| Lineup | Albany | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Siegel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dorris (fresh) C - George Deem (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Beckmann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Bass (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rod Goehring (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Niagara | Gary Smith steals it from Brandon Gibbs | 31-39 |
| 19:29 | Albany | Martin Siegel clanks a runner from the left block | 31-39 |
| 19:27 | Niagara | Todd Bass gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:07 | Niagara | John Beckmann double dribbles | 31-39 |
| 18:46 | Albany | Richard Brown misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 18:44 | Albany | Martin Siegel snags the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 18:27 | Albany | Martin Siegel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 18:09 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs is whistled for a carry | 31-39 |
| Subs | Albany | Melvin Robinson (PF), Samuel Mariscal (C) Martin Siegel, George Deem | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (SG), David Smith (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) John Beckmann, Todd Bass, Rod Goehring | |
| 18:00 | Albany | Richard Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 17:59 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:34 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Gibbs | 31-42 |
| 17:22 | Albany | Richard Brown buries a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Lightsey (SG), Carlos King (SF) Gary Smith, John Dorris | |
| Subs | Niagara | Corey Seaver (SG), Frank Newlin (SF) Lance Beasley, Brandon Gibbs | |
| 17:22 | Albany | Richard Brown makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:12 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster misses short on a floater from the left side | 34-42 |
| 17:10 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski misses the tip | 34-42 |
| 17:08 | Niagara | David Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 17:03 | Niagara | Frank Newlin knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Lucas Rogowski | 34-44 |
| 16:52 | Albany | The short jumper by Samuel Mariscal is denied by Clyde Lancaster | 34-44 |
| 16:51 | Albany | Samuel Mariscal hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 16:35 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 16:34 | Albany | Melvin Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:13 | Albany | Melvin Robinson is called for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Albany | Gary Smith (SG), Martin Siegel (SF), John Dorris (PF), George Deem (C) Richard Brown, Carlos King, Melvin Robinson, Samuel Mariscal | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), John Beckmann (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), Todd Bass (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Lucas Rogowski, Corey Seaver, Frank Newlin, David Smith, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 15:55 | Niagara | Gary Smith is called for the reach on John Beckmann - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Steven Lightsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Siegel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Dorris (fresh) C - George Deem (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Beckmann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Bass (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rod Goehring (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 36-44 |
| 15:39 | Albany | John Dorris pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:28 | Albany | A charge is called on Gary Smith - foul #4 on Gary Smith, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Albany | Carlos King (SG) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 15:15 | Niagara | Todd Bass hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 15:14 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 36-46 |
| 15:12 | Albany | Rod Goehring steals the ball from Martin Siegel in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| 14:54 | Niagara | Lance Beasley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Albany | Richard Brown (PG), Samuel Mariscal (C) Steven Lightsey, George Deem | |
| Subs | Niagara | Corey Seaver (SF) Brandon Gibbs | |
| 14:37 | Albany | Rod Goehring steals the ball from Richard Brown | 36-46 |
| 14:19 | Niagara | John Beckmann scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Corey Seaver | 36-48 |
| 13:57 | Albany | Carlos King makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 38-48 |
| 13:47 | Niagara | John Beckmann misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carlos King - foul #3 on Carlos King, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Albany | Melvin Robinson (PF), George Deem (C) John Dorris, Samuel Mariscal | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), David Smith (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Lance Beasley, Corey Seaver, Todd Bass, Rod Goehring | |
| 13:47 | Niagara | John Beckmann misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:47 | Niagara | John Beckmann makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:23 | Albany | Martin Siegel makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Richard Brown | 40-49 |
| 13:00 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Lucas Rogowski | 40-51 |
| 12:45 | Albany | The short jumper by Melvin Robinson is denied by David Smith | 40-51 |
| 12:44 | Niagara | David Smith gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:37 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-51 |
| 12:36 | Albany | The rebound goes to Martin Siegel | 40-51 |
| 12:21 | Albany | Carlos King hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 40-51 |
| 12:20 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:04 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Carlos King - foul #4 on Carlos King, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Lightsey (SG), John Dorris (SF), Samuel Mariscal (C) Carlos King, Melvin Robinson, George Deem | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Corey Seaver (SF), Todd Bass (PF), Rod Goehring (C) John Beckmann, Brandon Gibbs, David Smith, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 12:04 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 12:04 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 12:02 | Albany | Lance Beasley picks off the pass by Richard Brown in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| 12:01 | Niagara | Lance Beasley lays it up and in | 40-55 |
| 11:41 | Albany | John Dorris comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 11:39 | Albany | Martin Siegel grabs the offensive board | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Lightsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dorris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Martin Siegel (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Mariscal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lucas Rogowski (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Corey Seaver (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Bass (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rod Goehring (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Albany | Steven Lightsey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 11:19 | Niagara | Todd Bass misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-55 |
| 11:17 | Niagara | Rod Goehring hits the follow up shot | 43-57 |
| 10:57 | Albany | Samuel Mariscal is hacked by Rod Goehring - foul #1 on Rod Goehring, team foul #2 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs (SF), David Smith (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Lucas Rogowski, Todd Bass, Rod Goehring | |
| 10:46 | Albany | The short jumper by Martin Siegel is denied by Willy Purifoy | 43-57 |
| 10:44 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Lance Beasley | 43-57 |
| 10:26 | Niagara | Lance Beasley makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by David Smith | 43-59 |
| 10:23 | Albany | Richard Brown is hacked by Lance Beasley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lance Beasley, team foul #3 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Albany | Melvin Robinson (PF), George Deem (C) Martin Siegel, Samuel Mariscal | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Beckmann (SG) Corey Seaver | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:11 | Albany | Lance Beasley picks off the pass by Richard Brown | 43-59 |
| 09:58 | Niagara | John Beckmann makes the floater in the paint | 43-61 |
| 09:42 | Albany | Melvin Robinson connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by George Deem | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:24 | Niagara | John Beckmann loses the dribble to Richard Brown | 45-61 |
| 09:09 | Albany | John Dorris drills a jumper from the left block | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:58 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy hits a floater in the lane | 47-63 |
| 08:49 | Albany | Melvin Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Subs | Albany | Martin Siegel (SF), Samuel Mariscal (C) Melvin Robinson, George Deem | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Corey Seaver (SG), Frank Newlin (SF), Todd Bass (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Lance Beasley, John Beckmann, Brandon Gibbs, David Smith, Willy Purifoy | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:25 | Niagara | Corey Seaver hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 47-63 |
| 08:24 | Albany | Samuel Mariscal grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 08:18 | Albany | Frank Newlin picks off the pass by Martin Siegel | 47-63 |
| 08:13 | Niagara | Corey Seaver banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Newlin | 47-65 |
| 08:04 | Albany | Steven Lightsey is fouled on the floor by Frank Newlin - foul #1 on Frank Newlin, team foul #4 | 47-65 |
| 07:59 | Albany | John Dorris drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 49-65 |
| 07:30 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 07:28 | Albany | Steven Lightsey pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Richard Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Lightsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Siegel (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Dorris (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Mariscal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lucas Rogowski (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Corey Seaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Newlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Todd Bass (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rod Goehring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Albany | John Dorris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Steven Lightsey | 51-65 |
| 06:52 | Niagara | Todd Bass buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lucas Rogowski | 51-68 |
| 06:48 | Albany | Steven Lightsey makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 06:38 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 54-68 |
| 06:36 | Niagara | Rod Goehring hits the follow up shot | 54-70 |
| 06:22 | Albany | Steven Lightsey misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-70 |
| 06:21 | Niagara | Todd Bass grabs the board | 54-70 |
| 05:58 | Niagara | The short jumper by Rod Goehring is denied by John Dorris | 54-70 |
| 05:56 | Niagara | Corey Seaver tips it back up and in | 54-72 |
| 05:42 | Albany | Steven Lightsey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-72 |
| 05:41 | Niagara | Frank Newlin pulls down the rebound | 54-72 |
| 05:41 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-72 |
| Subs | Albany | Gary Smith (SG), Carlos King (SF), Melvin Robinson (PF), George Deem (C) Steven Lightsey, Martin Siegel, John Dorris, Samuel Mariscal | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), John Beckmann (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), David Smith (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Lucas Rogowski, Corey Seaver, Frank Newlin, Todd Bass, Rod Goehring | |
| 05:17 | Niagara | Lance Beasley misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 54-72 |
| 05:16 | Albany | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 54-72 |
| 05:06 | Albany | Richard Brown drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from George Deem | 56-72 |
| 04:40 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 56-72 |
| 04:39 | Albany | Melvin Robinson gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| 04:30 | Albany | Carlos King knocks in the shot from the left block and he's hacked by John Beckmann - foul #1 on John Beckmann, team foul #5 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Lightsey (PG) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 04:30 | Albany | Carlos King makes the free throw | 59-72 |
| 04:12 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster double dribbles | 59-72 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Todd Bass (PF), Rod Goehring (C) David Smith, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 03:56 | Albany | Gary Smith misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 59-72 |
| 03:54 | Albany | Gary Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Albany | Melvin Robinson clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 59-72 |
| 03:39 | Niagara | Todd Bass pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| 03:22 | Niagara | Rod Goehring can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Lightsey - foul #1 on Steven Lightsey, team foul #5 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Albany | John Dorris (SF), Martin Siegel (PF) Carlos King, Melvin Robinson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (SG), Frank Newlin (SF) John Beckmann, Brandon Gibbs | |
| 03:22 | Niagara | Rod Goehring misses the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 03:22 | Niagara | Rod Goehring misses the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 03:22 | Albany | Martin Siegel gets the rebound | 59-72 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Steven Lightsey (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Dorris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Siegel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Deem (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lucas Rogowski (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frank Newlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rod Goehring (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Albany | Lucas Rogowski is called for the reach on Steven Lightsey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lucas Rogowski, team foul #6 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Corey Seaver (SG), David Smith (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Lance Beasley, Todd Bass, Rod Goehring | |
| 03:07 | Albany | Steven Lightsey clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 03:05 | Niagara | Frank Newlin grabs the board | 59-72 |
| 02:36 | Niagara | David Smith is fouled on the floor by John Dorris - foul #3 on John Dorris, team foul #6 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Albany | Carlos King (SG), Samuel Mariscal (C) Gary Smith, George Deem | |
| Subs | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster (C) Willy Purifoy | |
| 02:12 | Niagara | David Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-72 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Willy Purifoy (C) Corey Seaver | |
| 02:05 | Albany | Samuel Mariscal misses the fadeaway from close range | 59-72 |
| 02:03 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy gets the rebound | 59-72 |
| 01:57 | Niagara | Frank Newlin makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Lancaster | 59-75 |
| 01:40 | Albany | John Dorris misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Frank Newlin - foul #2 on Frank Newlin, team foul #7 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Corey Seaver (SG) Willy Purifoy | |
| 01:40 | Albany | John Dorris makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 01:40 | Albany | John Dorris misses the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 01:40 | Niagara | David Smith gets the rebound | 60-75 |
| 01:20 | Niagara | Frank Newlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Carlos King - foul #5 on Carlos King, team foul #7 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Albany | Melvin Robinson (PF) Carlos King | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 01:20 | Niagara | Frank Newlin misses the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 01:20 | Niagara | Frank Newlin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:07 | Albany | Lucas Rogowski steals it from John Dorris | 60-76 |
| 00:48 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-76 |
| 00:46 | Albany | The rebound goes to Melvin Robinson | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Albany | Samuel Mariscal drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Martin Siegel | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-76 |
| 00:13 | Niagara | Corey Seaver hits the follow up shot | 62-78 |
| 00:05 | Albany | Martin Siegel is whistled for traveling | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski runs out the clock | 62-78 |