| Lineup | Iona | PG - Robert Fox (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jason Stepp (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Colbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Green (fresh) 6 pts. C - Shawn Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hollis Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nelson Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Lancaster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iona | Edward Colbert inbounds the ball | 41-44 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Iona | Nelson Murphy picks off the pass by Jason Stepp | 41-44 |
| 19:13 | Niagara | Todd Green is called for the reach on Hollis Johnson - foul #2 on Todd Green, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| 19:03 | Niagara | Coleman Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 18:48 | Iona | Jason Stepp's pass is intercepted by Clyde Lancaster | 41-46 |
| 18:30 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 18:28 | Iona | Shawn Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 18:22 | Iona | Todd Green can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 41-46 |
| 18:21 | Iona | Jason Stepp gets the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 18:07 | Iona | Edward Colbert makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Stepp | 44-46 |
| 17:40 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Fox - foul #1 on Robert Fox, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Iona | Ronald Parker (SG), Bryce Gray (SF), Bruce Avery (PF), Tyler Hallett (C) Jason Stepp, Edward Colbert, Todd Green, Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (PG), Brandon Gibbs (SG), David Smith (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Coleman Brown, Hollis Johnson, Gregory Mackey, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 17:40 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:40 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 17:38 | Iona | Brandon Gibbs takes the ball from Robert Fox in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 17:36 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs blows the layup | 44-48 |
| 17:34 | Niagara | Rod Goehring snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 17:29 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses long on a jumper near the basket | 44-48 |
| 17:27 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Gibbs | 44-48 |
| 17:13 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 17:12 | Niagara | Rod Goehring snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 17:00 | Niagara | The jump hook by Nelson Murphy is blocked by Bruce Avery | 44-48 |
| 16:59 | Iona | Bryce Gray pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 16:53 | Iona | Christopher Stops steals it from Ronald Parker | 44-48 |
| 16:48 | Niagara | Christopher Stops hits the finger roll | 44-50 |
| 16:46 | Iona | Bryce Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG) Nelson Murphy | |
| 16:36 | Niagara | Bryce Gray steps in front of the Brandon Gibbs pass | 44-50 |
| 16:32 | Iona | Robert Fox blows the layup | 44-50 |
| 16:31 | Iona | Tyler Hallett grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 16:12 | Iona | Bryce Gray is fouled on the floor by Brandon Gibbs - foul #1 on Brandon Gibbs, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Iona | Jason Stepp (SG), Todd Green (PF), Shawn Holt (C) Ronald Parker, Bryce Gray, Bruce Avery | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Gregory Mackey (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Christopher Stops, Brandon Gibbs, David Smith, Rod Goehring | |
| 16:00 | Iona | Todd Green connects on the open runner near the basket set up by Shawn Holt | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Robert Fox (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jason Stepp (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Hallett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Green (fresh) 8 pts. C - Shawn Holt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lance Beasley (fresh) SF - Nelson Murphy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Mackey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Purifoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lance Beasley | 46-52 |
| 15:14 | Iona | Jason Stepp makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Fox | 48-52 |
| 14:50 | Niagara | Shawn Holt takes the ball from Willy Purifoy | 48-52 |
| 14:44 | Iona | Coleman Brown steals it from Shawn Holt in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 14:43 | Niagara | Coleman Brown hits the finger roll | 48-54 |
| 14:24 | Iona | Shawn Holt can't finish the layup | 48-54 |
| 14:23 | Iona | Shawn Holt tips it back up and in | 50-54 |
| 14:06 | Niagara | Coleman Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Fox - foul #2 on Robert Fox, team foul #3 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Iona | Ronald Parker (PG), Kenneth Burt (SG), Edward Colbert (SF), Bruce Avery (PF), Bryce Gray (C) Robert Fox, Jason Stepp, Tyler Hallett, Todd Green, Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Hollis Johnson (SG), Christopher Stops (SF), David Smith (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Coleman Brown, Lance Beasley, Nelson Murphy, Gregory Mackey, Willy Purifoy | |
| 13:42 | Niagara | Christopher Stops can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 13:41 | Iona | Bruce Avery gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 13:36 | Iona | Lucas Rogowski picks off the pass by Kenneth Burt in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 13:19 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Parker - foul #1 on Ronald Parker, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs (SF), Rod Goehring (C) Lucas Rogowski, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 13:19 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 13:19 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 13:02 | Iona | Kenneth Burt's pass is intercepted by Rod Goehring | 50-56 |
| 12:47 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 12:45 | Iona | Edward Colbert pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 12:43 | Iona | Kenneth Burt is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| Subs | Iona | Jason Stepp (PG), Todd Green (PF), Shawn Holt (C) Ronald Parker, Bruce Avery, Bryce Gray | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Gregory Mackey (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Christopher Stops, David Smith, Rod Goehring | |
| 12:22 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Stepp - foul #3 on Jason Stepp, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Fox (PG), Todd Justice (SF) Kenneth Burt, Edward Colbert | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG) Lucas Rogowski | |
| 12:22 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 12:22 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 11:59 | Iona | Jason Stepp misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 11:58 | Iona | Shawn Holt tips it home | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Robert Fox (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Stepp (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Justice (fresh) PF - Todd Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Shawn Holt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hollis Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brandon Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Mackey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Lancaster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey is hacked by Todd Green - foul #3 on Todd Green, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Iona | Ronald Parker (SG), Tyler Hallett (C) Robert Fox, Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Murphy (SF), David Smith (PF) Brandon Gibbs, Gregory Mackey | |
| 11:30 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 11:28 | Iona | Todd Green grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 11:21 | Iona | Tyler Hallett can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Clyde Lancaster - foul #3 on Clyde Lancaster, team foul #2 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Fox (PG), Bruce Avery (C) Jason Stepp, Todd Green | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Rod Goehring (C) Coleman Brown, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 11:21 | Iona | Tyler Hallett misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 11:21 | Iona | Tyler Hallett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 11:05 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson loses the dribble to Ronald Parker | 53-58 |
| 11:03 | Iona | Robert Fox is hacked by Hollis Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hollis Johnson, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Iona | Bryce Gray (SF) Todd Justice | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 10:54 | Iona | Tyler Hallett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 10:53 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 10:40 | Niagara | David Smith hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Hollis Johnson | 53-60 |
| 10:34 | Iona | Bruce Avery can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 53-60 |
| 10:32 | Iona | Tyler Hallett pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 10:15 | Iona | David Smith takes the ball from Bryce Gray | 53-60 |
| 10:00 | Niagara | David Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 09:58 | Iona | Bryce Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 09:42 | Iona | David Smith steals it from Tyler Hallett | 53-60 |
| 09:28 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tyler Hallett - foul #2 on Tyler Hallett, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Iona | Jason Stepp (PG), Kenneth Burt (SG), Edward Colbert (SF), Todd Green (PF), Shawn Holt (C) Robert Fox, Ronald Parker, Bryce Gray, Bruce Avery, Tyler Hallett | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Christopher Stops (SG), Gregory Mackey (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Lance Beasley, Hollis Johnson, David Smith, Rod Goehring | |
| 09:28 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 09:28 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 09:28 | Iona | Shawn Holt pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 09:11 | Iona | Todd Green hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 53-61 |
| 09:09 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 08:46 | Niagara | Christopher Stops buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 08:41 | Iona | Kenneth Burt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 08:40 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 08:30 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Willy Purifoy, team foul #4 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs (SF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Nelson Murphy, Gregory Mackey | |
| 08:18 | Iona | Edward Colbert buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Todd Green | 55-64 |
| 07:57 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 07:55 | Iona | Todd Green grabs the board | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Jason Stepp (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Burt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Colbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Green (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Holt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Stops (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willy Purifoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Clyde Lancaster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Iona | Todd Green misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Willy Purifoy - foul #4 on Willy Purifoy, team foul #5 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Fox (PG), Todd Justice (SF), Tyler Hallett (C) Jason Stepp, Edward Colbert, Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Hollis Johnson (SG), Gregory Mackey (PF) Coleman Brown, Christopher Stops, Willy Purifoy | |
| 07:32 | Iona | Todd Green makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 07:32 | Iona | Todd Green makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 07:15 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster blows the dunk | 57-64 |
| 07:13 | Iona | Robert Fox gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 07:08 | Iona | Robert Fox makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Green | 59-64 |
| 06:55 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-64 |
| 06:53 | Iona | Tyler Hallett pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:48 | Iona | Kenneth Burt misses the easy open layup | 59-64 |
| 06:47 | Iona | Todd Justice snags the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 06:27 | Iona | Robert Fox is fouled on the floor by Clyde Lancaster - foul #4 on Clyde Lancaster, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Iona | Jason Stepp (SG), Bryce Gray (PF) Kenneth Burt, Todd Green | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Nelson Murphy (SF), David Smith (C) Lance Beasley, Brandon Gibbs, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 06:16 | Iona | Tyler Hallett knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 05:56 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 05:54 | Iona | Todd Justice pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:50 | Iona | Jason Stepp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 05:49 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:31 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 05:30 | Iona | Todd Justice gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:23 | Iona | Jason Stepp is hacked by Nelson Murphy - foul #1 on Nelson Murphy, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Iona | Ronald Parker (SG), Edward Colbert (SF), Bruce Avery (PF), Shawn Holt (C) Robert Fox, Todd Justice, Bryce Gray, Tyler Hallett | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Christopher Stops (SG) Coleman Brown, Hollis Johnson | |
| 05:23 | Iona | Jason Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:23 | Iona | Jason Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:07 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Stops and the foul's on Ronald Parker - foul #2 on Ronald Parker, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG) Lucas Rogowski | |
| 05:07 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:49 | Iona | Ronald Parker buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jason Stepp | 66-67 |
| 04:33 | Niagara | David Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Fox (PG) Jason Stepp | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Rod Goehring (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Christopher Stops, Gregory Mackey, David Smith | |
| 04:30 | Iona | Ronald Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Lance Beasley - foul #2 on Lance Beasley, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 04:30 | Iona | Ronald Parker makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:30 | Iona | Ronald Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:14 | Niagara | Lance Beasley hits the finger roll | 68-69 |
| 04:08 | Iona | Robert Fox is called for traveling | 68-69 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Hollis Johnson (SG) Lance Beasley | |
| 03:53 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nelson Murphy and he's hacked by Robert Fox - foul #3 on Robert Fox, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Iona | Kenneth Burt (SG), Todd Justice (SF), Bryce Gray (PF), Tyler Hallett (C) Ronald Parker, Edward Colbert, Bruce Avery, Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs (SF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Nelson Murphy, Rod Goehring | |
| 03:53 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson makes the free throw | 68-72 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Robert Fox (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Burt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Justice (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bryce Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyler Hallett (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hollis Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willy Purifoy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Clyde Lancaster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:47 | Iona | Kenneth Burt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-72 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Smith (PF) Willy Purifoy | |
| 03:30 | Niagara | Coleman Brown connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Hollis Johnson | 68-74 |
| 03:14 | Iona | Todd Justice is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 68-74 |
| 03:12 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Hallett | 68-74 |
| 02:52 | Iona | Kenneth Burt hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 68-74 |
| 02:50 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster grabs the board | 68-74 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Coleman Brown can't connect on a floater from the left block | 68-74 |
| 02:28 | Iona | Bryce Gray snags the defensive board | 68-74 |
| 02:28 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | Iona | Jason Stepp (PG), Ronald Parker (SG), Edward Colbert (SF), Bruce Avery (PF) Robert Fox, Kenneth Burt, Todd Justice, Bryce Gray | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Rod Goehring (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Hollis Johnson, Brandon Gibbs, David Smith, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 02:00 | Iona | Rod Goehring is called for the reach on Edward Colbert - foul #3 on Rod Goehring, team foul #10 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Fox (PG), Kenneth Burt (SG), Todd Green (PF), Shawn Holt (C) Jason Stepp, Ronald Parker, Bruce Avery, Tyler Hallett | |
| Subs | Niagara | Hollis Johnson (SG), Gregory Mackey (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Christopher Stops, Rod Goehring, Willy Purifoy | |
| 02:00 | Iona | Edward Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:00 | Iona | Edward Colbert misses the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:00 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Clyde Lancaster | 69-74 |
| 01:50 | Niagara | Coleman Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 69-74 |
| 01:48 | Iona | Shawn Holt gets the rebound | 69-74 |
| 01:42 | Iona | Robert Fox misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 69-74 |
| 01:40 | Iona | Todd Green grabs the offensive rebound | 69-74 |
| 01:27 | Iona | Kenneth Burt makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Fox | 72-74 |
| 01:07 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Burt - foul #4 on Kenneth Burt, team foul #10 | 72-74 |
| 01:07 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:07 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:07 | Iona | Todd Green grabs the board | 72-75 |
| 01:01 | Iona | Edward Colbert blows the layup | 72-75 |
| 01:00 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey snags the defensive board | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses long on a 3 from straight away | 72-75 |
| 00:33 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Nelson Murphy | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy is fouled on the floor by Todd Green - foul #4 on Todd Green, team foul #11 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (SG) Hollis Johnson | |
| 00:32 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:32 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Iona | Robert Fox scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 74-76 |
| 00:23 | Niagara | Robert Fox is called for the reach on Coleman Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Fox, team foul #12 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Hollis Johnson (SG) Christopher Stops | |
| 00:23 | Niagara | Coleman Brown makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:23 | Niagara | Coleman Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:18 | Iona | Kenneth Burt is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-78 |
| 00:15 | Niagara | Robert Fox is called for the reach on Coleman Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Fox, team foul #13 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Iona | Jason Stepp (PG) Robert Fox | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:15 | Niagara | Coleman Brown makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:15 | Niagara | Coleman Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Iona | Kenneth Burt buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Coleman Brown clanks a fullcourt shot | 80-80 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Jason Stepp (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Burt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edward Colbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Shawn Holt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hollis Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Murphy (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Mackey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Lancaster (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Iona | Todd Green wins the tip | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Iona | Kenneth Burt is hacked by Hollis Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hollis Johnson, team foul #11 | 80-80 |
| Subs | Iona | Bruce Avery (PF), Bryce Gray (C) Todd Green, Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Christopher Stops (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), David Smith (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Coleman Brown, Hollis Johnson, Nelson Murphy, Gregory Mackey, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 04:58 | Iona | Kenneth Burt makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 04:58 | Iona | Kenneth Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 04:34 | Niagara | Lance Beasley is hacked by Jason Stepp - foul #4 on Jason Stepp, team foul #14 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Iona | Ronald Parker (SG) Kenneth Burt | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 04:34 | Niagara | Lance Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 04:34 | Niagara | Lance Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 04:12 | Iona | Bryce Gray can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 82-81 |
| 04:10 | Niagara | David Smith snags the defensive board | 82-81 |
| 03:53 | Niagara | Rod Goehring misses the shot from just outside the lane | 82-81 |
| 03:51 | Iona | Edward Colbert pulls down the rebound | 82-81 |
| 03:45 | Iona | Jason Stepp knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Parker | 85-81 |
| 03:35 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs banks in the layup | 85-83 |
| 03:10 | Iona | Ronald Parker clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 85-83 |
| 03:08 | Niagara | The rebound goes to David Smith | 85-83 |
| 02:58 | Niagara | Lance Beasley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jason Stepp - foul #5 on Jason Stepp, team foul #15 | 85-83 |
| Subs | Iona | Kenneth Burt (SG), Tyler Hallett (SF), Todd Green (PF), Shawn Holt (C) Jason Stepp, Edward Colbert, Bruce Avery, Bryce Gray | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Gregory Mackey (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Christopher Stops, Brandon Gibbs, David Smith, Rod Goehring | |
| 02:58 | Niagara | Lance Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 02:58 | Niagara | Lance Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 85-84 |
| 02:39 | Iona | Shawn Holt misses the easy layup | 85-84 |
| 02:38 | Niagara | Coleman Brown pulls down the rebound | 85-84 |
| 02:31 | Niagara | Todd Green denies the turnaround by Nelson Murphy | 85-84 |
| 02:30 | Iona | Kenneth Burt gets the rebound | 85-84 |
| 02:30 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-84 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Hollis Johnson (SG), David Smith (C) Lance Beasley, Willy Purifoy | |
| 02:15 | Iona | Coleman Brown knocks away the 3 by Shawn Holt | 85-84 |
| 02:14 | Iona | Todd Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-84 |
| 02:02 | Iona | Todd Green drills a floater in the lane set up by Ronald Parker | 87-84 |
| 01:41 | Niagara | David Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-87 |
| 01:41 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-87 |
| Subs | Iona | Edward Colbert (SF) Tyler Hallett | |
| Subs | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster (C) David Smith | |
| 01:26 | Iona | Ronald Parker misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 87-87 |
| 01:24 | Iona | Edward Colbert grabs the offensive board | 87-87 |
| 01:11 | Iona | Shawn Holt drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Edward Colbert and he's hacked by Nelson Murphy - foul #2 on Nelson Murphy, team foul #12 | 89-87 |
| 01:11 | Iona | Shawn Holt misses the free throw | 89-87 |
| 01:11 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 89-87 |
| 00:48 | Niagara | Ronald Parker steals the ball from Nelson Murphy | 89-87 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Ronald Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Burt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edward Colbert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Green (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Shawn Holt (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hollis Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nelson Murphy (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Mackey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Clyde Lancaster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Iona | Shawn Holt misses short on a floater from the left block | 89-87 |
| 00:21 | Iona | Shawn Holt pulls down the offensive rebound | 89-87 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Iona | Shawn Holt is fouled on the floor by Clyde Lancaster - foul #5 on Clyde Lancaster, team foul #13 | 89-87 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Smith (C) Clyde Lancaster | |
| 00:19 | Iona | Shawn Holt makes the 1st free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:19 | Iona | Shawn Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 91-87 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 91-90 |
| 00:10 | Iona | Edward Colbert is hacked by Coleman Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Coleman Brown, team foul #14 | 91-90 |
| 00:10 | Iona | Edward Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 92-90 |
| 00:10 | Iona | Edward Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 93-90 |
| 00:10 | Niagara | Niagara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 93-90 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 93-90 |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Coleman Brown snags the offensive board | 93-90 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | The clock runs out | 93-90 |