| Lineup | Iona | PG - Odell Keesee (fresh) SG - Robert Kelley (fresh) SF - Louis Etienne (fresh) PF - Brian Ogden (fresh) C - James Weiss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fresh) SG - Karl Bergfield (fresh) SF - Steven McCord (fresh) PF - Eddie Prinz (fresh) C - Anthony Lanza (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iona | Brian Ogden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Iona | Louis Etienne drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Odell Keesee | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Howard | Karl Bergfield knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Eddie Prinz | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Iona | James Weiss hits a runner from the baseline set up by Louis Etienne | 4-2 |
| 19:01 | Howard | James Sandstrom banks in the layup on a nice dish by Karl Bergfield | 4-4 |
| 18:59 | Iona | Odell Keesee is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Odell Keesee, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:36 | Howard | Karl Bergfield misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:35 | Iona | James Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:29 | Iona | Robert Kelley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-4 |
| 18:28 | Howard | Anthony Lanza grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Howard | Karl Bergfield makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Sandstrom | 4-6 |
| 18:03 | Iona | Louis Etienne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 18:01 | Iona | Louis Etienne tips it home | 6-6 |
| 17:44 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven McCord | 6-8 |
| 17:29 | Iona | James Weiss can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Steven McCord - foul #1 on Steven McCord, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Iona | David Burch (PG), Peter Lucas (SF) Odell Keesee, Louis Etienne | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:29 | Iona | James Weiss misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:29 | Iona | James Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:13 | Howard | Karl Bergfield misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Peter Lucas - foul #1 on Peter Lucas, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Iona | Steve Baudoin (SG), Thomas O'Connor (PF), Elmer Washington (C) Robert Kelley, Brian Ogden, James Weiss | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:13 | Howard | Karl Bergfield makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:13 | Howard | Karl Bergfield makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:57 | Iona | Peter Lucas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 16:56 | Iona | Elmer Washington snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 16:39 | Iona | David Burch misses the easy layup | 7-10 |
| 16:38 | Howard | The rebound goes to Karl Bergfield | 7-10 |
| 16:29 | Howard | Karl Bergfield scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Anthony Lanza | 7-13 |
| 16:11 | Iona | David Burch makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 15:51 | Howard | Steven McCord is denied on a layup by Thomas O'Connor | 10-13 |
| 15:49 | Iona | Peter Lucas gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - David Burch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Baudoin (fresh) SF - Peter Lucas (fresh) PF - Thomas O'Connor (fresh) C - Elmer Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Bergfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven McCord (fairly fresh) PF - Eddie Prinz (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Lanza (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Iona | David Burch connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 15:30 | Howard | Elmer Washington steals the ball from Anthony Lanza | 13-13 |
| 15:08 | Iona | David Burch's pass is intercepted by Eddie Prinz | 13-13 |
| 14:53 | Howard | David Burch steals the ball from James Sandstrom | 13-13 |
| 14:44 | Iona | Eddie Prinz takes the ball from Steve Baudoin | 13-13 |
| 14:34 | Howard | Karl Bergfield is whistled for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | Iona | Odell Keesee (PG), Robert Kelley (SG), Louis Etienne (SF), Brian Ogden (PF), James Weiss (C) David Burch, Steve Baudoin, Peter Lucas, Thomas O'Connor, Elmer Washington | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (SG), Nathan Good (SF), Robert Jaynes (PF), Adam Hite (C) Karl Bergfield, Steven McCord, Eddie Prinz, Anthony Lanza | |
| 14:13 | Iona | Odell Keesee misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 14:12 | Howard | Michael Jandreau snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 14:01 | Howard | Michael Jandreau comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-13 |
| 13:59 | Iona | Brian Ogden snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 13:53 | Iona | James Weiss loses the ball out of bounds | 13-13 |
| 13:39 | Howard | Adam Hite is whistled for traveling | 13-13 |
| 13:32 | Iona | Louis Etienne misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 13-13 |
| 13:31 | Howard | Robert Jaynes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:24 | Howard | Adam Hite is fouled on the floor by Odell Keesee - foul #2 on Odell Keesee, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Iona | David Burch (PG) Odell Keesee | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 13:11 | Howard | James Weiss is called for the reach on James Sandstrom - foul #1 on James Weiss, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| 12:52 | Howard | Michael Jandreau hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nathan Good | 13-15 |
| 12:44 | Iona | Brian Ogden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 12:42 | Iona | James Weiss snags the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 12:21 | Iona | James Weiss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 12:20 | Howard | Adam Hite snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 12:13 | Howard | Robert Jaynes's pass is intercepted by Robert Kelley | 13-15 |
| 11:47 | Iona | Robert Kelley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Kelley, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Iona | Steve Baudoin (SG), Peter Lucas (SF), Thomas O'Connor (PF), Elmer Washington (C) Robert Kelley, Louis Etienne, Brian Ogden, James Weiss | |
| Subs | Howard | Karl Bergfield (SG), Steven McCord (SF), Eddie Prinz (PF), Anthony Lanza (C) Michael Jandreau, Nathan Good, Robert Jaynes, Adam Hite | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - David Burch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Baudoin (fresh) SF - Peter Lucas (fresh) PF - Thomas O'Connor (fresh) C - Elmer Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Bergfield (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven McCord (fresh) PF - Eddie Prinz (fresh) 2 stl. C - Anthony Lanza (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Howard | James Sandstrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Iona | David Meidinger (SG) David Burch | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:21 | Iona | Peter Lucas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 11:19 | Howard | Karl Bergfield gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:08 | Howard | James Sandstrom is hacked by Steve Baudoin - foul #1 on Steve Baudoin, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| 10:42 | Howard | Karl Bergfield buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sandstrom | 13-18 |
| 10:15 | Iona | Elmer Washington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 10:14 | Howard | Karl Bergfield grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:08 | Howard | James Sandstrom comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Lucas - foul #2 on Peter Lucas, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Iona | David Burch (PG), Robert Kelley (SG), Brian Ogden (PF), James Weiss (C) Steve Baudoin, David Meidinger, Peter Lucas, Elmer Washington | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (SG) Karl Bergfield | |
| 10:08 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:08 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:50 | Iona | David Burch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-20 |
| 09:48 | Iona | Thomas O'Connor gets the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:32 | Iona | David Burch is fouled on the floor by James Sandstrom - foul #1 on James Sandstrom, team foul #2 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Iona | Louis Etienne (SF) Thomas O'Connor | |
| Subs | Howard | Karl Bergfield (SG), Nathan Good (SF) James Sandstrom, Steven McCord | |
| 09:11 | Iona | Eddie Prinz is called for the reach on David Burch - foul #1 on Eddie Prinz, team foul #3 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Jaynes (C) Anthony Lanza | |
| 09:00 | Iona | Brian Ogden hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Karl Bergfield - foul #1 on Karl Bergfield, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Howard | Adam Hite (C) Eddie Prinz | |
| 09:00 | Iona | Brian Ogden makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:00 | Iona | Brian Ogden misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:00 | Howard | Robert Jaynes snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 08:39 | Howard | Michael Jandreau scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Karl Bergfield | 14-23 |
| 08:23 | Iona | David Burch misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 08:21 | Iona | Robert Kelley gets the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:05 | Iona | Robert Jaynes steals the ball from James Weiss | 14-23 |
| 07:51 | Howard | Michael Jandreau is hacked by James Weiss - foul #2 on James Weiss, team foul #8 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Iona | Zoran Kordowski (SF), Thomas O'Connor (C) Louis Etienne, James Weiss | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven McCord (SF), Eddie Prinz (PF), Anthony Lanza (C) Karl Bergfield, Robert Jaynes, Adam Hite | |
| 07:51 | Howard | Michael Jandreau makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:51 | Howard | Michael Jandreau misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:51 | Iona | Thomas O'Connor snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 07:47 | Iona | Robert Kelley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 07:45 | Iona | Brian Ogden grabs the offensive board | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - David Burch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Kelley (fresh) SF - Zoran Kordowski (fresh) PF - Brian Ogden (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas O'Connor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Jandreau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nathan Good (fresh) SF - Steven McCord (fresh) PF - Eddie Prinz (fresh) 2 stl. C - Anthony Lanza (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Iona | Anthony Lanza blocks the jumper by Robert Kelley | 14-24 |
| 07:35 | Howard | Anthony Lanza pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:22 | Howard | Anthony Lanza is whistled for traveling | 14-24 |
| Subs | Iona | Steve Baudoin (SG), Elmer Washington (C) Robert Kelley, Brian Ogden | |
| Subs | Howard | James Sandstrom (PG) Michael Jandreau | |
| 07:05 | Iona | Thomas O'Connor clanks a 3 from straight away | 14-24 |
| 07:03 | Iona | Thomas O'Connor pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 06:56 | Iona | Zoran Kordowski connects on the runner near the basket set up by Steve Baudoin | 16-24 |
| 06:32 | Howard | Nathan Good clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on David Burch - foul #1 on David Burch, team foul #9 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Kelley (SG) David Burch | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 06:32 | Howard | Nathan Good makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:32 | Howard | Nathan Good misses the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:32 | Iona | Thomas O'Connor gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 06:25 | Iona | Elmer Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 06:23 | Iona | Steve Baudoin grabs the offensive board | 16-25 |
| 06:04 | Iona | Zoran Kordowski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Elmer Washington | 19-25 |
| 05:52 | Howard | Nathan Good misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 05:51 | Iona | Thomas O'Connor pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:45 | Iona | Elmer Washington misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Steven McCord - foul #2 on Steven McCord, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Iona | Louis Etienne (SF), Brian Ogden (PF) Zoran Kordowski, Thomas O'Connor | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (PG), Karl Bergfield (SG), Billy Kasper (SF) James Sandstrom, Nathan Good, Steven McCord | |
| 05:45 | Iona | Elmer Washington makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:45 | Iona | Elmer Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:27 | Howard | Karl Bergfield misses the jump hook from the right block | 21-25 |
| 05:25 | Howard | Michael Jandreau pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:13 | Howard | Billy Kasper misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 05:11 | Howard | Michael Jandreau tips it in | 21-27 |
| 05:03 | Iona | Robert Kelley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steve Baudoin | 24-27 |
| 04:45 | Howard | Eddie Prinz is fouled on the floor by Brian Ogden - foul #1 on Brian Ogden, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Iona | David Burch (PG), David Meidinger (SG), Thomas O'Connor (C) Steve Baudoin, Robert Kelley, Elmer Washington | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Jaynes (C) Anthony Lanza | |
| 04:45 | Howard | Eddie Prinz makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:45 | Howard | Eddie Prinz makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:20 | Iona | Thomas O'Connor connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Meidinger | 26-29 |
| 04:16 | Howard | Michael Jandreau hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 04:14 | Howard | Eddie Prinz snags the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 03:59 | Howard | Eddie Prinz buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Jandreau | 26-31 |
| 03:35 | Iona | Louis Etienne misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Billy Kasper - foul #1 on Billy Kasper, team foul #6 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Iona | Odell Keesee (PG), Robert Kelley (SG), James Weiss (C) David Burch, David Meidinger, Thomas O'Connor | |
| Subs | Howard | James Sandstrom (PG), Nathan Good (SG), Steven McCord (SF), Adam Hite (C) Michael Jandreau, Karl Bergfield, Billy Kasper, Eddie Prinz | |
| 03:35 | Iona | Louis Etienne makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:35 | Iona | Louis Etienne misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:35 | Howard | Nathan Good grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Odell Keesee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Etienne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Ogden (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Good (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Steven McCord (fresh) PF - Robert Jaynes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Hite (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Howard | James Sandstrom misses badly on a shot in the paint | 27-31 |
| 03:23 | Iona | The rebound goes to Louis Etienne | 27-31 |
| 03:02 | Iona | Brian Ogden is fouled on the floor by Robert Jaynes - foul #1 on Robert Jaynes, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Iona | Peter Lucas (SF) Louis Etienne | |
| Subs | Howard | Anthony Lanza (C) Adam Hite | |
| 03:02 | Iona | Brian Ogden makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:02 | Iona | Brian Ogden makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:37 | Howard | Brian Ogden steps in front of the Steven McCord pass | 29-31 |
| 02:23 | Iona | Robert Jaynes picks off the pass by Robert Kelley | 29-31 |
| 02:03 | Howard | Nathan Good's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Iona | Thomas O'Connor (PF) Brian Ogden | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (PG), Karl Bergfield (SG) James Sandstrom, Robert Jaynes | |
| 01:34 | Iona | Peter Lucas misses short on a runner near the basket | 29-31 |
| 01:32 | Howard | Nathan Good pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 01:16 | Howard | Steven McCord's floater is knocked away by Peter Lucas | 29-31 |
| 01:15 | Iona | Thomas O'Connor grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 00:46 | Iona | Robert Kelley can't finish the layup | 29-31 |
| 00:45 | Howard | Michael Jandreau pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:29 | Howard | Nathan Good clanks a fadeaway from close range | 29-31 |
| 00:28 | Howard | Karl Bergfield hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 00:04 | Iona | Thomas O'Connor misses the lay-in | 29-33 |
| 00:03 | Howard | The rebound goes to Michael Jandreau | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Michael Jandreau misses short on a halfcourt shot | 29-33 |