| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alfred Nurse (fresh) SG - Jeffery Southwell (fresh) SF - James Keane (fresh) PF - Sean Chernosky (fresh) C - Jack Sibley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Otto Johnson (fresh) SG - Jeffery Bolden (fresh) SF - Bradford Hager (fresh) PF - John Ortez (fresh) C - Mack West (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Jack Sibley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Albany | The short jumper by Jeffery Southwell is denied by John Ortez | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Canisius | Mack West snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Canisius | Sean Chernosky steals it from John Ortez | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Albany | Jack Sibley knocks in the floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Canisius | Otto Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Albany | Jack Sibley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Albany | Alfred Nurse misses long on a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Canisius | Mack West pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Canisius | Jack Sibley swats the shot by John Ortez | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Canisius | Mack West tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Albany | James Keane misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Canisius | Mack West pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Canisius | Otto Johnson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Otto Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Albany | James Keane drills a jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Canisius | Otto Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jeffery Bolden | 4-4 |
| 17:51 | Albany | Sean Chernosky misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Bradford Hager | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Canisius | Bradford Hager loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (SG) Jeffery Southwell | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 17:25 | Albany | James Keane's layup is rejected by Mack West | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to John Hover | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | Albany | James Keane is hacked by Mack West - foul #1 on Mack West, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Albany | Roy Baker (PG), Robert Haggard (SF), Brett Ashley (PF), Merle Davis (C) Alfred Nurse, James Keane, Sean Chernosky, Jack Sibley | |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Markham (SG), George Alexander (SF), Ollie Morse (PF), Derek Devore (C) Jeffery Bolden, Bradford Hager, John Ortez, Mack West | |
| 16:48 | Albany | Derek Devore steals the ball from John Hover | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | Canisius | Ollie Morse comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | Canisius | Derek Devore tips it in | 4-6 |
| 16:05 | Albany | Merle Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Ollie Morse | 4-6 |
| 16:04 | Albany | Merle Davis tips it back up and in | 6-6 |
| 15:47 | Canisius | Otto Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ollie Morse | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roy Baker (fresh) SG - John Hover (fresh) SF - Robert Haggard (fresh) PF - Brett Ashley (fresh) C - Merle Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Otto Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Markham (fresh) SF - George Alexander (fresh) PF - Ollie Morse (fresh) C - Derek Devore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Albany | Robert Haggard can't connect on a shot from the left side | 6-9 |
| 15:31 | Canisius | Ollie Morse gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:27 | Canisius | Otto Johnson drills a 3 from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 15:18 | Albany | John Hover hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 15:16 | Albany | Brett Ashley tips it but misses | 6-12 |
| 15:14 | Canisius | Derek Devore grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 15:10 | Canisius | Otto Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 15:08 | Albany | Brett Ashley pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:56 | Albany | John Hover hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Roy Baker | 9-12 |
| 14:46 | Canisius | Otto Johnson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 9-12 |
| 14:44 | Albany | Merle Davis grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 14:39 | Albany | Otto Johnson is called for the reach on Roy Baker - foul #2 on Otto Johnson, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Albany | Alfred Nurse (PG), Jeffery Southwell (SG), James Keane (SF), Sean Chernosky (PF), Jack Sibley (C) Roy Baker, John Hover, Robert Haggard, Brett Ashley, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Stone (PG), Jeffery Bolden (SG), Bradford Hager (SF), John Ortez (PF), Mack West (C) Otto Johnson, Daniel Markham, George Alexander, Ollie Morse, Derek Devore | |
| 14:22 | Albany | Jack Sibley misses the jumper in the paint | 9-12 |
| 14:20 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Sibley | 9-12 |
| 14:05 | Albany | Alfred Nurse misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 14:04 | Canisius | Bradford Hager pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:00 | Canisius | Jeffery Bolden clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-12 |
| 13:58 | Canisius | John Ortez gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:44 | Canisius | Michael Stone can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-12 |
| 13:43 | Canisius | Bradford Hager gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:24 | Canisius | Jeffery Bolden's floater is knocked away by Jack Sibley | 9-12 |
| 13:23 | Albany | Sean Chernosky grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 13:19 | Albany | Mack West is called for the reach on Alfred Nurse - foul #2 on Mack West, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Markham (PG), Ollie Morse (C) Michael Stone, Mack West | |
| 13:08 | Albany | Sean Chernosky misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:07 | Canisius | Bradford Hager gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:56 | Canisius | Daniel Markham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 12:54 | Canisius | Ollie Morse misses the tip | 9-12 |
| 12:52 | Albany | Jack Sibley gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:23 | Albany | James Keane can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 12:22 | Albany | Jack Sibley grabs the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:11 | Albany | Alfred Nurse hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Daniel Markham - foul #1 on Daniel Markham, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (SG), Robert Haggard (SF), Brett Ashley (PF), Merle Davis (C) Jeffery Southwell, James Keane, Sean Chernosky, Jack Sibley | |
| Subs | Canisius | George Alexander (SG), Derek Devore (C) Jeffery Bolden, Bradford Hager | |
| 12:11 | Albany | Alfred Nurse makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:00 | Canisius | John Ortez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 11:59 | Canisius | Derek Devore pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:52 | Canisius | Ollie Morse's floater is knocked away by Robert Haggard | 12-12 |
| 11:50 | Albany | Merle Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:38 | Albany | John Ortez is called for the reach on Robert Haggard - foul #1 on John Ortez, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Albany | Roy Baker (PG) Alfred Nurse | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Stone (PG), Troy Dilworth (C) Daniel Markham, John Ortez | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roy Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hover (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Haggard (fresh) PF - Brett Ashley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Merle Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Michael Stone (fresh) SG - George Alexander (fresh) SF - Ollie Morse (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derek Devore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Dilworth (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Albany | Merle Davis is fouled on the floor by Troy Dilworth - foul #1 on Troy Dilworth, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Damon Dyer (SF) Ollie Morse | |
| 11:22 | Albany | Merle Davis makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:22 | Albany | Merle Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:09 | Canisius | Derek Devore can't finish the layup | 14-12 |
| 11:08 | Albany | Brett Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:00 | Albany | Robert Haggard loses the ball out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Albany | James Keane (SF), Sean Chernosky (PF), Jack Sibley (C) Robert Haggard, Brett Ashley, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bradford Hager (SF) Damon Dyer | |
| 10:38 | Canisius | Michael Stone is hacked by Roy Baker - foul #1 on Roy Baker, team foul #1 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Albany | Alfred Nurse (PG), Jeffery Southwell (SG) Roy Baker, John Hover | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 10:30 | Canisius | Troy Dilworth blows the dunk | 14-12 |
| 10:29 | Canisius | Troy Dilworth tips it back up and in | 14-14 |
| 10:17 | Albany | Sean Chernosky buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Sibley | 17-14 |
| 10:05 | Canisius | Troy Dilworth misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-14 |
| 10:03 | Albany | Alfred Nurse grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:51 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell misses the shot from the free throw line | 17-14 |
| 09:49 | Canisius | Bradford Hager grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 09:44 | Canisius | Michael Stone buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bradford Hager | 17-17 |
| 09:26 | Albany | James Keane misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-17 |
| 09:24 | Albany | Sean Chernosky snags the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 09:07 | Albany | Alfred Nurse can't connect on a floater in the paint | 17-17 |
| 09:05 | Canisius | Derek Devore pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:58 | Canisius | Jeffery Southwell is called for the reach on Derek Devore - foul #1 on Jeffery Southwell, team foul #2 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Albany | Roy Baker (PG), John Hover (SG), Robert Haggard (SF), Brett Ashley (PF), Merle Davis (C) Alfred Nurse, Jeffery Southwell, James Keane, Sean Chernosky, Jack Sibley | |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Markham (PG), Jeffery Bolden (SG), Damon Dyer (SF), John Ortez (PF), Ollie Morse (C) Michael Stone, George Alexander, Bradford Hager, Derek Devore, Troy Dilworth | |
| 08:47 | Canisius | Ollie Morse misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 08:45 | Albany | Brett Ashley grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 08:26 | Albany | John Hover misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 08:25 | Canisius | John Ortez grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 08:21 | Canisius | Jeffery Bolden misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 08:20 | Albany | Robert Haggard gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 07:57 | Albany | John Hover hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 17-17 |
| 07:56 | Canisius | Damon Dyer snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 07:52 | Canisius | Merle Davis steals the ball from Ollie Morse | 17-17 |
| 07:36 | Albany | Brett Ashley drills a jumper near the basket | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roy Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hover (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Haggard (fresh) PF - Brett Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Daniel Markham (fresh) SG - Jeffery Bolden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Damon Dyer (fresh) PF - John Ortez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ollie Morse (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Canisius | Jeffery Bolden is fouled on the floor by Brett Ashley - foul #1 on Brett Ashley, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Albany | Alfred Nurse (PG), Jeffery Southwell (SG), James Keane (SF), Sean Chernosky (PF), Jack Sibley (C) Roy Baker, John Hover, Robert Haggard, Brett Ashley, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bradford Hager (SF) Damon Dyer | |
| 07:03 | Canisius | A charge is called on Bradford Hager - foul #1 on Bradford Hager, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| 06:38 | Albany | Sean Chernosky loses the dribble to John Ortez | 19-17 |
| 06:19 | Canisius | Jeffery Bolden is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Southwell - foul #2 on Jeffery Southwell, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (SG) Jeffery Southwell | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Stone (PG), George Alexander (SG), Troy Dilworth (C) Daniel Markham, Jeffery Bolden, Ollie Morse | |
| 06:08 | Canisius | Bradford Hager misses the easy layup | 19-17 |
| 06:06 | Canisius | Troy Dilworth tips it but misses | 19-17 |
| 06:05 | Canisius | John Ortez tips it back up and in | 19-19 |
| 05:54 | Albany | Michael Stone is called for the reach on John Hover - foul #1 on Michael Stone, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Damon Dyer (SF), Derek Devore (PF) Bradford Hager, John Ortez | |
| 05:54 | Albany | John Hover makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:54 | Albany | John Hover makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:38 | Canisius | Troy Dilworth hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 21-19 |
| 05:36 | Albany | Sean Chernosky snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 05:26 | Albany | Jack Sibley makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Hover and he's hacked by Troy Dilworth - foul #2 on Troy Dilworth, team foul #10 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Albany | Brett Ashley (PF) Sean Chernosky | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Ortez (PF) Troy Dilworth | |
| 05:26 | Albany | Jack Sibley makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:02 | Canisius | Michael Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 05:00 | Canisius | Derek Devore tips it in | 24-21 |
| 04:39 | Albany | Jack Sibley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-21 |
| 04:37 | Albany | John Hover snags the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 04:22 | Albany | Damon Dyer is called for the reach on James Keane - foul #1 on Damon Dyer, team foul #11 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Albany | Roy Baker (PG), Merle Davis (C) Alfred Nurse, Jack Sibley | |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Markham (PG), Jeffery Bolden (SG), Bradford Hager (SF), Ollie Morse (C) Michael Stone, George Alexander, Damon Dyer, Derek Devore | |
| 04:22 | Albany | James Keane misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:22 | Albany | James Keane makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:03 | Canisius | John Ortez comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 25-21 |
| 04:02 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to John Ortez | 25-21 |
| 03:55 | Canisius | Daniel Markham clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 03:54 | Albany | The rebound goes to Merle Davis | 25-21 |
| 03:47 | Albany | John Hover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeffery Southwell (SG), Robert Haggard (SF), Sean Chernosky (PF) Roy Baker, James Keane, Brett Ashley | |
| Subs | Canisius | Otto Johnson (PG), Mack West (C) Daniel Markham, John Ortez | |
| 03:37 | Canisius | Bradford Hager is fouled on the floor by John Hover - foul #1 on John Hover, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| 03:23 | Canisius | Bradford Hager clanks a jumper from close range | 25-21 |
| 03:21 | Albany | Merle Davis pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Hover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Southwell (fresh) SF - Robert Haggard (fresh) PF - Sean Chernosky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Otto Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffery Bolden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradford Hager (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ollie Morse (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mack West (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Albany | Merle Davis's layup is rejected by Mack West | 25-21 |
| 02:57 | Canisius | Jeffery Bolden gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 02:52 | Canisius | Mack West scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Otto Johnson and he's hacked by John Hover - foul #2 on John Hover, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Albany | Alfred Nurse (PG), Jack Sibley (C) John Hover, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 02:52 | Canisius | Mack West misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:52 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 02:35 | Albany | Alfred Nurse makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffery Southwell | 27-23 |
| 02:20 | Canisius | Otto Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Sibley - foul #1 on Jack Sibley, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Markham (SG), Derek Devore (PF) Jeffery Bolden, Bradford Hager | |
| 02:20 | Canisius | Otto Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:20 | Canisius | Otto Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:56 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sean Chernosky and he's fouled by Ollie Morse - foul #1 on Ollie Morse, team foul #12 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Ortez (PF) Derek Devore | |
| 01:56 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell misses the free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:56 | Canisius | John Ortez grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 01:49 | Canisius | John Ortez drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Otto Johnson | 29-27 |
| 01:47 | Albany | Alfred Nurse travels in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| Subs | Albany | James Keane (SF) Robert Haggard | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 01:39 | Canisius | Ollie Morse knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 29-29 |
| 01:20 | Albany | Alfred Nurse comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 01:18 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Ollie Morse | 29-29 |
| 01:14 | Canisius | Ollie Morse knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Otto Johnson | 29-32 |
| 00:55 | Albany | Jack Sibley buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Keane | 31-32 |
| 00:26 | Canisius | Daniel Markham buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Otto Johnson | 31-35 |
| 00:04 | Albany | Jack Sibley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 31-35 |
| 00:02 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Otto Johnson | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Otto Johnson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-35 |