| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Mixon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Tate (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Blake Carrington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Peasley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roger Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Swim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Rines (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Robert Robinson inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:56 | Albany | Roger Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Carrington - foul #1 on Blake Carrington, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:42 | Albany | Alan Rines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 19:41 | Albany | Bryan Brown misses the tip | 28-32 |
| 19:40 | Niagara | Terry Peasley pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:34 | Niagara | Terry Peasley misses the lay-in | 28-32 |
| 19:33 | Niagara | Eric Tate snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 19:14 | Niagara | Blake Carrington makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Louis McConaughy | 31-32 |
| 18:52 | Albany | Louis McConaughy takes the ball from Roger Taylor | 31-32 |
| 18:49 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy lays it up and in | 33-32 |
| 18:27 | Albany | Roger Taylor is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Brown | 33-35 |
| 18:08 | Niagara | Terry Peasley hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Eric Tate | 35-35 |
| 17:47 | Albany | Blake Carrington is called for the reach on Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Blake Carrington, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Niagara | Neal Money (PG), Andrew Lamantia (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Henry Hammer (PF), Edward Wilson (C) Louis McConaughy, Michael Mixon, Eric Tate, Blake Carrington, Terry Peasley | |
| Subs | Albany | Lance Feliciano (PG), Alvin Jared (SG), Scott Nuttall (SF), Gerald Green (PF), Marvin Wymore (C) Roger Taylor, Bryan Brown, Robert Robinson, Michael Swim, Alan Rines | |
| 17:30 | Albany | Gerald Green is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Marvin Wymore | 35-37 |
| 17:16 | Niagara | Alvin Jared steps in front of the Andrew Lamantia pass | 35-37 |
| 17:12 | Albany | Alvin Jared banks in the layup | 35-39 |
| 16:57 | Niagara | Neal Money can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 16:55 | Albany | The rebound goes to Scott Nuttall | 35-39 |
| 16:53 | Albany | Alvin Jared is hacked by Andrew Lamantia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Lamantia, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG) Neal Money | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 16:34 | Albany | Alvin Jared double dribbles | 35-39 |
| Subs | Niagara | Eric Tate (SF) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Swim (PF) Marvin Wymore | |
| 16:18 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SG), Gerald Chenard (PF) Andrew Lamantia, Henry Hammer | |
| Subs | Albany | Bryan Brown (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Alan Rines (C) Alvin Jared, Scott Nuttall, Gerald Green | |
| 16:03 | Albany | Michael Swim clanks a turnaround from the left block | 35-39 |
| 16:02 | Albany | Robert Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:48 | Albany | Lance Feliciano hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 15:46 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Edward Wilson | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Mixon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Tate (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Chenard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Lance Feliciano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Swim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Rines (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Niagara | Eric Tate can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 15:40 | Albany | The rebound goes to Alan Rines | 35-39 |
| 15:34 | Albany | Louis McConaughy steals the ball from Lance Feliciano in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 15:32 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard can't finish the layup | 35-39 |
| 15:31 | Albany | Lance Feliciano grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 15:29 | Albany | Michael Swim loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| Subs | Niagara | Neal Money (PG), Ronald Stang (SG), Blake Carrington (PF), Terry Peasley (C) Louis McConaughy, Michael Mixon, Gerald Chenard, Edward Wilson | |
| Subs | Albany | Roger Taylor (PG), Gerald Green (PF) Lance Feliciano, Michael Swim | |
| 15:06 | Niagara | Blake Carrington can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 15:04 | Albany | Roger Taylor snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 14:42 | Albany | Roger Taylor scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 14:24 | Niagara | Neal Money is hacked by Alan Rines - foul #3 on Alan Rines, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Andrew Lamantia (SF) Neal Money, Eric Tate | |
| Subs | Albany | Alvin Jared (SG), Scott Nuttall (SF), Michael Swim (PF) Bryan Brown, Robert Robinson, Alan Rines | |
| 14:19 | Niagara | Blake Carrington drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Stang | 38-41 |
| 14:17 | Albany | Ronald Stang is called for the reach on Alvin Jared in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Stang, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SG), Henry Hammer (C) Ronald Stang, Terry Peasley | |
| Subs | Albany | Marvin Wymore (C) Gerald Green | |
| 14:04 | Albany | Marvin Wymore scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Taylor | 38-43 |
| 13:35 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:34 | Niagara | Henry Hammer tips it in | 40-43 |
| 13:21 | Albany | Blake Carrington steals the ball from Scott Nuttall | 40-43 |
| 13:03 | Niagara | Alvin Jared steps in front of the Andrew Lamantia pass | 40-43 |
| 12:46 | Albany | Scott Nuttall misses the shot in the paint | 40-43 |
| 12:44 | Albany | Michael Swim hits the follow up shot | 40-45 |
| 12:25 | Niagara | Michael Mixon double dribbles | 40-45 |
| Subs | Niagara | Neal Money (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Gerald Chenard (PF), Terry Peasley (C) Louis McConaughy, Michael Mixon, Andrew Lamantia, Blake Carrington, Henry Hammer | |
| Subs | Albany | Lance Feliciano (PG), Bryan Brown (SG), Ivan Zullinger (SF), Gerald Green (PF), Alan Rines (C) Roger Taylor, Alvin Jared, Scott Nuttall, Michael Swim, Marvin Wymore | |
| 12:01 | Albany | Lance Feliciano is hacked by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Robinson (SF) Ivan Zullinger | |
| 11:43 | Albany | Lance Feliciano clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| 11:42 | Niagara | Terry Peasley pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Neal Money (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) SF - Eric Tate (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Chenard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Peasley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Lance Feliciano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Green (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Rines (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Niagara | Alan Rines blocks the short jumper by Richard Brown | 40-45 |
| 11:33 | Albany | The rebound goes to Lance Feliciano | 40-45 |
| 11:31 | Albany | Robert Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 11:24 | Niagara | Terry Peasley misses the fadeaway in the paint | 40-45 |
| 11:23 | Albany | Alan Rines snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 10:59 | Albany | Alan Rines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Edward Wilson (C) Neal Money, Terry Peasley | |
| Subs | Albany | Alvin Jared (SG), Marvin Wymore (C) Bryan Brown, Alan Rines | |
| 10:38 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Louis McConaughy | 42-45 |
| 10:09 | Albany | Marvin Wymore misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Gerald Chenard - foul #2 on Gerald Chenard, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SG), Blake Carrington (PF) Richard Brown, Gerald Chenard | |
| Subs | Albany | Harvey Peters (PG), Scott Nuttall (SF), Michael Swim (PF) Lance Feliciano, Robert Robinson, Gerald Green | |
| 10:09 | Albany | Marvin Wymore makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:09 | Albany | Marvin Wymore misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:09 | Albany | Michael Swim pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:57 | Albany | Marvin Wymore clanks a shot from the right side | 42-46 |
| 09:56 | Albany | Marvin Wymore grabs the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:44 | Albany | Marvin Wymore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia (SF), Terry Peasley (C) Eric Tate, Edward Wilson | |
| Subs | Albany | Bryan Brown (SG), Alan Rines (C) Alvin Jared, Marvin Wymore | |
| 09:21 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Blake Carrington | 45-46 |
| 09:04 | Albany | Terry Peasley blocks the jumper by Harvey Peters | 45-46 |
| 09:03 | Albany | Alan Rines gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:49 | Albany | Michael Swim double dribbles | 45-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Neal Money (PG), Eric Tate (SF), Henry Hammer (PF) Louis McConaughy, Andrew Lamantia, Blake Carrington | |
| Subs | Albany | Roger Taylor (PG) Harvey Peters | |
| 08:24 | Niagara | Alan Rines picks off the pass by Eric Tate | 45-46 |
| 08:01 | Albany | Michael Swim double dribbles | 45-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Brown (SG), Edward Wilson (C) Michael Mixon, Terry Peasley | |
| Subs | Albany | Lance Feliciano (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Gerald Green (PF), Marvin Wymore (C) Bryan Brown, Scott Nuttall, Michael Swim, Alan Rines | |
| 07:49 | Niagara | Neal Money misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 07:48 | Albany | Lance Feliciano grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:46 | Albany | Eric Tate picks off the pass by Roger Taylor in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 07:39 | Niagara | Henry Hammer misses badly on a shot in the lane | 45-46 |
| 07:38 | Albany | The rebound goes to Marvin Wymore | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Neal Money (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) SF - Eric Tate (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Hammer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roger Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lance Feliciano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Green (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Wymore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Albany | Marvin Wymore misses the easy open layup | 45-46 |
| 07:17 | Niagara | Edward Wilson grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 07:11 | Niagara | Henry Hammer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Ronald Stang (SG), Andrew Lamantia (PF) Neal Money, Eric Tate, Henry Hammer | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 06:57 | Albany | Roger Taylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-46 |
| 06:55 | Niagara | Edward Wilson pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:36 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 06:34 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 06:15 | Albany | Roger Taylor dunks the ball on a great pass from Lance Feliciano | 47-48 |
| 05:51 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Brown | 50-48 |
| 05:32 | Albany | Lance Feliciano misses the jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 05:31 | Niagara | Edward Wilson grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 05:11 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 05:10 | Niagara | Edward Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:10 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | Eric Tate (SF), Blake Carrington (PF), Terry Peasley (C) Richard Brown, Andrew Lamantia, Edward Wilson | |
| Subs | Albany | Alvin Jared (PG), Bryan Brown (SG), Scott Nuttall (SF), Michael Swim (PF), Alan Rines (C) Roger Taylor, Lance Feliciano, Robert Robinson, Gerald Green, Marvin Wymore | |
| 04:54 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses the easy layup but the foul's on Scott Nuttall - foul #2 on Scott Nuttall, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| 04:54 | Niagara | Eric Tate makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:54 | Niagara | Eric Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:25 | Albany | Michael Swim misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Blake Carrington - foul #3 on Blake Carrington, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 04:25 | Albany | Michael Swim makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:25 | Albany | Michael Swim misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:25 | Niagara | Terry Peasley snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 04:05 | Niagara | Blake Carrington misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 04:04 | Albany | Alan Rines grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 03:46 | Albany | Bryan Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Swim | 52-52 |
| 03:36 | Niagara | Terry Peasley misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 03:34 | Albany | The rebound goes to Scott Nuttall | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Stang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Tate (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Blake Carrington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Peasley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alvin Jared (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Nuttall (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Swim (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Rines (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Albany | Bryan Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 03:16 | Niagara | Terry Peasley pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:12 | Niagara | Ronald Stang hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Peasley | 54-52 |
| 02:52 | Albany | Bryan Brown buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Alvin Jared | 54-55 |
| 02:34 | Niagara | Alvin Jared picks off the pass by Terry Peasley | 54-55 |
| 02:30 | Albany | Alvin Jared blows the layup | 54-55 |
| 02:28 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Rines | 54-55 |
| 02:28 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Edward Wilson (C) Terry Peasley | |
| Subs | Albany | Roger Taylor (PG), Robert Robinson (SF) Alvin Jared, Scott Nuttall | |
| 02:12 | Albany | Michael Swim is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Swim, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SG), Andrew Lamantia (PF) Ronald Stang, Blake Carrington | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 02:08 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (SG), Blake Carrington (PF), Terry Peasley (C) Michael Mixon, Andrew Lamantia, Edward Wilson | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 01:57 | Niagara | Blake Carrington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 01:56 | Albany | Alan Rines gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:54 | Albany | Bryan Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Stang - foul #5 on Ronald Stang, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SG) Ronald Stang | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 01:54 | Albany | Bryan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:54 | Albany | Bryan Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:37 | Niagara | Eric Tate blows the layup | 54-57 |
| 01:35 | Niagara | Eric Tate tips it in | 56-57 |
| 01:20 | Albany | Alan Rines travels with the ball | 56-57 |
| 00:57 | Niagara | Terry Peasley is fouled on the floor by Alan Rines - foul #4 on Alan Rines, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| 00:43 | Niagara | Blake Carrington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 00:42 | Albany | Roger Taylor grabs the board | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Albany | Bryan Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 00:14 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses short on a runner in the lane | 56-57 |
| 00:12 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 00:06 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 56-57 |
| 00:04 | Albany | Roger Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:02 | Albany | Louis McConaughy is called for the reach on Roger Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis McConaughy, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| 00:02 | Albany | Roger Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Terry Peasley pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Niagara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy misses short on a halfcourt shot | 56-57 |