| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Antonio Troy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Maynard Knight (fresh) SF - Mark Dewey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Fontenot (fresh) 5 reb. C - Federico Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Mark Dewey inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Niagara | Federico Rossi misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 24-32 |
| 19:38 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 19:12 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses long on a shot from close range | 24-32 |
| 19:10 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:49 | St. Joseph's | Federico Rossi swats the short shot by Harold Stevens | 24-32 |
| 18:48 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Maynard Knight | 24-32 |
| 18:29 | Niagara | Mark Dewey can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Eversole - foul #1 on Jason Eversole, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Niagara | George Benjamin (PF) James Fontenot | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough (C) Wilbur Simmons | |
| 18:29 | Niagara | Mark Dewey makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:29 | Niagara | Mark Dewey misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:29 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:25 | St. Joseph's | Mark Dewey takes the ball from Louis Blackmon in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 18:23 | Niagara | Maynard Knight lays it in set up by Mark Dewey | 27-32 |
| 18:10 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon misses long on an open shot near the basket but the foul's on Federico Rossi - foul #2 on Federico Rossi, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Matta (PG), Kyle Griggs (SG), Earl Allen (PF), Harold Hall (C) Antonio Troy, Maynard Knight, Mark Dewey, Federico Rossi | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant (PF) Jason Eversole | |
| 18:10 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:10 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:59 | Niagara | George Benjamin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 17:58 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:53 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Stevens, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| 17:34 | Niagara | George Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 17:33 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:31 | St. Joseph's | George Benjamin is called for the reach on Louis Blackmon in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Benjamin, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Fontenot (PF) George Benjamin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:13 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens is open and scores on a floater near the basket set up by Louis Blackmon and he's fouled by Earl Allen - foul #1 on Earl Allen, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| 17:13 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:13 | Niagara | Harold Hall gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:07 | Niagara | Louis Blackmon is called for the reach on Joel Matta in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Blackmon, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Niagara | Maynard Knight (SG) Kyle Griggs | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons (C) Harold Dorrough | |
| 17:02 | Niagara | Joel Matta is fouled on the floor by Louis Blackmon - foul #3 on Louis Blackmon, team foul #4 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole (PF) Pierre Bryant | |
| 16:44 | Niagara | Wilbur Simmons takes the ball from James Fontenot | 27-35 |
| 16:17 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 16:15 | Niagara | Earl Allen snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 15:59 | Niagara | Joel Matta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-35 |
| 15:58 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Louis Blackmon | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Joel Matta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maynard Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Fontenot (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Harold Hall (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Stevens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Eversole (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Wilbur Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | Niagara | Antonio Troy (PG), Kyle Griggs (SG), Mark Dewey (SF), George Benjamin (PF), Federico Rossi (C) Joel Matta, Maynard Knight, Earl Allen, James Fontenot, Harold Hall | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke (SF), Pierre Bryant (PF), Harold Dorrough (C) Harold Stevens, Jason Eversole, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 15:14 | Niagara | George Benjamin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 14:53 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Rieke | 30-38 |
| 14:35 | Niagara | George Benjamin misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Pierre Bryant - foul #1 on Pierre Bryant, team foul #5 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor (PG), Harold Stevens (SF) Louis Blackmon, Robert Rieke | |
| 14:35 | Niagara | George Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:35 | Niagara | George Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:09 | St. Joseph's | George Benjamin is called for the reach on Pierre Bryant - foul #4 on George Benjamin, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Matta (SG), James Fontenot (PF) Kyle Griggs, George Benjamin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke (SG), Ernest Kaelin (C) Thomas Stewart, Harold Dorrough | |
| 13:56 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant misses the floater from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 13:54 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Antonio Troy | 31-38 |
| 13:47 | Niagara | James Fontenot makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Joel Matta | 33-38 |
| 13:27 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 13:25 | Niagara | Federico Rossi gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:11 | Niagara | James Fontenot connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 12:48 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-38 |
| 12:46 | Niagara | Joel Matta grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 12:38 | Niagara | James Fontenot comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-38 |
| 12:36 | Niagara | Joel Matta pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:30 | Niagara | Federico Rossi misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 12:28 | Niagara | James Fontenot hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 12:07 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kyle Griggs (PG), Maynard Knight (SG), Earl Allen (SF), Harold Hall (PF) Antonio Troy, Joel Matta, Mark Dewey, James Fontenot | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Thomas Stewart (SG), Karl Toon (SF), Jason Eversole (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Glen Tignor, Robert Rieke, Harold Stevens, Pierre Bryant, Ernest Kaelin | |
| 11:44 | Niagara | Earl Allen makes the floater from the left wing | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kyle Griggs (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Maynard Knight (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Hall (fresh) C - Federico Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Stewart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Karl Toon (fresh) PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jason Eversole | 40-40 |
| 11:01 | Niagara | Federico Rossi can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 10:59 | Niagara | Maynard Knight gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:45 | Niagara | Maynard Knight scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Earl Allen | 42-40 |
| 10:18 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Maynard Knight - foul #2 on Maynard Knight, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Matta (PG), James Ellis (SG), Mark Dewey (SF), James Fontenot (PF) Kyle Griggs, Maynard Knight, Earl Allen, Harold Hall | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke (SF), Ernest Kaelin (PF) Karl Toon, Jason Eversole | |
| 10:18 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:18 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:18 | Niagara | James Fontenot grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 10:08 | Niagara | Joel Matta hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 10:07 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:48 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 09:46 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Joel Matta | 42-41 |
| 09:42 | Niagara | Louis Blackmon picks off the pass by Joel Matta in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 09:19 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 09:18 | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:05 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 09:03 | Niagara | James Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 08:57 | Niagara | Federico Rossi hits a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Wilbur Simmons - foul #1 on Wilbur Simmons, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | Antonio Troy (PG), Maynard Knight (SG), Harold Hall (PF) James Ellis, Mark Dewey, James Fontenot | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor (PG), Karl Toon (SG), Harold Stevens (SF), Jason Eversole (PF), Harold Dorrough (C) Louis Blackmon, Thomas Stewart, Robert Rieke, Ernest Kaelin, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 08:57 | Niagara | Federico Rossi makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:55 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Fontenot (PF) Federico Rossi | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 08:43 | Niagara | Karl Toon steals the ball from Harold Hall | 45-41 |
| 08:20 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 08:18 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 08:17 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 08:15 | Niagara | James Fontenot snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 07:53 | Niagara | Antonio Troy makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Maynard Knight | 48-41 |
| 07:30 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens buries a jumper in the lane | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Antonio Troy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maynard Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Matta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Fontenot (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Hall (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Glen Tignor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Toon (fairly fresh) SF - Harold Stevens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Eversole (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Harold Dorrough (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Niagara | Antonio Troy misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 07:13 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Harold Stevens | 48-43 |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's | Harold Dorrough is denied on a layup by Harold Hall | 48-43 |
| 06:49 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 06:28 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 06:27 | Niagara | James Fontenot gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:05 | Niagara | Harold Hall double dribbles | 48-43 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kyle Griggs (PG), James Ellis (SG), Mark Dewey (SF), Earl Allen (PF), George Benjamin (C) Antonio Troy, Maynard Knight, Joel Matta, James Fontenot, Harold Hall | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Thomas Stewart (SG), Robert Rieke (SF), Pierre Bryant (PF), Ernest Kaelin (C) Glen Tignor, Karl Toon, Harold Stevens, Jason Eversole, Harold Dorrough | |
| 05:59 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Griggs - foul #1 on Kyle Griggs, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| 05:45 | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right block | 48-43 |
| 05:44 | Niagara | Kyle Griggs grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:24 | Niagara | Mark Dewey drills a jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 05:20 | St. Joseph's | Mark Dewey is called for the reach on Robert Rieke - foul #2 on Mark Dewey, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| 05:20 | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:20 | Niagara | The rebound goes to George Benjamin | 50-43 |
| 05:04 | Niagara | Earl Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 05:02 | Niagara | Mark Dewey tips it back up and in | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:44 | St. Joseph's | James Ellis is called for the reach on Thomas Stewart - foul #1 on James Ellis, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG), Federico Rossi (C) James Ellis, Earl Allen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 04:44 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 04:44 | Niagara | Mark Dewey grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 04:22 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Ernest Kaelin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 04:07 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 04:06 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Rieke | 52-43 |
| 03:57 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Stewart | 52-45 |
| 03:32 | Niagara | Federico Rossi misses the floater from close range | 52-45 |
| 03:30 | Niagara | George Benjamin can't tip it in | 52-45 |
| 03:28 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon grabs the board | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Derrick Ryan (fresh) SG - Kyle Griggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Dewey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Benjamin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Federico Rossi (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Stewart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Rieke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Pierre Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Kaelin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-48 |
| 02:52 | Niagara | George Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 52-48 |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | Antonio Troy (PG), Maynard Knight (SG), Joel Matta (SF), Earl Allen (PF), Harold Hall (C) Derrick Ryan, Kyle Griggs, Mark Dewey, George Benjamin, Federico Rossi | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens (SF), Jason Eversole (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Robert Rieke, Pierre Bryant, Ernest Kaelin | |
| 02:27 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Eversole | 52-50 |
| 02:12 | Niagara | Maynard Knight misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-50 |
| 02:10 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Harold Hall is called for the reach on Thomas Stewart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Hall, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:55 | Niagara | Maynard Knight makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joel Matta | 55-52 |
| 01:33 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Blackmon | 55-55 |
| 01:33 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Dewey (SF), James Fontenot (PF), Federico Rossi (C) Joel Matta, Earl Allen, Harold Hall | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 01:10 | Niagara | Federico Rossi connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Dewey | 57-55 |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's | Mark Dewey steps in front of the Jason Eversole pass | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Niagara | Antonio Troy connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Maynard Knight | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Wilbur Simmons | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Niagara | Antonio Troy is hacked by Louis Blackmon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Blackmon, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| 00:04 | Niagara | Antonio Troy makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:04 | Niagara | Antonio Troy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-58 |