| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Brian Hammonds (fresh) SG - Robert Davis (fresh) SF - Joseph Wehr (fresh) PF - Robert Tracy (fresh) C - Travis Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Rodney Palmisano (fresh) SG - John Taylor (fresh) SF - Roy Bondi (fresh) PF - Frank Stepchinski (fresh) C - Edwin Bower (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Travis Knight wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Niagara | Edwin Bower blocks the short jumper by Robert Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Knight | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Niagara | Brian Hammonds misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Taylor | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Niagara | Robert Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Niagara | Travis Knight tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Manhattan | Brian Hammonds is called for the reach on Rodney Palmisano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Hammonds, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Manhattan | John Taylor comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Tracy - foul #1 on Robert Tracy, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Manhattan | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | Manhattan | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Niagara | Brian Hammonds hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Niagara | Travis Knight pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Niagara | Robert Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Manhattan | John Taylor pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski travels with the ball | 2-4 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Rush (PG), Donald Duckworth (SG), Matthew Wade (SF), Mark Black (PF), Michael Anderson (C) Brian Hammonds, Robert Davis, Joseph Wehr, Robert Tracy, Travis Knight | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Miguel Alvarez (PG), David Stadler (SG), James Smith (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Roberto Ramirez (C) Rodney Palmisano, John Taylor, Roy Bondi, Frank Stepchinski, Edwin Bower | |
| 17:36 | Niagara | James Smith is called for the reach on Matthew Wade in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Niagara | Donald Duckworth is hacked by Miguel Alvarez - foul #1 on Miguel Alvarez, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | Niagara | Charles Rush is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Niagara | Matthew Wade tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Manhattan | James Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Elijah | 4-7 |
| 16:27 | Niagara | Donald Duckworth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Miguel Alvarez - foul #2 on Miguel Alvarez, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dwight Hernandes (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Robert Tracy (PF), James Fredette (C) Charles Rush, Matthew Wade, Mark Black, Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano (PG), John Taylor (SG), Roy Bondi (SF), Jack Cooper (PF), Edwin Bower (C) Miguel Alvarez, David Stadler, James Smith, Dikembe Elijah, Roberto Ramirez | |
| 16:27 | Niagara | Donald Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Niagara | Donald Duckworth misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:08 | Manhattan | John Taylor misses the 3 from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:07 | Niagara | James Fredette pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:57 | Niagara | James Fredette misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:56 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Roy Bondi | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Dwight Hernandes (fresh) SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Duckworth (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Tracy (fairly fresh) C - James Fredette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Rodney Palmisano (fresh) SG - John Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Bondi (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Cooper (fresh) C - Edwin Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Manhattan | John Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:39 | Manhattan | Jack Cooper grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:17 | Manhattan | Robert Davis steals it from Edwin Bower | 5-7 |
| 15:14 | Niagara | Robert Davis hits the finger roll | 7-7 |
| 14:57 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano blows the wide open dunk | 7-7 |
| 14:55 | Manhattan | Jack Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | Manhattan | John Taylor connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Palmisano | 7-10 |
| 14:19 | Niagara | Robert Davis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 14:17 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Jack Cooper | 7-10 |
| 14:13 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Hammonds (PG), Matthew Wade (SG), Joseph Wehr (SF), Michael Anderson (PF), Travis Knight (C) Dwight Hernandes, Robert Davis, Donald Duckworth, Robert Tracy, James Fredette | |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Stadler (SG), James Smith (SF), Frank Stepchinski (PF), Dikembe Elijah (C) John Taylor, Roy Bondi, Jack Cooper, Edwin Bower | |
| 14:01 | Niagara | Brian Hammonds drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 13:41 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Wehr - foul #1 on Joseph Wehr, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Black (PF) Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 13:41 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:41 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:39 | Niagara | Joseph Wehr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 13:27 | Manhattan | James Smith drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Palmisano | 9-15 |
| 13:08 | Niagara | Travis Knight slams it home on a nice dish by Brian Hammonds and he's fouled by Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Rush (SG) Matthew Wade | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Taylor (SG), Roy Bondi (SF), Roberto Ramirez (C) David Stadler, James Smith, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 13:08 | Niagara | Travis Knight misses the free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:08 | Manhattan | Roberto Ramirez pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:52 | Manhattan | Travis Knight steals it from Roy Bondi | 11-15 |
| 12:45 | Niagara | Roy Bondi steals the ball from Brian Hammonds in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 12:26 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 12:25 | Manhattan | John Taylor tips it but misses | 11-15 |
| 12:24 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Joseph Wehr | 11-15 |
| 12:22 | Niagara | Charles Rush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Davis (SG), Michael Anderson (PF) Charles Rush, Mark Black | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 12:01 | Manhattan | John Taylor's pass is intercepted by Travis Knight | 11-15 |
| 11:34 | Niagara | Brian Hammonds misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 11:32 | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Brian Hammonds (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Wehr (tiring) PF - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Travis Knight (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Rodney Palmisano (tired) 2 ast. SG - John Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Bondi (tiring) PF - Frank Stepchinski (tiring) 2 reb. C - Roberto Ramirez (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Manhattan | John Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Matthew Wade (SF), Robert Tracy (PF) Joseph Wehr, Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Stadler (PG), James Smith (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Edwin Bower (C) Rodney Palmisano, Roy Bondi, Frank Stepchinski, Roberto Ramirez | |
| 11:08 | Niagara | Travis Knight misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 11:06 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:04 | Manhattan | David Stadler is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Hammonds - foul #2 on Brian Hammonds, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Rush (PG), Joseph Wehr (SF) Brian Hammonds, Matthew Wade | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 10:40 | Manhattan | David Stadler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 10:39 | Manhattan | James Smith tips it but misses | 11-15 |
| 10:38 | Niagara | Travis Knight pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:25 | Niagara | David Stadler picks off the pass by Robert Tracy | 11-15 |
| 10:22 | Manhattan | David Stadler misses the easy layup | 11-15 |
| 10:21 | Niagara | Robert Tracy snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 10:04 | Niagara | Travis Knight hits a jumper from the right block | 13-15 |
| 09:52 | Manhattan | John Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 09:51 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Joseph Wehr | 13-15 |
| 09:51 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dwight Hernandes (PG), Donald Duckworth (SG), Matthew Wade (SF), Michael Anderson (PF), James Fredette (C) Charles Rush, Robert Davis, Joseph Wehr, Robert Tracy, Travis Knight | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano (PG), Jack Cooper (SF), Frank Stepchinski (PF) John Taylor, James Smith, Edwin Bower | |
| 09:38 | Niagara | Dwight Hernandes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-15 |
| 09:37 | Niagara | Donald Duckworth gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:20 | Niagara | James Fredette makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Dwight Hernandes | 15-15 |
| 09:03 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano is fouled on the floor by James Fredette - foul #1 on James Fredette, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Joseph Wehr (SF), Mark Black (PF) Dwight Hernandes, James Fredette | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Taylor (SG), Roy Bondi (SF), Roberto Ramirez (PF), Edwin Bower (C) David Stadler, Jack Cooper, Frank Stepchinski, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 08:50 | Manhattan | Roberto Ramirez clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Matthew Wade - foul #1 on Matthew Wade, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Davis (SG), Robert Tracy (PF) Matthew Wade, Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 08:50 | Manhattan | Roberto Ramirez makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:50 | Manhattan | Roberto Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:29 | Niagara | Joseph Wehr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 08:28 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 08:23 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi blows the dunk but he's fouled by Joseph Wehr - foul #2 on Joseph Wehr, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Rush (PG), Travis Knight (C) Joseph Wehr, Robert Tracy | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Smith (SG), Frank Stepchinski (PF) John Taylor, Roberto Ramirez | |
| 08:23 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:23 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:57 | Niagara | Travis Knight clanks a runner from close range | 15-19 |
| 07:56 | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 07:53 | Manhattan | Robert Davis steps in front of the Rodney Palmisano pass in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| 07:39 | Niagara | Robert Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 07:37 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 07:32 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Smith | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Charles Rush (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Davis (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Duckworth (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Mark Black (tiring) C - Travis Knight (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Rodney Palmisano (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roy Bondi (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Stepchinski (tiring) 3 reb. C - Edwin Bower (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Niagara | Donald Duckworth clanks a 3 from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 07:12 | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 07:10 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano is hacked by Travis Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Knight, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dwight Hernandes (PG), Matthew Wade (SG), Robert Tracy (PF), Michael Anderson (C) Charles Rush, Robert Davis, Mark Black, Travis Knight | |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Stadler (SG), Jack Cooper (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Roberto Ramirez (C) James Smith, Roy Bondi, Frank Stepchinski, Edwin Bower | |
| 07:10 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:10 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:58 | Niagara | Michael Anderson is called for traveling | 15-24 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Taylor (SG) Rodney Palmisano | |
| 06:43 | Manhattan | Jack Cooper is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane set up by John Taylor | 15-26 |
| 06:38 | Niagara | Donald Duckworth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-26 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Roy Bondi (SF) Jack Cooper | |
| 06:26 | Manhattan | Roberto Ramirez misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Duckworth - foul #1 on Donald Duckworth, team foul #9 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Davis (SG), James Fredette (C) Donald Duckworth, Robert Tracy | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 06:26 | Manhattan | Roberto Ramirez misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:26 | Manhattan | Roberto Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:24 | Niagara | Matthew Wade's pass is intercepted by Roberto Ramirez in the backcourt | 15-27 |
| 06:08 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-27 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Rush (PG), Mark Black (PF) Dwight Hernandes, Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Smith (SF), Frank Stepchinski (PF) Roy Bondi, Roberto Ramirez | |
| 05:44 | Niagara | Mark Black is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Davis | 17-27 |
| 05:29 | Manhattan | John Taylor misses the 3 from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 05:28 | Niagara | James Fredette grabs the board | 17-27 |
| 05:24 | Niagara | Robert Davis is fouled in the backcourt by David Stadler - foul #1 on David Stadler, team foul #5 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dwight Hernandes (PG), Donald Duckworth (SG), Robert Tracy (PF), Travis Knight (C) Charles Rush, Robert Davis, Mark Black, James Fredette | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano (PG), Jack Cooper (SF), Edwin Bower (C) John Taylor, James Smith, Frank Stepchinski | |
| 05:13 | Niagara | Matthew Wade scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dwight Hernandes | 20-27 |
| 04:46 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Dwight Hernandes - foul #1 on Dwight Hernandes, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Rush (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Michael Anderson (PF) Dwight Hernandes, Matthew Wade, Robert Tracy | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Taylor (SG), Roy Bondi (SF), Roberto Ramirez (PF) David Stadler, Jack Cooper, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 04:46 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-27 |
| 04:46 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:46 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:38 | Niagara | Robert Davis's floater is tipped away by Roberto Ramirez | 20-29 |
| 04:37 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:35 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano is hacked by Charles Rush in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Rush, team foul #11 | 20-29 |
| 04:35 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:35 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:12 | Niagara | Robert Davis connects on the runner near the basket and he's fouled by Rodney Palmisano - foul #1 on Rodney Palmisano, team foul #6 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dwight Hernandes (PG), Robert Tracy (PF) Charles Rush, Travis Knight | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Smith (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF) John Taylor, Edwin Bower | |
| 04:12 | Niagara | Robert Davis makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:49 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 23-30 |
| 03:47 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah grabs the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 03:35 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dwight Hernandes - foul #2 on Dwight Hernandes, team foul #12 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Hammonds (PG), Matthew Wade (SG), Joseph Wehr (SF), Mark Black (PF), Travis Knight (C) Dwight Hernandes, Robert Davis, Donald Duckworth, Robert Tracy, Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Miguel Alvarez (SG), Frank Stepchinski (PF), Jack Cooper (C) Roy Bondi, Dikembe Elijah, Roberto Ramirez | |
| 03:35 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:35 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Brian Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Wehr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Black (tiring) 2 pts. C - Travis Knight (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Rodney Palmisano (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Alvarez (fresh) SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Stepchinski (tiring) 4 reb. C - Jack Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Niagara | Joseph Wehr hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Wade | 25-32 |
| 03:22 | Manhattan | Brian Hammonds is called for the reach on Rodney Palmisano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Hammonds, team foul #13 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Rush (PG) Brian Hammonds | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 03:22 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:22 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:20 | Niagara | Charles Rush throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Stadler (SG) Rodney Palmisano | |
| 03:15 | Manhattan | Miguel Alvarez connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-36 |
| 02:49 | Niagara | Frank Stepchinski picks off the pass by Charles Rush | 25-36 |
| 02:47 | Manhattan | Miguel Alvarez's pass is intercepted by Joseph Wehr in the backcourt | 25-36 |
| 02:46 | Niagara | Matthew Wade banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Wehr | 27-36 |
| 02:33 | Manhattan | James Smith misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-36 |
| 02:31 | Niagara | Mark Black pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 02:27 | Niagara | Joseph Wehr lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dwight Hernandes (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Robert Tracy (PF), James Fredette (C) Charles Rush, Matthew Wade, Mark Black, Travis Knight | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Taylor (SG), Roy Bondi (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Edwin Bower (C) David Stadler, James Smith, Frank Stepchinski, Jack Cooper | |
| 02:27 | Niagara | Joseph Wehr makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:16 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 30-36 |
| 02:14 | Niagara | James Fredette grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 02:08 | Niagara | Robert Davis is denied on a dunk by Dikembe Elijah | 30-36 |
| 02:06 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 01:59 | Manhattan | John Taylor clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 01:58 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 01:39 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower loses the dribble to Robert Davis | 30-36 |
| 01:16 | Niagara | Joseph Wehr clanks a jumper in the lane | 30-36 |
| 01:15 | Niagara | Robert Davis snags the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 00:58 | Niagara | Roy Bondi steals the ball from Robert Davis | 30-36 |
| 00:52 | Manhattan | John Taylor comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Tracy - foul #2 on Robert Tracy, team foul #14 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | Donald Duckworth (PG), Matthew Wade (SG), Michael Anderson (PF), Travis Knight (C) Dwight Hernandes, Robert Davis, Robert Tracy, James Fredette | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano (PG), James Smith (SF), Frank Stepchinski (PF), Roberto Ramirez (C) Miguel Alvarez, Roy Bondi, Dikembe Elijah, Edwin Bower | |
| 00:52 | Manhattan | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:52 | Manhattan | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:30 | Niagara | Frank Stepchinski denies the turnaround by Travis Knight | 30-38 |
| 00:29 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Roberto Ramirez | 30-38 |
| 00:03 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 30-40 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 30-40 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Rush (PG), Mark Black (C) Matthew Wade, Travis Knight | |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Stadler (SG), Miguel Alvarez (SF), Jack Cooper (PF) John Taylor, James Smith, Frank Stepchinski | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Charles Rush hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 30-40 |