| Lineup | Albany | PG - Gail Clark (fresh) SG - John Hover (fresh) SF - Timothy Wix (fresh) PF - Michael Schaffer (fresh) C - Brian Hunsicker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Howard Stringer (fresh) SG - Martin Pierro (fresh) SF - Michael Poole (fresh) PF - John Ortez (fresh) C - Mack West (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Brian Hunsicker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Albany | Martin Pierro is called for the reach on John Hover - foul #1 on Martin Pierro, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Albany | Michael Schaffer can't connect on a shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Albany | Timothy Wix tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Canisius | Timothy Wix picks off the pass by Michael Poole | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Albany | John Ortez takes the ball from Brian Hunsicker | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Canisius | Michael Poole misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Canisius | Mack West tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Albany | Michael Schaffer hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Ortez - foul #1 on John Ortez, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Albany | Michael Schaffer makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Albany | Michael Schaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | Canisius | John Ortez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Schaffer - foul #1 on Michael Schaffer, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | Canisius | John Ortez misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | Canisius | John Ortez makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | Albany | Timothy Wix misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Mack West | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Canisius | Martin Pierro can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:00 | Albany | Brian Hunsicker grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Albany | John Ortez denies the turnaround by Brian Hunsicker | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Schaffer | 4-3 |
| 17:37 | Albany | Michael Schaffer drills a fadeaway from the left side | 6-3 |
| 17:33 | Canisius | Howard Stringer is fouled on the floor by Brian Hunsicker - foul #1 on Brian Hunsicker, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Albany | Marshall Leblanc (PG), Patrick Pinedo (SG), Jonathan Canon (SF), John Fawcett (PF), Merle Davis (C) Gail Clark, John Hover, Timothy Wix, Michael Schaffer, Brian Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 17:22 | Canisius | Howard Stringer comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Marshall Leblanc - foul #1 on Marshall Leblanc, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Schaffer (PF) Patrick Pinedo | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 17:22 | Canisius | Howard Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:22 | Canisius | Howard Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:06 | Albany | Jonathan Canon hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Mack West - foul #1 on Mack West, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Albany | Brian Hunsicker (C) Michael Schaffer | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 17:06 | Albany | Jonathan Canon makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:06 | Albany | Jonathan Canon makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:47 | Canisius | John Ortez's floater is tipped away by Brian Hunsicker | 8-5 |
| 16:46 | Albany | Marshall Leblanc snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 16:32 | Albany | Jonathan Canon misses the lay-in | 8-5 |
| 16:30 | Canisius | John Ortez snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 16:23 | Canisius | Michael Poole is hacked by Jonathan Canon - foul #1 on Jonathan Canon, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Schaffer (PF) Brian Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Canisius | Luis Broome (C) Mack West | |
| 16:10 | Canisius | Martin Pierro clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-5 |
| 16:08 | Albany | The rebound goes to Marshall Leblanc | 8-5 |
| 15:50 | Albany | Marshall Leblanc is called for traveling | 8-5 |
| Subs | Albany | Gail Clark (PG), Brian Hunsicker (C) Michael Schaffer, John Fawcett | |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SG), Stephen Carroll (SF), Bertram Bowling (C) Martin Pierro, Michael Poole, John Ortez | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Gail Clark (fresh) SG - Marshall Leblanc (fresh) SF - Jonathan Canon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Merle Davis (fresh) C - Brian Hunsicker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Howard Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louie Kerstetter (fresh) SF - Stephen Carroll (fresh) PF - Luis Broome (fresh) C - Bertram Bowling (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Canisius | Luis Broome loses the ball out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Schaffer (PF) Brian Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 15:11 | Albany | Marshall Leblanc is fouled on the floor by Stephen Carroll - foul #1 on Stephen Carroll, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (SG), Brian Hunsicker (C) Gail Clark, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Canisius | Otto Johnson (PG) Howard Stringer | |
| 15:06 | Albany | Otto Johnson steals the ball from Michael Schaffer | 8-5 |
| 15:01 | Canisius | Otto Johnson hits the finger roll | 8-7 |
| 14:38 | Albany | John Hover misses the floater from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | Canisius | Bertram Bowling pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:23 | Canisius | Otto Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 14:22 | Canisius | Luis Broome snags the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 14:08 | Canisius | Luis Broome can't finish the layup | 8-7 |
| 14:07 | Albany | Michael Schaffer gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:49 | Albany | Jonathan Canon misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Otto Johnson - foul #1 on Otto Johnson, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Albany | Gail Clark (PG), Timothy Wix (SF), John Fawcett (C) John Hover, Michael Schaffer, Brian Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Stringer (PG), Martin Pierro (SG), Michael Poole (SF), John Ortez (PF), Mack West (C) Otto Johnson, Louie Kerstetter, Stephen Carroll, Luis Broome, Bertram Bowling | |
| 13:49 | Albany | Jonathan Canon makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:49 | Albany | Jonathan Canon makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:35 | Canisius | John Ortez double dribbles | 10-7 |
| Subs | Albany | Merle Davis (C) John Fawcett | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 13:20 | Albany | Marshall Leblanc misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Martin Pierro - foul #2 on Martin Pierro, team foul #6 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SG) Martin Pierro | |
| 13:20 | Albany | Marshall Leblanc misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:20 | Albany | Marshall Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:05 | Canisius | Michael Poole misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Marshall Leblanc - foul #2 on Marshall Leblanc, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Schaffer (PF), John Fawcett (C) Marshall Leblanc, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 13:05 | Canisius | Michael Poole makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:05 | Canisius | Michael Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:50 | Albany | Jonathan Canon buries a jump hook near the basket | 13-9 |
| 12:27 | Canisius | The jumper by John Ortez is denied by John Fawcett | 13-9 |
| 12:25 | Canisius | Mack West tips it in | 13-11 |
| 12:12 | Albany | Michael Schaffer blows the layup | 13-11 |
| 12:11 | Albany | Jonathan Canon hits the follow up shot | 15-11 |
| 12:01 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter is denied on a layup by Timothy Wix | 15-11 |
| 11:59 | Albany | John Fawcett grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 11:43 | Albany | Timothy Wix comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 11:41 | Albany | John Fawcett grabs the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Gail Clark (fresh) SG - Jonathan Canon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Wix (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Schaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fawcett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Howard Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louie Kerstetter (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ortez (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mack West (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Albany | Michael Schaffer lays it up and in | 17-11 |
| 11:03 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Stringer | 17-13 |
| 10:45 | Albany | Jonathan Canon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-13 |
| 10:43 | Canisius | Michael Poole pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:38 | Canisius | Michael Poole blows the layup | 17-13 |
| 10:37 | Albany | John Fawcett grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:13 | Albany | John Fawcett is fouled on the floor by Louie Kerstetter - foul #1 on Louie Kerstetter, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (SG), Merle Davis (SF), Brian Hunsicker (C) Gail Clark, Timothy Wix, Michael Schaffer | |
| Subs | Canisius | Otto Johnson (SG), Stephen Carroll (SF), Luis Broome (PF), Bertram Bowling (C) Louie Kerstetter, Michael Poole, John Ortez, Mack West | |
| 10:13 | Albany | John Fawcett misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:13 | Canisius | Luis Broome grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 10:08 | Canisius | Stephen Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 10:07 | Albany | The rebound goes to Merle Davis | 17-13 |
| 09:47 | Albany | Jonathan Canon buries a shot from the left block | 19-13 |
| 09:26 | Canisius | Stephen Carroll connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 09:02 | Albany | John Fawcett clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 19-16 |
| 09:00 | Canisius | Luis Broome grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:52 | Canisius | Stephen Carroll blows the layup but he's fouled by John Hover - foul #1 on John Hover, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Albany | Gail Clark (PG), Michael Schaffer (PF) Jonathan Canon, John Fawcett | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ronald Burnett (SG) Howard Stringer | |
| 08:52 | Canisius | Stephen Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:52 | Canisius | Stephen Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:39 | Albany | John Hover is fouled on the floor by Luis Broome - foul #1 on Luis Broome, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Poole (SF) Stephen Carroll | |
| 08:39 | Albany | John Hover makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:39 | Albany | John Hover makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:18 | Canisius | Gail Clark is called for the reach on Otto Johnson - foul #1 on Gail Clark, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Ortez (PF) Bertram Bowling | |
| 08:18 | Canisius | Otto Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:18 | Albany | Michael Schaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:01 | Albany | Merle Davis double dribbles | 21-18 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SG), Mack West (C) Ronald Burnett, Luis Broome | |
| 07:46 | Canisius | Mack West buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Otto Johnson | 21-20 |
| 07:28 | Albany | John Hover scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Schaffer | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Gail Clark (fresh) SG - John Hover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Merle Davis (fresh) PF - Michael Schaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Hunsicker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Otto Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louie Kerstetter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ortez (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mack West (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Canisius | John Ortez misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-20 |
| 07:09 | Albany | Brian Hunsicker gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:02 | Albany | Gail Clark misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Otto Johnson - foul #2 on Otto Johnson, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Albany | Jonathan Canon (SG), Timothy Wix (SF) John Hover, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Stringer (PG), Stephen Carroll (SF) Otto Johnson, Michael Poole | |
| 07:02 | Albany | Gail Clark makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:02 | Albany | Gail Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:44 | Canisius | Gail Clark is called for the reach on John Ortez - foul #2 on Gail Clark, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (SG) Gail Clark | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 06:44 | Canisius | John Ortez misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:44 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Carroll | 26-20 |
| 06:32 | Canisius | John Ortez is fouled on the floor by Michael Schaffer - foul #2 on Michael Schaffer, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Albany | Merle Davis (PF) Michael Schaffer | |
| Subs | Canisius | Luis Broome (C) Mack West | |
| 06:32 | Canisius | John Ortez makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:32 | Canisius | John Ortez makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:12 | Albany | Brian Hunsicker drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Hover | 28-22 |
| 05:51 | Canisius | Brian Hunsicker swats the layup by Stephen Carroll | 28-22 |
| 05:49 | Canisius | Luis Broome pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:27 | Canisius | Stephen Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-22 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ronald Burnett (SG), Michael Poole (SF), Mack West (C) Louie Kerstetter, Stephen Carroll, John Ortez | |
| 05:14 | Albany | Jonathan Canon knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 30-22 |
| 05:09 | Canisius | Ronald Burnett misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 05:08 | Canisius | Mack West misses the tip | 30-22 |
| 05:07 | Albany | Merle Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:52 | Albany | Timothy Wix misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 04:50 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Canon | 30-22 |
| 04:39 | Albany | Michael Poole steals it from Timothy Wix | 30-22 |
| 04:34 | Canisius | Howard Stringer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | Albany | Marshall Leblanc (PG), John Fawcett (PF) John Hover, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ollie Morse (PF) Luis Broome | |
| 04:15 | Albany | Marshall Leblanc is fouled on the floor by Michael Poole - foul #1 on Michael Poole, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Albany | Merle Davis (PF) John Fawcett | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 04:15 | Albany | Marshall Leblanc misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:15 | Albany | Marshall Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:53 | Canisius | Ronald Burnett is hacked by Timothy Wix - foul #1 on Timothy Wix, team foul #10 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Albany | Gail Clark (PG), Michael Schaffer (PF) Timothy Wix, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Pierro (SG), Louie Kerstetter (PF), Bertram Bowling (C) Howard Stringer, Ollie Morse, Mack West | |
| 03:53 | Canisius | Ronald Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:53 | Canisius | Ronald Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:38 | Albany | Bertram Bowling is called for the reach on Marshall Leblanc - foul #1 on Bertram Bowling, team foul #11 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Otto Johnson (PG), John Ortez (PF) Ronald Burnett, Louie Kerstetter | |
| 03:38 | Albany | Marshall Leblanc misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:38 | Albany | Marshall Leblanc misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:38 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Hunsicker | 31-24 |
| 03:30 | Albany | Jonathan Canon can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 03:29 | Canisius | Bertram Bowling gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Gail Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marshall Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Canon (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Hunsicker (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Otto Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Pierro (fresh) SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bertram Bowling (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Canisius | Otto Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 03:04 | Albany | Marshall Leblanc makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gail Clark | 34-27 |
| 02:45 | Canisius | Michael Poole drills a floater from the left side set up by Martin Pierro | 34-29 |
| 02:32 | Albany | Martin Pierro steals it from Jonathan Canon | 34-29 |
| 02:11 | Canisius | Michael Poole clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Canon - foul #2 on Jonathan Canon, team foul #11 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Albany | Timothy Wix (SF) Jonathan Canon | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Stringer (PG), Mack West (C) Otto Johnson, Bertram Bowling | |
| 02:11 | Canisius | Michael Poole makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:11 | Canisius | Michael Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:58 | Albany | Howard Stringer picks off the pass by Gail Clark | 34-31 |
| 01:36 | Canisius | Mack West can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Marshall Leblanc - foul #3 on Marshall Leblanc, team foul #12 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (SG), Jonathan Canon (SF) Marshall Leblanc, Timothy Wix | |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SF), Luis Broome (PF) Michael Poole, John Ortez | |
| 01:36 | Canisius | Mack West makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:36 | Canisius | Mack West makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:19 | Albany | Jonathan Canon misses long on a jumper from the right block | 34-33 |
| 01:18 | Canisius | Howard Stringer snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 01:13 | Canisius | Howard Stringer hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Martin Pierro | 34-36 |
| 00:47 | Albany | Gail Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Luis Broome | 34-36 |
| 00:45 | Canisius | Howard Stringer grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 00:28 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter is fouled on the floor by Brian Hunsicker - foul #2 on Brian Hunsicker, team foul #13 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Albany | Merle Davis (SF), John Fawcett (C) Jonathan Canon, Brian Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Canisius | Stephen Carroll (SF), John Ortez (PF) Martin Pierro, Luis Broome | |
| 00:28 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:28 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:28 | Albany | John Fawcett snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 00:01 | Albany | Gail Clark misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 00:00 | Albany | John Fawcett snags the offensive board | 34-37 |