| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Vernon Almaguer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Port (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Kevin Elizalde (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gene Fell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Soria (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Straight (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | Arthur Port inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Messiah | Alvin Garrett is denied on a layup by Mark Soria | 34-41 |
| 19:47 | Utica | Mark Soria snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 19:32 | Utica | James Robinson is hacked by Jimmy Horton - foul #1 on Jimmy Horton, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| 19:07 | Utica | Carl Straight connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Elizalde | 34-43 |
| 18:49 | Messiah | James Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Straight | 34-43 |
| 18:47 | Messiah | Arthur Port grabs the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 18:34 | Messiah | Vernon Almaguer knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jimmy Horton | 36-43 |
| 18:27 | Utica | James Baker is called for the reach on Mark Soria - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| 18:15 | Utica | James Robinson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 18:14 | Messiah | The rebound goes to James Baker | 36-43 |
| 17:49 | Messiah | Carl Straight blocks the short jumper by James Baker | 36-43 |
| 17:47 | Utica | Carl Straight gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:24 | Utica | Alvin Garrett blocks the short jumper by Gene Fell | 36-43 |
| 17:23 | Messiah | The rebound goes to James Baker | 36-43 |
| 17:17 | Messiah | Alvin Garrett drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Vernon Almaguer | 38-43 |
| 17:11 | Utica | Carl Straight loses the ball out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Messiah | Donald Trimmer (SG), Brandon Curd (SF), Wallace Cheng (PF), Gerald Mangino (C) Jimmy Horton, Arthur Port, Alvin Garrett, James Baker | |
| Subs | Utica | Joseph McInerny (SG), Brian Burns (SF), Rodney Roessler (PF), Randall King (C) James Robinson, Gene Fell, Mark Soria, Carl Straight | |
| 17:03 | Messiah | Gerald Mangino connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Vernon Almaguer and the foul's on Randall King - foul #1 on Randall King, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| 17:03 | Messiah | Gerald Mangino makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:44 | Utica | Kevin Elizalde clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-43 |
| 16:43 | Utica | Randall King pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:24 | Utica | Randall King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Messiah | Jerry Radomski (SF) Vernon Almaguer | |
| Subs | Utica | John Cox (SG) Kevin Elizalde | |
| 16:17 | Messiah | Donald Trimmer misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 41-43 |
| 16:15 | Utica | John Cox grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 16:09 | Utica | Joseph McInerny misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 16:08 | Utica | Rodney Roessler tips it in | 41-45 |
| 15:49 | Messiah | Wallace Cheng loses the dribble to Randall King | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Brandon Curd (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Trimmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Radomski (fresh) PF - Wallace Cheng (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Mangino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Joseph McInerny (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Roessler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Utica | Randall King comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 15:30 | Utica | Randall King can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 15:28 | Messiah | Wallace Cheng grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 15:23 | Messiah | Brandon Curd blows the layup | 41-45 |
| 15:22 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Trimmer | 41-45 |
| 15:16 | Messiah | Jerry Radomski can't connect on a floater from the right side | 41-45 |
| 15:15 | Utica | The rebound goes to Rodney Roessler | 41-45 |
| 15:10 | Utica | Brandon Curd steals it from Brian Burns | 41-45 |
| 14:47 | Messiah | Wallace Cheng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Messiah | Vernon Almaguer (PG), Jimmy Horton (SG), Arthur Port (SF), Alvin Garrett (PF), James Baker (C) Brandon Curd, Donald Trimmer, Jerry Radomski, Wallace Cheng, Gerald Mangino | |
| Subs | Utica | Kevin Elizalde (PG), James Robinson (SG), Gene Fell (SF), Mark Soria (PF), Carl Straight (C) Joseph McInerny, John Cox, Brian Burns, Rodney Roessler, Randall King | |
| 14:32 | Utica | Vernon Almaguer steals it from James Robinson | 41-45 |
| 14:14 | Messiah | James Baker is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Baker, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| 13:58 | Utica | Mark Soria buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Elizalde | 41-47 |
| 13:51 | Messiah | Alvin Garrett hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Arthur Port and he's hacked by Kevin Elizalde - foul #3 on Kevin Elizalde, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| 13:51 | Messiah | Alvin Garrett makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:41 | Utica | Mark Soria connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-49 |
| 13:29 | Messiah | Jimmy Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| 13:06 | Utica | James Robinson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| 12:52 | Messiah | The pull-up jumper by Arthur Port is blocked by Carl Straight | 44-49 |
| 12:51 | Utica | Gene Fell grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 12:33 | Utica | James Robinson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Straight | 44-52 |
| 12:14 | Messiah | Jimmy Horton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Arthur Port | 47-52 |
| 12:04 | Utica | Kevin Elizalde can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 12:03 | Utica | Mark Soria tips it in | 47-54 |
| 11:46 | Messiah | Alvin Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 11:45 | Utica | Carl Straight gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Vernon Almaguer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jimmy Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Port (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Garrett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - James Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Kevin Elizalde (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gene Fell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Soria (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Straight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Utica | Gene Fell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-54 |
| 11:38 | Messiah | James Baker grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 11:24 | Messiah | Arthur Port misses the 3 from straight away | 47-54 |
| 11:23 | Utica | The rebound goes to Gene Fell | 47-54 |
| 10:56 | Utica | Kevin Elizalde connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-56 |
| 10:45 | Messiah | Jimmy Horton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 10:43 | Utica | The rebound goes to Carl Straight | 47-56 |
| 10:20 | Utica | James Robinson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Elizalde | 47-59 |
| 10:01 | Messiah | Jimmy Horton is fouled on the floor by Mark Soria - foul #1 on Mark Soria, team foul #4 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Messiah | Brandon Curd (PG), Donald Trimmer (SG), Jerry Radomski (SF), Wallace Cheng (PF), Gerald Mangino (C) Vernon Almaguer, Jimmy Horton, Arthur Port, Alvin Garrett, James Baker | |
| Subs | Utica | Joseph McInerny (PG), John Cox (SG), Brian Burns (SF), Rodney Roessler (PF), Randall King (C) Kevin Elizalde, James Robinson, Gene Fell, Mark Soria, Carl Straight | |
| 09:41 | Messiah | Donald Trimmer hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 47-59 |
| 09:39 | Utica | John Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 09:20 | Utica | John Cox can't connect on a shot in the lane | 47-59 |
| 09:19 | Messiah | Wallace Cheng pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 09:12 | Messiah | Wallace Cheng misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Rodney Roessler - foul #1 on Rodney Roessler, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| 09:12 | Messiah | Wallace Cheng misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:12 | Messiah | Wallace Cheng makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 08:58 | Utica | Joseph McInerny misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Wallace Cheng - foul #1 on Wallace Cheng, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| 08:58 | Utica | Joseph McInerny makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:58 | Utica | Joseph McInerny makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:49 | Messiah | Brandon Curd is hacked by Joseph McInerny - foul #1 on Joseph McInerny, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| 08:34 | Messiah | Brandon Curd blows the layup | 48-61 |
| 08:33 | Messiah | Gerald Mangino tips it but misses | 48-61 |
| 08:32 | Utica | Randall King gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 08:12 | Utica | Rodney Roessler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 48-61 |
| 08:11 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Wallace Cheng | 48-61 |
| 07:47 | Messiah | Jerry Radomski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 07:45 | Utica | John Cox gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Brandon Curd (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Trimmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Radomski (fairly fresh) PF - Wallace Cheng (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Mangino (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Joseph McInerny (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Roessler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall King (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Utica | Rodney Roessler misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Wallace Cheng - foul #2 on Wallace Cheng, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Messiah | Vernon Almaguer (PG), Jimmy Horton (SG), Alvin Garrett (PF), Anthony Ashcraft (C) Donald Trimmer, Jerry Radomski, Wallace Cheng, Gerald Mangino | |
| Subs | Utica | Kevin Elizalde (PG), James Robinson (SG), James Whelchel (SF), Carl Straight (C) Joseph McInerny, John Cox, Brian Burns, Randall King | |
| 07:24 | Utica | Rodney Roessler makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 07:24 | Utica | Rodney Roessler misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 07:24 | Messiah | Anthony Ashcraft snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| 07:10 | Messiah | Anthony Ashcraft loses the ball out of bounds | 48-62 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Utica | Gene Fell (SF), Mark Soria (PF) James Whelchel, Rodney Roessler | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:47 | Utica | James Robinson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Elizalde and he's fouled by Alvin Garrett - foul #1 on Alvin Garrett, team foul #6 | 48-64 |
| 06:47 | Utica | James Robinson misses the free throw | 48-64 |
| 06:47 | Messiah | Alvin Garrett snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:38 | Messiah | Alvin Garrett misses short on a floater from the baseline | 48-64 |
| 06:36 | Utica | Mark Soria grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 06:16 | Utica | Jimmy Horton steps in front of the Gene Fell pass | 48-64 |
| 05:54 | Messiah | Brandon Curd buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Vernon Almaguer | 50-64 |
| 05:40 | Utica | Gene Fell misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 50-64 |
| 05:38 | Utica | Carl Straight pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 05:15 | Utica | Kevin Elizalde misses the floater from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 05:14 | Utica | James Robinson misses the tip | 50-64 |
| 05:12 | Messiah | Anthony Ashcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 04:54 | Messiah | Gene Fell is called for the reach on Brandon Curd - foul #2 on Gene Fell, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Messiah | Arthur Port (SF), Wallace Cheng (PF), James Baker (C) Jimmy Horton, Alvin Garrett, Anthony Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Utica | Joseph McInerny (SG), Brian Burns (SF), Rodney Roessler (PF), Randall King (C) James Robinson, Gene Fell, Mark Soria, Carl Straight | |
| 04:54 | Messiah | Brandon Curd makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 04:54 | Messiah | Brandon Curd makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:35 | Utica | Wallace Cheng is called for the reach on Kevin Elizalde - foul #3 on Wallace Cheng, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Messiah | Donald Trimmer (SG) Brandon Curd | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| 04:35 | Utica | Kevin Elizalde makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:35 | Utica | Kevin Elizalde misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:35 | Utica | Rodney Roessler pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 04:10 | Utica | Randall King scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Rodney Roessler | 52-67 |
| 04:02 | Messiah | Vernon Almaguer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-67 |
| Subs | Messiah | Jerry Radomski (PG) Vernon Almaguer | |
| Subs | Utica | | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Utica | Kevin Elizalde is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Kevin Elizalde, team foul #8 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Messiah | Jimmy Horton (SG) Jerry Radomski | |
| Subs | Utica | James Robinson (SG), Mark Soria (PF) Kevin Elizalde, Randall King | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Donald Trimmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Port (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wallace Cheng (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utica | PG - Joseph McInerny (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Brian Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Soria (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Roessler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Messiah | Donald Trimmer hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Brian Burns - foul #2 on Brian Burns, team foul #9 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Utica | Randall King (C) Rodney Roessler | |
| 03:29 | Messiah | Donald Trimmer misses the free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:29 | Utica | Mark Soria snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 03:08 | Utica | Randall King is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Randall King, team foul #10 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Utica | Gene Fell (SF), Carl Straight (C) Brian Burns, Randall King | |
| 02:52 | Messiah | James Baker lays it up and in | 56-67 |
| 02:25 | Utica | James Baker steals the ball from James Robinson | 56-67 |
| 02:03 | Messiah | Jimmy Horton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 02:01 | Utica | Mark Soria grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:46 | Utica | Gene Fell lays it up and in set up by Joseph McInerny | 56-69 |
| 01:34 | Messiah | Wallace Cheng misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-69 |
| 01:33 | Messiah | Donald Trimmer snags the offensive board | 56-69 |
| 01:27 | Messiah | Gene Fell is called for the reach on Donald Trimmer - foul #3 on Gene Fell, team foul #11 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Messiah | Brandon Curd (SG), Jerry Radomski (SF), Gerald Mangino (C) Jimmy Horton, Arthur Port, James Baker | |
| Subs | Utica | John Cox (SG), Brian Burns (SF), Rodney Roessler (PF), Randall King (C) James Robinson, Gene Fell, Mark Soria, Carl Straight | |
| 01:27 | Messiah | Donald Trimmer makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:27 | Messiah | Donald Trimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:08 | Utica | Rodney Roessler slams it home | 58-71 |
| 00:49 | Messiah | Donald Trimmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Utica | Joseph McInerny makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Burns | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utica | Utica is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Messiah | Donald Trimmer buries a floater from the baseline set up by Jerry Radomski | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Utica | Joseph McInerny runs out the clock | 60-73 |