| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Johansson (fresh) SG - Dirk Yamaguchi (fresh) SF - Charles Hyman (fresh) PF - Jimmy Thornhill (fresh) C - Neal Chupp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Andrew Coster (fresh) SG - Fredrick Huggins (fresh) SF - Gary Fett (fresh) PF - Jason Savage (fresh) C - Gerald Bevill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Gerald Bevill 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Albany | Gerald Bevill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Albany | Andrew Coster buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Niagara | Neal Chupp hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Gerald Bevill - foul #1 on Gerald Bevill, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Niagara | Neal Chupp makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:15 | Niagara | Neal Chupp makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Albany | James Johansson is called for the reach on Andrew Coster in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Johansson, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:08 | Albany | Gerald Bevill knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Savage | 2-5 |
| 18:53 | Niagara | James Johansson connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 4-5 |
| 18:31 | Albany | Jason Savage can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 18:29 | Albany | Gerald Bevill gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:10 | Albany | Fredrick Huggins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 18:09 | Niagara | Jimmy Thornhill gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:46 | Albany | The rebound goes to Jason Savage | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Albany | Andrew Coster loses the ball out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Jimmy Milne (SG), John Gentry (SF), David Reed (PF), Walter Jones (C) James Johansson, Dirk Yamaguchi, Charles Hyman, Jimmy Thornhill, Neal Chupp | |
| Subs | Albany | Curtis Berry (PG), Mike Pertsovsky (SG), Ronald Campion (SF), Philip Walker (PF) Andrew Coster, Fredrick Huggins, Gary Fett, Jason Savage | |
| 17:14 | Niagara | Jim Banks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Albany | Gerald Bevill snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | Albany | Gerald Bevill misses long on an open runner in the lane | 4-5 |
| 16:54 | Niagara | David Reed pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Niagara | John Gentry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:37 | Albany | Gerald Bevill gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:24 | Albany | Curtis Berry is fouled on the floor by Jim Banks - foul #1 on Jim Banks, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Albany | Andrew Coster (PG), Gary Fett (SF) Mike Pertsovsky, Gerald Bevill | |
| 16:04 | Albany | John Gentry picks off the pass by Philip Walker | 4-5 |
| 15:54 | Niagara | John Gentry drills a fadeaway in the lane | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) SG - Jimmy Milne (fresh) SF - John Gentry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Reed (fresh) C - Walter Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Andrew Coster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Curtis Berry (fresh) SF - Gary Fett (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Campion (fresh) C - Philip Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Albany | Ronald Campion hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 15:27 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:09 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:08 | Niagara | John Gentry misses the tip | 6-5 |
| 15:07 | Niagara | Walter Jones tips it home | 8-5 |
| 14:50 | Albany | Ronald Campion misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jimmy Milne - foul #1 on Jimmy Milne, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Johansson (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Raymond Lee (SF), Jimmy Thornhill (PF), Neal Chupp (C) Jim Banks, Jimmy Milne, John Gentry, David Reed, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Albany | Fredrick Huggins (SG), Jason Savage (PF), Gerald Bevill (C) Curtis Berry, Gary Fett, Philip Walker | |
| 14:50 | Albany | Ronald Campion misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:50 | Albany | Ronald Campion makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:43 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Lee | 10-6 |
| 14:41 | Albany | Ronald Campion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Albany | Gary Fett (SF) Ronald Campion | |
| 14:22 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-6 |
| 14:02 | Albany | Gary Fett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:01 | Albany | Gerald Bevill grabs the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:36 | Albany | Andrew Coster connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Bevill | 10-8 |
| 13:20 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi misses badly on a floater from the right side | 10-8 |
| 13:19 | Albany | Gerald Bevill gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:14 | Albany | Andrew Coster is fouled in the backcourt by James Johansson - foul #2 on James Johansson, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Smith (PG), Jimmy Milne (SG), Charles Hyman (SF) James Johansson, Dirk Yamaguchi, Raymond Lee | |
| Subs | Albany | Curtis Berry (SG) Fredrick Huggins | |
| 12:54 | Albany | Gerald Bevill scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 12:35 | Niagara | Charles Hyman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 12:34 | Albany | Gerald Bevill pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:13 | Albany | Andrew Coster is hacked by Mark Smith - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), John Gentry (PF), Walter Jones (C) Mark Smith, Jimmy Thornhill, Neal Chupp | |
| Subs | Albany | Fredrick Huggins (SF) Gary Fett | |
| 12:04 | Albany | Fredrick Huggins scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Berry | 10-12 |
| 11:53 | Niagara | John Gentry can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 11:52 | Albany | Fredrick Huggins snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) SG - Jimmy Milne (fresh) SF - Charles Hyman (fairly fresh) PF - John Gentry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Andrew Coster (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Curtis Berry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Huggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Savage (tiring) C - Gerald Bevill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Albany | Curtis Berry is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Banks - foul #2 on Jim Banks, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Smith (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), David Reed (PF) Jim Banks, Jimmy Milne, Charles Hyman | |
| Subs | Albany | Gary Fett (SF) Fredrick Huggins | |
| 11:28 | Albany | Gary Fett hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-14 |
| 11:09 | Niagara | John Gentry scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-14 |
| 11:07 | Albany | John Gentry is called for the reach on Gary Fett in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Gentry, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Raymond Lee (C) Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Albany | Fredrick Huggins (SG), Philip Walker (PF) Curtis Berry, Jason Savage | |
| 11:07 | Albany | Gary Fett misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:07 | Niagara | Raymond Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:51 | Niagara | Philip Walker denies the turnaround by David Reed | 12-14 |
| 10:50 | Niagara | John Gentry tips it in | 14-14 |
| 10:25 | Albany | Gary Fett buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 10:08 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi is hacked by Gary Fett - foul #1 on Gary Fett, team foul #2 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jimmy Milne (SG), Charles Hyman (SF), Jimmy Thornhill (PF), Neal Chupp (C) Dirk Yamaguchi, John Gentry, David Reed, Raymond Lee | |
| Subs | Albany | Curtis Berry (SG), Ronald Campion (SF), Jason Savage (PF) Fredrick Huggins, Gary Fett, Philip Walker | |
| 09:54 | Niagara | Neal Chupp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 09:53 | Niagara | Jimmy Thornhill tips it back up and in | 16-17 |
| 09:29 | Albany | Andrew Coster misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 09:27 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Savage | 16-17 |
| 09:11 | Albany | Gerald Bevill is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Thornhill - foul #1 on Jimmy Thornhill, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Gentry (SG) Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Albany | Fredrick Huggins (SG), Gary Fett (SF) Curtis Berry, Ronald Campion | |
| 09:11 | Albany | Gerald Bevill makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:11 | Albany | Gerald Bevill makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:46 | Niagara | John Gentry misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-19 |
| 08:44 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne grabs the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:39 | Niagara | Charles Hyman is denied on a layup by Jason Savage | 16-19 |
| 08:38 | Albany | Gerald Bevill snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 08:23 | Albany | Gerald Bevill misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Thornhill - foul #2 on Jimmy Thornhill, team foul #9 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Walter Jones (PF), Raymond Lee (C) Charles Hyman, Jimmy Thornhill, Neal Chupp | |
| Subs | Albany | Philip Walker (PF) Jason Savage | |
| 08:23 | Albany | Gerald Bevill makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:23 | Albany | Gerald Bevill makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:01 | Niagara | John Gentry scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Jimmy Milne | 18-21 |
| 07:32 | Albany | Gerald Bevill is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gerald Bevill, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Smith (PG), David Reed (PF) Jimmy Milne, John Gentry | |
| Subs | Albany | Curtis Berry (SG), Ronald Campion (PF), Jason Savage (C) Fredrick Huggins, Philip Walker, Gerald Bevill | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Dirk Yamaguchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Lee (fresh) PF - David Reed (fresh) C - Walter Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Andrew Coster (tired) 5 pts. SG - Curtis Berry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Fett (tired) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Campion (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jason Savage (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 07:11 | Albany | Andrew Coster gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:06 | Albany | Gary Fett can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Walter Jones - foul #1 on Walter Jones, team foul #10 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Neal Chupp (C) Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 07:06 | Albany | Gary Fett misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:06 | Albany | Gary Fett misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:06 | Niagara | Neal Chupp gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:01 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi is hacked by Gary Fett - foul #2 on Gary Fett, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Albany | Fredrick Huggins (SF) Gary Fett | |
| 06:50 | Niagara | Neal Chupp misses the runner in the paint | 18-21 |
| 06:48 | Albany | Curtis Berry grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 06:43 | Albany | Fredrick Huggins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Hyman (SF) Raymond Lee | |
| Subs | Albany | Philip Walker (C) Ronald Campion | |
| 06:28 | Niagara | Fredrick Huggins picks off the pass by Neal Chupp | 18-21 |
| 06:10 | Albany | Andrew Coster misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Reed - foul #1 on David Reed, team foul #11 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jimmy Milne (PG), John Gentry (SF), Walter Jones (PF) Mark Smith, Charles Hyman, David Reed | |
| Subs | Albany | Gary Fett (SF), Gerald Bevill (C) Fredrick Huggins, Philip Walker | |
| 06:10 | Albany | Andrew Coster misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:10 | Albany | Andrew Coster makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:53 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-22 |
| 05:51 | Albany | Jason Savage gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:25 | Albany | Gary Fett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-22 |
| 05:25 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Hyman (SF), David Reed (PF) Dirk Yamaguchi, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Albany | Fredrick Huggins (SG) Curtis Berry | |
| 05:00 | Niagara | Charles Hyman loses the dribble to Gerald Bevill | 18-22 |
| 04:58 | Albany | Fredrick Huggins is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fredrick Huggins, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Albany | Curtis Berry (SG), Ronald Campion (PF) Fredrick Huggins, Jason Savage | |
| 04:48 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne is hacked by Gary Fett - foul #3 on Gary Fett, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Albany | Fredrick Huggins (SF), Jason Savage (PF) Gary Fett, Ronald Campion | |
| 04:34 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Coster - foul #1 on Andrew Coster, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Albany | Ronald Campion (SF) Fredrick Huggins | |
| 04:34 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:34 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:32 | Albany | Andrew Coster is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Milne - foul #2 on Jimmy Milne, team foul #12 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Smith (PG) Jimmy Milne | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 04:32 | Albany | Andrew Coster makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:32 | Albany | Andrew Coster misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:32 | Niagara | John Gentry grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:11 | Niagara | Neal Chupp hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Hyman | 22-23 |
| 03:50 | Albany | Gerald Bevill scores on a shot in the lane | 22-25 |
| 03:31 | Niagara | David Reed can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-25 |
| 03:30 | Albany | Gerald Bevill grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) SG - John Gentry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Hyman (fairly fresh) PF - David Reed (fairly fresh) C - Neal Chupp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Andrew Coster (tired) 7 pts. SG - Curtis Berry (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Campion (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jason Savage (tired) 3 reb. C - Gerald Bevill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Albany | Gerald Bevill makes the driving attempt from the left block | 22-27 |
| 02:48 | Niagara | Neal Chupp is hacked by Andrew Coster - foul #2 on Andrew Coster, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Johansson (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Jimmy Milne (SF), Jimmy Thornhill (PF) Mark Smith, John Gentry, Charles Hyman, David Reed | |
| Subs | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky (SG), Fredrick Huggins (SF), Philip Walker (PF) Curtis Berry, Ronald Campion, Jason Savage | |
| 02:48 | Niagara | Neal Chupp makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 02:48 | Niagara | Neal Chupp makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:27 | Albany | Andrew Coster can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 02:26 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 02:19 | Niagara | James Johansson is fouled on the floor by Andrew Coster - foul #3 on Andrew Coster, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Niagara | Walter Jones (C) Neal Chupp | |
| Subs | Albany | Curtis Berry (SG) Andrew Coster | |
| 02:19 | Niagara | James Johansson makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:19 | Niagara | James Johansson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:19 | Albany | Gerald Bevill gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:50 | Albany | Dirk Yamaguchi is called for the reach on Mike Pertsovsky - foul #1 on Dirk Yamaguchi, team foul #13 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Niagara | Raymond Lee (SF) Dirk Yamaguchi | |
| Subs | Albany | Jason Savage (PF) Philip Walker | |
| 01:50 | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:50 | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:21 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 01:19 | Niagara | Jimmy Thornhill tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 00:53 | Albany | Gerald Bevill's layup is rejected by Walter Jones | 27-29 |
| 00:52 | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:36 | Albany | Curtis Berry comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 00:35 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 00:29 | Niagara | Jimmy Thornhill can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 00:27 | Albany | Curtis Berry gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:24 | Albany | Jimmy Milne is called for the reach on Curtis Berry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Milne, team foul #14 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), John Gentry (SF) James Johansson, Jimmy Milne, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Albany | Ronald Campion (SF), Philip Walker (PF) Mike Pertsovsky, Jason Savage | |
| 00:24 | Albany | Curtis Berry makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:24 | Albany | Curtis Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:05 | Niagara | John Gentry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Philip Walker - foul #1 on Philip Walker, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Niagara | Neal Chupp (C) Raymond Lee | |
| Subs | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky (PG) Curtis Berry | |
| 00:05 | Niagara | John Gentry misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:05 | Niagara | John Gentry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Albany | Jimmy Thornhill blocks the short jumper by Gerald Bevill | 28-31 |