| Lineup | Albany | PG - Shawn Starkweather (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Tumlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Priest (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Holiday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Cargill (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jacob Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ambrose Groves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Martinek (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Gaylord (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Stephen Wilson inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Albany | David Holiday banks in the layup set up by Shawn Starkweather | 38-31 |
| 19:20 | Niagara | Ambrose Groves dunks the ball set up by Ronald Martinek and the foul's on Stephen Wilson - foul #3 on Stephen Wilson, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Albany | John Kennedy (SF) Stephen Wilson | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 19:20 | Niagara | Ambrose Groves makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:06 | Albany | David Holiday hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 19:05 | Niagara | Jacob Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:55 | Niagara | William Cargill is whistled for traveling | 38-34 |
| 18:40 | Albany | Anthony Tumlin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Tumlin, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 18:19 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 18:18 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek tips it but misses | 38-34 |
| 18:17 | Albany | David Holiday pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:54 | Albany | David Holiday travels with the ball | 38-34 |
| Subs | Albany | William Riggs (SG), Robert Allison (SF), Theodore Ostler (PF), Todd Rabb (C) Shawn Starkweather, Anthony Tumlin, Arthur Priest, David Holiday | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Oberski (PG), Daniel Rumbaugh (SG), James Snyder (SF), Randy Anderson (PF), George Fye (C) William Cargill, Jacob Brown, Ambrose Groves, Ronald Martinek, Charles Gaylord | |
| 17:35 | Niagara | Thomas Oberski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 38-34 |
| 17:34 | Albany | Todd Rabb snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 17:12 | Albany | Robert Allison is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 38-34 |
| 17:10 | Niagara | George Fye grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:53 | Niagara | Daniel Rumbaugh clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 16:52 | Niagara | James Snyder can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 16:50 | Albany | Theodore Ostler snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 16:37 | Albany | William Riggs buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Theodore Ostler | 41-34 |
| 16:19 | Niagara | Randy Anderson makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by George Fye | 41-36 |
| 16:16 | Albany | William Riggs is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Rumbaugh - foul #1 on Daniel Rumbaugh, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Albany | Shawn Starkweather (PG), Anthony Tumlin (SG), Arthur Priest (PF), David Holiday (C) John Kennedy, William Riggs, Robert Allison, Todd Rabb | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Cargill (PG), Jacob Brown (SG), Ambrose Groves (SF), Ronald Martinek (PF), Charles Gaylord (C) Thomas Oberski, Daniel Rumbaugh, James Snyder, Randy Anderson, George Fye | |
| 16:06 | Albany | David Holiday hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Tumlin and the foul's on Charles Gaylord - foul #1 on Charles Gaylord, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| 16:06 | Albany | David Holiday makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:48 | Niagara | Ambrose Groves drills a shot from the left wing set up by William Cargill and the foul's on Theodore Ostler - foul #2 on Theodore Ostler, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Albany | Stephen Wilson (SF) Theodore Ostler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Peebles (SG) Jacob Brown | |
| 15:48 | Niagara | Ambrose Groves makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Shawn Starkweather (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Tumlin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Priest (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Holiday (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Cargill (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Peebles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ambrose Groves (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Martinek (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Gaylord (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Albany | David Holiday comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Gaylord - foul #2 on Charles Gaylord, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| 15:29 | Albany | David Holiday misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:29 | Albany | David Holiday makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:12 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Wilson - foul #4 on Stephen Wilson, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Allison (SF) Stephen Wilson | |
| Subs | Niagara | George Fye (PF) Ronald Martinek | |
| 15:12 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:12 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:12 | Niagara | Ambrose Groves snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 14:53 | Niagara | David Holiday is called for the reach on Ambrose Groves - foul #1 on David Holiday, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Albany | William Riggs (PG), Theodore Ostler (SF), Todd Rabb (C) Shawn Starkweather, Robert Allison, David Holiday | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Anderson (PF) George Fye | |
| 14:38 | Niagara | Ambrose Groves scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 14:25 | Albany | Arthur Priest misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 14:24 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Randy Anderson | 45-42 |
| 13:58 | Niagara | Charles Peebles hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Cargill | 45-45 |
| 13:38 | Albany | Theodore Ostler blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Peebles - foul #4 on Charles Peebles, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Albany | Shawn Starkweather (PG), John Kennedy (SF), David Holiday (C) Anthony Tumlin, Arthur Priest, Todd Rabb | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Oberski (PG), Jacob Brown (SG), Daniel Rumbaugh (SF), Ronald Martinek (PF), George Fye (C) William Cargill, Charles Peebles, Ambrose Groves, Randy Anderson, Charles Gaylord | |
| 13:38 | Albany | Theodore Ostler makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:38 | Albany | Theodore Ostler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:17 | Niagara | John Kennedy steals the ball from Jacob Brown | 47-45 |
| 12:58 | Albany | Theodore Ostler misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 12:57 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Jacob Brown | 47-45 |
| 12:40 | Niagara | David Holiday steals the ball from George Fye | 47-45 |
| 12:27 | Albany | David Holiday hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 47-45 |
| 12:26 | Albany | David Holiday grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 12:17 | Albany | David Holiday hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Starkweather | 49-45 |
| 12:03 | Niagara | Jacob Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Albany | Teddy Cousar (SG), Robert Allison (SF), Christopher Hickman (PF), Todd Rabb (C) Shawn Starkweather, William Riggs, Theodore Ostler, David Holiday | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ambrose Groves (SF), Randy Anderson (PF) Daniel Rumbaugh, Ronald Martinek | |
| 12:00 | Albany | Jacob Brown steps in front of the Teddy Cousar pass in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 11:50 | Niagara | Thomas Oberski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 11:48 | Niagara | George Fye tips it in | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Teddy Cousar (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Allison (fresh) PF - Christopher Hickman (fresh) C - Todd Rabb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas Oberski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jacob Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ambrose Groves (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Fye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Albany | Robert Allison can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 11:35 | Niagara | Randy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:31 | Niagara | Thomas Oberski knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ambrose Groves | 49-50 |
| 11:11 | Albany | Teddy Cousar misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 11:09 | Niagara | Randy Anderson gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:50 | Niagara | Thomas Oberski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Albany | William Riggs (PG), Anthony Tumlin (SG), Arthur Priest (PF) John Kennedy, Teddy Cousar, Christopher Hickman | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Cargill (PG), Daniel Rumbaugh (SG), Ronald Martinek (PF), Charles Gaylord (C) Thomas Oberski, Jacob Brown, Randy Anderson, George Fye | |
| 10:36 | Albany | Anthony Tumlin scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Priest | 51-50 |
| 10:11 | Niagara | William Cargill scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Charles Gaylord | 51-52 |
| 10:09 | Albany | Anthony Tumlin double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| Subs | Albany | Shawn Starkweather (PG), Theodore Ostler (SF), David Holiday (C) William Riggs, Robert Allison, Todd Rabb | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Snyder (SF) Ambrose Groves | |
| 09:57 | Niagara | William Cargill misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-52 |
| 09:56 | Niagara | James Snyder gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:39 | Niagara | William Cargill hits the finger roll | 51-54 |
| 09:20 | Albany | Theodore Ostler misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 51-54 |
| 09:18 | Albany | Arthur Priest can't tip it in | 51-54 |
| 09:17 | Niagara | James Snyder grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 09:01 | Niagara | William Cargill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 08:59 | Albany | Theodore Ostler gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:32 | Albany | Anthony Tumlin is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 51-54 |
| 08:31 | Albany | David Holiday gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:18 | Albany | Anthony Tumlin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Daniel Rumbaugh - foul #2 on Daniel Rumbaugh, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Albany | William Riggs (PG), John Kennedy (SF), Christopher Hickman (PF), Todd Rabb (C) Shawn Starkweather, Theodore Ostler, Arthur Priest, David Holiday | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Oberski (PG), Jacob Brown (SG), Ambrose Groves (SF), Randy Anderson (PF), George Fye (C) William Cargill, Daniel Rumbaugh, James Snyder, Ronald Martinek, Charles Gaylord | |
| 08:18 | Albany | Anthony Tumlin makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:18 | Albany | Anthony Tumlin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:18 | Albany | Anthony Tumlin makes the 3rd free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:55 | Niagara | Jacob Brown misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Hickman - foul #1 on Christopher Hickman, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Albany | Stephen Wilson (SF) Anthony Tumlin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Peebles (SG) Thomas Oberski | |
| 07:55 | Niagara | Jacob Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:55 | Niagara | Jacob Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:55 | Albany | Christopher Hickman gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 07:26 | Albany | Stephen Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 07:25 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Hickman | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Riggs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Rabb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jacob Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Peebles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ambrose Groves (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Fye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Albany | Stephen Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 07:06 | Niagara | George Fye grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 06:49 | Niagara | Ambrose Groves comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 54-55 |
| 06:47 | Albany | William Riggs grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 06:32 | Albany | John Kennedy hits a 3 from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 06:12 | Niagara | Randy Anderson hits a jumper near the basket set up by Jacob Brown | 57-57 |
| 06:09 | Albany | William Riggs's pass is intercepted by Charles Peebles in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 05:54 | Niagara | Jacob Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Kennedy - foul #1 on John Kennedy, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Albany | Shawn Starkweather (PG), Teddy Cousar (SG), Theodore Ostler (SF), Arthur Priest (PF), David Holiday (C) John Kennedy, William Riggs, Stephen Wilson, Christopher Hickman, Todd Rabb | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Cargill (PG), Daniel Rumbaugh (SF), James Snyder (PF), Charles Gaylord (C) Charles Peebles, Ambrose Groves, Randy Anderson, George Fye | |
| 05:54 | Niagara | Jacob Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:54 | Niagara | Jacob Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:54 | Albany | The rebound goes to David Holiday | 57-57 |
| 05:40 | Albany | Shawn Starkweather scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Holiday | 59-57 |
| 05:33 | Niagara | Arthur Priest is called for the reach on Charles Gaylord - foul #3 on Arthur Priest, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Albany | Anthony Tumlin (SG) Teddy Cousar | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Oberski (SG), Ronald Martinek (PF) Jacob Brown, James Snyder | |
| 05:33 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:33 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:19 | Albany | Arthur Priest makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Theodore Ostler | 61-59 |
| 05:02 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 05:01 | Niagara | Daniel Rumbaugh tips it home | 61-61 |
| 04:42 | Albany | Theodore Ostler misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 04:40 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Charles Gaylord | 61-61 |
| 04:17 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek banks in the layup set up by Thomas Oberski | 61-63 |
| 03:48 | Albany | David Holiday connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Tumlin | 64-63 |
| 03:48 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Albany | Stephen Wilson (SF) Theodore Ostler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Peebles (SG), Ambrose Groves (SF) Thomas Oberski, Daniel Rumbaugh | |
| 03:19 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ambrose Groves and the foul's on David Holiday - foul #2 on David Holiday, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 03:19 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek misses the free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:19 | Albany | David Holiday grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Shawn Starkweather (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Tumlin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Priest (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Holiday (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Cargill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Peebles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ambrose Groves (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Martinek (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Gaylord (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Albany | Anthony Tumlin makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Shawn Starkweather | 67-65 |
| 02:40 | Niagara | Stephen Wilson steals it from Charles Gaylord | 67-65 |
| 02:31 | Albany | Stephen Wilson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Shawn Starkweather | 70-65 |
| 02:20 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Ambrose Groves | 70-67 |
| 01:57 | Albany | Anthony Tumlin misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 01:56 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:46 | Niagara | Charles Peebles scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Gaylord | 70-69 |
| 01:41 | Albany | William Cargill is called for the reach on Shawn Starkweather in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Cargill, team foul #6 | 70-69 |
| 01:28 | Albany | Ronald Martinek steals the ball from Stephen Wilson | 70-69 |
| 01:11 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord misses long on a shot from the left block | 70-69 |
| 01:09 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek tips it back up and in | 70-71 |
| 01:06 | Albany | Arthur Priest's pass is intercepted by William Cargill in the backcourt | 70-71 |
| 00:51 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek can't finish the layup | 70-71 |
| 00:49 | Albany | Arthur Priest grabs the defensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 00:27 | Albany | Stephen Wilson connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Tumlin | 72-71 |
| 00:09 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek makes the shot near the basket set up by William Cargill | 72-73 |
| 00:09 | Albany | Albany calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| 00:05 | Albany | David Holiday misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-73 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord runs out the clock | 72-73 |