| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Brett Justice (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Christian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Gift (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Richard Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damian May (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Shilling (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Nava (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Pugh (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Gary Christian inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Canisius | Willard Bennett's layup is rejected by James Pugh | 41-34 |
| 19:43 | Canisius | Nick Gift tips it but misses | 41-34 |
| 19:41 | Iona | Robert Nava grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:35 | Iona | Richard Parks scores on a jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 19:15 | Canisius | Nick Gift knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Brett Justice and he's fouled by Richard Parks - foul #1 on Richard Parks, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 19:15 | Canisius | Nick Gift makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 19:02 | Iona | James Pugh can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 19:00 | Canisius | Willard Bennett pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 18:37 | Canisius | Brett Justice misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-36 |
| 18:35 | Iona | The rebound goes to James Pugh | 44-36 |
| 18:18 | Iona | Steve Ward takes the ball from James Pugh | 44-36 |
| 17:58 | Canisius | Steve Ward throws it down on a nice dish by Willard Bennett | 46-36 |
| 17:37 | Iona | Richard Parks drills a jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 17:18 | Canisius | Brett Justice scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Willard Bennett | 48-38 |
| 17:05 | Iona | Damian May misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 48-38 |
| 17:03 | Canisius | Nick Gift pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 16:56 | Canisius | Nick Gift clanks a shot from the left side | 48-38 |
| 16:55 | Iona | James Pugh grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 16:51 | Iona | Damian May comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 16:49 | Canisius | Nick Gift grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 16:31 | Canisius | Nick Gift hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Nava - foul #1 on Robert Nava, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Dan Anderson (SG), Tracy Lanier (SF), Jamie Farmer (PF) Brett Justice, Willard Bennett, Gary Christian, Steve Ward | |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Roden (PG), Robert Hoelscher (SG), Antonio Huges (SF), Gary Rowland (PF), Hank Lantz (C) Richard Parks, Damian May, George Shilling, Robert Nava, James Pugh | |
| 16:31 | Canisius | Nick Gift misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 16:31 | Canisius | Nick Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 16:03 | Iona | Robert Roden misses the easy layup | 49-38 |
| 16:01 | Iona | Hank Lantz snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 15:39 | Iona | Antonio Huges connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Roden | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tracy Lanier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nick Gift (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Robert Roden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hoelscher (fresh) SF - Antonio Huges (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Rowland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hank Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Canisius | Dan Anderson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 15:26 | Iona | Gary Rowland snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 15:19 | Iona | Gary Rowland hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Farmer - foul #1 on Jamie Farmer, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Christian (SF), Garland Provenzano (C) Tracy Lanier, Nick Gift | |
| Subs | Iona | Peter Gunnels (PF) Hank Lantz | |
| 15:19 | Iona | Gary Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 15:19 | Iona | Gary Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:58 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano is hacked by Robert Hoelscher - foul #2 on Robert Hoelscher, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Iona | George Shilling (SF) Robert Hoelscher | |
| 14:49 | Canisius | Peter Gunnels is called for the reach on Gary Christian - foul #4 on Peter Gunnels, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Nava (PF) Peter Gunnels | |
| 14:27 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Nava - foul #2 on Robert Nava, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| 14:27 | Canisius | Gary Christian makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:27 | Canisius | Gary Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 14:03 | Iona | Robert Nava knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 13:49 | Canisius | Gary Christian is fouled on the floor by George Shilling - foul #1 on George Shilling, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Lindsay (SG), Steve Ward (PF) Dan Anderson, Jamie Farmer | |
| Subs | Iona | George Oleson (PG), Damian May (SG), James Pugh (C) Robert Roden, Antonio Huges, Gary Rowland | |
| 13:31 | Canisius | George Oleson takes the ball from Gary Christian | 51-45 |
| 13:13 | Iona | Damian May is hacked by Garland Provenzano - foul #1 on Garland Provenzano, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Willard Bennett (SG), Tracy Lanier (SF), Nick Gift (C) Brett Justice, John Lindsay, Gary Christian, Garland Provenzano | |
| Subs | Iona | Richard Parks (PG), Hank Lantz (PF) George Oleson, George Shilling | |
| 13:07 | Iona | Richard Parks drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Damian May and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| 13:07 | Iona | Richard Parks makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:54 | Canisius | Tracy Lanier comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 12:53 | Canisius | Nick Gift misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 12:51 | Iona | The rebound goes to Richard Parks | 51-48 |
| 12:47 | Iona | Richard Parks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 12:45 | Canisius | Tracy Lanier gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:38 | Canisius | Tracy Lanier misses the floater from the right side | 51-48 |
| 12:36 | Iona | Damian May gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:18 | Iona | Robert Nava's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), Gary Christian (SF), Dan Anderson (PF), Jamie Farmer (C) James Smith, Tracy Lanier, Steve Ward, Nick Gift | |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Roden (SG), George Shilling (SF), Gary Rowland (PF) Damian May, Robert Nava, James Pugh | |
| 11:56 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer misses the easy layup | 51-48 |
| 11:55 | Canisius | Willard Bennett misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 11:53 | Iona | George Shilling pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:47 | Iona | Hank Lantz loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Garland Provenzano (C) Willard Bennett | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 11:27 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Iona | Antonio Huges (SG), Robert Nava (PF) Richard Parks, Hank Lantz | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Brett Justice (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Christian (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Garland Provenzano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Robert Roden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Huges (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Shilling (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Robert Nava (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Iona | Robert Roden misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 11:11 | Iona | Robert Roden pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:06 | Iona | Antonio Huges hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Roden | 51-50 |
| 10:43 | Canisius | Dan Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Antonio Huges - foul #1 on Antonio Huges, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Canisius | Willard Bennett (SG) Garland Provenzano | |
| Subs | Iona | Damian May (SG), James Pugh (C) Antonio Huges, George Shilling | |
| 10:43 | Canisius | Dan Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:43 | Canisius | Dan Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:32 | Iona | Robert Roden is fouled on the floor by Brett Justice - foul #2 on Brett Justice, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Tracy Lanier (C) Brett Justice, Gary Christian | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 10:10 | Iona | Robert Roden misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Jamie Farmer - foul #2 on Jamie Farmer, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Canisius | Garland Provenzano (C) Jamie Farmer | |
| Subs | Iona | Antonio Huges (SF) Gary Rowland | |
| 10:10 | Iona | Robert Roden makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:10 | Iona | Robert Roden misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:10 | Canisius | Dan Anderson grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 09:54 | Canisius | Tracy Lanier buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Smith | 55-51 |
| 09:47 | Iona | Robert Nava misses the floater in the lane | 55-51 |
| 09:46 | Iona | Robert Nava gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:32 | Iona | Garland Provenzano steals it from Robert Roden | 55-51 |
| 09:07 | Canisius | Willard Bennett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 09:06 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano hits the follow up shot | 57-51 |
| 09:02 | Iona | Antonio Huges misses badly on a shot from the right side | 57-51 |
| 09:01 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Dan Anderson | 57-51 |
| 08:47 | Canisius | Dan Anderson buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Smith | 60-51 |
| 08:27 | Iona | Robert Roden's fadeaway is rejected by Garland Provenzano | 60-51 |
| 08:26 | Canisius | Dan Anderson pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:22 | Canisius | James Smith is hacked by James Pugh - foul #1 on James Pugh, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Lindsay (SG), Gary Christian (SF), Steve Ward (PF), Nick Gift (C) Willard Bennett, Tracy Lanier, Dan Anderson, Garland Provenzano | |
| Subs | Iona | Richard Parks (PG), George Shilling (SF), Gary Rowland (PF), Hank Lantz (C) Robert Roden, Damian May, Robert Nava, James Pugh | |
| 08:22 | Canisius | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:22 | Iona | Hank Lantz gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 07:59 | Iona | Richard Parks scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Hank Lantz | 60-53 |
| 07:53 | Canisius | Steve Ward misses the 3 from straight away | 60-53 |
| 07:52 | Iona | George Shilling grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 07:46 | Iona | Gary Rowland's layup is rejected by Nick Gift | 60-53 |
| 07:44 | Iona | Hank Lantz can't tip it in | 60-53 |
| 07:43 | Iona | George Shilling tips it in | 60-55 |
| 07:16 | Canisius | Nick Gift's pass is intercepted by George Shilling | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lindsay (fresh) SF - Gary Christian (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Nick Gift (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Richard Parks (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Huges (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Shilling (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hank Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Iona | Antonio Huges misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 07:09 | Canisius | Nick Gift snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 07:04 | Canisius | The short jumper by Gary Christian is denied by Hank Lantz | 60-55 |
| 07:03 | Canisius | Nick Gift tips it home | 62-55 |
| 06:59 | Iona | Richard Parks clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-55 |
| 06:57 | Canisius | Nick Gift gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 06:53 | Canisius | John Lindsay is called for traveling | 62-55 |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), Jamie Farmer (PF) James Smith, Steve Ward | |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Hoelscher (SG), Peter Gunnels (PF) Antonio Huges, Hank Lantz | |
| 06:37 | Iona | Peter Gunnels is fouled on the floor by Jamie Farmer - foul #3 on Jamie Farmer, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Canisius | Garland Provenzano (C) Nick Gift | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 06:26 | Iona | Richard Parks clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 06:24 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Jamie Farmer | 62-55 |
| 06:19 | Canisius | Peter Gunnels swats the dunk try by John Lindsay | 62-55 |
| 06:18 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer tips it back up and in | 64-55 |
| 06:00 | Iona | George Shilling buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Gunnels | 64-57 |
| 05:56 | Canisius | Brett Justice misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 05:54 | Iona | Peter Gunnels gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:47 | Iona | Richard Parks misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-57 |
| 05:45 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:39 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Brett Justice | 66-57 |
| 05:19 | Iona | Peter Gunnels misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 05:18 | Iona | Gary Rowland tips it back up and in | 66-59 |
| 05:01 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer misses the turnaround from the right block | 66-59 |
| 04:59 | Iona | The rebound goes to Gary Rowland | 66-59 |
| 04:59 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Canisius | Willard Bennett (SG), Steve Ward (PF), Nick Gift (C) John Lindsay, Jamie Farmer, Garland Provenzano | |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Roden (PG), Damian May (SG), James Pugh (C) Richard Parks, Robert Hoelscher, Gary Rowland | |
| 04:39 | Iona | Robert Roden clanks a floater from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 04:38 | Iona | Peter Gunnels tips it in | 66-61 |
| 04:22 | Canisius | Gary Christian knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brett Justice | 69-61 |
| 04:17 | Iona | Damian May connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Roden | 69-63 |
| 04:01 | Canisius | Brett Justice makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:56 | Iona | Damian May is called for traveling | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 03:37 | Canisius | Steve Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 03:24 | Canisius | Willard Bennett drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Brett Justice and he's fouled by George Shilling - foul #2 on George Shilling, team foul #9 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Iona | Richard Parks (PG), Robert Nava (SF), Gary Rowland (PF) Robert Roden, George Shilling, Peter Gunnels | |
| 03:24 | Canisius | Willard Bennett makes the free throw | 75-63 |
| 03:16 | Iona | Gary Rowland clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-63 |
| 03:14 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Nick Gift | 75-63 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Brett Justice (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Christian (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Ward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Gift (fresh) 9 pts. 16 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Richard Parks (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damian May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Nava (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Rowland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Pugh (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Canisius | Brett Justice misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-63 |
| 03:07 | Canisius | Nick Gift tips it home | 77-63 |
| 02:47 | Iona | Damian May connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 77-65 |
| 02:25 | Canisius | Willard Bennett connects on the floater near the basket set up by Brett Justice | 79-65 |
| 02:01 | Iona | Robert Nava hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-65 |
| 02:00 | Iona | James Pugh grabs the offensive rebound | 79-65 |
| 01:51 | Iona | Gary Rowland makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Nava | 79-68 |
| 01:33 | Canisius | Steve Ward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 79-68 |
| 01:31 | Iona | The rebound goes to James Pugh | 79-68 |
| 01:26 | Iona | Richard Parks connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Damian May | 79-71 |
| 01:01 | Canisius | Willard Bennett misses the 3 from the left corner | 79-71 |
| 00:59 | Iona | Gary Rowland grabs the board | 79-71 |
| 00:59 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Iona | George Shilling (SF), Peter Gunnels (PF) Robert Nava, Gary Rowland | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Iona | Richard Parks connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses long on a floater from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:31 | Iona | George Shilling gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Iona | Richard Parks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:24 | Canisius | Nick Gift grabs the board | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Canisius | Nick Gift is fouled in the backcourt by Damian May - foul #1 on Damian May, team foul #10 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Canisius | Dan Anderson (PF) Steve Ward | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 00:23 | Canisius | Nick Gift makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:23 | Canisius | Nick Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:17 | Iona | Richard Parks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-74 |
| 00:15 | Canisius | Dan Anderson gets the rebound | 81-74 |
| 00:14 | Canisius | Richard Parks is called for the reach on Dan Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Parks, team foul #11 | 81-74 |
| 00:14 | Canisius | Dan Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:14 | Canisius | Dan Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:14 | Iona | James Pugh gets the rebound | 81-74 |
| 00:06 | Iona | Richard Parks makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-77 |
| 00:04 | Canisius | Gary Christian is hacked by Richard Parks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Parks, team foul #12 | 81-77 |
| 00:04 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:04 | Canisius | Gary Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:00 | Iona | Richard Parks misses the halfcourt shot | 82-77 |