| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Laprade (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Musick (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger is fouled on the floor by Scott Lilly - foul #2 on Scott Lilly, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:16 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kurt Hadden | 32-39 |
| 19:10 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Laprade | 32-42 |
| 19:06 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano is hacked by Donald Laprade - foul #2 on Donald Laprade, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| 18:58 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Dima Lisowski | 34-42 |
| 18:54 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg tips it in | 34-44 |
| 18:40 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dima Lisowski | 37-44 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Geoffrey Loessberg | 37-46 |
| 18:13 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano makes the floater from the left side | 39-46 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick is hacked by Dima Lisowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Marcus Whittier (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski, Randy Rhodes, Ralph Coppinger, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Jesse Tatman (SG), Ronnie Hutton (SF), Ray Lawson (PF), Milton Keyser (C) Donald Laprade, Leon Musick, Dennis Smith, Scott Lilly, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| 17:46 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Milton Keyser, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| 17:43 | Niagara | Ryan Goslin is called for the reach on Kevin Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Goslin, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| 17:35 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier double dribbles | 39-46 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas State | Pete Hall is called for the reach on Ryan Goslin - foul #2 on Pete Hall, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG) Kevin Coleman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Musick (SG) Jesse Tatman | |
| 16:56 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 16:28 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Marcus Whittier, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade (PG), Dennis Smith (SF), Scott Lilly (PF), Geoffrey Loessberg (C) Ryan Goslin, Ronnie Hutton, Ray Lawson, Milton Keyser | |
| 16:16 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-46 |
| 16:15 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 16:06 | Niagara | Brian Simeon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 15:59 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith grabs the board | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Donald Laprade (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Musick (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Arkansas State | Randy Rhodes picks off the pass by Dennis Smith in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 15:50 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes hits the finger roll | 41-46 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith misses long on an open floater near the basket | 41-46 |
| 15:26 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 15:11 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-46 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Dennis Smith | 41-46 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 15:05 | Niagara | Brian Simeon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 15:00 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 14:59 | Niagara | Brian Simeon snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:42 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Simeon | 43-46 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Leon Musick | 43-48 |
| 13:58 | Niagara | Brian Simeon clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Porfirio Romano, Randy Rhodes, Ralph Coppinger, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Jesse Tatman (SG), Ronnie Hutton (SF), Ray Lawson (PF), Milton Keyser (C) Donald Laprade, Leon Musick, Dennis Smith, Scott Lilly, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| 13:58 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:58 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas State | Brian Simeon steps in front of the Ronnie Hutton pass in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 13:51 | Niagara | Brian Simeon hits the finger roll | 46-48 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin hits the finger roll set up by Milton Keyser and he's fouled by Edward Kong - foul #1 on Edward Kong, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF) Brian Simeon | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 13:35 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:16 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-51 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Ray Lawson | 46-51 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 13:07 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Pete Hall | 46-51 |
| 12:50 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-51 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 12:45 | Arkansas State | Edward Kong picks off the pass by Milton Keyser | 46-51 |
| 12:31 | Niagara | Ronnie Hutton picks off the pass by Edward Kong | 46-51 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman lays it in on a great pass from Ronnie Hutton | 46-53 |
| 12:23 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier is whistled for a carry | 46-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Marcus Whittier, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Shiffer (PG), Michael Faust (SF), Scott Lilly (PF), Geoffrey Loessberg (C) Ryan Goslin, Ronnie Hutton, Ray Lawson, Milton Keyser | |
| 12:18 | Arkansas State | Leon Shiffer is hacked by Kevin Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (SF) Gary Gullette | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 12:13 | Arkansas State | Michael Faust misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Coleman - foul #2 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas State | Michael Faust misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas State | Michael Faust misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:13 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Kurt Hadden | 46-53 |
| 11:49 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Geoffrey Loessberg - foul #2 on Geoffrey Loessberg, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG) Kevin Coleman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Musick (SG) Jesse Tatman | |
| 11:49 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 11:49 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Rhodes (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Leon Shiffer (fresh) SG - Leon Musick (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Faust (fresh) PF - Scott Lilly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block | 48-55 |
| 11:21 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SG), Pete Hall (C) Dima Lisowski, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Ronnie Hutton (PF) Leon Shiffer, Scott Lilly | |
| 11:07 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-55 |
| 11:05 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 11:01 | Niagara | Michael Faust steals it from Randy Rhodes | 48-55 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Leon Musick and he's hacked by Pete Hall - foul #3 on Pete Hall, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Marcus Whittier (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Edward Kong (C) Porfirio Romano, Gary Gullette, Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman (SG), Dennis Smith (SF), Ray Lawson (PF), Milton Keyser (C) Leon Musick, Michael Faust, Ronnie Hutton, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| 10:36 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin misses the free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:36 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 10:12 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Smith - foul #3 on Dennis Smith, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade (PG) Ryan Goslin | |
| 10:12 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:12 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:53 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman is called for traveling | 50-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Kurt Hadden (C) Kevin Coleman, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Lilly (PF) Ray Lawson | |
| 09:40 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Simeon and the foul's on Milton Keyser - foul #3 on Milton Keyser, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF) Brian Simeon | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton (SF) Dennis Smith | |
| 09:40 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton is hacked by Gary Gullette in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Gullette, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (SF) Gary Gullette | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 09:36 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:36 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 09:24 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Marcus Whittier | 56-57 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas State | Milton Keyser is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Laprade | 56-59 |
| 08:56 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 56-59 |
| 08:55 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano tips it back up and in | 58-59 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Hutton buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Laprade | 58-61 |
| 08:20 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronnie Hutton - foul #2 on Ronnie Hutton, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Brian Simeon (SG), Pete Hall (SF), Edward Kong (C) Porfirio Romano, Marcus Whittier, Randy Rhodes, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Leon Musick (SG), Dennis Smith (SF), Ray Lawson (PF), Geoffrey Loessberg (C) Donald Laprade, Jesse Tatman, Ronnie Hutton, Scott Lilly, Milton Keyser | |
| 08:20 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 08:20 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 08:08 | Arkansas State | Kevin Coleman is called for the reach on Geoffrey Loessberg - foul #3 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (SF) Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 08:08 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 08:08 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 07:54 | Niagara | Pete Hall knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Brian Simeon | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Randy Rhodes (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Kong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ryan Goslin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Musick (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Goslin | 62-66 |
| 07:24 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes loses the dribble to Leon Musick | 62-66 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson makes the runner from close range | 62-68 |
| 06:51 | Niagara | Dennis Smith denies the turnaround by Pete Hall | 62-68 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas State | Brian Simeon takes the ball from Leon Musick | 62-68 |
| 06:40 | Niagara | Brian Simeon blows the layup | 62-68 |
| 06:38 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Simeon | 62-68 |
| 06:24 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 06:23 | Niagara | Pete Hall hits the follow up shot | 64-68 |
| 06:04 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 64-68 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg's floater is tipped away by Randy Rhodes | 64-68 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Lawson | 64-68 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 64-68 |
| 05:38 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 05:38 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Kevin Coleman, Brian Simeon, Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade (PG), Jesse Tatman (SF), Ronnie Hutton (PF), Milton Keyser (C) Ryan Goslin, Dennis Smith, Ray Lawson, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| 05:20 | Niagara | Gary Gullette hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dima Lisowski | 67-68 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 04:58 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 04:39 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ralph Coppinger | 69-68 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Kurt Hadden - foul #1 on Kurt Hadden, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF) Gary Gullette | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Shiffer (PG), Scott Lilly (PF), Geoffrey Loessberg (C) Donald Laprade, Leon Musick, Milton Keyser | |
| 04:14 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman misses the free throw | 69-70 |
| 04:14 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 03:57 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger scores on a floater from close range set up by Porfirio Romano | 71-70 |
| 03:49 | Arkansas State | Leon Shiffer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronnie Hutton | 71-72 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Simeon (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ralph Coppinger (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Leon Shiffer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Tatman (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Ronnie Hutton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Geoffrey Loessberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Niagara | Brian Simeon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-72 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Marcus Whittier (SG), Pete Hall (C) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin (PG), Leon Musick (SG), Michael Faust (SF) Leon Shiffer, Jesse Tatman, Ronnie Hutton | |
| 03:28 | Arkansas State | Kevin Coleman takes the ball from Ryan Goslin in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| 03:27 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses the easy layup | 71-72 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas State | Ryan Goslin snags the defensive board | 71-72 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick misses the wide open shot in the paint but the foul's on Ralph Coppinger - foul #2 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF) Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade (PG), Dennis Smith (SF), Milton Keyser (C) Ryan Goslin, Michael Faust, Geoffrey Loessberg | |
| 03:10 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:50 | Niagara | Scott Lilly steals the ball from Pete Hall | 71-74 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-74 |
| Subs | Niagara | Edward Kong (PF) Brian Simeon | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tatman (SG), Ray Lawson (PF) Leon Musick, Scott Lilly | |
| 02:31 | Niagara | Gary Gullette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-74 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Ralph Coppinger (PF) Kevin Coleman, Marcus Whittier, Gary Gullette | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade is hacked by Porfirio Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #12 | 71-74 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:08 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-75 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith grabs the board | 71-75 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF) Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Musick (SG), Scott Lilly (PF) Jesse Tatman, Milton Keyser | |
| 01:40 | Arkansas State | Ray Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-75 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (SF), Kurt Hadden (C) Gary Gullette, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg (C) Ray Lawson | |
| 01:21 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 71-75 |
| 01:20 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano snags the offensive board | 71-75 |
| 01:01 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-75 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas State | Geoffrey Loessberg snags the defensive board | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade is hacked by Porfirio Romano - foul #3 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #13 | 71-75 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas State | Donald Laprade makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden buries a 3 from the left wing | 74-77 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas State | Porfirio Romano steals the ball from Donald Laprade in the backcourt | 74-77 |
| 00:44 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano lays it up and in | 76-77 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas State | Dennis Smith makes the jumper from the left side set up by Donald Laprade | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Niagara | Donald Laprade is called for the reach on Porfirio Romano - foul #3 on Donald Laprade, team foul #10 | 76-79 |
| 00:05 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:05 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Arkansas State | Porfirio Romano is called for the reach on Leon Musick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #14 | 78-79 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick misses the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas State | Leon Musick misses the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden pulls down the rebound | 78-79 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Niagara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 78-79 |