| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Sylvester Ash (fresh) SG - Jack Lyons (fresh) SF - Jerry Tew (fresh) PF - Homer Teske (fresh) C - Oliver Watts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Quincy Turner (fresh) SG - Charles Cole (fresh) SF - Steven Jones (fresh) PF - James Maddock (fresh) C - Timothy Hamon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Oliver Watts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Niagara | Homer Teske is fouled on the floor by Quincy Turner - foul #1 on Quincy Turner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Niagara | Jerry Tew comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Niagara | Oliver Watts pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Niagara | Timothy Hamon steps in front of the Jerry Tew pass | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Defiance | Charles Cole is fouled on the floor by Jack Lyons - foul #1 on Jack Lyons, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Defiance | Charles Cole's pass is intercepted by Jack Lyons | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Niagara | Jack Lyons hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sylvester Ash | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Defiance | James Maddock is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Niagara | Jerry Tew misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Defiance | James Maddock gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | Defiance | Timothy Hamon jams it | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Niagara | Jerry Tew drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:11 | Defiance | Jack Lyons steps in front of the Charles Cole pass in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 16:55 | Niagara | Jack Lyons scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Sylvester Ash | 8-2 |
| 16:41 | Defiance | James Maddock can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Homer Teske - foul #1 on Homer Teske, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brett Denker (PG), Thomas Dawkins (SG), Irving Kelly (SF), Joshua Willette (PF), Bobby Kopecky (C) Sylvester Ash, Jack Lyons, Jerry Tew, Homer Teske, Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 16:41 | Defiance | James Maddock makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:41 | Defiance | James Maddock makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:20 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky's pass is intercepted by Timothy Hamon | 8-4 |
| 15:58 | Defiance | Steven Jones clanks a floater from the left block | 8-4 |
| 15:57 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Brett Denker (fresh) SG - Thomas Dawkins (fresh) SF - Irving Kelly (fresh) PF - Joshua Willette (fresh) C - Bobby Kopecky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Quincy Turner (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Cole (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) PF - James Maddock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Hamon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | Niagara | Timothy Hamon blocks the jumper by Brett Denker | 8-4 |
| 15:49 | Niagara | Irving Kelly grabs the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 15:43 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 15:42 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky grabs the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:30 | Niagara | Quincy Turner steps in front of the Brett Denker pass | 8-4 |
| 15:28 | Defiance | Thomas Dawkins is called for the reach on Charles Cole in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Dawkins, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (PG), Jack Lyons (SG), Jerry Tew (SF) Brett Denker, Thomas Dawkins, Bobby Kopecky | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Whitesell (PG), Kurt Archibald (SG), Michael Williamson (SF), Michael Bryant (PF), Todd Chambers (C) Quincy Turner, Charles Cole, Steven Jones, James Maddock, Timothy Hamon | |
| 15:07 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell misses short on a shot from the right side | 8-4 |
| 15:05 | Niagara | Joshua Willette snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 14:45 | Niagara | Jack Lyons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Todd Chambers - foul #1 on Todd Chambers, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Niagara | Homer Teske (PF), Oliver Watts (C) Joshua Willette, Irving Kelly | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 14:45 | Niagara | Jack Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:45 | Niagara | Jack Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:45 | Defiance | Michael Bryant pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:16 | Defiance | Kurt Archibald misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 14:14 | Niagara | Homer Teske grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:57 | Niagara | Jerry Tew hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 13:55 | Defiance | Michael Bryant pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:26 | Defiance | The short jumper by Michael Whitesell is denied by Oliver Watts | 9-4 |
| 13:25 | Niagara | Oliver Watts pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:11 | Niagara | Jack Lyons hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Tew | 12-4 |
| 12:50 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Jack Lyons - foul #2 on Jack Lyons, team foul #4 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brett Denker (PG), Thomas Dawkins (SG), Irving Kelly (SF), Joshua Willette (PF), Bobby Kopecky (C) Sylvester Ash, Jack Lyons, Jerry Tew, Homer Teske, Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Cole (SG), Steven Jones (SF), James Maddock (PF), Timothy Hamon (C) Kurt Archibald, Michael Williamson, Michael Bryant, Todd Chambers | |
| 12:50 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell misses the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 12:50 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 12:30 | Niagara | Charles Cole picks off the pass by Brett Denker | 12-5 |
| 12:06 | Defiance | James Maddock misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 12:05 | Defiance | James Maddock pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 11:40 | Defiance | Timothy Hamon drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Whitesell | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Brett Denker (fresh) SG - Thomas Dawkins (fresh) SF - Irving Kelly (fresh) PF - Joshua Willette (fresh) C - Bobby Kopecky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Michael Whitesell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Cole (fresh) SF - Steven Jones (fresh) PF - James Maddock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Hamon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Whitesell - foul #1 on Michael Whitesell, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Quincy Turner (PG) Michael Whitesell | |
| 11:25 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 11:25 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 11:23 | Defiance | Irving Kelly is called for the reach on Charles Cole in the backcourt - foul #1 on Irving Kelly, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Niagara | Clifford Larue (SF) Bobby Kopecky | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 10:57 | Defiance | Charles Cole comes up short on the floater from the left side | 14-7 |
| 10:56 | Niagara | Irving Kelly pulls down the rebound | 14-7 |
| 10:35 | Niagara | The short jumper by Clifford Larue is denied by Timothy Hamon | 14-7 |
| 10:33 | Defiance | Timothy Hamon gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| 10:15 | Defiance | Steven Jones connects on the open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Cole | 14-9 |
| 09:49 | Niagara | Clifford Larue lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Dawkins | 16-9 |
| 09:47 | Defiance | Steven Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (PG), Lester Kilgore (SG), Jerry Tew (SF), Homer Teske (PF), Oliver Watts (C) Brett Denker, Thomas Dawkins, Clifford Larue, Joshua Willette, Irving Kelly | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kurt Archibald (SG), Michael Williamson (SF), Michael Bryant (PF), Todd Chambers (C) Charles Cole, Steven Jones, James Maddock, Timothy Hamon | |
| 09:33 | Niagara | Quincy Turner steals the ball from Jerry Tew | 16-9 |
| 09:04 | Defiance | Quincy Turner is whistled for traveling | 16-9 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Whitesell (PG) Quincy Turner | |
| 08:53 | Niagara | Oliver Watts can't connect on a floater from close range | 16-9 |
| 08:51 | Defiance | Michael Bryant gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 08:22 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell misses short on a shot in the lane | 16-9 |
| 08:21 | Niagara | Lester Kilgore grabs the board | 16-9 |
| 08:14 | Niagara | Jerry Tew scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Sylvester Ash | 18-9 |
| 08:11 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell is hacked by Lester Kilgore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lester Kilgore, team foul #6 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins (SG), Bobby Kopecky (C) Lester Kilgore, Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Defiance | James Maddock (PF) Todd Chambers | |
| 08:06 | Defiance | Michael Whitesell hits the finger roll | 18-11 |
| 07:47 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins buries a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Michael Williamson - foul #1 on Michael Williamson, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Niagara | Clifford Larue (SF) Jerry Tew | |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Cole (SG), Timothy Hamon (C) Michael Williamson, Michael Bryant | |
| 07:47 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins makes the free throw | 21-11 |
| 07:26 | Defiance | James Maddock clanks a floater from the right side | 21-11 |
| 07:24 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash grabs the board | 21-11 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Sylvester Ash (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dawkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Larue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Homer Teske (fairly fresh) C - Bobby Kopecky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Michael Whitesell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kurt Archibald (fairly fresh) PF - James Maddock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Hamon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Niagara | Homer Teske's pass is intercepted by James Maddock | 21-11 |
| 06:42 | Defiance | James Maddock can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Homer Teske - foul #2 on Homer Teske, team foul #7 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brett Denker (PG), Jerry Tew (SF), Joshua Willette (PF), Oliver Watts (C) Sylvester Ash, Clifford Larue, Homer Teske, Bobby Kopecky | |
| Subs | Defiance | Quincy Turner (PG), Steven Jones (SF), Michael Bryant (C) Michael Whitesell, Kurt Archibald, Timothy Hamon | |
| 06:42 | Defiance | James Maddock makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 06:42 | Defiance | James Maddock makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 06:25 | Niagara | Jerry Tew clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Bryant - foul #1 on Michael Bryant, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lester Kilgore (SG) Thomas Dawkins | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 06:25 | Niagara | Jerry Tew makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 06:25 | Niagara | Jerry Tew misses the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 06:25 | Defiance | James Maddock snags the defensive board | 22-13 |
| 05:57 | Defiance | Quincy Turner misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-13 |
| 05:55 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bryant | 22-13 |
| 05:41 | Defiance | Steven Jones is called for traveling | 22-13 |
| Subs | Niagara | Irving Kelly (C) Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Whitesell (PG), Todd Chambers (C) Charles Cole, Michael Bryant | |
| 05:27 | Niagara | Lester Kilgore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-13 |
| 05:26 | Niagara | Joshua Willette tips it home | 24-13 |
| 04:57 | Defiance | Irving Kelly blocks the jumper by Quincy Turner | 24-13 |
| 04:55 | Defiance | James Maddock hits the follow up shot | 24-15 |
| 04:35 | Niagara | Irving Kelly misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 24-15 |
| 04:33 | Niagara | Jerry Tew pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 04:17 | Niagara | Jerry Tew misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-15 |
| 04:15 | Defiance | Todd Chambers grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 04:12 | Defiance | Steven Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Denker - foul #1 on Brett Denker, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (PG), Thomas Dawkins (SG), Clifford Larue (SF), Oliver Watts (C) Brett Denker, Lester Kilgore, Jerry Tew, Joshua Willette | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kurt Archibald (SG), Michael Bryant (PF) Quincy Turner, James Maddock | |
| 04:12 | Defiance | Steven Jones misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 04:12 | Niagara | Irving Kelly gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 03:53 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Michael Whitesell - foul #2 on Michael Whitesell, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jack Lyons (SG), Homer Teske (PF) Clifford Larue, Irving Kelly | |
| Subs | Defiance | Charles Cole (SG), Michael Williamson (SF) Kurt Archibald, Steven Jones | |
| 03:53 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 03:53 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 03:29 | Defiance | Charles Cole hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Sylvester Ash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Dawkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Homer Teske (fresh) C - Oliver Watts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Michael Whitesell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Williamson (fresh) PF - Michael Bryant (fresh) 4 reb. C - Todd Chambers (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash misses long on a floater from the left side | 26-17 |
| 03:09 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Charles Cole | 26-17 |
| 02:53 | Defiance | Charles Cole misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Oliver Watts - foul #1 on Oliver Watts, team foul #9 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky (C) Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Defiance | Kurt Archibald (PG), Timothy Hamon (C) Michael Whitesell, Todd Chambers | |
| 02:53 | Defiance | Charles Cole makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 02:53 | Defiance | Charles Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 02:38 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-19 |
| 02:09 | Defiance | Charles Cole hits a shot from the left wing set up by Timothy Hamon | 28-21 |
| 01:55 | Niagara | Timothy Hamon swats the layup by Thomas Dawkins | 28-21 |
| 01:53 | Defiance | Kurt Archibald gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 01:51 | Defiance | Thomas Dawkins is called for the reach on Kurt Archibald in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Dawkins, team foul #10 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jerry Tew (SF), Joshua Willette (PF), Irving Kelly (C) Thomas Dawkins, Homer Teske, Bobby Kopecky | |
| Subs | Defiance | Quincy Turner (PG), Steven Jones (SF), James Maddock (PF) Charles Cole, Michael Williamson, Michael Bryant | |
| 01:51 | Defiance | Kurt Archibald makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:51 | Defiance | Kurt Archibald makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash is hacked by Quincy Turner - foul #2 on Quincy Turner, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brett Denker (SG) Jack Lyons | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 01:36 | Defiance | Steven Jones is hacked by Brett Denker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brett Denker, team foul #11 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jack Lyons (SG), Oliver Watts (C) Sylvester Ash, Irving Kelly | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 01:36 | Defiance | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:36 | Defiance | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:14 | Niagara | Brett Denker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 01:13 | Niagara | Oliver Watts tips it home | 32-25 |
| 00:58 | Defiance | James Maddock hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Brett Denker - foul #3 on Brett Denker, team foul #12 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (PG) Brett Denker | |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| 00:58 | Defiance | James Maddock makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:42 | Niagara | James Maddock blocks the jumper by Jerry Tew | 32-28 |
| 00:41 | Niagara | Oliver Watts pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:25 | Niagara | Jack Lyons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| 00:23 | Defiance | James Maddock pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:21 | Defiance | Quincy Turner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lester Kilgore (PG), Thomas Dawkins (SG), Irving Kelly (SF), Homer Teske (PF), Bobby Kopecky (C) Sylvester Ash, Jack Lyons, Jerry Tew, Joshua Willette, Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Whitesell (PG), Charles Cole (SG), Michael Williamson (SF), Todd Chambers (C) Quincy Turner, Kurt Archibald, Steven Jones, Timothy Hamon | |
| 00:05 | Niagara | Homer Teske misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 00:01 | Niagara | Lester Kilgore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Michael Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |