| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Ronald Iglesias (fresh) SG - Randall Jolliff (fresh) SF - Gilbert Wier (fresh) PF - Charlie Thompson (fresh) C - Freddie Shoemaker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Louis Balsamo (fresh) SG - Thomas Bolden (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) PF - Edward Karst (fresh) C - Harold Lovett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Thomas Bolden | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Niagara | Randall Jolliff clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Niagara | Charlie Thompson tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Iglesias - foul #1 on Ronald Iglesias, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst hits a shot from the right side set up by Louis Balsamo | 0-4 |
| 18:46 | Niagara | Gilbert Wier's pass is intercepted by Louis Balsamo | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo hits the finger roll | 0-6 |
| 18:28 | Niagara | Gilbert Wier is hacked by Harold Lovett - foul #1 on Harold Lovett, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:16 | Niagara | Ronald Iglesias misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:15 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Edward Karst | 0-6 |
| 17:51 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Balsamo | 0-8 |
| 17:29 | Niagara | Freddie Shoemaker scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gilbert Wier | 2-8 |
| 17:07 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst hits a jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Bolden | 2-10 |
| 16:42 | Niagara | Edward Karst denies the turnaround by Ronald Iglesias | 2-10 |
| 16:40 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst gets the rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:16 | Virginia Tech | Randall Jolliff steals the ball from Louis Balsamo | 2-10 |
| 16:11 | Niagara | Gilbert Wier blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Harold Lovett - foul #2 on Harold Lovett, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Samuel Mack (PG), Carl Parish (SG), Michael Matthews (PF), James Colegrove (C) Ronald Iglesias, Randall Jolliff, Charlie Thompson, Freddie Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Grenz (PG), Joseph Radford (SG), Sergio Moreno (SF), Thomas Campbell (PF), Robert Perrotta (C) Louis Balsamo, Thomas Bolden, Jeffrey Smith, Edward Karst, Harold Lovett | |
| 16:11 | Niagara | Gilbert Wier makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 16:11 | Niagara | Gilbert Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:50 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Campbell | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Samuel Mack (fresh) SG - Carl Parish (fresh) SF - Gilbert Wier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Matthews (fresh) C - James Colegrove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Grenz (fresh) SG - Joseph Radford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sergio Moreno (fresh) PF - Thomas Campbell (fresh) C - Robert Perrotta (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Niagara | Robert Perrotta swats the short shot by Michael Matthews | 4-12 |
| 15:26 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell snags the defensive board | 4-12 |
| 15:23 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Mack picks off the pass by Robert Perrotta in the backcourt | 4-12 |
| 15:20 | Niagara | Samuel Mack can't throw it down | 4-12 |
| 15:18 | Virginia Tech | Robert Perrotta snags the defensive board | 4-12 |
| 14:51 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Sergio Moreno | 4-14 |
| 14:30 | Niagara | James Colegrove makes the fadeaway in the paint | 6-14 |
| 14:12 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Samuel Mack - foul #1 on Samuel Mack, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Matthew Nisbet (PG), Randall Jolliff (SG), Roy Wilson (SF), Charlie Thompson (PF), Freddie Shoemaker (C) Samuel Mack, Carl Parish, Gilbert Wier, Michael Matthews, James Colegrove | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo (PG), Thomas Bolden (SG), Jeffrey Smith (SF), Edward Karst (PF) Michael Grenz, Joseph Radford, Sergio Moreno, Robert Perrotta | |
| 14:12 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 14:12 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:57 | Niagara | Roy Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Iglesias (PG) Matthew Nisbet | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:33 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden misses long on a shot from the left side | 6-15 |
| 13:32 | Niagara | Charlie Thompson grabs the board | 6-15 |
| 13:09 | Niagara | Roy Wilson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 6-15 |
| 13:07 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst grabs the board | 6-15 |
| 13:01 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Jolliff - foul #1 on Randall Jolliff, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gilbert Wier (SF) Randall Jolliff | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:39 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 6-15 |
| 12:37 | Niagara | Freddie Shoemaker gets the rebound | 6-15 |
| 12:15 | Niagara | The jumper by Freddie Shoemaker is denied by Thomas Campbell | 6-15 |
| 12:14 | Niagara | Gilbert Wier tips it home | 8-15 |
| 12:12 | Virginia Tech | Roy Wilson steps in front of the Thomas Bolden pass in the backcourt | 8-15 |
| 11:57 | Niagara | Roy Wilson lays it in set up by Ronald Iglesias | 10-15 |
| 11:32 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Thomas Bolden | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Ronald Iglesias (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Wier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charlie Thompson (tiring) 2 reb. C - Freddie Shoemaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Louis Balsamo (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Bolden (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Karst (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Niagara | Roy Wilson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Iglesias | 12-17 |
| 11:14 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Wier - foul #1 on Gilbert Wier, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | Samuel Mack (PG), Randall Jolliff (SG), Carl Parish (SF), Michael Matthews (PF), James Colegrove (C) Ronald Iglesias, Roy Wilson, Gilbert Wier, Charlie Thompson, Freddie Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Grenz (PG), Joseph Radford (SG), Sergio Moreno (SF), Robert Perrotta (C) Louis Balsamo, Thomas Bolden, Jeffrey Smith, Thomas Campbell | |
| 11:05 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 12-17 |
| 11:03 | Virginia Tech | Robert Perrotta tips it home | 12-19 |
| 10:39 | Niagara | Michael Matthews is called for traveling | 12-19 |
| 10:19 | Virginia Tech | Michael Grenz is fouled on the floor by Randall Jolliff - foul #2 on Randall Jolliff, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Matthew Nisbet (SG) Randall Jolliff | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 09:58 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 12-19 |
| 09:57 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst snags the offensive board | 12-19 |
| 09:36 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst is hacked by Michael Matthews - foul #1 on Michael Matthews, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roy Wilson (SG), Gilbert Wier (SF), Charlie Thompson (PF), Freddie Shoemaker (C) Samuel Mack, Carl Parish, Michael Matthews, James Colegrove | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo (PG), Thomas Bolden (SG), Jeffrey Smith (SF), Thomas Campbell (C) Michael Grenz, Joseph Radford, Sergio Moreno, Robert Perrotta | |
| 09:12 | Virginia Tech | Roy Wilson steps in front of the Louis Balsamo pass | 12-19 |
| 09:04 | Niagara | Roy Wilson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Bolden - foul #1 on Thomas Bolden, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| 09:04 | Niagara | Roy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:04 | Niagara | Roy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:39 | Virginia Tech | Freddie Shoemaker swats the short shot by Edward Karst | 14-19 |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Smith | 14-19 |
| 08:17 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst makes the jump hook from the baseline | 14-21 |
| 08:11 | Niagara | The jumper by Gilbert Wier is denied by Edward Karst | 14-21 |
| 08:10 | Niagara | Freddie Shoemaker grabs the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:02 | Niagara | Charlie Thompson buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gilbert Wier | 16-21 |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst is denied on a dunk by Freddie Shoemaker | 16-21 |
| 07:33 | Niagara | Charlie Thompson gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Matthew Nisbet (fairly fresh) SG - Roy Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert Wier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charlie Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Shoemaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Louis Balsamo (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Bolden (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Karst (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Niagara | Gilbert Wier works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Bolden - foul #2 on Thomas Bolden, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Iglesias (PG), Carl Parish (SG), Michael Matthews (PF), James Colegrove (C) Matthew Nisbet, Roy Wilson, Charlie Thompson, Freddie Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Grenz (PG), Joseph Radford (SG), Sergio Moreno (SF) Louis Balsamo, Thomas Bolden, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 07:15 | Niagara | Gilbert Wier makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:15 | Niagara | Gilbert Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:54 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Colegrove - foul #1 on James Colegrove, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Perrotta (C) Thomas Campbell | |
| 06:54 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:54 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:39 | Niagara | Sergio Moreno picks off the pass by Ronald Iglesias | 18-22 |
| 06:15 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Michael Grenz is blocked by Michael Matthews | 18-22 |
| 06:14 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:00 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket | 18-24 |
| 05:38 | Niagara | Michael Matthews comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Grenz - foul #1 on Michael Grenz, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roy Wilson (SG), Freddie Shoemaker (C) Gilbert Wier, James Colegrove | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo (PG), Harold Lovett (C) Michael Grenz, Robert Perrotta | |
| 05:38 | Niagara | Michael Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:38 | Niagara | Michael Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:13 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford hits a turnaround from the right block | 20-26 |
| 05:06 | Niagara | Ronald Iglesias connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Roy Wilson | 22-26 |
| 04:41 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Matthews - foul #2 on Michael Matthews, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Niagara | Samuel Mack (PG), Matthew Nisbet (SG), Charlie Thompson (PF) Ronald Iglesias, Carl Parish, Michael Matthews | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden (SG), Jeffrey Smith (SF) Joseph Radford, Sergio Moreno | |
| 04:41 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:41 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:25 | Niagara | Matthew Nisbet comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-28 |
| 04:24 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Thompson | 22-28 |
| 04:11 | Niagara | Louis Balsamo is called for the reach on Samuel Mack - foul #1 on Louis Balsamo, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Grenz (PG), Thomas Campbell (PF) Louis Balsamo, Edward Karst | |
| 04:03 | Niagara | Samuel Mack hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 03:49 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden lays it in on a great pass from Michael Grenz and he's hacked by Roy Wilson - foul #1 on Roy Wilson, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randall Jolliff (SG), James Colegrove (C) Matthew Nisbet, Freddie Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Perrotta (C) Harold Lovett | |
| 03:49 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden misses the free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:49 | Virginia Tech | Robert Perrotta grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 03:35 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell banks in the layup set up by Thomas Bolden | 25-32 |
| 03:17 | Niagara | Jeffrey Smith is called for the reach on Roy Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #7 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Matthews (PF) Charlie Thompson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett (C) Thomas Campbell | |
| 03:17 | Niagara | Roy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:17 | Niagara | Roy Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:17 | Virginia Tech | Robert Perrotta pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Samuel Mack (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Jolliff (fresh) SF - Roy Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Colegrove (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Grenz (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Bolden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Perrotta (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Lovett (fresh) | |
| 02:57 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden misses the floater near the basket | 26-32 |
| 02:55 | Niagara | Michael Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:35 | Niagara | Michael Matthews can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 02:33 | Niagara | James Colegrove pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:25 | Niagara | Michael Matthews is hacked by Jeffrey Smith - foul #2 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Iglesias (PG), Carl Parish (SF), Freddie Shoemaker (C) Samuel Mack, Roy Wilson, James Colegrove | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo (PG), Joseph Radford (SG), Sergio Moreno (SF), Thomas Campbell (PF) Michael Grenz, Thomas Bolden, Jeffrey Smith, Robert Perrotta | |
| 02:25 | Niagara | Michael Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:25 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 02:22 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo is hacked by Ronald Iglesias in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Iglesias, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| 02:22 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:22 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:58 | Niagara | Louis Balsamo steps in front of the Ronald Iglesias pass | 26-34 |
| 01:55 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo can't finish the layup | 26-34 |
| 01:53 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Carl Parish | 26-34 |
| 01:31 | Niagara | Carl Parish is fouled on the floor by Sergio Moreno - foul #1 on Sergio Moreno, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gilbert Wier (SF), Charlie Thompson (PF) Randall Jolliff, Michael Matthews | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 01:31 | Niagara | Carl Parish makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:31 | Niagara | Carl Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:13 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo is called for 5 seconds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | Matthew Nisbet (SG) Carl Parish | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden (SG), Jeffrey Smith (SF), Edward Karst (PF) Joseph Radford, Sergio Moreno, Thomas Campbell | |
| 01:00 | Niagara | Freddie Shoemaker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-34 |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Iglesias is called for the reach on Louis Balsamo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Iglesias, team foul #11 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | Samuel Mack (PG) Ronald Iglesias | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst grabs the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 00:36 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 00:34 | Niagara | Matthew Nisbet snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 00:29 | Niagara | Samuel Mack lays it up and in set up by Charlie Thompson | 30-35 |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 30-35 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith can't tip it in | 30-35 |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Charlie Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Charlie Thompson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-35 |