| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Frank Symons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Dingler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Joy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Facer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Steve Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Roosa (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes inbounds the ball | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Niagara | Walter Joy denies the turnaround by Pete Hall | 45-42 |
| 19:39 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 19:28 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes's layup is rejected by Bobby Facer | 45-42 |
| 19:26 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes tips it but misses | 45-42 |
| 19:25 | Canisius | Walter Joy grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 19:18 | Canisius | William Ellis hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Frank Symons | 47-42 |
| 19:02 | Niagara | Pete Hall connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-45 |
| 18:51 | Canisius | William Ellis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 18:50 | Niagara | John Roosa pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 18:37 | Niagara | Pete Hall is hacked by Walter Joy - foul #1 on Walter Joy, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (PG), Lawrence Palmer (SG), Ian Taylor (SF), Michael Burkhart (PF), Donald Jones (C) Frank Symons, William Ellis, Robert Dingler, Walter Joy, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Brian Simeon (SG), Ralph Coppinger (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Steve Wood, Dima Lisowski, Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall, John Roosa | |
| 18:16 | Niagara | Michael Burkhart denies the turnaround by Ralph Coppinger | 47-45 |
| 18:15 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 18:13 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 18:01 | Niagara | Donald Jones is called for the reach on Kurt Hadden - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| 17:48 | Niagara | Donald Jones takes the ball from Brian Simeon | 47-45 |
| 17:31 | Canisius | Ian Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 17:30 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 17:26 | Niagara | Zoran Zilk steps in front of the Gary Parker pass | 47-45 |
| 17:09 | Canisius | Ian Taylor misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 17:07 | Niagara | Brian Simeon snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 16:49 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Burkhart | 47-45 |
| 16:48 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 16:34 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden misses the easy layup | 47-45 |
| 16:32 | Canisius | Ian Taylor grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 16:13 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart makes the runner from the baseline set up by Zoran Zilk | 49-45 |
| 16:05 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman clanks a runner from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 16:03 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 15:58 | Canisius | Ian Taylor is fouled on the floor by Ralph Coppinger - foul #3 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), William Ellis (SG), Robert Dingler (SF), Walter Joy (PF), Bobby Facer (C) Zoran Zilk, Lawrence Palmer, Ian Taylor, Michael Burkhart, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Pete Hall (PF), John Roosa (C) Gary Parker, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kurt Hadden | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Frank Symons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Dingler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Joy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Facer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Roosa (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Canisius | Frank Symons connects on the shot from the left block set up by William Ellis | 51-45 |
| 15:29 | Niagara | Pete Hall drills a shot from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 15:15 | Canisius | Robert Dingler's fadeaway is rejected by John Roosa | 51-47 |
| 15:14 | Canisius | Robert Dingler gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:07 | Canisius | Bobby Facer can't connect on a floater from the right side | 51-47 |
| 15:05 | Canisius | Walter Joy tips it in | 53-47 |
| 14:36 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes's floater is knocked away by Bobby Facer | 53-47 |
| 14:34 | Niagara | John Roosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 14:20 | Niagara | John Roosa makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Dima Lisowski and he's fouled by William Ellis - foul #1 on William Ellis, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Newton (PG), Leonard Potts (PF) Frank Symons, Walter Joy | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (PG), Willie Wynn (SF) Porfirio Romano, Randy Rhodes | |
| 14:20 | Niagara | John Roosa makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 14:03 | Canisius | Christopher Newton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-50 |
| 14:01 | Niagara | Pete Hall gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:43 | Niagara | John Roosa clanks a floater from the left block | 53-50 |
| 13:42 | Canisius | Leonard Potts pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:37 | Canisius | William Ellis makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Potts | 55-50 |
| 13:16 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 13:14 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Robert Dingler | 55-50 |
| 13:11 | Canisius | Robert Dingler is hacked by Steve Wood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Wood, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (PG), Michael Burkhart (C) William Ellis, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) Dima Lisowski, Willie Wynn, Pete Hall | |
| 12:57 | Canisius | Robert Dingler is whistled for traveling | 55-50 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), William Ellis (SG), Walter Joy (PF) Zoran Zilk, Christopher Newton, Leonard Potts | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG) Steve Wood | |
| 12:38 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 12:37 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Frank Symons | 55-50 |
| 12:33 | Canisius | Walter Joy misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 55-50 |
| 12:32 | Canisius | Walter Joy tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 12:31 | Canisius | Frank Symons tips it in | 57-50 |
| 12:10 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Porfirio Romano | 57-53 |
| 11:42 | Canisius | Walter Joy is hacked by Randy Rhodes - foul #2 on Randy Rhodes, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (PG), Lawrence Palmer (SG), Ian Taylor (SF), Leonard Potts (PF), Donald Jones (C) Frank Symons, William Ellis, Robert Dingler, Walter Joy, Michael Burkhart | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Steve Wood (SG), Willie Wynn (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski, Randy Rhodes, Dikembe Abdelrahman, John Roosa | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Zoran Zilk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ian Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Potts (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Gary Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Wynn (fresh) PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Kurt Hadden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-53 |
| 11:20 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 11:19 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 11:17 | Canisius | Steve Wood steps in front of the Lawrence Palmer pass in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 11:03 | Niagara | Ian Taylor steals it from Ralph Coppinger | 57-53 |
| 10:58 | Canisius | Willie Wynn steals the ball from Ian Taylor | 57-53 |
| 10:45 | Niagara | Steve Wood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 10:44 | Canisius | Donald Jones gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:40 | Canisius | Ian Taylor is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Palmer and he's fouled by Willie Wynn - foul #2 on Willie Wynn, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Canisius | Walter Joy (PF), Bobby Facer (C) Leonard Potts, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Steve Wood, Willie Wynn, Ralph Coppinger, Kurt Hadden | |
| 10:40 | Canisius | Ian Taylor makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 10:29 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman is hacked by Walter Joy - foul #2 on Walter Joy, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Newton (SG) Lawrence Palmer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG) Gary Parker | |
| 10:12 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Porfirio Romano and he's fouled by Bobby Facer - foul #2 on Bobby Facer, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), Robert Dingler (SF) Zoran Zilk, Ian Taylor | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 10:12 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:55 | Canisius | Robert Dingler misses badly on a floater from the left side | 60-56 |
| 09:54 | Canisius | Robert Dingler can't tip it in | 60-56 |
| 09:52 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelrahman | 60-56 |
| 09:32 | Niagara | Brian Simeon buries a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Dingler - foul #3 on Robert Dingler, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Canisius | Leonard Potts (PF), Michael Burkhart (C) Walter Joy, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG) Porfirio Romano, Randy Rhodes | |
| 09:32 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 09:23 | Canisius | Leonard Potts buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Dingler | 62-59 |
| 09:07 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (PG), Lawrence Palmer (SG), Donald Jones (C) Frank Symons, Christopher Newton, Robert Dingler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (SG), Ralph Coppinger (SF), John Roosa (C) Dima Lisowski, Brian Simeon, Pete Hall | |
| 08:49 | Canisius | Donald Jones is whistled for a carry | 62-59 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Kurt Hadden (C) Gary Parker, John Roosa | |
| 08:34 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kurt Hadden | 62-61 |
| 08:26 | Canisius | Steve Wood steps in front of the Lawrence Palmer pass | 62-61 |
| 08:19 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman scores on a floater from the baseline | 62-63 |
| 08:06 | Canisius | Steve Wood is called for the reach on Lawrence Palmer - foul #3 on Steve Wood, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), William Ellis (SG), Ian Taylor (SF), Walter Joy (PF), Bobby Facer (C) Zoran Zilk, Lawrence Palmer, Michael Burkhart, Leonard Potts, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Willie Wynn (SF), Pete Hall (PF), John Roosa (C) Steve Wood, Ralph Coppinger, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kurt Hadden | |
| 07:42 | Canisius | Walter Joy hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the lane | 62-63 |
| 07:41 | Niagara | John Roosa grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Frank Symons (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ian Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Joy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Bobby Facer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dima Lisowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Wynn (fresh) PF - Pete Hall (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Roosa (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Niagara | John Roosa hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 62-63 |
| 07:25 | Canisius | Ian Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 07:19 | Canisius | Frank Symons misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 07:17 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 07:08 | Niagara | Pete Hall knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dima Lisowski and he's fouled by Walter Joy - foul #3 on Walter Joy, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Newton (PG), Robert Dingler (SF) Frank Symons, Ian Taylor | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Brian Simeon (SF) Porfirio Romano, Willie Wynn | |
| 07:08 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the free throw | 62-66 |
| 07:05 | Canisius | Christopher Newton loses the dribble to Gary Parker in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| 07:04 | Niagara | Gary Parker lays it in | 62-68 |
| 06:42 | Canisius | Robert Dingler blows the wide open layup | 62-68 |
| 06:41 | Niagara | John Roosa grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 06:35 | Niagara | Bobby Facer steals the ball from Pete Hall | 62-68 |
| 06:25 | Canisius | Gary Parker is called for the reach on Walter Joy - foul #1 on Gary Parker, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (PG), Lawrence Palmer (SG), Michael Burkhart (PF) Christopher Newton, William Ellis, Walter Joy | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Dima Lisowski, Brian Simeon, Pete Hall, John Roosa | |
| 06:08 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Zoran Zilk | 64-68 |
| 05:47 | Niagara | Zoran Zilk is called for the reach on Randy Rhodes - foul #3 on Zoran Zilk, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Taylor (SF), Donald Jones (C) Robert Dingler, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Ralph Coppinger (PF) Gary Parker, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 05:47 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 05:47 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 05:32 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk connects on the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Porfirio Romano - foul #4 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #7 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Newton (SG) Lawrence Palmer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Willie Wynn (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) Steve Wood, Randy Rhodes | |
| 05:32 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk makes the free throw | 67-70 |
| 05:12 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden's floater is tipped away by Donald Jones | 67-70 |
| 05:10 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman snags the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 05:00 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 04:59 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 04:42 | Canisius | Christopher Newton clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Ralph Coppinger - foul #4 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #8 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), Robert Dingler (SF), Leonard Potts (PF), Bobby Facer (C) Zoran Zilk, Ian Taylor, Michael Burkhart, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), John Roosa (C) Porfirio Romano, Willie Wynn, Ralph Coppinger, Kurt Hadden | |
| 04:42 | Canisius | Christopher Newton makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:42 | Canisius | Christopher Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:42 | Niagara | Brian Simeon grabs the board | 68-70 |
| 04:26 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Leonard Potts - foul #2 on Leonard Potts, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer (SG) Christopher Newton | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 04:26 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:26 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 04:11 | Canisius | Robert Dingler hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Frank Symons | 70-72 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski is fouled on the floor by Robert Dingler - foul #4 on Robert Dingler, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Canisius | William Ellis (SG) Robert Dingler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (PG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Pete Hall (PF) Gary Parker, Brian Simeon, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:50 | Canisius | Bobby Facer pulls down the rebound | 70-73 |
| 03:27 | Canisius | Frank Symons hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Steve Wood - foul #4 on Steve Wood, team foul #9 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Taylor (SF) Lawrence Palmer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG) Dima Lisowski | |
| 03:27 | Canisius | Frank Symons makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:27 | Canisius | Frank Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Frank Symons (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ian Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Potts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Facer (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steve Wood (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Randy Rhodes (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Hall (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - John Roosa (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Niagara | Steve Wood hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Ellis - foul #2 on William Ellis, team foul #11 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (PG), Walter Joy (PF), Donald Jones (C) Frank Symons, Leonard Potts, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Randy Rhodes, John Roosa | |
| 03:02 | Niagara | Steve Wood misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:02 | Niagara | Steve Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 02:50 | Canisius | Walter Joy jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Ian Taylor | 74-74 |
| 02:25 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-74 |
| 02:24 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Wood | 74-74 |
| 02:05 | Niagara | Pete Hall loses the dribble to Donald Jones | 74-74 |
| 02:05 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), Michael Burkhart (SF) Zoran Zilk, Ian Taylor | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF), Kurt Hadden (C) Pete Hall, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 02:03 | Canisius | William Ellis is hacked by Steve Wood in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steve Wood, team foul #10 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Willie Wynn (SF) Steve Wood | |
| 02:03 | Canisius | William Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:03 | Canisius | William Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:03 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 01:56 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden is denied on a dunk by Michael Burkhart | 75-74 |
| 01:54 | Niagara | Brian Simeon gets the offensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 01:42 | Niagara | Brian Simeon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-74 |
| 01:40 | Canisius | Walter Joy snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 01:35 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from William Ellis and he's hacked by Kurt Hadden - foul #1 on Kurt Hadden, team foul #11 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Dingler (SF), Bobby Facer (C) Walter Joy, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Pete Hall (PF), John Roosa (C) Brian Simeon, Willie Wynn, Ralph Coppinger, Kurt Hadden | |
| 01:35 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart makes the free throw | 78-74 |
| 01:21 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 78-74 |
| 01:19 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart grabs the board | 78-74 |
| 01:14 | Canisius | William Ellis clanks a jumper from the left side | 78-74 |
| 01:12 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Dima Lisowski | 78-74 |
| 00:50 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes knocks in the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Frank Symons - foul #1 on Frank Symons, team foul #12 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Canisius | Walter Joy (PF) Michael Burkhart | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:50 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses the free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:50 | Canisius | Robert Dingler grabs the board | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Canisius | William Ellis misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Dima Lisowski - foul #3 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #12 | 78-76 |
| 00:23 | Canisius | William Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:23 | Canisius | William Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Canisius | Porfirio Romano is called for the reach on Frank Symons in the backcourt - foul #5 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #13 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG) Porfirio Romano | |
| 00:13 | Canisius | Frank Symons makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:13 | Canisius | Frank Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 82-79 |
| 00:07 | Niagara | John Roosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-79 |
| 00:05 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-79 |
| 00:04 | Canisius | Robert Dingler grabs the board | 82-79 |
| 00:02 | Canisius | Gary Parker is called for the reach on Robert Dingler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Parker, team foul #14 | 82-79 |
| 00:02 | Canisius | Robert Dingler makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:02 | Canisius | Robert Dingler makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 84-79 |