| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Barclay (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 4 pts. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Kevin Lomax inbounds the ball | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Rider | Randy Rhodes steps in front of the Kevin Lomax pass | 49-32 |
| 19:19 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-32 |
| 19:18 | Niagara | Pete Hall snags the offensive board | 49-32 |
| 19:01 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano is hacked by Irving Huggard - foul #2 on Irving Huggard, team foul #1 | 49-32 |
| 18:41 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Belcher - foul #2 on Jeffery Belcher, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| 18:41 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 18:41 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 18:41 | Rider | Gary Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 50-32 |
| 18:19 | Rider | Kevin Lomax drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Irving Huggard | 50-34 |
| 18:08 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes is whistled for traveling | 50-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Edward Kong (C) Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (SF), Rodney Gladysiewski (PF) Kevin Lomax, Gary Wakefield | |
| 17:50 | Rider | Michael McKillop can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dima Lisowski - foul #1 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #1 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (SG) George Barclay | |
| 17:50 | Rider | Michael McKillop makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 17:50 | Rider | Michael McKillop makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 17:27 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 17:26 | Rider | Irving Huggard gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 17:04 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski is open but misses the lay-in | 50-36 |
| 17:03 | Niagara | Brian Simeon gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 16:46 | Niagara | Brian Simeon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 16:45 | Rider | Irving Huggard grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 16:29 | Rider | Arden Lekberg misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Coleman - foul #1 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Rider | George Barclay (SG), Kevin Lomax (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF) Jeffery Belcher, Rodney Gladysiewski, Irving Huggard | |
| 16:29 | Rider | Arden Lekberg misses the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 16:29 | Rider | Arden Lekberg misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 16:29 | Niagara | Pete Hall grabs the board | 50-36 |
| 16:20 | Niagara | Gary Wakefield blocks the jumper by Pete Hall | 50-36 |
| 16:18 | Rider | Gary Wakefield gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 15:59 | Rider | Arden Lekberg is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Barclay | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Gullette (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Arden Lekberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Barclay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McKillop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kevin Coleman | 53-39 |
| 15:26 | Rider | Arden Lekberg drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by George Barclay | 53-41 |
| 15:00 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 14:59 | Rider | The rebound goes to Gary Wakefield | 53-41 |
| 14:57 | Rider | Arden Lekberg is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Coleman - foul #2 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Brian Simeon (PF), Ralph Coppinger (C) Kevin Coleman, Gary Gullette, Pete Hall, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Thomas Hill (SG), Rodney Gladysiewski (SF), Chris Bryant (C) Arden Lekberg, George Barclay, Kevin Lomax, Michael McKillop | |
| 14:37 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski comes up short on the floater from the left side | 53-41 |
| 14:36 | Rider | Thomas Hill hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 14:13 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses short on a shot from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 14:12 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano hits the follow up shot | 55-43 |
| 13:49 | Rider | Gary Wakefield banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffery Belcher | 55-45 |
| 13:35 | Niagara | Thomas Hill steals it from Ralph Coppinger | 55-45 |
| 13:32 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Hill | 55-47 |
| 13:10 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 13:08 | Rider | Gary Wakefield pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 12:49 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Gladysiewski | 55-49 |
| 12:36 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Porfirio Romano | 57-49 |
| 12:26 | Rider | Thomas Hill comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dima Lisowski - foul #2 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Kevin Coleman (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski, Randy Rhodes, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Rider | George Barclay (SG), Kevin Lomax (SF), Michael McKillop (PF), Irving Huggard (C) Jeffery Belcher, Rodney Gladysiewski, Gary Wakefield, Chris Bryant | |
| 12:26 | Rider | Thomas Hill makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 12:26 | Rider | Thomas Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 12:11 | Niagara | Gary Gullette clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 12:09 | Rider | Michael McKillop snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 11:45 | Rider | Michael McKillop comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Kurt Hadden - foul #3 on Kurt Hadden, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG) Thomas Hill | |
| 11:45 | Rider | Michael McKillop makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 11:45 | Rider | Michael McKillop makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Marcus Whittier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Gullette (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Arden Lekberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Barclay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael McKillop (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Gullette | 59-53 |
| 11:16 | Rider | Marcus Whittier steps in front of the Kevin Lomax pass in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| 11:00 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Gullette | 61-53 |
| 10:53 | Rider | Kurt Hadden steals it from Arden Lekberg in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| 10:38 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 10:36 | Rider | The rebound goes to Irving Huggard | 61-53 |
| 10:19 | Rider | Irving Huggard connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by George Barclay | 61-55 |
| 10:09 | Niagara | Gary Gullette misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 10:07 | Rider | Irving Huggard snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 09:41 | Rider | Michael McKillop loses the dribble to Kevin Coleman | 61-55 |
| 09:20 | Niagara | Arden Lekberg steals the ball from Marcus Whittier | 61-55 |
| 09:17 | Rider | Arden Lekberg lays it in | 61-57 |
| 09:06 | Niagara | Gary Gullette loses the dribble to Kevin Lomax | 61-57 |
| 08:49 | Rider | Arden Lekberg misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marcus Whittier - foul #1 on Marcus Whittier, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Brian Simeon (PF), Ralph Coppinger (C) Marcus Whittier, Kevin Coleman, Gary Gullette, Pete Hall, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Rodney Gladysiewski (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF), Chris Bryant (C) George Barclay, Kevin Lomax, Michael McKillop, Irving Huggard | |
| 08:49 | Rider | Arden Lekberg makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 08:49 | Rider | Arden Lekberg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:31 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano is fouled on the floor by Rodney Gladysiewski - foul #1 on Rodney Gladysiewski, team foul #3 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Hill (SG) Arden Lekberg | |
| 08:09 | Niagara | Brian Simeon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 08:07 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 07:43 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 07:41 | Rider | Gary Wakefield pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Simeon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Gladysiewski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski loses the dribble to Porfirio Romano in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 07:23 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dima Lisowski | 64-59 |
| 07:02 | Rider | Chris Bryant misses the easy layup | 64-59 |
| 07:01 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 06:46 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hill - foul #2 on Thomas Hill, team foul #4 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Rider | Tomas Harvey (SG), James Knepp (SF), Irving Huggard (C) Thomas Hill, Rodney Gladysiewski, Chris Bryant | |
| 06:29 | Niagara | Gary Wakefield steals the ball from Edward Kong | 64-59 |
| 06:22 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher is fouled in the backcourt by Porfirio Romano - foul #3 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG) Porfirio Romano | |
| Subs | Rider | George Barclay (SG) Tomas Harvey | |
| 06:22 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:22 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:11 | Niagara | Pete Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG) Jeffery Belcher | |
| 05:52 | Rider | George Barclay misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 05:51 | Niagara | Edward Kong snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 05:29 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 05:28 | Rider | Arden Lekberg snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 05:15 | Rider | James Knepp hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 64-61 |
| 05:13 | Rider | Arden Lekberg hits the follow up shot | 64-63 |
| 04:55 | Niagara | James Knepp is called for the reach on Dima Lisowski - foul #1 on James Knepp, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Gary Gullette (SF), Brian Simeon (PF), Ralph Coppinger (C) Kevin Coleman, Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Kevin Lomax (SF), Chris Bryant (PF), Michael McKillop (C) George Barclay, James Knepp, Gary Wakefield, Irving Huggard | |
| 04:37 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dima Lisowski | 67-63 |
| 04:35 | Rider | Dima Lisowski is called for the reach on Arden Lekberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 04:35 | Rider | Arden Lekberg makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:35 | Rider | Arden Lekberg misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:35 | Niagara | Brian Simeon grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 04:19 | Niagara | Brian Simeon buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 04:14 | Rider | Arden Lekberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-64 |
| 04:13 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 04:08 | Niagara | Gary Gullette scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Porfirio Romano | 72-64 |
| 03:39 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Gullette - foul #2 on Gary Gullette, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG), Pete Hall (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Dima Lisowski, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Rider | George Barclay (SG), Irving Huggard (C) Arden Lekberg, Michael McKillop | |
| 03:39 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 03:39 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 03:39 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden gets the rebound | 72-64 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Gullette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Pete Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Barclay (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Niagara | Gary Gullette misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 72-64 |
| 03:16 | Rider | Irving Huggard grabs the board | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Barclay | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Porfirio Romano and he's fouled by Chris Bryant - foul #4 on Chris Bryant, team foul #6 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Edward Kong (PF) Porfirio Romano, Gary Gullette, Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF) Kevin Lomax, Chris Bryant | |
| 02:39 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman makes the free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:30 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Barclay | 75-69 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF) Marcus Whittier, Randy Rhodes, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (SF) Rodney Gladysiewski | |
| 02:12 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 75-69 |
| 02:10 | Niagara | Brian Simeon gets the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 01:48 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-69 |
| 01:46 | Rider | Michael McKillop grabs the board | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:31 | Rider | George Barclay can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-69 |
| 01:30 | Rider | Michael McKillop pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 01:12 | Rider | George Barclay buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael McKillop | 75-72 |
| 01:12 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Pete Hall (PF) Kevin Coleman, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Rider | Kevin Lomax (SF) Michael McKillop | |
| 00:57 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Irving Huggard - foul #3 on Irving Huggard, team foul #7 | 75-72 |
| 00:57 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:57 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:57 | Rider | Irving Huggard pulls down the rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:39 | Rider | George Barclay is hacked by Pete Hall - foul #2 on Pete Hall, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| 00:39 | Rider | George Barclay misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:39 | Rider | George Barclay makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Niagara | George Barclay takes the ball from Kurt Hadden | 75-73 |
| 00:05 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses long on an open shot from the right side | 75-73 |
| 00:04 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Jeffery Belcher is called for the reach on Randy Rhodes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Belcher, team foul #8 | 75-73 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:03 | Rider | The rebound goes to Irving Huggard | 75-73 |
| 00:03 | Rider | Rider calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rider | George Barclay can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 75-73 |