| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas Allie (fresh) SG - Nick Clemons (fresh) SF - Bryan Chalfant (fresh) PF - Stephen Kelch (fresh) C - Tibor Zemon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Willie Brewer (fresh) SG - Amos Fiala (fresh) SF - John Heinemann (fresh) PF - Ralph Renda (fresh) C - Gregory Kamps (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Gregory Kamps wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Albany | Gregory Kamps is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Niagara | Thomas Allie misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Albany | Gregory Kamps pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Albany | Gregory Kamps clanks a floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Allie | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Albany | Stephen Kelch swats the short shot by John Heinemann | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Niagara | Nick Clemons buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Allie | 5-2 |
| 18:39 | Albany | Willie Brewer is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Chalfant - foul #1 on Bryan Chalfant, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Albany | John Heinemann connects on the open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Willie Brewer | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | Niagara | Amos Fiala is called for the reach on Nick Clemons - foul #1 on Amos Fiala, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | Niagara | Thomas Allie knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Bryan Chalfant | 7-4 |
| 17:40 | Albany | Gregory Kamps misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:38 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon comes up short on the floater from the left block | 7-4 |
| 17:15 | Albany | The rebound goes to Gregory Kamps | 7-4 |
| 17:09 | Albany | John Heinemann's pass is intercepted by Thomas Allie in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 17:08 | Niagara | Nick Clemons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Allie | 9-4 |
| 17:00 | Albany | Ralph Renda travels with the ball | 9-4 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bode (PG), Albert Bender (SG), Lowell Jackson (SF), Jason Beaudoin (PF), Richard Herzberger (C) Thomas Allie, Nick Clemons, Bryan Chalfant, Stephen Kelch, Tibor Zemon | |
| Subs | Albany | Darrick Farrell (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Antoine Meier (SF), David Hruby (PF), William Jeffreys (C) Willie Brewer, Amos Fiala, John Heinemann, Ralph Renda, Gregory Kamps | |
| 16:49 | Niagara | Albert Bender's layup is rejected by David Hruby | 9-4 |
| 16:47 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Lowell Jackson | 9-4 |
| 16:38 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin banks in the layup and he's hacked by David Hruby - foul #1 on David Hruby, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| 16:38 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin makes the free throw | 12-4 |
| 16:10 | Albany | Antoine Meier hits a floater from the right side | 12-6 |
| 15:57 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Antoine Meier - foul #1 on Antoine Meier, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Allie (PG), Tibor Zemon (C) Albert Bender, Richard Herzberger | |
| Subs | Albany | Willie Brewer (PG) Mark Jones | |
| 15:57 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:57 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas Allie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bode (fresh) SF - Lowell Jackson (fresh) PF - Jason Beaudoin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tibor Zemon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Willie Brewer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrick Farrell (fresh) SF - Antoine Meier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Hruby (fresh) C - William Jeffreys (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Albany | Antoine Meier makes the shot from just outside the lane | 14-8 |
| 15:10 | Niagara | Thomas Allie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Antoine Meier - foul #2 on Antoine Meier, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | Albert Bender (SG), Richard Herzberger (SF), Stephen Kelch (PF) John Bode, Lowell Jackson, Jason Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Albany | Amos Fiala (SG), Mark Jones (SF), Ralph Renda (PF), Gregory Kamps (C) Darrick Farrell, Antoine Meier, David Hruby, William Jeffreys | |
| 15:10 | Niagara | Thomas Allie makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 15:10 | Niagara | Thomas Allie makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 14:53 | Albany | Gregory Kamps hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Willie Brewer | 16-10 |
| 14:34 | Niagara | Amos Fiala steals the ball from Richard Herzberger | 16-10 |
| 14:30 | Albany | Willie Brewer lays it in on a great pass from Amos Fiala | 16-12 |
| 14:06 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 14:05 | Albany | Mark Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 14:01 | Albany | Thomas Allie steals the ball from Amos Fiala in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 13:58 | Niagara | Albert Bender misses the lay-in | 16-12 |
| 13:57 | Niagara | Albert Bender grabs the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:43 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Allie and he's hacked by Amos Fiala - foul #2 on Amos Fiala, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bode (PG), Nick Clemons (SG), Bryan Chalfant (SF), Lawrence Nielsen (C) Thomas Allie, Albert Bender, Richard Herzberger, Tibor Zemon | |
| Subs | Albany | Felix Maldonado (SG), John Heinemann (SF), David Hruby (PF) Amos Fiala, Mark Jones, Ralph Renda | |
| 13:43 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 13:28 | Albany | Willie Brewer's dunk attempt is rejected by Bryan Chalfant | 19-12 |
| 13:27 | Albany | Felix Maldonado pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 13:09 | Albany | Willie Brewer's floater is tipped away by Stephen Kelch | 19-12 |
| 13:07 | Albany | Gregory Kamps can't tip it in | 19-12 |
| 13:06 | Albany | Felix Maldonado tips it but misses | 19-12 |
| 13:05 | Niagara | Lawrence Nielsen pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 12:45 | Niagara | Nick Clemons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 12:44 | Albany | David Hruby grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 12:23 | Albany | Stephen Kelch picks off the pass by Willie Brewer | 19-12 |
| 12:04 | Niagara | Lawrence Nielsen loses the dribble to Willie Brewer | 19-12 |
| 11:59 | Albany | Willie Brewer is hacked by Nick Clemons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nick Clemons, team foul #2 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Allie (PG), Albert Bender (SG), Lowell Jackson (SF), Jason Beaudoin (PF), Tibor Zemon (C) John Bode, Nick Clemons, Bryan Chalfant, Stephen Kelch, Lawrence Nielsen | |
| Subs | Albany | Darrick Farrell (PG), Mark Jones (SG), Ralph Renda (PF), William Jeffreys (C) Willie Brewer, Felix Maldonado, David Hruby, Gregory Kamps | |
| 11:52 | Albany | John Heinemann is hacked by Lowell Jackson - foul #1 on Lowell Jackson, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas Allie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Bender (fresh) SF - Lowell Jackson (fresh) PF - Jason Beaudoin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tibor Zemon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Darrick Farrell (fresh) SG - Mark Jones (fresh) SF - John Heinemann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Renda (fairly fresh) C - William Jeffreys (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Albany | Darrick Farrell misses the jumper in the lane | 19-12 |
| 11:37 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Albert Bender | 19-12 |
| 11:17 | Niagara | Albert Bender can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-12 |
| 11:16 | Albany | Ralph Renda snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 11:02 | Albany | William Jeffreys drills a driving attempt from the left block | 19-14 |
| 10:46 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon is hacked by William Jeffreys - foul #1 on William Jeffreys, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Craig Lineberry (PG), John Bode (SG), Richard Herzberger (SF) Thomas Allie, Albert Bender, Lowell Jackson | |
| Subs | Albany | Felix Maldonado (SF) John Heinemann | |
| 10:41 | Niagara | John Bode comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 10:39 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin grabs the offensive board | 19-14 |
| 10:16 | Niagara | Richard Herzberger misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 19-14 |
| 10:15 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin hits the follow up shot | 21-14 |
| 10:10 | Albany | Darrick Farrell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Nick Clemons (SG), Lowell Jackson (PF) Craig Lineberry, Jason Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Albany | Willie Brewer (PG), John Heinemann (SF), Gregory Kamps (C) Darrick Farrell, Mark Jones, William Jeffreys | |
| 09:59 | Niagara | Richard Herzberger scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Bode | 23-14 |
| 09:54 | Albany | Willie Brewer is fouled in the backcourt by John Bode - foul #1 on John Bode, team foul #4 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Allie (PG), Lawrence Nielsen (C) John Bode, Tibor Zemon | |
| Subs | Albany | David Hruby (PF) Ralph Renda | |
| 09:31 | Albany | Nick Clemons steals it from Willie Brewer | 23-14 |
| 09:04 | Niagara | David Hruby blocks the short jumper by Lowell Jackson | 23-14 |
| 09:02 | Albany | Felix Maldonado gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| 08:46 | Albany | John Heinemann connects on the driving attempt from close range | 23-16 |
| 08:30 | Niagara | Richard Herzberger is hacked by John Heinemann - foul #1 on John Heinemann, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bode (PG), Albert Bender (SG), Bryan Chalfant (SF), Tibor Zemon (C) Thomas Allie, Nick Clemons, Lowell Jackson, Lawrence Nielsen | |
| Subs | Albany | Darrick Farrell (SG), Mark Jones (SF), Ralph Renda (PF) Felix Maldonado, John Heinemann, David Hruby | |
| 08:30 | Niagara | Richard Herzberger misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:30 | Albany | Ralph Renda grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 08:14 | Albany | Darrick Farrell hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range | 23-16 |
| 08:12 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 07:57 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 07:56 | Albany | Gregory Kamps grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 07:52 | Albany | Albert Bender steps in front of the Mark Jones pass in the backcourt | 23-16 |
| 07:51 | Niagara | Albert Bender lays it up and in | 25-16 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Bode (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bryan Chalfant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Herzberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tibor Zemon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Willie Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrick Farrell (fresh) SF - Mark Jones (fresh) PF - Ralph Renda (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Kamps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Albany | Darrick Farrell is hacked by Albert Bender - foul #1 on Albert Bender, team foul #5 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Allie (PG), Jason Beaudoin (PF) Albert Bender, Richard Herzberger | |
| Subs | Albany | William Jeffreys (C) Gregory Kamps | |
| 07:15 | Albany | William Jeffreys makes the floater from the left block and the foul's on Jason Beaudoin - foul #1 on Jason Beaudoin, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Albany | John Heinemann (SF) Mark Jones | |
| 07:15 | Albany | William Jeffreys makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:01 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Renda - foul #1 on Ralph Renda, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Nick Clemons (SG) John Bode | |
| Subs | Albany | David Hruby (PF) Ralph Renda | |
| 07:01 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:01 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:44 | Albany | Willie Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-19 |
| 06:43 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 06:17 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tibor Zemon, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Stephen Kelch (PF), Lawrence Nielsen (C) Bryan Chalfant, Tibor Zemon | |
| Subs | Albany | Mark Jones (SG), Felix Maldonado (SF), Gregory Kamps (C) Darrick Farrell, John Heinemann, William Jeffreys | |
| 06:07 | Albany | Mark Jones's floater is tipped away by Stephen Kelch | 27-19 |
| 06:06 | Niagara | Nick Clemons grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 05:48 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Nielsen | 29-19 |
| 05:25 | Albany | David Hruby hits the finger roll | 29-21 |
| 05:07 | Niagara | Nick Clemons clanks a jump hook from the left block | 29-21 |
| 05:06 | Niagara | Lawrence Nielsen grabs the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:44 | Niagara | Thomas Allie drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Nick Clemons | 31-21 |
| 04:24 | Albany | Felix Maldonado misses long on a floater near the basket | 31-21 |
| 04:22 | Albany | Gregory Kamps tips it but misses | 31-21 |
| 04:21 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 04:15 | Niagara | Lawrence Nielsen can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Felix Maldonado - foul #1 on Felix Maldonado, team foul #9 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bode (PG), Albert Bender (SG), Bryan Chalfant (SF), Lowell Jackson (PF) Thomas Allie, Nick Clemons, Jason Beaudoin, Stephen Kelch | |
| Subs | Albany | Darrick Farrell (SG), John Heinemann (SF), Ralph Renda (PF), William Jeffreys (C) Mark Jones, Felix Maldonado, David Hruby, Gregory Kamps | |
| 04:15 | Niagara | Lawrence Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:15 | Niagara | Lawrence Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 03:55 | Albany | Willie Brewer misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Bode - foul #2 on John Bode, team foul #8 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Tibor Zemon (C) Lawrence Nielsen | |
| Subs | Albany | Amos Fiala (SG), Antoine Meier (SF) Darrick Farrell, John Heinemann | |
| 03:55 | Albany | Willie Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:55 | Albany | Willie Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:55 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 03:37 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson is denied on a layup by William Jeffreys | 32-22 |
| 03:36 | Niagara | Albert Bender grabs the offensive board | 32-22 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Bode (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bryan Chalfant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lowell Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tibor Zemon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Willie Brewer (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Amos Fiala (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antoine Meier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Renda (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Jeffreys (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Bode and the foul's on Ralph Renda - foul #2 on Ralph Renda, team foul #10 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Herzberger (SF) Bryan Chalfant | |
| Subs | Albany | Darrick Farrell (PG) Willie Brewer | |
| 03:21 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson makes the free throw | 35-22 |
| 03:15 | Albany | Darrick Farrell is fouled in the backcourt by John Bode - foul #3 on John Bode, team foul #9 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Craig Lineberry (PG) John Bode | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 03:15 | Albany | Darrick Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:15 | Albany | Darrick Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:59 | Niagara | Richard Herzberger misses the lay-in | 35-24 |
| 02:58 | Albany | Ralph Renda grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 02:55 | Albany | Antoine Meier is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Herzberger - foul #1 on Richard Herzberger, team foul #10 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Niagara | Stephen Kelch (PF) Lowell Jackson | |
| Subs | Albany | Gregory Kamps (C) William Jeffreys | |
| 02:55 | Albany | Antoine Meier misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:55 | Albany | Antoine Meier makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:44 | Niagara | Craig Lineberry loses the dribble to Ralph Renda | 35-25 |
| 02:29 | Albany | Antoine Meier misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 02:28 | Albany | Gregory Kamps pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 02:15 | Albany | Darrick Farrell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 02:13 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 02:01 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Gregory Kamps - foul #1 on Gregory Kamps, team foul #11 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Allie (PG), Bryan Chalfant (SF) Albert Bender, Richard Herzberger | |
| Subs | Albany | Mark Jones (PG), Felix Maldonado (SF) Darrick Farrell, Antoine Meier | |
| 02:01 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:01 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 01:39 | Albany | Mark Jones hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Amos Fiala | 37-28 |
| 01:17 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon hits a jumper in the paint | 39-28 |
| 01:15 | Albany | Gregory Kamps loses the dribble to Stephen Kelch in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 01:10 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-28 |
| 01:08 | Albany | Ralph Renda grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 01:03 | Albany | Felix Maldonado is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Renda | 39-31 |
| 00:45 | Niagara | Thomas Allie misses short on a shot from the right side | 39-31 |
| 00:43 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Tibor Zemon | 39-31 |
| 00:26 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant is whistled for a carry | 39-31 |
| Subs | Niagara | Nick Clemons (SG), Lowell Jackson (SF), Jason Beaudoin (PF), Richard Herzberger (C) Craig Lineberry, Bryan Chalfant, Stephen Kelch, Tibor Zemon | |
| Subs | Albany | Willie Brewer (PG), Darrick Farrell (SG), John Heinemann (SF), David Hruby (PF), Antoine Meier (C) Mark Jones, Amos Fiala, Felix Maldonado, Ralph Renda, Gregory Kamps | |
| 00:01 | Albany | Willie Brewer connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 39-34 |