| Lineup | Canisius | PG - William Rice (fresh) SG - Jonathon Plummer (fresh) SF - Robert Sutton (fresh) PF - Gary Baker (fresh) C - Joseph Cartwright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Brian Cooper (fresh) SG - Frank Branch (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Norris (fresh) PF - Ronald Cooper (fresh) C - Peter Deardorff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Deardorff | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Cooper | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Canisius | Gary Baker comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Youngstown State | Joseph Cartwright denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Norris | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Jonathon Plummer | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Canisius | Robert Sutton misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Branch - foul #1 on Frank Branch, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Canisius | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:56 | Canisius | Robert Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:56 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:36 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank Branch | 1-4 |
| 18:22 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Sutton | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Sutton - foul #1 on Robert Sutton, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:08 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:50 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 17:49 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright tips it home | 6-6 |
| 17:34 | Youngstown State | Joseph Cartwright steps in front of the Brian Cooper pass | 6-6 |
| 17:19 | Canisius | Gary Baker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Cooper - foul #1 on Ronald Cooper, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Richerson (PG), James Torrey (SG), Roy Manning (SF), Daniel Golden (C) William Rice, Jonathon Plummer, Robert Sutton, Joseph Cartwright | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 17:19 | Canisius | Gary Baker makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:19 | Canisius | Gary Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:09 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 17:08 | Canisius | James Torrey snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 17:01 | Canisius | James Torrey's floater is knocked away by Ronald Cooper | 8-6 |
| 16:59 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 16:51 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Cooper | 8-8 |
| 16:45 | Canisius | James Richerson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Manning | 11-8 |
| 16:24 | Youngstown State | Brian Cooper is fouled on the floor by Roy Manning - foul #1 on Roy Manning, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Canisius | Greg Channel (C) Gary Baker | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Roy Elmore (PG), Ronald Hoag (SG), Ray Howard (SF), Robert Newburn (PF) Brian Cooper, Frank Branch, Jeffrey Norris, Ronald Cooper | |
| 16:06 | Youngstown State | Robert Newburn banks in the layup set up by Ronald Hoag | 11-10 |
| 15:49 | Canisius | Daniel Golden scores on a floater from the baseline | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Richerson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Torrey (fresh) SF - Roy Manning (fresh) PF - Daniel Golden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Channel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Roy Elmore (fresh) SG - Ronald Hoag (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Howard (fresh) PF - Robert Newburn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Deardorff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Youngstown State | Ray Howard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-10 |
| 15:32 | Canisius | James Torrey grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 15:28 | Canisius | James Torrey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 15:27 | Canisius | Daniel Golden tips it in | 15-10 |
| 15:10 | Youngstown State | Daniel Golden swats the short shot by Ronald Hoag | 15-10 |
| 15:09 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Daniel Golden | 15-10 |
| 15:02 | Canisius | James Torrey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 15:00 | Youngstown State | Ray Howard snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 14:48 | Youngstown State | Robert Newburn can't throw it down but the foul's on Daniel Golden - foul #1 on Daniel Golden, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Canisius | William Rice (PG), Jonathon Plummer (SG), Robert Sutton (SF), Joseph Cartwright (C) James Richerson, James Torrey, Roy Manning, Daniel Golden | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Brian Cooper (PG), Frank Branch (SG), Jeffrey Norris (SF), Ronald Cooper (PF) Roy Elmore, Ronald Hoag, Ray Howard, Peter Deardorff | |
| 14:48 | Youngstown State | Robert Newburn misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:48 | Youngstown State | Robert Newburn misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:48 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 14:42 | Canisius | William Rice is hacked by Brian Cooper - foul #1 on Brian Cooper, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| 14:34 | Canisius | Robert Sutton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 14:32 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer hits the follow up shot | 17-10 |
| 14:18 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper is fouled on the floor by William Rice - foul #1 on William Rice, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Baker (PF) Greg Channel | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 14:10 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 14:09 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 13:57 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Branch | 17-13 |
| 13:52 | Canisius | Frank Branch steps in front of the William Rice pass | 17-13 |
| 13:33 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Russell Conroy (C) Robert Newburn | |
| 13:20 | Canisius | Frank Branch is called for the reach on Jonathon Plummer - foul #2 on Frank Branch, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Hoag (SG), Ray Howard (SF), Peter Deardorff (C) Frank Branch, Jeffrey Norris, Russell Conroy | |
| 13:07 | Canisius | Gary Baker blows the layup | 17-13 |
| 13:05 | Youngstown State | Ray Howard gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:45 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper's floater is tipped away by Robert Sutton | 17-13 |
| 12:43 | Canisius | Gary Baker snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 12:38 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 17-13 |
| 12:37 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer gets the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:20 | Canisius | William Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 12:18 | Youngstown State | Ronald Hoag pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:56 | Youngstown State | Joseph Cartwright blocks the short jumper by Ronald Hoag | 17-13 |
| 11:55 | Canisius | Gary Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:51 | Canisius | William Rice misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 11:50 | Youngstown State | Ronald Hoag snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - William Rice (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathon Plummer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sutton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Cartwright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Brian Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hoag (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Howard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Deardorff (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Youngstown State | Brian Cooper misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 11:27 | Canisius | William Rice pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:23 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 11:21 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Ronald Cooper | 17-13 |
| 11:02 | Youngstown State | Brian Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Richerson (PG), James Torrey (SG), Roy Manning (SF), Daniel Golden (PF), Greg Channel (C) William Rice, Jonathon Plummer, Robert Sutton, Gary Baker, Joseph Cartwright | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bryon Seaver (PG), Roy Elmore (SG), Jeffrey Norris (SF), Robert Newburn (PF), Russell Conroy (C) Brian Cooper, Ronald Hoag, Ray Howard, Ronald Cooper, Peter Deardorff | |
| 10:44 | Canisius | Daniel Golden connects on the jumper from the right side | 19-13 |
| 10:22 | Youngstown State | Roy Elmore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 10:21 | Youngstown State | Robert Newburn tips it in | 19-15 |
| 09:58 | Canisius | Greg Channel is called for a backcourt violation | 19-15 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff (C) Russell Conroy | |
| 09:46 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 19-15 |
| 09:45 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff tips it but misses | 19-15 |
| 09:44 | Canisius | Greg Channel gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:38 | Canisius | Daniel Golden jams it | 21-15 |
| 09:16 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 21-17 |
| 09:12 | Canisius | Daniel Golden is whistled for traveling | 21-17 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright (C) Daniel Golden | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Hoag (PG), Ray Howard (SG), Ronald Cooper (PF) Bryon Seaver, Roy Elmore, Robert Newburn | |
| 08:47 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris connects on the 3 from straight away | 21-20 |
| 08:33 | Canisius | Greg Channel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 08:31 | Youngstown State | Ray Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:06 | Youngstown State | Ray Howard is hacked by Greg Channel - foul #1 on Greg Channel, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Canisius | William Rice (PG), Jonathon Plummer (SG), Robert Sutton (SF), Gary Baker (PF) James Richerson, James Torrey, Roy Manning, Greg Channel | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Brian Cooper (PG) Jeffrey Norris | |
| 07:50 | Youngstown State | Ray Howard makes the fadeaway from the left block | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - William Rice (fresh) SG - Jonathon Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sutton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Cartwright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Brian Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hoag (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Deardorff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Canisius | Robert Sutton can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Cooper - foul #2 on Brian Cooper, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Golden (C) Joseph Cartwright | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Roy Elmore (PG), Russell Conroy (SF), Robert Newburn (PF), Luke Humphrey (C) Brian Cooper, Ronald Hoag, Ronald Cooper, Peter Deardorff | |
| 07:32 | Canisius | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:32 | Canisius | Robert Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:17 | Youngstown State | Ray Howard's layup is rejected by Gary Baker | 23-22 |
| 07:16 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Newburn | 23-22 |
| 06:56 | Youngstown State | Ray Howard is fouled on the floor by Daniel Golden - foul #2 on Daniel Golden, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright (C) Daniel Golden | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bryon Seaver (PG) Ray Howard | |
| 06:40 | Youngstown State | Russell Conroy misses the fadeaway from the left side | 23-22 |
| 06:38 | Youngstown State | Luke Humphrey tips it back up and in | 23-24 |
| 06:24 | Canisius | William Rice connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Sutton | 26-24 |
| 05:57 | Youngstown State | Roy Elmore banks in the layup | 26-26 |
| 05:40 | Canisius | Robert Sutton is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Sutton, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Richerson (PG), James Torrey (SG), Roy Manning (SF), Greg Channel (C) William Rice, Jonathon Plummer, Robert Sutton, Joseph Cartwright | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Hoag (SG), Jeffrey Norris (SF), Ronald Cooper (PF), Peter Deardorff (C) Bryon Seaver, Russell Conroy, Robert Newburn, Luke Humphrey | |
| 05:19 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-26 |
| 05:18 | Canisius | Greg Channel gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:13 | Canisius | Roy Manning misses badly on a runner from close range | 26-26 |
| 05:11 | Canisius | James Torrey grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 04:51 | Canisius | James Richerson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 04:50 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Peter Deardorff | 26-26 |
| 04:31 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 04:12 | Canisius | James Richerson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 04:11 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 03:57 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff misses the lay-in | 26-28 |
| 03:56 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 03:43 | Youngstown State | Ronald Hoag misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Torrey - foul #1 on James Torrey, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Canisius | William Rice (PG), Jonathon Plummer (SG), Robert Sutton (SF), Daniel Golden (PF), Joseph Cartwright (C) James Richerson, James Torrey, Roy Manning, Gary Baker, Greg Channel | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frank Branch (SG) Roy Elmore | |
| 03:43 | Youngstown State | Ronald Hoag makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:43 | Youngstown State | Ronald Hoag makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - William Rice (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathon Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Golden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Cartwright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ronald Hoag (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Branch (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Norris (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Deardorff (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Canisius | William Rice knocks in the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Jeffrey Norris - foul #1 on Jeffrey Norris, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Brian Cooper (PG) Ronald Hoag | |
| 03:17 | Canisius | William Rice makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:02 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Jonathon Plummer - foul #1 on Jonathon Plummer, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ray Howard (SF) Jeffrey Norris | |
| 03:02 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch misses the free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:02 | Canisius | Daniel Golden snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 02:52 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Rice | 31-32 |
| 02:28 | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 02:26 | Canisius | Daniel Golden pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 02:17 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 02:16 | Youngstown State | Ronald Cooper pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 01:49 | Youngstown State | Joseph Cartwright is called for the reach on Frank Branch - foul #1 on Joseph Cartwright, team foul #10 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Manning (SF), Greg Channel (C) Robert Sutton, Joseph Cartwright | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris (SF), Robert Newburn (PF), Russell Conroy (C) Ray Howard, Ronald Cooper, Peter Deardorff | |
| 01:49 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:49 | Youngstown State | Frank Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:49 | Canisius | Greg Channel grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 01:40 | Canisius | Roy Manning misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 01:39 | Canisius | Jonathon Plummer hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| 01:23 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Norris comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-33 |
| 01:21 | Canisius | Greg Channel pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:57 | Canisius | Daniel Golden misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Newburn - foul #1 on Robert Newburn, team foul #7 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Richerson (PG), James Torrey (SG) William Rice, Jonathon Plummer | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Hoag (SG) Frank Branch | |
| 00:57 | Canisius | Daniel Golden makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:57 | Canisius | Daniel Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:45 | Youngstown State | Robert Newburn is called for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Sutton (SF), Gary Baker (PF) Roy Manning, Daniel Golden | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Peter Deardorff (C) Russell Conroy | |
| 00:29 | Canisius | Gary Baker lays it in set up by James Richerson | 37-33 |
| 00:04 | Youngstown State | Robert Newburn loses the dribble to Gary Baker | 37-33 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Gary Baker misses short on a halfcourt shot | 37-33 |