| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fresh) SG - Hollis Johnson (fresh) SF - Brandon Gibbs (fresh) PF - Todd Bass (fresh) C - Rod Goehring (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - John Heenan (fresh) SG - Ho Xayavong (fresh) SF - Clarence Schott (fresh) PF - Jon Morgan (fresh) C - Jimmy Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Rod Goehring wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Niagara | Lance Beasley connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Hollis Johnson | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Marist | Ho Xayavong misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Marist | Jon Morgan tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Niagara | Jimmy Jones denies the turnaround by Lance Beasley | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Marist | Jon Morgan pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Marist | Clarence Schott scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Heenan and he's fouled by Rod Goehring - foul #1 on Rod Goehring, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Marist | Clarence Schott makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Niagara | Todd Bass blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jon Morgan - foul #1 on Jon Morgan, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Niagara | Todd Bass misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Niagara | Todd Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Marist | Jimmy Jones misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-5 |
| 18:09 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Rod Goehring | 3-5 |
| 18:03 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Lance Beasley | 6-5 |
| 17:45 | Marist | Jon Morgan buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Heenan | 6-7 |
| 17:31 | Niagara | Ho Xayavong steals the ball from Todd Bass | 6-7 |
| 17:27 | Marist | Ho Xayavong banks in the layup | 6-9 |
| 17:03 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Jones - foul #1 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (PG), Lucas Rogowski (SG), Corey Seaver (SF), Clyde Lancaster (PF), David Smith (C) Lance Beasley, Hollis Johnson, Brandon Gibbs, Todd Bass, Rod Goehring | |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Ropp (PG), Patrick Morris (SG), Vincenzo Costa (PF), Jay Spaeth (C) John Heenan, Ho Xayavong, Jon Morgan, Jimmy Jones | |
| 16:45 | Niagara | Corey Seaver drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Lucas Rogowski | 8-9 |
| 16:32 | Marist | Vincenzo Costa is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Schott | 8-12 |
| 16:16 | Niagara | Corey Seaver buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 16:10 | Marist | Clarence Schott is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Seaver - foul #1 on Corey Seaver, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Marist | Ho Xayavong (SG) Clarence Schott | |
| 15:51 | Marist | Thomas Ropp scores on a shot from the right wing | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Christopher Stops (fresh) SG - Lucas Rogowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Corey Seaver (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clyde Lancaster (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Thomas Ropp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ho Xayavong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Morris (fresh) PF - Vincenzo Costa (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jay Spaeth (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Niagara | Corey Seaver double dribbles | 11-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Hollis Johnson (SG), Frank Newlin (SF), Willy Purifoy (C) Christopher Stops, Lucas Rogowski, Corey Seaver, Clyde Lancaster | |
| Subs | Marist | John Heenan (PG), Jon Morgan (PF) Thomas Ropp, Vincenzo Costa | |
| 15:25 | Marist | Patrick Morris clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Willy Purifoy - foul #1 on Willy Purifoy, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Todd Bass (PF) David Smith | |
| Subs | Marist | Jerrod Pagan (C) Jay Spaeth | |
| 15:25 | Marist | Patrick Morris makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 15:25 | Marist | Patrick Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 15:04 | Niagara | Todd Bass lays it in on a great pass from Hollis Johnson | 13-16 |
| 15:01 | Marist | Ho Xayavong is fouled in the backcourt by Hollis Johnson - foul #1 on Hollis Johnson, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Marist | Clarence Schott (SF) Patrick Morris | |
| 14:45 | Marist | John Heenan double dribbles | 13-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs (SF) Todd Bass | |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Ropp (SG), Jimmy Jones (C) Ho Xayavong, Jerrod Pagan | |
| 14:34 | Niagara | Frank Newlin misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 13-16 |
| 14:32 | Marist | Jimmy Jones grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 14:09 | Marist | Jon Morgan misses the turnaround in the paint | 13-16 |
| 14:07 | Niagara | Frank Newlin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 13:52 | Niagara | Frank Newlin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 13:51 | Marist | Clarence Schott snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 13:31 | Marist | John Heenan loses the dribble to Frank Newlin | 13-16 |
| 13:07 | Niagara | Clarence Schott steps in front of the Frank Newlin pass | 13-16 |
| 12:50 | Marist | Jimmy Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (PG), Lucas Rogowski (SG), Corey Seaver (SF), Todd Bass (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Lance Beasley, Hollis Johnson, Brandon Gibbs, Frank Newlin, Willy Purifoy | |
| Subs | Marist | Louis Schwindt (PG), Ho Xayavong (SG), Patrick Morris (SF), Vincenzo Costa (PF), Jay Spaeth (C) John Heenan, Thomas Ropp, Clarence Schott, Jon Morgan, Jimmy Jones | |
| 12:35 | Niagara | Christopher Stops loses the dribble to Vincenzo Costa | 13-16 |
| 12:32 | Marist | Ho Xayavong travels in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 12:19 | Niagara | Todd Bass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-16 |
| 12:17 | Marist | Corey Seaver steals it from Patrick Morris in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 12:02 | Niagara | Christopher Stops is fouled on the floor by Jay Spaeth - foul #1 on Jay Spaeth, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Ropp (PG) Louis Schwindt | |
| 11:48 | Niagara | Christopher Stops's dunk attempt is rejected by Patrick Morris | 13-16 |
| 11:47 | Niagara | Corey Seaver hits the follow up shot | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Christopher Stops (fresh) SG - Lucas Rogowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Corey Seaver (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Todd Bass (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rod Goehring (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Thomas Ropp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ho Xayavong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincenzo Costa (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jay Spaeth (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Marist | Thomas Ropp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-16 |
| 11:20 | Niagara | Corey Seaver grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 11:03 | Niagara | Todd Bass can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 11:02 | Marist | Patrick Morris snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:47 | Marist | Rod Goehring swats the layup by Vincenzo Costa | 15-16 |
| 10:46 | Marist | Vincenzo Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:33 | Marist | Thomas Ropp knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ho Xayavong and he's fouled by Lucas Rogowski - foul #1 on Lucas Rogowski, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Hollis Johnson (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), Clyde Lancaster (PF), David Smith (C) Christopher Stops, Lucas Rogowski, Corey Seaver, Todd Bass, Rod Goehring | |
| Subs | Marist | Louis Schwindt (PG), Clarence Schott (SF), Jon Morgan (PF), Jerrod Pagan (C) Ho Xayavong, Patrick Morris, Vincenzo Costa, Jay Spaeth | |
| 10:33 | Marist | Thomas Ropp makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:12 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster banks in the layup | 17-19 |
| 09:55 | Marist | Clarence Schott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:54 | Niagara | David Smith grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:34 | Niagara | David Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Frank Newlin (SF) Brandon Gibbs | |
| Subs | Marist | John Heenan (PG), Ho Xayavong (SG), Jimmy Jones (C) Louis Schwindt, Thomas Ropp, Jerrod Pagan | |
| 09:09 | Marist | John Heenan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 09:08 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to John Heenan | 17-19 |
| 08:48 | Marist | John Heenan can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lance Beasley - foul #1 on Lance Beasley, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Todd Bass (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Lance Beasley, Clyde Lancaster, David Smith | |
| Subs | Marist | Jerrod Pagan (PF) Jon Morgan | |
| 08:48 | Marist | John Heenan makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:48 | Marist | John Heenan misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:48 | Niagara | Todd Bass gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:40 | Niagara | The jumper by Frank Newlin is denied by Jerrod Pagan | 17-20 |
| 08:38 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy snags the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 08:27 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 08:25 | Marist | Jimmy Jones snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 08:20 | Marist | Hollis Johnson is called for the reach on Ho Xayavong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hollis Johnson, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (PG), Brandon Gibbs (SF) Hollis Johnson, Frank Newlin | |
| Subs | Marist | Patrick Morris (SF), Jay Spaeth (PF) Clarence Schott, Jimmy Jones | |
| 08:20 | Marist | Ho Xayavong misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:20 | Niagara | Todd Bass snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 08:02 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jay Spaeth - foul #2 on Jay Spaeth, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rod Goehring (C) Willy Purifoy | |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Ropp (SG), Jon Morgan (PF) Ho Xayavong, Jay Spaeth | |
| 08:02 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:02 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:40 | Marist | Jon Morgan banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Heenan | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lucas Rogowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Stops (fresh) SF - Brandon Gibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Bass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rod Goehring (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - John Heenan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Ropp (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jon Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerrod Pagan (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 07:11 | Niagara | Rod Goehring pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:56 | Niagara | Christopher Stops misses the jumper from the free throw line | 19-22 |
| 06:54 | Marist | Jerrod Pagan pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:50 | Marist | Jon Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Corey Seaver (SG), Frank Newlin (SF), David Smith (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Lucas Rogowski, Christopher Stops, Brandon Gibbs, Todd Bass, Rod Goehring | |
| Subs | Marist | Louis Schwindt (PG), Ho Xayavong (SG), Clarence Schott (SF), Vincenzo Costa (PF), Jimmy Jones (C) John Heenan, Thomas Ropp, Patrick Morris, Jon Morgan, Jerrod Pagan | |
| 06:36 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jimmy Jones - foul #2 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Marist | Jon Morgan (PF) Jimmy Jones | |
| 06:36 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:36 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:21 | Marist | Clarence Schott can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 06:20 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Willy Purifoy | 21-22 |
| 05:58 | Niagara | Frank Newlin can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Louis Schwindt - foul #1 on Louis Schwindt, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster (PF) Willy Purifoy | |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Ropp (PG) Louis Schwindt | |
| 05:58 | Niagara | Frank Newlin makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:58 | Niagara | Frank Newlin misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:58 | Marist | Jon Morgan snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 05:34 | Marist | Clyde Lancaster is called for the reach on Ho Xayavong - foul #1 on Clyde Lancaster, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (SG) Frank Newlin | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 05:34 | Marist | Ho Xayavong misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:34 | Marist | Jon Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:20 | Marist | Vincenzo Costa drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Morgan | 22-25 |
| 05:01 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster buries a fadeaway from the right block | 24-25 |
| 04:42 | Marist | Vincenzo Costa is fouled on the floor by Christopher Stops - foul #1 on Christopher Stops, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), Todd Bass (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Christopher Stops, Corey Seaver, Clyde Lancaster, David Smith | |
| Subs | Marist | John Heenan (PG) Ho Xayavong | |
| 04:42 | Marist | Vincenzo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:42 | Marist | Vincenzo Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:42 | Niagara | Rod Goehring grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:22 | Niagara | John Heenan is called for the reach on Lance Beasley - foul #1 on John Heenan, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Marist | Melvin Schrum (SG), Patrick Morris (SF) Thomas Ropp, Clarence Schott | |
| 04:22 | Niagara | Lance Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:22 | Niagara | Rod Goehring gets the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:07 | Niagara | Lance Beasley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Patrick Morris - foul #1 on Patrick Morris, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Niagara | Willy Purifoy (C) Rod Goehring | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 04:07 | Niagara | Lance Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:07 | Niagara | Lance Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:07 | Niagara | Lance Beasley makes the 3rd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:56 | Marist | John Heenan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Schrum | 25-29 |
| 03:35 | Niagara | Lance Beasley knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Lucas Rogowski | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucas Rogowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Gibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Bass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Willy Purifoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - John Heenan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Schrum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jon Morgan (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincenzo Costa (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Marist | John Heenan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 03:19 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Willy Purifoy | 27-29 |
| 03:14 | Niagara | The jump hook by Lucas Rogowski is blocked by Jon Morgan | 27-29 |
| 03:12 | Marist | Patrick Morris snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 03:04 | Marist | Vincenzo Costa scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Melvin Schrum | 27-31 |
| 02:46 | Niagara | John Heenan steals it from Lucas Rogowski | 27-31 |
| 02:26 | Marist | Vincenzo Costa blows the wide open layup | 27-31 |
| 02:24 | Marist | John Heenan gets the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:07 | Marist | Melvin Schrum is alone and drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Heenan | 27-33 |
| 01:49 | Niagara | Todd Bass hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Gibbs | 29-33 |
| 01:47 | Marist | Melvin Schrum throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (PG), Hollis Johnson (SG), Corey Seaver (SF), Clyde Lancaster (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Lance Beasley, Lucas Rogowski, Brandon Gibbs, Todd Bass, Willy Purifoy | |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Ropp (PG), Ho Xayavong (SG), Clarence Schott (SF), Jay Spaeth (PF), Jimmy Jones (C) John Heenan, Melvin Schrum, Patrick Morris, Jon Morgan, Vincenzo Costa | |
| 01:35 | Niagara | Corey Seaver is called for 5 seconds | 29-33 |
| 01:12 | Marist | Clarence Schott is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-36 |
| 00:52 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson misses the jump hook in the lane | 29-36 |
| 00:50 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Rod Goehring | 29-36 |
| 00:39 | Niagara | Rod Goehring knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Hollis Johnson | 31-36 |
| 00:21 | Marist | Clarence Schott is fouled on the floor by Clyde Lancaster - foul #2 on Clyde Lancaster, team foul #11 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | Frank Newlin (SF), David Smith (PF) Corey Seaver, Clyde Lancaster | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 00:21 | Marist | Clarence Schott makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:21 | Marist | Clarence Schott makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | David Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 31-38 |