| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robert Michael (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Chase (fresh) SF - Edward Patton (fresh) PF - Gregory Durr (fresh) C - Eddie Stafford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Frank Symons (fresh) SG - Ian Taylor (fresh) SF - Lawrence Palmer (fresh) PF - Walter Joy (fresh) C - Bobby Facer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Youngstown State | Robert Michael hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Youngstown State | Edward Patton pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr's floater is tipped away by Walter Joy | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Canisius | Bobby Facer scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Lawrence Palmer and the foul's on Edward Patton - foul #1 on Edward Patton, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Canisius | Bobby Facer makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Michael | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Canisius | Ian Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Canisius | Walter Joy snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Canisius | Bobby Facer knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ian Taylor | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Canisius | Ian Taylor grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Canisius | Robert Michael takes the ball from Ian Taylor | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Michael | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | Canisius | Bobby Facer misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Canisius | Walter Joy grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Canisius | Walter Joy scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Lawrence Palmer and he's hacked by Gregory Durr - foul #1 on Gregory Durr, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 17:34 | Canisius | Walter Joy misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:34 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:16 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford misses the easy layup | 4-7 |
| 17:14 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Bobby Facer | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | Canisius | Eddie Stafford is called for the reach on Lawrence Palmer - foul #1 on Eddie Stafford, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Vickrey (SF) Edward Patton | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 16:53 | Canisius | Bobby Facer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:52 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Palmer - foul #1 on Lawrence Palmer, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Terry Moncada (PG), George Lane (SF), Steven Levan (C) Robert Michael, Gregory Durr, Eddie Stafford | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG), Leonard Potts (SG), Donald Jones (PF), Michael Burkhart (C) Frank Symons, Ian Taylor, Walter Joy, Bobby Facer | |
| 16:23 | Youngstown State | Donald Jones denies the turnaround by David Vickrey | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | Canisius | Leonard Potts gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:16 | Canisius | George Lane picks off the pass by Leonard Potts | 4-7 |
| 16:01 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Leonard Potts - foul #1 on Leonard Potts, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Alex Young (C) Lawrence Palmer | |
| 16:01 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Terry Moncada (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Chase (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Lane (fresh) PF - David Vickrey (fresh) C - Steven Levan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bret Weinstein (fresh) SG - Leonard Potts (fresh) SF - Michael Burkhart (fresh) PF - Donald Jones (fresh) C - Alex Young (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Canisius | Donald Jones clanks a turnaround from the right block | 6-7 |
| 15:40 | Youngstown State | Steven Levan snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:20 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-7 |
| 15:18 | Canisius | Leonard Potts snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:14 | Canisius | Leonard Potts is hacked by George Lane - foul #1 on George Lane, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Michael (PG), Peter Alexander (SG), Edward Patton (SF), Gregory Durr (PF), Eddie Stafford (C) Terry Moncada, Jeffrey Chase, George Lane, David Vickrey, Steven Levan | |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), Ian Taylor (SG), Walter Joy (PF), Bobby Facer (C) Bret Weinstein, Leonard Potts, Donald Jones, Alex Young | |
| 15:09 | Canisius | Ian Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| 14:53 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 6-7 |
| 14:51 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Michael Burkhart | 6-7 |
| 14:46 | Canisius | Frank Symons hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Burkhart | 6-9 |
| 14:22 | Youngstown State | Robert Michael is fouled on the floor by Frank Symons - foul #1 on Frank Symons, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer (SF) Michael Burkhart | |
| 14:17 | Youngstown State | Robert Michael scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Edward Patton | 8-9 |
| 14:00 | Canisius | Walter Joy misses the lay-in | 8-9 |
| 13:58 | Canisius | Ian Taylor tips it in | 8-11 |
| 13:39 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Michael and he's fouled by Walter Joy - foul #1 on Walter Joy, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase (SG), David Vickrey (SF), Steven Levan (C) Peter Alexander, Edward Patton, Eddie Stafford | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (SG) Ian Taylor | |
| 13:39 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr misses the free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:39 | Canisius | Bobby Facer gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:26 | Canisius | Walter Joy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 13:24 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to David Vickrey | 10-11 |
| 13:11 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Michael | 12-11 |
| 12:50 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Walter Joy | 12-13 |
| 12:26 | Youngstown State | Steven Levan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 12:25 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Levan | 12-13 |
| 12:02 | Youngstown State | Robert Michael scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 11:45 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 11:44 | Canisius | Walter Joy pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robert Michael (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Chase (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Vickrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Durr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Steven Levan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Frank Symons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bret Weinstein (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Palmer (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Joy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Facer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer can't finish the layup | 15-13 |
| 11:37 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:19 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 15-13 |
| 11:18 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Frank Symons | 15-13 |
| 11:14 | Canisius | Frank Symons is hacked by Jeffrey Chase - foul #1 on Jeffrey Chase, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Terry Moncada (PG), Peter Alexander (SG), Edward Patton (SF), George Lane (PF), Eddie Stafford (C) Robert Michael, Jeffrey Chase, David Vickrey, Gregory Durr, Steven Levan | |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (PG), Ian Taylor (SG), Michael Burkhart (SF), Donald Jones (PF), Alex Young (C) Frank Symons, Bret Weinstein, Lawrence Palmer, Walter Joy, Bobby Facer | |
| 11:03 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-13 |
| 11:01 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 10:42 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford is denied on a layup by Donald Jones | 15-13 |
| 10:40 | Canisius | Ian Taylor grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 10:36 | Canisius | Ian Taylor connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Jones | 15-16 |
| 10:15 | Youngstown State | George Lane is fouled on the floor by Alex Young - foul #1 on Alex Young, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| 09:57 | Youngstown State | Edward Patton double dribbles | 15-16 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG) Zoran Zilk | |
| 09:44 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein is fouled on the floor by George Lane - foul #2 on George Lane, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase (SG), Steven Levan (PF) Peter Alexander, George Lane | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 09:22 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein is fouled on the floor by Terry Moncada - foul #1 on Terry Moncada, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Chester Greenberger (PG) Terry Moncada | |
| Subs | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer (SF) Alex Young | |
| 09:22 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:22 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:10 | Youngstown State | Chester Greenberger misses the floater from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 09:09 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Levan | 15-18 |
| 08:55 | Youngstown State | Chester Greenberger double dribbles | 15-18 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Peter Alexander (PG), David Vickrey (SF), Gregory Durr (PF) Chester Greenberger, Edward Patton, Steven Levan | |
| Subs | Canisius | Leonard Potts (SG) Ian Taylor | |
| 08:32 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eddie Stafford - foul #2 on Eddie Stafford, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Michael (PG), Ross Petit (SF) Peter Alexander, Eddie Stafford | |
| Subs | Canisius | Walter Joy (PF), Alex Young (C) Donald Jones, Michael Burkhart | |
| 08:32 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:32 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:25 | Youngstown State | Lawrence Palmer is called for the reach on Ross Petit - foul #2 on Lawrence Palmer, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), Christopher Newton (SF), Bobby Facer (C) Bret Weinstein, Lawrence Palmer, Alex Young | |
| 08:15 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 08:13 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Leonard Potts | 15-20 |
| 08:08 | Canisius | Christopher Newton can't finish the layup | 15-20 |
| 08:07 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Chase | 15-20 |
| 07:39 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Chase | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robert Michael (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Chase (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Petit (fresh) PF - Gregory Durr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Vickrey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Frank Symons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leonard Potts (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Christopher Newton (fresh) PF - Walter Joy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Facer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Canisius | Christopher Newton can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ross Petit - foul #1 on Ross Petit, team foul #9 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Peter Alexander (SG), Edward Patton (SF), Steven Levan (C) Jeffrey Chase, Ross Petit, David Vickrey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Taylor (SG) Leonard Potts | |
| 07:20 | Canisius | Christopher Newton makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:20 | Canisius | Christopher Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:04 | Youngstown State | Peter Alexander scores on a 3 from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 06:44 | Canisius | Christopher Newton connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Bobby Facer | 20-24 |
| 06:39 | Youngstown State | Walter Joy blocks the short jumper by Gregory Durr | 20-24 |
| 06:38 | Youngstown State | Steven Levan pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:22 | Youngstown State | Edward Patton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 06:20 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Bobby Facer | 20-24 |
| 05:58 | Canisius | Ian Taylor is called for traveling | 20-24 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Terry Moncada (PG), Jeffrey Chase (SG), Ross Petit (SF), David Vickrey (PF) Robert Michael, Peter Alexander, Edward Patton, Gregory Durr | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG), Michael Burkhart (SF), Donald Jones (PF), Alex Young (C) Frank Symons, Christopher Newton, Walter Joy, Bobby Facer | |
| 05:40 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| 05:40 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:40 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:20 | Canisius | Ian Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 05:19 | Canisius | Donald Jones tips it back up and in | 22-26 |
| 05:14 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase clanks a shot in the lane | 22-26 |
| 05:12 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 05:08 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ross Petit - foul #2 on Ross Petit, team foul #10 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Edward Patton (SF), Gregory Durr (PF) Ross Petit, Steven Levan | |
| Subs | Canisius | Leonard Potts (SG) Ian Taylor | |
| 05:08 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:08 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:08 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 04:54 | Youngstown State | Terry Moncada misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bret Weinstein - foul #1 on Bret Weinstein, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| 04:54 | Youngstown State | Terry Moncada makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:54 | Youngstown State | Terry Moncada misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:54 | Canisius | Donald Jones grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 04:42 | Canisius | Jeffrey Chase takes the ball from Leonard Potts | 23-27 |
| 04:24 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr makes the 3 from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 04:18 | Canisius | Alex Young is hacked by Jeffrey Chase - foul #2 on Jeffrey Chase, team foul #11 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Michael (PG), Peter Alexander (SG) Terry Moncada, Jeffrey Chase | |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), Bobby Facer (C) Leonard Potts, Donald Jones | |
| 04:18 | Canisius | Alex Young misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:18 | Canisius | Alex Young makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:04 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Alex Young - foul #2 on Alex Young, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Walter Joy (PF) Alex Young | |
| 04:04 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:04 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:42 | Canisius | Walter Joy hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Bret Weinstein | 28-30 |
| 03:24 | Youngstown State | Edward Patton misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 03:22 | Canisius | Bobby Facer grabs the board | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robert Michael (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Patton (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Durr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Vickrey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Frank Symons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bret Weinstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Burkhart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Joy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Facer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Canisius | Frank Symons hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bobby Facer | 28-33 |
| 03:03 | Youngstown State | Peter Alexander can't connect on a shot from the right side | 28-33 |
| 03:02 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:56 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Symons | 28-36 |
| 02:41 | Youngstown State | Robert Michael is whistled for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase (SG), George Lane (SF), Steven Levan (PF), Eddie Stafford (C) Peter Alexander, Edward Patton, Gregory Durr, David Vickrey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (PG), Ian Taylor (SG), Lawrence Palmer (SF), Donald Jones (C) Frank Symons, Bret Weinstein, Michael Burkhart, Bobby Facer | |
| 02:14 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 28-36 |
| 02:12 | Canisius | Donald Jones snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 01:57 | Canisius | Walter Joy scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Ian Taylor | 28-38 |
| 01:50 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Chase and the foul's on Walter Joy - foul #2 on Walter Joy, team foul #10 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Terry Moncada (PG) Robert Michael | |
| Subs | Canisius | Alex Young (C) Walter Joy | |
| 01:50 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:27 | Canisius | Alex Young comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-38 |
| 01:25 | Youngstown State | George Lane pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 01:15 | Youngstown State | The jump hook by Steven Levan is blocked by Donald Jones | 31-38 |
| 01:14 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Stafford | 31-38 |
| 00:52 | Youngstown State | Steven Levan can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Alex Young - foul #3 on Alex Young, team foul #11 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), Bobby Facer (C) Zoran Zilk, Alex Young | |
| 00:52 | Youngstown State | Steven Levan misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:52 | Youngstown State | Steven Levan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:24 | Canisius | Ian Taylor scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Frank Symons | 32-40 |
| 00:02 | Youngstown State | George Lane loses the dribble to Lawrence Palmer | 32-40 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-40 |