| Lineup | Marist | PG - Mike Tung (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ray Gabler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dwight Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Lovette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Smart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Madden (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lionel Grimes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Eric Tate inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Niagara | Thomas Smart is hacked by Ray Gabler - foul #3 on Ray Gabler, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Marist | Larry Destefano (SG) Ray Gabler | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 19:38 | Niagara | Larry Destefano is called for the reach on Charles Madden - foul #2 on Larry Destefano, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 19:19 | Niagara | Charles Madden is fouled on the floor by Dwight Frank - foul #1 on Dwight Frank, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| 19:09 | Niagara | Charles Madden scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lionel Grimes | 35-31 |
| 18:49 | Marist | Robert Lovette connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 18:23 | Niagara | Eric Tate can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:22 | Marist | Robert Lovette snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:05 | Marist | Mike Tung makes the 3 from straight away set up by Larry Destefano | 40-31 |
| 17:47 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 17:46 | Niagara | Thomas Smart grabs the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:40 | Niagara | Terry Knight swats the short shot by Eric Tate | 40-31 |
| 17:39 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes tips it back up and in | 40-33 |
| 17:20 | Marist | Dwight Frank banks in the layup and he's fouled by Lionel Grimes - foul #1 on Lionel Grimes, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Marist | Felix Ortega (PG), Matthew Buker (SG), Raymond Hull (SF), Thomas Gordon (C) Mike Tung, Larry Destefano, Terry Knight, Robert Lovette | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (PG), Michael Mixon (SG), Michael Whittington (SF), Glen Jackson (PF), Steve Vaillancourt (C) Louis McConaughy, Thomas Smart, Eric Tate, Charles Madden, Lionel Grimes | |
| 17:20 | Marist | Dwight Frank makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:07 | Niagara | Glen Jackson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hull - foul #3 on Raymond Hull, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Marist | Josh Goodman (SF), Thomas Montano (C) Raymond Hull, Dwight Frank | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 16:49 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt misses the easy layup | 43-33 |
| 16:48 | Marist | Matthew Buker gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:23 | Marist | Felix Ortega makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Matthew Buker | 46-33 |
| 16:03 | Niagara | Michael Mixon scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Whittington and he's fouled by Felix Ortega - foul #2 on Felix Ortega, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Marist | Terry Knight (SF) Josh Goodman | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 16:03 | Niagara | Michael Mixon misses the free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:03 | Marist | Matthew Buker grabs the board | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Felix Ortega (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Buker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Thomas Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Montano (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Ronald Stang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Mixon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Whittington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glen Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Vaillancourt (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Marist | Terry Knight hits a jumper from close range and the foul's on Michael Whittington - foul #3 on Michael Whittington, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Marist | Larry Destefano (PG), Ray Gabler (SG), Robert Lovette (C) Felix Ortega, Matthew Buker, Thomas Gordon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Andrew Lamantia (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Charles Madden (PF), Lionel Grimes (C) Ronald Stang, Michael Mixon, Michael Whittington, Glen Jackson, Steve Vaillancourt | |
| 15:39 | Marist | Terry Knight misses the free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:39 | Marist | Thomas Montano grabs the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 15:16 | Marist | Thomas Montano buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Gabler | 51-35 |
| 14:55 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Tate | 51-38 |
| 14:45 | Marist | Larry Destefano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 14:43 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 14:20 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 13:58 | Marist | Ray Gabler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Terry Knight | 53-41 |
| 13:31 | Niagara | Eric Tate travels with the ball | 53-41 |
| Subs | Marist | Mike Tung (PG), Matthew Buker (SG), Raymond Hull (SF), Dwight Frank (PF), Thomas Gordon (C) Larry Destefano, Ray Gabler, Terry Knight, Thomas Montano, Robert Lovette | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (PG), Thomas Smart (SG), Michael Whittington (SF), Glen Jackson (PF), Steve Vaillancourt (C) Louis McConaughy, Andrew Lamantia, Eric Tate, Charles Madden, Lionel Grimes | |
| 13:16 | Marist | Dwight Frank comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 53-41 |
| 13:15 | Niagara | Thomas Smart pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 13:09 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Ronald Stang and he's hacked by Thomas Gordon - foul #1 on Thomas Gordon, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| 13:09 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:09 | Marist | Dwight Frank gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 13:07 | Marist | Thomas Smart steals the ball from Raymond Hull in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| 12:52 | Niagara | Thomas Smart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 12:51 | Marist | Thomas Gordon snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 12:36 | Marist | Mike Tung comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-43 |
| 12:35 | Marist | Dwight Frank tips it but misses | 53-43 |
| 12:34 | Niagara | Ronald Stang grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 12:21 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Smart | 53-46 |
| 11:58 | Marist | Raymond Hull can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 11:57 | Marist | Raymond Hull snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Mike Tung (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Buker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hull (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dwight Frank (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Ronald Stang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Smart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Whittington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steve Vaillancourt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Glen Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Marist | Mike Tung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Marist | Larry Destefano (PG), Ray Gabler (SG), Terry Knight (SF), Josh Goodman (PF), Robert Lovette (C) Mike Tung, Matthew Buker, Raymond Hull, Dwight Frank, Thomas Gordon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Michael Mixon (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Charles Madden (PF) Ronald Stang, Thomas Smart, Michael Whittington, Steve Vaillancourt | |
| 11:28 | Niagara | Charles Madden misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-46 |
| 11:27 | Niagara | Michael Mixon grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:10 | Niagara | Glen Jackson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 53-46 |
| 11:08 | Marist | Robert Lovette pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:05 | Marist | Louis McConaughy is called for the reach on Ray Gabler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis McConaughy, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lionel Grimes (C) Glen Jackson | |
| 10:55 | Marist | Terry Knight misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 10:54 | Niagara | Charles Madden snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 10:44 | Niagara | Eric Tate drills a 3 from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 10:27 | Marist | Ray Gabler misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-49 |
| 10:26 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:20 | Niagara | Charles Madden's fadeaway is rejected by Josh Goodman | 53-49 |
| 10:19 | Marist | Ray Gabler snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 09:57 | Marist | Ray Gabler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Mixon - foul #2 on Michael Mixon, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Marist | Mike Tung (PG), Matthew Buker (SF), Thomas Gordon (PF), Thomas Montano (C) Larry Destefano, Terry Knight, Josh Goodman, Robert Lovette | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (PG), Thomas Smart (SG), Michael Whittington (SF), Steve Vaillancourt (C) Louis McConaughy, Michael Mixon, Eric Tate, Lionel Grimes | |
| 09:57 | Marist | Ray Gabler misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:57 | Marist | Ray Gabler misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:57 | Niagara | Charles Madden gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:44 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 09:42 | Marist | The rebound goes to Thomas Gordon | 53-49 |
| 09:40 | Marist | Mike Tung is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| Subs | Marist | Raymond Hull (SF) Ray Gabler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Glen Jackson (C) Charles Madden | |
| 09:24 | Niagara | Raymond Hull takes the ball from Steve Vaillancourt | 53-49 |
| 09:09 | Marist | Matthew Buker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Marist | Dwight Frank (PF), Robert Lovette (C) Thomas Gordon, Thomas Montano | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 08:47 | Niagara | The jumper by Michael Whittington is denied by Robert Lovette | 53-49 |
| 08:45 | Marist | Dwight Frank gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:43 | Marist | Thomas Smart steps in front of the Raymond Hull pass in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 08:42 | Niagara | Thomas Smart banks in the layup | 53-51 |
| 08:38 | Marist | Raymond Hull is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Stang - foul #2 on Ronald Stang, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Marist | Ray Gabler (SG) Matthew Buker | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Eric Tate (SF) Thomas Smart, Michael Whittington | |
| 08:22 | Marist | Mike Tung hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steve Vaillancourt - foul #1 on Steve Vaillancourt, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Marist | Larry Destefano (SG), Terry Knight (SF) Ray Gabler, Raymond Hull | |
| Subs | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia (SG), Charles Madden (PF), Lionel Grimes (C) Ronald Stang, Steve Vaillancourt, Glen Jackson | |
| 08:22 | Marist | Mike Tung makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:22 | Marist | Mike Tung makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:05 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Tate | 55-54 |
| 07:50 | Marist | Larry Destefano is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Dwight Frank | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Mike Tung (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Larry Destefano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Dwight Frank (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lovette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Lamantia (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Tate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Madden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Lionel Grimes (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Niagara | Charles Madden misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Destefano - foul #3 on Larry Destefano, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Marist | Felix Ortega (PG), Thomas Gordon (PF), Thomas Montano (C) Mike Tung, Dwight Frank, Robert Lovette | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SG), Steve Vaillancourt (C) Andrew Lamantia, Lionel Grimes | |
| 07:30 | Niagara | Charles Madden misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:30 | Niagara | Charles Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:26 | Marist | Terry Knight is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Mixon - foul #3 on Michael Mixon, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Smart (SG), Glen Jackson (C) Eric Tate, Charles Madden | |
| 07:26 | Marist | Terry Knight misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:26 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Glen Jackson | 57-55 |
| 07:07 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-55 |
| 07:05 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:49 | Niagara | Michael Mixon scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Louis McConaughy | 57-58 |
| 06:20 | Marist | Thomas Gordon misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Louis McConaughy - foul #4 on Louis McConaughy, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Marist | Matthew Buker (PG), Ray Gabler (SG), Raymond Hull (SF) Felix Ortega, Larry Destefano, Terry Knight | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (PG), Andrew Lamantia (SG), Michael Whittington (SF), Charles Madden (PF) Louis McConaughy, Thomas Smart, Michael Mixon, Steve Vaillancourt | |
| 06:20 | Marist | Thomas Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:20 | Marist | Thomas Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:00 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Andrew Lamantia, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Marist | Robert Lovette (C) Thomas Montano | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lionel Grimes (C) Glen Jackson | |
| 05:37 | Marist | Robert Lovette clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Lamantia - foul #5 on Andrew Lamantia, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Marist | Mike Tung (PG), Josh Goodman (PF) Raymond Hull, Thomas Gordon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Smart (SG) Andrew Lamantia | |
| 05:37 | Marist | Robert Lovette misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:37 | Marist | Robert Lovette makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:17 | Niagara | Ronald Stang misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 05:16 | Niagara | Charles Madden misses the tip | 60-58 |
| 05:14 | Marist | Robert Lovette pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:12 | Marist | Ray Gabler travels in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| Subs | Marist | Dwight Frank (PF) Josh Goodman | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt (C) Lionel Grimes | |
| 05:01 | Niagara | Michael Whittington misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Robert Lovette - foul #2 on Robert Lovette, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Marist | Terry Knight (SF) Matthew Buker | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Eric Tate (SF) Thomas Smart, Charles Madden | |
| 05:01 | Niagara | Michael Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:01 | Niagara | Michael Whittington makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:41 | Marist | Michael Whittington is called for the reach on Ray Gabler - foul #4 on Michael Whittington, team foul #11 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Montano (C) Robert Lovette | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SG), Glen Jackson (C) Ronald Stang, Michael Whittington | |
| 04:41 | Marist | Ray Gabler makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:41 | Marist | Ray Gabler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:28 | Niagara | Michael Mixon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 04:27 | Marist | Dwight Frank gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:22 | Marist | Mike Tung is fouled in the backcourt by Louis McConaughy - foul #5 on Louis McConaughy, team foul #12 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Marist | Larry Destefano (SG), Josh Goodman (C) Ray Gabler, Dwight Frank | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (PG), Charles Madden (PF) Louis McConaughy, Steve Vaillancourt | |
| 04:22 | Marist | Mike Tung makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:22 | Marist | Mike Tung misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:22 | Niagara | Glen Jackson snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 04:02 | Niagara | Michael Mixon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 04:00 | Marist | Josh Goodman grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 03:38 | Marist | Mike Tung's pass is intercepted by Eric Tate | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Mike Tung (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Destefano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Thomas Montano (fresh) 6 pts. C - Josh Goodman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Ronald Stang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Mixon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Tate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Madden (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Glen Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Niagara | Charles Madden is hacked by Larry Destefano - foul #4 on Larry Destefano, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Marist | Matthew Buker (SG), Raymond Hull (SF), Thomas Gordon (PF), Robert Lovette (C) Mike Tung, Terry Knight, Thomas Montano, Josh Goodman | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Smart (SG), Steve Vaillancourt (C) Michael Mixon, Glen Jackson | |
| 03:27 | Niagara | Charles Madden misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:27 | Marist | Thomas Gordon gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 03:04 | Marist | Matthew Buker scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Destefano | 65-60 |
| 02:50 | Niagara | Eric Tate scores on a floater near the basket | 65-62 |
| 02:50 | Marist | Marist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Marist | Mike Tung (PG), Ray Gabler (SG), Terry Knight (SF), Dwight Frank (PF) Larry Destefano, Matthew Buker, Raymond Hull, Thomas Gordon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Whittington (PG), Michael Mixon (SF), Glen Jackson (PF) Ronald Stang, Eric Tate, Charles Madden | |
| 02:39 | Marist | Ray Gabler drills a jumpshot from the right side | 67-62 |
| 02:39 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (PG) Michael Mixon | |
| 02:27 | Niagara | Michael Whittington connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Glen Jackson | 67-65 |
| 02:25 | Marist | Ray Gabler is hacked by Thomas Smart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Smart, team foul #13 | 67-65 |
| 02:25 | Marist | Ray Gabler makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:25 | Marist | Ray Gabler makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:08 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Ronald Stang | 69-68 |
| 02:01 | Marist | Steve Vaillancourt swats the short shot by Ray Gabler | 69-68 |
| 02:00 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Thomas Smart | 69-68 |
| 02:00 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eric Tate (SF), Charles Madden (PF), Lionel Grimes (C) Michael Whittington, Glen Jackson, Steve Vaillancourt | |
| 01:50 | Niagara | Thomas Smart drills a 3 from the left corner | 69-71 |
| 01:30 | Marist | Dwight Frank is open but misses the lay-in | 69-71 |
| 01:29 | Niagara | Eric Tate pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 01:13 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 01:12 | Marist | Dwight Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:59 | Marist | Robert Lovette hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Stang - foul #3 on Ronald Stang, team foul #14 | 69-71 |
| 00:59 | Marist | Robert Lovette misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:59 | Marist | Robert Lovette makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | Niagara | Eric Tate clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Dwight Frank - foul #2 on Dwight Frank, team foul #10 | 70-71 |
| 00:38 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:38 | Niagara | Eric Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:29 | Marist | Robert Lovette lays it in | 72-72 |
| 00:05 | Niagara | Ronald Stang misses the shot from the right side | 72-72 |
| 00:03 | Marist | Robert Lovette grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 00:03 | Marist | Marist calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Marist | Terry Knight misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Mike Tung (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ray Gabler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Dwight Frank (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lovette (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Ronald Stang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Smart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eric Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Madden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Lionel Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Marist | Robert Lovette wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:44 | Marist | Mike Tung is whistled for a carry | 72-72 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Glen Jackson (PF) Charles Madden | |
| 04:24 | Niagara | Thomas Smart knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Stang | 72-75 |
| 04:10 | Marist | Ray Gabler drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Lovette | 74-75 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Glen Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-75 |
| 03:48 | Marist | Terry Knight gets the rebound | 74-75 |
| 03:44 | Marist | Robert Lovette is hacked by Lionel Grimes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lionel Grimes, team foul #15 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Gordon (PF) Dwight Frank | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt (C) Lionel Grimes | |
| 03:44 | Marist | Robert Lovette makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 03:44 | Marist | Robert Lovette makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 03:28 | Niagara | Eric Tate connects on the 3 from the right corner | 76-78 |
| 03:18 | Marist | Steve Vaillancourt is called for the reach on Robert Lovette - foul #2 on Steve Vaillancourt, team foul #16 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Marist | Larry Destefano (PG), Matthew Buker (SG) Mike Tung, Ray Gabler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SG), Michael Whittington (SF), Charles Madden (PF) Ronald Stang, Thomas Smart, Eric Tate | |
| 03:18 | Marist | Robert Lovette makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:18 | Marist | Robert Lovette misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:18 | Niagara | Charles Madden snags the defensive board | 77-78 |
| 03:10 | Niagara | Glen Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-78 |
| 03:09 | Niagara | Charles Madden snags the offensive board | 77-78 |
| 03:03 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt is denied on a layup by Thomas Gordon | 77-78 |
| 03:02 | Marist | The rebound goes to Robert Lovette | 77-78 |
| 03:00 | Marist | Marist calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| Subs | Marist | Mike Tung (PG), Ray Gabler (SG), Dwight Frank (PF) Larry Destefano, Matthew Buker, Thomas Gordon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (PG), Thomas Smart (SG), Eric Tate (SF) Michael Mixon, Michael Whittington, Steve Vaillancourt | |
| 02:41 | Marist | Dwight Frank's floater is tipped away by Glen Jackson | 77-78 |
| 02:39 | Marist | Robert Lovette gets the offensive rebound | 77-78 |
| 02:21 | Marist | Glen Jackson takes the ball from Ray Gabler | 77-78 |
| 02:21 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lionel Grimes (C) Glen Jackson | |
| 02:07 | Niagara | Thomas Smart is hacked by Robert Lovette - foul #3 on Robert Lovette, team foul #11 | 77-78 |
| 02:07 | Niagara | Thomas Smart makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 02:07 | Niagara | Thomas Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 01:42 | Marist | Mike Tung misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-80 |
| 01:41 | Marist | Robert Lovette grabs the offensive rebound | 77-80 |
| 01:25 | Marist | Dwight Frank hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Lovette | 79-80 |
| 01:11 | Niagara | Eric Tate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-80 |
| 00:55 | Marist | Dwight Frank misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-80 |
| 00:53 | Niagara | Thomas Smart gets the rebound | 79-80 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Mike Tung (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ray Gabler (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Dwight Frank (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lovette (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Ronald Stang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Smart (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eric Tate (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Madden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Lionel Grimes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:26 | Niagara | Thomas Smart clanks a jumper from the right block | 79-80 |
| 00:25 | Niagara | Eric Tate tips it home | 79-82 |
| 00:19 | Marist | Ray Gabler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Mike Tung | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:18 | Niagara | Thomas Smart is hacked by Mike Tung in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Tung, team foul #12 | 81-82 |
| 00:18 | Niagara | Thomas Smart makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:18 | Niagara | Thomas Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:09 | Marist | Mike Tung connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner | 84-84 |
| 00:09 | Niagara | Niagara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Thomas Smart knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 84-86 |