| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Roosa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Jerry Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Kimbrough (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neal Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Zimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Niagara | Pete Hall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 19:41 | Iona | Eric Zimmer snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 19:37 | Iona | Jerry Owens can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 19:36 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Dima Lisowski | 34-38 |
| 19:15 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 19:13 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 19:08 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Pete Hall - foul #2 on Pete Hall, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:08 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:08 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:08 | Niagara | John Roosa snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 18:51 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski is fouled on the floor by Eric Zimmer - foul #1 on Eric Zimmer, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall, John Roosa | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 18:29 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dima Lisowski | 37-39 |
| 18:10 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 18:09 | Iona | Eric Zimmer gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:52 | Iona | Neal Hunter comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (PG), Willie Wynn (SF) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski | |
| Subs | Iona | Carl Hanson (PG), Gary Kuehner (SG), Darryl Messmer (SF), David Goodman (C) Jerry Owens, Donald Kimbrough, Lazaro Bruno, Eric Zimmer | |
| 17:52 | Iona | Neal Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:52 | Iona | Neal Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:37 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden buries a shot from the left block set up by Brian Simeon and he's fouled by Neal Hunter - foul #2 on Neal Hunter, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Pete Hall (PF) Brian Simeon, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Iona | Clarence Lindsay (C) Neal Hunter | |
| 17:37 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:09 | Iona | Clarence Lindsay misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 17:08 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Hanson | 40-41 |
| 16:53 | Iona | Carl Hanson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-41 |
| 16:51 | Niagara | Pete Hall pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:37 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kurt Hadden, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), John Roosa (C) Gary Parker, Steve Wood, Willie Wynn, Pete Hall, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Iona | Jerry Owens (PG), Donald Kimbrough (SG) Gary Kuehner, Clarence Lindsay | |
| 16:23 | Iona | Darryl Messmer misses long on a runner in the lane | 40-41 |
| 16:21 | Iona | Carl Hanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:10 | Iona | David Goodman is open but misses the lay-in | 40-41 |
| 16:08 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:51 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Porfirio Romano and he's fouled by Darryl Messmer - foul #2 on Darryl Messmer, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| Subs | Iona | Lazaro Bruno (SF), Clarence Lindsay (PF), Eric Zimmer (C) Carl Hanson, Darryl Messmer, David Goodman | |
| 15:51 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Simeon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Roosa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Jerry Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Kimbrough (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Zimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Iona | Jerry Owens banks in the layup set up by Lazaro Bruno | 43-43 |
| 15:13 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Porfirio Romano | 45-43 |
| 14:57 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 14:56 | Iona | Eric Zimmer can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 14:54 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Randy Rhodes | 45-43 |
| 14:46 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-43 |
| 14:45 | Iona | Clarence Lindsay grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:24 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 14:23 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:02 | Niagara | John Roosa misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Lindsay - foul #3 on Clarence Lindsay, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Ralph Coppinger (SF), Pete Hall (PF) Porfirio Romano, Brian Simeon, Randy Rhodes, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Iona | Carl Hanson (PG), Gary Kuehner (SG), Darryl Messmer (SF), Neal Hunter (PF), David Goodman (C) Jerry Owens, Donald Kimbrough, Lazaro Bruno, Clarence Lindsay, Eric Zimmer | |
| 14:02 | Niagara | John Roosa makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:02 | Niagara | John Roosa makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:51 | Iona | Carl Hanson misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Roosa - foul #2 on John Roosa, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| 13:51 | Iona | Carl Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:51 | Iona | Carl Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:51 | Niagara | Pete Hall grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 13:35 | Niagara | John Roosa hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dima Lisowski | 49-44 |
| 13:30 | Iona | Dima Lisowski takes the ball from Carl Hanson | 49-44 |
| 13:09 | Niagara | John Roosa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Kuehner - foul #1 on Gary Kuehner, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Niagara | Willie Wynn (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| Subs | Iona | Donald Kimbrough (SG), Lazaro Bruno (SF), Eric Zimmer (C) Carl Hanson, Darryl Messmer, David Goodman | |
| 13:09 | Niagara | John Roosa makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:09 | Niagara | John Roosa misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:09 | Iona | Eric Zimmer pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:51 | Iona | Willie Wynn steals it from Gary Kuehner | 50-44 |
| 12:34 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Kurt Hadden (C) Steve Wood, Ralph Coppinger, John Roosa | |
| Subs | Iona | Clarence Lindsay (C) Eric Zimmer | |
| 12:14 | Iona | Gary Kuehner travels with the ball | 50-44 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Iona | Jerry Owens (PG) Gary Kuehner | |
| 11:59 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Neal Hunter - foul #3 on Neal Hunter, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (SF) Willie Wynn | |
| Subs | Iona | Carl Hanson (SG), Darryl Messmer (SF), David Goodman (PF) Donald Kimbrough, Lazaro Bruno, Neal Hunter | |
| 11:59 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 11:41 | Iona | Darryl Messmer lays it in uncontested set up by Jerry Owens | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Gary Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dima Lisowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Jerry Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darryl Messmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-46 |
| 11:23 | Iona | David Goodman pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:08 | Iona | Jerry Owens knocks in the shot from close range set up by Carl Hanson | 53-48 |
| 10:48 | Niagara | Pete Hall comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 10:47 | Iona | Clarence Lindsay pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:42 | Iona | Jerry Owens can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 10:41 | Iona | Clarence Lindsay hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 10:28 | Niagara | Gary Parker buries a 3 from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 10:25 | Iona | Gary Parker is called for the reach on Clarence Lindsay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Parker, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Steve Wood (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), Ralph Coppinger (C) Gary Parker, Dima Lisowski, Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Iona | Gary Kuehner (PG), Donald Kimbrough (SG), Lazaro Bruno (SF), Neal Hunter (PF), Eric Zimmer (C) Jerry Owens, Carl Hanson, Darryl Messmer, David Goodman, Clarence Lindsay | |
| 10:08 | Iona | Gary Kuehner's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 56-50 |
| 10:06 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 09:52 | Niagara | Steve Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 09:51 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 09:44 | Iona | Brian Simeon is called for the reach on Donald Kimbrough - foul #1 on Brian Simeon, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| 09:30 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 56-50 |
| 09:29 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno grabs the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 09:12 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gary Kuehner | 56-53 |
| 08:45 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Ralph Coppinger | 59-53 |
| 08:43 | Iona | Brian Simeon takes the ball from Lazaro Bruno in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| 08:42 | Niagara | Steve Wood lays it in on a great pass from Brian Simeon | 61-53 |
| 08:39 | Iona | Porfirio Romano is called for the reach on Donald Kimbrough in the backcourt - foul #3 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Willie Wynn (SF), John Roosa (C) Steve Wood, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Iona | Jerry Owens (PG) Gary Kuehner | |
| 08:39 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:39 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelrahman | 61-53 |
| 08:15 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelrahman | 63-53 |
| 08:13 | Iona | Porfirio Romano steals it from Lazaro Bruno in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 07:57 | Niagara | John Roosa clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 63-53 |
| 07:55 | Iona | Neal Hunter grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 07:50 | Iona | Jerry Owens misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Pete Hall (PF) Porfirio Romano, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Iona | Carl Hanson (SG), Darryl Messmer (SF), David Goodman (PF), Clarence Lindsay (C) Donald Kimbrough, Lazaro Bruno, Neal Hunter, Eric Zimmer | |
| 07:50 | Iona | Jerry Owens makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:50 | Iona | Jerry Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:27 | Niagara | Pete Hall scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dima Lisowski | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Gary Parker (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dima Lisowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Pete Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Roosa (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Jerry Owens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darryl Messmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Lindsay (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Iona | Darryl Messmer misses short on an open turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Dima Lisowski - foul #2 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (SF), Kurt Hadden (C) Willie Wynn, John Roosa | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 07:12 | Iona | Darryl Messmer makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 07:12 | Iona | Darryl Messmer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:48 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 06:47 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:27 | Niagara | Gary Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 66-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Steve Wood (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) Gary Parker, Dima Lisowski, Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Iona | Donald Kimbrough (SG), Gary Kuehner (SF), Neal Hunter (PF), Eric Zimmer (C) Carl Hanson, Darryl Messmer, David Goodman, Clarence Lindsay | |
| 06:07 | Iona | Jerry Owens can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 66-57 |
| 06:06 | Iona | Neal Hunter misses the tip | 66-57 |
| 06:04 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Kimbrough | 66-57 |
| 05:55 | Iona | Gary Kuehner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kurt Hadden - foul #3 on Kurt Hadden, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), John Roosa (C) Randy Rhodes, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Iona | Lazaro Bruno (SF) Jerry Owens | |
| 05:55 | Iona | Gary Kuehner makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 05:55 | Iona | Gary Kuehner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:37 | Niagara | Brian Simeon can't connect on a floater from the right side | 66-59 |
| 05:35 | Iona | Neal Hunter gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:31 | Iona | Gary Kuehner misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 66-59 |
| 05:29 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Brian Simeon | 66-59 |
| 05:18 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the dunk but the foul's on Neal Hunter - foul #4 on Neal Hunter, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Willie Wynn (SF) Porfirio Romano, Steve Wood | |
| Subs | Iona | Carl Hanson (PG), Darryl Messmer (SF), David Goodman (PF), Clarence Lindsay (C) Donald Kimbrough, Lazaro Bruno, Neal Hunter, Eric Zimmer | |
| 05:18 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:18 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:18 | Iona | Clarence Lindsay pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 05:16 | Iona | Ralph Coppinger is called for the reach on David Goodman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| 05:16 | Iona | David Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:16 | Iona | David Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:00 | Niagara | David Goodman swats the layup by John Roosa | 67-61 |
| 04:59 | Iona | Clarence Lindsay grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 04:53 | Iona | Clarence Lindsay blows the layup | 67-61 |
| 04:52 | Iona | Carl Hanson can't tip it in | 67-61 |
| 04:51 | Niagara | Brian Simeon snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 04:30 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by David Goodman - foul #2 on David Goodman, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Pete Hall (PF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Gary Parker, Brian Simeon, Willie Wynn, John Roosa | |
| Subs | Iona | Jerry Owens (PG), Donald Kimbrough (SG), Lazaro Bruno (SF), Eric Zimmer (C) Carl Hanson, Gary Kuehner, Darryl Messmer, David Goodman | |
| 04:30 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:30 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:13 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno misses the 3 from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 04:12 | Iona | Eric Zimmer hits the follow up shot | 69-63 |
| 04:01 | Niagara | Donald Kimbrough takes the ball from Porfirio Romano | 69-63 |
| 03:57 | Iona | Jerry Owens lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Kimbrough | 69-65 |
| 03:43 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 03:19 | Iona | Clarence Lindsay banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Owens | 72-67 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dima Lisowski (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Coppinger (tiring) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Pete Hall (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Jerry Owens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Lindsay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Zimmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Iona | Dikembe Abdelrahman is called for the reach on Eric Zimmer - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #12 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Steve Wood (SG), Willie Wynn (SF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski, Ralph Coppinger, Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Iona | Carl Hanson (PG), Gary Kuehner (SG), Darryl Messmer (SF), David Goodman (PF) Jerry Owens, Donald Kimbrough, Lazaro Bruno, Clarence Lindsay | |
| 02:43 | Iona | Eric Zimmer misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 02:43 | Iona | Eric Zimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 02:43 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 02:43 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Niagara | Gary Parker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 75-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SG) Gary Parker | |
| Subs | Iona | Neal Hunter (PF) Eric Zimmer | |
| 02:24 | Iona | Darryl Messmer is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Hanson | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:10 | Niagara | Brian Simeon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-69 |
| 02:08 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden tips it in | 77-69 |
| 02:08 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Randy Rhodes (SF) Steve Wood, Willie Wynn | |
| Subs | Iona | Jerry Owens (PG), Donald Kimbrough (SG) Carl Hanson, Gary Kuehner | |
| 01:56 | Iona | Darryl Messmer scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jerry Owens | 77-71 |
| 01:56 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Pete Hall (PF), John Roosa (C) Brian Simeon, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Iona | Lazaro Bruno (SF), Eric Zimmer (C) Darryl Messmer, David Goodman | |
| 01:37 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-71 |
| 01:35 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno grabs the board | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Iona | Eric Zimmer is whistled for traveling | 77-71 |
| 01:13 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-71 |
| 01:12 | Iona | The rebound goes to Eric Zimmer | 77-71 |
| 01:08 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Kimbrough | 77-74 |
| 00:51 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-74 |
| 00:49 | Iona | Eric Zimmer grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 00:44 | Iona | John Roosa picks off the pass by Lazaro Bruno | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Niagara | John Roosa clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-74 |
| 00:18 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| 00:12 | Iona | Jerry Owens knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Zimmer | 77-77 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | John Roosa drills a jumper from the left wing | 79-77 |