| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bret Weinstein (fresh) SG - Christopher Newton (fresh) SF - Andrew Owens (fresh) PF - William Repinski (fresh) C - Robert Frizzell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fresh) SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) SF - Brian Simeon (fresh) PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) C - Joel Huffman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Brian Simeon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Niagara | Joel Huffman is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Canisius | Andrew Owens hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Newton | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Canisius | Dima Lisowski steals the ball from Andrew Owens in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Niagara | Joel Huffman misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Newton - foul #1 on Christopher Newton, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Niagara | Joel Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | Niagara | Joel Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:37 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Randy Rhodes | 2-6 |
| 18:16 | Canisius | Randy Rhodes steps in front of the Andrew Owens pass in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 18:13 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes banks in the layup | 2-8 |
| 17:52 | Canisius | William Repinski hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 2-8 |
| 17:50 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:29 | Niagara | Brian Simeon blows the dunk but the foul's on Andrew Owens - foul #1 on Andrew Owens, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (SG), Alex Young (SF), Gary Schooley (PF), Anthony Moore (C) Christopher Newton, Andrew Owens, William Repinski, Robert Frizzell | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG), Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Dima Lisowski, Ralph Coppinger, Joel Huffman | |
| 17:29 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 17:29 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 17:29 | Canisius | Gary Schooley gets the rebound | 2-9 |
| 17:14 | Canisius | Alex Young travels with the ball | 2-9 |
| Subs | Canisius | Derrick Wiseman (SG) Bret Weinstein | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 16:56 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 2-9 |
| 16:54 | Canisius | Anthony Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 16:50 | Canisius | Alex Young is hacked by Randy Rhodes - foul #1 on Randy Rhodes, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG) Kevin Coleman | |
| 16:45 | Canisius | Gary Schooley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-9 |
| 16:16 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the jumper in the paint | 2-11 |
| 15:49 | Canisius | Pete Hall is called for the reach on Gary Schooley - foul #1 on Pete Hall, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG), Christopher Newton (SG), Andrew Owens (SF), William Repinski (PF), Robert Frizzell (C) Zoran Zilk, Derrick Wiseman, Alex Young, Gary Schooley, Anthony Moore | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Marcus Whittier (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Joel Huffman (C) Randy Rhodes, Dima Lisowski, Brian Simeon, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bret Weinstein (fresh) SG - Christopher Newton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Owens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Repinski (fresh) C - Robert Frizzell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) SG - Marcus Whittier (fresh) SF - Gary Gullette (fresh) PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) C - Joel Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Repinski | 4-11 |
| 15:30 | Niagara | Gary Gullette is fouled on the floor by Andrew Owens - foul #2 on Andrew Owens, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Canisius | Roland Petty (SF) Andrew Owens | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 15:13 | Niagara | William Repinski steals the ball from Marcus Whittier | 4-11 |
| 15:07 | Canisius | Roland Petty scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bret Weinstein | 7-11 |
| 14:38 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses the shot from the right side | 7-11 |
| 14:37 | Canisius | Robert Frizzell snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:31 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Frizzell | 9-11 |
| 14:05 | Niagara | Gary Gullette clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-11 |
| 14:04 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:38 | Niagara | William Repinski denies the turnaround by Ralph Coppinger | 9-11 |
| 13:36 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:14 | Niagara | Roland Petty swats the short shot by Marcus Whittier | 9-11 |
| 13:12 | Canisius | Robert Frizzell grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 13:05 | Canisius | Joel Huffman steps in front of the Bret Weinstein pass | 9-11 |
| 12:41 | Niagara | Joel Huffman makes the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Robert Frizzell - foul #1 on Robert Frizzell, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (PG), Derrick Wiseman (SG), Alex Young (SF), Gary Schooley (PF), Anthony Moore (C) Bret Weinstein, Christopher Newton, Roland Petty, William Repinski, Robert Frizzell | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Pete Hall (PF) Kevin Coleman, Marcus Whittier, Gary Gullette, Ralph Coppinger | |
| 12:41 | Niagara | Joel Huffman misses the free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:41 | Niagara | Pete Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:14 | Niagara | Joel Huffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Edward Kong (C) Joel Huffman | |
| 11:58 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| 11:33 | Niagara | Gary Schooley is called for the reach on Pete Hall - foul #1 on Gary Schooley, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Zoran Zilk (fresh) SG - Derrick Wiseman (fresh) SF - Alex Young (fresh) PF - Gary Schooley (fresh) C - Anthony Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) C - Edward Kong (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 11:18 | Canisius | Gary Schooley snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 11:14 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 11:13 | Canisius | Alex Young tips it back up and in | 11-13 |
| 10:49 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Randy Rhodes, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG), Christopher Newton (SG), Andrew Phillips (PF), Robert Frizzell (C) Zoran Zilk, Derrick Wiseman, Gary Schooley, Anthony Moore | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Ralph Coppinger (PF) Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall | |
| 10:41 | Canisius | Robert Frizzell buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Bret Weinstein | 13-13 |
| 10:18 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 10:16 | Niagara | Brian Simeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:53 | Niagara | Robert Frizzell is called for the reach on Edward Kong - foul #2 on Robert Frizzell, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | Roland Petty (SF) Robert Frizzell | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Gregory Magana (SF), Joel Huffman (C) Kevin Coleman, Brian Simeon, Edward Kong | |
| 09:46 | Niagara | Bret Weinstein steals the ball from Ralph Coppinger | 13-13 |
| 09:43 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein lays it up and in | 15-13 |
| 09:25 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger is denied on a layup by Alex Young | 15-13 |
| 09:24 | Canisius | Alex Young snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 09:19 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 15-13 |
| 09:18 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:49 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Bret Weinstein - foul #1 on Bret Weinstein, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (SG), Gary Schooley (PF), Anthony Moore (C) Christopher Newton, Andrew Phillips, Alex Young | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Pete Hall (PF) Dima Lisowski, Gregory Magana, Ralph Coppinger | |
| 08:49 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:49 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:49 | Canisius | Gary Schooley grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 08:47 | Canisius | Roland Petty is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Gullette - foul #1 on Gary Gullette, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Edward Kong (C) Joel Huffman | |
| 08:32 | Canisius | Gary Schooley is hacked by Pete Hall - foul #2 on Pete Hall, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF) Gary Gullette, Pete Hall | |
| 08:17 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Zoran Zilk | 18-14 |
| 07:55 | Niagara | Anthony Moore is called for the reach on Brian Simeon - foul #1 on Anthony Moore, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Canisius | Derrick Wiseman (SG), William Repinski (PF) Bret Weinstein, Roland Petty | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SG), Joel Huffman (C) Marcus Whittier, Edward Kong | |
| 07:55 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:55 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:53 | Canisius | Gary Schooley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| 07:38 | Niagara | Brian Simeon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Zoran Zilk - foul #1 on Zoran Zilk, team foul #9 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG) Kevin Coleman | |
| 07:38 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:38 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:23 | Canisius | Gary Schooley misses the easy layup | 18-18 |
| 07:22 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Zoran Zilk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Wiseman (fresh) SF - Gary Schooley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Repinski (fresh) C - Anthony Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Gary Gullette (fresh) SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Simeon (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Ralph Coppinger (tiring) 2 reb. C - Joel Huffman (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Niagara | Derrick Wiseman steals it from Dima Lisowski | 18-18 |
| 07:13 | Canisius | William Repinski knocks in the runner in the paint | 20-18 |
| 06:47 | Niagara | Anthony Moore denies the turnaround by Joel Huffman | 20-18 |
| 06:46 | Canisius | William Repinski snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 06:44 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Gullette - foul #2 on Gary Gullette, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG), Alex Young (SF), Andrew Phillips (PF) Zoran Zilk, William Repinski, Anthony Moore | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Gregory Magana (SF), Edward Kong (C) Gary Gullette, Brian Simeon, Joel Huffman | |
| 06:24 | Canisius | Gary Schooley buries a jump hook from close range | 22-18 |
| 06:04 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andrew Phillips - foul #1 on Andrew Phillips, team foul #10 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Newton (SG), Roland Petty (SF) Derrick Wiseman, Gary Schooley | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| 06:04 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:04 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:50 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Kong - foul #1 on Edward Kong, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| 05:50 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:50 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:50 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 05:21 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 05:19 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier snags the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 04:56 | Niagara | Edward Kong's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Phillips | 23-19 |
| 04:55 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Roland Petty | 23-19 |
| 04:51 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein is hacked by Kevin Coleman - foul #1 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (SG), William Repinski (PF), Anthony Moore (C) Christopher Newton, Andrew Phillips, Alex Young | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Joel Huffman (C) Kevin Coleman, Gregory Magana, Edward Kong | |
| 04:51 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:51 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:51 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 04:30 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski is fouled on the floor by William Repinski - foul #1 on William Repinski, team foul #11 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Canisius | Derrick Wiseman (SG), Alex Young (SF) Bret Weinstein, Roland Petty | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 04:30 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:30 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:25 | Canisius | Ralph Coppinger is called for the reach on William Repinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| 04:25 | Canisius | William Repinski makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:25 | Canisius | William Repinski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 03:56 | Niagara | Brian Simeon hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Marcus Whittier | 26-22 |
| 03:46 | Canisius | Derrick Wiseman is called for 10 seconds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Canisius | Andrew Owens (SF), Robert Frizzell (C) Alex Young, Anthony Moore | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Pete Hall (PF) Marcus Whittier, Ralph Coppinger | |
| 03:29 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 03:27 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski grabs the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 03:06 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Simeon | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Zoran Zilk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Wiseman (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Owens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Repinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Frizzell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Simeon (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) C - Joel Huffman (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 02:47 | Canisius | Andrew Owens drills a jump hook in the lane | 28-24 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Brian Simeon buries a shot from the right side set up by Randy Rhodes | 28-26 |
| 02:25 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk is hacked by Dima Lisowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG), Gary Schooley (PF) Derrick Wiseman, William Repinski | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Edward Kong (C) Dima Lisowski, Brian Simeon, Joel Huffman | |
| 02:25 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:25 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:05 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 01:49 | Canisius | Andrew Owens hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Gullette - foul #3 on Gary Gullette, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Newton (SG), Anthony Moore (C) Zoran Zilk, Robert Frizzell | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Magana (SF) Gary Gullette | |
| 01:49 | Canisius | Andrew Owens misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:49 | Canisius | Andrew Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:35 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-32 |
| 01:25 | Canisius | Gary Schooley misses the 3 from straight away | 30-32 |
| 01:23 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 01:22 | Canisius | Anthony Moore tips it in | 32-32 |
| 00:53 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman is hacked by Gary Schooley - foul #2 on Gary Schooley, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Canisius | Alex Young (SF) Andrew Owens | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG) Randy Rhodes | |
| 00:53 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:53 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:50 | Canisius | Christopher Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 00:32 | Niagara | Pete Hall is hacked by Gary Schooley - foul #3 on Gary Schooley, team foul #13 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Canisius | Derrick Wiseman (SG), Andrew Phillips (PF) Christopher Newton, Gary Schooley | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Joel Huffman (C) Kevin Coleman, Edward Kong | |
| 00:32 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:32 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:11 | Canisius | Andrew Phillips makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski lays it in | 34-37 |