| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Shane Walls (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Whobrey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mo King (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Ice (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Casale (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Abe New (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Allan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Tate (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Madden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lionel Grimes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Eric Tate inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Niagara | Charles Madden double dribbles | 39-41 |
| 19:33 | Jackson State | Jerry Ice misses long on an open shot from the left block | 39-41 |
| 19:32 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 19:17 | Niagara | Mo King steps in front of the Larry Allan pass | 39-41 |
| 19:13 | Jackson State | Mo King is fouled in the backcourt by Lionel Grimes - foul #1 on Lionel Grimes, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 19:05 | Jackson State | Jerry Ice clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 19:03 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 18:48 | Niagara | Eric Tate's pass is intercepted by Shane Walls | 39-41 |
| 18:32 | Jackson State | Shane Walls misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-41 |
| 18:31 | Jackson State | Mo King grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 18:09 | Jackson State | Donald Whobrey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-41 |
| 18:07 | Niagara | Charles Madden pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:55 | Niagara | Abe New is fouled on the floor by Shane Walls - foul #2 on Shane Walls, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joseph Null (PG), Patrick Patel (SG), William Mertz (SF), Frank Ketcham (PF), Brandon Hudson (C) Shane Walls, Donald Whobrey, Mo King, Jerry Ice, Mark Casale | |
| Subs | Niagara | Wade Daniels (PG), Thomas Smart (SG), Glen Jackson (SF), Steve Vaillancourt (PF), Michael Whittington (C) Abe New, Larry Allan, Eric Tate, Charles Madden, Lionel Grimes | |
| 17:35 | Niagara | Wade Daniels drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Glen Jackson | 39-44 |
| 17:16 | Jackson State | William Mertz misses the runner from the left block | 39-44 |
| 17:15 | Jackson State | Brandon Hudson can't tip it in | 39-44 |
| 17:14 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:50 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 16:48 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Patrick Patel | 39-44 |
| 16:31 | Jackson State | Patrick Patel misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Wade Daniels - foul #2 on Wade Daniels, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Mo King (SF) William Mertz | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nicholas Hopkins (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Charles Madden (PF) Thomas Smart, Steve Vaillancourt, Michael Whittington | |
| 16:31 | Jackson State | Patrick Patel makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:31 | Jackson State | Patrick Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:17 | Niagara | Frank Ketcham is called for the reach on Charles Madden - foul #2 on Frank Ketcham, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Shane Walls (PG), Jerry Ice (PF), Mark Casale (C) Patrick Patel, Frank Ketcham, Brandon Hudson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Abe New (PG), Lionel Grimes (C) Nicholas Hopkins, Glen Jackson | |
| 15:58 | Niagara | Joseph Null picks off the pass by Wade Daniels | 41-44 |
| 15:54 | Jackson State | Joseph Null banks in the layup | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Shane Walls (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Null (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mo King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Ice (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Casale (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Abe New (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wade Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Tate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Madden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lionel Grimes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Niagara | Mark Casale swats the short shot by Lionel Grimes | 43-44 |
| 15:36 | Niagara | Charles Madden misses the tip | 43-44 |
| 15:35 | Niagara | Charles Madden pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:30 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Wade Daniels | 43-46 |
| 15:11 | Jackson State | Shane Walls misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Abe New - foul #1 on Abe New, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Lee Hallinan (SG), Donald Whobrey (SF), Frank Ketcham (PF), Brandon Hudson (C) Joseph Null, Mo King, Jerry Ice, Mark Casale | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Smart (PG), Larry Allan (SG), Glen Jackson (SF), Steve Vaillancourt (PF), Michael Whittington (C) Abe New, Wade Daniels, Eric Tate, Charles Madden, Lionel Grimes | |
| 15:11 | Jackson State | Shane Walls makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 15:11 | Jackson State | Shane Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:58 | Niagara | Michael Whittington knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Smart and he's hacked by Donald Whobrey - foul #3 on Donald Whobrey, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Mertz (SF) Shane Walls | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 14:58 | Niagara | Michael Whittington makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:54 | Jackson State | Lee Hallinan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 14:46 | Niagara | Thomas Smart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-49 |
| 14:44 | Jackson State | Brandon Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:39 | Jackson State | Donald Whobrey clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 14:37 | Jackson State | Frank Ketcham tips it but misses | 45-49 |
| 14:35 | Jackson State | Donald Whobrey tips it in | 47-49 |
| 14:23 | Niagara | Thomas Smart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 14:22 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:05 | Niagara | Michael Whittington knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 13:48 | Jackson State | Larry Allan steals the ball from William Mertz | 47-51 |
| 13:44 | Niagara | Larry Allan throws it down | 47-53 |
| 13:29 | Jackson State | Brandon Hudson is whistled for traveling | 47-53 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Shane Walls (PG), Mo King (SF), Jerry Ice (PF), Mark Casale (C) Donald Whobrey, William Mertz, Frank Ketcham, Brandon Hudson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Abe New (PG), Wade Daniels (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Charles Madden (PF), Lionel Grimes (C) Thomas Smart, Larry Allan, Glen Jackson, Steve Vaillancourt, Michael Whittington | |
| 13:00 | Niagara | Abe New scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wade Daniels | 47-56 |
| 12:39 | Jackson State | Lee Hallinan makes the wide open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Shane Walls | 49-56 |
| 12:19 | Niagara | Lee Hallinan is called for the reach on Abe New - foul #4 on Lee Hallinan, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joseph Null (PG), Patrick Patel (SG) Shane Walls, Lee Hallinan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nicholas Hopkins (SG) Abe New | |
| 11:58 | Niagara | The jump hook by Wade Daniels is blocked by Mark Casale | 49-56 |
| 11:57 | Jackson State | Mark Casale snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 11:44 | Jackson State | Mo King scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Null | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Joseph Null (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mo King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Ice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Casale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Wade Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Tate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Madden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lionel Grimes (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Niagara | Nicholas Hopkins drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Wade Daniels | 51-59 |
| 11:18 | Jackson State | Joseph Null is fouled on the floor by Wade Daniels - foul #3 on Wade Daniels, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Donald Whobrey (PG), William Mertz (SF), Frank Ketcham (PF), Brandon Hudson (C) Patrick Patel, Mo King, Jerry Ice, Mark Casale | |
| Subs | Niagara | Abe New (PG), Larry Allan (SG), Glen Jackson (SF), Steve Vaillancourt (PF), Michael Whittington (C) Wade Daniels, Nicholas Hopkins, Eric Tate, Charles Madden, Lionel Grimes | |
| 11:13 | Jackson State | Donald Whobrey connects on the turnaround from close range | 53-59 |
| 10:55 | Niagara | Abe New hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Larry Allan | 53-62 |
| 10:35 | Jackson State | Frank Ketcham comes up short on the floater from the left side | 53-62 |
| 10:34 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to William Mertz | 53-62 |
| 10:09 | Jackson State | Brandon Hudson makes the shot from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 09:52 | Niagara | Frank Ketcham steals it from Steve Vaillancourt | 55-62 |
| 09:40 | Jackson State | Frank Ketcham buries a shot in the paint and the foul's on Michael Whittington - foul #3 on Michael Whittington, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Shane Walls (PG), Patrick Patel (SG), Mo King (SF), Mark Casale (C) Donald Whobrey, Joseph Null, William Mertz, Brandon Hudson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Wade Daniels (PG), Nicholas Hopkins (SG), Thomas Smart (SF), Charles Madden (PF) Abe New, Larry Allan, Steve Vaillancourt, Michael Whittington | |
| 09:40 | Jackson State | Frank Ketcham makes the free throw | 58-62 |
| 09:22 | Niagara | Glen Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jerry Ice (PF) Frank Ketcham | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lionel Grimes (C) Glen Jackson | |
| 09:09 | Jackson State | Mark Casale makes the driving attempt from the right block | 60-62 |
| 08:48 | Niagara | Jerry Ice takes the ball from Charles Madden | 60-62 |
| 08:19 | Jackson State | Patrick Patel scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Shane Walls | 62-62 |
| 08:02 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mo King - foul #1 on Mo King, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Donald Whobrey (PG), Joseph Null (SF) Shane Walls, Mo King | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Larry Allan (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Glen Jackson (PF) Wade Daniels, Nicholas Hopkins, Thomas Smart, Charles Madden | |
| 08:02 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 08:02 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 07:42 | Jackson State | Glen Jackson steals it from Donald Whobrey | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Donald Whobrey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Patel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Null (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Ice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Casale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Allan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Tate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glen Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lionel Grimes (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Niagara | Joseph Null steals the ball from Louis McConaughy | 62-64 |
| 07:25 | Jackson State | Jerry Ice lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Null | 64-64 |
| 07:09 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 07:08 | Jackson State | Jerry Ice grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 07:05 | Jackson State | Eric Tate picks off the pass by Patrick Patel in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| 07:03 | Niagara | Larry Allan throws it down on a nice dish by Eric Tate | 64-66 |
| 06:59 | Jackson State | Louis McConaughy is called for the reach on Donald Whobrey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis McConaughy, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Shane Walls (PG), Lee Hallinan (SG), Frank Ketcham (PF), Brandon Hudson (C) Patrick Patel, Joseph Null, Jerry Ice, Mark Casale | |
| Subs | Niagara | Abe New (PG), Steve Vaillancourt (PF), Michael Whittington (C) Louis McConaughy, Glen Jackson, Lionel Grimes | |
| 06:42 | Jackson State | Larry Allan steps in front of the Frank Ketcham pass | 64-66 |
| 06:31 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joseph Null (SF) Donald Whobrey | |
| Subs | Niagara | Wade Daniels (SG), Thomas Smart (SF) Larry Allan, Eric Tate | |
| 06:27 | Jackson State | Joseph Null is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Daniels - foul #4 on Wade Daniels, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| 06:27 | Jackson State | Joseph Null misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 06:27 | Niagara | Thomas Smart pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 06:14 | Niagara | Michael Whittington misses short on a floater from the left side | 64-66 |
| 06:12 | Jackson State | Lee Hallinan gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 06:05 | Jackson State | Shane Walls clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 06:04 | Niagara | Michael Whittington snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 05:39 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 05:38 | Niagara | Thomas Smart grabs the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 05:23 | Niagara | Thomas Smart makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Abe New | 64-69 |
| 05:03 | Jackson State | Shane Walls misses long on a 3 from straight away | 64-69 |
| 05:01 | Jackson State | Lee Hallinan hits the follow up shot | 66-69 |
| 04:47 | Niagara | Wade Daniels can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 04:45 | Niagara | Thomas Smart hits the follow up shot | 66-71 |
| 04:26 | Jackson State | Joseph Null misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-71 |
| 04:25 | Jackson State | Frank Ketcham tips it but misses | 66-71 |
| 04:24 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 04:08 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Abe New | 66-74 |
| 03:47 | Jackson State | Frank Ketcham connects on the open runner from close range | 68-74 |
| 03:28 | Niagara | Brandon Hudson blocks the jumper by Thomas Smart | 68-74 |
| 03:26 | Niagara | Thomas Smart can't tip it in | 68-74 |
| 03:25 | Niagara | Thomas Smart pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-74 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Shane Walls (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Hallinan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Null (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frank Ketcham (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Abe New (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Smart (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Vaillancourt (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Whittington (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Niagara | Wade Daniels knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Abe New | 68-76 |
| 03:08 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Donald Whobrey (PG), Mo King (SF), Jerry Ice (PF), Mark Casale (C) Shane Walls, Lee Hallinan, Frank Ketcham, Brandon Hudson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Larry Allan (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Charles Madden (PF), Glen Jackson (C) Abe New, Thomas Smart, Steve Vaillancourt, Michael Whittington | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Jackson State | Mo King misses the easy dunk attempt | 68-76 |
| 02:53 | Jackson State | Mark Casale grabs the offensive board | 68-76 |
| 02:42 | Jackson State | Mo King misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-76 |
| 02:41 | Niagara | Larry Allan grabs the board | 68-76 |
| 02:41 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Lee Hallinan (SG) Joseph Null | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Niagara | Larry Allan connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Wade Daniels | 68-78 |
| 02:01 | Jackson State | Glen Jackson is called for the reach on Lee Hallinan - foul #1 on Glen Jackson, team foul #8 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Abe New (PG) Wade Daniels | |
| 02:01 | Jackson State | Lee Hallinan makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 02:01 | Jackson State | Lee Hallinan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Larry Allan buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Abe New | 70-81 |
| 01:24 | Jackson State | Lee Hallinan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Ice | 73-81 |
| 00:58 | Niagara | Larry Allan hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Glen Jackson | 73-84 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Jackson State | Jerry Ice's pass is intercepted by Glen Jackson | 73-84 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Niagara | Charles Madden misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jerry Ice - foul #2 on Jerry Ice, team foul #6 | 73-84 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joseph Null (SG), William Mertz (SF), Frank Ketcham (PF), Brandon Hudson (C) Lee Hallinan, Mo King, Jerry Ice, Mark Casale | |
| Subs | Niagara | Wade Daniels (PG), Thomas Smart (SG), Steve Vaillancourt (C) Abe New, Larry Allan, Eric Tate | |
| 00:28 | Niagara | Charles Madden makes the 1st free throw | 73-85 |
| 00:28 | Niagara | Charles Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 73-86 |
| 00:21 | Jackson State | Donald Whobrey hits a shot from the right side | 75-86 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Wade Daniels runs out the clock | 75-86 |