| Lineup | Utica | PG - Calvin Scott (fresh) SG - Scott Mincy (fresh) SF - Scott Dice (fresh) PF - Norman Moore (fresh) C - Walter Strine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elmira | PG - Billy Martines (fresh) SG - Roy Pitman (fresh) SF - Michael White (fresh) PF - Richard Rourke (fresh) C - Rodney Perl (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utica | Walter Strine wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elmira | Elmira is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Utica | Norman Moore clanks a runner from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Elmira | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Elmira | Roy Pitman lays it up and in set up by Billy Martines | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Utica | Scott Dice can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Roy Pitman - foul #1 on Roy Pitman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Utica | Scott Dice misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Utica | Scott Dice makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:10 | Elmira | Roy Pitman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 1-2 |
| 19:09 | Elmira | Michael White gets the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:53 | Elmira | Michael White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 18:51 | Utica | Norman Moore gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Utica | Roy Pitman is called for the reach on Scott Mincy - foul #2 on Roy Pitman, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Elmira | Frederick Carter (SG) Roy Pitman | |
| 18:21 | Utica | Scott Dice misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Rodney Perl - foul #1 on Rodney Perl, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | Utica | Scott Dice makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Utica | Scott Dice misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Elmira | Rodney Perl pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Elmira | Rodney Perl misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Walter Strine - foul #1 on Walter Strine, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Elmira | Rodney Perl makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Elmira | Rodney Perl misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Elmira | Richard Rourke pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Elmira | Frederick Carter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Utica | Walter Strine gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Utica | Michael White picks off the pass by Norman Moore | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Elmira | Billy Martines misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Elmira | Frederick Carter grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Elmira | Michael White clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Scott Dice - foul #1 on Scott Dice, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Utica | Timmy Yost (SG), Michael Kruse (PF), Robert Ashbaugh (C) Scott Mincy, Norman Moore, Walter Strine | |
| Subs | Elmira | | |
| 17:29 | Elmira | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Elmira | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:16 | Utica | Scott Dice makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Calvin Scott and the foul's on Rodney Perl - foul #2 on Rodney Perl, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Subs | Elmira | Willie Cooper (C) Rodney Perl | |
| 17:16 | Utica | Scott Dice makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Elmira | Michael White misses the fadeaway in the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | Elmira | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Cooper | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Elmira | Timmy Yost is called for the reach on Frederick Carter - foul #1 on Timmy Yost, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Utica | Henry Frey (PG), Andrew Neel (C) Calvin Scott, Scott Dice | |
| Subs | Elmira | Derrick Muller (PG), Derek Bean (SF) Billy Martines, Michael White | |
| 16:17 | Elmira | Willie Cooper hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Rourke and the foul's on Andrew Neel - foul #1 on Andrew Neel, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Utica | Scott Mincy (SG), Walter Strine (C) Timmy Yost, Andrew Neel | |
| Subs | Elmira | | |
| 16:17 | Elmira | Willie Cooper makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:02 | Utica | Michael Kruse misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-8 |
| 16:00 | Utica | Walter Strine can't tip it in | 5-8 |
| 15:58 | Utica | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Strine | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Henry Frey (fresh) SG - Scott Mincy (fresh) SF - Michael Kruse (fresh) PF - Robert Ashbaugh (fresh) C - Walter Strine (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmira | PG - Derrick Muller (fresh) SG - Frederick Carter (fresh) SF - Derek Bean (fresh) PF - Richard Rourke (fresh) C - Willie Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Utica | Walter Strine misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 15:35 | Elmira | The rebound goes to Richard Rourke | 5-8 |
| 15:30 | Elmira | Michael Kruse takes the ball from Derrick Muller | 5-8 |
| 15:10 | Utica | Robert Ashbaugh hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Derek Bean - foul #1 on Derek Bean, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Utica | Calvin Scott (PG), Norman Moore (PF) Henry Frey, Walter Strine | |
| Subs | Elmira | Billy Martines (PG), Michael White (SF), Paul Offenberger (C) Derrick Muller, Derek Bean, Richard Rourke | |
| 15:10 | Utica | Robert Ashbaugh misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:10 | Utica | Robert Ashbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:54 | Elmira | Michael White is hacked by Norman Moore - foul #1 on Norman Moore, team foul #5 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Utica | Scott Dice (SF) Michael Kruse | |
| Subs | Elmira | | |
| 14:34 | Elmira | Michael White lays it up and in set up by Willie Cooper | 6-10 |
| 14:09 | Utica | Scott Dice makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 8-10 |
| 14:05 | Elmira | Frederick Carter misses the lay-in | 8-10 |
| 14:03 | Utica | Norman Moore snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:37 | Utica | Scott Dice is called for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Utica | Michael Kruse (SG), Walter Strine (C) Scott Mincy, Robert Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Elmira | Derek Bean (SG), Richard Rourke (PF) Frederick Carter, Willie Cooper | |
| 13:21 | Elmira | Paul Offenberger misses the lay-in | 8-10 |
| 13:19 | Utica | Norman Moore grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 13:05 | Utica | Scott Dice is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Scott Dice, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Utica | Timmy Yost (SF) Scott Dice | |
| Subs | Elmira | Derrick Muller (PG), Harry Dean (SG) Billy Martines, Michael White | |
| 12:49 | Elmira | Derrick Muller hits the finger roll set up by Harry Dean | 8-12 |
| 12:24 | Utica | Michael Kruse misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 12:22 | Elmira | Richard Rourke gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:19 | Elmira | Derrick Muller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| Subs | Utica | Henry Frey (PG), Andrew Neel (PF) Calvin Scott, Norman Moore | |
| Subs | Elmira | Frederick Carter (SG), Willie Cooper (C) Harry Dean, Paul Offenberger | |
| 11:58 | Utica | Andrew Neel misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 11:56 | Elmira | Willie Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Henry Frey (fresh) SG - Michael Kruse (fresh) SF - Timmy Yost (fresh) PF - Andrew Neel (fresh) C - Walter Strine (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmira | PG - Derrick Muller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frederick Carter (fresh) SF - Derek Bean (fresh) PF - Richard Rourke (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Elmira | Richard Rourke is called for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | Utica | Scott Mincy (SG), Robert Ashbaugh (PF) Michael Kruse, Andrew Neel | |
| Subs | Elmira | Billy Martines (PG), Michael White (SF) Derrick Muller, Derek Bean | |
| 11:23 | Utica | Henry Frey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Ashbaugh | 10-12 |
| 11:07 | Elmira | Henry Frey steps in front of the Richard Rourke pass | 10-12 |
| 10:51 | Utica | Timmy Yost clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 10-12 |
| 10:50 | Elmira | Richard Rourke gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:44 | Elmira | Richard Rourke makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Billy Martines | 10-14 |
| 10:27 | Utica | Timmy Yost misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 10:26 | Elmira | Frederick Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:21 | Elmira | Michael White buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Billy Martines | 10-16 |
| 10:09 | Utica | Timmy Yost loses the dribble to Willie Cooper | 10-16 |
| 09:45 | Elmira | Willie Cooper can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Walter Strine - foul #2 on Walter Strine, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Utica | Calvin Scott (PG), Michael Kruse (SG), Andrew Neel (SF), Norman Moore (PF) Henry Frey, Scott Mincy, Timmy Yost, Walter Strine | |
| Subs | Elmira | Derrick Muller (PG), Derek Bean (SG), Paul Offenberger (C) Billy Martines, Frederick Carter, Richard Rourke | |
| 09:45 | Elmira | Willie Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:45 | Elmira | Willie Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:26 | Utica | Andrew Neel knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 09:09 | Elmira | Paul Offenberger blows the layup but the foul's on Calvin Scott - foul #1 on Calvin Scott, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Utica | James Carr (SG) Robert Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Elmira | Harry Dean (SG), Richard Barreiro (C) Michael White, Willie Cooper | |
| 09:09 | Elmira | Paul Offenberger makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:09 | Elmira | Paul Offenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:53 | Utica | Michael Kruse misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-19 |
| 08:51 | Utica | Norman Moore hits the follow up shot | 15-19 |
| 08:29 | Elmira | Harry Dean misses the fadeaway from the left side | 15-19 |
| 08:27 | Utica | The rebound goes to Andrew Neel | 15-19 |
| 08:22 | Utica | Michael Kruse scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Norman Moore and he's hacked by Derek Bean - foul #2 on Derek Bean, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Utica | Scott Mincy (SG) James Carr | |
| Subs | Elmira | Billy Martines (PG), Frederick Carter (SG) Derrick Muller, Derek Bean | |
| 08:22 | Utica | Michael Kruse misses the free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:22 | Utica | Andrew Neel gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:58 | Utica | Michael Kruse clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 07:56 | Elmira | Frederick Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Calvin Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Mincy (fresh) SF - Michael Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Neel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmira | PG - Billy Martines (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frederick Carter (fresh) SF - Harry Dean (fresh) PF - Paul Offenberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Barreiro (fresh) | |
| 07:49 | Elmira | Billy Martines connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Carter | 17-21 |
| 07:28 | Utica | Richard Barreiro is called for the reach on Scott Mincy - foul #1 on Richard Barreiro, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Utica | Timmy Yost (SF), Robert Ashbaugh (C) Michael Kruse, Andrew Neel | |
| Subs | Elmira | Michael White (SF), Richard Rourke (PF) Harry Dean, Richard Barreiro | |
| 07:28 | Utica | Scott Mincy makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:28 | Utica | Scott Mincy misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:28 | Elmira | Paul Offenberger pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:18 | Elmira | Michael White's floater is tipped away by Norman Moore | 18-21 |
| 07:17 | Elmira | Michael White misses the tip | 18-21 |
| 07:16 | Utica | Norman Moore grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 06:57 | Utica | Robert Ashbaugh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 06:56 | Elmira | Richard Rourke grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 06:50 | Elmira | Michael White loses the ball out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Utica | James Carr (SG), Andrew Neel (C) Scott Mincy, Norman Moore | |
| Subs | Elmira | Willie Cooper (C) Paul Offenberger | |
| 06:32 | Utica | Timmy Yost lays it in | 20-21 |
| 06:23 | Elmira | Frederick Carter misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Carr - foul #1 on James Carr, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Utica | Henry Frey (PG) Calvin Scott | |
| Subs | Elmira | Derrick Muller (PG) Billy Martines | |
| 06:23 | Elmira | Frederick Carter misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:23 | Elmira | Frederick Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:59 | Utica | Timmy Yost scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 05:55 | Elmira | Robert Ashbaugh steps in front of the Frederick Carter pass | 23-22 |
| 05:43 | Utica | Henry Frey hits the finger roll | 25-22 |
| 05:29 | Elmira | Willie Cooper is hacked by Robert Ashbaugh - foul #1 on Robert Ashbaugh, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Utica | Scott Mincy (SG), Michael Kruse (PF) James Carr, Andrew Neel | |
| Subs | Elmira | Harry Dean (SG) Frederick Carter | |
| 05:29 | Elmira | Willie Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:29 | Elmira | Willie Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:13 | Utica | Henry Frey is fouled on the floor by Derrick Muller - foul #1 on Derrick Muller, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Utica | Norman Moore (PF) Timmy Yost | |
| Subs | Elmira | | |
| 05:13 | Utica | Henry Frey makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:13 | Utica | Henry Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:02 | Elmira | Michael White scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Derrick Muller | 27-26 |
| 04:58 | Utica | Henry Frey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 04:56 | Elmira | Harry Dean gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:36 | Elmira | Willie Cooper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 04:34 | Elmira | Michael White grabs the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:15 | Elmira | Harry Dean can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 04:14 | Utica | Norman Moore grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 03:54 | Utica | Derrick Muller is called for the reach on Henry Frey - foul #2 on Derrick Muller, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Utica | Timmy Yost (SG), Scott Dice (SF), Walter Strine (C) Scott Mincy, Norman Moore, Robert Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Elmira | Billy Martines (PG), Roy Pitman (SG), Derek Bean (SF), Paul Offenberger (PF), Rodney Perl (C) Derrick Muller, Harry Dean, Michael White, Richard Rourke, Willie Cooper | |
| 03:54 | Utica | Henry Frey makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:54 | Utica | Henry Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Henry Frey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Timmy Yost (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Dice (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Kruse (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Strine (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elmira | PG - Billy Martines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Pitman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek Bean (fresh) PF - Paul Offenberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Perl (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:38 | Elmira | Michael Kruse takes the ball from Derek Bean | 29-26 |
| 03:21 | Utica | Scott Dice comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 03:19 | Elmira | Paul Offenberger pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:13 | Elmira | Paul Offenberger connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Derek Bean | 29-28 |
| 02:56 | Utica | Rodney Perl picks off the pass by Scott Dice | 29-28 |
| 02:40 | Elmira | Paul Offenberger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 02:38 | Elmira | Paul Offenberger tips it home | 29-30 |
| 02:23 | Utica | Walter Strine's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Offenberger | 29-30 |
| 02:22 | Utica | Walter Strine tips it in | 31-30 |
| 02:17 | Elmira | Billy Martines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 02:15 | Utica | Timmy Yost snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 01:51 | Utica | Rodney Perl is called for the reach on Michael Kruse - foul #3 on Rodney Perl, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Utica | Calvin Scott (PG), Norman Moore (PF) Henry Frey, Timmy Yost | |
| Subs | Elmira | Richard Rourke (PF), Willie Cooper (C) Paul Offenberger, Rodney Perl | |
| 01:51 | Utica | Michael Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:51 | Utica | Michael Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:31 | Elmira | Walter Strine swats the short shot by Richard Rourke | 33-30 |
| 01:30 | Elmira | Richard Rourke misses the tip | 33-30 |
| 01:29 | Elmira | Roy Pitman snags the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 01:14 | Elmira | Richard Rourke comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Walter Strine - foul #3 on Walter Strine, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Utica | Scott Mincy (SG), Andrew Neel (SF), Robert Ashbaugh (C) Michael Kruse, Scott Dice, Walter Strine | |
| Subs | Elmira | Derrick Muller (PG), Frederick Carter (SG), Michael White (SF) Billy Martines, Roy Pitman, Derek Bean | |
| 01:14 | Elmira | Richard Rourke makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:14 | Elmira | Richard Rourke makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:05 | Utica | Michael White blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Andrew Neel | 33-32 |
| 01:03 | Utica | Scott Mincy grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:50 | Utica | Scott Mincy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-32 |
| 00:49 | Elmira | The rebound goes to Willie Cooper | 33-32 |
| 00:43 | Elmira | Frederick Carter comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Ashbaugh - foul #2 on Robert Ashbaugh, team foul #12 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Utica | Timmy Yost (SF) Andrew Neel | |
| Subs | Elmira | | |
| 00:43 | Elmira | Frederick Carter makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:43 | Elmira | Frederick Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:43 | Utica | Robert Ashbaugh grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 00:22 | Utica | Calvin Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 00:21 | Utica | Robert Ashbaugh gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Utica | Robert Ashbaugh clanks a turnaround in the lane | 33-33 |