| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Bateman (fresh) SG - Peter Florian (fresh) SF - Eddie Kawamura (fresh) PF - Ricky Burpee (fresh) C - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Virgil Santangelo (fresh) SG - Paul Allen (fresh) SF - Darrell Oyama (fresh) PF - James Tapp (fresh) C - Steven Costillo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Ricky Burpee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Niagara | Paul Allen takes the ball from William Bateman | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Niagara | Gabriel Bruno misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Albany | Darrell Oyama pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Albany | Paul Allen misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eddie Kawamura - foul #1 on Eddie Kawamura, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Albany | Paul Allen makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | Albany | Paul Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Niagara | William Bateman misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Darrell Oyama - foul #1 on Darrell Oyama, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Niagara | William Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Niagara | William Bateman misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Albany | James Tapp snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | Albany | Ricky Burpee steals it from Virgil Santangelo in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | Niagara | Ricky Burpee misses short on a 3 from straight away | 1-2 |
| 18:19 | Albany | The rebound goes to Virgil Santangelo | 1-2 |
| 18:02 | Albany | James Tapp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 18:01 | Albany | Steven Costillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:49 | Albany | Steven Costillo clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 1-2 |
| 17:47 | Niagara | Ricky Burpee grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:25 | Niagara | Ricky Burpee can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darrell Oyama - foul #2 on Darrell Oyama, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Niagara | George Willams (PG), Alex Gamble (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF), Alfonso Guerra (C) William Bateman, Peter Florian, Eddie Kawamura, Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Starkey (SF), Hugo Coffman (C) Darrell Oyama, Steven Costillo | |
| 17:25 | Niagara | Ricky Burpee makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:25 | Niagara | Ricky Burpee makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:04 | Albany | James Tapp hits a jump hook near the basket | 3-4 |
| 16:48 | Niagara | George Willams clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:46 | Niagara | Alfonso Guerra grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:28 | Niagara | Hugo Coffman takes the ball from George Willams | 3-4 |
| 16:18 | Albany | James Tapp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Bateman (PG), Peter Florian (SG) Alex Gamble, Ricky Burpee | |
| Subs | Albany | Jason Meredith (SG), Ricky Newbury (SF), Justin Patton (C) Virgil Santangelo, Paul Allen, James Tapp | |
| 15:55 | Niagara | Peter Florian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Greco (C) Alfonso Guerra | |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Costillo (C) Ricky Newbury | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Bateman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Peter Florian (fresh) SF - George Willams (fresh) PF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) C - Rocky Greco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Michael Starkey (fresh) SG - Jason Meredith (fresh) SF - Hugo Coffman (fresh) PF - Justin Patton (fresh) C - Steven Costillo (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Albany | Michael Starkey is hacked by Peter Florian - foul #1 on Peter Florian, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gabriel Bruno (C) Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 15:30 | Albany | Jason Meredith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 15:28 | Niagara | William Bateman grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:10 | Niagara | George Willams misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 15:08 | Niagara | Rocky Greco grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 14:54 | Niagara | Rocky Greco can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-4 |
| 14:52 | Albany | Justin Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 14:25 | Albany | Michael Starkey scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jason Meredith | 3-6 |
| 14:03 | Niagara | Gabriel Bruno misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Costillo - foul #1 on Steven Costillo, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Niagara | Alex Gamble (PG), Lorenzo Tyree (SG), Eddie Kawamura (SF), Antonio Cruz (PF) William Bateman, Peter Florian, George Willams, Rocky Greco | |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), Paul Allen (SG), Ricky Newbury (SF), James Tapp (PF) Michael Starkey, Jason Meredith, Hugo Coffman, Justin Patton | |
| 14:03 | Niagara | Gabriel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:03 | Niagara | Gabriel Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:03 | Albany | James Tapp snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 13:43 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 13:41 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Antonio Cruz | 4-6 |
| 13:34 | Niagara | Gabriel Bruno is called for traveling | 4-6 |
| Subs | Niagara | Alfonso Guerra (C) Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 13:11 | Albany | Eddie Kawamura is called for the reach on James Tapp - foul #2 on Eddie Kawamura, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Bateman (PG) Eddie Kawamura | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 12:50 | Albany | Paul Allen misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 4-6 |
| 12:48 | Albany | Ricky Newbury pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 12:28 | Niagara | The refs have stopped play. Lorenzo Tyree is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 4-6 |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Florian (SG), George Willams (SF), Ricky Burpee (PF) Alex Gamble, Lorenzo Tyree, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Albany | Hugo Coffman (C) Steven Costillo | |
| 12:19 | Albany | Alfonso Guerra blocks the short jumper by James Tapp | 4-6 |
| 12:18 | Albany | James Tapp hits the follow up shot | 4-8 |
| 11:57 | Niagara | The short jumper by Ricky Burpee is denied by James Tapp | 4-8 |
| 11:55 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Bateman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Peter Florian (fresh) SF - George Willams (fresh) PF - Ricky Burpee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfonso Guerra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Virgil Santangelo (fresh) SG - Paul Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Newbury (fresh) PF - James Tapp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugo Coffman (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Albany | Ricky Newbury's floater is tipped away by Alfonso Guerra | 4-8 |
| 11:31 | Niagara | Ricky Burpee pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 11:21 | Niagara | James Tapp steps in front of the Ricky Burpee pass | 4-8 |
| 11:11 | Albany | James Tapp clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ricky Burpee - foul #1 on Ricky Burpee, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | Alex Gamble (PG), Antonio Cruz (SF), Rocky Greco (C) William Bateman, George Willams, Alfonso Guerra | |
| Subs | Albany | Jason Meredith (PG), Michael Starkey (SF) Virgil Santangelo, Ricky Newbury | |
| 11:11 | Albany | James Tapp makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 11:11 | Albany | James Tapp misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 11:11 | Niagara | Rocky Greco snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 11:03 | Niagara | James Tapp denies the turnaround by Rocky Greco | 4-9 |
| 11:02 | Albany | Hugo Coffman pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 10:59 | Albany | Paul Allen travels in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Albany | Justin Patton (C) James Tapp | |
| 10:46 | Niagara | Alex Gamble misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 10:44 | Niagara | Ricky Burpee gets the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 10:32 | Niagara | Peter Florian misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 10:30 | Albany | Hugo Coffman gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 10:09 | Albany | Paul Allen loses the dribble to Alex Gamble | 4-9 |
| 09:43 | Niagara | Ricky Burpee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Bateman (PG), George Willams (SF), Gabriel Bruno (C) Alex Gamble, Ricky Burpee, Rocky Greco | |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), James Tapp (PF) Paul Allen, Hugo Coffman | |
| 09:27 | Albany | Jason Meredith misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 09:26 | Albany | Justin Patton grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 09:17 | Albany | William Bateman steals the ball from Michael Starkey | 4-9 |
| 08:57 | Niagara | James Tapp swats the dunk try by William Bateman | 4-9 |
| 08:56 | Albany | The rebound goes to Virgil Santangelo | 4-9 |
| 08:36 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo is hacked by Antonio Cruz - foul #1 on Antonio Cruz, team foul #5 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lorenzo Tyree (SF), Alfonso Guerra (PF) Peter Florian, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Allen (SG), Hugo Coffman (SF), Steven Costillo (C) Jason Meredith, Michael Starkey, Justin Patton | |
| 08:27 | Albany | Hugo Coffman misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by William Bateman - foul #1 on William Bateman, team foul #6 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Niagara | Alex Gamble (SG) Lorenzo Tyree | |
| Subs | Albany | Ricky Newbury (SF) James Tapp | |
| 08:27 | Albany | Hugo Coffman misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 08:27 | Albany | Hugo Coffman misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 08:27 | Albany | Hugo Coffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 08:05 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo misses the fadeaway from the right side | 4-9 |
| 08:03 | Niagara | Gabriel Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 07:45 | Niagara | Alex Gamble scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Bateman | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Bateman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Willams (fresh) PF - Alfonso Guerra (fresh) 2 blk. C - Gabriel Bruno (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Virgil Santangelo (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Newbury (fresh) PF - Hugo Coffman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Costillo (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Albany | Hugo Coffman hits a wide open shot from the left block | 7-11 |
| 07:12 | Niagara | The jump hook by Gabriel Bruno is blocked by Hugo Coffman | 7-11 |
| 07:10 | Niagara | William Bateman snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 07:03 | Niagara | Alfonso Guerra misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 07:01 | Albany | Ricky Newbury grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 06:41 | Albany | Hugo Coffman jams it on a great pass from Virgil Santangelo | 7-13 |
| 06:28 | Niagara | George Willams misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Ricky Newbury - foul #1 on Ricky Newbury, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Florian (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF), Ricky Burpee (PF), Rocky Greco (C) William Bateman, Alex Gamble, Alfonso Guerra, Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Starkey (PG), Jason Meredith (SG), James Tapp (PF), Justin Patton (C) Virgil Santangelo, Paul Allen, Hugo Coffman, Steven Costillo | |
| 06:28 | Niagara | George Willams makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 06:28 | Niagara | George Willams misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 06:28 | Albany | Justin Patton pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 06:26 | Albany | Ricky Burpee picks off the pass by Jason Meredith in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| 05:58 | Niagara | Antonio Cruz throws it down set up by George Willams | 10-13 |
| 05:41 | Albany | James Tapp comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 05:40 | Niagara | Peter Florian grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 05:35 | Niagara | Antonio Cruz knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from George Willams | 12-13 |
| 05:32 | Albany | Jason Meredith is hacked by Peter Florian in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Florian, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Bateman (PG), Lorenzo Tyree (SG) George Willams, Peter Florian | |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Allen (SG) Ricky Newbury | |
| 05:32 | Albany | Jason Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 05:32 | Albany | Jason Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 05:07 | Niagara | Rocky Greco knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ricky Burpee and he's hacked by Justin Patton - foul #1 on Justin Patton, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Albany | John Shamonsky (PG), Hugo Coffman (C) Jason Meredith, Justin Patton | |
| 05:07 | Niagara | Rocky Greco misses the free throw | 14-15 |
| 05:07 | Albany | The rebound goes to James Tapp | 14-15 |
| 05:03 | Albany | Paul Allen is hacked by Lorenzo Tyree in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lorenzo Tyree, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| 05:03 | Albany | Paul Allen misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 05:03 | Niagara | Ricky Burpee snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 04:53 | Niagara | Lorenzo Tyree misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 04:51 | Niagara | Antonio Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 04:32 | Niagara | John Shamonsky picks off the pass by Antonio Cruz | 14-15 |
| 04:21 | Albany | John Shamonsky misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on William Bateman - foul #2 on William Bateman, team foul #9 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Alex Gamble (PG), George Willams (SF), Gabriel Bruno (C) William Bateman, Antonio Cruz, Rocky Greco | |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Costillo (C) Hugo Coffman | |
| 04:21 | Albany | John Shamonsky makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 04:21 | Albany | John Shamonsky misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 04:21 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Ricky Burpee | 14-16 |
| 04:09 | Niagara | George Willams makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 03:54 | Albany | Michael Starkey's pass is intercepted by Lorenzo Tyree | 16-16 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Lorenzo Tyree can't finish the layup | 16-16 |
| 03:48 | Albany | James Tapp grabs the board | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Alex Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lorenzo Tyree (fresh) SF - George Willams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ricky Burpee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gabriel Bruno (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Shamonsky (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Starkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Tapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Costillo (fresh) | |
| 03:42 | Albany | Paul Allen is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Bruno - foul #1 on Gabriel Bruno, team foul #10 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Florian (SG), Eddie Kawamura (SF), Alfonso Guerra (C) Lorenzo Tyree, George Willams, Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), Darrell Oyama (SF), Hugo Coffman (PF) John Shamonsky, Michael Starkey, James Tapp | |
| 03:42 | Albany | Paul Allen makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 03:42 | Albany | Paul Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 03:23 | Niagara | Peter Florian buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 03:20 | Albany | Darrell Oyama's pass is intercepted by Alex Gamble in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 02:55 | Niagara | Paul Allen is called for the reach on Ricky Burpee - foul #1 on Paul Allen, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Bateman (PG), Rocky Greco (PF) Alex Gamble, Ricky Burpee | |
| Subs | Albany | Jason Meredith (SG), Justin Patton (C) Paul Allen, Steven Costillo | |
| 02:44 | Niagara | Rocky Greco is fouled on the floor by Hugo Coffman - foul #1 on Hugo Coffman, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| 02:44 | Niagara | Rocky Greco makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 02:44 | Niagara | Rocky Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 02:33 | Albany | Darrell Oyama comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 02:32 | Niagara | Rocky Greco snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 02:14 | Niagara | William Bateman misses long on a floater in the lane | 21-18 |
| 02:12 | Albany | Justin Patton snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 01:51 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Alfonso Guerra - foul #1 on Alfonso Guerra, team foul #11 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Niagara | George Willams (SF), Antonio Cruz (PF), Gabriel Bruno (C) Eddie Kawamura, Rocky Greco, Alfonso Guerra | |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Allen (SG), James Tapp (PF) Jason Meredith, Justin Patton | |
| 01:51 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 01:51 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 01:51 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Hugo Coffman | 21-18 |
| 01:29 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Hugo Coffman | 21-20 |
| 01:04 | Niagara | Peter Florian misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 01:03 | Niagara | George Willams snags the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 00:49 | Niagara | George Willams misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Darrell Oyama - foul #3 on Darrell Oyama, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Niagara | Alex Gamble (SG) Peter Florian | |
| Subs | Albany | Jason Meredith (PG), Michael Starkey (SF), Steven Costillo (C) Virgil Santangelo, Darrell Oyama, Hugo Coffman | |
| 00:49 | Niagara | George Willams makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 00:49 | Niagara | George Willams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 00:30 | Albany | Michael Starkey's pass is intercepted by William Bateman | 23-20 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | James Tapp steals it from Gabriel Bruno | 23-20 |