| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Stoll (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Morgan Bartlett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Whetstone (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Jess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Perrotta (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lee Remy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Irving Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Haley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Tincher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Irving Carr inbounds the ball | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rider | Lee Remy's floater is tipped away by Randy Jess | 37-45 |
| 19:39 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 19:34 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett makes the fadeaway from the left block | 39-45 |
| 19:15 | Rider | Lee Remy knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Perrotta | 39-48 |
| 18:49 | Canisius | Donald Stoll knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Whetstone | 42-48 |
| 18:35 | Rider | Eric Haley is hacked by Donald Stoll - foul #2 on Donald Stoll, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| 18:28 | Rider | Lee Remy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 18:26 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Randy Jess | 42-48 |
| 18:20 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 42-48 |
| 18:18 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett tips it home | 44-48 |
| 18:00 | Rider | John Perrotta misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-48 |
| 17:58 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 17:52 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 17:51 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 17:29 | Canisius | Robert Tincher steals the ball from Randy Jess | 44-48 |
| 17:22 | Rider | Eric Haley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Michels (PG), Albert Ensley (PF), Carl Potter (C) John Patterson, Earl Whetstone, Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Rider | Steven Wysocki (SG), Andres Martinez (C) Lee Remy, Robert Tincher | |
| 17:07 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 17:06 | Rider | Eric Haley grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 16:44 | Rider | Steven Wysocki misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 16:43 | Rider | John Perrotta misses the tip | 44-48 |
| 16:42 | Rider | Andres Martinez grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 16:32 | Rider | John Perrotta comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-48 |
| 16:31 | Rider | Irving Carr grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 16:15 | Rider | Irving Carr misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 16:14 | Canisius | Albert Ensley grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 16:10 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-48 |
| 16:00 | Rider | Steven Wysocki hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Perrotta | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Patrick Michels (fresh) SG - Donald Stoll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Morgan Bartlett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Ensley (fresh) C - Carl Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Perrotta (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Steven Wysocki (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Haley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Andres Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Canisius | Patrick Michels hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-51 |
| 15:40 | Canisius | Patrick Michels gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 15:28 | Canisius | Albert Ensley loses the dribble to Eric Haley | 46-51 |
| 15:17 | Rider | Andres Martinez misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-51 |
| 15:15 | Rider | Andres Martinez tips it in | 46-53 |
| 15:10 | Canisius | Patrick Michels is hacked by Steven Wysocki in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Wysocki, team foul #1 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Earl Whetstone (PF), Randy Jess (C) Patrick Michels, Donald Stoll, Morgan Bartlett | |
| Subs | Rider | Lee Remy (SG), James Gehring (SF), Robert Tincher (C) John Perrotta, Irving Carr, Eric Haley | |
| 15:01 | Canisius | Randy Jess connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Whetstone | 48-53 |
| 14:47 | Rider | Robert Tincher clanks a shot from the left side | 48-53 |
| 14:45 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Carl Potter | 48-53 |
| 14:34 | Canisius | Albert Ensley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-53 |
| 14:33 | Rider | Andres Martinez gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 14:17 | Rider | Lee Remy scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andres Martinez | 48-56 |
| 14:06 | Canisius | Carl Potter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Gehring - foul #1 on James Gehring, team foul #2 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (SG), Morgan Bartlett (SF) Albert Ensley, Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Rider | John Middleton (PG), John Alcantar (PF) Steven Wysocki, Andres Martinez | |
| 14:06 | Canisius | Carl Potter makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 14:06 | Canisius | Carl Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 13:54 | Rider | Earl Whetstone steals the ball from John Middleton | 50-56 |
| 13:41 | Canisius | Carl Potter misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 13:40 | Canisius | John Patterson snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 13:19 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 13:17 | Rider | Lee Remy gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 12:56 | Rider | Robert Tincher is fouled on the floor by Carl Potter - foul #3 on Carl Potter, team foul #2 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Stoll (SG), Randy Jess (C) John Patterson, Carl Potter | |
| Subs | Rider | John Perrotta (PG), Irving Carr (SF), Eric Haley (PF) John Middleton, James Gehring, John Alcantar | |
| 12:45 | Rider | Lee Remy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-56 |
| 12:44 | Rider | John Perrotta snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 12:29 | Rider | Eric Haley misses the lay-in | 50-56 |
| 12:27 | Rider | Robert Tincher tips it in | 50-58 |
| 12:07 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 12:05 | Canisius | Randy Jess grabs the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 11:53 | Canisius | Martin Perkins connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Stoll (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Morgan Bartlett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Whetstone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Jess (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Perrotta (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Lee Remy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Irving Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Haley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Tincher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Rider | Lee Remy knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Haley | 53-60 |
| 11:19 | Canisius | Irving Carr is called for the reach on Earl Whetstone - foul #2 on Irving Carr, team foul #3 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (PG), Patrick Michels (SG), Albert Ensley (SF), Jimmy Baskerville (PF) Martin Perkins, Donald Stoll, Morgan Bartlett, Earl Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rider | Steven Wysocki (SG), Andres Martinez (C) Lee Remy, Robert Tincher | |
| 11:02 | Canisius | Randy Jess can't finish the layup | 53-60 |
| 11:01 | Rider | The rebound goes to Eric Haley | 53-60 |
| 10:38 | Rider | Steven Wysocki misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 10:36 | Canisius | John Patterson grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 10:32 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville is hacked by Andres Martinez - foul #3 on Andres Martinez, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | Cecil Moore (C) Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Rider | John Middleton (SG), James Gehring (SF), John Alcantar (C) John Perrotta, Irving Carr, Eric Haley | |
| 10:25 | Canisius | Cecil Moore clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on John Alcantar - foul #3 on John Alcantar, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Stoll (SG), Morgan Bartlett (SF) Patrick Michels, Jimmy Baskerville | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 10:25 | Canisius | Cecil Moore misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 10:25 | Canisius | Cecil Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 10:12 | Rider | James Gehring hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 10:11 | Canisius | Albert Ensley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | John Patterson is hacked by Steven Wysocki - foul #2 on Steven Wysocki, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | Carl Potter (C) Cecil Moore | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 09:48 | Canisius | Albert Ensley buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Stoll | 57-60 |
| 09:35 | Rider | Andres Martinez can't finish the layup | 57-60 |
| 09:34 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 09:30 | Canisius | Andres Martinez steals the ball from Donald Stoll | 57-60 |
| 09:09 | Rider | James Gehring drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Middleton and he's fouled by Carl Potter - foul #4 on Carl Potter, team foul #3 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Earl Whetstone (PF), Randy Jess (C) John Patterson, Albert Ensley, Carl Potter | |
| Subs | Rider | John Perrotta (PG), Lee Remy (SG), Eric Haley (PF), Robert Tincher (C) Steven Wysocki, John Middleton, Andres Martinez, John Alcantar | |
| 09:09 | Rider | James Gehring makes the free throw | 57-63 |
| 09:06 | Canisius | Martin Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Irving Carr (SF) James Gehring | |
| 08:54 | Rider | Eric Haley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 08:52 | Rider | Lee Remy can't tip it in | 57-63 |
| 08:50 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 08:36 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett is hacked by Irving Carr - foul #3 on Irving Carr, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Canisius | Albert Ensley (SG) Donald Stoll | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 08:36 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:36 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:23 | Rider | Randy Jess swats the layup by Robert Tincher | 59-63 |
| 08:21 | Canisius | Randy Jess grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 08:00 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett misses the runner in the paint | 59-63 |
| 07:59 | Rider | Robert Tincher gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Albert Ensley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Morgan Bartlett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Whetstone (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Jess (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Perrotta (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Lee Remy (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Irving Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Haley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Tincher (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Rider | Irving Carr scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Perrotta | 59-65 |
| 07:31 | Canisius | Albert Ensley is fouled on the floor by Eric Haley - foul #2 on Eric Haley, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Stoll (SG), Carl Potter (C) Morgan Bartlett, Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Rider | Steven Wysocki (PG), Andres Martinez (C) John Perrotta, Robert Tincher | |
| 07:31 | Canisius | Albert Ensley makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 07:31 | Canisius | Albert Ensley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 07:24 | Rider | Eric Haley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-65 |
| 07:23 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 07:17 | Canisius | Albert Ensley banks in the layup set up by Donald Stoll | 63-65 |
| 06:57 | Rider | Martin Perkins is called for the reach on Steven Wysocki - foul #4 on Martin Perkins, team foul #4 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Canisius | Cecil Moore (C) Earl Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rider | John Alcantar (C) Eric Haley | |
| 06:44 | Rider | Lee Remy is hacked by Donald Stoll - foul #3 on Donald Stoll, team foul #5 | 63-65 |
| 06:26 | Rider | Cecil Moore blocks the short jumper by Irving Carr | 63-65 |
| 06:24 | Canisius | Donald Stoll gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 06:20 | Canisius | Donald Stoll misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-65 |
| 06:18 | Canisius | Cecil Moore tips it home | 65-65 |
| 05:58 | Rider | Lee Remy buries a 3 from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 05:38 | Canisius | Donald Stoll connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Carl Potter | 67-68 |
| 05:38 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett (SF), Earl Whetstone (PF), Randy Jess (C) Albert Ensley, Carl Potter, Cecil Moore | |
| Subs | Rider | John Perrotta (PG), Eric Haley (PF), Robert Tincher (C) Steven Wysocki, Andres Martinez, John Alcantar | |
| 05:20 | Rider | Robert Tincher misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 05:18 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 04:57 | Canisius | Martin Perkins scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Stoll | 69-68 |
| 04:33 | Rider | Robert Tincher hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 04:28 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 04:26 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone snags the offensive board | 69-70 |
| 04:03 | Canisius | Donald Stoll misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 69-70 |
| 04:02 | Rider | The rebound goes to Lee Remy | 69-70 |
| 03:46 | Rider | The jump hook by Lee Remy is blocked by Earl Whetstone | 69-70 |
| 03:45 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett grabs the board | 69-70 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - Donald Stoll (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Morgan Bartlett (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Earl Whetstone (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Jess (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Perrotta (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Lee Remy (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Irving Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Haley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Tincher (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Canisius | Martin Perkins is whistled for a carry | 69-70 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (PG), Albert Ensley (SG) Martin Perkins, Donald Stoll | |
| Subs | Rider | Steven Wysocki (SG), James Gehring (SF) Lee Remy, Irving Carr | |
| 03:29 | Rider | Robert Tincher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-70 |
| 03:27 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 03:23 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Albert Ensley | 72-70 |
| 03:00 | Rider | Robert Tincher drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Perrotta | 72-72 |
| 03:00 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Donald Stoll (SG) John Patterson, Albert Ensley | |
| Subs | Rider | Lee Remy (SG), Irving Carr (SF) Steven Wysocki, James Gehring | |
| 02:42 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 02:41 | Rider | Irving Carr pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 02:35 | Rider | Robert Tincher misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 02:33 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 02:28 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett is called for traveling | 72-72 |
| 02:19 | Rider | Robert Tincher clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 02:17 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 02:14 | Canisius | Martin Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 02:09 | Rider | Lee Remy knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Irving Carr | 72-74 |
| 01:47 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 72-74 |
| 01:45 | Rider | Robert Tincher grabs the board | 72-74 |
| 01:40 | Rider | John Perrotta misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-74 |
| 01:39 | Canisius | Randy Jess snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 01:12 | Canisius | Randy Jess misses long on a shot from the left block | 72-74 |
| 01:10 | Canisius | Randy Jess grabs the offensive board | 72-74 |
| 00:53 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-74 |
| 00:52 | Rider | Robert Tincher gets the rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Rider | Eric Haley misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Earl Whetstone - foul #3 on Earl Whetstone, team foul #6 | 72-74 |
| 00:26 | Rider | Eric Haley misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:26 | Rider | Eric Haley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:10 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett is hacked by John Perrotta - foul #2 on John Perrotta, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| 00:10 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:10 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Rider | Irving Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Perkins - foul #5 on Martin Perkins, team foul #7 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (PG) Martin Perkins | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 00:09 | Rider | Irving Carr misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:09 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone grabs the board | 74-75 |
| 00:09 | Canisius | Canisius calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| 00:05 | Canisius | John Patterson banks in the layup on a great pass from Morgan Bartlett | 76-75 |
| 00:05 | Rider | Rider calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rider | The jump hook by Lee Remy is blocked by Morgan Bartlett | 76-75 |