| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Don Deitch (fresh) SG - Dana Cramer (fresh) SF - Seth Case (fresh) PF - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) C - Jesse Felix (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Patrick Hester (fresh) SG - Stephen Ray (fresh) SF - Christopher Wickstrom (fresh) PF - Tim Bennett (fresh) C - William Chacko (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iona | William Chacko wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Iona | Stephen Ray buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Wickstrom | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Niagara | Don Deitch banks in the layup | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Iona | Tim Bennett is called for 10 seconds | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Niagara | Patrick Hester takes the ball from Seth Case | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Iona | Stephen Ray is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Niagara | Jesse Felix pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Niagara | Salvador Hernandez scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dana Cramer | 5-3 |
| 18:05 | Iona | William Chacko misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | Niagara | Jesse Felix snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Niagara | Salvador Hernandez misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:33 | Niagara | Seth Case tips it home | 7-3 |
| 17:30 | Iona | Patrick Hester is hacked by Don Deitch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Deitch, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Krieg (SF), Edward Jenkins (PF), Ben Ashbaugh (C) Seth Case, Salvador Hernandez, Jesse Felix | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Jeffrey Cohen (SG), Randall Reina (SF), Gregory Crook (PF), James Taylor (C) Patrick Hester, Stephen Ray, Christopher Wickstrom, Tim Bennett, William Chacko | |
| 17:16 | Iona | Randall Reina hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Meyers | 7-6 |
| 16:59 | Niagara | Dana Cramer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Randall Reina - foul #1 on Randall Reina, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jimmy Hartmann (PG) Don Deitch | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 16:59 | Niagara | Dana Cramer misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:59 | Niagara | Dana Cramer makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:38 | Iona | James Taylor's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Hartmann | 8-6 |
| 16:21 | Niagara | James Krieg scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmy Hartmann | 11-6 |
| 16:09 | Iona | Gregory Crook knocks in the shot from the left block | 11-8 |
| 15:45 | Niagara | Edward Jenkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Hartmann | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jimmy Hartmann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dana Cramer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Krieg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Daniel Meyers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Cohen (fresh) SF - Randall Reina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Crook (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Iona | Jeffrey Cohen is hacked by Dana Cramer - foul #1 on Dana Cramer, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | Don Deitch (PG), Seth Case (SF), Salvador Hernandez (PF), Jesse Felix (C) Dana Cramer, James Krieg, Edward Jenkins, Ben Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG), Stephen Ray (SG), Christopher Wickstrom (SF), Tim Bennett (PF) Daniel Meyers, Jeffrey Cohen, Randall Reina, Gregory Crook | |
| 15:09 | Iona | Stephen Ray misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 15:07 | Niagara | Jesse Felix grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:49 | Niagara | Don Deitch misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Wickstrom - foul #1 on Christopher Wickstrom, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jimmy Malcolm (SG) Jimmy Hartmann | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 14:49 | Niagara | Don Deitch makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:49 | Niagara | Don Deitch misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:49 | Niagara | Don Deitch pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:39 | Niagara | Jimmy Malcolm is hacked by Stephen Ray - foul #1 on Stephen Ray, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| 14:26 | Niagara | Jimmy Malcolm hits a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Stephen Ray - foul #2 on Stephen Ray, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Iona | Jeffrey Cohen (SG) Stephen Ray | |
| 14:26 | Niagara | Jimmy Malcolm makes the free throw | 17-8 |
| 14:21 | Iona | James Taylor is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Iona | William Chacko (C) James Taylor | |
| 14:03 | Niagara | William Chacko swats the layup by Don Deitch | 17-8 |
| 14:01 | Niagara | Jesse Felix hits the follow up shot | 19-8 |
| 13:40 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-11 |
| 13:21 | Niagara | Patrick Hester is called for the reach on Don Deitch - foul #1 on Patrick Hester, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Niagara | Daniel Kintzel (PG), Jimmy Hartmann (SG), James Krieg (SF) Don Deitch, Jimmy Malcolm, Seth Case | |
| Subs | Iona | Gregory Crook (PF), James Taylor (C) Tim Bennett, William Chacko | |
| 13:11 | Niagara | James Krieg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 19-11 |
| 13:10 | Iona | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 12:55 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-11 |
| 12:54 | Iona | James Taylor tips it in | 19-13 |
| 12:34 | Niagara | Salvador Hernandez's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Cohen | 19-13 |
| 12:31 | Iona | Jeffrey Cohen can't finish the layup | 19-13 |
| 12:29 | Iona | Patrick Hester gets the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 12:21 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom is whistled for a carry | 19-13 |
| Subs | Niagara | Don Deitch (PG), Dana Cramer (SG), Seth Case (SF), Edward Jenkins (PF), Ben Ashbaugh (C) Daniel Kintzel, Jimmy Hartmann, James Krieg, Salvador Hernandez, Jesse Felix | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Randall Reina (SF), Tim Bennett (PF) Patrick Hester, Christopher Wickstrom, Gregory Crook | |
| 12:03 | Niagara | Don Deitch misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 12:01 | Iona | Tim Bennett pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 11:40 | Iona | Daniel Meyers is fouled on the floor by Don Deitch - foul #2 on Don Deitch, team foul #3 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jimmy Hartmann (PG) Don Deitch | |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG), Christopher Wickstrom (SF), William Chacko (C) Daniel Meyers, Randall Reina, James Taylor | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jimmy Hartmann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dana Cramer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Case (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Ashbaugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Patrick Hester (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Cohen (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Wickstrom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tim Bennett (fresh) C - William Chacko (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Iona | Tim Bennett connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Hester | 19-15 |
| 11:02 | Niagara | Edward Jenkins misses long on a shot from the baseline | 19-15 |
| 11:00 | Iona | The rebound goes to Christopher Wickstrom | 19-15 |
| 10:45 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom double dribbles | 19-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Daniel Kintzel (PG), Jimmy Malcolm (SF), Salvador Hernandez (PF), James Krieg (C) Dana Cramer, Seth Case, Edward Jenkins, Ben Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Stephen Ray (SG), Randall Reina (SF), James Taylor (C) Patrick Hester, Jeffrey Cohen, Christopher Wickstrom, William Chacko | |
| 10:26 | Niagara | Jimmy Malcolm clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 10:24 | Iona | Daniel Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:57 | Iona | James Taylor can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jimmy Hartmann - foul #1 on Jimmy Hartmann, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dana Cramer (SG), Jesse Felix (C) Jimmy Hartmann, Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG), Christopher Wickstrom (SF), Gregory Crook (PF), William Chacko (C) Daniel Meyers, Stephen Ray, Randall Reina, Tim Bennett | |
| 09:57 | Iona | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:57 | Iona | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:57 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Jesse Felix | 19-16 |
| 09:45 | Niagara | Christopher Wickstrom takes the ball from James Krieg | 19-16 |
| 09:35 | Iona | Patrick Hester can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 09:34 | Niagara | Jesse Felix grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:23 | Niagara | Dana Cramer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 09:22 | Iona | The rebound goes to William Chacko | 19-16 |
| 09:09 | Iona | Patrick Hester can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 09:08 | Iona | Gregory Crook grabs the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:54 | Iona | Patrick Hester makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Wickstrom | 19-18 |
| 08:33 | Niagara | Gregory Crook takes the ball from Jesse Felix | 19-18 |
| 08:31 | Iona | William Chacko loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jimmy Hartmann (PG), Seth Case (SF), Salvador Hernandez (PF), Ben Ashbaugh (C) Daniel Kintzel, Jimmy Malcolm, James Krieg, Jesse Felix | |
| Subs | Iona | Jeffrey Cohen (SG), Tim Bennett (PF) Gregory Crook, William Chacko | |
| 08:11 | Niagara | Dana Cramer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 08:09 | Niagara | Ben Ashbaugh tips it home | 21-18 |
| 08:04 | Iona | Patrick Hester knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Cohen | 21-21 |
| 07:47 | Niagara | James Taylor swats the short shot by Salvador Hernandez | 21-21 |
| 07:46 | Niagara | Dana Cramer gets the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:34 | Niagara | Jimmy Hartmann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 07:32 | Niagara | Ben Ashbaugh tips it home | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jimmy Hartmann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dana Cramer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Case (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ben Ashbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Patrick Hester (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Cohen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wickstrom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tim Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Taylor (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Iona | Patrick Hester clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 23-21 |
| 07:14 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Seth Case | 23-21 |
| 06:51 | Niagara | Dana Cramer misses the shot from just outside the lane | 23-21 |
| 06:50 | Iona | Jeffrey Cohen grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 06:48 | Iona | Patrick Hester is hacked by Dana Cramer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dana Cramer, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Daniel Kintzel (PG), Edward Jenkins (PF), Jesse Felix (C) Dana Cramer, Salvador Hernandez, Ben Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Stephen Ray (SG), Randall Reina (SF), William Chacko (C) Patrick Hester, Jeffrey Cohen, Christopher Wickstrom, James Taylor | |
| 06:28 | Iona | Stephen Ray buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Meyers | 23-24 |
| 06:03 | Niagara | Daniel Kintzel drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 05:56 | Iona | Daniel Meyers is hacked by Seth Case in the backcourt - foul #1 on Seth Case, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG), Jeffrey Cohen (SG), Christopher Wickstrom (SF), Gregory Crook (PF) Daniel Meyers, Stephen Ray, Randall Reina, Tim Bennett | |
| 05:43 | Iona | Edward Jenkins steals the ball from William Chacko | 26-24 |
| 05:31 | Niagara | Jesse Felix is whistled for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jimmy Malcolm (SG), James Krieg (SF), Salvador Hernandez (PF) Daniel Kintzel, Seth Case, Edward Jenkins | |
| Subs | Iona | Tim Bennett (PF) Gregory Crook | |
| 05:29 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 05:20 | Niagara | Jesse Felix clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by William Chacko - foul #1 on William Chacko, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Iona | James Taylor (C) William Chacko | |
| 05:20 | Niagara | Jesse Felix misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:20 | Niagara | Jesse Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:05 | Iona | James Taylor's floater is tipped away by Jesse Felix | 27-24 |
| 05:04 | Niagara | Jimmy Malcolm pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:00 | Niagara | Salvador Hernandez loses the dribble to Tim Bennett | 27-24 |
| 04:42 | Iona | Tim Bennett connects on the open turnaround from the left block set up by James Taylor | 27-26 |
| 04:25 | Niagara | Jimmy Malcolm is fouled on the floor by Tim Bennett - foul #1 on Tim Bennett, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Niagara | Daniel Kintzel (PG), Seth Case (SF), Ben Ashbaugh (C) Jimmy Hartmann, James Krieg, Jesse Felix | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Stephen Ray (SG), Randall Reina (SF), Gregory Crook (PF), William Chacko (C) Patrick Hester, Jeffrey Cohen, Christopher Wickstrom, Tim Bennett, James Taylor | |
| 04:25 | Niagara | Jimmy Malcolm makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:25 | Niagara | Jimmy Malcolm makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:08 | Iona | Gregory Crook knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 29-28 |
| 03:48 | Niagara | Seth Case hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Kintzel | 32-28 |
| 03:44 | Iona | Salvador Hernandez is called for the reach on Randall Reina in the backcourt - foul #1 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #7 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Niagara | Don Deitch (PG), Dana Cramer (SG), Edward Jenkins (PF) Daniel Kintzel, Jimmy Malcolm, Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG), Tim Bennett (PF), James Taylor (C) Daniel Meyers, Gregory Crook, William Chacko | |
| 03:44 | Iona | Randall Reina makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:44 | Iona | Randall Reina makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:23 | Niagara | Patrick Hester steals it from Edward Jenkins | 32-30 |
| 03:19 | Iona | Patrick Hester lays it in | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Don Deitch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dana Cramer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Case (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Patrick Hester (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Ray (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randall Reina (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Taylor (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Niagara | Seth Case misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 02:55 | Iona | Tim Bennett snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 02:35 | Iona | Patrick Hester can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 02:34 | Niagara | Edward Jenkins snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 02:27 | Niagara | Don Deitch misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tim Bennett - foul #2 on Tim Bennett, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Krieg (SF), Salvador Hernandez (PF), Jesse Felix (C) Seth Case, Edward Jenkins, Ben Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Iona | Daniel Meyers (PG), Christopher Wickstrom (SF), Gregory Crook (PF), William Chacko (C) Patrick Hester, Randall Reina, Tim Bennett, James Taylor | |
| 02:27 | Niagara | Don Deitch makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:27 | Niagara | Don Deitch misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:27 | Iona | Gregory Crook grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 02:10 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-32 |
| 02:09 | Niagara | Salvador Hernandez grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 01:41 | Niagara | Daniel Meyers steals the ball from Salvador Hernandez | 33-32 |
| 01:37 | Iona | Daniel Meyers banks in the layup | 33-34 |
| 01:21 | Niagara | Dana Cramer loses the dribble to William Chacko | 33-34 |
| 01:01 | Iona | Daniel Meyers buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Wickstrom | 33-37 |
| 00:48 | Niagara | Don Deitch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-37 |
| 00:47 | Niagara | Salvador Hernandez tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| 00:28 | Iona | Christopher Wickstrom buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Daniel Meyers | 35-40 |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Dana Cramer is fouled on the floor by Daniel Meyers - foul #1 on Daniel Meyers, team foul #9 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jimmy Hartmann (PG), Jimmy Malcolm (SF), Edward Jenkins (PF) Don Deitch, James Krieg, Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | Iona | Patrick Hester (PG), Tim Bennett (PF), James Taylor (C) Daniel Meyers, Gregory Crook, William Chacko | |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Dana Cramer makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Dana Cramer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 00:00 | Iona | Stephen Ray misses short on a fullcourt shot | 37-40 |