| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Preston Fagan (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Roberto Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - William Purnell (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lester Kilgore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Paterson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Larue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irving Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Rains (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Clifford Larue inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Niagara | Irving Kelly drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Lester Kilgore and he's hacked by Preston Fagan - foul #1 on Preston Fagan, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 19:46 | Niagara | Irving Kelly makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:25 | Yale | Preston Fagan hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 39-28 |
| 19:24 | Niagara | Clifford Larue grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:09 | Niagara | Irving Kelly comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 39-28 |
| 19:07 | Yale | The rebound goes to John Mahan | 39-28 |
| 19:05 | Yale | Jon Carrier is hacked by Robert Paterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Paterson, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Edmund Nelson (SG) Robert Paterson | |
| 18:36 | Yale | Preston Fagan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-28 |
| 18:35 | Niagara | Irving Kelly gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:18 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Preston Fagan - foul #2 on Preston Fagan, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Yale | Keith Marshall (PF) Roberto Trujillo | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Wallace (PG), Mark Dodd (PF), Bobby Kopecky (C) Lester Kilgore, Irving Kelly, Martin Rains | |
| 18:18 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:18 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:18 | Niagara | Mark Dodd pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:00 | Niagara | Clifford Larue misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 17:59 | Niagara | Mark Dodd snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 17:47 | Niagara | Keith Marshall is called for the reach on James Wallace - foul #1 on Keith Marshall, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Yale | James Slater (SF), Arlie Walker (C) Preston Fagan, William Purnell | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lester Kilgore (PG) Edmund Nelson | |
| 17:32 | Niagara | The short jumper by Clifford Larue is denied by James Slater | 39-29 |
| 17:31 | Yale | The rebound goes to Arlie Walker | 39-29 |
| 17:06 | Yale | Arlie Walker is open but misses the lay-in | 39-29 |
| 17:04 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Bobby Kopecky | 39-29 |
| 16:54 | Niagara | Clifford Larue buries a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Arlie Walker - foul #2 on Arlie Walker, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Yale | Roberto Trujillo (PF) Keith Marshall | |
| Subs | Niagara | Edmund Nelson (SG), Irving Kelly (PF), Martin Rains (C) James Wallace, Mark Dodd, Bobby Kopecky | |
| 16:54 | Niagara | Clifford Larue makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:50 | Yale | John Mahan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 16:41 | Niagara | Lester Kilgore misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Mahan - foul #1 on John Mahan, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| 16:41 | Niagara | Lester Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:41 | Niagara | Lester Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:26 | Yale | Roberto Trujillo is hacked by Clifford Larue - foul #2 on Clifford Larue, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Yale | Preston Fagan (SF), William Purnell (C) James Slater, Arlie Walker | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 16:08 | Yale | Lester Kilgore is called for the reach on Preston Fagan - foul #2 on Lester Kilgore, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| 15:49 | Yale | Preston Fagan can't connect on a floater in the paint | 39-34 |
| 15:47 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Roberto Trujillo | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Preston Fagan (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Roberto Trujillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - William Purnell (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lester Kilgore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmund Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Larue (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irving Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Rains (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Yale | Roberto Trujillo is open and scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-34 |
| 15:09 | Niagara | Lester Kilgore makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 14:50 | Yale | John Mahan is fouled on the floor by Martin Rains - foul #3 on Martin Rains, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SG), James Slater (SF), Keith Marshall (PF), Arlie Walker (C) Jon Carrier, Preston Fagan, Roberto Trujillo, William Purnell | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Wallace (PG), Brett Denker (SG), Robert Paterson (SF), Mark Dodd (PF), Bobby Kopecky (C) Lester Kilgore, Edmund Nelson, Clifford Larue, Irving Kelly, Martin Rains | |
| 14:29 | Yale | Mark Dodd is called for the reach on John Brickhouse - foul #3 on Mark Dodd, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| 14:14 | Yale | John Mahan is hacked by James Wallace - foul #1 on James Wallace, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Yale | William Sano (PG) John Mahan | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 13:53 | Yale | John Brickhouse connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Sano | 44-36 |
| 13:47 | Niagara | Mark Dodd's floater is tipped away by Arlie Walker | 44-36 |
| 13:46 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky can't tip it in | 44-36 |
| 13:45 | Yale | John Brickhouse grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:42 | Yale | Bobby Kopecky is called for the reach on John Brickhouse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Kopecky, team foul #7 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robin Rakes (C) Bobby Kopecky | |
| 13:42 | Yale | John Brickhouse makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:42 | Yale | John Brickhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:25 | Niagara | William Sano steals the ball from Robin Rakes | 46-36 |
| 12:57 | Yale | The jumper by Arlie Walker is denied by Mark Dodd | 46-36 |
| 12:55 | Yale | William Sano tips it home | 48-36 |
| 12:40 | Niagara | Robert Paterson connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by James Slater - foul #1 on James Slater, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), Preston Fagan (SF), Roberto Trujillo (PF), William Purnell (C) William Sano, John Brickhouse, James Slater, Keith Marshall, Arlie Walker | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lester Kilgore (PG), Irving Kelly (PF), Martin Rains (C) James Wallace, Mark Dodd, Robin Rakes | |
| 12:40 | Niagara | Robert Paterson makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:15 | Yale | Jon Carrier hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roberto Trujillo | 50-39 |
| 12:02 | Niagara | Lester Kilgore scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Irving Kelly | 50-41 |
| 11:33 | Yale | Jon Carrier hits a fadeaway from the right block | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Preston Fagan (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Roberto Trujillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - William Purnell (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lester Kilgore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Denker (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Paterson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Irving Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Rains (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Niagara | Lester Kilgore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 11:18 | Niagara | Irving Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 11:02 | Niagara | Brett Denker clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 11:00 | Yale | Roberto Trujillo grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 10:34 | Yale | Preston Fagan connects on the open jumper from close range on a great pass from John Mahan | 54-41 |
| 10:17 | Niagara | Robert Paterson misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Preston Fagan - foul #3 on Preston Fagan, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Yale | James Slater (SF), Keith Marshall (PF), Arlie Walker (C) Preston Fagan, Roberto Trujillo, William Purnell | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Wallace (PG), Edmund Nelson (SF), Mark Dodd (PF), Bobby Kopecky (C) Lester Kilgore, Brett Denker, Irving Kelly, Martin Rains | |
| 10:17 | Niagara | Robert Paterson makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:17 | Niagara | Robert Paterson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:53 | Yale | Arlie Walker lays it in uncontested set up by John Mahan | 56-43 |
| 09:29 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 09:27 | Yale | James Slater is fouled in the backcourt by Edmund Nelson - foul #1 on Edmund Nelson, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Yale | William Sano (PG), John Brickhouse (SG) John Mahan, Jon Carrier | |
| Subs | Niagara | Clifford Larue (SF) Robert Paterson | |
| 09:27 | Yale | James Slater makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:27 | Yale | James Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:07 | Niagara | Mark Dodd is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 58-46 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lester Kilgore (PG), Robin Rakes (C) James Wallace, Mark Dodd | |
| 08:40 | Yale | James Slater is fouled on the floor by Clifford Larue - foul #3 on Clifford Larue, team foul #9 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Yale | William Purnell (C) Arlie Walker | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brett Denker (SG), Martin Rains (C) Edmund Nelson, Bobby Kopecky | |
| 08:40 | Yale | James Slater makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 08:40 | Yale | James Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:25 | Niagara | Clifford Larue misses the lay-in | 60-46 |
| 08:23 | Niagara | Robin Rakes tips it in | 60-48 |
| 08:12 | Yale | John Brickhouse misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-48 |
| 08:10 | Niagara | Robin Rakes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 07:54 | Niagara | Martin Rains loses the dribble to John Brickhouse | 60-48 |
| 07:38 | Yale | Martin Rains steals it from William Purnell | 60-48 |
| 07:26 | Niagara | Keith Marshall blocks the jumper by Lester Kilgore | 60-48 |
| 07:25 | Yale | The rebound goes to Keith Marshall | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Sano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Brickhouse (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Slater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Keith Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Purnell (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lester Kilgore (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Denker (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Clifford Larue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robin Rakes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Rains (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | Yale | William Purnell is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left block | 60-48 |
| 06:54 | Yale | William Purnell grabs the offensive board | 60-48 |
| 06:33 | Yale | William Purnell misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the lane | 60-48 |
| 06:32 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Clifford Larue | 60-48 |
| 06:19 | Niagara | Robin Rakes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 06:17 | Yale | William Purnell pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 06:15 | Yale | William Sano is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Kilgore - foul #3 on Lester Kilgore, team foul #10 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Carrier (SG), Preston Fagan (SF), Roberto Trujillo (PF), Arlie Walker (C) John Brickhouse, James Slater, Keith Marshall, William Purnell | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Wallace (PG), Edmund Nelson (SG), Bobby Kopecky (SF), Irving Kelly (PF), Mark Dodd (C) Lester Kilgore, Brett Denker, Clifford Larue, Robin Rakes, Martin Rains | |
| 06:15 | Yale | William Sano makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 06:15 | Yale | William Sano makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:58 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 62-48 |
| 05:56 | Yale | Arlie Walker pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:54 | Yale | William Sano is hacked by Irving Kelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Irving Kelly, team foul #11 | 62-48 |
| 05:54 | Yale | William Sano makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 05:54 | Yale | William Sano makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 05:35 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky steps out of bounds on the sideline | 64-48 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG) William Sano | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 05:33 | Yale | Jon Carrier is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Kopecky - foul #3 on Bobby Kopecky, team foul #12 | 64-48 |
| 05:33 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 05:33 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 05:18 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 66-48 |
| 05:16 | Yale | Arlie Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 05:14 | Yale | Preston Fagan is hacked by Bobby Kopecky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bobby Kopecky, team foul #13 | 66-48 |
| 05:14 | Yale | Preston Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 05:14 | Yale | Preston Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 05:02 | Niagara | Mark Dodd misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-48 |
| 05:01 | Niagara | Irving Kelly tips it but misses | 68-48 |
| 05:00 | Yale | Jon Carrier pulls down the rebound | 68-48 |
| 04:33 | Yale | James Wallace steals it from Arlie Walker | 68-48 |
| 04:15 | Niagara | Mark Dodd clanks a driving attempt from close range | 68-48 |
| 04:13 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 04:01 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-48 |
| Subs | Yale | William Purnell (C) Arlie Walker | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Paterson (SG) Irving Kelly | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Yale | Preston Fagan drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Mahan and he's hacked by Edmund Nelson - foul #2 on Edmund Nelson, team foul #14 | 70-48 |
| 03:41 | Yale | Preston Fagan makes the free throw | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky drills a jumper from the right side | 71-50 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Preston Fagan (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roberto Trujillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - William Purnell (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Wallace (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Paterson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edmund Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Dodd (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bobby Kopecky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Yale | Jon Carrier clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on James Wallace - foul #2 on James Wallace, team foul #15 | 71-50 |
| 03:10 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 03:10 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 03:10 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky gets the rebound | 72-50 |
| 02:56 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 72-50 |
| 02:54 | Yale | Roberto Trujillo grabs the defensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 02:47 | Yale | Preston Fagan can't finish the layup | 72-50 |
| 02:45 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky grabs the board | 72-50 |
| 02:29 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson is hacked by William Purnell - foul #2 on William Purnell, team foul #8 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SG), Keith Marshall (PF) Jon Carrier, Roberto Trujillo | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robin Rakes (PF) Bobby Kopecky | |
| 02:29 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 02:29 | Yale | William Purnell grabs the defensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 02:00 | Yale | William Purnell misses the floater from the right side | 72-50 |
| 01:59 | Yale | Preston Fagan can't tip it in | 72-50 |
| 01:58 | Yale | John Brickhouse tips it in | 74-50 |
| 01:44 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-53 |
| 01:17 | Yale | John Brickhouse misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-53 |
| 01:15 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Robert Paterson | 74-53 |
| 01:11 | Niagara | Robert Paterson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-53 |
| 01:10 | Yale | Keith Marshall gets the rebound | 74-53 |
| 00:53 | Yale | John Brickhouse misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Edmund Nelson - foul #3 on Edmund Nelson, team foul #16 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Roberto Trujillo (PF) Keith Marshall | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky (C) Robin Rakes | |
| 00:53 | Yale | John Brickhouse makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 00:53 | Yale | John Brickhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 00:53 | Niagara | Mark Dodd pulls down the rebound | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 75-53 |
| 00:46 | Yale | Roberto Trujillo snags the defensive board | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Yale | John Brickhouse makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mahan | 77-53 |
| 00:18 | Niagara | Robert Paterson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-53 |
| 00:17 | Yale | Roberto Trujillo grabs the defensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 00:00 | Yale | John Mahan runs out the clock | 77-53 |