| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Frank Symons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Joy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Facer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Shaul (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Richard Ross inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Fresno State | William Shaul misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 29-26 |
| 19:44 | Fresno State | David Smelley gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:25 | Fresno State | William Shaul misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 29-26 |
| 19:23 | Canisius | Walter Joy grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:17 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer's pass is intercepted by David Smelley | 29-26 |
| 18:59 | Fresno State | William Shaul comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-26 |
| 18:57 | Fresno State | John Wells gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:33 | Fresno State | Richard Ross hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Palmer - foul #1 on Lawrence Palmer, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:33 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:33 | Fresno State | Richard Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:13 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer misses the jumper from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 18:12 | Fresno State | Richard Ross gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 17:52 | Fresno State | William Shaul connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Richard Ross and he's hacked by Walter Joy - foul #3 on Walter Joy, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Jones (PF) Walter Joy | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 17:52 | Fresno State | William Shaul misses the free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:52 | Canisius | Bobby Facer grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:35 | Canisius | Donald Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-29 |
| 17:09 | Fresno State | Richard Ross makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 16:57 | Canisius | Donald Jones misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by William Shaul - foul #2 on William Shaul, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG), Leonard Potts (SG), Michael Burkhart (C) Frank Symons, Ian Taylor, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), Christopher Howard (PF) Patrick Avery, Richard Ross, William Shaul | |
| 16:57 | Canisius | Donald Jones misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:57 | Canisius | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:37 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas is denied on a layup by Donald Jones | 30-31 |
| 16:35 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:19 | Canisius | John Wells steals it from Michael Burkhart | 30-31 |
| 15:59 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 30-31 |
| 15:58 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bret Weinstein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Potts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Palmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Burkhart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) C - John Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart is hacked by John Wells - foul #1 on John Wells, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), Ian Taylor (SG), Walter Joy (PF), Bobby Facer (C) Bret Weinstein, Leonard Potts, Lawrence Palmer, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), William Shaul (PF), Robert Wilcox (C) David Smelley, Christopher Howard, John Wells | |
| 15:32 | Canisius | Ian Taylor is hacked by Robert Wilcox - foul #1 on Robert Wilcox, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick Avery (SG) Walter Cruise | |
| 15:23 | Canisius | Ian Taylor lays it in on a nice dish by Walter Joy | 32-31 |
| 15:03 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese is hacked by Michael Burkhart - foul #2 on Michael Burkhart, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Richard Ross (SF) Jerome Thomas | |
| 14:41 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| 14:40 | Canisius | Walter Joy pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 14:33 | Canisius | Bobby Facer is called for traveling | 32-31 |
| 14:16 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 14:15 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Walter Joy | 32-31 |
| 14:11 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer (SF) Michael Burkhart | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Christopher Howard (PF) Jeffrey Reese, Patrick Avery, William Shaul | |
| 13:42 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox banks in the layup | 32-33 |
| 13:29 | Canisius | Robert Wilcox takes the ball from Ian Taylor | 32-33 |
| 13:07 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard makes the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Lawrence Palmer - foul #2 on Lawrence Palmer, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG), Leonard Potts (SG), Donald Jones (C) Frank Symons, Ian Taylor, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick Avery (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), John Wells (C) Walter Cruise, Richard Ross, Robert Wilcox | |
| 13:07 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:50 | Canisius | John Wells steals the ball from Lawrence Palmer | 32-36 |
| 12:27 | Fresno State | John Wells makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Jerome Thomas and he's hacked by Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Burkhart (SF), Alex Young (C) Lawrence Palmer, Walter Joy | |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Shaul (PF) Christopher Howard | |
| 12:27 | Fresno State | John Wells misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 12:27 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 12:05 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery misses the shot in the paint | 32-38 |
| 12:04 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 11:59 | Canisius | Leonard Potts hits a floater from the left block | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bret Weinstein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Potts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Burkhart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Shaul (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Fresno State | John Wells comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Burkhart - foul #3 on Michael Burkhart, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), Lawrence Palmer (SF), Bobby Facer (C) Leonard Potts, Michael Burkhart, Alex Young | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Richard Ross (SF) David Smelley, Patrick Avery, Jerome Thomas | |
| 11:35 | Fresno State | John Wells makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 11:35 | Fresno State | John Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:22 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer is hacked by John Wells - foul #2 on John Wells, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Taylor (SG), Walter Joy (PF) Bret Weinstein, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 11:04 | Canisius | Ian Taylor is fouled on the floor by Walter Cruise - foul #1 on Walter Cruise, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| 10:53 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 10:51 | Canisius | Ian Taylor snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 10:46 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-40 |
| 10:44 | Canisius | Ian Taylor misses the tip | 34-40 |
| 10:43 | Canisius | Frank Symons tips it in | 36-40 |
| 10:26 | Fresno State | Frank Symons steals it from Richard Ross | 36-40 |
| 09:57 | Canisius | Bobby Facer makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ian Taylor | 39-40 |
| 09:32 | Fresno State | Richard Ross comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 39-40 |
| 09:30 | Fresno State | John Wells gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 09:18 | Fresno State | Walter Joy is called for the reach on Richard Ross - foul #4 on Walter Joy, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG), Leonard Potts (SG), Michael Burkhart (SF), Donald Jones (PF), Alex Young (C) Frank Symons, Ian Taylor, Lawrence Palmer, Walter Joy, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), Patrick Avery (SG), Christopher Howard (PF), Robert Wilcox (C) Jeffrey Reese, Walter Cruise, William Shaul, John Wells | |
| 09:18 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:18 | Canisius | Donald Jones snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 08:49 | Canisius | Donald Jones hits the finger roll | 41-40 |
| 08:34 | Fresno State | Richard Ross connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Howard | 41-42 |
| 08:23 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein drills a jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 08:00 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Alex Young - foul #1 on Alex Young, team foul #8 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), Lawrence Palmer (SF), Walter Joy (PF), Bobby Facer (C) Leonard Potts, Michael Burkhart, Donald Jones, Alex Young | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas (SF) Richard Ross | |
| 08:00 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:00 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:00 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 07:43 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard is whistled for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Taylor (SG) Bret Weinstein | |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Wells (C) Robert Wilcox | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Frank Symons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Joy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Bobby Facer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Frank Symons and the foul's on Jerome Thomas - foul #2 on Jerome Thomas, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Shaul (PF) Christopher Howard | |
| 07:25 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:25 | Canisius | Walter Joy grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 07:07 | Canisius | Bobby Facer misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by John Wells - foul #3 on John Wells, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| 07:07 | Canisius | Bobby Facer makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:07 | Canisius | Bobby Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:41 | Fresno State | William Shaul misses the floater from the left side | 47-43 |
| 06:40 | Canisius | Walter Joy gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:35 | Canisius | Frank Symons comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 06:34 | Fresno State | David Smelley gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:05 | Fresno State | Frank Symons picks off the pass by William Shaul | 47-43 |
| 05:51 | Canisius | Frank Symons travels with the ball | 47-43 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (SG), Michael Burkhart (SF), Donald Jones (PF) Ian Taylor, Lawrence Palmer, Walter Joy | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG), Christopher Howard (PF) Patrick Avery, William Shaul | |
| 05:28 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Smelley and he's fouled by Michael Burkhart - foul #4 on Michael Burkhart, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Canisius | Leonard Potts (SG), Alex Young (C) Frank Symons, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), Robert Wilcox (C) David Smelley, John Wells | |
| 05:28 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:28 | Canisius | Alex Young gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 05:03 | Canisius | Leonard Potts misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 05:02 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 04:33 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Taylor (SG), Lawrence Palmer (SF), Walter Joy (PF) Leonard Potts, Michael Burkhart, Alex Young | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), Richard Ross (SF), William Shaul (PF) Jeffrey Reese, Jerome Thomas, Christopher Howard | |
| 04:04 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein is hacked by David Smelley - foul #2 on David Smelley, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bobby Facer (C) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick Avery (SG), John Wells (C) Walter Cruise, Robert Wilcox | |
| 04:04 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:04 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:04 | Fresno State | John Wells snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 03:42 | Fresno State | John Wells clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 48-45 |
| 03:40 | Canisius | Ian Taylor gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bret Weinstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walter Joy (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Bobby Facer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Avery (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Shaul (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG) Bret Weinstein | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 03:05 | Fresno State | John Wells misses the dunk | 48-45 |
| 03:04 | Fresno State | David Smelley tips it in | 48-47 |
| 02:46 | Canisius | Bobby Facer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John Wells - foul #4 on John Wells, team foul #9 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Christopher Howard (PF) William Shaul | |
| 02:46 | Canisius | Bobby Facer makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:46 | Canisius | Bobby Facer misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:46 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 02:29 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard comes up short on the jumper from close range | 49-47 |
| 02:27 | Fresno State | John Wells tips it in | 49-49 |
| 02:13 | Canisius | Frank Symons makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ian Taylor | 52-49 |
| 01:54 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard misses the jumper in the lane | 52-49 |
| 01:53 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Howard | 52-49 |
| 01:39 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard scores on a runner near the basket | 52-51 |
| 01:33 | Canisius | Walter Joy makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Frank Symons | 54-51 |
| 01:15 | Fresno State | Patrick Avery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | William Shaul (PF) Christopher Howard | |
| 00:55 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Ross | 54-51 |
| 00:53 | Fresno State | Richard Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 00:35 | Fresno State | William Shaul connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Walter Joy - foul #5 on Walter Joy, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Jones (PF) Walter Joy | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 00:35 | Fresno State | William Shaul misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:35 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Bobby Facer | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Canisius | Bobby Facer is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Avery - foul #1 on Patrick Avery, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| 00:33 | Canisius | Bobby Facer misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:33 | Canisius | Bobby Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:21 | Fresno State | William Shaul misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Jones - foul #3 on Donald Jones, team foul #11 | 55-53 |
| 00:21 | Fresno State | William Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:21 | Fresno State | William Shaul misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:21 | Fresno State | John Wells grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | David Smelley makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 00:05 | Canisius | Canisius calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Ian Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-56 |