| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Cargill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Peebles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ambrose Groves (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Martinek (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Gaylord (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Willie Schroeder (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adolph Railsback (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Crawford (fresh) C - James Webster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Ambrose Groves inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 41-38 |
| 19:36 | Rider | The rebound goes to James Webster | 41-38 |
| 19:16 | Rider | James Crawford connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Schroeder | 41-41 |
| 18:57 | Niagara | Charles Peebles is hacked by Robert Davidson - foul #1 on Robert Davidson, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| 18:35 | Niagara | Ambrose Groves misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-41 |
| 18:33 | Rider | James Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:27 | Rider | William Cargill is called for the reach on Willie Schroeder - foul #3 on William Cargill, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Oberski (PG), Randy Anderson (PF) William Cargill, Ronald Martinek | |
| Subs | Rider | Randy Myers (PF) Robert Davidson | |
| 18:12 | Rider | Adolph Railsback is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 17:56 | Niagara | Randy Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 17:54 | Rider | James Webster gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 17:35 | Rider | Randy Myers comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 17:34 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 17:08 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 17:06 | Rider | The rebound goes to Willie Schroeder | 41-44 |
| 17:03 | Rider | Ambrose Groves takes the ball from James Crawford in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 16:52 | Niagara | Charles Peebles drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Oberski | 44-44 |
| 16:35 | Rider | James Webster drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Adolph Railsback | 44-47 |
| 16:19 | Niagara | Charles Peebles's pass is intercepted by Adolph Railsback | 44-47 |
| 16:16 | Rider | Randy Myers misses the dunk attempt | 44-47 |
| 16:15 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Charles Gaylord | 44-47 |
| 15:51 | Niagara | Randy Anderson drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ambrose Groves and he's fouled by Adolph Railsback - foul #3 on Adolph Railsback, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Cargill (PG), Jacob Brown (SG), Daniel Rumbaugh (SF), Ronald Martinek (PF) Thomas Oberski, Charles Peebles, Ambrose Groves, Charles Gaylord | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Wakefield (PG), Timothy Lanier (SG), Robert Davidson (SF), Pierre Maley (PF), Joseph Springer (C) Willie Schroeder, Adolph Railsback, James Crawford, Randy Myers, James Webster | |
| 15:51 | Niagara | Randy Anderson makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Cargill (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jacob Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Rumbaugh (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Martinek (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Thomas Wakefield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Lanier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pierre Maley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Springer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield is fouled on the floor by Jacob Brown - foul #1 on Jacob Brown, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Niagara | George Fye (C) Randy Anderson | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 15:10 | Rider | Timothy Lanier connects on the open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 14:41 | Niagara | Daniel Rumbaugh buries a shot from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 14:15 | Rider | Timothy Lanier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 14:14 | Rider | Pierre Maley misses the tip | 49-49 |
| 14:13 | Rider | Timothy Lanier snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 13:51 | Rider | Pierre Maley banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Wakefield | 49-51 |
| 13:33 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 13:31 | Niagara | George Fye grabs the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 13:17 | Niagara | Daniel Rumbaugh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 13:16 | Rider | Pierre Maley snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 13:00 | Rider | William Cargill takes the ball from Robert Davidson | 49-51 |
| 12:55 | Niagara | Jacob Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from William Cargill | 51-51 |
| 12:50 | Rider | Robert Davidson can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 12:48 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:32 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-51 |
| 12:31 | Rider | Joseph Springer pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:26 | Rider | Jacob Brown takes the ball from Robert Davidson in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 12:18 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Cargill | 53-51 |
| 12:01 | Rider | Joseph Springer is fouled on the floor by Ronald Martinek - foul #2 on Ronald Martinek, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Oberski (PG), Charles Peebles (SG), Ambrose Groves (SF), Randy Anderson (PF), Charles Gaylord (C) William Cargill, Jacob Brown, Daniel Rumbaugh, Ronald Martinek, George Fye | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG), Adolph Railsback (SG), James Crawford (SF), Randy Myers (PF), James Webster (C) Thomas Wakefield, Timothy Lanier, Robert Davidson, Pierre Maley, Joseph Springer | |
| 11:44 | Rider | Randy Myers hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Webster | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas Oberski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Peebles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ambrose Groves (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Gaylord (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Willie Schroeder (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adolph Railsback (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Webster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 11:27 | Niagara | Randy Anderson grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 11:13 | Niagara | Charles Peebles connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Anderson | 56-53 |
| 10:50 | Rider | James Webster misses short on a floater from close range | 56-53 |
| 10:49 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Ambrose Groves | 56-53 |
| 10:33 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Willie Schroeder - foul #2 on Willie Schroeder, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Snyder (PF) Randy Anderson | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 10:33 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 10:33 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:17 | Rider | James Webster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Cargill (PG) Thomas Oberski | |
| Subs | Rider | Pierre Maley (PF) Randy Myers | |
| 09:53 | Niagara | Charles Gaylord knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from William Cargill | 60-53 |
| 09:44 | Rider | Adolph Railsback can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Peebles - foul #3 on Charles Peebles, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | George Fye (C) Charles Gaylord | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Davidson (SF) James Crawford | |
| 09:44 | Rider | Adolph Railsback makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:44 | Rider | Adolph Railsback misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:44 | Niagara | George Fye snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 09:38 | Niagara | Charles Peebles scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ambrose Groves | 63-54 |
| 09:15 | Rider | Willie Schroeder jams it and he's hacked by George Fye - foul #2 on George Fye, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Oberski (PG), Ronald Martinek (PF) William Cargill, Ambrose Groves | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Wakefield (SG), Randy Myers (C) Adolph Railsback, James Webster | |
| 09:15 | Rider | Willie Schroeder makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 09:01 | Niagara | James Snyder misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 08:59 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek snags the offensive board | 63-57 |
| 08:45 | Niagara | George Fye scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Martinek and he's hacked by Willie Schroeder - foul #3 on Willie Schroeder, team foul #4 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jacob Brown (SG), Daniel Rumbaugh (SF), Randy Anderson (C) Charles Peebles, James Snyder, Ronald Martinek | |
| Subs | Rider | Adolph Railsback (SG), James Crawford (PF) Willie Schroeder, Pierre Maley | |
| 08:45 | Niagara | George Fye makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:43 | Rider | Daniel Rumbaugh is called for the reach on Thomas Wakefield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Rumbaugh, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Gaylord (C) George Fye | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 08:24 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Adolph Railsback | 66-60 |
| 08:05 | Niagara | Randy Anderson loses the dribble to Thomas Wakefield | 66-60 |
| 08:03 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield is hacked by Thomas Oberski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Oberski, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Cargill (PG) Thomas Oberski | |
| Subs | Rider | Joseph Springer (C) Randy Myers | |
| 08:03 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 08:03 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 08:03 | Niagara | Jacob Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 07:53 | Niagara | Randy Anderson misses long on a jumper from the left block | 66-61 |
| 07:51 | Rider | Joseph Springer pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Cargill (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jacob Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Rumbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Gaylord (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Thomas Wakefield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adolph Railsback (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Davidson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rider | Robert Davidson banks in the wide open layup | 66-63 |
| 07:07 | Niagara | Jacob Brown is hacked by Adolph Railsback - foul #4 on Adolph Railsback, team foul #5 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Peebles (SG), Ambrose Groves (SF), Ronald Martinek (PF), George Fye (C) Jacob Brown, Daniel Rumbaugh, Randy Anderson, Charles Gaylord | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG), Timothy Lanier (SF), James Webster (C) Thomas Wakefield, Robert Davidson, James Crawford | |
| 06:48 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek is fouled on the floor by Joseph Springer - foul #2 on Joseph Springer, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Oberski (PG) William Cargill | |
| Subs | Rider | Randy Myers (PF) Joseph Springer | |
| 06:37 | Niagara | Charles Peebles misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-63 |
| 06:36 | Rider | James Webster snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 06:13 | Rider | Willie Schroeder misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 66-63 |
| 06:11 | Rider | James Webster tips it in | 66-65 |
| 05:56 | Niagara | Thomas Oberski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 05:55 | Niagara | George Fye tips it in | 68-65 |
| 05:45 | Rider | James Webster's pass is intercepted by George Fye | 68-65 |
| 05:30 | Niagara | Thomas Oberski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Peebles | 71-65 |
| 05:14 | Rider | Timothy Lanier clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Oberski - foul #2 on Thomas Oberski, team foul #8 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Cargill (PG), Jacob Brown (SG), Daniel Rumbaugh (SF), James Snyder (PF), Charles Gaylord (C) Thomas Oberski, Charles Peebles, Ambrose Groves, Ronald Martinek, George Fye | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Wakefield (PG), James Crawford (SF), Pierre Maley (PF), Joseph Springer (C) Willie Schroeder, Adolph Railsback, Randy Myers, James Webster | |
| 05:14 | Rider | Timothy Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:14 | Rider | Timothy Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 05:01 | Niagara | William Cargill scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jacob Brown | 73-66 |
| 04:33 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-66 |
| 04:31 | Rider | Timothy Lanier tips it home | 73-68 |
| 04:29 | Niagara | William Cargill travels in the backcourt | 73-68 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Anderson (PF) James Snyder | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG) Timothy Lanier | |
| 04:14 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Gaylord - foul #3 on Charles Gaylord, team foul #9 | 73-68 |
| 04:14 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 04:14 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:47 | Niagara | Randy Anderson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Cargill | 76-70 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - William Cargill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jacob Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Rumbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Charles Gaylord (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Willie Schroeder (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wakefield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pierre Maley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Springer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Rider | James Crawford comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Rumbaugh - foul #2 on Daniel Rumbaugh, team foul #10 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Peebles (SG), Ambrose Groves (SF), George Fye (C) William Cargill, Jacob Brown, Charles Gaylord | |
| Subs | Rider | Randy Myers (PF), James Webster (C) Pierre Maley, Joseph Springer | |
| 03:42 | Rider | James Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:42 | Rider | James Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:42 | Niagara | The rebound goes to George Fye | 76-71 |
| 03:25 | Niagara | Charles Peebles makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Randy Anderson | 79-71 |
| 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) | |
| 03:05 | Rider | James Webster misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-71 |
| 03:03 | Rider | James Crawford tips it but misses | 79-71 |
| 03:01 | Niagara | Randy Anderson grabs the board | 79-71 |
| 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) | |
| 02:59 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Oberski (PG), Ronald Martinek (PF), Charles Gaylord (C) Daniel Rumbaugh, Randy Anderson, George Fye | |
| Subs | Rider | Timothy Lanier (SG), Robert Davidson (SF) Willie Schroeder, Randy Myers | |
| 02:39 | Niagara | James Webster swats the short shot by Ronald Martinek | 79-71 |
| 02:37 | Rider | James Crawford snags the defensive board | 79-71 |
| 02:37 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Cargill (PG) Thomas Oberski | |
| Subs | Rider | Pierre Maley (PF) James Crawford | |
| 02:23 | Rider | Pierre Maley banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Thomas Wakefield | 79-73 |
| 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) | |
| 02:15 | Niagara | Pierre Maley steals the ball from Ronald Martinek | 79-73 |
| 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) | |
| 02:10 | Rider | Robert Davidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-73 |
| 01:45 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ambrose Groves | 82-73 |
| 01:45 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-73 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG), Adolph Railsback (SG) Thomas Wakefield, Timothy Lanier | |
| 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) | |
| 01:32 | Rider | Willie Schroeder makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Adolph Railsback | 82-75 |
| 01:15 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Charles Peebles and he's fouled by Robert Davidson - foul #2 on Robert Davidson, team foul #7 | 84-75 |
| 01:15 | Niagara | Ronald Martinek makes the free throw | 85-75 |
| 01:13 | Rider | Robert Davidson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-75 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Oberski (PG), Jacob Brown (SG), Daniel Rumbaugh (SF), Randy Anderson (PF), George Fye (C) William Cargill, Charles Peebles, Ambrose Groves, Ronald Martinek, Charles Gaylord | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| 00:59 | Niagara | Jacob Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Lanier - foul #2 on Timothy Lanier, team foul #8 | 85-75 |
| 00:59 | Niagara | Jacob Brown misses the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:59 | Niagara | Jacob Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 86-75 |
| 00:52 | Rider | Timothy Lanier pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-75 |
| 00:50 | Rider | Joseph Springer is wide open but clanks a jumper from close range | 86-75 |
| 00:49 | Niagara | George Fye snags the defensive board | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Niagara | Thomas Oberski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on James Crawford - foul #2 on James Crawford, team foul #9 | 86-75 |
| 00:26 | Niagara | Thomas Oberski makes the 1st free throw | 87-75 |
| 00:26 | Niagara | Thomas Oberski makes the 2nd free throw | 88-75 |
| 00:19 | Rider | Timothy Lanier is wide open but clanks a jumper from the baseline | 88-75 |
| 00:17 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Randy Anderson | 88-75 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Thomas Oberski runs out the clock | 88-75 |