| Lineup | Albany | PG - Virgil Santangelo (fresh) SG - Paul Allen (fresh) SF - Darrell Oyama (fresh) PF - James Tapp (fresh) C - Steven Costillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Armando Galvez (fresh) SG - Francis Winslow (fresh) SF - Javier Lopez (fresh) PF - Jack Mahan (fresh) C - David Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | David Clark wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Francis Winslow misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Albany | James Tapp snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo misses short on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Costillo | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Albany | James Tapp comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Albany | Steven Costillo gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Albany | Paul Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Cleveland State | Jack Mahan snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Armando Galvez lays it up and in set up by Francis Winslow and he's hacked by Virgil Santangelo - foul #1 on Virgil Santangelo, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Armando Galvez misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Albany | Steven Costillo grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Cleveland State | Javier Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Cleveland State | David Clark drills a turnaround in the paint | 0-4 |
| 18:03 | Albany | Jack Mahan steals it from Paul Allen | 0-4 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | Armando Galvez hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Javier Lopez | 0-6 |
| 17:45 | Albany | Darrell Oyama double dribbles | 0-6 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Steven Costillo is called for the reach on Jack Mahan - foul #1 on Steven Costillo, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 17:13 | Cleveland State | Armando Galvez is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Armando Galvez, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Braxton (PF), William Howard (C) Jack Mahan, David Clark | |
| 16:56 | Albany | Darrell Oyama buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 16:39 | Cleveland State | William Howard connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Armando Galvez | 2-9 |
| 16:12 | Albany | James Tapp misses the lay-in | 2-9 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Braxton snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Francis Winslow hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Howard | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Virgil Santangelo (fresh) SG - Paul Allen (fresh) SF - Darrell Oyama (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Tapp (fresh) C - Steven Costillo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Armando Galvez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Winslow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Javier Lopez (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Braxton (fresh) C - William Howard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Albany | Steven Costillo buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Virgil Santangelo | 4-11 |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Armando Galvez buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Javier Lopez | 4-14 |
| 15:05 | Albany | Armando Galvez is called for the reach on Paul Allen - foul #2 on Armando Galvez, team foul #2 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Albany | Jason Meredith (PG), Michael Starkey (SF), Hugo Coffman (PF), Justin Patton (C) Virgil Santangelo, Darrell Oyama, James Tapp, Steven Costillo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Meeks (PG), Alfredo Vargas (SG), Jack Mahan (PF), David Clark (C) Armando Galvez, Francis Winslow, Javier Lopez, Robert Braxton | |
| 14:48 | Albany | Michael Starkey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Meredith | 7-14 |
| 14:27 | Cleveland State | Jack Mahan banks in the layup on a great pass from Alfredo Vargas | 7-16 |
| 14:12 | Albany | Hugo Coffman drills a 3 from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | Jack Mahan connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Clark | 10-19 |
| 13:34 | Albany | Michael Starkey misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-19 |
| 13:32 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Hugo Coffman | 10-19 |
| 13:25 | Albany | Paul Allen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alfredo Vargas - foul #1 on Alfredo Vargas, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), Darrell Oyama (SF), James Tapp (PF) Jason Meredith, Michael Starkey, Justin Patton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mojiesz Petrowski (SF) William Howard | |
| 13:25 | Albany | Paul Allen makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 13:25 | Albany | Paul Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 13:09 | Cleveland State | Jack Mahan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-19 |
| 13:07 | Albany | Hugo Coffman grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 12:50 | Albany | Hugo Coffman buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Virgil Santangelo | 15-19 |
| 12:32 | Cleveland State | David Clark can't throw it down | 15-19 |
| 12:30 | Albany | Paul Allen pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 12:13 | Albany | Darrell Oyama buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Alfredo Vargas can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Virgil Santangelo - foul #2 on Virgil Santangelo, team foul #3 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Starkey (PG), Jason Meredith (SG), Steven Costillo (C) Virgil Santangelo, Paul Allen, Hugo Coffman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Francis Winslow (SG), Javier Lopez (SF), Thomas Snider (PF), Robert Braxton (C) Robert Meeks, Mojiesz Petrowski, Jack Mahan, David Clark | |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Alfredo Vargas makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Alfredo Vargas misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 12:03 | Albany | James Tapp gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 11:45 | Albany | Michael Starkey drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jason Meredith | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Michael Starkey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Meredith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Darrell Oyama (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Tapp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Costillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alfredo Vargas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Winslow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Javier Lopez (fresh) PF - Thomas Snider (fresh) C - Robert Braxton (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Thomas Snider can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Tapp - foul #1 on James Tapp, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Albany | Hugo Coffman (SF) Darrell Oyama | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Meeks (PG) Alfredo Vargas | |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Thomas Snider misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Thomas Snider misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 11:22 | Albany | Hugo Coffman snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 11:06 | Albany | James Tapp knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Starkey | 23-20 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Robert Meeks can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Costillo - foul #2 on Steven Costillo, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Allen (SG) Steven Costillo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Howard (C) Thomas Snider | |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Robert Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Robert Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 10:22 | Albany | Robert Meeks picks off the pass by James Tapp | 23-22 |
| 10:20 | Cleveland State | Robert Meeks's pass is intercepted by Jason Meredith in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| 10:15 | Albany | William Howard steals the ball from Hugo Coffman | 23-22 |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | Hugo Coffman picks off the pass by Francis Winslow | 23-22 |
| 09:43 | Albany | Paul Allen scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Meredith | 25-22 |
| 09:19 | Cleveland State | Javier Lopez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | William Howard tips it in | 25-24 |
| 08:57 | Albany | Javier Lopez takes the ball from Hugo Coffman | 25-24 |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Paul Allen steals the ball from Javier Lopez | 25-24 |
| 08:36 | Albany | Paul Allen misses the dunk attempt | 25-24 |
| 08:35 | Albany | Hugo Coffman can't tip it in | 25-24 |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | Javier Lopez gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | Francis Winslow makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Meeks and the foul's on Paul Allen - foul #1 on Paul Allen, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Albany | John Shamonsky (PG), Darrell Oyama (SF), Ricky Newbury (PF), Justin Patton (C) Jason Meredith, Michael Starkey, James Tapp, Hugo Coffman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfredo Vargas (PG), Jack Mahan (PF), David Clark (C) Robert Meeks, Javier Lopez, Robert Braxton | |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | Francis Winslow misses the free throw | 25-26 |
| 08:22 | Albany | Justin Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 08:06 | Albany | John Shamonsky misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-26 |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | David Clark gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 07:36 | Cleveland State | William Howard makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Winslow | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Shamonsky (fresh) SG - Paul Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darrell Oyama (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ricky Newbury (fresh) C - Justin Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alfredo Vargas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Winslow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jack Mahan (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Albany | Paul Allen hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ricky Newbury | 27-29 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Jack Mahan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-29 |
| 07:11 | Albany | Darrell Oyama pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 07:05 | Albany | Paul Allen hits the finger roll set up by Justin Patton | 29-29 |
| 07:02 | Cleveland State | Paul Allen takes the ball from Alfredo Vargas in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 07:00 | Albany | Paul Allen lays it up and in | 31-29 |
| 06:48 | Cleveland State | Francis Winslow misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 06:47 | Cleveland State | William Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Francis Winslow knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alfredo Vargas | 31-32 |
| 06:21 | Albany | Darrell Oyama comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-32 |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | David Clark pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 06:00 | Cleveland State | John Shamonsky picks off the pass by Alfredo Vargas | 31-32 |
| 05:46 | Albany | William Howard picks off the pass by Ricky Newbury | 31-32 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Alfredo Vargas can't throw it down | 31-32 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | David Clark tips it home | 31-34 |
| 05:32 | Albany | David Clark is called for the reach on Darrell Oyama - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Starkey (PG), Jason Meredith (SG), James Tapp (PF), Hugo Coffman (C) John Shamonsky, Paul Allen, Ricky Newbury, Justin Patton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Meeks (PG), Javier Lopez (SF), Thomas Snider (PF), Robert Braxton (C) Francis Winslow, William Howard, Jack Mahan, David Clark | |
| 05:14 | Albany | Jason Meredith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 05:13 | Albany | Hugo Coffman gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 05:01 | Albany | Darrell Oyama clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 04:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Braxton snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | Javier Lopez hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Meeks | 31-37 |
| 04:32 | Albany | Jason Meredith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Tapp | 34-37 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Javier Lopez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 04:12 | Albany | The rebound goes to James Tapp | 34-37 |
| 04:06 | Albany | Jason Meredith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 04:04 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Oyama | 34-37 |
| 03:53 | Albany | James Tapp scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Michael Starkey and he's hacked by Thomas Snider - foul #1 on Thomas Snider, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), Paul Allen (SG), Steven Costillo (C) Jason Meredith, Darrell Oyama, Hugo Coffman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Armando Galvez (PG), Francis Winslow (SG) Robert Meeks, Alfredo Vargas | |
| 03:53 | Albany | James Tapp makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | Thomas Snider misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 03:28 | Albany | The rebound goes to Steven Costillo | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Virgil Santangelo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Starkey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Tapp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Costillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Armando Galvez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Winslow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Javier Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Snider (fresh) C - Robert Braxton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Albany | Michael Starkey drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Allen | 39-37 |
| 03:12 | Cleveland State | Javier Lopez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 03:10 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 03:00 | Albany | Michael Starkey is hacked by Robert Braxton - foul #1 on Robert Braxton, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Albany | Hugo Coffman (SF) Michael Starkey | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mojiesz Petrowski (SF), Jack Mahan (PF), David Clark (C) Javier Lopez, Thomas Snider, Robert Braxton | |
| 02:51 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Mojiesz Petrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | David Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Virgil Santangelo - foul #3 on Virgil Santangelo, team foul #7 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Albany | Jason Meredith (PG), Justin Patton (PF) Virgil Santangelo, James Tapp | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 02:11 | Albany | Steven Costillo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Clark - foul #2 on David Clark, team foul #7 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Howard (SF) Mojiesz Petrowski | |
| 02:11 | Albany | Steven Costillo makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 02:11 | Albany | Steven Costillo misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | Jack Mahan pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | William Howard clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-39 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | Jack Mahan grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Jack Mahan is whistled for traveling | 40-39 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Starkey (PG), James Tapp (PF) Paul Allen, Steven Costillo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfredo Vargas (SG), Javier Lopez (SF) Francis Winslow, William Howard | |
| 01:27 | Albany | Hugo Coffman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-39 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Armando Galvez pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | David Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Armando Galvez pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 01:00 | Cleveland State | Alfredo Vargas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Albany | John Shamonsky (SG), Darrell Oyama (SF) Jason Meredith, Justin Patton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Meeks (PG), Robert Braxton (PF), William Howard (C) Armando Galvez, Jack Mahan, David Clark | |
| 00:42 | Albany | John Shamonsky misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Robert Braxton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | James Tapp takes the ball from William Howard | 40-39 |
| 00:03 | Albany | James Tapp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 00:01 | Albany | Michael Starkey tips it home | 42-39 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Javier Lopez comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 42-39 |