| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Bert Marcus (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Spencer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Larry Tan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sancho (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Weber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Titus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Householder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Niagara | Bert Marcus is hacked by Larry Tan - foul #2 on Larry Tan, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:32 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 19:30 | Canisius | Clarence Titus grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:16 | Canisius | Larry Tan lays it up and in | 35-37 |
| 19:05 | Niagara | Joseph Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 35-37 |
| 18:59 | Canisius | James Sancho is fouled in the backcourt by Nelson Murphy - foul #3 on Nelson Murphy, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Mackey (SF) Nelson Murphy | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 18:48 | Canisius | James Sancho is whistled for traveling | 35-37 |
| 18:27 | Niagara | Bert Marcus misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Householder - foul #1 on Patrick Householder, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (SG), Hollis Johnson (SF), Leonard Jacobs (PF) Kenneth Stearn, George Spencer, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Canisius | Anthony Ross (PF) Clarence Titus | |
| 18:27 | Niagara | Bert Marcus makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:27 | Niagara | Bert Marcus makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:24 | Canisius | Thomas Weber is hacked by Mark Huard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Huard, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG) Bert Marcus | |
| Subs | Canisius | Claude Shoults (C) Patrick Householder | |
| 18:12 | Canisius | Claude Shoults banks in the layup on a great pass from James Sancho | 37-39 |
| 17:52 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey blows the layup | 37-39 |
| 17:50 | Canisius | The rebound goes to James Sancho | 37-39 |
| 17:45 | Canisius | James Sancho is fouled on the floor by Mark Huard - foul #3 on Mark Huard, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG), Joseph Scott (C) Mark Huard, Gregory Mackey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Tony Pentecost (PG), Michael Cross (SG), Charles Cordray (PF) Larry Tan, James Sancho, Thomas Weber | |
| 17:20 | Canisius | Leonard Jacobs swats the short shot by Claude Shoults | 37-39 |
| 17:19 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Joseph Scott | 37-39 |
| 17:01 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 17:00 | Canisius | Claude Shoults snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 16:54 | Canisius | Charles Cordray misses the lay-in | 37-39 |
| 16:53 | Canisius | Michael Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:34 | Canisius | Charles Cordray comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 16:32 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:14 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs misses the easy layup | 37-39 |
| 16:13 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 16:01 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Michael Cross - foul #1 on Michael Cross, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Gregory Mackey (SF), George Spencer (PF) Roger Long, Hollis Johnson, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Tan (PG), James Sancho (SG), Thomas Weber (SF), Clarence Titus (PF), Patrick Householder (C) Tony Pentecost, Michael Cross, Anthony Ross, Charles Cordray, Claude Shoults | |
| 16:01 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:01 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Bert Marcus (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Mackey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Spencer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Larry Tan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sancho (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Weber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Titus (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Householder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Canisius | Clarence Titus hits a wide open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Tan | 39-41 |
| 15:29 | Niagara | George Spencer is hacked by Clarence Titus - foul #1 on Clarence Titus, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Nelson Murphy (SF) Kenneth Stearn, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy (PG), Kenneth Harrison (PF) Larry Tan, Clarence Titus | |
| 15:12 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Coleman Brown | 41-41 |
| 14:50 | Canisius | Thomas Weber makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sancho | 41-44 |
| 14:39 | Niagara | Coleman Brown's pass is intercepted by James Sancho | 41-44 |
| 14:35 | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Sancho | 41-46 |
| 14:08 | Niagara | George Spencer lays it up and in set up by Bert Marcus | 43-46 |
| 13:52 | Canisius | George Spencer is called for the reach on Kenneth Harrison - foul #2 on George Spencer, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Mark Huard (SG), Christopher Stops (SF), Joseph Scott (C) Coleman Brown, Bert Marcus, Nelson Murphy, Gregory Mackey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Tan (SG), Anthony Ross (SF), Clarence Titus (PF), Claude Shoults (C) James Sancho, Thomas Weber, Kenneth Harrison, Patrick Householder | |
| 13:47 | Canisius | Clarence Titus double dribbles | 43-46 |
| 13:37 | Niagara | Joseph Scott travels with the ball | 43-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Hollis Johnson (SF) Christopher Stops | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 13:16 | Canisius | Anthony Ross connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Tan | 43-49 |
| 12:55 | Niagara | George Spencer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roger Long | 45-49 |
| 12:27 | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-49 |
| 12:25 | Niagara | Joseph Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:06 | Niagara | Mark Huard scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Hollis Johnson | 48-49 |
| 12:04 | Canisius | Larry Tan is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Huard - foul #4 on Mark Huard, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Bert Marcus (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Leonard Jacobs (PF) Roger Long, Mark Huard, Hollis Johnson, George Spencer | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Sancho (SG), Thomas Weber (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Patrick Householder (C) Dillon Mulcahy, Anthony Ross, Clarence Titus, Claude Shoults | |
| 11:45 | Canisius | James Sancho is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Weber | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bert Marcus (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Jacobs (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Larry Tan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sancho (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Weber (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 3 pf. C - Patrick Householder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Niagara | Joseph Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 11:29 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs snags the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 11:11 | Niagara | Coleman Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-52 |
| 11:09 | Canisius | Thomas Weber grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 10:45 | Canisius | Larry Tan is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Patrick Householder | 48-55 |
| 10:23 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 09:54 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison is denied on a layup by Joseph Scott | 51-55 |
| 09:52 | Niagara | Joseph Scott snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 09:35 | Niagara | Coleman Brown makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 09:20 | Canisius | Thomas Weber misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Bert Marcus - foul #2 on Bert Marcus, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Hollis Johnson (SF), George Spencer (PF), Gregory Mackey (C) Coleman Brown, Bert Marcus, Nelson Murphy, Leonard Jacobs, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy (PG), Michael Cross (SG), Clarence Titus (PF), Anthony Ross (C) Larry Tan, James Sancho, Kenneth Harrison, Patrick Householder | |
| 09:20 | Canisius | Thomas Weber makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:20 | Canisius | Thomas Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:08 | Niagara | George Spencer misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Weber - foul #1 on Thomas Weber, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Claude Shoults (C) Thomas Weber | |
| 09:08 | Niagara | George Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:08 | Niagara | George Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:56 | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 08:55 | Niagara | Roger Long gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:49 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 08:48 | Canisius | Claude Shoults grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 08:44 | Canisius | Gregory Mackey is called for the reach on Anthony Ross - foul #1 on Gregory Mackey, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 08:44 | Canisius | Anthony Ross makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:44 | Canisius | Anthony Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:44 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 08:22 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 08:20 | Niagara | George Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 08:10 | Niagara | Anthony Ross denies the turnaround by Kenneth Stearn | 56-58 |
| 08:08 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 07:48 | Canisius | Michael Cross misses badly on a shot from the right side | 58-58 |
| 07:46 | Canisius | Anthony Ross gets the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:33 | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy is called for traveling | 58-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Christopher Stops (SF), Mark Huard (C) Roger Long, Hollis Johnson, Gregory Mackey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Tony Pentecost (SG), Charles Cordray (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Patrick Householder (C) Michael Cross, Anthony Ross, Clarence Titus, Claude Shoults | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Stops (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Spencer (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Huard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Dillon Mulcahy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tony Pentecost (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Cordray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 3 pf. C - Patrick Householder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Niagara | Christopher Stops misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-58 |
| 07:17 | Canisius | Charles Cordray grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 07:15 | Canisius | Charles Cordray is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Stops - foul #1 on Christopher Stops, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Murphy (SF), Leonard Jacobs (PF), Joseph Scott (C) Kenneth Stearn, Christopher Stops, George Spencer | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 07:15 | Canisius | Charles Cordray makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:15 | Canisius | Charles Cordray makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:55 | Niagara | Joseph Scott is fouled on the floor by Patrick Householder - foul #2 on Patrick Householder, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (SG) Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Weber (SF) Kenneth Harrison | |
| 06:40 | Niagara | Bert Marcus hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 58-60 |
| 06:39 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Thomas Weber | 58-60 |
| 06:34 | Canisius | Coleman Brown steals the ball from Dillon Mulcahy | 58-60 |
| 06:12 | Niagara | Coleman Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 06:10 | Canisius | Patrick Householder grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 06:06 | Canisius | Thomas Weber buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dillon Mulcahy | 58-62 |
| 05:52 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Bert Marcus | 61-62 |
| 05:28 | Canisius | Leonard Jacobs denies the turnaround by Patrick Householder | 61-62 |
| 05:26 | Canisius | Thomas Weber tips it but misses | 61-62 |
| 05:24 | Canisius | Thomas Weber gets the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 05:09 | Canisius | Charles Cordray misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Leonard Jacobs - foul #1 on Leonard Jacobs, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Hollis Johnson (SF), Gregory Mackey (PF), Joseph Scott (C) Coleman Brown, Bert Marcus, Nelson Murphy, Leonard Jacobs, Mark Huard | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Tan (PG), James Sancho (SG), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Clarence Titus (C) Dillon Mulcahy, Tony Pentecost, Thomas Weber, Patrick Householder | |
| 05:09 | Canisius | Charles Cordray misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:09 | Canisius | Charles Cordray misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:09 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 04:44 | Niagara | Joseph Scott drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Roger Long | 64-62 |
| 04:42 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison's pass is intercepted by Hollis Johnson in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| 04:35 | Niagara | Roger Long's pass is intercepted by Larry Tan | 64-62 |
| 04:32 | Canisius | Larry Tan lays it in | 64-64 |
| 04:19 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hollis Johnson | 66-64 |
| 04:00 | Canisius | Larry Tan scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-66 |
| 03:55 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson loses the dribble to James Sancho | 66-66 |
| 03:51 | Canisius | Larry Tan can't finish the layup | 66-66 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 03:33 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-66 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (SG), Christopher Stops (SF), George Spencer (PF) Kenneth Stearn, Hollis Johnson, Gregory Mackey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy (PG), Thomas Weber (SF), Anthony Ross (PF), Claude Shoults (C) Larry Tan, Charles Cordray, Kenneth Harrison, Clarence Titus | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bert Marcus (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Stops (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Dillon Mulcahy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Sancho (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Weber (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Shoults (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Canisius | Claude Shoults misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-66 |
| 03:18 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Christopher Stops | 66-66 |
| 03:02 | Niagara | Bert Marcus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-66 |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Mark Huard (C) Roger Long, Christopher Stops, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Tan (SG) James Sancho | |
| 02:57 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG), Leonard Jacobs (C) Bert Marcus, Mark Huard | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Sancho (SG), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Patrick Householder (C) Larry Tan, Anthony Ross, Claude Shoults | |
| 02:33 | Canisius | Patrick Householder lays it up and in set up by Dillon Mulcahy | 66-68 |
| 02:12 | Niagara | Coleman Brown hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Stearn | 69-68 |
| 02:08 | Canisius | Thomas Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (SG), Gregory Mackey (C) Kenneth Stearn, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 01:54 | Niagara | Thomas Weber is called for the reach on George Spencer - foul #2 on Thomas Weber, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG), Joseph Scott (C) Bert Marcus, Gregory Mackey | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 01:54 | Niagara | George Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:54 | Niagara | George Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:35 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison misses long on a jumper from close range | 71-68 |
| 01:33 | Niagara | Coleman Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:21 | Niagara | Coleman Brown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 01:19 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy tips it in | 73-68 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Sancho and he's fouled by Kenneth Stearn - foul #2 on Kenneth Stearn, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy makes the free throw | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Niagara | Kenneth Harrison denies the turnaround by Joseph Scott | 73-71 |
| 00:33 | Canisius | Thomas Weber snags the defensive board | 73-71 |
| 00:28 | Canisius | James Sancho knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Weber | 73-73 |
| 00:04 | Niagara | George Spencer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 00:02 | Canisius | Thomas Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 00:02 | Canisius | Canisius calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Thomas Weber clanks a fullcourt shot | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Spencer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Dillon Mulcahy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Sancho (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Weber (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 3 pf. C - Patrick Householder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Canisius | Patrick Householder wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Canisius | James Sancho hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 73-73 |
| 04:34 | Niagara | George Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 04:20 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-73 |
| 04:19 | Niagara | Joseph Scott tips it home | 75-73 |
| 04:01 | Canisius | Joseph Scott is called for the reach on Patrick Householder - foul #1 on Joseph Scott, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (SG), Gregory Mackey (SF), Leonard Jacobs (PF), Mark Huard (C) Kenneth Stearn, Nelson Murphy, George Spencer, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Tan (SG), Clarence Titus (PF) James Sancho, Kenneth Harrison | |
| 04:01 | Canisius | Patrick Householder makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:01 | Canisius | Patrick Householder makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 03:49 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Huard | 77-75 |
| 03:40 | Canisius | Clarence Titus misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-75 |
| 03:39 | Niagara | Mark Huard gets the rebound | 77-75 |
| 03:20 | Niagara | Mark Huard loses the dribble to Patrick Householder | 77-75 |
| 03:05 | Canisius | Thomas Weber misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 77-75 |
| 03:04 | Canisius | Clarence Titus hits the follow up shot | 77-77 |
| 02:50 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs loses the dribble to Larry Tan | 77-77 |
| 02:46 | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy slams it home on a nice dish by Larry Tan | 77-79 |
| 02:46 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-79 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), George Spencer (PF), Joseph Scott (C) Bert Marcus, Gregory Mackey, Leonard Jacobs, Mark Huard | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Sancho (SG), Kenneth Harrison (PF) Larry Tan, Patrick Householder | |
| 02:39 | Niagara | George Spencer buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Coleman Brown | 80-79 |
| 02:22 | Canisius | Thomas Weber hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Scott - foul #2 on Joseph Scott, team foul #12 | 80-79 |
| 02:22 | Canisius | Thomas Weber makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 02:22 | Canisius | Thomas Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 02:12 | Niagara | Coleman Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nelson Murphy | 82-81 |
| 01:55 | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Sancho | 82-83 |
| 01:34 | Niagara | Joseph Scott makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Nelson Murphy | 84-83 |
| 01:14 | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy drills a shot from the right block set up by Kenneth Harrison | 84-85 |
| 01:05 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy clanks a jumper from the left side | 84-85 |
| 01:04 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison snags the defensive board | 84-85 |
| 00:59 | Canisius | James Sancho scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Kenneth Stearn - foul #3 on Kenneth Stearn, team foul #13 | 84-87 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Householder (C) Clarence Titus | |
| 00:59 | Canisius | James Sancho makes the free throw | 84-88 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Spencer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Dillon Mulcahy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Sancho (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Weber (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Patrick Householder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Niagara | Coleman Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-88 |
| 00:38 | Canisius | Thomas Weber grabs the board | 84-88 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Canisius | Thomas Weber is hacked by Kenneth Stearn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Stearn, team foul #14 | 84-88 |
| 00:36 | Canisius | Thomas Weber misses the 1st free throw | 84-88 |
| 00:36 | Canisius | Thomas Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 84-89 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Niagara | Coleman Brown misses the floater from the left side | 84-89 |
| 00:26 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison snags the defensive board | 84-89 |
| 00:25 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison is hacked by Coleman Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Coleman Brown, team foul #15 | 84-89 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Larry Tan (SG) James Sancho | |
| 00:25 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 84-90 |
| 00:25 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 84-91 |
| 00:19 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn makes the 3 from straight away | 87-91 |
| 00:17 | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy is fouled in the backcourt by Coleman Brown - foul #5 on Coleman Brown, team foul #16 | 87-91 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG) Coleman Brown | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:17 | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy makes the 1st free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:17 | Canisius | Dillon Mulcahy misses the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:17 | Niagara | George Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 87-92 |
| 00:10 | Niagara | Thomas Weber takes the ball from Kenneth Stearn | 87-92 |
| 00:08 | Canisius | Bert Marcus is called for the reach on Larry Tan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bert Marcus, team foul #17 | 87-92 |
| 00:08 | Canisius | Larry Tan makes the 1st free throw | 87-93 |
| 00:08 | Canisius | Larry Tan makes the 2nd free throw | 87-94 |
| 00:01 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 87-94 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | George Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 87-94 |