| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Philip Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Austin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Farnum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Drews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Simeon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joel Huffman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Maryland | Manuel Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 19:40 | Niagara | Brian Simeon comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 19:39 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger hits the follow up shot | 27-33 |
| 19:23 | Maryland | Manuel Austin connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 29-33 |
| 19:04 | Niagara | Brian Simeon comes up short on the floater from the right side | 29-33 |
| 19:02 | Maryland | Philip Stephens grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 18:59 | Maryland | Randy Rhodes is called for the reach on Philip Stephens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Rhodes, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:48 | Maryland | Manuel Austin hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Pierce and the foul's on Brian Simeon - foul #1 on Brian Simeon, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 18:48 | Maryland | Manuel Austin makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:26 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Farnum | 32-33 |
| 18:25 | Maryland | Manuel Austin snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 18:12 | Maryland | Robert Farnum's pass is intercepted by Dima Lisowski | 32-33 |
| 18:08 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dima Lisowski | 32-35 |
| 17:49 | Maryland | Manuel Austin comes up short on the shot from the left side | 32-35 |
| 17:48 | Maryland | Robert Farnum tips it but misses | 32-35 |
| 17:47 | Maryland | Carlos Drews tips it in | 34-35 |
| 17:25 | Niagara | Brian Simeon hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 17:12 | Maryland | Philip Stephens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 17:10 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:55 | Maryland | Robert Farnum clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ralph Coppinger - foul #2 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Argueta (PG), Roger Noell (SG), Darrell Davis (SF) Philip Stephens, Manuel Austin, Ivan Pierce | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG), Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Dima Lisowski, Ralph Coppinger, Joel Huffman | |
| 16:55 | Maryland | Robert Farnum misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:55 | Maryland | Robert Farnum makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:35 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy (PF) Robert Farnum | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG) Randy Rhodes | |
| 16:23 | Maryland | Richard Argueta is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 16:21 | Niagara | Edward Kong grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:55 | Niagara | Brian Simeon blows the dunk | 35-37 |
| 15:54 | Maryland | Darrell Davis pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Richard Argueta (fresh) SG - Roger Noell (fresh) SF - Darrell Davis (fresh) PF - Zachary O'Shaughnessy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Drews (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) SG - Marcus Whittier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Simeon (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Kong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Maryland | Roger Noell is hacked by Marcus Whittier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marcus Whittier, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | Manuel Austin (SG), David France (C) Darrell Davis, Carlos Drews | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Gary Gullette (SF) Marcus Whittier, Brian Simeon | |
| 15:29 | Maryland | Richard Argueta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (PG) Richard Argueta | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG) Kevin Coleman | |
| 15:08 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 15:07 | Maryland | Manuel Austin snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:49 | Maryland | David France scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Philip Stephens | 37-37 |
| 14:24 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Roger Noell - foul #1 on Roger Noell, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Maryland | Ivan Pierce (SF), Robert Farnum (PF) Roger Noell, Zachary O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Joel Huffman (C) Randy Rhodes, Gary Gullette, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| 14:24 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:24 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:24 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Robert Farnum | 37-38 |
| 14:04 | Maryland | Robert Farnum lays it in on a great pass from Philip Stephens | 39-38 |
| 13:47 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 13:45 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger tips it but misses | 39-38 |
| 13:43 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 13:18 | Maryland | Robert Farnum is fouled on the floor by Ralph Coppinger - foul #3 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Argueta (PG), Carlos Drews (C) Philip Stephens, David France | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG), Gary Gullette (SF) Dima Lisowski, Brian Simeon | |
| 13:07 | Maryland | Robert Farnum comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Joel Huffman - foul #1 on Joel Huffman, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| 13:07 | Maryland | Robert Farnum misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:07 | Maryland | Robert Farnum makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:41 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 12:28 | Maryland | Robert Farnum misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 40-43 |
| 12:26 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Marcus Whittier | 40-43 |
| 12:02 | Niagara | Joel Huffman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ivan Pierce - foul #2 on Ivan Pierce, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (PG), Roger Noell (SF), Zachary O'Shaughnessy (PF) Manuel Austin, Ivan Pierce, Robert Farnum | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Pete Hall (PF) Kevin Coleman, Marcus Whittier, Gary Gullette, Ralph Coppinger | |
| 12:02 | Niagara | Joel Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:02 | Niagara | Joel Huffman misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:02 | Maryland | Richard Argueta gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:00 | Maryland | Roger Noell is fouled in the backcourt by Dima Lisowski - foul #2 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Edward Kong (C) Joel Huffman | |
| 12:00 | Maryland | Roger Noell makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:00 | Maryland | Roger Noell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:00 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Pete Hall | 41-44 |
| 11:31 | Niagara | Philip Stephens steals the ball from Brian Simeon | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Philip Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Argueta (fresh) SF - Roger Noell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Zachary O'Shaughnessy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Drews (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Kong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy blows the layup | 41-44 |
| 11:07 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:55 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Simeon | 41-46 |
| 10:34 | Maryland | Philip Stephens misses the shot from the right side | 41-46 |
| 10:33 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 10:04 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-46 |
| 10:02 | Maryland | Richard Argueta gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 09:56 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy is fouled on the floor by Pete Hall - foul #2 on Pete Hall, team foul #8 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Maryland | Manuel Austin (SG), Ivan Pierce (SF), David France (C) Richard Argueta, Roger Noell, Carlos Drews | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Marcus Whittier (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Joel Huffman (C) Randy Rhodes, Dima Lisowski, Brian Simeon, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| 09:56 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:56 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:27 | Niagara | Manuel Austin steals it from Kevin Coleman | 43-46 |
| 09:22 | Maryland | Manuel Austin can't finish the layup | 43-46 |
| 09:21 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:02 | Maryland | David France blows the layup | 43-46 |
| 09:01 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 08:44 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce is hacked by Gary Gullette - foul #2 on Gary Gullette, team foul #9 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Farnum (PF) Zachary O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG) Marcus Whittier | |
| 08:44 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:44 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:20 | Niagara | Joel Huffman lays it in | 45-48 |
| 08:13 | Maryland | Manuel Austin misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 08:12 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Joel Huffman | 45-48 |
| 07:51 | Niagara | Gary Gullette makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Coleman | 45-51 |
| 07:41 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 07:39 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Ralph Coppinger | 45-51 |
| 07:18 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 45-51 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Argueta (PG), Roger Noell (SF), Carlos Drews (C) Philip Stephens, Ivan Pierce, David France | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Brian Simeon (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Kevin Coleman, Gary Gullette, Ralph Coppinger, Joel Huffman | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Richard Argueta (fresh) SG - Manuel Austin (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Noell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Farnum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Drews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Kong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Maryland | Manuel Austin hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 06:29 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Pete Hall | 47-54 |
| 06:05 | Maryland | Richard Argueta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (PG), Darrell Davis (SF), Zachary O'Shaughnessy (PF) Richard Argueta, Manuel Austin, Robert Farnum | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| 05:40 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Simeon | 47-56 |
| 05:28 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Carlos Drews | 49-56 |
| 05:12 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 05:11 | Maryland | Carlos Drews snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 05:01 | Maryland | Roger Noell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 05:00 | Niagara | Pete Hall pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 04:40 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Marcus Whittier | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:32 | Maryland | Zachary O'Shaughnessy hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Philip Stephens | 51-58 |
| 04:12 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the easy layup | 51-58 |
| 04:11 | Maryland | Philip Stephens pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:11 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Maryland | Richard Argueta (PG), Manuel Austin (SG), Ivan Pierce (SF), David France (C) Philip Stephens, Roger Noell, Darrell Davis, Carlos Drews | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Joel Huffman (C) Randy Rhodes, Marcus Whittier, Brian Simeon, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| 03:49 | Maryland | Richard Argueta connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ivan Pierce | 54-58 |
| 03:22 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ivan Pierce - foul #3 on Ivan Pierce, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Farnum (PF) Zachary O'Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 03:22 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:22 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Richard Argueta (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Manuel Austin (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Farnum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David France (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Gullette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Joel Huffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Maryland | Manuel Austin misses the dunk | 54-59 |
| 03:08 | Maryland | David France tips it home | 56-59 |
| 02:43 | Niagara | Joel Huffman is fouled on the floor by David France - foul #1 on David France, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Maryland | Philip Stephens (PG) Richard Argueta | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF) Gary Gullette | |
| 02:28 | Niagara | Manuel Austin takes the ball from Brian Simeon | 56-59 |
| 02:25 | Maryland | Manuel Austin misses the lay-in | 56-59 |
| 02:23 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 02:01 | Niagara | Brian Simeon lays it up and in | 56-61 |
| 01:44 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-61 |
| 01:28 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses short on a floater from the right side | 58-61 |
| 01:27 | Maryland | Philip Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:03 | Maryland | Manuel Austin connects on the open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David France | 60-61 |
| 00:46 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce is hacked by Brian Simeon - foul #2 on Brian Simeon, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Maryland | Carlos Drews (C) David France | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG) Kevin Coleman | |
| 00:42 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:42 | Maryland | Ivan Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:42 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Dima Lisowski | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-64 |
| 00:20 | Maryland | Carlos Drews pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Maryland | Manuel Austin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-64 |
| 00:06 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Philip Stephens is called for the reach on Randy Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Stephens, team foul #5 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF), Pete Hall (PF) Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes runs out the clock | 61-64 |