| Lineup | Utica | PG - Damon Lake (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifton McConnell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Bigler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Merle Brand (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - James Buckley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Wise (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Victor Nourse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Vera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Perillo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utica | Christopher Bigler inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Utica | Kevin Price misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-37 |
| 19:48 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to James Buckley | 38-37 |
| 19:36 | Ithaca | James Buckley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Nourse | 38-40 |
| 19:21 | Utica | Kevin Price knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 18:59 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 18:57 | Utica | Christopher Bigler gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:39 | Utica | Damon Lake misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 18:37 | Ithaca | Chester Wise pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:19 | Ithaca | James Buckley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Victor Nourse | 41-43 |
| 17:56 | Utica | Christopher Bigler hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Clifton McConnell | 44-43 |
| 17:46 | Ithaca | Christopher Bigler steps in front of the Roy Perillo pass | 44-43 |
| 17:43 | Utica | Damon Lake banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Bigler | 46-43 |
| 17:27 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 17:25 | Utica | The rebound goes to Clifton McConnell | 46-43 |
| 17:15 | Utica | Victor Nourse steps in front of the Damon Lake pass | 46-43 |
| 17:12 | Ithaca | James Buckley hits the finger roll set up by Victor Nourse | 46-45 |
| 16:51 | Utica | Merle Brand scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Clifton McConnell | 48-45 |
| 16:41 | Ithaca | Chester Wise hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Price - foul #1 on Kevin Price, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Utica | Raymond Raub (PF) Merle Brand | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Bob Firestone (PG), William Crofts (PF), Mark Belgrave (C) James Buckley, Stephen Vera, Roy Perillo | |
| 16:41 | Ithaca | Chester Wise makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 16:41 | Ithaca | Chester Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 16:20 | Utica | Clifton McConnell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Damon Lake | 51-47 |
| 16:05 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse scores on a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Christopher Bigler - foul #1 on Christopher Bigler, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham (SG), Brian Briski (C) Clifton McConnell, Kevin Price | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Don Abarca (SG) Chester Wise | |
| 16:05 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 16:05 | Utica | The rebound goes to Raymond Raub | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Damon Lake (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Cunningham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Bigler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Raub (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Briski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Bob Firestone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Abarca (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Victor Nourse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Crofts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Belgrave (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Utica | Don Abarca takes the ball from Raymond Raub | 51-49 |
| 15:45 | Ithaca | Don Abarca misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 15:44 | Ithaca | Mark Belgrave hits the follow up shot | 51-51 |
| 15:24 | Utica | Raymond Raub misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Belgrave - foul #1 on Mark Belgrave, team foul #1 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Utica | Clifton McConnell (SG), Merle Brand (PF) Damon Lake, Christopher Bigler | |
| Subs | Ithaca | James Buckley (PG), Leon Berry (SF), Stephen Vera (PF), Roy Perillo (C) Don Abarca, Victor Nourse, William Crofts, Mark Belgrave | |
| 15:24 | Utica | Raymond Raub makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 15:24 | Utica | Raymond Raub misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 15:24 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 15:09 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Perillo | 52-54 |
| 14:45 | Utica | Merle Brand is fouled on the floor by Stephen Vera - foul #3 on Stephen Vera, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Utica | Kevin Price (C) Brian Briski | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 14:36 | Utica | Kevin Price banks in the layup set up by Jimmy Cunningham | 54-54 |
| 14:29 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-54 |
| 14:28 | Utica | The rebound goes to Kevin Price | 54-54 |
| 14:12 | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Vera - foul #4 on Stephen Vera, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Utica | Christopher Bigler (SF) Raymond Raub | |
| Subs | Ithaca | William Crofts (PF) Stephen Vera | |
| 14:12 | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 14:12 | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 13:56 | Ithaca | Jimmy Cunningham picks off the pass by Bob Firestone | 56-54 |
| 13:34 | Utica | Merle Brand can't finish the layup | 56-54 |
| 13:32 | Ithaca | William Crofts grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 13:10 | Ithaca | James Buckley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 13:09 | Utica | Clifton McConnell pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 13:04 | Utica | Christopher Bigler is hacked by Leon Berry - foul #3 on Leon Berry, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Utica | Damon Lake (PG), Raymond Raub (PF) Clifton McConnell, Merle Brand | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Chester Wise (SG), Victor Nourse (SF), Mark Belgrave (C) James Buckley, Leon Berry, Roy Perillo | |
| 12:52 | Utica | Mark Belgrave is called for the reach on Raymond Raub - foul #2 on Mark Belgrave, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Don Abarca (PG) Bob Firestone | |
| 12:39 | Utica | Raymond Raub hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 12:38 | Ithaca | Mark Belgrave snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 12:17 | Ithaca | Mark Belgrave lays it in | 56-56 |
| 12:06 | Utica | Raymond Raub scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Damon Lake | 58-56 |
| 11:41 | Ithaca | Chester Wise buries a runner in the paint | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Damon Lake (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Bigler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Raub (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Price (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Don Abarca (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chester Wise (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Victor Nourse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Crofts (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Belgrave (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Damon Lake | 61-58 |
| 11:05 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse misses the runner in the paint | 61-58 |
| 11:03 | Utica | Christopher Bigler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 10:57 | Utica | Kevin Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Utica | Clifton McConnell (SG), Merle Brand (PF), Brian Briski (C) Jimmy Cunningham, Raymond Raub, Kevin Price | |
| Subs | Ithaca | James Buckley (PG), Roy Perillo (C) Don Abarca, Mark Belgrave | |
| 10:38 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 10:36 | Ithaca | William Crofts tips it in | 61-60 |
| 10:15 | Utica | Christopher Bigler clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 10:14 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 10:10 | Ithaca | Chester Wise misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 10:08 | Utica | Merle Brand gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 09:51 | Utica | Clifton McConnell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-60 |
| 09:49 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 09:34 | Ithaca | Clifton McConnell takes the ball from Chester Wise | 61-60 |
| 09:21 | Utica | Clifton McConnell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roy Perillo - foul #1 on Roy Perillo, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Utica | Raymond Raub (SF), Kevin Price (C) Christopher Bigler, Brian Briski | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Bob Firestone (SG), Leon Berry (SF), Mark Belgrave (PF) Chester Wise, Victor Nourse, William Crofts | |
| 09:21 | Utica | Clifton McConnell misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 09:21 | Utica | Clifton McConnell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 09:08 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-60 |
| 09:06 | Utica | The rebound goes to Merle Brand | 62-60 |
| 09:01 | Utica | Damon Lake comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Buckley - foul #3 on James Buckley, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 09:01 | Utica | Damon Lake makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 09:01 | Utica | Damon Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 08:42 | Ithaca | James Buckley misses the 3 from straight away | 64-60 |
| 08:41 | Utica | Raymond Raub grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 08:20 | Utica | Clifton McConnell misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Bob Firestone - foul #1 on Bob Firestone, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham (PG) Damon Lake | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Don Abarca (SG) James Buckley | |
| 08:20 | Utica | Clifton McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 08:20 | Utica | Clifton McConnell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 07:58 | Ithaca | Merle Brand steals it from Roy Perillo | 66-60 |
| 07:38 | Utica | Raymond Raub misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 07:36 | Utica | Merle Brand hits the follow up shot | 68-60 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Jimmy Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton McConnell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Raymond Raub (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Merle Brand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Price (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - Bob Firestone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Abarca (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leon Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Belgrave (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Perillo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 07:14 | Utica | Merle Brand lays it in on a nice dish by Clifton McConnell and he's hacked by Mark Belgrave - foul #3 on Mark Belgrave, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Utica | Damon Lake (PG), Christopher Bigler (SF), Brian Briski (C) Jimmy Cunningham, Raymond Raub, Kevin Price | |
| Subs | Ithaca | James Buckley (PG), Victor Nourse (SF), Stephen Vera (PF), William Crofts (C) Don Abarca, Leon Berry, Mark Belgrave, Roy Perillo | |
| 07:14 | Utica | Merle Brand misses the free throw | 70-62 |
| 07:14 | Ithaca | William Crofts grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 06:55 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Buckley | 70-64 |
| 06:39 | Utica | Christopher Bigler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 70-64 |
| 06:37 | Utica | Damon Lake gets the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 06:22 | Utica | Christopher Bigler misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 70-64 |
| 06:21 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to William Crofts | 70-64 |
| 06:16 | Ithaca | James Buckley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bob Firestone | 70-67 |
| 06:03 | Utica | Clifton McConnell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 06:01 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 05:48 | Ithaca | Brian Briski steals the ball from Victor Nourse | 70-67 |
| 05:27 | Utica | Merle Brand misses badly on a shot near the basket | 70-67 |
| 05:26 | Utica | Merle Brand tips it home | 72-67 |
| 05:06 | Ithaca | Merle Brand picks off the pass by Bob Firestone | 72-67 |
| 04:51 | Utica | Merle Brand clanks a jump hook from the left block | 72-67 |
| 04:49 | Ithaca | The rebound goes to William Crofts | 72-67 |
| 04:49 | Ithaca | Ithaca calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-67 |
| Subs | Utica | Raymond Raub (PF), Kevin Price (C) Merle Brand, Brian Briski | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Chester Wise (SG), Roy Perillo (C) Bob Firestone, William Crofts | |
| 04:26 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Bigler - foul #2 on Christopher Bigler, team foul #3 | 72-67 |
| 04:26 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 04:26 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 04:03 | Utica | Damon Lake knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clifton McConnell | 74-69 |
| 03:42 | Ithaca | James Buckley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 03:41 | Utica | Raymond Raub pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| 03:22 | Utica | Raymond Raub's layup is rejected by Stephen Vera | 74-69 |
| 03:20 | Utica | Kevin Price grabs the offensive board | 74-69 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Damon Lake (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifton McConnell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SF - Christopher Bigler (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Raub (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Price (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ithaca | PG - James Buckley (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chester Wise (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Victor Nourse (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Vera (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Roy Perillo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Utica | Christopher Bigler can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by James Buckley - foul #4 on James Buckley, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham (SG), Merle Brand (PF) Clifton McConnell, Raymond Raub | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Bob Firestone (PG) James Buckley | |
| 02:59 | Utica | Christopher Bigler misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:59 | Utica | Christopher Bigler makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:40 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Price - foul #2 on Kevin Price, team foul #4 | 75-69 |
| 02:40 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:40 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:40 | Utica | Merle Brand pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| 02:23 | Utica | Christopher Bigler lays it in set up by Jimmy Cunningham | 77-70 |
| 02:01 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse connects on the jump hook near the basket | 77-72 |
| 01:46 | Utica | Christopher Bigler misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 01:44 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo snags the defensive board | 77-72 |
| 01:23 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-72 |
| 01:22 | Utica | Merle Brand grabs the defensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 01:06 | Utica | Bob Firestone steps in front of the Christopher Bigler pass | 77-72 |
| 00:41 | Ithaca | Damon Lake takes the ball from Stephen Vera | 77-72 |
| 00:38 | Utica | Jimmy Cunningham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Damon Lake | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-72 |
| 00:32 | Utica | The rebound goes to Merle Brand | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ithaca | Ithaca is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Utica | Merle Brand is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Wise - foul #1 on Chester Wise, team foul #11 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Utica | Clifton McConnell (SG), Brian Briski (C) Damon Lake, Kevin Price | |
| Subs | Ithaca | James Buckley (PG) Bob Firestone | |
| 00:31 | Utica | Merle Brand makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:31 | Utica | Merle Brand misses the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:31 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo grabs the defensive rebound | 80-72 |
| 00:27 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bigler - foul #3 on Christopher Bigler, team foul #5 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Utica | Damon Lake (PG), Kevin Price (C) Jimmy Cunningham, Brian Briski | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 00:25 | Ithaca | James Buckley is fouled on the floor by Damon Lake - foul #3 on Damon Lake, team foul #6 | 80-72 |
| 00:23 | Ithaca | James Buckley makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Chester Wise | 80-75 |
| 00:21 | Utica | Clifton McConnell is hacked by Chester Wise in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chester Wise, team foul #12 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Utica | Jessie Combs (PG), Jimmy Cunningham (PF), Brian Briski (C) Damon Lake, Merle Brand, Kevin Price | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 00:21 | Utica | Clifton McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:21 | Utica | Clifton McConnell misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:21 | Ithaca | Roy Perillo grabs the defensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:15 | Ithaca | Jessie Combs is called for the reach on James Buckley - foul #1 on Jessie Combs, team foul #7 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Utica | Damon Lake (PG), Merle Brand (PF), Kevin Price (C) Jessie Combs, Jimmy Cunningham, Brian Briski | |
| Subs | Ithaca | | |
| 00:15 | Ithaca | James Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:15 | Ithaca | James Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:14 | Utica | James Buckley is called for the reach on Christopher Bigler in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Buckley, team foul #13 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Utica | Raymond Raub (PF) Merle Brand | |
| Subs | Ithaca | Bob Firestone (PG) James Buckley | |
| 00:14 | Utica | Christopher Bigler makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:14 | Utica | Christopher Bigler makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:07 | Ithaca | Bob Firestone clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 83-77 |
| 00:06 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-77 |
| 00:03 | Ithaca | Victor Nourse's floater is knocked away by Clifton McConnell | 83-77 |
| 00:01 | Ithaca | Stephen Vera pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-77 |
| 00:00 | Ithaca | The clock runs out | 83-77 |