| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Brooks (fresh) SG - Thomas Littell (fresh) SF - Howard Talley (fresh) PF - Charles Swope (fresh) C - Michael Gillespie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Kenneth Bailey (fresh) SG - John Gullickson (fresh) SF - Seymour Waddy (fresh) PF - Bryan Washburn (fresh) C - Earl Montgomery (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Bryan Washburn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Canisius | Seymour Waddy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Liberty | Charles Swope pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Liberty | Thomas Littell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Talley | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Liberty | Gregory Brooks drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Canisius | Kenneth Bailey's 3 pointer is rejected by Charles Swope | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Liberty | Charles Swope snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Liberty | Gregory Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Liberty | Howard Talley tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Canisius | Bryan Washburn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Montgomery | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | Canisius | Seymour Waddy buries a floater from the right side set up by John Gullickson | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Liberty | Michael Gillespie is fouled on the floor by Earl Montgomery - foul #1 on Earl Montgomery, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Liberty | Bryan Washburn takes the ball from Charles Swope | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Canisius | Seymour Waddy is called for traveling | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Liberty | Gregory Brooks buries a floater from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 16:54 | Canisius | Earl Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 6-2 |
| 16:52 | Liberty | Gregory Brooks snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:33 | Liberty | Gregory Brooks misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Bailey - foul #1 on Kenneth Bailey, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joe Pecor (SF), Glenn Gwin (C) Seymour Waddy, Earl Montgomery | |
| 16:33 | Liberty | Gregory Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:33 | Liberty | Gregory Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:15 | Canisius | Kenneth Bailey buries a jump hook in the lane | 8-4 |
| 16:00 | Liberty | Gregory Brooks blows the dunk | 8-4 |
| 15:59 | Canisius | Glenn Gwin pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Littell (fresh) SF - Howard Talley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Swope (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Gillespie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Kenneth Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Gullickson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Pecor (fresh) PF - Bryan Washburn (fresh) C - Glenn Gwin (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Canisius | Joe Pecor can't connect on a shot from the right block | 8-4 |
| 15:48 | Liberty | Michael Gillespie grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:40 | Liberty | Bryan Washburn denies the turnaround by Charles Swope | 8-4 |
| 15:39 | Canisius | Joe Pecor pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:35 | Canisius | Thomas Littell steals it from Kenneth Bailey | 8-4 |
| 15:31 | Liberty | Thomas Littell misses the easy layup | 8-4 |
| 15:29 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Bryan Washburn | 8-4 |
| 15:12 | Canisius | Bryan Washburn slams it home on a nice dish by Kenneth Bailey | 8-6 |
| 14:46 | Liberty | Howard Talley loses the dribble to Kenneth Bailey | 8-6 |
| 14:27 | Canisius | Bryan Washburn is fouled on the floor by Charles Swope - foul #1 on Charles Swope, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Carey (PG), Ryan Coates (SG), Anthony Ricci (SF), Rex Broderick (PF), Allan Brown (C) Gregory Brooks, Thomas Littell, Howard Talley, Charles Swope, Michael Gillespie | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dennis Pitman (PG), Seymour Waddy (SF), Earl Montgomery (C) Kenneth Bailey, John Gullickson, Bryan Washburn | |
| 14:13 | Canisius | Joe Pecor misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ryan Coates - foul #1 on Ryan Coates, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| 14:13 | Canisius | Joe Pecor misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:13 | Canisius | Joe Pecor makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:54 | Liberty | Anthony Ricci comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 13:53 | Canisius | Glenn Gwin gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:43 | Canisius | Earl Montgomery travels with the ball | 8-7 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Jarnigan (SG), Sheng-li Huang (PF) Joe Pecor, Glenn Gwin | |
| 13:26 | Liberty | Rex Broderick misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 13:25 | Liberty | Ryan Coates pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:16 | Liberty | Ryan Coates is denied on a layup by Earl Montgomery | 8-7 |
| 13:15 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Seymour Waddy | 8-7 |
| 12:51 | Canisius | Richard Carey takes the ball from Sheng-li Huang | 8-7 |
| 12:48 | Liberty | Richard Carey misses the lay-in | 8-7 |
| 12:47 | Liberty | Rex Broderick tips it home | 10-7 |
| 12:33 | Canisius | Earl Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 12:31 | Canisius | Dennis Pitman can't tip it in | 10-7 |
| 12:30 | Liberty | Rex Broderick grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 12:12 | Liberty | Allan Brown misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Sheng-li Huang - foul #1 on Sheng-li Huang, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Brooks (PG), Charles Swope (PF) Ryan Coates, Rex Broderick | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kenneth Bailey (PG), John Gullickson (SG), Bryan Washburn (PF), Glenn Gwin (C) Dennis Pitman, Samuel Jarnigan, Sheng-li Huang, Earl Montgomery | |
| 12:12 | Liberty | Allan Brown misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:12 | Liberty | Allan Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:12 | Canisius | Seymour Waddy snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 11:54 | Canisius | Glenn Gwin misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 10-7 |
| 11:52 | Canisius | Bryan Washburn can't tip it in | 10-7 |
| 11:50 | Canisius | Glenn Gwin grabs the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Carey (fresh) SF - Anthony Ricci (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Swope (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allan Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Kenneth Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gullickson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Seymour Waddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Washburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Gwin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Canisius | Anthony Ricci is called for the reach on Seymour Waddy - foul #1 on Anthony Ricci, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Liberty | Thomas Littell (SG), Howard Talley (SF), Michael Gillespie (C) Richard Carey, Anthony Ricci, Allan Brown | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joe Pecor (SF) Seymour Waddy | |
| 11:15 | Canisius | Kenneth Bailey misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-7 |
| 11:14 | Liberty | Howard Talley pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 10:59 | Liberty | Gregory Brooks is hacked by Kenneth Bailey - foul #2 on Kenneth Bailey, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dennis Pitman (PG) Kenneth Bailey | |
| 10:40 | Liberty | Thomas Littell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 10:39 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Bryan Washburn | 10-7 |
| 10:33 | Canisius | Joe Pecor double dribbles | 10-7 |
| 10:15 | Liberty | Charles Swope misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Bryan Washburn - foul #1 on Bryan Washburn, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Seymour Waddy (SF), Earl Montgomery (C) Joe Pecor, Glenn Gwin | |
| 10:15 | Liberty | Charles Swope makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 10:15 | Liberty | Charles Swope makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 09:58 | Canisius | Dennis Pitman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 09:56 | Liberty | Howard Talley gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 09:40 | Liberty | Charles Swope misses long on a jumper in the lane | 12-7 |
| 09:39 | Liberty | Thomas Littell misses the tip | 12-7 |
| 09:37 | Canisius | Earl Montgomery snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 09:31 | Canisius | Bryan Washburn is hacked by Charles Swope - foul #2 on Charles Swope, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Carey (SG), Ryan Coates (SF), Rex Broderick (PF), Allan Brown (C) Thomas Littell, Howard Talley, Charles Swope, Michael Gillespie | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joe Pecor (SG) John Gullickson | |
| 09:20 | Canisius | Bryan Washburn scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Pitman | 12-9 |
| 09:03 | Liberty | Allan Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 09:02 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Joe Pecor | 12-9 |
| 08:57 | Canisius | Seymour Waddy is whistled for a carry | 12-9 |
| Subs | Liberty | Anthony Ricci (SF) Gregory Brooks | |
| Subs | Canisius | Glenn Gwin (C) Earl Montgomery | |
| 08:41 | Liberty | Rex Broderick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 08:40 | Liberty | Rex Broderick gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 08:25 | Liberty | Richard Carey steps out of bounds on the baseline | 12-9 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Gullickson (SG), Sheng-li Huang (C) Seymour Waddy, Bryan Washburn | |
| 08:13 | Canisius | John Gullickson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-9 |
| 08:11 | Liberty | Allan Brown snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 07:54 | Liberty | Allan Brown knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Richard Carey and the foul's on Sheng-li Huang - foul #2 on Sheng-li Huang, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Brooks (PG), Thomas Littell (SG), Howard Talley (SF), Michael Gillespie (C) Richard Carey, Ryan Coates, Anthony Ricci, Rex Broderick | |
| Subs | Canisius | Billie Faulk (C) Sheng-li Huang | |
| 07:54 | Liberty | Allan Brown makes the free throw | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Littell (fresh) SF - Howard Talley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allan Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Gillespie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Dennis Pitman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Gullickson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Pecor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Gwin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Billie Faulk (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Canisius | Joe Pecor misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 15-9 |
| 07:30 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Howard Talley | 15-9 |
| 07:07 | Liberty | Thomas Littell is fouled on the floor by Joe Pecor - foul #1 on Joe Pecor, team foul #7 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Liberty | Rex Broderick (PF) Allan Brown | |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Jarnigan (PG), Seymour Waddy (SF), Bryan Washburn (PF), Earl Montgomery (C) Dennis Pitman, Joe Pecor, Glenn Gwin, Billie Faulk | |
| 07:07 | Liberty | Thomas Littell misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 07:07 | Canisius | Earl Montgomery grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 06:52 | Canisius | Seymour Waddy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 06:50 | Liberty | Michael Gillespie grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 06:38 | Liberty | Michael Gillespie can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Earl Montgomery - foul #2 on Earl Montgomery, team foul #8 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Billie Faulk (C) Earl Montgomery | |
| 06:38 | Liberty | Michael Gillespie misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 06:38 | Liberty | Michael Gillespie makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 06:11 | Canisius | Samuel Jarnigan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-9 |
| 06:10 | Canisius | Seymour Waddy hits the follow up shot | 16-11 |
| 05:46 | Liberty | Thomas Littell scores on a 3 from the right corner | 19-11 |
| 05:33 | Canisius | Seymour Waddy is hacked by Thomas Littell - foul #1 on Thomas Littell, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Carey (PG), Ryan Coates (SG), Anthony Ricci (SF), Allan Brown (C) Gregory Brooks, Thomas Littell, Howard Talley, Michael Gillespie | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dennis Pitman (PG), Joe Pecor (SG), Glenn Gwin (C) Samuel Jarnigan, John Gullickson, Billie Faulk | |
| 05:09 | Canisius | Rex Broderick takes the ball from Dennis Pitman | 19-11 |
| 04:55 | Liberty | Rex Broderick hits a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Glenn Gwin - foul #1 on Glenn Gwin, team foul #9 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Conant (SF) Seymour Waddy | |
| 04:55 | Liberty | Rex Broderick makes the free throw | 22-11 |
| 04:37 | Canisius | Glenn Gwin hits a driving attempt from the left block | 22-13 |
| 04:24 | Liberty | 3 seconds is called on Rex Broderick | 22-13 |
| Subs | Liberty | Donald Cassidy (C) Rex Broderick | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 04:01 | Canisius | Dennis Pitman knocks in the jumper in the lane | 22-15 |
| 03:37 | Liberty | Richard Carey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-15 |
| 03:35 | Canisius | Joe Pecor pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Carey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Coates (fresh) SF - Anthony Ricci (fresh) PF - Allan Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Cassidy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Dennis Pitman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Pecor (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Conant (fresh) PF - Bryan Washburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Gwin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Canisius | Anthony Ricci steps in front of the Glenn Gwin pass | 22-15 |
| 02:57 | Liberty | Richard Carey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-15 |
| 02:55 | Canisius | Bryan Washburn pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 02:49 | Canisius | Joe Pecor misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-15 |
| 02:48 | Liberty | Allan Brown snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| 02:38 | Liberty | Allan Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 02:37 | Liberty | Ryan Coates tips it home | 24-15 |
| 02:25 | Canisius | Donald Cassidy is called for the reach on Glenn Gwin - foul #1 on Donald Cassidy, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Brooks (PG), Thomas Littell (SG), Howard Talley (SF), Charles Swope (PF), Michael Gillespie (C) Richard Carey, Ryan Coates, Anthony Ricci, Allan Brown, Donald Cassidy | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kenneth Bailey (PG), John Gullickson (SG), Seymour Waddy (SF), Sheng-li Huang (PF), Earl Montgomery (C) Dennis Pitman, Joe Pecor, James Conant, Bryan Washburn, Glenn Gwin | |
| 02:05 | Canisius | Sheng-li Huang is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Sheng-li Huang, team foul #10 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bryan Washburn (PF) Sheng-li Huang | |
| 01:41 | Liberty | Kenneth Bailey picks off the pass by Michael Gillespie | 24-15 |
| 01:38 | Canisius | Seymour Waddy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Bailey | 24-17 |
| 01:18 | Liberty | Howard Talley misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Bailey - foul #3 on Kenneth Bailey, team foul #11 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dennis Pitman (PG) Kenneth Bailey | |
| 01:18 | Liberty | Howard Talley makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 01:18 | Liberty | Howard Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 01:14 | Canisius | Dennis Pitman is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Pitman, team foul #12 | 26-17 |
| 01:02 | Liberty | Michael Gillespie's floater is tipped away by Earl Montgomery | 26-17 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | Bryan Washburn gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 00:56 | Canisius | John Gullickson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-17 |
| 00:55 | Liberty | Howard Talley pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 00:40 | Liberty | Dennis Pitman picks off the pass by Michael Gillespie | 26-17 |
| 00:37 | Canisius | Dennis Pitman banks in the layup | 26-19 |
| 00:22 | Liberty | Thomas Littell makes the 3 from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 00:05 | Canisius | John Gullickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-19 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Carey (SG), Ryan Coates (SF), Rex Broderick (C) Thomas Littell, Howard Talley, Michael Gillespie | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joe Pecor (PF), Glenn Gwin (C) Bryan Washburn, Earl Montgomery | |
| 00:01 | Liberty | Ryan Coates misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Joe Pecor pulls down the rebound | 29-19 |