| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Lon Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Owens (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Overstreet (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Steven Cosenza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Buskirk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Hoskin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Donnelly (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Melvin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Paul Hoskin inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Albany | Steven Cosenza steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-32 |
| 19:27 | Canisius | Lon Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Cosenza - foul #2 on Steven Cosenza, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:27 | Canisius | Lon Smith misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:27 | Canisius | Lon Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:27 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Phillips | 32-32 |
| 19:11 | Canisius | Andrew Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 18:48 | Albany | Paul Hoskin connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from John Donnelly | 32-34 |
| 18:28 | Canisius | Andrew Phillips dunks the ball | 34-34 |
| 18:17 | Albany | Andrew Phillips steals the ball from John Donnelly | 34-34 |
| 17:59 | Canisius | Lon Smith misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-34 |
| 17:57 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 17:34 | Albany | Paul Hoskin drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Donnelly and the foul's on Roger Overstreet - foul #1 on Roger Overstreet, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Canisius | Darrel Brown (C) Roger Overstreet | |
| Subs | Albany | Jason Savell (C) John Melvin | |
| 17:34 | Albany | Paul Hoskin makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:23 | Canisius | Steven Cosenza is called for the reach on Lon Smith - foul #3 on Steven Cosenza, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Abbate (PG) Lon Smith | |
| Subs | Albany | Roberto Muniz (SG), Keith Celestin (SF) Steven Cosenza, Paul Hoskin | |
| 16:59 | Canisius | Rodney Smith misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 16:57 | Albany | Rolando Buskirk grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 16:41 | Albany | Rolando Buskirk misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-37 |
| 16:39 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Andrew Owens | 36-37 |
| 16:34 | Canisius | Andrew Phillips clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 16:33 | Albany | The rebound goes to Rolando Buskirk | 36-37 |
| 16:07 | Albany | John Donnelly comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Phillips - foul #2 on Andrew Phillips, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Canisius | Lon Smith (PG), Christopher Dandrea (SG), Roger Overstreet (C) Rodney Smith, Andrew Owens, Andrew Phillips | |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Hoskin (SF), John Melvin (C) Keith Celestin, Jason Savell | |
| 16:07 | Albany | John Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:07 | Albany | John Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:41 | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea is hacked by Rolando Buskirk - foul #2 on Rolando Buskirk, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Cosenza (PG), Keith Sessoms (PF) Rolando Buskirk, John Donnelly | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Lon Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Dandrea (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Abbate (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darrel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Overstreet (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Steven Cosenza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Muniz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Hoskin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Sessoms (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Melvin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Canisius | Lon Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Dandrea | 38-39 |
| 15:12 | Albany | Paul Hoskin banks in the layup | 38-41 |
| 14:51 | Canisius | Lon Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roger Overstreet | 41-41 |
| 14:46 | Albany | Steven Cosenza is fouled on the floor by Lon Smith - foul #2 on Lon Smith, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Canisius | Andrew Owens (SF), Roland Petty (PF) John Abbate, Darrel Brown | |
| Subs | Albany | John Donnelly (PF) Keith Sessoms | |
| 14:23 | Albany | Andrew Owens steps in front of the Paul Hoskin pass | 41-41 |
| 14:02 | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roberto Muniz - foul #2 on Roberto Muniz, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Smith (SG), Andrew Phillips (PF), Mark Anderson (C) Lon Smith, Roland Petty, Roger Overstreet | |
| Subs | Albany | Rolando Buskirk (SG), Keith Celestin (SF), Jason Savell (C) Roberto Muniz, Paul Hoskin, John Melvin | |
| 14:02 | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:02 | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:42 | Albany | The jumper by Rolando Buskirk is denied by Mark Anderson | 43-41 |
| 13:40 | Canisius | Mark Anderson pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:36 | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Christopher Dandrea, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Abbate (PG), Darrel Brown (C) Christopher Dandrea, Mark Anderson | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 13:07 | Albany | John Donnelly buries a jumper in the paint set up by Jason Savell | 43-43 |
| 13:02 | Canisius | John Abbate misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rolando Buskirk - foul #3 on Rolando Buskirk, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| 13:02 | Canisius | John Abbate misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:02 | Canisius | John Abbate makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:34 | Albany | Steven Cosenza hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 12:32 | Canisius | Andrew Owens pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:26 | Canisius | John Abbate can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 12:24 | Albany | The rebound goes to John Donnelly | 44-43 |
| 12:04 | Albany | John Donnelly misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Phillips - foul #3 on Andrew Phillips, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Canisius | Lon Smith (PG), Roger Overstreet (C) Andrew Owens, Darrel Brown | |
| Subs | Albany | Roberto Muniz (SG), Paul Hoskin (SF), John Melvin (C) Steven Cosenza, Keith Celestin, Jason Savell | |
| 12:04 | Albany | John Donnelly misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:04 | Albany | John Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:38 | Canisius | Rodney Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lon Smith | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Lon Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Abbate (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Overstreet (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Rolando Buskirk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Muniz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Hoskin (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Donnelly (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - John Melvin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Albany | John Melvin can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 11:13 | Albany | John Melvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:48 | Albany | Andrew Phillips picks off the pass by Rolando Buskirk | 47-44 |
| 10:44 | Canisius | Lon Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 10:43 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet grabs the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:25 | Canisius | Rodney Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 10:23 | Albany | Paul Hoskin snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 10:19 | Albany | Roberto Muniz connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Hoskin | 47-46 |
| 10:04 | Canisius | Lon Smith drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Phillips | 49-46 |
| 09:35 | Albany | Paul Hoskin blows the layup | 49-46 |
| 09:34 | Albany | Rolando Buskirk tips it in | 49-48 |
| 09:29 | Canisius | Rodney Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Abbate | 52-48 |
| 09:20 | Albany | Paul Hoskin is hacked by Lon Smith - foul #3 on Lon Smith, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Dehaven (PG), Christopher Dandrea (SG), Andrew Owens (SF), Darrel Brown (PF), Mark Anderson (C) Lon Smith, Rodney Smith, John Abbate, Andrew Phillips, Roger Overstreet | |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Cosenza (PG), Keith Celestin (SF), Keith Sessoms (PF), Jason Savell (C) Rolando Buskirk, Paul Hoskin, John Donnelly, John Melvin | |
| 09:06 | Albany | Steven Cosenza makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 08:56 | Canisius | Darrel Brown misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Roberto Muniz - foul #3 on Roberto Muniz, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Hazelwood (SF) Roberto Muniz | |
| 08:56 | Canisius | Darrel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:56 | Canisius | Darrel Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:56 | Albany | Jason Savell gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:36 | Albany | Jason Savell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| 08:11 | Canisius | Andrew Owens drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Darrel Brown | 56-51 |
| 07:53 | Albany | Keith Sessoms misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 56-51 |
| 07:52 | Canisius | Andrew Owens gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:48 | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Darrel Brown | 59-51 |
| 07:28 | Albany | Darrel Brown takes the ball from Keith Celestin | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Robert Dehaven (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Dandrea (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Owens (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Steven Cosenza (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Celestin (fresh) SF - Michael Hazelwood (fresh) PF - Keith Sessoms (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Savell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Canisius | Mark Anderson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Dandrea | 61-51 |
| 06:50 | Albany | Keith Celestin is hacked by Christopher Dandrea - foul #4 on Christopher Dandrea, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | Lon Smith (PG), Rodney Smith (SG), Andrew Phillips (PF), Roger Overstreet (C) Robert Dehaven, Christopher Dandrea, Darrel Brown, Mark Anderson | |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Hoskin (SF), John Donnelly (PF), John Melvin (C) Michael Hazelwood, Keith Sessoms, Jason Savell | |
| 06:50 | Albany | Keith Celestin makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:50 | Albany | Keith Celestin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:27 | Canisius | Rodney Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lon Smith | 64-53 |
| 06:01 | Albany | Keith Celestin connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Steven Cosenza | 64-55 |
| 05:39 | Canisius | Lon Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Owens | 66-55 |
| 05:14 | Albany | Steven Cosenza scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Keith Celestin | 66-58 |
| 04:58 | Canisius | John Melvin takes the ball from Andrew Phillips | 66-58 |
| 04:29 | Albany | Keith Celestin connects on the jump hook from the left block | 66-60 |
| 04:11 | Canisius | Andrew Phillips buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Lon Smith | 68-60 |
| 03:49 | Albany | Steven Cosenza scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Donnelly | 68-63 |
| 03:44 | Canisius | Lon Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 03:43 | Albany | The rebound goes to Keith Celestin | 68-63 |
| 03:24 | Albany | Keith Celestin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Owens - foul #2 on Andrew Owens, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Abbate (PG), Christopher Dandrea (SG), Roland Petty (SF), Darrel Brown (PF), Mark Anderson (C) Lon Smith, Rodney Smith, Andrew Owens, Andrew Phillips, Roger Overstreet | |
| Subs | Albany | Rolando Buskirk (PG), Roberto Muniz (SF), Jason Savell (C) Steven Cosenza, Paul Hoskin, John Melvin | |
| 03:24 | Albany | Keith Celestin misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:24 | Albany | Keith Celestin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Abbate (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Dandrea (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roland Petty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Rolando Buskirk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Celestin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roberto Muniz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Donnelly (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Savell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 03:08 | Albany | John Donnelly snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 02:45 | Albany | Keith Celestin buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jason Savell | 68-66 |
| 02:45 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Canisius | Lon Smith (PG), Rodney Smith (SG), Andrew Phillips (PF) Christopher Dandrea, Roland Petty, Mark Anderson | |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Cosenza (PG), Paul Hoskin (SF) Keith Celestin, Roberto Muniz | |
| 02:26 | Canisius | Lon Smith misses the jumper from the free throw line | 68-66 |
| 02:24 | Albany | The rebound goes to Jason Savell | 68-66 |
| 02:01 | Albany | Paul Hoskin comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-66 |
| 01:59 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Andrew Phillips | 68-66 |
| 01:59 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Canisius | Andrew Owens (SF), Roger Overstreet (C) John Abbate, Darrel Brown | |
| Subs | Albany | John Melvin (C) Jason Savell | |
| 01:44 | Canisius | Lon Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-66 |
| 01:42 | Canisius | Andrew Phillips can't tip it in | 68-66 |
| 01:40 | Albany | John Melvin grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 01:13 | Albany | Andrew Phillips swats the shot by Steven Cosenza | 68-66 |
| 01:12 | Canisius | Andrew Owens snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 01:06 | Canisius | Rodney Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-66 |
| 01:04 | Albany | John Donnelly gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:42 | Albany | Paul Hoskin makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Steven Cosenza and he's hacked by Andrew Phillips - foul #4 on Andrew Phillips, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 00:42 | Albany | Paul Hoskin makes the free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:26 | Canisius | John Melvin takes the ball from Roger Overstreet | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Albany | Rolando Buskirk is fouled in the backcourt by Lon Smith - foul #4 on Lon Smith, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| 00:23 | Albany | Rolando Buskirk makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:23 | Albany | Rolando Buskirk misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:23 | Canisius | Andrew Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 00:19 | Canisius | Lon Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-70 |
| 00:18 | Albany | Paul Hoskin grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 00:17 | Albany | Paul Hoskin is fouled in the backcourt by Lon Smith - foul #5 on Lon Smith, team foul #11 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Abbate (PG) Lon Smith | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 00:17 | Albany | Paul Hoskin makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:17 | Albany | Paul Hoskin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Canisius | Andrew Owens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-72 |
| 00:11 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet snags the offensive board | 68-72 |
| 00:09 | Canisius | Rodney Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-72 |
| 00:07 | Albany | Paul Hoskin is hacked by John Abbate in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Abbate, team foul #12 | 71-72 |
| 00:07 | Albany | Paul Hoskin misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:07 | Albany | Paul Hoskin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:07 | Canisius | Canisius calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Canisius | Andrew Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 00:01 | Canisius | Andrew Owens gets the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | The clock runs out | 71-73 |