| Lineup | Siena | PG - Brandon Robinson (fresh) SG - Gary Ransdell (fresh) SF - Robert Balser (fresh) PF - Bryan Monico (fresh) C - Freddy Pruitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - David Clement (fresh) SG - Arthur Duprey (fresh) SF - Charles Chrisman (fresh) PF - Thomas Kania (fresh) C - Ralph Strassberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Siena | Freddy Pruitt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Siena | Bryan Monico clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Kania - foul #1 on Thomas Kania, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Siena | Bryan Monico misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Siena | Bryan Monico makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:32 | Niagara | Arthur Duprey is whistled for traveling | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Siena | Robert Balser is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Chrisman - foul #1 on Charles Chrisman, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Siena | Robert Balser is hacked by Charles Chrisman - foul #2 on Charles Chrisman, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dennis Stancil (SF) Charles Chrisman | |
| 19:17 | Siena | Robert Balser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Thomas Kania | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | Niagara | Dennis Stancil clanks a 3 from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 18:56 | Siena | Robert Balser pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:31 | Siena | Robert Balser scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Ransdell | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Niagara | Ralph Strassberg misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Freddy Pruitt - foul #1 on Freddy Pruitt, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Niagara | Ralph Strassberg misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Niagara | Ralph Strassberg makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:03 | Siena | Gary Ransdell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 18:02 | Niagara | Ralph Strassberg snags the defensive board | 4-1 |
| 17:43 | Niagara | Dennis Stancil buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:22 | Siena | Freddy Pruitt misses the dunk attempt | 4-3 |
| 17:20 | Niagara | David Clement grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:59 | Niagara | Ralph Strassberg misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Balser - foul #1 on Robert Balser, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Siena | Douglas Madison (PG), Elbert Whitfield (SG), Stanley Vanhorn (SF), Bud Hughes (PF), Larry Gregory (C) Brandon Robinson, Gary Ransdell, Robert Balser, Bryan Monico, Freddy Pruitt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Brogden (PG), Russell McNabb (SG), Paul Carpenter (SF), John Brumley (PF) David Clement, Arthur Duprey, Dennis Stancil, Thomas Kania | |
| 16:59 | Niagara | Ralph Strassberg makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Niagara | Ralph Strassberg misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Siena | Bud Hughes grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:39 | Siena | Bud Hughes is fouled on the floor by Paul Carpenter - foul #1 on Paul Carpenter, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marco Ricci (C) Ralph Strassberg | |
| 16:29 | Siena | Bud Hughes throws it down | 6-4 |
| 16:07 | Niagara | Russell McNabb hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-7 |
| 15:56 | Siena | Stanley Vanhorn lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Madison | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Douglas Madison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elbert Whitfield (fresh) SF - Stanley Vanhorn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bud Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Richard Brogden (fresh) SG - Russell McNabb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Carpenter (fresh) PF - John Brumley (fresh) C - Marco Ricci (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Niagara | John Brumley banks in the layup and he's hacked by Elbert Whitfield - foul #1 on Elbert Whitfield, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Siena | Brandon Robinson (PG), Robert Balser (SF) Douglas Madison, Bud Hughes | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Clement (PG) Paul Carpenter | |
| 15:35 | Niagara | John Brumley misses the free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:35 | Siena | The rebound goes to Stanley Vanhorn | 8-9 |
| 15:32 | Siena | Brandon Robinson is hacked by Richard Brogden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Brogden, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| 15:20 | Siena | Elbert Whitfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Siena | Bryan Monico (PF), Freddy Pruitt (C) Stanley Vanhorn, Larry Gregory | |
| Subs | Niagara | Duane Covington (SG), Dennis Stancil (SF), Thomas Kania (PF) Richard Brogden, Russell McNabb, Marco Ricci | |
| 14:51 | Niagara | Thomas Kania can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 8-9 |
| 14:49 | Siena | Robert Balser gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:44 | Siena | Elbert Whitfield can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:42 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Dennis Stancil | 8-9 |
| 14:24 | Niagara | Brandon Robinson steals it from Dennis Stancil | 8-9 |
| 14:19 | Siena | Brandon Robinson throws it down | 10-9 |
| 14:04 | Niagara | Freddy Pruitt swats the shot by David Clement | 10-9 |
| 14:03 | Niagara | Thomas Kania tips it home | 10-11 |
| 13:41 | Siena | Brandon Robinson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 13:40 | Siena | Bryan Monico pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Siena | Elbert Whitfield is wide open and dunks the ball | 12-11 |
| 13:16 | Niagara | David Clement drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-14 |
| 13:12 | Siena | Elbert Whitfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| Subs | Siena | Douglas Madison (PG), Gary Ransdell (SG), Stanley Vanhorn (SF), Bud Hughes (PF), Larry Gregory (C) Brandon Robinson, Elbert Whitfield, Robert Balser, Bryan Monico, Freddy Pruitt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Brogden (PG), Arthur Duprey (SG), Russell McNabb (SF), Marco Ricci (PF), Ralph Strassberg (C) David Clement, Duane Covington, Dennis Stancil, Thomas Kania, John Brumley | |
| 12:57 | Niagara | Marco Ricci hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bud Hughes - foul #1 on Bud Hughes, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| 12:57 | Niagara | Marco Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:57 | Niagara | Marco Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:57 | Siena | Larry Gregory grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 12:42 | Siena | Stanley Vanhorn misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 12-14 |
| 12:40 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Marco Ricci | 12-14 |
| 12:20 | Niagara | Bud Hughes denies the turnaround by Russell McNabb | 12-14 |
| 12:19 | Siena | Larry Gregory gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:13 | Siena | Stanley Vanhorn is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Duprey - foul #1 on Arthur Duprey, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Kania (PF) Marco Ricci | |
| 12:02 | Siena | Douglas Madison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 12:00 | Siena | Bud Hughes misses the tip | 12-14 |
| 11:58 | Niagara | Ralph Strassberg gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Douglas Madison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Ransdell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Vanhorn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bud Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Richard Brogden (fresh) SG - Arthur Duprey (fresh) SF - Russell McNabb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Kania (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Strassberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Niagara | Russell McNabb scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Duprey | 12-16 |
| 11:20 | Siena | Douglas Madison is hacked by Arthur Duprey - foul #2 on Arthur Duprey, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Siena | Billy Gliwski (SG), Robert Balser (SF), Bryan Monico (PF), Freddy Pruitt (C) Gary Ransdell, Stanley Vanhorn, Bud Hughes, Larry Gregory | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Clement (PG), Paul Carpenter (SF) Arthur Duprey, Russell McNabb | |
| 11:20 | Siena | Douglas Madison makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:20 | Siena | Douglas Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:00 | Niagara | Thomas Kania loses the dribble to Douglas Madison | 14-16 |
| 10:56 | Siena | Douglas Madison throws it down | 16-16 |
| 10:52 | Niagara | Thomas Kania loses the ball out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Siena | Brandon Robinson (PG) Douglas Madison | |
| Subs | Niagara | Duane Covington (SG), Marco Ricci (C) Richard Brogden, Ralph Strassberg | |
| 10:50 | Siena | David Clement steals it from Billy Gliwski in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 10:26 | Niagara | Paul Carpenter is hacked by Robert Balser - foul #2 on Robert Balser, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Siena | Elbert Whitfield (SF) Robert Balser | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 10:19 | Niagara | Duane Covington scores on a 3 from straight away set up by David Clement | 16-19 |
| 10:03 | Siena | Elbert Whitfield buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Brandon Robinson | 19-19 |
| 09:48 | Niagara | David Clement throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Siena | Gary Ransdell (SG), Stanley Vanhorn (SF) Billy Gliwski, Elbert Whitfield | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Brogden (SG), Dennis Stancil (SF), John Brumley (PF), Ralph Strassberg (C) Duane Covington, Paul Carpenter, Thomas Kania, Marco Ricci | |
| 09:31 | Siena | Stanley Vanhorn comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 09:29 | Niagara | Ralph Strassberg pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:12 | Niagara | John Brumley lays it up and in | 19-21 |
| 08:57 | Siena | Freddy Pruitt's layup is rejected by Ralph Strassberg | 19-21 |
| 08:56 | Niagara | John Brumley gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:38 | Niagara | Stanley Vanhorn takes the ball from Ralph Strassberg | 19-21 |
| 08:23 | Siena | Bryan Monico's floater is tipped away by Ralph Strassberg | 19-21 |
| 08:21 | Siena | Gary Ransdell snags the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:04 | Siena | Freddy Pruitt is called for traveling | 19-21 |
| Subs | Siena | Douglas Madison (PG), Billy Gliwski (SG), Elbert Whitfield (SF), Bud Hughes (PF), Larry Gregory (C) Brandon Robinson, Gary Ransdell, Stanley Vanhorn, Bryan Monico, Freddy Pruitt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Russell McNabb (SG), Paul Carpenter (SF), Thomas Kania (PF) Richard Brogden, Dennis Stancil, Ralph Strassberg | |
| 07:56 | Niagara | John Brumley is fouled on the floor by Billy Gliwski - foul #1 on Billy Gliwski, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Duane Covington (SG) David Clement | |
| 07:45 | Niagara | Russell McNabb is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Russell McNabb, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Douglas Madison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Gliwski (fresh) SF - Elbert Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bud Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Russell McNabb (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Duane Covington (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Carpenter (fresh) PF - Thomas Kania (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Brumley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Siena | Douglas Madison clanks a floater from the right side | 19-21 |
| 07:33 | Niagara | Thomas Kania snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 07:28 | Niagara | Russell McNabb misses the dunk but he's hacked by Douglas Madison - foul #1 on Douglas Madison, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| 07:28 | Niagara | Russell McNabb misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:28 | Niagara | Russell McNabb misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:28 | Siena | Larry Gregory grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 07:06 | Siena | Bud Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Brumley - foul #1 on John Brumley, team foul #9 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Clement (PG), Dennis Stancil (SF), Marco Ricci (C) Duane Covington, Paul Carpenter, John Brumley | |
| 07:06 | Siena | Bud Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:06 | Siena | Bud Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:06 | Niagara | Thomas Kania grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 06:51 | Niagara | David Clement misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 06:50 | Niagara | David Clement grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:40 | Niagara | Russell McNabb misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 06:39 | Siena | The rebound goes to Larry Gregory | 20-21 |
| 06:20 | Siena | Bud Hughes is fouled on the floor by Russell McNabb - foul #2 on Russell McNabb, team foul #10 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Siena | Brandon Robinson (PG), Freddy Pruitt (C) Douglas Madison, Larry Gregory | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Brogden (SG), Ralph Strassberg (C) Russell McNabb, Marco Ricci | |
| 06:20 | Siena | Bud Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:20 | Siena | Bud Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:17 | Niagara | David Clement is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Robinson - foul #1 on Brandon Robinson, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Siena | Bryan Monico (PF) Bud Hughes | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 06:17 | Niagara | David Clement misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:17 | Siena | Freddy Pruitt grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 05:55 | Siena | Bryan Monico is fouled on the floor by Richard Brogden - foul #2 on Richard Brogden, team foul #11 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Siena | Gary Ransdell (SG), Stanley Vanhorn (SF) Billy Gliwski, Elbert Whitfield | |
| Subs | Niagara | Duane Covington (SG), John Brumley (PF) Richard Brogden, Thomas Kania | |
| 05:55 | Siena | Bryan Monico makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:55 | Siena | Bryan Monico makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:35 | Niagara | Ralph Strassberg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis Stancil | 23-23 |
| 05:27 | Siena | Stanley Vanhorn travels with the ball | 23-23 |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Paul Carpenter (SF) Dennis Stancil | |
| 05:07 | Niagara | Freddy Pruitt takes the ball from Ralph Strassberg | 23-23 |
| 04:43 | Siena | Brandon Robinson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 04:23 | Niagara | Ralph Strassberg is hacked by Bryan Monico - foul #1 on Bryan Monico, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Siena | Douglas Madison (PG), Billy Gliwski (SG), Elbert Whitfield (SF), Larry Gregory (PF), Bud Hughes (C) Brandon Robinson, Gary Ransdell, Stanley Vanhorn, Bryan Monico, Freddy Pruitt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dennis Stancil (SF), Marco Ricci (PF) Paul Carpenter, John Brumley | |
| 04:23 | Niagara | Ralph Strassberg misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:23 | Siena | Larry Gregory grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 04:10 | Siena | Duane Covington picks off the pass by Elbert Whitfield | 26-23 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | David Clement connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Duane Covington | 26-25 |
| 03:48 | Siena | Dennis Stancil steals the ball from Larry Gregory in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 03:31 | Niagara | Duane Covington misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 03:29 | Siena | Billy Gliwski gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Douglas Madison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Gliwski (fresh) SF - Elbert Whitfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Gregory (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bud Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - David Clement (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Covington (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Stancil (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Marco Ricci (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Strassberg (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Siena | Douglas Madison's layup is rejected by Dennis Stancil | 26-25 |
| 03:00 | Siena | Bud Hughes hits the follow up shot | 28-25 |
| 02:56 | Niagara | David Clement misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 02:55 | Siena | The rebound goes to Billy Gliwski | 28-25 |
| 02:39 | Siena | Bud Hughes blows the layup | 28-25 |
| 02:38 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Ralph Strassberg | 28-25 |
| 02:33 | Niagara | Dennis Stancil misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 02:31 | Siena | Douglas Madison gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:29 | Siena | Douglas Madison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| Subs | Siena | Brandon Robinson (PG), Gary Ransdell (SG), Robert Balser (SF), Stanley Vanhorn (PF), Freddy Pruitt (C) Douglas Madison, Billy Gliwski, Elbert Whitfield, Larry Gregory, Bud Hughes | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Brogden (PG), Arthur Duprey (SG), Charles Chrisman (SF), Thomas Kania (PF), John Brumley (C) David Clement, Duane Covington, Dennis Stancil, Marco Ricci, Ralph Strassberg | |
| 02:19 | Niagara | John Brumley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Balser - foul #3 on Robert Balser, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Siena | Bryan Monico (PF) Robert Balser | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 02:19 | Niagara | John Brumley makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:19 | Niagara | John Brumley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:19 | Siena | Bryan Monico pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:54 | Siena | Bryan Monico misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint | 28-26 |
| 01:52 | Siena | Brandon Robinson snags the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 01:33 | Siena | Freddy Pruitt is hacked by Arthur Duprey - foul #3 on Arthur Duprey, team foul #12 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Siena | Elbert Whitfield (SF) Stanley Vanhorn | |
| Subs | Niagara | Russell McNabb (SG) Arthur Duprey | |
| 01:33 | Siena | Freddy Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:33 | Siena | Freddy Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:16 | Niagara | Richard Brogden scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Chrisman | 30-29 |
| 00:51 | Siena | Bryan Monico knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Brandon Robinson | 32-29 |
| 00:35 | Niagara | Charles Chrisman misses the shot from the left side | 32-29 |
| 00:34 | Niagara | John Brumley gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 00:19 | Niagara | Russell McNabb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Siena | Douglas Madison (PG), Billy Gliwski (SG), Stanley Vanhorn (SF), Bud Hughes (C) Brandon Robinson, Gary Ransdell, Elbert Whitfield, Freddy Pruitt | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Clement (PG), Paul Carpenter (SF) Richard Brogden, Charles Chrisman | |
| 00:17 | Siena | Stanley Vanhorn is hacked by Paul Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Carpenter, team foul #13 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Brogden (SG) Russell McNabb | |
| 00:17 | Siena | Stanley Vanhorn makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:17 | Siena | Stanley Vanhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:05 | Niagara | Richard Brogden comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 00:04 | Niagara | John Brumley tips it in | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Siena | Billy Gliwski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 34-31 |