| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Kenneth Radley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Starr (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Rick Adams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Wilt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gregory Shaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Laverne Toombs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Truex (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Sweeney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Dinan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | La Grange | Rick Adams inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | La Grange | Charles Wilt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-32 |
| 19:27 | Utica | Laverne Toombs scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Gregory Shaw | 27-34 |
| 19:14 | La Grange | Kenneth Radley misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 19:13 | La Grange | Charles Wilt snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 18:51 | La Grange | John Starr scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Radley | 30-34 |
| 18:31 | Utica | Thomas Sawyer denies the turnaround by Richard Dinan | 30-34 |
| 18:29 | La Grange | Rick Adams gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:22 | La Grange | John Starr is hacked by Laverne Toombs - foul #3 on Laverne Toombs, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| Subs | Utica | Don Poythress (SG) Laverne Toombs | |
| 18:10 | La Grange | Charles Wilt can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 18:09 | La Grange | Rick Adams grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 17:41 | La Grange | John Starr knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Charles Wilt | 32-34 |
| 17:18 | Utica | Rick Adams is called for the reach on Don Poythress - foul #2 on Rick Adams, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | La Grange | Micheal Strain (SF), Leonard Davis (PF), Stephen Kennedy (C) Rick Adams, Charles Wilt, Thomas Sawyer | |
| Subs | Utica | Daniel Brown (PG), Roy Dalton (PF) Gregory Shaw, Raymond Sweeney | |
| 17:06 | Utica | Micheal Strain takes the ball from Roy Dalton | 32-34 |
| 17:03 | La Grange | Kenneth Radley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Micheal Strain | 34-34 |
| 16:43 | Utica | Roy Dalton is hacked by Leonard Davis - foul #2 on Leonard Davis, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | La Grange | Brandon Roberts (SG) John Starr | |
| Subs | Utica | Carlos Smith (SF), Steve Fletcher (C) Larry Truex, Richard Dinan | |
| 16:25 | Utica | Carlos Smith hits the finger roll and the foul's on Leonard Davis - foul #3 on Leonard Davis, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | La Grange | Jeffrey Eberhardt (PG), Rick Adams (SF) Kenneth Radley, Leonard Davis | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 16:25 | Utica | Carlos Smith makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:10 | La Grange | Brandon Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-37 |
| 16:08 | Utica | Don Poythress snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 16:02 | Utica | Daniel Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brandon Roberts - foul #2 on Brandon Roberts, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | La Grange | Charles Wilt (PF), Thomas Sawyer (C) Jeffrey Eberhardt, Stephen Kennedy | |
| Subs | Utica | Raymond Sweeney (PF) Steve Fletcher | |
| 16:02 | Utica | Daniel Brown misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:02 | Utica | Daniel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Brandon Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Strain (fresh) SF - Rick Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Wilt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Poythress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carlos Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Sweeney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | La Grange | Rick Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 15:37 | La Grange | Thomas Sawyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:29 | La Grange | Micheal Strain can't finish the layup | 34-38 |
| 15:27 | La Grange | Thomas Sawyer tips it but misses | 34-38 |
| 15:25 | Utica | Carlos Smith gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:01 | Utica | Roy Dalton buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Sweeney | 34-40 |
| 14:48 | La Grange | Rick Adams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carlos Smith - foul #2 on Carlos Smith, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | La Grange | Kenneth Radley (PG), John Starr (SG) Brandon Roberts, Micheal Strain | |
| Subs | Utica | Gregory Shaw (PG), Laverne Toombs (SG), Larry Truex (SF), Richard Dinan (C) Daniel Brown, Don Poythress, Carlos Smith, Roy Dalton | |
| 14:48 | La Grange | Rick Adams makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:48 | La Grange | Rick Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:32 | Utica | Larry Truex is whistled for traveling | 36-40 |
| Subs | La Grange | Andrew Pope (SF) Rick Adams | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 14:15 | La Grange | Thomas Sawyer comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 36-40 |
| 14:13 | Utica | Larry Truex grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:55 | Utica | Larry Truex misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-40 |
| 13:53 | La Grange | Thomas Sawyer snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 13:48 | La Grange | Kenneth Radley is hacked by Gregory Shaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Shaw, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | La Grange | Micheal Strain (PF), Leonard Davis (C) Charles Wilt, Thomas Sawyer | |
| Subs | Utica | Roy Dalton (PF) Raymond Sweeney | |
| 13:37 | La Grange | John Starr scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-40 |
| 13:23 | Utica | Gregory Shaw makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Larry Truex | 39-42 |
| 13:05 | La Grange | John Starr knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Micheal Strain | 41-42 |
| 12:53 | Utica | Gregory Shaw misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Leonard Davis - foul #4 on Leonard Davis, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | La Grange | Rick Adams (SF), Stephen Kennedy (C) Andrew Pope, Leonard Davis | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 12:53 | Utica | Gregory Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:53 | Utica | Gregory Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:36 | La Grange | Kenneth Radley is fouled on the floor by Roy Dalton - foul #1 on Roy Dalton, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| 12:19 | La Grange | Rick Adams scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Radley | 44-44 |
| 12:10 | Utica | Larry Truex makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Shaw | 44-46 |
| 11:53 | La Grange | Kenneth Radley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 11:52 | La Grange | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Strain | 44-46 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Kenneth Radley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Starr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rick Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Strain (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Kennedy (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gregory Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Laverne Toombs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Truex (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Dalton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dinan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | La Grange | Stephen Kennedy misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-46 |
| 11:38 | La Grange | Micheal Strain grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 11:28 | La Grange | Kenneth Radley buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Micheal Strain | 47-46 |
| 11:19 | Utica | Roy Dalton misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 11:18 | Utica | Gregory Shaw snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 11:11 | Utica | John Starr is called for the reach on Larry Truex - foul #1 on John Starr, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | La Grange | Jeffrey Eberhardt (PG), Brandon Roberts (SG), Andrew Pope (SF), Charles Wilt (PF), Thomas Sawyer (C) Kenneth Radley, John Starr, Rick Adams, Micheal Strain, Stephen Kennedy | |
| Subs | Utica | Daniel Brown (PG), Don Poythress (SG), Carlos Smith (SF), Raymond Sweeney (PF), Steve Fletcher (C) Gregory Shaw, Laverne Toombs, Larry Truex, Roy Dalton, Richard Dinan | |
| 10:53 | Utica | The jumper by Raymond Sweeney is denied by Thomas Sawyer | 47-46 |
| 10:51 | La Grange | The rebound goes to Thomas Sawyer | 47-46 |
| 10:33 | La Grange | Jeffrey Eberhardt misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 47-46 |
| 10:32 | Utica | Don Poythress pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:26 | Utica | Charles Wilt steals it from Don Poythress | 47-46 |
| 10:13 | La Grange | Charles Wilt is hacked by Raymond Sweeney - foul #1 on Raymond Sweeney, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | La Grange | Kenneth Radley (PG) Jeffrey Eberhardt | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 10:03 | La Grange | Andrew Pope knocks in the floater from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 09:45 | Utica | Daniel Brown makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Smith | 49-49 |
| 09:22 | La Grange | Kenneth Radley buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Roberts | 52-49 |
| 09:09 | Utica | Carlos Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-49 |
| 09:08 | Utica | Don Poythress tips it home | 52-51 |
| 08:49 | La Grange | Brandon Roberts is hacked by Carlos Smith - foul #3 on Carlos Smith, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | La Grange | John Starr (SG), Rick Adams (SF) Brandon Roberts, Andrew Pope | |
| Subs | Utica | Gregory Shaw (PG), Laverne Toombs (SG), Larry Truex (SF), Richard Dinan (C) Daniel Brown, Don Poythress, Carlos Smith, Steve Fletcher | |
| 08:34 | La Grange | Thomas Sawyer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 08:32 | Utica | Larry Truex snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 08:03 | Utica | Larry Truex is fouled on the floor by Charles Wilt - foul #1 on Charles Wilt, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | La Grange | Micheal Strain (PF), Stephen Kennedy (C) Charles Wilt, Thomas Sawyer | |
| Subs | Utica | Roy Dalton (PF) Raymond Sweeney | |
| 08:03 | Utica | Larry Truex misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:03 | La Grange | Stephen Kennedy grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 07:44 | La Grange | John Starr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 07:42 | Utica | Richard Dinan pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Kenneth Radley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Starr (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rick Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Strain (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Kennedy (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gregory Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Laverne Toombs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Truex (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Dalton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dinan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Utica | John Starr picks off the pass by Gregory Shaw | 52-51 |
| 07:04 | La Grange | John Starr misses the easy layup | 52-51 |
| 07:02 | Utica | Larry Truex gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:52 | Utica | Larry Truex hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-54 |
| 06:41 | La Grange | Kenneth Radley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Roy Dalton - foul #2 on Roy Dalton, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | La Grange | Charles Wilt (PF), Thomas Sawyer (C) Micheal Strain, Stephen Kennedy | |
| Subs | Utica | Raymond Sweeney (PF) Roy Dalton | |
| 06:41 | La Grange | Kenneth Radley makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:41 | La Grange | Kenneth Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:20 | Utica | Larry Truex drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Sweeney | 54-57 |
| 05:59 | La Grange | Gregory Shaw is called for the reach on John Starr - foul #4 on Gregory Shaw, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | La Grange | Brandon Roberts (PG), Micheal Strain (SF) Kenneth Radley, Rick Adams | |
| Subs | Utica | Daniel Brown (PG) Gregory Shaw | |
| 05:59 | La Grange | John Starr makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:59 | La Grange | John Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:39 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Wilt - foul #2 on Charles Wilt, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | La Grange | Andrew Pope (SG) John Starr | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 05:39 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:39 | Utica | Raymond Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:22 | La Grange | Charles Wilt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 05:20 | La Grange | Thomas Sawyer tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| 05:00 | Utica | Daniel Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 04:58 | La Grange | Thomas Sawyer snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:33 | La Grange | Charles Wilt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-59 |
| 04:32 | La Grange | Brandon Roberts hits the follow up shot | 60-59 |
| 04:13 | Utica | Larry Truex misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Micheal Strain - foul #1 on Micheal Strain, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | La Grange | Kenneth Radley (PG), John Starr (SG), Rick Adams (SF), Leonard Davis (C) Brandon Roberts, Andrew Pope, Charles Wilt, Thomas Sawyer | |
| Subs | Utica | Gregory Shaw (PG), Don Poythress (SG), Roy Dalton (PF), Steve Fletcher (C) Daniel Brown, Laverne Toombs, Raymond Sweeney, Richard Dinan | |
| 04:13 | Utica | Larry Truex makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:13 | Utica | Larry Truex makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:53 | La Grange | Micheal Strain hits a runner from close range set up by John Starr and he's hacked by Roy Dalton - foul #3 on Roy Dalton, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| Subs | Utica | Carlos Smith (SF) Larry Truex | |
| 03:53 | La Grange | Micheal Strain makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:37 | Utica | Steve Fletcher comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 63-61 |
| 03:36 | Utica | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Smith | 63-61 |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Kenneth Radley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Starr (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rick Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Strain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Gregory Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Don Poythress (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carlos Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Dalton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Utica | Roy Dalton drills a floater from the right side | 63-63 |
| 03:01 | La Grange | Leonard Davis blows the layup but the foul's on Roy Dalton - foul #4 on Roy Dalton, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| Subs | La Grange | Stephen Kennedy (C) Micheal Strain | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 03:01 | La Grange | Leonard Davis makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:01 | La Grange | Leonard Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:56 | Utica | Utica calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | La Grange | Charles Wilt (PF), Thomas Sawyer (C) Leonard Davis, Stephen Kennedy | |
| Subs | Utica | Laverne Toombs (SG), Larry Truex (SF), Raymond Sweeney (PF), Richard Dinan (C) Don Poythress, Carlos Smith, Roy Dalton, Steve Fletcher | |
| 02:39 | Utica | Laverne Toombs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-63 |
| 02:16 | La Grange | Thomas Sawyer is whistled for traveling | 65-63 |
| 01:59 | Utica | Laverne Toombs misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 01:57 | La Grange | Thomas Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 01:53 | La Grange | Charles Wilt loses the dribble to Raymond Sweeney | 65-63 |
| 01:40 | Utica | Gregory Shaw comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 01:39 | La Grange | Rick Adams pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 01:10 | La Grange | Kenneth Radley blows the layup | 65-63 |
| 01:09 | La Grange | Thomas Sawyer hits the follow up shot | 67-63 |
| 00:54 | Utica | Gregory Shaw's pass is intercepted by John Starr | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | La Grange | John Starr can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Truex - foul #2 on Larry Truex, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| 00:29 | La Grange | John Starr makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:29 | La Grange | John Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Utica | John Starr picks off the pass by Richard Dinan | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | La Grange | Rick Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Shaw - foul #5 on Gregory Shaw, team foul #12 | 69-63 |
| Subs | La Grange | Brandon Roberts (SG), Leonard Davis (C) John Starr, Thomas Sawyer | |
| Subs | Utica | Daniel Brown (PG) Gregory Shaw | |
| 00:20 | La Grange | Rick Adams makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:20 | La Grange | Rick Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Utica | Daniel Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-63 |
| 00:12 | Utica | Larry Truex grabs the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 00:10 | Utica | Richard Dinan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 00:08 | La Grange | Charles Wilt grabs the board | 71-63 |
| 00:08 | La Grange | La Grange calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange 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) | |
| 00:00 | La Grange | Kenneth Radley runs out the clock | 71-63 |