| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jack Irwin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Cerrone (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joesph Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Stang (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Tate (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Lamantia (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lionel Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Eric Tate inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Louis McConaughy | 38-36 |
| 19:28 | Manhattan | Joesph Wagner blows the layup | 38-36 |
| 19:26 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:24 | Niagara | Fred Wurm picks off the pass by Ronald Stang in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 19:13 | Manhattan | Joesph Wagner connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Irwin | 41-36 |
| 18:44 | Niagara | Eric Tate hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Louis McConaughy | 41-38 |
| 18:35 | Manhattan | George Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 41-38 |
| 18:33 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:31 | Niagara | Ronald Stang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kevin Giblin (PG), Darren Papa (SG), Joseph Bryant (SF), Osvaldo Esposito (PF), Theodore Davis (C) Fred Wurm, Jack Irwin, Jeremy Cerrone, Joesph Wagner, George Hubbard | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas French (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Michael Mixon (SF), Terry Peasley (PF), Edward Wilson (C) Louis McConaughy, Ronald Stang, Eric Tate, Andrew Lamantia, Lionel Grimes | |
| 18:14 | Manhattan | Kevin Giblin is whistled for a carry | 41-38 |
| 18:03 | Niagara | Edward Wilson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 17:48 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Osvaldo Esposito | 43-40 |
| 17:31 | Niagara | Richard Brown is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-40 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Andrew Runyon (SG), Jeremy Cerrone (SF), Joesph Wagner (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Kevin Giblin, Darren Papa, Joseph Bryant, Osvaldo Esposito, Theodore Davis | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Ronald Stang (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Gerald Chenard (PF), Lionel Grimes (C) Thomas French, Richard Brown, Michael Mixon, Terry Peasley, Edward Wilson | |
| 17:09 | Manhattan | Louis McConaughy takes the ball from Andrew Runyon | 43-40 |
| 16:52 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses badly on a floater in the paint | 43-40 |
| 16:51 | Niagara | Ronald Stang pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:38 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes is open and scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Stang | 43-42 |
| 16:15 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone's floater is tipped away by Lionel Grimes | 43-42 |
| 16:13 | Niagara | Eric Tate pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:58 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Louis McConaughy | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Andrew Runyon (fairly fresh) SF - Jeremy Cerrone (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Joesph Wagner (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Stang (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Tate (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Chenard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lionel Grimes (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm is fouled in the backcourt by Louis McConaughy - foul #3 on Louis McConaughy, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kevin Giblin (PG), Jack Irwin (SG), Joseph Bryant (SF), Darren Papa (PF), George Hubbard (C) Fred Wurm, Andrew Runyon, Jeremy Cerrone, Joesph Wagner, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas French (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Michael Mixon (SF), Blake Carrington (PF), Terry Peasley (C) Louis McConaughy, Ronald Stang, Eric Tate, Gerald Chenard, Lionel Grimes | |
| 15:30 | Manhattan | Terry Peasley is called for the reach on Jack Irwin - foul #1 on Terry Peasley, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito (PF) Darren Papa | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 15:16 | Manhattan | Blake Carrington takes the ball from Joseph Bryant | 43-44 |
| 14:52 | Niagara | Thomas French scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Terry Peasley | 43-46 |
| 14:34 | Manhattan | George Hubbard can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 43-46 |
| 14:33 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Michael Mixon | 43-46 |
| 14:20 | Niagara | Blake Carrington misses short on a shot from the right side | 43-46 |
| 14:18 | Manhattan | George Hubbard gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:03 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 14:01 | Manhattan | Kevin Giblin tips it in | 45-46 |
| 13:45 | Niagara | Thomas French misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-46 |
| 13:44 | Niagara | Richard Brown can't tip it in | 45-46 |
| 13:43 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to George Hubbard | 45-46 |
| 13:41 | Manhattan | Kevin Giblin is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Giblin, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Darren Papa (SG), Jeremy Cerrone (SF), Joesph Wagner (PF), Theodore Davis (C) Kevin Giblin, Jack Irwin, Joseph Bryant, Osvaldo Esposito, George Hubbard | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Ronald Stang (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Andrew Lamantia (PF), Edward Wilson (C) Thomas French, Richard Brown, Michael Mixon, Blake Carrington, Terry Peasley | |
| 13:29 | Niagara | Eric Tate can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Darren Papa - foul #1 on Darren Papa, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| 13:29 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:29 | Niagara | Eric Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:15 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone hits the finger roll and the foul's on Louis McConaughy - foul #4 on Louis McConaughy, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas French (PG) Louis McConaughy | |
| 13:15 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:15 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:13 | Niagara | Eric Tate is fouled in the backcourt by Darren Papa - foul #2 on Darren Papa, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| 12:58 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia drills a driving attempt from the right block | 47-49 |
| 12:37 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone misses the shot from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 12:35 | Niagara | Edward Wilson snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 12:31 | Niagara | Jeremy Cerrone is called for the reach on Ronald Stang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Cerrone, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (SG), Joseph Bryant (SF), George Hubbard (C) Darren Papa, Jeremy Cerrone, Theodore Davis | |
| Subs | Niagara | Blake Carrington (PF), Gerald Chenard (C) Andrew Lamantia, Edward Wilson | |
| 12:26 | Niagara | Fred Wurm picks off the pass by Blake Carrington | 47-49 |
| 12:22 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm misses the lay-in | 47-49 |
| 12:21 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Ronald Stang | 47-49 |
| 12:19 | Niagara | Thomas French loses the dribble to Jack Irwin in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| 12:17 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin jams it | 49-49 |
| 12:04 | Niagara | Blake Carrington's pass is intercepted by Jack Irwin | 49-49 |
| 12:02 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm is hacked by Thomas French in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas French, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito (PF) Joesph Wagner | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (PG) Thomas French | |
| 11:43 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito is hacked by Blake Carrington - foul #4 on Blake Carrington, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Andrew Runyon (PG) Fred Wurm | |
| Subs | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia (PF), Lionel Grimes (C) Blake Carrington, Gerald Chenard | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Andrew Runyon (fresh) SG - Jack Irwin (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Bryant (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Osvaldo Esposito (tiring) 1 pts. C - George Hubbard (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Michael Mixon (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ronald Stang (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Tate (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Lamantia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lionel Grimes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 11:25 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:07 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by George Hubbard - foul #1 on George Hubbard, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Darren Papa (SG), Jeremy Cerrone (SF), Joesph Wagner (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Andrew Runyon, Jack Irwin, Joseph Bryant, Osvaldo Esposito, George Hubbard | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas French (PG) Michael Mixon | |
| 11:07 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:07 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:52 | Manhattan | Lionel Grimes blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Cerrone | 49-51 |
| 10:51 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Lionel Grimes | 49-51 |
| 10:28 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 10:26 | Manhattan | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:13 | Manhattan | Joesph Wagner misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Lionel Grimes - foul #3 on Lionel Grimes, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kevin Giblin (PG), Jack Irwin (SG), Joseph Bryant (SF), Theodore Davis (C) Fred Wurm, Darren Papa, Jeremy Cerrone, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Brown (PG), Michael Mixon (SF), Gerald Chenard (PF), Edward Wilson (C) Thomas French, Eric Tate, Andrew Lamantia, Lionel Grimes | |
| 10:13 | Manhattan | Joesph Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:13 | Manhattan | Joesph Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:06 | Niagara | Edward Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Stang | 51-53 |
| 09:44 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant travels with the ball | 51-53 |
| Subs | Manhattan | George Hubbard (C) Joesph Wagner | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas French (PG), Andrew Lamantia (PF), Terry Peasley (C) Ronald Stang, Gerald Chenard, Edward Wilson | |
| 09:21 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia misses the wide open jumper from the left block | 51-53 |
| 09:19 | Manhattan | George Hubbard snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 09:01 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Mixon - foul #2 on Michael Mixon, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Andrew Runyon (PG), Darren Papa (SG), Osvaldo Esposito (PF) Kevin Giblin, Jack Irwin, Theodore Davis | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Gerald Chenard (PF) Thomas French, Michael Mixon, Andrew Lamantia | |
| 09:01 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:01 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:59 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard is fouled in the backcourt by Darren Papa - foul #3 on Darren Papa, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone (SF) Joseph Bryant | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 08:46 | Niagara | Richard Brown buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Chenard | 53-55 |
| 08:23 | Manhattan | George Hubbard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Stang - foul #2 on Ronald Stang, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG) Andrew Runyon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas French (PG), Edward Wilson (C) Richard Brown, Terry Peasley | |
| 08:23 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| 08:23 | Manhattan | George Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:23 | Manhattan | George Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:23 | Niagara | Edward Wilson snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 08:21 | Niagara | George Hubbard is called for the reach on Ronald Stang in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Hubbard, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Andrew Runyon (SG), Richard Johnson (C) Darren Papa, George Hubbard | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 08:21 | Niagara | Ronald Stang makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:21 | Niagara | Ronald Stang makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:16 | Manhattan | Eric Tate steps in front of the Fred Wurm pass in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| 08:06 | Niagara | Eric Tate is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Stang | 53-59 |
| 07:52 | Manhattan | Richard Johnson connects on the open turnaround in the lane set up by Andrew Runyon | 55-59 |
| 07:30 | Niagara | Edward Wilson hits the finger roll set up by Thomas French | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Runyon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Cerrone (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Osvaldo Esposito (tiring) 1 pts. C - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas French (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Stang (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Tate (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Chenard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Stang - foul #3 on Ronald Stang, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (SG), Joseph Bryant (SF), Joesph Wagner (PF), Theodore Davis (C) Andrew Runyon, Jeremy Cerrone, Osvaldo Esposito, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Michael Mixon (SG), Blake Carrington (PF), Lionel Grimes (C) Thomas French, Ronald Stang, Gerald Chenard, Edward Wilson | |
| 07:28 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 07:28 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:26 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Irwin - foul #1 on Jack Irwin, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| 07:26 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 07:26 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 07:10 | Manhattan | Theodore Davis connects on the shot near the basket and the foul's on Blake Carrington - foul #5 on Blake Carrington, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kevin Giblin (PG) Fred Wurm | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Brown (SG), Andrew Lamantia (PF) Eric Tate, Blake Carrington | |
| 07:10 | Manhattan | Theodore Davis misses the free throw | 59-63 |
| 07:10 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 06:50 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Giblin - foul #3 on Kevin Giblin, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Darren Papa (SG), George Hubbard (C) Jack Irwin, Theodore Davis | |
| Subs | Niagara | Terry Peasley (C) Lionel Grimes | |
| 06:50 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:50 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:32 | Manhattan | George Hubbard misses the easy open layup | 59-65 |
| 06:31 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 06:04 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 06:02 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Peasley | 59-65 |
| 05:49 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy drills a floater from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 05:29 | Manhattan | Darren Papa connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 61-67 |
| 05:14 | Niagara | Richard Brown is fouled on the floor by Darren Papa - foul #4 on Darren Papa, team foul #10 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Jack Irwin (SG), Jeremy Cerrone (SF), Osvaldo Esposito (PF), Theodore Davis (C) Kevin Giblin, Darren Papa, Joseph Bryant, Joesph Wagner, George Hubbard | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eric Tate (SF), Gerald Chenard (PF), Edward Wilson (C) Michael Mixon, Andrew Lamantia, Terry Peasley | |
| 05:14 | Niagara | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:14 | Niagara | Richard Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:14 | Manhattan | Theodore Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 05:12 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin is hacked by Edward Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Wilson, team foul #11 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (SG) Richard Brown | |
| 05:12 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin misses the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:12 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:57 | Niagara | Eric Tate is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 04:56 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Osvaldo Esposito | 62-68 |
| 04:54 | Manhattan | Ronald Stang picks off the pass by Jack Irwin in the backcourt | 62-68 |
| 04:40 | Niagara | Eric Tate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-68 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Andrew Runyon (PG) Fred Wurm | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 04:21 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-68 |
| 04:20 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito tips it back up and in | 64-68 |
| 04:18 | Niagara | Andrew Runyon is called for the reach on Louis McConaughy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Runyon, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Richard Johnson (C) Jack Irwin, Theodore Davis | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lionel Grimes (C) Edward Wilson | |
| 04:18 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:18 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:18 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 04:02 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-69 |
| 04:01 | Manhattan | Richard Johnson can't tip it in | 64-69 |
| 04:00 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes grabs the defensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 03:58 | Niagara | Ronald Stang throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-69 |
| 03:58 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-69 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Darren Papa (SF), Joesph Wagner (PF) Jeremy Cerrone, Osvaldo Esposito | |
| Subs | Niagara | Terry Peasley (PF) Gerald Chenard | |
| 03:48 | Manhattan | Richard Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lionel Grimes - foul #4 on Lionel Grimes, team foul #12 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Theodore Davis (PF) Joesph Wagner | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 03:48 | Manhattan | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:48 | Manhattan | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:31 | Niagara | Eric Tate is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 03:30 | Manhattan | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Runyon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darren Papa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Theodore Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Stang (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Tate (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Peasley (tiring) 2 reb. C - Lionel Grimes (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Manhattan | Andrew Runyon is fouled on the floor by Eric Tate - foul #2 on Eric Tate, team foul #13 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (SG), Joseph Bryant (SF), Joesph Wagner (PF), George Hubbard (C) Fred Wurm, Darren Papa, Theodore Davis, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SF), Andrew Lamantia (PF), Edward Wilson (C) Eric Tate, Terry Peasley, Lionel Grimes | |
| 03:12 | Manhattan | Andrew Runyon makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:12 | Manhattan | Andrew Runyon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:10 | Niagara | Jack Irwin steps in front of the Ronald Stang pass in the backcourt | 68-69 |
| 02:57 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant is hacked by Ronald Stang - foul #4 on Ronald Stang, team foul #14 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG) Andrew Runyon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gerald Chenard (PF) Andrew Lamantia | |
| 02:57 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:57 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:52 | Niagara | Michael Mixon travels in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| 02:35 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 02:33 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Ronald Stang | 70-69 |
| 02:21 | Niagara | George Hubbard denies the turnaround by Ronald Stang | 70-69 |
| 02:20 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard grabs the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:00 | Niagara | Joseph Bryant steals the ball from Gerald Chenard | 70-69 |
| 01:57 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm banks in the layup set up by Joseph Bryant | 72-69 |
| 01:57 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone (SF) Joseph Bryant | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eric Tate (SF), Andrew Lamantia (PF), Lionel Grimes (C) Michael Mixon, Gerald Chenard, Edward Wilson | |
| 01:31 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 01:30 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 01:30 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-69 |
| 01:25 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm is hacked by Louis McConaughy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis McConaughy, team foul #15 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas French (PG) Louis McConaughy | |
| 01:25 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:25 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:22 | Niagara | Thomas French is hacked by Jack Irwin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Irwin, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| 01:22 | Niagara | Thomas French misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:22 | Niagara | Thomas French makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:58 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm's pass is intercepted by Thomas French | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Niagara | Eric Tate can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:39 | Manhattan | Joesph Wagner pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:39 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Stang - foul #5 on Ronald Stang, team foul #16 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SG) Ronald Stang | |
| 00:36 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:36 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:36 | Niagara | Eric Tate grabs the board | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block | 75-72 |
| 00:29 | Manhattan | Thomas French is called for the reach on Fred Wurm in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas French, team foul #17 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (SF), Osvaldo Esposito (PF) Jeremy Cerrone, Joesph Wagner | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:29 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:29 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:24 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-72 |
| 00:22 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes grabs the offensive board | 77-72 |
| 00:19 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-72 |
| 00:17 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Lamantia | 77-72 |
| 00:14 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia is whistled for traveling | 77-72 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kevin Giblin (PG), Joesph Wagner (PF) Fred Wurm, Osvaldo Esposito | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:11 | Manhattan | Kevin Giblin is hacked by Thomas French in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas French, team foul #18 | 77-72 |
| 00:11 | Manhattan | Kevin Giblin misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:11 | Manhattan | Kevin Giblin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:06 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-72 |
| 00:04 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 00:01 | Manhattan | Thomas French is called for the reach on Joseph Bryant in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas French, team foul #19 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Brown (SG) Thomas French | |
| 00:01 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:01 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Richard Brown can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 80-72 |