| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Armando Garcia (fresh) SG - Seth James (fresh) SF - David Kennedy (fresh) PF - Liko Sun (fresh) C - Shaun Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - David Griffith (fresh) SG - Terry Bradford (fresh) SF - Charles Bise (fresh) PF - John Haupt (fresh) C - Michael Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Michael Scott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Canisius | Terry Bradford buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Griffith | 0-3 |
| 19:39 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy's floater is tipped away by Michael Scott | 0-3 |
| 19:38 | Canisius | John Haupt gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:34 | Canisius | Charles Bise is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris makes the floater from the right block | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Canisius | Terry Bradford is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Harris - foul #1 on Shaun Harris, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Canisius | Liko Sun swats the short shot by Charles Bise | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Holy Cross | Seth James pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Canisius | John Haupt grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Canisius | David Griffith is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Holy Cross | Seth James can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Canisius | John Haupt grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Canisius | Charles Bise is fouled on the floor by David Kennedy - foul #1 on David Kennedy, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Canisius | Charles Bise misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Canisius | Michael Scott misses the tip | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Holy Cross | Seth James gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:56 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun is fouled on the floor by Terry Bradford - foul #1 on Terry Bradford, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee (PG), Michael Helton (SG), John Coleman (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Howard Flynn (C) Armando Garcia, Seth James, David Kennedy, Liko Sun, Shaun Harris | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Henderson (PG), Christopher Jenkins (SG), Frank Bade (SF), Willy Moon (PF), Jason Cleveland (C) David Griffith, Terry Bradford, Charles Bise, John Haupt, Michael Scott | |
| 17:45 | Holy Cross | The pull-up jumper by Michael Helton is blocked by Willy Moon | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Frank Bade | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Canisius | Charles Henderson misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Howard Flynn | 2-3 |
| 17:15 | Holy Cross | Willy Moon is called for the reach on Michael Helton - foul #1 on Willy Moon, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 16:58 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn misses the easy layup but the foul's on Frank Bade - foul #1 on Frank Bade, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Griffith (PG), Calvin Clark (PF) Christopher Jenkins, Willy Moon | |
| 16:58 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:58 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:43 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland can't finish the uncontested layup | 4-3 |
| 16:41 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Clark | 4-3 |
| 16:25 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 16:03 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:45 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 15:43 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Jason Cleveland | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ashley Lee (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Helton (fairly fresh) SF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Flynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - David Griffith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Henderson (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Bade (fairly fresh) PF - Calvin Clark (fairly fresh) C - Jason Cleveland (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Canisius | Frank Bade makes the wide open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Henderson | 4-5 |
| 15:16 | Holy Cross | John Coleman loses the dribble to Jason Cleveland | 4-5 |
| 15:05 | Canisius | Calvin Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Seth James (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Liko Sun (PF), Shaun Harris (C) Ashley Lee, Michael Helton, John Coleman, Howard Flynn, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Jenkins (PG), Terry Bradford (SG), Charles Bise (SF), John Haupt (PF), Michael Scott (C) David Griffith, Charles Henderson, Frank Bade, Calvin Clark, Jason Cleveland | |
| 14:50 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy lays it up and in on a great pass from Armando Garcia and he's fouled by Charles Bise - foul #1 on Charles Bise, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| 14:50 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:25 | Canisius | Christopher Jenkins hits a shot from the right wing set up by Charles Bise | 7-7 |
| 14:07 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:06 | Holy Cross | Seth James hits the follow up shot | 9-7 |
| 13:43 | Canisius | Terry Bradford scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Jenkins | 9-10 |
| 13:16 | Holy Cross | Seth James misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:15 | Canisius | Michael Scott grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 13:08 | Canisius | Terry Bradford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 13:07 | Canisius | Michael Scott tips it in | 9-12 |
| 12:44 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia misses the shot from the right side | 9-12 |
| 12:42 | Canisius | Terry Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:35 | Canisius | Michael Scott blows the layup | 9-12 |
| 12:34 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:20 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Shaun Harris | 12-12 |
| 12:17 | Canisius | John Haupt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG), Ashley Lee (SG), Leonard Dyar (SF), John Coleman (C) Armando Garcia, Seth James, David Kennedy, Shaun Harris | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Griffith (PG), Charles Henderson (SG), Calvin Clark (SF), Willy Moon (PF) Christopher Jenkins, Terry Bradford, Charles Bise, John Haupt | |
| 12:05 | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 12-12 |
| 12:03 | Canisius | Calvin Clark snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:01 | Canisius | David Griffith is hacked by Anthony Petti in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Petti, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jason Cleveland (C) Michael Scott | |
| 11:50 | Canisius | Willy Moon misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Liko Sun - foul #1 on Liko Sun, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Helton (SG) Anthony Petti | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 11:50 | Canisius | Willy Moon makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:50 | Canisius | Willy Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:37 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 12-14 |
| 11:35 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland grabs the board | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ashley Lee (fresh) SG - Michael Helton (fresh) SF - Leonard Dyar (fresh) PF - Liko Sun (tiring) C - John Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - David Griffith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Calvin Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willy Moon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Cleveland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Canisius | Jason Cleveland misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 11:27 | Canisius | Willy Moon snags the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:14 | Canisius | David Griffith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 11:12 | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:55 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 10:54 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:38 | Holy Cross | Jason Cleveland steals it from Liko Sun | 12-14 |
| 10:33 | Canisius | Liko Sun is called for the reach on Willy Moon - foul #2 on Liko Sun, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG), Seth James (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Howard Flynn (C) Ashley Lee, Michael Helton, Leonard Dyar, Liko Sun, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Canisius | Terry Bradford (SG), Frank Bade (SF), John Haupt (PF), Michael Scott (C) Charles Henderson, Calvin Clark, Willy Moon, Jason Cleveland | |
| 10:28 | Canisius | Frank Bade misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 10:26 | Canisius | Frank Bade tips it back up and in | 12-16 |
| 10:08 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith's fadeaway is rejected by John Haupt | 12-16 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | Frank Bade pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:03 | Canisius | David Griffith makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-19 |
| 09:37 | Holy Cross | Seth James hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by John Haupt - foul #1 on John Haupt, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee (PG), Shaun Harris (C) Anthony Petti, Howard Flynn | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Henderson (PG) David Griffith | |
| 09:37 | Holy Cross | Seth James makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:37 | Holy Cross | Seth James misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:37 | Canisius | Frank Bade pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:35 | Canisius | Terry Bradford is fouled in the backcourt by Seth James - foul #1 on Seth James, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG) Seth James | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 09:09 | Canisius | Charles Henderson misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 13-19 |
| 09:08 | Canisius | Michael Scott tips it back up and in | 13-21 |
| 08:50 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Armando Garcia | 15-21 |
| 08:37 | Canisius | Armando Garcia is called for the reach on Charles Henderson - foul #1 on Armando Garcia, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG), Michael Helton (SG), John Coleman (SF) Armando Garcia, Ashley Lee, David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Jenkins (SG), Charles Bise (SF), Willy Moon (PF), Jason Cleveland (C) Terry Bradford, Frank Bade, John Haupt, Michael Scott | |
| 08:37 | Canisius | Charles Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:37 | Canisius | Charles Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:37 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 08:26 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Petti | 18-22 |
| 08:24 | Canisius | Christopher Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Griffith (PG) Christopher Jenkins | |
| 08:07 | Holy Cross | Jason Cleveland takes the ball from Anthony Petti | 18-22 |
| 08:05 | Canisius | Anthony Petti steps in front of the Charles Bise pass in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 07:46 | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti is hacked by David Griffith - foul #1 on David Griffith, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Seth James (SG), Leonard Dyar (SF), Howard Flynn (PF) Michael Helton, Clifford Smith, Shaun Harris | |
| Subs | Canisius | Terry Bradford (SG), Michael Scott (C) Charles Henderson, Jason Cleveland | |
| 07:33 | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 07:31 | Canisius | Willy Moon pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Anthony Petti (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Seth James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Dyar (fresh) PF - Howard Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - David Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Bise (fresh) PF - Willy Moon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Canisius | David Griffith can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 07:25 | Holy Cross | John Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:20 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn's pass is intercepted by David Griffith | 18-22 |
| 07:17 | Canisius | David Griffith lays it in | 18-24 |
| 07:06 | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar misses the 3 from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 07:05 | Holy Cross | Seth James hits the follow up shot | 20-24 |
| 06:59 | Canisius | Charles Bise throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-24 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Ashley Lee (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Shaun Harris (C) Anthony Petti, Seth James, Leonard Dyar, Howard Flynn, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Jenkins (PG), Calvin Clark (PF) David Griffith, Willy Moon | |
| 06:48 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 06:46 | Canisius | Calvin Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:40 | Canisius | Michael Scott misses short on a runner from close range | 20-24 |
| 06:39 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:21 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris hits a jump hook from the left block | 22-24 |
| 06:04 | Canisius | Charles Bise loses the ball out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Helton (SG), John Coleman (SF), Howard Flynn (PF) Armando Garcia, David Kennedy, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Griffith (PG), Charles Henderson (SG), Frank Bade (SF), John Haupt (PF), Jason Cleveland (C) Christopher Jenkins, Terry Bradford, Charles Bise, Calvin Clark, Michael Scott | |
| 05:53 | Holy Cross | John Haupt takes the ball from Ashley Lee | 22-24 |
| 05:51 | Canisius | Ashley Lee is called for the reach on David Griffith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ashley Lee, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| 05:51 | Canisius | David Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:51 | Canisius | David Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:29 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 05:27 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee snags the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 05:18 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn's fadeaway is rejected by John Haupt | 22-26 |
| 05:17 | Canisius | The rebound goes to David Griffith | 22-26 |
| 05:12 | Canisius | David Griffith is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Henderson | 22-28 |
| 04:54 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton clanks a floater from the right side | 22-28 |
| 04:53 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Jason Cleveland | 22-28 |
| 04:50 | Canisius | Charles Henderson double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Seth James (SG), Leonard Dyar (SF), Clifford Smith (PF) Ashley Lee, Michael Helton, John Coleman, Shaun Harris | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Bise (SF), Michael Scott (C) Frank Bade, Jason Cleveland | |
| 04:38 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn misses the driving attempt in the paint | 22-28 |
| 04:37 | Canisius | David Griffith pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 04:32 | Canisius | Charles Henderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Howard Flynn - foul #1 on Howard Flynn, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Terry Bradford (SG) David Griffith | |
| 04:32 | Canisius | Charles Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:32 | Canisius | Charles Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:17 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 04:16 | Holy Cross | Seth James tips it but misses | 22-30 |
| 04:15 | Canisius | John Haupt gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 04:10 | Canisius | Charles Henderson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 04:08 | Canisius | Charles Henderson tips it but misses | 22-30 |
| 04:06 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 03:44 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 03:42 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Seth James | 22-30 |
| 03:27 | Holy Cross | Charles Henderson steps in front of the Clifford Smith pass | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Armando Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Seth James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Dyar (fairly fresh) PF - Clifford Smith (tiring) C - Howard Flynn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Charles Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Bise (tiring) PF - John Haupt (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Canisius | Charles Bise connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Bradford | 22-33 |
| 02:50 | Holy Cross | Charles Henderson steals the ball from Leonard Dyar | 22-33 |
| 02:47 | Canisius | Charles Henderson is fouled in the backcourt by Armando Garcia - foul #2 on Armando Garcia, team foul #10 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee (PG), Michael Helton (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Liko Sun (PF), John Coleman (C) Armando Garcia, Seth James, Leonard Dyar, Clifford Smith, Howard Flynn | |
| Subs | Canisius | David Griffith (PG), Frank Bade (SF), Willy Moon (PF), Jason Cleveland (C) Terry Bradford, Charles Bise, John Haupt, Michael Scott | |
| 02:47 | Canisius | Charles Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:47 | Canisius | Charles Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 02:34 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun clanks a floater from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 02:32 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun snags the offensive board | 22-35 |
| 02:17 | Holy Cross | Willy Moon takes the ball from John Coleman | 22-35 |
| 01:58 | Canisius | David Griffith double dribbles | 22-35 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris (C) David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Jenkins (SG) Charles Henderson | |
| 01:43 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 01:40 | Canisius | Frank Bade is hacked by John Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Coleman, team foul #11 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG) Michael Helton | |
| Subs | Canisius | Terry Bradford (SG), Calvin Clark (PF) Christopher Jenkins, Willy Moon | |
| 01:40 | Canisius | Frank Bade makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:40 | Canisius | Frank Bade makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:26 | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ashley Lee | 28-37 |
| 01:22 | Canisius | Anthony Petti steps in front of the David Griffith pass in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| 01:03 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris blows the layup but he's fouled by Frank Bade - foul #2 on Frank Bade, team foul #7 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Seth James (SG), David Kennedy (SF) Ashley Lee, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Bise (SF), Willy Moon (C) Frank Bade, Jason Cleveland | |
| 01:03 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:03 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:03 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Willy Moon | 29-37 |
| 00:46 | Canisius | Willy Moon banks in the wide open layup set up by Charles Bise | 29-39 |
| 00:39 | Holy Cross | Seth James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Phillip Doran (PG), Christopher Jenkins (SG), Michael Scott (C) David Griffith, Terry Bradford, Calvin Clark | |
| 00:20 | Canisius | Christopher Jenkins hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 29-41 |
| 00:05 | Holy Cross | Seth James comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 00:04 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Christopher Jenkins | 29-41 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Christopher Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 29-41 |