| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Mark Latham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Green (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert English (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Plemons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Grandy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darwin Conway (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Chase Jalbert (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kenneth Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Brian Green inbounds the ball | 40-45 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Niagara | Larry Westmoreland connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Green and the foul's on Darwin Conway - foul #1 on Darwin Conway, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| 19:33 | Niagara | Larry Westmoreland makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 19:29 | Canisius | John Plemons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 19:10 | Niagara | Kenneth Griffin is called for the reach on James Vance - foul #1 on Kenneth Griffin, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| 19:03 | Niagara | Mark Latham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 19:02 | Niagara | Brian Green grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 18:49 | Niagara | Brian Green's layup is rejected by Kenneth Griffin | 43-45 |
| 18:48 | Niagara | Brian Green tips it in | 45-45 |
| 18:44 | Canisius | Mark Latham steals the ball from John Plemons in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 18:23 | Niagara | James Vance can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 18:22 | Canisius | Darwin Conway pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 18:18 | Canisius | Gene Grandy misses short on a floater from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 18:16 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 18:14 | Niagara | Larry Westmoreland grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 17:52 | Niagara | Larry Westmoreland scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Latham | 48-45 |
| 17:50 | Canisius | John Plemons is hacked by Mark Latham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Latham, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Brown (PG), Bruce Bond (SG), Noah Lapoint (SF), Mark Schuyler (PF), Robert Perkins (C) Mark Latham, James Vance, Brian Green, Robert English, Larry Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willie More (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Allen Prather (SF), Kenneth Fegan (PF), Stephen Stubbs (C) John Plemons, Gene Grandy, Darwin Conway, Chase Jalbert, Kenneth Griffin | |
| 17:32 | Canisius | Willie More makes the floater from the left wing set up by Allen Prather | 48-47 |
| 17:12 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 17:10 | Canisius | Allen Prather snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 17:06 | Canisius | Willie More is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 17:04 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 16:45 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler loses the dribble to Kenneth Fegan | 48-47 |
| 16:40 | Canisius | Allen Prather misses badly on a shot near the basket | 48-47 |
| 16:39 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Robert Perkins | 48-47 |
| 16:24 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint can't finish the layup | 48-47 |
| 16:22 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fegan | 48-47 |
| 16:12 | Canisius | Allen Prather misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Noah Lapoint - foul #1 on Noah Lapoint, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Latham (PG), James Vance (SG), Brian Green (SF), Robert English (PF), Donald Berkley (C) John Brown, Bruce Bond, Noah Lapoint, Mark Schuyler, Robert Perkins | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Plemons (PG), Gene Grandy (SG), Chase Jalbert (PF), Kenneth Griffin (C) Willie More, Chad Lee, Kenneth Fegan, Stephen Stubbs | |
| 16:12 | Canisius | Allen Prather makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 16:12 | Canisius | Allen Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:46 | Niagara | Mark Latham is fouled on the floor by John Plemons - foul #1 on John Plemons, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kyle Rice (SF) Allen Prather | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Mark Latham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Green (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert English (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Berkley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Plemons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Grandy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chase Jalbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Kenneth Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Niagara | Mark Latham drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Vance | 50-49 |
| 15:27 | Canisius | John Plemons is fouled in the backcourt by James Vance - foul #2 on James Vance, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Niagara | Larry Westmoreland (C) Donald Berkley | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 15:11 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert misses the jumper from the left block | 50-49 |
| 15:10 | Niagara | Larry Westmoreland pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:55 | Niagara | Brian Green makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Mark Latham and he's fouled by Kyle Rice - foul #1 on Kyle Rice, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Brown (PG), Mark Schuyler (PF) Mark Latham, Robert English | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willie More (PG), Darwin Conway (SF), Stephen Stubbs (PF) John Plemons, Kyle Rice, Chase Jalbert | |
| 14:55 | Niagara | Brian Green makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 14:35 | Canisius | Gene Grandy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 14:34 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Stubbs | 53-49 |
| 14:11 | Canisius | Darwin Conway can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bruce Bond (SG), Donald Berkley (C) James Vance, Larry Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Canisius | Chad Lee (SG), Kenneth Fegan (PF) Gene Grandy, Kenneth Griffin | |
| 14:11 | Canisius | Darwin Conway makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 14:11 | Canisius | Darwin Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:58 | Niagara | Brian Green makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Brown | 55-51 |
| 13:44 | Canisius | Willie More is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darwin Conway | 55-53 |
| 13:36 | Niagara | Bruce Bond is fouled on the floor by Chad Lee - foul #3 on Chad Lee, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Latham (PG), Noah Lapoint (SF), Robert English (PF) John Brown, Brian Green, Mark Schuyler | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Plemons (PG), Allen Prather (SF), Chase Jalbert (PF) Willie More, Darwin Conway, Stephen Stubbs | |
| 13:26 | Niagara | Mark Latham connects on the 3 from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 13:21 | Canisius | Allen Prather hits the finger roll set up by Chad Lee | 58-55 |
| 13:06 | Niagara | Chad Lee is called for the reach on Robert English - foul #4 on Chad Lee, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Perkins (PF) Robert English | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gene Grandy (SG), Kenneth Griffin (C) Chad Lee, Chase Jalbert | |
| 12:50 | Niagara | Bruce Bond scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Perkins | 61-55 |
| 12:34 | Canisius | Gene Grandy's pass is intercepted by Donald Berkley | 61-55 |
| 12:14 | Niagara | Mark Latham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 12:12 | Niagara | Bruce Bond snags the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 11:59 | Niagara | Donald Berkley's layup is rejected by Kenneth Fegan | 61-55 |
| 11:58 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 11:56 | Canisius | Mark Latham picks off the pass by Allen Prather in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 11:39 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 11:37 | Niagara | Bruce Bond gets the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Mark Latham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Bond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noah Lapoint (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Berkley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Plemons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Grandy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Prather (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Fegan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Niagara | Bruce Bond can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-55 |
| 11:16 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 11:10 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan is whistled for a carry | 61-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Brown (PG), James Vance (SG), Brian Green (SF), Mark Schuyler (PF), Larry Westmoreland (C) Mark Latham, Bruce Bond, Noah Lapoint, Robert Perkins, Donald Berkley | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willie More (PG), Darwin Conway (SF), Chase Jalbert (PF), Stephen Stubbs (C) John Plemons, Allen Prather, Kenneth Fegan, Kenneth Griffin | |
| 10:57 | Niagara | Brian Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-55 |
| 10:37 | Canisius | Stephen Stubbs misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 10:35 | Niagara | James Vance gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 10:26 | Niagara | Brian Green jams it | 63-55 |
| 10:23 | Canisius | Darwin Conway is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| 10:08 | Niagara | Brian Green hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-55 |
| 09:53 | Canisius | Stephen Stubbs travels with the ball | 66-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert English (PF) Mark Schuyler | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 09:34 | Niagara | Gene Grandy steals it from James Vance | 66-55 |
| 09:31 | Canisius | Darwin Conway misses the easy layup | 66-55 |
| 09:30 | Niagara | Brian Green snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 09:21 | Niagara | Brian Green comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-55 |
| 09:20 | Niagara | Larry Westmoreland can't tip it in | 66-55 |
| 09:19 | Canisius | Gene Grandy grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 09:14 | Canisius | Gene Grandy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 09:12 | Niagara | Larry Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 09:03 | Niagara | James Vance is hacked by Darwin Conway - foul #2 on Darwin Conway, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Latham (PG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Plemons (PG), Allen Prather (SG), Kyle Rice (SF), Kenneth Griffin (C) Willie More, Gene Grandy, Darwin Conway, Stephen Stubbs | |
| 09:03 | Niagara | James Vance misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 09:03 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Chase Jalbert | 66-55 |
| 08:48 | Canisius | Kyle Rice drills a jumper from the right side | 66-57 |
| 08:35 | Niagara | Robert English clanks a 3 from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 08:34 | Canisius | Kyle Rice pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 08:28 | Canisius | Kenneth Griffin hits a runner near the basket set up by Kyle Rice and he's hacked by Larry Westmoreland - foul #1 on Larry Westmoreland, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bruce Bond (SG), Noah Lapoint (SF), Mark Schuyler (PF) James Vance, Brian Green, Robert English | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan (PF) Chase Jalbert | |
| 08:28 | Canisius | Kenneth Griffin misses the free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:28 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Mark Schuyler | 66-59 |
| 08:08 | Niagara | Kenneth Griffin steals the ball from Larry Westmoreland | 66-59 |
| 07:51 | Canisius | Kyle Rice is fouled on the floor by Mark Schuyler - foul #2 on Mark Schuyler, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart (PG), Robert English (PF) Mark Latham, Larry Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Canisius | Chad Lee (SG), Darwin Conway (SF) Allen Prather, Kyle Rice | |
| 07:36 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 07:35 | Niagara | Robert English grabs the board | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jeffrey Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Bond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noah Lapoint (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert English (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Schuyler (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Plemons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Darwin Conway (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Kenneth Fegan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Kenneth Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Niagara | Bruce Bond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 07:26 | Canisius | Darwin Conway grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 07:02 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 07:01 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 06:46 | Niagara | Kenneth Fegan steps in front of the Jeffrey Stewart pass | 66-59 |
| 06:36 | Canisius | Darwin Conway is whistled for a carry | 66-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Latham (PG), John Brown (SG), Brian Green (SF), Robert Perkins (PF), Donald Berkley (C) Jeffrey Stewart, Bruce Bond, Noah Lapoint, Robert English, Mark Schuyler | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willie More (PG), Kyle Rice (SF), Chase Jalbert (PF), Stephen Stubbs (C) John Plemons, Darwin Conway, Kenneth Fegan, Kenneth Griffin | |
| 06:21 | Niagara | Mark Latham connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Brown | 68-59 |
| 06:14 | Canisius | Kyle Rice is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kyle Rice, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gene Grandy (SG), Allen Prather (C) Chad Lee, Chase Jalbert | |
| 06:00 | Niagara | John Brown misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gene Grandy - foul #3 on Gene Grandy, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Vance (SG) Brian Green | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 06:00 | Niagara | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 06:00 | Niagara | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 05:40 | Canisius | Kyle Rice loses the ball out of bounds | 70-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Schuyler (PF) Robert Perkins | |
| Subs | Canisius | Chase Jalbert (PF) Kyle Rice | |
| 05:25 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:22 | Canisius | Mark Latham is called for the reach on Willie More in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Latham, team foul #7 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Green (SF), Larry Westmoreland (C) Mark Latham, Donald Berkley | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kenneth Griffin (C) Stephen Stubbs | |
| 05:22 | Canisius | Willie More makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 05:22 | Canisius | Willie More misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 05:22 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Larry Westmoreland | 72-60 |
| 05:10 | Niagara | James Vance comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Allen Prather - foul #3 on Allen Prather, team foul #10 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert English (PF) Mark Schuyler | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Plemons (PG), Darwin Conway (SF) Willie More, Allen Prather | |
| 05:10 | Niagara | James Vance makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 05:10 | Niagara | James Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 05:10 | Canisius | Kenneth Griffin snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 05:06 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert is fouled in the backcourt by Robert English - foul #2 on Robert English, team foul #8 | 73-60 |
| 05:06 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 05:06 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 04:40 | Niagara | Brian Green knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-62 |
| 04:27 | Canisius | John Plemons misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert English - foul #3 on Robert English, team foul #9 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart (PG), Bruce Bond (SG), Mark Schuyler (PF) John Brown, James Vance, Robert English | |
| Subs | Canisius | Chad Lee (SG), Kenneth Fegan (PF) Gene Grandy, Chase Jalbert | |
| 04:27 | Canisius | John Plemons makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 04:27 | Canisius | John Plemons makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:08 | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-64 |
| 04:07 | Niagara | Bruce Bond snags the offensive board | 76-64 |
| 03:46 | Niagara | The short jumper by Larry Westmoreland is denied by Kenneth Griffin | 76-64 |
| 03:44 | Niagara | Larry Westmoreland tips it in | 78-64 |
| 03:21 | Canisius | Darwin Conway lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Griffin | 78-66 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jeffrey Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Bond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Green (tiring) 22 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Schuyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Westmoreland (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Plemons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Darwin Conway (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Fegan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Griffin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Niagara | Kenneth Griffin steps in front of the Jeffrey Stewart pass | 78-66 |
| 02:58 | Canisius | Jeffrey Stewart steps in front of the John Plemons pass | 78-66 |
| 02:53 | Niagara | Brian Green blows the layup | 78-66 |
| 02:51 | Canisius | Darwin Conway snags the defensive board | 78-66 |
| 02:35 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan misses the easy layup | 78-66 |
| 02:33 | Niagara | Bruce Bond gets the rebound | 78-66 |
| 02:04 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Stewart | 80-66 |
| 01:37 | Canisius | Kenneth Griffin misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 80-66 |
| 01:35 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Fegan | 80-66 |
| 01:12 | Canisius | Kenneth Griffin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 80-66 |
| 01:11 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler gets the rebound | 80-66 |
| 01:06 | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 80-66 |
| 01:04 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan pulls down the rebound | 80-66 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | John Plemons buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler is denied on a layup by Kenneth Griffin | 80-68 |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan pulls down the rebound | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Canisius | Mark Schuyler steps in front of the John Plemons pass | 80-68 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart runs out the clock | 80-68 |