| Lineup | Marist | PG - Joseph Gideon (fresh) SG - George Yee (fresh) SF - Michael Hall (fresh) PF - Roger Abernathy (fresh) C - Thomas Freeberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Kurt Counts (fresh) SG - David Nelson (fresh) SF - James Beaty (fresh) PF - James Leftwich (fresh) C - Jason Earl (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marist | Thomas Freeberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Marist | Roger Abernathy is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Canisius | George Yee picks off the pass by David Nelson | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Marist | George Yee banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Canisius | James Beaty makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kurt Counts | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Marist | Michael Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Canisius | James Leftwich pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Canisius | James Leftwich misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Hall - foul #1 on Michael Hall, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Canisius | James Leftwich makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:54 | Canisius | James Leftwich makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Marist | Thomas Freeberg misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by James Leftwich - foul #1 on James Leftwich, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Marist | Thomas Freeberg misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Marist | Thomas Freeberg makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:17 | Canisius | James Leftwich hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kurt Counts | 3-7 |
| 18:10 | Marist | Michael Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-7 |
| 18:09 | Canisius | Jason Earl grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 18:03 | Canisius | Michael Hall steals the ball from James Leftwich | 3-7 |
| 17:58 | Marist | George Yee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 17:56 | Marist | Thomas Freeberg tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 17:37 | Canisius | Joseph Gideon steps in front of the James Beaty pass | 5-7 |
| 17:16 | Marist | George Yee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Marist | Russell Mitchell (PG), Paul Boyd (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Michael Richie (PF), Richard Whitney (C) Joseph Gideon, George Yee, Michael Hall, Roger Abernathy, Thomas Freeberg | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), John Bear (SG), Cletus Tyler (SF), John Artman (PF), Timothy Anderson (C) Kurt Counts, David Nelson, James Beaty, James Leftwich, Jason Earl | |
| 16:56 | Canisius | John Brown misses the lay-in | 5-7 |
| 16:54 | Marist | Michael Clark grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:38 | Marist | Richard Whitney is hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Marist | Michael Clark buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Russell Mitchell | 8-7 |
| 16:20 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from John Brown and he's fouled by Richard Whitney - foul #1 on Richard Whitney, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| 16:20 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson misses the free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:20 | Marist | Richard Whitney gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:04 | Marist | Russell Mitchell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-9 |
| 16:02 | Canisius | Cletus Tyler grabs the board | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Russell Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Boyd (fresh) SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Richie (fresh) C - Richard Whitney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bear (fresh) SF - Cletus Tyler (fresh) PF - John Artman (fresh) C - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:58 | Canisius | John Brown misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 15:56 | Marist | The rebound goes to Michael Richie | 8-9 |
| 15:51 | Marist | Michael Clark is hacked by Cletus Tyler - foul #1 on Cletus Tyler, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Marist | George Yee (SG), Thomas Freeberg (C) Paul Boyd, Richard Whitney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kurt Counts (PG), David Nelson (SG), James Leftwich (PF), Jason Earl (C) John Brown, John Bear, John Artman, Timothy Anderson | |
| 15:37 | Marist | Michael Clark banks in the layup | 10-9 |
| 15:16 | Canisius | Jason Earl can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Freeberg - foul #1 on Thomas Freeberg, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Marist | Joseph Gideon (PG), Richard Whitney (PF) Russell Mitchell, Michael Richie | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Beaty (SF) Cletus Tyler | |
| 15:16 | Canisius | Jason Earl makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:16 | Canisius | Jason Earl misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:16 | Canisius | James Leftwich pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:58 | Canisius | Kurt Counts is fouled on the floor by George Yee - foul #1 on George Yee, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Marist | Paul Boyd (SF), Roger Abernathy (PF) Michael Clark, Richard Whitney | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 14:50 | Canisius | David Nelson scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Kurt Counts and he's hacked by George Yee - foul #2 on George Yee, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Marist | Brock Kettner (SF) George Yee | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG) Kurt Counts | |
| 14:50 | Canisius | David Nelson makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:30 | Marist | Brock Kettner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Hall (SF), Richard Whitney (C) Brock Kettner, Thomas Freeberg | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Bear (SG) David Nelson | |
| 14:08 | Canisius | John Bear buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Brown | 10-15 |
| 13:55 | Marist | Joseph Gideon is hacked by John Bear - foul #1 on John Bear, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Marist | Russell Mitchell (PG), Michael Clark (C) Joseph Gideon, Richard Whitney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Cletus Tyler (SF), John Artman (PF), Timothy Anderson (C) James Beaty, James Leftwich, Jason Earl | |
| 13:37 | Marist | Roger Abernathy drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Clark | 12-15 |
| 13:18 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 12-15 |
| 13:16 | Canisius | John Artman can't tip it in | 12-15 |
| 13:15 | Marist | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:09 | Marist | Roger Abernathy misses the lay-in | 12-15 |
| 13:08 | Marist | Roger Abernathy tips it back up and in | 14-15 |
| 13:01 | Canisius | John Brown is whistled for a carry | 14-15 |
| Subs | Marist | Brock Kettner (SG), Michael Richie (PF), Thomas Freeberg (C) Paul Boyd, Michael Hall, Roger Abernathy | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kurt Counts (PG), David Nelson (SG) John Brown, John Bear | |
| 12:37 | Marist | Thomas Freeberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by David Nelson - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Marist | Joseph Gideon (PG) Brock Kettner | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Leftwich (PF) John Artman | |
| 12:37 | Marist | Thomas Freeberg makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:37 | Marist | Thomas Freeberg makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:25 | Canisius | David Nelson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 12:23 | Canisius | James Leftwich misses the tip | 16-15 |
| 12:22 | Marist | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:06 | Marist | Michael Clark banks in the layup set up by Thomas Freeberg and he's fouled by Kurt Counts - foul #1 on Kurt Counts, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Beaty (SF), Jason Earl (C) Cletus Tyler, Timothy Anderson | |
| 12:06 | Marist | Michael Clark makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 11:45 | Canisius | Jason Earl knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kurt Counts | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Joseph Gideon (fresh) SG - Russell Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Richie (fresh) C - Thomas Freeberg (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Kurt Counts (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Beaty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Leftwich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Earl (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Marist | Michael Richie drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Gideon | 21-17 |
| 11:06 | Canisius | David Nelson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-17 |
| 11:05 | Marist | The rebound goes to Joseph Gideon | 21-17 |
| 10:56 | Marist | Michael Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | Marist | Paul Boyd (SG), Michael Hall (SF), Roger Abernathy (PF) Russell Mitchell, Michael Clark, Michael Richie | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), John Bear (SG), Timothy Anderson (SF), John Artman (PF) Kurt Counts, David Nelson, James Beaty, James Leftwich | |
| 10:34 | Canisius | John Artman buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Anderson | 21-19 |
| 10:18 | Marist | Thomas Freeberg dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Hall | 23-19 |
| 09:52 | Canisius | John Artman hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 23-19 |
| 09:51 | Canisius | Jason Earl can't tip it in | 23-19 |
| 09:49 | Canisius | John Artman gets the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 09:30 | Canisius | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Joseph Gideon - foul #1 on Joseph Gideon, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Marist | Brock Kettner (SF), Michael Richie (C) Michael Hall, Thomas Freeberg | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kurt Counts (PG), David Nelson (SG), James Beaty (SF), James Leftwich (PF) John Brown, John Bear, John Artman, Jason Earl | |
| 09:17 | Canisius | James Leftwich is hacked by Michael Richie - foul #1 on Michael Richie, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Marist | Russell Mitchell (PG), Michael Hall (SF), Richard Whitney (C) Joseph Gideon, Paul Boyd, Roger Abernathy | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 09:17 | Canisius | James Leftwich makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:17 | Canisius | James Leftwich misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:17 | Marist | Michael Richie snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 08:58 | Marist | Richard Whitney hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Hall | 25-20 |
| 08:51 | Canisius | James Beaty misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Michael Hall - foul #2 on Michael Hall, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Clark (SF) Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Canisius | Cletus Tyler (C) Timothy Anderson | |
| 08:51 | Canisius | James Beaty makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:51 | Canisius | James Beaty makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:51 | Canisius | James Beaty makes the 3rd free throw | 25-23 |
| 08:39 | Marist | Michael Richie misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-23 |
| 08:37 | Marist | Michael Richie snags the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 08:31 | Marist | Brock Kettner misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 08:30 | Canisius | James Leftwich gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 08:25 | Canisius | Kurt Counts can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 25-23 |
| 08:23 | Marist | Michael Richie grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 08:13 | Marist | Russell Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-23 |
| 08:12 | Canisius | James Leftwich grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 08:06 | Canisius | James Leftwich drills a shot in the lane set up by James Beaty | 25-25 |
| 08:04 | Marist | Russell Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| Subs | Marist | Paul Boyd (SG), Roger Abernathy (PF) Brock Kettner, Richard Whitney | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), John Bear (SG), John Artman (C) Kurt Counts, David Nelson, James Beaty | |
| 07:48 | Canisius | John Bear misses long on a floater from the left side | 25-25 |
| 07:47 | Marist | Michael Richie snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Russell Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Boyd (fresh) SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Abernathy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Richie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Bear (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cletus Tyler (fresh) PF - James Leftwich (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Artman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Marist | Russell Mitchell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by John Artman - foul #1 on John Artman, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Freeberg (C) Michael Richie | |
| Subs | Canisius | Timothy Anderson (PF), Jason Earl (C) James Leftwich, John Artman | |
| 07:21 | Marist | Russell Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 07:21 | Marist | Russell Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 07:21 | Marist | Russell Mitchell misses the 3rd free throw | 27-25 |
| 07:21 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 07:17 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 07:15 | Marist | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 06:54 | Marist | John Bear takes the ball from Thomas Freeberg | 27-25 |
| 06:39 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Bear | 27-27 |
| 06:23 | Marist | Roger Abernathy misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Anderson - foul #1 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Marist | Joseph Gideon (PG), Brock Kettner (SF) Russell Mitchell, Michael Clark | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kurt Counts (PG), David Nelson (SG), James Beaty (SF), James Leftwich (PF) John Brown, John Bear, Cletus Tyler, Timothy Anderson | |
| 06:23 | Marist | Roger Abernathy misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:23 | Marist | Roger Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 06:04 | Canisius | James Beaty misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-27 |
| 06:03 | Canisius | James Leftwich tips it home | 28-29 |
| 05:44 | Marist | Brock Kettner lays it in | 30-29 |
| 05:31 | Canisius | James Beaty makes the 3 from the right corner set up by James Leftwich | 30-32 |
| 05:11 | Marist | Paul Boyd makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Freeberg | 33-32 |
| 04:56 | Canisius | James Leftwich can't throw it down | 33-32 |
| 04:54 | Marist | Brock Kettner pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 04:43 | Marist | Brock Kettner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 04:33 | Canisius | Paul Boyd steals it from Jason Earl | 35-32 |
| 04:13 | Marist | Thomas Freeberg drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Paul Boyd | 37-32 |
| 04:09 | Canisius | James Beaty hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 04:07 | Marist | Roger Abernathy gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 03:51 | Marist | The short jumper by Thomas Freeberg is denied by Jason Earl | 37-32 |
| 03:50 | Canisius | James Leftwich gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 03:46 | Canisius | Jason Earl is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jason Earl, team foul #9 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Marist | Russell Mitchell (PG), George Yee (SG), Michael Hall (SF), Michael Clark (PF), Michael Richie (C) Joseph Gideon, Paul Boyd, Brock Kettner, Roger Abernathy, Thomas Freeberg | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Brown (PG), John Bear (SG), Cletus Tyler (SF), John Artman (PF), Timothy Anderson (C) Kurt Counts, David Nelson, James Beaty, James Leftwich, Jason Earl | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Russell Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Yee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Hall (fresh) PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Richie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Bear (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cletus Tyler (fresh) PF - John Artman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Marist | George Yee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-32 |
| 03:26 | Marist | Michael Richie tips it home | 39-32 |
| 03:14 | Canisius | John Brown knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Anderson and the foul's on George Yee - foul #3 on George Yee, team foul #9 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Marist | Joseph Gideon (PG) George Yee | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 03:14 | Canisius | John Brown makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 03:02 | Marist | Michael Richie makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Gideon and he's fouled by Timothy Anderson - foul #2 on Timothy Anderson, team foul #10 | 41-35 |
| 03:02 | Marist | Michael Richie makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 02:42 | Canisius | Cletus Tyler lays it in on a great pass from John Bear | 42-37 |
| 02:29 | Marist | Joseph Gideon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 02:27 | Canisius | Cletus Tyler gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 02:23 | Canisius | John Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Artman | 42-39 |
| 02:06 | Marist | Michael Clark can't finish the layup | 42-39 |
| 02:05 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 02:01 | Canisius | Cletus Tyler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 01:59 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 01:52 | Canisius | John Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Gideon - foul #2 on Joseph Gideon, team foul #10 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Marist | Brock Kettner (SG), Thomas Freeberg (C) Joseph Gideon, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Nelson (SG), James Leftwich (PF) John Bear, John Artman | |
| 01:52 | Canisius | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 01:52 | Canisius | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 01:23 | Marist | Michael Richie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-40 |
| 01:22 | Canisius | Timothy Anderson gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 01:18 | Canisius | Michael Clark steals the ball from Cletus Tyler | 42-40 |
| 01:05 | Marist | James Leftwich steals it from Russell Mitchell | 42-40 |
| 00:53 | Canisius | Cletus Tyler misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Michael Clark - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #11 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Marist | Joseph Gideon (PG), Michael Hall (SF), Richard Whitney (PF) Russell Mitchell, Michael Clark, Michael Richie | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kurt Counts (PG), Jason Earl (C) John Brown, Timothy Anderson | |
| 00:53 | Canisius | Cletus Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 00:53 | Canisius | Cletus Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 00:35 | Marist | Brock Kettner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Beaty (SF) Cletus Tyler | |
| 00:15 | Canisius | Kurt Counts comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 00:14 | Marist | Richard Whitney gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 00:05 | Marist | Michael Hall makes the jumpshot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 00:01 | Canisius | David Nelson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 00:00 | Marist | Joseph Gideon misses the fullcourt shot | 44-44 |