| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Philip Baker (fresh) SG - Michael Gilmore (fresh) SF - Miroslav Cholewinski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nevins (fresh) C - Mark Dent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Earnest (fresh) SG - Harold Pilla (fresh) SF - Thomas Sherman (fresh) PF - Jeffery Ivy (fresh) C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:58 | St. Bonaventure | Miroslav Cholewinski picks off the pass by Thomas Sherman in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | La Salle | Philip Baker makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Gilmore | 3-0 |
| 19:44 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Nevins is called for the reach on Thomas Sherman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Nevins, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Earnest | 3-3 |
| 18:53 | La Salle | Mark Dent is hacked by Jeffery Ivy - foul #1 on Jeffery Ivy, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | La Salle | Michael Gilmore makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 18:26 | St. Bonaventure | Miroslav Cholewinski is called for the reach on Thomas Sherman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Miroslav Cholewinski, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 18:09 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla can't finish the uncontested layup | 6-3 |
| 18:07 | La Salle | Michael Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 18:02 | La Salle | Philip Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 18:01 | La Salle | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Nevins | 6-3 |
| 17:42 | La Salle | Philip Baker drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Gilmore | 8-3 |
| 17:32 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy is called for 10 seconds | 8-3 |
| Subs | La Salle | Mikel Zeis (SF) Miroslav Cholewinski | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette (PG), George Smith (SG), Roger Nordin (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Jeffrey Eccleston (C) John Earnest, Harold Pilla, Thomas Sherman, Jeffery Ivy, Gilbert Beem | |
| 17:23 | La Salle | Mikel Zeis misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 17:21 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Eccleston | 8-3 |
| 16:52 | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette scores on a floater from the left side set up by Roger Nordin | 8-5 |
| 16:32 | La Salle | Mark Dent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | La Salle | James Whitehead (PG), John Hoops (SG), John Lineberry (PF), Joseph Vinson (C) Philip Baker, Michael Gilmore, Kenneth Nevins, Mark Dent | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest (PG), Carmine Greco (SF), Jeffery Ivy (PF) George Smith, Roger Nordin, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 16:05 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy misses the easy layup | 8-5 |
| 16:03 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) SG - John Hoops (fresh) SF - Mikel Zeis (fresh) PF - John Lineberry (fresh) C - Joseph Vinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Earnest (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Choquette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmine Greco (fresh) PF - Jeffery Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Eccleston (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | La Salle | John Lineberry makes the shot from the right block set up by James Whitehead and he's hacked by Jeffrey Eccleston - foul #1 on Jeffrey Eccleston, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | La Salle | Miroslav Cholewinski (SF) Joseph Vinson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Smith (SG), Thomas Sherman (SF), Gilbert Beem (C) James Choquette, Carmine Greco, Jeffrey Eccleston | |
| 15:56 | La Salle | John Lineberry makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:37 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman loses the dribble to James Whitehead | 11-7 |
| 15:33 | La Salle | John Hoops misses the easy layup | 11-7 |
| 15:32 | La Salle | James Whitehead tips it but misses | 11-7 |
| 15:30 | La Salle | John Lineberry snags the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 15:13 | La Salle | Mikel Zeis misses the shot in the lane | 11-7 |
| 15:12 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:56 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest connects on the turnaround from the right block | 11-9 |
| 14:39 | La Salle | James Whitehead hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Hoops | 13-9 |
| 14:11 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 14:10 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman grabs the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:49 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Mikel Zeis - foul #1 on Mikel Zeis, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | La Salle | Philip Baker (PG), Michael Gilmore (SG), Henry Clark (SF), Kenneth Nevins (PF), Mark Dent (C) James Whitehead, John Hoops, Miroslav Cholewinski, Mikel Zeis, John Lineberry | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla (SG), Roger Nordin (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Jeffrey Eccleston (C) John Earnest, Thomas Sherman, Jeffery Ivy, Gilbert Beem | |
| 13:49 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:49 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:38 | La Salle | Mark Dent is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 13:37 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:24 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin is fouled on the floor by Henry Clark - foul #1 on Henry Clark, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest (PG), James Choquette (SG), Carmine Greco (SF), Jeffery Ivy (PF) George Smith, Harold Pilla, Roger Nordin, Jeffrey Eccleston | |
| 13:10 | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 13:08 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy can't tip it in | 13-10 |
| 13:07 | La Salle | Mark Dent grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:01 | La Salle | Michael Gilmore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 12:59 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:38 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Choquette | 13-12 |
| 12:32 | La Salle | Mark Dent makes the wide open floater in the lane on a nice dish by Philip Baker | 15-12 |
| 12:03 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Ivy | 15-14 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Philip Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Gilmore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Clark (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Nevins (fresh) C - Mark Dent (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Earnest (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Choquette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmine Greco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Ivy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | La Salle | Philip Baker drills a jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 11:42 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| Subs | La Salle | Miroslav Cholewinski (SF), John Lineberry (PF), James Whitehead (C) Henry Clark, Kenneth Nevins, Mark Dent | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla (SG), Thomas Sherman (SF), Jeffrey Eccleston (PF), Gilbert Beem (C) James Choquette, Carmine Greco, Jeffery Ivy, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 11:24 | La Salle | Philip Baker can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Earnest - foul #1 on John Earnest, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Vinson (C) Michael Gilmore | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy (PF) Jeffrey Eccleston | |
| 11:24 | La Salle | Philip Baker misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:24 | La Salle | Philip Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:05 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Earnest, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | La Salle | John Hoops (SG), Mikel Zeis (PF) Philip Baker, Joseph Vinson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Smith (PG) John Earnest | |
| 10:57 | La Salle | James Whitehead misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 10:56 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 10:32 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Lineberry - foul #1 on John Lineberry, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | La Salle | Michael Gilmore (SG), Kenneth Nevins (PF), Mark Dent (C) John Hoops, Miroslav Cholewinski, John Lineberry | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston (PF) Jeffery Ivy | |
| 10:32 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:32 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:14 | La Salle | Mark Dent's fadeaway is rejected by Gilbert Beem | 18-15 |
| 10:13 | La Salle | Mark Dent tips it home | 20-15 |
| 09:54 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman is fouled on the floor by James Whitehead - foul #1 on James Whitehead, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | La Salle | Philip Baker (PG), Henry Clark (SF) James Whitehead, Mikel Zeis | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy (PF) Jeffrey Eccleston | |
| 09:38 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 09:36 | La Salle | Kenneth Nevins grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 09:30 | La Salle | Michael Gilmore's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Ivy | 20-15 |
| 09:04 | St. Bonaventure | Henry Clark is called for the reach on Gilbert Beem - foul #2 on Henry Clark, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | La Salle | Miroslav Cholewinski (SF), John Lineberry (PF), James Whitehead (C) Henry Clark, Kenneth Nevins, Mark Dent | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette (SG) Harold Pilla | |
| 09:04 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:04 | La Salle | James Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:41 | La Salle | John Lineberry is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 08:40 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:26 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 08:09 | La Salle | James Whitehead can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 08:08 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Gilbert Beem | 20-17 |
| 07:49 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Philip Baker - foul #1 on Philip Baker, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | La Salle | John Hoops (SG), Mikel Zeis (SF), Kenneth Nevins (PF), Mark Dent (C) Philip Baker, Michael Gilmore, Miroslav Cholewinski, John Lineberry | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla (SG), Roger Nordin (SF), Jeffrey Eccleston (C) James Choquette, Thomas Sherman, Gilbert Beem | |
| 07:49 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:49 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffery Ivy makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoops (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mikel Zeis (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nevins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Dent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - George Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Pilla (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roger Nordin (fresh) PF - Jeffery Ivy (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Eccleston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | La Salle | John Hoops misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-18 |
| 07:27 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 07:02 | St. Bonaventure | Mikel Zeis is called for the reach on Jeffrey Eccleston - foul #2 on Mikel Zeis, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | La Salle | Philip Baker (PG), Paul Felice (SF) James Whitehead, Mikel Zeis | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette (PG), Thomas Sherman (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) George Smith, Roger Nordin, Jeffery Ivy | |
| 07:02 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:02 | La Salle | Mark Dent pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:42 | La Salle | Philip Baker drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-18 |
| 06:23 | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette lays it in | 23-20 |
| 06:18 | La Salle | Paul Felice clanks a 3 from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 06:17 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffrey Eccleston gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:53 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 05:51 | La Salle | Mark Dent pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:46 | La Salle | John Hoops's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | La Salle | Michael Gilmore (SG), Miroslav Cholewinski (SF), John Lineberry (PF), James Whitehead (C) John Hoops, Paul Felice, Kenneth Nevins, Mark Dent | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Smith (PG), Roger Nordin (SF), Jeffery Ivy (PF), Gilbert Beem (C) James Choquette, Thomas Sherman, Dikembe Alvarenga, Jeffrey Eccleston | |
| 05:26 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin is hacked by Michael Gilmore - foul #1 on Michael Gilmore, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Vinson (C) Philip Baker | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Sherman (SF) Harold Pilla | |
| 05:26 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:26 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:01 | La Salle | John Lineberry comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 23-22 |
| 05:00 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:53 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Sherman | 23-24 |
| 04:37 | La Salle | Joseph Vinson hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Miroslav Cholewinski | 25-24 |
| 04:35 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Nordin's pass is intercepted by Joseph Vinson in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 04:14 | La Salle | John Lineberry banks in the layup set up by James Whitehead | 27-24 |
| 03:55 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith is hacked by Joseph Vinson - foul #1 on Joseph Vinson, team foul #11 | 27-24 |
| Subs | La Salle | Philip Baker (PG), Mikel Zeis (SF), Kenneth Nevins (PF), Mark Dent (C) James Whitehead, Miroslav Cholewinski, John Lineberry, Joseph Vinson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest (PG), Carmine Greco (SF) Roger Nordin, Thomas Sherman | |
| 03:55 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:55 | St. Bonaventure | George Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:55 | La Salle | Mark Dent snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 03:39 | La Salle | Kenneth Nevins misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Carmine Greco - foul #1 on Carmine Greco, team foul #5 | 27-25 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla (SG), Thomas Sherman (SF) George Smith, Carmine Greco | |
| 03:39 | La Salle | Kenneth Nevins misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:39 | La Salle | Kenneth Nevins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Philip Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Gilmore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mikel Zeis (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nevins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Dent (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Earnest (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Pilla (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Sherman (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Ivy (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-25 |
| 03:17 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:03 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 03:01 | La Salle | Mark Dent grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:53 | La Salle | Philip Baker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 02:51 | La Salle | Mark Dent hits the follow up shot | 30-25 |
| 02:47 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Gilmore is called for the reach on John Earnest in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Gilmore, team foul #12 | 30-25 |
| Subs | La Salle | John Hoops (SG), Henry Clark (PF), Joseph Vinson (C) Michael Gilmore, Kenneth Nevins, Mark Dent | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Smith (SG), Carmine Greco (SF) Harold Pilla, Thomas Sherman | |
| 02:47 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:47 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:29 | La Salle | Jeffery Ivy is called for the reach on Henry Clark - foul #2 on Jeffery Ivy, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| Subs | La Salle | James Whitehead (SG), Miroslav Cholewinski (SF), John Lineberry (C) John Hoops, Henry Clark, Joseph Vinson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette (SG), Thomas Sherman (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) George Smith, Carmine Greco, Jeffery Ivy | |
| 02:10 | La Salle | James Whitehead connects on the shot from the right block | 32-27 |
| 01:53 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 01:52 | La Salle | The rebound goes to John Lineberry | 32-27 |
| 01:47 | La Salle | James Whitehead misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on James Choquette - foul #1 on James Choquette, team foul #7 | 32-27 |
| Subs | La Salle | Kenneth Nevins (PF), Mark Dent (C) Mikel Zeis, John Lineberry | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Smith (SG), Carmine Greco (SF), Jeffery Ivy (PF), Jeffrey Eccleston (C) James Choquette, Thomas Sherman, Dikembe Alvarenga, Gilbert Beem | |
| 01:47 | La Salle | James Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:47 | La Salle | James Whitehead misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:47 | La Salle | Mark Dent gets the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:34 | La Salle | Miroslav Cholewinski scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Whitehead | 36-27 |
| 01:09 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest knocks in the floater near the basket | 36-29 |
| 01:03 | La Salle | Mark Dent loses the dribble to Jeffrey Eccleston | 36-29 |
| 00:40 | St. Bonaventure | John Earnest can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-29 |
| 00:39 | La Salle | Mark Dent grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 00:21 | La Salle | Mark Dent hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Nevins and he's hacked by John Earnest - foul #3 on John Earnest, team foul #8 | 38-29 |
| Subs | La Salle | Joseph Vinson (PG), Michael Gilmore (SG), Henry Clark (SF), John Lineberry (PF) Philip Baker, James Whitehead, Miroslav Cholewinski, Kenneth Nevins | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Choquette (PG), Harold Pilla (SG), Thomas Sherman (SF), Gilbert Beem (C) John Earnest, George Smith, Carmine Greco, Jeffrey Eccleston | |
| 00:21 | La Salle | Mark Dent makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pilla blows the wide open layup | 39-29 |
| 00:03 | La Salle | Mark Dent snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 00:00 | La Salle | Mark Dent comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 39-29 |