hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Todd Renfro | 16-18 |
| 10:22 | Utica | John Bradford's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hilton | 16-18 |
| 10:09 | Monmouth | John Bradford is called for the reach on Joseph Hilton - foul #1 on John Bradford, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Utica | Shawn Halley (PG), William Partlow (SG), Thomas Earnest (SF), Danny Carr (PF), Earl Panos (C) Alec Morris, John Bradford, Jay Lalonde, Hugh Baxter, Richard Meldrum | |
| Subs | Monmouth | John Campbell (SG), George Richardson (SF), Terry Hill (PF), Lonnie Burkhead (C) Todd Renfro, Troy White, Andrew Stilwell, Dee Kleiner | |
| 10:09 | Monmouth | Joseph Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:09 | Monmouth | Joseph Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:09 | Utica | Earl Panos pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:51 | Utica | William Partlow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-19 |
| 09:50 | Monmouth | Terry Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:29 | Monmouth | John Campbell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Hilton | 16-22 |
| 09:02 | Utica | Danny Carr misses the easy layup but the foul's on Terry Hill - foul #1 on Terry Hill, team foul #4 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Utica | Alec Morris (PG), John Bradford (SG), Jay Lalonde (SF), Hugh Baxter (PF) Shawn Halley, William Partlow, Thomas Earnest, Earl Panos | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Todd Renfro (PG) Joseph Hilton | |
| 09:02 | Utica | Danny Carr makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:02 | Utica | Danny Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:49 | Monmouth | Terry Hill hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 18-22 |
| 08:48 | Utica | Danny Carr grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 08:43 | Utica | Jay Lalonde shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Richardson - foul #1 on George Richardson, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Utica | Shawn Halley (PG), William Partlow (SG), Thomas Earnest (SF) Alec Morris, John Bradford, Hugh Baxter | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 08:43 | Utica | Jay Lalonde makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:43 | Utica | Jay Lalonde makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:31 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead clanks a shot from the baseline | 20-22 |
| 08:29 | Utica | Danny Carr gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:04 | Utica | Danny Carr banks in the layup set up by Thomas Earnest | 22-22 |
| 07:52 | Monmouth | Terry Hill misses long on a floater from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 07:51 | Monmouth | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Hill | 22-22 |
| 07:39 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lonnie Burkhead | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Shawn Halley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Partlow (fresh) SF - Thomas Earnest (fresh) PF - Danny Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Lalonde (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Todd Renfro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Richardson (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Hill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lonnie Burkhead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Utica | Jay Lalonde is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jay Lalonde, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Utica | Alec Morris (PG), John Bradford (SG), Hugh Baxter (PF), Richard Meldrum (C) Shawn Halley, Thomas Earnest, Danny Carr, Jay Lalonde | |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Busick (SG), Louis Brooks (SF), Dee Kleiner (PF) John Campbell, George Richardson, Terry Hill | |
| 07:13 | Monmouth | Dee Kleiner misses long on a jumper in the paint | 22-24 |
| 07:11 | Monmouth | Dee Kleiner hits the follow up shot | 22-26 |
| 06:59 | Utica | William Partlow is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 06:45 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 06:44 | Utica | John Bradford snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 06:26 | Utica | Richard Meldrum clanks a turnaround in the paint | 25-26 |
| 06:24 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 06:20 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Meldrum - foul #2 on Richard Meldrum, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Utica | Thomas Earnest (SF), Earl Panos (C) William Partlow, Richard Meldrum | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Troy White (SF), Xavier Bryant (PF), Andrew Stilwell (C) Louis Brooks, Dee Kleiner, Lonnie Burkhead | |
| 06:20 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:20 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:20 | Monmouth | The offensive rebound goes to Xavier Bryant | 25-27 |
| 06:15 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Renfro and he's fouled by Thomas Earnest - foul #1 on Thomas Earnest, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Utica | Shawn Halley (PG), Danny Carr (PF) Alec Morris, Hugh Baxter | |
| Subs | Monmouth | John Campbell (PG) Todd Renfro | |
| 06:15 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:54 | Utica | Andrew Stilwell swats the layup by Danny Carr | 25-30 |
| 05:53 | Utica | John Bradford grabs the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 05:44 | Utica | Danny Carr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 05:42 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 05:28 | Monmouth | John Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Utica | Alec Morris (PG), William Partlow (SG), Hugh Baxter (PF) Shawn Halley, John Bradford, Danny Carr | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 05:15 | Utica | Earl Panos banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alec Morris | 27-30 |
| 04:55 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-30 |
| 04:54 | Monmouth | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Stilwell | 27-30 |
| 04:35 | Monmouth | Troy White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Utica | Shawn Halley (PG), John Bradford (SG), Danny Carr (PF) Alec Morris, Thomas Earnest, Hugh Baxter | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Todd Renfro (PG), George Richardson (SF), Lonnie Burkhead (C) John Campbell, Troy White, Andrew Stilwell | |
| 04:15 | Utica | Earl Panos is called for a charge - foul #3 on Earl Panos, team foul #11 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Utica | Alec Morris (PG), Hugh Baxter (PF) Shawn Halley, Danny Carr | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Terry Hill (SF) David Busick | |
| 03:58 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 27-30 |
| 03:56 | Utica | Alec Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 03:45 | Utica | John Bradford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Xavier Bryant - foul #3 on Xavier Bryant, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Utica | Shawn Halley (PG), Jay Lalonde (SF), Danny Carr (PF), Richard Meldrum (C) Alec Morris, William Partlow, Hugh Baxter, Earl Panos | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joseph Hilton (SG) Xavier Bryant | |
| 03:45 | Utica | John Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:45 | Utica | John Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:26 | Monmouth | George Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Utica | Alec Morris (PG), Hugh Baxter (PF) John Bradford, Danny Carr | |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Busick (SG), Andrew Stilwell (PF) Joseph Hilton, Terry Hill | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Alec Morris (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shawn Halley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jay Lalonde (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hugh Baxter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Meldrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Todd Renfro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Busick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Richardson (fresh) PF - Andrew Stilwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Burkhead (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Utica | Shawn Halley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alec Morris | 32-30 |
| 02:56 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 32-30 |
| 02:54 | Utica | Jay Lalonde pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:48 | Utica | Jay Lalonde connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Shawn Halley | 34-30 |
| 02:31 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell loses the ball out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Utica | John Bradford (SG), Danny Carr (PF) Alec Morris, Hugh Baxter | |
| Subs | Monmouth | John Campbell (SG), Troy White (SF), Dee Kleiner (C) David Busick, George Richardson, Lonnie Burkhead | |
| 02:15 | Utica | Shawn Halley loses the ball out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Utica | William Partlow (SG) John Bradford | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Terry Hill (PF) Andrew Stilwell | |
| 02:00 | Monmouth | John Campbell misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 01:59 | Monmouth | Troy White grabs the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:41 | Monmouth | John Campbell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 01:40 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro can't tip it in | 34-30 |
| 01:38 | Utica | The rebound goes to William Partlow | 34-30 |
| 01:13 | Utica | Shawn Halley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 01:12 | Utica | William Partlow tips it home | 36-30 |
| 00:51 | Monmouth | Dee Kleiner can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Richard Meldrum - foul #3 on Richard Meldrum, team foul #12 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Utica | Alec Morris (PG), John Bradford (SG), Hugh Baxter (PF), Earl Panos (C) Shawn Halley, William Partlow, Danny Carr, Richard Meldrum | |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Busick (SG), George Richardson (SF), Lonnie Burkhead (C) Todd Renfro, Troy White, Terry Hill | |
| 00:51 | Monmouth | Dee Kleiner makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:51 | Monmouth | Dee Kleiner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:51 | Utica | John Bradford pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 00:35 | Utica | Jay Lalonde misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 00:33 | Utica | John Bradford gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 00:18 | Utica | Dee Kleiner steals it from Hugh Baxter | 36-31 |
| 00:05 | Monmouth | David Busick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 00:03 | Utica | Earl Panos grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | Utica | Earl Panos clanks a halfcourt shot | 36-31 |