| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - James Buckley (fresh) SG - Chester Wise (fresh) SF - Victor Nourse (fresh) PF - Stephen Vera (fresh) C - Roy Perillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - John Heaton (fresh) SG - James Galiano (fresh) SF - Roy Smith (fresh) PF - Aaron Etherton (fresh) C - Robert Wheless (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Amherst | Robert Wheless wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Amherst | Amherst is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Amherst | James Galiano misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Ithaca | James Buckley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Ithaca | James Buckley misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Heaton - foul #1 on John Heaton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Ithaca | James Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:01 | Ithaca | James Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Amherst | Aaron Etherton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Buckley and the foul's on Roy Smith - foul #1 on Roy Smith, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:36 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse misses the free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:36 | Amherst | Robert Wheless grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Amherst | John Heaton is fouled on the floor by James Buckley - foul #1 on James Buckley, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | Amherst | John Heaton drills a 3 from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera misses the easy layup | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse tips it in | 6-3 |
| 17:32 | Amherst | Robert Wheless misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 17:30 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Stephen Vera | 6-3 |
| 17:10 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 6-3 |
| 17:09 | Ithaca | James Buckley snags the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:54 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 16:52 | Amherst | The rebound goes to Robert Wheless | 6-3 |
| 16:36 | Amherst | Aaron Etherton can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 6-3 |
| 16:34 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:16 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-3 |
| 16:15 | Amherst | James Galiano grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:11 | Amherst | John Heaton hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Galiano | 6-6 |
| 15:50 | Ithaca | Chester Wise misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-6 |
| 15:48 | Amherst | Aaron Etherton grabs the board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - James Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Wise (fairly fresh) SF - Victor Nourse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Vera (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roy Perillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - John Heaton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Galiano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Aaron Etherton (fairly fresh) C - Robert Wheless (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Amherst | Robert Wheless can't finish the layup | 6-6 |
| 15:31 | Amherst | Robert Wheless tips it but misses | 6-6 |
| 15:30 | Amherst | Robert Wheless pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:24 | Amherst | James Galiano hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Heaton | 6-9 |
| 15:01 | Ithaca | Roy Smith takes the ball from Stephen Vera | 6-9 |
| 14:37 | Amherst | John Heaton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 6-9 |
| 14:35 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 14:22 | Ithaca | Chester Wise double dribbles | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Bob Firestone (PG), Don Abarca (SG), Leon Berry (SF), William Crofts (PF), Mark Belgrave (C) James Buckley, Chester Wise, Victor Nourse, Stephen Vera, Roy Perillo | |
| Subs | Amherst | Mark Robinson (PG), Casey Peters (SG), Harry Wilcoxen (SF), Todd Handley (PF), Wilson Jackson (C) John Heaton, James Galiano, Roy Smith, Aaron Etherton, Robert Wheless | |
| 14:00 | Amherst | Mark Robinson travels with the ball | 6-9 |
| 13:42 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 13:40 | Amherst | Wilson Jackson snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:23 | Amherst | Casey Peters misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 13:21 | Amherst | Wilson Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:06 | Amherst | Wilson Jackson misses the easy layup | 6-9 |
| 13:05 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:00 | Ithaca | Leon Berry buries a runner in the lane set up by Don Abarca | 8-9 |
| 12:37 | Amherst | Casey Peters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 12:35 | Ithaca | Leon Berry gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:31 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-9 |
| 12:29 | Amherst | Todd Handley pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:24 | Amherst | Casey Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Ithaca | James Buckley (PG), Victor Nourse (SF), Stephen Vera (PF), Roy Perillo (C) Don Abarca, Leon Berry, William Crofts, Mark Belgrave | |
| Subs | Amherst | James Galiano (SG), Roy Smith (SF) Mark Robinson, Casey Peters | |
| 11:56 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera lays it in set up by Roy Perillo and the foul's on James Galiano - foul #1 on James Galiano, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Amherst | John Heaton (PG), Aaron Etherton (PF) Harry Wilcoxen, Wilson Jackson | |
| 11:56 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 11:34 | Amherst | Aaron Etherton is hacked by James Buckley - foul #2 on James Buckley, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Chester Wise (SG) James Buckley | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Bob Firestone (fresh) SG - Chester Wise (fresh) SF - Victor Nourse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Vera (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Perillo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - John Heaton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Galiano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) PF - Aaron Etherton (fresh) C - Todd Handley (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Amherst | Aaron Etherton loses the dribble to Stephen Vera | 11-9 |
| 11:15 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo misses the easy layup but the foul's on Aaron Etherton - foul #1 on Aaron Etherton, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Robert Wheless (C) Todd Handley | |
| 11:15 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:15 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:56 | Amherst | John Heaton hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Smith | 13-11 |
| 10:52 | Ithaca | Chester Wise misses the jump hook from the baseline | 13-11 |
| 10:51 | Amherst | Roy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:28 | Amherst | John Heaton misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bob Firestone - foul #1 on Bob Firestone, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| Subs | Amherst | Harry Wilcoxen (SG), Wilson Jackson (SF) James Galiano, Roy Smith | |
| 10:28 | Amherst | John Heaton makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:28 | Amherst | John Heaton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:10 | Ithaca | Aaron Etherton blocks the short jumper by Stephen Vera | 13-13 |
| 10:09 | Ithaca | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Wise | 13-13 |
| 09:51 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 09:49 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:30 | Ithaca | Chester Wise misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 09:28 | Ithaca | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Vera | 13-13 |
| 09:18 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse is fouled on the floor by Wilson Jackson - foul #1 on Wilson Jackson, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Don Abarca (PG), Leon Berry (SF), William Crofts (PF), Mark Belgrave (C) Bob Firestone, Victor Nourse, Stephen Vera, Roy Perillo | |
| Subs | Amherst | James Galiano (SG), Roy Smith (SF), Todd Handley (PF) John Heaton, Aaron Etherton, Robert Wheless | |
| 09:06 | Ithaca | Don Abarca is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Don Abarca, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| 08:44 | Amherst | Chester Wise steals it from James Galiano | 13-13 |
| 08:28 | Ithaca | Harry Wilcoxen is called for the reach on Don Abarca - foul #1 on Harry Wilcoxen, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| 08:18 | Ithaca | William Crofts misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Todd Handley - foul #1 on Todd Handley, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Victor Nourse (SF) Chester Wise | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 08:18 | Ithaca | William Crofts makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:18 | Ithaca | William Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:51 | Amherst | Victor Nourse is called for the reach on Roy Smith - foul #1 on Victor Nourse, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Bob Firestone (PG) Leon Berry | |
| Subs | Amherst | John Heaton (PG) Harry Wilcoxen | |
| 07:36 | Amherst | James Galiano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Don Abarca - foul #2 on Don Abarca, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Leon Berry (SG), Stephen Vera (PF), Roy Perillo (C) Don Abarca, William Crofts, Mark Belgrave | |
| Subs | Amherst | Robert Wheless (C) Wilson Jackson | |
| 07:36 | Amherst | James Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:36 | Amherst | James Galiano makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:34 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone travels in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Bob Firestone (fresh) SG - Leon Berry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Nourse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Vera (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Perillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - John Heaton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Galiano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) PF - Todd Handley (fresh) C - Robert Wheless (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Amherst | Roy Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-15 |
| 07:18 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 06:59 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Leon Berry | 17-15 |
| 06:38 | Amherst | Stephen Vera steals it from John Heaton | 17-15 |
| 06:26 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-15 |
| 06:25 | Amherst | John Heaton pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:04 | Amherst | Robert Wheless misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 06:02 | Amherst | Todd Handley snags the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 05:51 | Amherst | James Galiano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 05:49 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 05:43 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Victor Nourse | 20-15 |
| 05:29 | Amherst | Todd Handley connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Heaton | 20-17 |
| 05:04 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera misses the jumper from the left side | 20-17 |
| 05:02 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo snags the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 04:45 | Ithaca | Leon Berry misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Robert Wheless - foul #1 on Robert Wheless, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Chester Wise (SG), William Crofts (PF), Mark Belgrave (C) Victor Nourse, Stephen Vera, Roy Perillo | |
| Subs | Amherst | Mark Robinson (PG), Casey Peters (SG), Harry Wilcoxen (SF), Aaron Etherton (PF), Wilson Jackson (C) John Heaton, James Galiano, Roy Smith, Todd Handley, Robert Wheless | |
| 04:45 | Ithaca | Leon Berry makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 04:45 | Ithaca | Leon Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 04:45 | Amherst | Aaron Etherton grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 04:32 | Amherst | Mark Robinson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 21-17 |
| 04:30 | Amherst | Aaron Etherton grabs the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 04:12 | Amherst | Aaron Etherton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 03:52 | Ithaca | William Crofts makes the driving attempt in the lane | 23-20 |
| 03:33 | Amherst | Wilson Jackson comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by William Crofts - foul #1 on William Crofts, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Ithaca | James Buckley (PG), Mark Bailey (SF) Bob Firestone, Leon Berry | |
| Subs | Amherst | | |
| 03:33 | Amherst | Wilson Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:33 | Amherst | Wilson Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:33 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Mark Belgrave | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - James Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Wise (fresh) SF - Mark Bailey (fresh) PF - William Crofts (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Belgrave (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Amherst | PG - Mark Robinson (fresh) SG - Casey Peters (fresh) SF - Harry Wilcoxen (fresh) PF - Aaron Etherton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Ithaca | James Buckley loses the dribble to Casey Peters | 23-21 |
| 02:53 | Amherst | Aaron Etherton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 02:52 | Amherst | Casey Peters grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 02:23 | Amherst | Casey Peters buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Robinson | 23-24 |
| 02:04 | Ithaca | James Buckley is fouled on the floor by Casey Peters - foul #1 on Casey Peters, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Bob Firestone (SG), Victor Nourse (SF), Stephen Vera (PF), Roy Perillo (C) Chester Wise, Mark Bailey, William Crofts, Mark Belgrave | |
| Subs | Amherst | John Heaton (PG), James Galiano (SG), Roy Smith (SF), Robert Wheless (C) Mark Robinson, Casey Peters, Harry Wilcoxen, Wilson Jackson | |
| 02:04 | Ithaca | James Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:04 | Ithaca | James Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 01:44 | Amherst | James Galiano comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 01:42 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to Roy Perillo | 25-24 |
| 01:38 | Ithaca | James Buckley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 01:36 | Amherst | Roy Smith grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 01:30 | Amherst | Robert Wheless lays it up and in on a great pass from Aaron Etherton | 25-26 |
| 01:02 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse comes up short on the floater from the right side | 25-26 |
| 01:00 | Amherst | James Galiano grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:37 | Amherst | James Galiano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 00:36 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:16 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone loses the ball out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Ithaca | Chester Wise (SG) James Buckley | |
| Subs | Amherst | Todd Handley (PF) Aaron Etherton | |
| 00:04 | Amherst | James Galiano is hacked by Chester Wise - foul #1 on Chester Wise, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| 00:04 | Amherst | James Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:04 | Amherst | James Galiano makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:00 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone misses short on a halfcourt shot | 25-28 |