| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Stoll (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morgan Bartlett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earl Whetstone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Jess (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nathan Good (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Adam Hite (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Canisius | Donald Stoll misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathan Good - foul #1 on Nathan Good, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:38 | Canisius | Donald Stoll makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:38 | Canisius | Donald Stoll makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:15 | Howard | Adam Hite lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Hensley | 38-30 |
| 18:59 | Canisius | Randy Jess is hacked by Nathan Good - foul #2 on Nathan Good, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 18:48 | Canisius | The short jumper by Randy Jess is denied by Billy Clark | 38-30 |
| 18:46 | Howard | Adam Hite gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:21 | Howard | Billy Clark's floater is knocked away by Randy Jess | 38-30 |
| 18:19 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:13 | Canisius | Donald Stoll lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy Jess | 40-30 |
| 18:01 | Howard | Donald Stoll steps in front of the Adam Hite pass | 40-30 |
| 17:36 | Canisius | Donald Stoll hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Martin Perkins | 42-30 |
| 17:28 | Howard | Adam Hite comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 17:26 | Howard | Nathan Good pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:13 | Howard | James Sandstrom is fouled on the floor by Martin Perkins - foul #3 on Martin Perkins, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (PG), Albert Ensley (PF), Carl Potter (C) Martin Perkins, Earl Whetstone, Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (SF) Steven Hensley | |
| 16:58 | Howard | Adam Hite makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Sandstrom | 42-33 |
| 16:38 | Canisius | Carl Potter's layup is rejected by Michael Jandreau | 42-33 |
| 16:37 | Howard | Billy Clark pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:17 | Howard | James Sandstrom clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Carl Potter - foul #3 on Carl Potter, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville (PF), Cecil Moore (C) Donald Stoll, Carl Potter | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Hensley (SG), Steven McCord (PF), Robert Jaynes (C) Nathan Good, Adam Hite, Billy Clark | |
| 16:17 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:17 | Howard | James Sandstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:17 | Canisius | Cecil Moore pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:59 | Canisius | Albert Ensley is whistled for a carry | 42-34 |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Earl Whetstone (PF), Carl Potter (C) Morgan Bartlett, Jimmy Baskerville, Cecil Moore | |
| Subs | Howard | Billy Kasper (SF), Rick Campfield (C) James Sandstrom, Robert Jaynes | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Ensley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Earl Whetstone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Potter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Jandreau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Billy Kasper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven McCord (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rick Campfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | Howard | A charge is called on Steven McCord - foul #1 on Steven McCord, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Canisius | Randy Jess (C) John Patterson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 15:29 | Canisius | Steven McCord picks off the pass by Martin Perkins | 42-34 |
| 15:18 | Howard | Billy Kasper knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Hensley | 42-37 |
| 15:06 | Canisius | Carl Potter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 15:04 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 14:57 | Howard | Billy Kasper scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Jandreau | 44-39 |
| 14:50 | Canisius | Martin Perkins clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 44-39 |
| 14:49 | Canisius | Randy Jess gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:42 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Stoll (SG), Morgan Bartlett (SF) Albert Ensley, Carl Potter | |
| Subs | Howard | James Sandstrom (PG), Nathan Good (SG), Adam Hite (PF), Billy Clark (C) Michael Jandreau, Steven Hensley, Steven McCord, Rick Campfield | |
| 14:19 | Howard | Adam Hite misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-39 |
| 14:17 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Randy Jess | 44-39 |
| 14:11 | Canisius | James Sandstrom takes the ball from Martin Perkins | 44-39 |
| 13:50 | Howard | James Sandstrom misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 44-39 |
| 13:48 | Canisius | Randy Jess snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 13:43 | Canisius | Martin Perkins is fouled on the floor by James Sandstrom - foul #1 on James Sandstrom, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Canisius | Albert Ensley (PF), Carl Potter (C) Earl Whetstone, Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 13:24 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Billy Clark - foul #1 on Billy Clark, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Hensley (SG) Nathan Good | |
| 13:24 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:24 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:04 | Howard | Billy Clark makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Sandstrom | 46-41 |
| 13:00 | Canisius | Donald Stoll connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Perkins | 48-41 |
| 12:40 | Howard | Steven Hensley misses long on a jumper in the lane | 48-41 |
| 12:39 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 12:33 | Canisius | Albert Ensley is fouled on the floor by Billy Clark - foul #2 on Billy Clark, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (PG), Cecil Moore (C) Martin Perkins, Donald Stoll | |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Good (SF), Steven McCord (PF), Rick Campfield (C) Billy Kasper, Adam Hite, Billy Clark | |
| 12:20 | Canisius | Carl Potter loses the dribble to James Sandstrom | 48-41 |
| 11:55 | Howard | Steven McCord knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sandstrom | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Ensley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Morgan Bartlett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Potter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nathan Good (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven McCord (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rick Campfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Canisius | John Patterson is whistled for a carry | 48-44 |
| Subs | Canisius | Earl Whetstone (PF), Randy Jess (C) Carl Potter, Cecil Moore | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (SG), Billy Kasper (SF) James Sandstrom, Steven Hensley | |
| 11:20 | Howard | Billy Kasper is fouled on the floor by Morgan Bartlett - foul #1 on Morgan Bartlett, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Stoll (SG) Albert Ensley | |
| Subs | Howard | Adam Hite (PF), Billy Clark (C) Steven McCord, Rick Campfield | |
| 11:03 | Howard | Michael Jandreau misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 11:01 | Howard | Adam Hite tips it in | 48-46 |
| 10:46 | Canisius | Donald Stoll loses the dribble to Michael Jandreau | 48-46 |
| 10:29 | Howard | Billy Kasper misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 10:27 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Randy Jess | 48-46 |
| 10:23 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 48-46 |
| 10:22 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 10:14 | Howard | Adam Hite comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 10:12 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Earl Whetstone | 50-46 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | Donald Stoll scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Morgan Bartlett | 53-46 |
| 09:44 | Howard | Nathan Good comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 09:42 | Canisius | Randy Jess pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:37 | Canisius | John Patterson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nathan Good - foul #3 on Nathan Good, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Canisius | Albert Ensley (SF), Carl Potter (C) Morgan Bartlett, Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Howard | James Sandstrom (PG), Steven Hensley (SG), Rick Campfield (C) Michael Jandreau, Adam Hite, Billy Clark | |
| 09:37 | Canisius | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:37 | Canisius | John Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:21 | Howard | Nathan Good is hacked by Earl Whetstone - foul #2 on Earl Whetstone, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Jimmy Baskerville (PF), Cecil Moore (C) John Patterson, Donald Stoll, Earl Whetstone | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven McCord (PF) Billy Kasper | |
| 09:05 | Howard | James Sandstrom drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Hensley | 55-49 |
| 08:42 | Canisius | Carl Potter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 08:41 | Howard | The rebound goes to Steven McCord | 55-49 |
| 08:27 | Howard | Nathan Good makes the floater from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 08:10 | Canisius | Albert Ensley misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 08:09 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 07:52 | Canisius | Carl Potter scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Perkins | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Ensley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carl Potter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Baskerville (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nathan Good (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven McCord (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rick Campfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Howard | Rick Campfield makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Hensley | 58-54 |
| 07:12 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Potter | 60-54 |
| 06:50 | Howard | Nathan Good makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Sandstrom | 60-57 |
| 06:27 | Canisius | Martin Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 06:25 | Howard | Nathan Good snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 06:07 | Howard | Rick Campfield misses long on a floater from the left block | 60-57 |
| 06:06 | Canisius | Albert Ensley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:49 | Canisius | Albert Ensley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (PG), Donald Stoll (SG), Morgan Bartlett (SF), Earl Whetstone (PF), Randy Jess (C) Martin Perkins, Albert Ensley, Carl Potter, Jimmy Baskerville, Cecil Moore | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (SG), Billy Kasper (SF), Adam Hite (PF), Billy Clark (C) Steven Hensley, Nathan Good, Steven McCord, Rick Campfield | |
| 05:23 | Howard | Billy Kasper clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Morgan Bartlett - foul #2 on Morgan Bartlett, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| 05:23 | Howard | Billy Kasper misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:23 | Howard | Billy Kasper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:08 | Canisius | John Patterson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 04:45 | Howard | Adam Hite knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Sandstrom | 63-61 |
| 04:36 | Canisius | John Patterson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 04:35 | Canisius | Donald Stoll snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 04:17 | Canisius | Donald Stoll hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 04:15 | Howard | Michael Jandreau pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:11 | Howard | Billy Kasper hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Jandreau | 63-64 |
| 03:47 | Canisius | Donald Stoll comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 03:46 | Howard | Billy Kasper grabs the board | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Stoll (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Morgan Bartlett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Whetstone (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Jess (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jandreau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Billy Kasper (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Hite (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:42 | Howard | Billy Kasper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 03:41 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Clark | 63-64 |
| 03:31 | Howard | Adam Hite comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 03:30 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 03:26 | Canisius | John Patterson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 03:24 | Howard | Adam Hite grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 03:03 | Howard | Billy Kasper misses badly on a floater from the left side | 63-64 |
| 03:02 | Canisius | Randy Jess grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:57 | Canisius | Donald Stoll clanks a floater from the free throw line | 63-64 |
| 02:56 | Howard | The rebound goes to Michael Jandreau | 63-64 |
| 02:35 | Howard | Michael Jandreau misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 02:34 | Howard | Billy Kasper tips it in | 63-66 |
| 02:14 | Canisius | Donald Stoll travels with the ball | 63-66 |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Albert Ensley (SG), Carl Potter (PF), Cecil Moore (C) John Patterson, Donald Stoll, Earl Whetstone, Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Good (PG), Steven Hensley (SG), Steven McCord (PF), Rick Campfield (C) James Sandstrom, Michael Jandreau, Adam Hite, Billy Clark | |
| 02:09 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Stoll (SG) Cecil Moore | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:53 | Howard | Rick Campfield comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Potter - foul #4 on Carl Potter, team foul #6 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Canisius | Earl Whetstone (PF), Randy Jess (C) Albert Ensley, Carl Potter | |
| Subs | Howard | James Sandstrom (PG), Adam Hite (PF) Nathan Good, Steven McCord | |
| 01:53 | Howard | Rick Campfield misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:53 | Howard | Rick Campfield makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:38 | Canisius | Donald Stoll can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 63-67 |
| 01:36 | Canisius | Donald Stoll grabs the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 01:25 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-67 |
| 01:24 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone misses the tip | 63-67 |
| 01:23 | Howard | The rebound goes to Rick Campfield | 63-67 |
| 01:18 | Howard | James Sandstrom can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 01:16 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett snags the defensive board | 63-67 |
| 01:10 | Canisius | Adam Hite steps in front of the Randy Jess pass | 63-67 |
| 00:58 | Howard | Morgan Bartlett steals it from Billy Kasper | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Canisius | Adam Hite picks off the pass by Donald Stoll | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Howard | James Sandstrom is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Perkins - foul #4 on Martin Perkins, team foul #7 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Good (SG), Billy Clark (C) Steven Hensley, Rick Campfield | |
| 00:35 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:35 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Canisius | Martin Perkins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-69 |
| 00:26 | Howard | James Sandstrom is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Perkins - foul #5 on Martin Perkins, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (PG) Martin Perkins | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:26 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:26 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:19 | Canisius | The 3pt attempt by John Patterson is denied by James Sandstrom | 66-71 |
| 00:18 | Howard | Nathan Good grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:15 | Howard | Nathan Good is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Stoll - foul #2 on Donald Stoll, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (SG) Adam Hite | |
| 00:15 | Howard | Nathan Good misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:15 | Canisius | Randy Jess gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:09 | Canisius | John Patterson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Patterson, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| 00:06 | Howard | Donald Stoll is called for the reach on James Sandstrom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Stoll, team foul #11 | 66-71 |
| 00:06 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:06 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:01 | Canisius | John Patterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-73 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Michael Jandreau gets the rebound | 66-73 |