| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Peter Plummer (fresh) SG - Robert Henderson (fresh) SF - Ernest Harrison (fresh) PF - Robert Fair (fresh) C - Mark Eckard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Kenny Legg (fresh) SG - Clarence Waterman (fresh) SF - Lee Faust (fresh) PF - James Quinn (fresh) C - Willie Shields (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Willie Shields wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan 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) | |
| 19:44 | Albany | Kenny Legg misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Albany | Willie Shields tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison lays it up and in set up by Robert Henderson | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Albany | Lee Faust clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Eckard, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Albany | Lee Faust misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer is fouled on the floor by Clarence Waterman - foul #1 on Clarence Waterman, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Manhattan | Robert Fair is hacked by James Quinn - foul #1 on James Quinn, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Manhattan | Robert Fair knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Harrison | 5-2 |
| 17:22 | Albany | Clarence Waterman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:51 | Manhattan | Robert Fair misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:49 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:35 | Manhattan | The short jumper by Peter Plummer is denied by Lee Faust | 5-2 |
| 16:34 | Albany | Willie Shields grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:27 | Albany | Kenny Legg's floater is tipped away by Robert Fair | 5-2 |
| 16:25 | Albany | James Quinn misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 16:23 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:07 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 16:06 | Albany | Lee Faust snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 15:46 | Albany | Lee Faust connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Clarence Waterman and he's hacked by Ernest Harrison - foul #1 on Ernest Harrison, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Michael Spohn (PG), Antonio Barrie (SG), Kenneth Cambra (SF), Gerald Buckelew (PF), Barry Maisonet (C) Peter Plummer, Robert Henderson, Ernest Harrison, Robert Fair, Mark Eckard | |
| Subs | Albany | Lester Heid (PG), John Morejon (SG), Bojan Branski (PF), James McKee (C) Kenny Legg, Clarence Waterman, James Quinn, Willie Shields | |
| 15:46 | Albany | Lee Faust misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:46 | Manhattan | Barry Maisonet grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Michael Spohn (fresh) SG - Antonio Barrie (fresh) SF - Kenneth Cambra (fresh) PF - Gerald Buckelew (fresh) C - Barry Maisonet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Lester Heid (fresh) SG - John Morejon (fresh) SF - Lee Faust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bojan Branski (fresh) C - James McKee (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Manhattan | Gerald Buckelew hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 5-4 |
| 15:26 | Albany | Bojan Branski grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:24 | Albany | Lester Heid is hacked by Michael Spohn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Spohn, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Albany | Douglas Frederick (C) Lee Faust | |
| 15:14 | Albany | Douglas Frederick misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Buckelew - foul #1 on Gerald Buckelew, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| 15:14 | Albany | Douglas Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:14 | Albany | Douglas Frederick misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:14 | Manhattan | Barry Maisonet grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 14:56 | Manhattan | Antonio Barrie misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 14:55 | Manhattan | Antonio Barrie snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:38 | Manhattan | Barry Maisonet misses short on a floater from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 14:36 | Manhattan | Barry Maisonet hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 14:15 | Albany | John Morejon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 14:13 | Albany | Lester Heid snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 14:04 | Albany | Gerald Buckelew steals it from James McKee | 7-5 |
| 13:52 | Manhattan | Lester Heid takes the ball from Antonio Barrie | 7-5 |
| 13:27 | Albany | Bojan Branski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Spohn - foul #2 on Michael Spohn, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Peter Plummer (PG), Robert Henderson (SG), Ernest Harrison (SF), Robert Fair (PF), Mark Eckard (C) Michael Spohn, Antonio Barrie, Kenneth Cambra, Gerald Buckelew, Barry Maisonet | |
| Subs | Albany | Kenny Legg (PG), Lee Faust (SF), Willie Shields (C) John Morejon, Douglas Frederick, James McKee | |
| 13:27 | Albany | Bojan Branski misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:27 | Albany | Bojan Branski makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:16 | Manhattan | Robert Henderson's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Shields | 7-6 |
| 13:14 | Albany | Bojan Branski gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:01 | Albany | Lester Heid hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bojan Branski | 7-9 |
| 12:43 | Manhattan | Robert Fair is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Albany | Clarence Waterman (SG), James Quinn (PF) Lester Heid, Bojan Branski | |
| 12:19 | Albany | Lee Faust clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 7-9 |
| 12:17 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 11:59 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 11:58 | Albany | Willie Shields snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 11:55 | Albany | Kenny Legg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kenneth Cambra (SF), Gerald Buckelew (C) Ernest Harrison, Mark Eckard | |
| Subs | Albany | James McKee (PF) James Quinn | |
| 11:39 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer misses short on a shot from the right block | 7-9 |
| 11:37 | Albany | The rebound goes to James McKee | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Peter Plummer (fresh) SG - Robert Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Cambra (fresh) PF - Robert Fair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerald Buckelew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Kenny Legg (fresh) SG - Clarence Waterman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Faust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James McKee (fresh) C - Willie Shields (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Albany | Willie Shields misses the dunk but the foul's on Gerald Buckelew - foul #2 on Gerald Buckelew, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Antonio Barrie (PG), Barry Maisonet (PF), Kirby Adams (C) Peter Plummer, Robert Fair, Gerald Buckelew | |
| Subs | Albany | Douglas Frederick (PF) Lee Faust | |
| 11:21 | Albany | Willie Shields misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 11:21 | Albany | Willie Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:05 | Manhattan | Antonio Barrie clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 11:03 | Albany | Douglas Frederick gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 10:39 | Albany | Douglas Frederick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenny Legg | 7-12 |
| 10:19 | Manhattan | Kenneth Cambra hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Antonio Barrie | 9-12 |
| 10:02 | Albany | Willie Shields misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Barry Maisonet - foul #1 on Barry Maisonet, team foul #7 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Peter Plummer (PG), Ernest Harrison (SF), Mark Eckard (C) Robert Henderson, Kenneth Cambra, Kirby Adams | |
| Subs | Albany | Lester Heid (PG), John Morejon (SG), Lee Faust (SF), James Quinn (PF) Kenny Legg, Clarence Waterman, James McKee, Douglas Frederick | |
| 10:02 | Albany | Willie Shields makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:02 | Albany | Willie Shields misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:02 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 09:43 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Mark Eckard and he's hacked by Lester Heid - foul #1 on Lester Heid, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Robert Fair (PF) Barry Maisonet | |
| Subs | Albany | Bojan Branski (C) Willie Shields | |
| 09:43 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:32 | Albany | Lester Heid misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 09:30 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 09:09 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 09:08 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 08:55 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Antonio Barrie | 15-13 |
| 08:39 | Albany | Lester Heid clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 08:38 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 08:24 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 15-13 |
| 08:22 | Albany | James Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:20 | Albany | Lee Faust is called for traveling in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Robert Henderson (SG), Ralph May (SF), Barry Maisonet (PF), Kirby Adams (C) Antonio Barrie, Ernest Harrison, Robert Fair, Mark Eckard | |
| Subs | Albany | Kenny Legg (PG), James McKee (SF), Douglas Frederick (C) John Morejon, Lee Faust, Bojan Branski | |
| 07:54 | Manhattan | Robert Henderson is fouled on the floor by Lester Heid - foul #2 on Lester Heid, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kenneth Cambra (SF) Ralph May | |
| Subs | Albany | Clarence Waterman (SG), Willie Shields (C) Lester Heid, James Quinn | |
| 07:37 | Manhattan | Kirby Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Peter Plummer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Cambra (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Barry Maisonet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kirby Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Kenny Legg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Waterman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James McKee (fresh) PF - Douglas Frederick (fresh) 3 pts. C - Willie Shields (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Albany | Clarence Waterman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 07:11 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Barry Maisonet | 15-13 |
| 07:05 | Manhattan | Kenneth Cambra loses the dribble to Douglas Frederick | 15-13 |
| 06:46 | Albany | Willie Shields misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-13 |
| 06:44 | Albany | James McKee can't tip it in | 15-13 |
| 06:42 | Manhattan | Kenneth Cambra gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 06:31 | Manhattan | Robert Henderson misses the easy layup | 15-13 |
| 06:29 | Albany | Kenny Legg grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 06:26 | Albany | Kenny Legg is hacked by Peter Plummer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Plummer, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Antonio Barrie (PG), Ernest Harrison (SF), Robert Fair (PF), Mark Eckard (C) Peter Plummer, Kenneth Cambra, Barry Maisonet, Kirby Adams | |
| Subs | Albany | John Morejon (SG), Lee Faust (SF), Bojan Branski (PF) Clarence Waterman, Douglas Frederick, Willie Shields | |
| 06:26 | Albany | Kenny Legg makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 06:26 | Albany | Kenny Legg makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 06:05 | Manhattan | Robert Henderson drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Mark Eckard | 17-15 |
| 06:01 | Albany | Kenny Legg is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Fair - foul #1 on Robert Fair, team foul #9 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Albany | James Quinn (PF) James McKee | |
| 06:01 | Albany | Kenny Legg makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:01 | Albany | Kenny Legg misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:01 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 05:32 | Manhattan | Robert Henderson misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by John Morejon - foul #1 on John Morejon, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Albany | George Regner (SG), Willie Shields (C) Kenny Legg, Bojan Branski | |
| 05:32 | Manhattan | Robert Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 05:32 | Manhattan | Robert Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 05:32 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard snags the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 05:25 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard is hacked by Willie Shields - foul #1 on Willie Shields, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| 05:12 | Manhattan | Antonio Barrie misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 05:10 | Albany | Lee Faust snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 04:46 | Albany | John Morejon drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Quinn | 18-19 |
| 04:17 | Manhattan | John Morejon takes the ball from Ernest Harrison | 18-19 |
| 03:54 | Albany | Lee Faust can't throw it down | 18-19 |
| 03:53 | Albany | Willie Shields tips it in | 18-21 |
| 03:31 | Manhattan | Ernest Harrison clanks a 3 from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 03:30 | Manhattan | Robert Fair can't tip it in | 18-21 |
| 03:28 | Manhattan | Mark Eckard grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Antonio Barrie (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Fair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Eckard (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Morejon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Regner (fairly fresh) SF - Lee Faust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Shields (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Manhattan | Robert Henderson drills a shot in the paint | 20-21 |
| 02:53 | Albany | Antonio Barrie is called for the reach on John Morejon - foul #1 on Antonio Barrie, team foul #10 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Peter Plummer (PG), Michael Spohn (SG), Kenneth Cambra (SF), Gerald Buckelew (PF), Barry Maisonet (C) Antonio Barrie, Robert Henderson, Ernest Harrison, Robert Fair, Mark Eckard | |
| Subs | Albany | Clarence Waterman (SG), James McKee (SF), Bojan Branski (PF), Douglas Frederick (C) George Regner, Lee Faust, James Quinn, Willie Shields | |
| 02:53 | Albany | John Morejon makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 02:53 | Albany | John Morejon misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 02:53 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Barry Maisonet | 20-22 |
| 02:35 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 02:34 | Manhattan | Barry Maisonet tips it back up and in | 22-22 |
| 02:11 | Albany | Peter Plummer is called for the reach on Clarence Waterman - foul #2 on Peter Plummer, team foul #11 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Albany | Kenny Legg (PG) John Morejon | |
| 02:11 | Albany | Clarence Waterman misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:11 | Albany | Clarence Waterman misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:11 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Gerald Buckelew | 22-22 |
| 01:50 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer banks in the layup set up by Michael Spohn | 24-22 |
| 01:33 | Albany | Clarence Waterman hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bojan Branski | 24-24 |
| 01:25 | Manhattan | Kenneth Cambra connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Spohn | 27-24 |
| 00:58 | Albany | Gerald Buckelew steps in front of the James McKee pass | 27-24 |
| 00:42 | Manhattan | Kenneth Cambra connects on the fadeaway from close range | 29-24 |
| 00:40 | Albany | Michael Spohn steals it from James McKee in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 00:31 | Manhattan | Peter Plummer drills a floater from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 00:10 | Albany | Kenny Legg lays it up and in set up by Clarence Waterman | 31-26 |
| 00:04 | Manhattan | Barry Maisonet makes the 3 from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | Albany | Kenny Legg comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-26 |