| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Mario Perez (fresh) SG - Rory Smith (fresh) SF - Ron Conley (fresh) PF - Richard Jarvis (fresh) C - Raymond Erwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Willie Schroeder (fresh) SG - Adolph Railsback (fresh) SF - Robert Davidson (fresh) PF - Pierre Maley (fresh) C - James Webster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rider | James Webster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Rider | James Webster connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Schroeder | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Canisius | Mario Perez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Rider | Adolph Railsback grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Rider | Robert Davidson clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Canisius | Ron Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Canisius | Mario Perez's pass is intercepted by Willie Schroeder in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Rider | James Webster is hacked by Mario Perez - foul #1 on Mario Perez, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Rider | James Webster can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Canisius | Ron Conley pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Canisius | Ron Conley misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Davidson - foul #1 on Robert Davidson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Canisius | Ron Conley makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:38 | Canisius | Ron Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:38 | Rider | James Webster pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | Rider | James Webster lays it up and in | 1-4 |
| 18:11 | Canisius | Richard Jarvis can't finish the layup | 1-4 |
| 18:09 | Rider | James Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:54 | Rider | Adolph Railsback misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-4 |
| 17:52 | Canisius | Richard Jarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:48 | Canisius | Rory Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 1-4 |
| 17:46 | Rider | Adolph Railsback grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:31 | Rider | Mario Perez picks off the pass by Robert Davidson | 1-4 |
| 17:14 | Canisius | Ron Conley hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Mario Perez | 3-4 |
| 17:02 | Rider | Pierre Maley knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Willie Schroeder | 3-6 |
| 16:44 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:43 | Rider | Robert Davidson pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:37 | Rider | Raymond Erwin is called for the reach on Adolph Railsback - foul #1 on Raymond Erwin, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Reinaldo Pacheco (PG), David Pryor (SG), Michael Harris (PF), Robert Behrendt (C) Mario Perez, Rory Smith, Richard Jarvis, Raymond Erwin | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Wakefield (PG), Timothy Lanier (SG), James Crawford (SF), Randy Myers (PF), Joseph Springer (C) Willie Schroeder, Adolph Railsback, Robert Davidson, Pierre Maley, James Webster | |
| 16:20 | Rider | Timothy Lanier misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 16:18 | Canisius | Michael Harris snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:13 | Canisius | David Pryor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 16:12 | Canisius | Robert Behrendt snags the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 15:57 | Canisius | Robert Behrendt misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Lanier - foul #1 on Timothy Lanier, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Junior Abbott (SF) Ron Conley | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 15:57 | Canisius | Robert Behrendt misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:57 | Canisius | Robert Behrendt makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Reinaldo Pacheco (fresh) SG - David Pryor (fresh) SF - Junior Abbott (fresh) PF - Robert Behrendt (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Thomas Wakefield (fresh) SG - Timothy Lanier (fresh) SF - James Crawford (fresh) PF - Randy Myers (fresh) C - Joseph Springer (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Rider | Joseph Springer misses long on a jumper from the left block | 4-6 |
| 15:42 | Rider | Timothy Lanier hits the follow up shot | 4-8 |
| 15:36 | Canisius | Junior Abbott makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Behrendt | 7-8 |
| 15:12 | Rider | Randy Myers is fouled on the floor by Reinaldo Pacheco - foul #1 on Reinaldo Pacheco, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Canisius | Mario Perez (PG), Rory Smith (SG), Richard Jarvis (PF) Reinaldo Pacheco, Junior Abbott, Robert Behrendt | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 14:50 | Rider | Timothy Lanier misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Rory Smith - foul #1 on Rory Smith, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ron Conley (SF) David Pryor | |
| Subs | Rider | James Webster (C) Joseph Springer | |
| 14:50 | Rider | Timothy Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:50 | Rider | Timothy Lanier misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:50 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Michael Harris | 7-9 |
| 14:37 | Canisius | Michael Harris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ron Conley | 9-9 |
| 14:09 | Rider | Timothy Lanier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 14:08 | Canisius | Ron Conley grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 14:01 | Canisius | Ron Conley scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Mario Perez | 11-9 |
| 13:33 | Rider | Mario Perez picks off the pass by Timothy Lanier | 11-9 |
| 13:12 | Canisius | James Webster steals the ball from Mario Perez | 11-9 |
| 12:59 | Rider | James Crawford comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Harris - foul #1 on Michael Harris, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Canisius | Reinaldo Pacheco (PG), David Pryor (SG), Robert Behrendt (PF), Raymond Erwin (C) Mario Perez, Rory Smith, Richard Jarvis, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG), Adolph Railsback (SG), Pierre Maley (PF), Joseph Springer (C) Thomas Wakefield, Timothy Lanier, Randy Myers, James Webster | |
| 12:59 | Rider | James Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:59 | Rider | James Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:43 | Canisius | David Pryor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Canisius | Junior Abbott (SF) Ron Conley | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Davidson (SF) James Crawford | |
| 12:19 | Rider | Pierre Maley banks in the layup set up by Willie Schroeder | 11-13 |
| 12:01 | Canisius | David Pryor hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Reinaldo Pacheco | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Reinaldo Pacheco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Pryor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Junior Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Behrendt (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Erwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Willie Schroeder (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Adolph Railsback (fresh) SF - Robert Davidson (fresh) PF - Pierre Maley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Springer (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Rider | Adolph Railsback throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | Mario Perez (PG), Ron Conley (SF), Richard Jarvis (PF) Reinaldo Pacheco, Junior Abbott, Robert Behrendt | |
| Subs | Rider | James Webster (C) Joseph Springer | |
| 11:17 | Canisius | Robert Davidson steals it from Ron Conley | 13-13 |
| 10:56 | Rider | Pierre Maley misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 10:55 | Canisius | Ron Conley grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 10:35 | Canisius | The jump hook by Ron Conley is blocked by James Webster | 13-13 |
| 10:33 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Erwin | 13-13 |
| 10:18 | Canisius | Ron Conley dunks the ball on a great pass from Richard Jarvis | 15-13 |
| 09:54 | Rider | Pierre Maley misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Richard Jarvis - foul #1 on Richard Jarvis, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rory Smith (SG), Michael Harris (PF), Robert Behrendt (C) David Pryor, Richard Jarvis, Raymond Erwin | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Wakefield (PG), Timothy Lanier (SG), James Crawford (SF), Randy Myers (C) Willie Schroeder, Adolph Railsback, Robert Davidson, James Webster | |
| 09:54 | Rider | Pierre Maley makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:54 | Rider | Pierre Maley misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:54 | Canisius | Robert Behrendt grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 09:40 | Canisius | Robert Behrendt is hacked by Randy Myers - foul #1 on Randy Myers, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Canisius | Reinaldo Pacheco (PG) Mario Perez | |
| Subs | Rider | Joseph Springer (C) Pierre Maley | |
| 09:20 | Canisius | Rory Smith is fouled on the floor by Timothy Lanier - foul #2 on Timothy Lanier, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Adolph Railsback (SG) Timothy Lanier | |
| 09:04 | Canisius | Rory Smith hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Reinaldo Pacheco | 18-14 |
| 08:59 | Rider | Adolph Railsback comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Harris - foul #2 on Michael Harris, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Canisius | Junior Abbott (SF), Richard Jarvis (PF) Ron Conley, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 08:59 | Rider | Adolph Railsback misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:59 | Rider | Adolph Railsback makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:36 | Canisius | Rory Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 08:34 | Rider | Randy Myers snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 08:19 | Rider | Adolph Railsback makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Springer | 18-18 |
| 07:58 | Canisius | Robert Behrendt can't connect on a runner in the paint | 18-18 |
| 07:56 | Rider | Randy Myers snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Reinaldo Pacheco (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rory Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Junior Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Jarvis (fresh) C - Robert Behrendt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Thomas Wakefield (fresh) SG - Adolph Railsback (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Springer (fresh) | |
| 07:50 | Rider | Adolph Railsback travels with the ball | 18-18 |
| Subs | Canisius | Mario Perez (PG), Ron Conley (SF), Raymond Erwin (C) Reinaldo Pacheco, Junior Abbott, Robert Behrendt | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG), Robert Davidson (SF), James Webster (C) Adolph Railsback, Randy Myers, Joseph Springer | |
| 07:33 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Willie Schroeder - foul #1 on Willie Schroeder, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Canisius | Junior Abbott (PF) Richard Jarvis | |
| Subs | Rider | Pierre Maley (PF) James Crawford | |
| 07:33 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:33 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:33 | Rider | James Webster grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 07:19 | Rider | Pierre Maley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Behrendt (PF) Junior Abbott | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 06:54 | Canisius | Robert Behrendt drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rory Smith | 21-18 |
| 06:45 | Rider | Robert Davidson buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Pierre Maley | 21-21 |
| 06:26 | Canisius | Robert Davidson is called for the reach on Ron Conley - foul #2 on Robert Davidson, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Canisius | David Pryor (SG), Richard Jarvis (PF) Rory Smith, Robert Behrendt | |
| Subs | Rider | Adolph Railsback (SG), James Crawford (SF) Thomas Wakefield, Robert Davidson | |
| 06:19 | Canisius | Ron Conley misses long on a floater from close range | 21-21 |
| 06:18 | Canisius | Richard Jarvis pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:55 | Canisius | David Pryor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 05:54 | Rider | James Webster pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:29 | Rider | Willie Schroeder comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Mario Perez - foul #2 on Mario Perez, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Canisius | Reinaldo Pacheco (PG), Robert Behrendt (C) Mario Perez, Raymond Erwin | |
| Subs | Rider | Randy Myers (PF) Pierre Maley | |
| 05:29 | Rider | Willie Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:29 | Rider | Willie Schroeder misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:29 | Canisius | Richard Jarvis grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 05:17 | Canisius | James Webster takes the ball from Richard Jarvis | 21-22 |
| 05:07 | Rider | Adolph Railsback is fouled on the floor by David Pryor - foul #1 on David Pryor, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rory Smith (SG) David Pryor | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Wakefield (PG) Willie Schroeder | |
| 05:07 | Rider | Adolph Railsback misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:07 | Canisius | Robert Behrendt pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:03 | Canisius | Reinaldo Pacheco drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Jarvis | 24-22 |
| 04:45 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Reinaldo Pacheco - foul #2 on Reinaldo Pacheco, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Canisius | Kenneth Cunningham (PG), David Pryor (SF) Reinaldo Pacheco, Ron Conley | |
| Subs | Rider | Joseph Springer (C) James Webster | |
| 04:45 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:45 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:22 | Canisius | Richard Jarvis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Crawford - foul #1 on James Crawford, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG) Adolph Railsback | |
| 04:22 | Canisius | Richard Jarvis misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:22 | Canisius | Richard Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:53 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Pryor - foul #2 on David Pryor, team foul #11 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Canisius | Mario Perez (PG), Ron Conley (SF), Michael Harris (PF), Raymond Erwin (C) Kenneth Cunningham, David Pryor, Richard Jarvis, Robert Behrendt | |
| Subs | Rider | Timothy Lanier (SG), Robert Davidson (SF) Willie Schroeder, Joseph Springer | |
| 03:53 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:53 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:53 | Canisius | Michael Harris snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Mario Perez (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rory Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Conley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Erwin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Thomas Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Lanier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Myers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Canisius | Ron Conley connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Robert Davidson - foul #3 on Robert Davidson, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Pierre Maley (PF), James Webster (C) Robert Davidson, Randy Myers | |
| 03:39 | Canisius | Ron Conley makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:16 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield is called for traveling | 28-24 |
| Subs | Canisius | David Pryor (SG) Rory Smith | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG), Adolph Railsback (SG) Thomas Wakefield, James Crawford | |
| 03:01 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Mario Perez | 30-24 |
| 02:50 | Rider | Pierre Maley misses the dunk attempt | 30-24 |
| 02:48 | Rider | Pierre Maley pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 02:43 | Rider | Pierre Maley misses the floater from the right block | 30-24 |
| 02:42 | Canisius | Ron Conley grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 02:37 | Canisius | Mario Perez misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 02:36 | Canisius | Raymond Erwin pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 02:18 | Canisius | Ron Conley's pass is intercepted by James Webster | 30-24 |
| 01:59 | Rider | Timothy Lanier is hacked by David Pryor - foul #3 on David Pryor, team foul #12 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rory Smith (SG), Richard Jarvis (PF) David Pryor, Raymond Erwin | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Wakefield (PG), James Crawford (SF), Randy Myers (PF), Joseph Springer (C) Willie Schroeder, Adolph Railsback, Pierre Maley, James Webster | |
| 01:59 | Rider | Timothy Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:59 | Rider | Timothy Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:44 | Canisius | Mario Perez is whistled for traveling | 30-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Junior Abbott (SF) Ron Conley | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 01:32 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 30-26 |
| 01:31 | Canisius | Rory Smith snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 01:26 | Canisius | Randy Myers blocks the short jumper by Junior Abbott | 30-26 |
| 01:24 | Rider | The rebound goes to Joseph Springer | 30-26 |
| 01:20 | Rider | Timothy Lanier drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Randy Myers | 30-28 |
| 01:06 | Canisius | Mario Perez knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 32-28 |
| 00:49 | Rider | James Crawford makes the 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 00:44 | Canisius | Mario Perez scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Richard Jarvis | 34-31 |
| 00:23 | Rider | Randy Myers misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 00:22 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Michael Harris | 34-31 |
| 00:18 | Canisius | Mario Perez misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Wakefield - foul #1 on Thomas Wakefield, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ron Conley (SF), Raymond Erwin (C) Rory Smith, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG), Pierre Maley (PF), James Webster (C) Timothy Lanier, Randy Myers, Joseph Springer | |
| 00:18 | Canisius | Mario Perez makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:18 | Canisius | Mario Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:04 | Rider | Pierre Maley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 00:02 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Ron Conley | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Ron Conley misses long on a fullcourt shot | 36-31 |