| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Steward (fresh) SG - Manuel Mastro (fresh) SF - Willard Chapman (fresh) PF - Brian Porter (fresh) C - David Daub (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Adam McCarthy (fresh) SG - Daniel Braddy (fresh) SF - John Rogers (fresh) PF - Shawn Hancock (fresh) C - Bobby Lebo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Willard Chapman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Siena | Siena is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Niagara | Manuel Mastro misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Siena | The rebound goes to Bobby Lebo | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Siena | John Steward steps in front of the Daniel Braddy pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Niagara | John Steward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Siena | Bobby Lebo snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Siena | Willard Chapman takes the ball from Adam McCarthy in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Niagara | John Steward dunks the ball set up by Willard Chapman | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Siena | David Daub is called for the reach on Bobby Lebo in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Daub, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Siena | Manuel Mastro takes the ball from John Rogers | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Niagara | Manuel Mastro comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Bobby Lebo - foul #1 on Bobby Lebo, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Niagara | Manuel Mastro makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Niagara | Manuel Mastro makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Siena | Daniel Braddy misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Siena | Shawn Hancock grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:17 | Siena | Daniel Braddy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | Siena | Bobby Lebo grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | Siena | Daniel Braddy comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | Niagara | Manuel Mastro grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:45 | Niagara | John Steward can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | Siena | The rebound goes to Bobby Lebo | 4-0 |
| 17:39 | Siena | Adam McCarthy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 4-0 |
| 17:38 | Niagara | The rebound goes to David Daub | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | Niagara | Shawn Hancock swats the layup by Willard Chapman | 4-0 |
| 17:26 | Niagara | Willard Chapman gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:12 | Niagara | Manuel Mastro loses the dribble to Shawn Hancock | 4-0 |
| 17:08 | Siena | Adam McCarthy's pass is intercepted by Manuel Mastro | 4-0 |
| 16:44 | Niagara | Brian Porter misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby Lebo - foul #2 on Bobby Lebo, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Niagara | Shane Abramowitz (PG), Wayne Johnson (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Terrance Roloff (C) John Steward, Manuel Mastro, Willard Chapman, David Daub | |
| Subs | Siena | Richard Rogers (PG), James Hamm (SG), David Bergenty (SF), Jonathan Locascio (PF), David Boss (C) Adam McCarthy, Daniel Braddy, John Rogers, Shawn Hancock, Bobby Lebo | |
| 16:44 | Niagara | Brian Porter makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:44 | Niagara | Brian Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:25 | Siena | Richard Rogers misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Wayne Johnson - foul #1 on Wayne Johnson, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Niagara | Andrew Peachey (C) Brian Porter | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 16:25 | Siena | Richard Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 16:25 | Siena | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:06 | Niagara | Dikembe Ali banks in the layup on a great pass from Terrance Roloff | 8-2 |
| 15:51 | Siena | Jonathan Locascio's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Ali | 8-2 |
| 15:50 | Niagara | Andrew Peachey snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Shane Abramowitz (fresh) SG - Wayne Johnson (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Roloff (fresh) C - Andrew Peachey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Hamm (fresh) SF - David Bergenty (fresh) PF - Jonathan Locascio (fresh) C - David Boss (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Niagara | Andrew Peachey lays it in on a nice dish by Terrance Roloff | 10-2 |
| 15:13 | Siena | David Boss banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Locascio and the foul's on Andrew Peachey - foul #1 on Andrew Peachey, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Steward (PG), William Nix (SF), Chester Green (C) Shane Abramowitz, Dikembe Ali, Andrew Peachey | |
| Subs | Siena | Coleman Chambers (SG), Shawn Hancock (PF) Richard Rogers, David Bergenty | |
| 15:13 | Siena | David Boss makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:56 | Niagara | A charge is called on Wayne Johnson - foul #2 on Wayne Johnson, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Niagara | Manuel Mastro (SG), Willard Chapman (SF) Wayne Johnson, Terrance Roloff | |
| Subs | Siena | Daniel Braddy (SG) David Boss | |
| 14:41 | Siena | Daniel Braddy loses the ball out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Siena | Adam McCarthy (PG) James Hamm | |
| 14:19 | Niagara | Willard Chapman connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by William Nix | 12-5 |
| 14:16 | Siena | Adam McCarthy is hacked by John Steward in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Steward, team foul #5 | 12-5 |
| 13:57 | Siena | Adam McCarthy is hacked by John Steward - foul #2 on John Steward, team foul #6 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Niagara | Shane Abramowitz (PG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Andrew Peachey (PF), David Daub (C) John Steward, Willard Chapman, William Nix, Chester Green | |
| Subs | Siena | Richard Rogers (PG) Adam McCarthy | |
| 13:43 | Siena | David Daub swats the short shot by Jonathan Locascio | 12-5 |
| 13:41 | Niagara | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:20 | Niagara | Shawn Hancock swats the shot by Manuel Mastro | 12-5 |
| 13:19 | Niagara | Manuel Mastro snags the offensive board | 12-5 |
| 13:00 | Niagara | Dikembe Ali's pass is intercepted by Shawn Hancock | 12-5 |
| 12:46 | Siena | Jonathan Locascio hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Coleman Chambers | 12-7 |
| 12:29 | Niagara | Richard Rogers steals the ball from Andrew Peachey | 12-7 |
| 12:13 | Siena | Jonathan Locascio is fouled on the floor by David Daub - foul #2 on David Daub, team foul #7 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Nix (SF), Terrance Roloff (PF), Chester Green (C) Manuel Mastro, Andrew Peachey, David Daub | |
| Subs | Siena | David Boss (PG), James Hamm (SG), John Rogers (SF), David Bergenty (C) Richard Rogers, Daniel Braddy, Coleman Chambers, Shawn Hancock | |
| 12:13 | Siena | Jonathan Locascio makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:13 | Siena | Jonathan Locascio makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:59 | Niagara | Chester Green connects on the 3 from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 11:39 | Siena | John Rogers lays it in on a nice dish by David Bergenty and he's hacked by William Nix - foul #1 on William Nix, team foul #8 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Siena | Adam McCarthy (PG) Jonathan Locascio | |
| 11:39 | Siena | John Rogers makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Shane Abramowitz (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Nix (fresh) PF - Terrance Roloff (fresh) C - Chester Green (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Adam McCarthy (fresh) SG - James Hamm (fresh) SF - John Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bergenty (fresh) C - David Boss (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Niagara | William Nix comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 11:20 | Siena | The rebound goes to David Bergenty | 15-12 |
| 11:18 | Siena | Adam McCarthy is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Abramowitz - foul #1 on Shane Abramowitz, team foul #9 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Niagara | Manuel Mastro (SG), Willard Chapman (SF) Dikembe Ali, Chester Green | |
| Subs | Siena | | |
| 11:18 | Siena | Adam McCarthy misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:18 | Niagara | William Nix gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:59 | Niagara | William Nix is hacked by David Boss - foul #1 on David Boss, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Porter (PF) William Nix | |
| Subs | Siena | Shawn Hancock (PF) David Boss | |
| 10:52 | Niagara | Manuel Mastro is hacked by Adam McCarthy - foul #1 on Adam McCarthy, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| 10:47 | Niagara | Brian Porter misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Hancock - foul #1 on Shawn Hancock, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| 10:47 | Niagara | Brian Porter misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:47 | Niagara | Brian Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:25 | Siena | David Bergenty comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 10:23 | Niagara | Willard Chapman snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 10:11 | Niagara | Willard Chapman loses the ball out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dikembe Ali (SG) Manuel Mastro | |
| Subs | Siena | Daniel Braddy (SG), Jonathan Locascio (C) James Hamm, David Bergenty | |
| 09:47 | Siena | John Rogers hits a jump hook from the left block | 16-14 |
| 09:32 | Niagara | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 16-14 |
| 09:30 | Niagara | Terrance Roloff pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:23 | Niagara | Terrance Roloff is fouled on the floor by Daniel Braddy - foul #1 on Daniel Braddy, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Andrew Peachey (SF), William Nix (PF), Chester Green (C) Willard Chapman, Brian Porter, Terrance Roloff | |
| Subs | Siena | Richard Rogers (PG), David Boss (C) Adam McCarthy, Jonathan Locascio | |
| 09:04 | Niagara | William Nix misses the driving attempt from close range | 16-14 |
| 09:03 | Siena | Shawn Hancock snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 08:58 | Siena | Richard Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Manuel Mastro (SG) Shane Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Siena | James Hamm (SG) Daniel Braddy | |
| 08:30 | Niagara | Chester Green hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Shawn Hancock - foul #2 on Shawn Hancock, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Porter (PF) Andrew Peachey | |
| Subs | Siena | Coleman Chambers (SF), David Bergenty (C) John Rogers, Shawn Hancock | |
| 08:30 | Niagara | Chester Green makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:30 | Niagara | Chester Green makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:26 | Siena | Richard Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| 08:04 | Niagara | Coleman Chambers denies the turnaround by William Nix | 18-14 |
| 08:02 | Niagara | Dikembe Ali snags the offensive board | 18-14 |
| 07:42 | Niagara | William Nix buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Dikembe Ali and he's fouled by David Boss - foul #2 on David Boss, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Niagara | Shane Abramowitz (PG), Willard Chapman (SF), Terrance Roloff (C) Dikembe Ali, Brian Porter, Chester Green | |
| Subs | Siena | Daniel Braddy (SG), Jonathan Locascio (PF) Richard Rogers, David Boss | |
| 07:42 | Niagara | William Nix misses the free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:42 | Siena | Jonathan Locascio gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Shane Abramowitz (tiring) SG - Manuel Mastro (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Willard Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Nix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terrance Roloff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - James Hamm (fresh) SG - Daniel Braddy (fresh) SF - Coleman Chambers (fresh) PF - Jonathan Locascio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Bergenty (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Siena | Daniel Braddy drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Hamm and he's hacked by Terrance Roloff - foul #1 on Terrance Roloff, team foul #10 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Niagara | Andrew Peachey (C) William Nix | |
| Subs | Siena | John Rogers (SF) Coleman Chambers | |
| 07:23 | Siena | Daniel Braddy makes the free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:16 | Niagara | Manuel Mastro is fouled on the floor by Daniel Braddy - foul #2 on Daniel Braddy, team foul #9 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Siena | Adam McCarthy (PG), Richard Rogers (SG) James Hamm, Daniel Braddy | |
| 07:16 | Niagara | Manuel Mastro makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:16 | Niagara | Manuel Mastro misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:16 | Siena | David Bergenty gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:56 | Siena | John Rogers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-17 |
| 06:55 | Niagara | Terrance Roloff gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:43 | Niagara | David Bergenty blocks the short jumper by Terrance Roloff | 21-17 |
| 06:41 | Siena | John Rogers pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:22 | Siena | Andrew Peachey denies the turnaround by John Rogers | 21-17 |
| 06:21 | Niagara | Willard Chapman grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 06:10 | Niagara | Willard Chapman can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Rogers - foul #1 on John Rogers, team foul #10 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dikembe Ali (SG), Brian Porter (PF) Manuel Mastro, Andrew Peachey | |
| Subs | Siena | James Hamm (SG), Coleman Chambers (SF) Richard Rogers, John Rogers | |
| 06:10 | Niagara | Willard Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:10 | Niagara | Willard Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:05 | Siena | Willard Chapman picks off the pass by Coleman Chambers in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| 06:03 | Niagara | Willard Chapman slams it home | 25-17 |
| 05:57 | Siena | James Hamm is hacked by Dikembe Ali in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #11 | 25-17 |
| 05:57 | Siena | James Hamm makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:57 | Siena | James Hamm makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:45 | Niagara | Shane Abramowitz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 05:44 | Siena | David Bergenty grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 05:41 | Siena | Willard Chapman steals it from Adam McCarthy in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| 05:39 | Niagara | Dikembe Ali banks in the layup set up by Willard Chapman | 27-19 |
| 05:29 | Siena | Willard Chapman steals it from Coleman Chambers | 27-19 |
| 05:03 | Niagara | Willard Chapman banks in the layup and he's hacked by David Bergenty - foul #1 on David Bergenty, team foul #11 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Manuel Mastro (SG), William Nix (PF), Chester Green (C) Shane Abramowitz, Brian Porter, Terrance Roloff | |
| Subs | Siena | John Rogers (SF) Coleman Chambers | |
| 05:03 | Niagara | Willard Chapman makes the free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:42 | Siena | Jonathan Locascio is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 04:41 | Siena | David Bergenty tips it in | 30-21 |
| 04:17 | Niagara | Dikembe Ali clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 04:16 | Siena | John Rogers pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 03:57 | Siena | John Rogers misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 30-21 |
| 03:56 | Siena | David Bergenty grabs the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 03:47 | Siena | John Rogers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam McCarthy | 30-24 |
| 03:30 | Niagara | Willard Chapman hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Dikembe Ali (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Manuel Mastro (very tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Willard Chapman (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - William Nix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chester Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Siena | PG - Adam McCarthy (tiring) 1 ast. SG - James Hamm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rogers (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Locascio (tiring) 4 pts. C - David Bergenty (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Siena | Adam McCarthy is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jonathan Locascio | 32-27 |
| 03:15 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-27 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Steward (PG), Wayne Johnson (SG), Andrew Peachey (SF), Terrance Roloff (PF), David Daub (C) Dikembe Ali, Manuel Mastro, Willard Chapman, William Nix, Chester Green | |
| Subs | Siena | Richard Rogers (PG), Daniel Braddy (SG), David Boss (SF), Shawn Hancock (PF), Bobby Lebo (C) Adam McCarthy, James Hamm, John Rogers, Jonathan Locascio, David Bergenty | |
| 03:05 | Niagara | David Daub misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Braddy - foul #3 on Daniel Braddy, team foul #12 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Siena | Coleman Chambers (SG) Daniel Braddy | |
| 03:05 | Niagara | David Daub makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:05 | Niagara | David Daub makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:45 | Siena | Richard Rogers is fouled on the floor by Terrance Roloff - foul #2 on Terrance Roloff, team foul #12 | 34-27 |
| 02:45 | Siena | Richard Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:45 | Siena | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:21 | Niagara | Andrew Peachey is hacked by Coleman Chambers - foul #1 on Coleman Chambers, team foul #13 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Siena | James Hamm (SG) Coleman Chambers | |
| 02:21 | Niagara | Andrew Peachey misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:21 | Niagara | Andrew Peachey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:01 | Siena | Shawn Hancock comes up short on the runner in the paint | 35-28 |
| 02:00 | Niagara | Andrew Peachey gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 01:54 | Niagara | Bobby Lebo takes the ball from John Steward | 35-28 |
| 01:50 | Siena | David Boss hits the finger roll set up by James Hamm | 35-30 |
| 01:29 | Niagara | The jump hook by Andrew Peachey is blocked by Shawn Hancock | 35-30 |
| 01:28 | Siena | Shawn Hancock pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:26 | Siena | John Steward is called for the reach on James Hamm in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Steward, team foul #13 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Niagara | Shane Abramowitz (PG), William Nix (SF), Brian Porter (PF), Chester Green (C) John Steward, Andrew Peachey, Terrance Roloff, David Daub | |
| Subs | Siena | Adam McCarthy (PG), Coleman Chambers (SF) Richard Rogers, David Boss | |
| 01:26 | Siena | James Hamm misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:26 | Siena | James Hamm makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:09 | Niagara | Shane Abramowitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Siena | John Rogers (SF) James Hamm | |
| 00:51 | Siena | Coleman Chambers misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-31 |
| 00:50 | Siena | Bobby Lebo hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 00:29 | Niagara | John Rogers steals the ball from Shane Abramowitz | 35-33 |
| 00:03 | Siena | Shawn Hancock clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 00:01 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Shane Abramowitz | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Shane Abramowitz misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-33 |