| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Johnny Murphy (fresh) SG - John McCann (fresh) SF - Lyle Holmes (fresh) PF - James Jenkins (fresh) C - James Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Richard Nesmith (fresh) SG - Brian Forman (fresh) SF - Robert Butler (fresh) PF - Kenny Berger (fresh) C - Stephen Shin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Holy Cross | James Hart misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Robert Butler - foul #1 on Robert Butler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Holy Cross | James Hart misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Holy Cross | James Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Canisius | Robert Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Canisius | Robert Butler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Richard Nesmith - foul #1 on Richard Nesmith, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes misses the 3rd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Canisius | Kenny Berger snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:45 | Canisius | Robert Butler misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 18:43 | Holy Cross | James Hart snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:22 | Holy Cross | Stephen Shin is called for the reach on James Hart - foul #1 on Stephen Shin, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| 18:12 | Holy Cross | James Hart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnny Murphy and he's hacked by Brian Forman - foul #1 on Brian Forman, team foul #4 | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Holy Cross | James Hart makes the free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | Canisius | Robert Butler connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy is whistled for traveling | 4-2 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG), Cole Bridges (SG), Howard Daly (SF), Larry King (PF), Daniel Melton (C) Johnny Murphy, John McCann, Lyle Holmes, James Jenkins, James Hart | |
| Subs | Canisius | Al Levine (SF) Robert Butler | |
| 17:12 | Canisius | Stephen Shin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 16:51 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Melton | 6-2 |
| 16:24 | Canisius | Kenny Berger can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 16:23 | Canisius | Stephen Shin tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 16:06 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 16:05 | Canisius | Kenny Berger grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:03 | Canisius | Brian Forman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy (PG), Lyle Holmes (SF) Cole Bridges, Howard Daly | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ivan Zwack (PG), Jonathan Welch (SG), Glenn Weber (PF), Gilbert Billings (C) Richard Nesmith, Brian Forman, Kenny Berger, Stephen Shin | |
| 15:51 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes is whistled for traveling | 6-4 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Hart (C) Daniel Melton | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Butler (SF) Gilbert Billings | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Johnny Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sam Hicks (fresh) SF - Lyle Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Larry King (fresh) C - James Hart (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Ivan Zwack (fresh) SG - Jonathan Welch (fresh) SF - Robert Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Al Levine (fresh) C - Glenn Weber (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Canisius | Robert Butler hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Al Levine | 6-7 |
| 15:28 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks hits a 3 from straight away set up by Lyle Holmes | 9-7 |
| 15:05 | Canisius | Robert Butler is whistled for traveling | 9-7 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges (SG), Eric Turner (PF) Sam Hicks, Larry King | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gilbert Billings (C) Al Levine | |
| 14:58 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Murphy | 11-7 |
| 14:51 | Canisius | Glenn Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Daly (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Daniel Melton (C) Lyle Holmes, Eric Turner, James Hart | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 14:34 | Holy Cross | Daniel Melton's pass is intercepted by Robert Butler | 11-7 |
| 14:31 | Canisius | Jonathan Welch lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Butler | 11-9 |
| 14:18 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:17 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 14:03 | Canisius | Gilbert Billings misses the fadeaway from close range | 13-9 |
| 14:02 | Holy Cross | Daniel Melton gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:48 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Welch - foul #1 on Jonathan Welch, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John McCann (SG), Lyle Holmes (SF), Eric Turner (PF), James Hart (C) Johnny Murphy, Howard Daly, James Jenkins, Daniel Melton | |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Nesmith (PG), Brian Forman (SG), Al Levine (SF), Kenny Berger (PF), Stephen Shin (C) Ivan Zwack, Jonathan Welch, Robert Butler, Glenn Weber, Gilbert Billings | |
| 13:48 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:48 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:48 | Canisius | Stephen Shin snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 13:31 | Canisius | Eric Turner is called for the reach on Kenny Berger - foul #1 on Eric Turner, team foul #1 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy (PG) Cole Bridges | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 13:13 | Canisius | Brian Forman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 13:12 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 12:48 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John McCann | 16-9 |
| 12:42 | Canisius | Al Levine misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 12:41 | Holy Cross | James Hart gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:36 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy misses long on a shot from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 12:34 | Holy Cross | James Hart hits the follow up shot | 18-9 |
| 12:05 | Canisius | Brian Forman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-9 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG), Cole Bridges (SG), Howard Daly (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Larry King (C) Johnny Murphy, John McCann, Lyle Holmes, Eric Turner, James Hart | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ivan Zwack (PG), Nestor Stickel (SG), Gilbert Billings (SF), Glenn Weber (C) Richard Nesmith, Brian Forman, Al Levine, Stephen Shin | |
| 11:48 | Holy Cross | Larry King clanks a floater in the lane | 18-9 |
| 11:46 | Canisius | Ivan Zwack pulls down the rebound | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Sam Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cole Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Howard Daly (fresh) PF - James Jenkins (fresh) C - Larry King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Ivan Zwack (fresh) SG - Nestor Stickel (fresh) SF - Gilbert Billings (fresh) PF - Kenny Berger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Weber (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Canisius | Nestor Stickel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-9 |
| 11:38 | Canisius | Kenny Berger snags the offensive board | 18-9 |
| 11:22 | Canisius | Kenny Berger is fouled on the floor by James Jenkins - foul #1 on James Jenkins, team foul #2 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jonathan Welch (SG), Robert Butler (SF) Nestor Stickel, Kenny Berger | |
| 11:16 | Canisius | Ivan Zwack is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Weber | 18-12 |
| 10:58 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-12 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes (SF), Daniel Melton (C) Howard Daly, James Jenkins | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Forman (SG), Stephen Shin (C) Ivan Zwack, Glenn Weber | |
| 10:43 | Canisius | Robert Butler drills a jumper in the lane | 18-14 |
| 10:29 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges is whistled for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy (PG), John McCann (SG), James Hart (C) Sam Hicks, Cole Bridges, Larry King | |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Nesmith (PG), Kenny Berger (PF) Jonathan Welch, Gilbert Billings | |
| 10:27 | Canisius | Robert Butler is fouled in the backcourt by John McCann - foul #1 on John McCann, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| 10:15 | Canisius | Robert Butler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Hart - foul #1 on James Hart, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Daly (SG) John McCann | |
| Subs | Canisius | Al Levine (C) Stephen Shin | |
| 10:15 | Canisius | Robert Butler misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:15 | Canisius | Robert Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:50 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly buries a 3 from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 09:35 | Canisius | Lyle Holmes takes the ball from Richard Nesmith | 21-15 |
| 09:32 | Holy Cross | Daniel Melton banks in the layup on a great pass from Lyle Holmes | 23-15 |
| 09:11 | Canisius | Kenny Berger is whistled for traveling | 23-15 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG), John McCann (SG), James Jenkins (PF), Larry King (C) Johnny Murphy, Howard Daly, Daniel Melton, James Hart | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ivan Zwack (PG), Jonathan Welch (SG), Glenn Weber (PF), Stephen Shin (C) Richard Nesmith, Brian Forman, Kenny Berger, Al Levine | |
| 08:52 | Holy Cross | Glenn Weber picks off the pass by Larry King | 23-15 |
| 08:31 | Canisius | Robert Butler misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 08:29 | Canisius | Glenn Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:15 | Canisius | Ivan Zwack misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 08:14 | Holy Cross | John McCann pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 08:08 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes lays it in on a nice dish by John McCann | 25-15 |
| 07:58 | Canisius | Glenn Weber connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jonathan Welch and he's fouled by Lyle Holmes - foul #1 on Lyle Holmes, team foul #5 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy (PG), Cole Bridges (SG), Howard Daly (SF), Eric Turner (PF), James Hart (C) Sam Hicks, John McCann, Lyle Holmes, James Jenkins, Larry King | |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Nesmith (PG), Al Levine (SF), Gilbert Billings (C) Jonathan Welch, Robert Butler, Stephen Shin | |
| 07:58 | Canisius | Glenn Weber makes the free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:33 | Holy Cross | Al Levine is called for the reach on Eric Turner - foul #1 on Al Levine, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Daniel Melton (PF) Eric Turner | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nestor Stickel (SG), Kenny Berger (PF) Ivan Zwack, Glenn Weber | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Johnny Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cole Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Howard Daly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - James Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Richard Nesmith (fresh) SG - Nestor Stickel (fresh) SF - Al Levine (fresh) PF - Kenny Berger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gilbert Billings (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Holy Cross | James Hart hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Melton | 27-18 |
| 07:00 | Canisius | Al Levine lays it in | 27-20 |
| 06:38 | Holy Cross | Daniel Melton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-20 |
| 06:37 | Canisius | Richard Nesmith snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 06:33 | Canisius | Kenny Berger is fouled in the backcourt by Cole Bridges - foul #1 on Cole Bridges, team foul #6 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Eric Turner (C) Howard Daly, Daniel Melton, James Hart | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jonathan Welch (PG), Brian Forman (SG), Stephen Shin (C) Richard Nesmith, Nestor Stickel, Gilbert Billings | |
| 06:21 | Canisius | Stephen Shin is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 06:19 | Canisius | Al Levine pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 06:08 | Canisius | Stephen Shin scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-22 |
| 05:54 | Holy Cross | Brian Forman is called for the reach on Cole Bridges - foul #2 on Brian Forman, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John McCann (SG), Sam Hicks (SF), Larry King (C) Johnny Murphy, Lyle Holmes, Eric Turner | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nestor Stickel (SG), Ivan Zwack (SF), Glenn Weber (PF) Brian Forman, Al Levine, Kenny Berger | |
| 05:54 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:54 | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:37 | Canisius | Stephen Shin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 05:36 | Canisius | Ivan Zwack misses the tip | 29-22 |
| 05:35 | Holy Cross | Larry King gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 05:14 | Holy Cross | Ivan Zwack picks off the pass by James Jenkins | 29-22 |
| 05:01 | Canisius | Glenn Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy (PG), Daniel Melton (PF), James Hart (C) Cole Bridges, John McCann, James Jenkins | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gilbert Billings (SF) Jonathan Welch | |
| 04:36 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Melton and he's fouled by Ivan Zwack - foul #1 on Ivan Zwack, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John McCann (SG), Howard Daly (SF) Sam Hicks, Larry King | |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Nesmith (PG), Kenny Berger (PF) Nestor Stickel, Glenn Weber | |
| 04:36 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 04:16 | Canisius | Richard Nesmith loses the ball out of bounds | 32-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes (SF) John McCann | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Butler (SF) Stephen Shin | |
| 03:56 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 32-22 |
| 03:54 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Kenny Berger | 32-22 |
| 03:52 | Canisius | Howard Daly steals it from Ivan Zwack in the backcourt | 32-22 |
| 03:51 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy dunks the ball on a great pass from Howard Daly | 34-22 |
| 03:36 | Canisius | Johnny Murphy is called for the reach on Gilbert Billings - foul #1 on Johnny Murphy, team foul #7 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG), Eric Turner (PF) Johnny Murphy, Daniel Melton | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Forman (SG), Al Levine (C) Ivan Zwack, Robert Butler | |
| 03:36 | Canisius | Gilbert Billings makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 03:36 | Canisius | Gilbert Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 03:19 | Holy Cross | James Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Jenkins (PF), Larry King (C) Howard Daly, James Hart | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jonathan Welch (PG), Glenn Weber (C) Richard Nesmith, Gilbert Billings | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Eric Turner (fresh) SG - Sam Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lyle Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Jenkins (fresh) C - Larry King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Jonathan Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Forman (fresh) SF - Al Levine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenny Berger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Glenn Weber (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Canisius | Larry King denies the turnaround by Glenn Weber | 34-24 |
| 02:58 | Canisius | Brian Forman gets the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 02:47 | Canisius | Brian Forman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry King - foul #1 on Larry King, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy (PG), John McCann (SG) Sam Hicks, James Jenkins | |
| Subs | Canisius | Stephen Shin (C) Kenny Berger | |
| 02:47 | Canisius | Brian Forman misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:47 | Canisius | Brian Forman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:32 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes throws it down set up by Johnny Murphy and the foul's on Al Levine - foul #2 on Al Levine, team foul #9 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Hart (C) Larry King | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Butler (SF) Al Levine | |
| 02:32 | Holy Cross | Lyle Holmes makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 02:12 | Canisius | Robert Butler misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 02:10 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to John McCann | 37-25 |
| 01:47 | Holy Cross | Eric Turner scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Johnny Murphy | 39-25 |
| 01:45 | Canisius | Robert Butler loses the dribble to John McCann in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| 01:32 | Holy Cross | Eric Turner scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Murphy | 42-25 |
| 01:30 | Canisius | Jonathan Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-25 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks (PG), Cole Bridges (SG), Howard Daly (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Larry King (C) Johnny Murphy, John McCann, Lyle Holmes, Eric Turner, James Hart | |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Nesmith (PG), Ivan Zwack (SG), Al Levine (SF), Kenny Berger (PF) Jonathan Welch, Brian Forman, Robert Butler, Glenn Weber | |
| 01:22 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks is whistled for traveling | 42-25 |
| 01:02 | Canisius | Stephen Shin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-25 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gilbert Billings (C) Stephen Shin | |
| 00:50 | Holy Cross | Larry King drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Jenkins | 44-25 |
| 00:42 | Canisius | Kenny Berger hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Ivan Zwack | 44-27 |
| 00:39 | Holy Cross | Sam Hicks is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-27 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy (PG), Daniel Melton (C) Cole Bridges, Larry King | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nestor Stickel (SG), Robert Butler (SF) Ivan Zwack, Al Levine | |
| 00:21 | Canisius | Richard Nesmith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 44-27 |
| 00:19 | Canisius | Kenny Berger gets the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 00:05 | Canisius | Kenny Berger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-27 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Cole Bridges (SG), Lyle Holmes (SF), James Hart (C) Sam Hicks, Howard Daly, James Jenkins | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Forman (SG), Stephen Shin (C) Nestor Stickel, Gilbert Billings | |
| 00:01 | Holy Cross | Johnny Murphy misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-27 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Kenny Berger snags the defensive board | 44-27 |