| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Stoll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louie Kerstetter (fresh) PF - Carl Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Jess (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Perrotta (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Wysocki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Gehring (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Alcantar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Stephen Williams inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Rider | James Gehring misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 27-32 |
| 19:37 | Canisius | Carl Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:31 | Canisius | Donald Stoll makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Martin Perkins | 29-32 |
| 19:10 | Rider | John Perrotta misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 19:08 | Rider | Steven Wysocki tips it back up and in | 29-34 |
| 18:50 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 18:48 | Rider | Steven Wysocki grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 18:24 | Rider | John Alcantar scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Steven Wysocki | 29-36 |
| 18:07 | Canisius | Donald Stoll clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-36 |
| 18:05 | Canisius | Randy Jess grabs the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 17:45 | Canisius | Martin Perkins hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Donald Stoll | 31-36 |
| 17:33 | Rider | John Alcantar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 17:31 | Rider | Stephen Williams tips it in | 31-38 |
| 17:24 | Canisius | Carl Potter knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Louie Kerstetter | 33-38 |
| 17:10 | Rider | John Alcantar double dribbles | 33-38 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (SF), Cecil Moore (PF), Jimmy Baskerville (C) Louie Kerstetter, Carl Potter, Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Rider | John Middleton (SG), Richard Bonnett (SF), Edwin Houck (PF), Michael Fry (C) Steven Wysocki, Stephen Williams, James Gehring, John Alcantar | |
| 16:47 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-38 |
| 16:45 | Canisius | Martin Perkins tips it home | 35-38 |
| 16:27 | Rider | Edwin Houck travels with the ball | 35-38 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Poole (SF) Donald Stoll | |
| Subs | Rider | Andrew Gibbs (PG) John Perrotta | |
| 16:06 | Canisius | Martin Perkins misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-38 |
| 16:05 | Rider | Michael Fry grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 16:00 | Rider | John Middleton clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Martin Perkins - foul #1 on Martin Perkins, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SF) Martin Perkins | |
| Subs | Rider | Steven Wysocki (SG), John Alcantar (C) Andrew Gibbs, Michael Fry | |
| 16:00 | Rider | John Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:00 | Rider | John Middleton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:00 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville grabs the board | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Patterson (fresh) SG - Michael Poole (fresh) SF - Louie Kerstetter (fresh) PF - Cecil Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Baskerville (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Middleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Wysocki (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Bonnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Houck (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Alcantar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Alcantar - foul #1 on John Alcantar, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Canisius | Carl Potter (PF) Cecil Moore | |
| Subs | Rider | Stephen Williams (SF), James Gehring (PF) Richard Bonnett, Edwin Houck | |
| 15:50 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:50 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:50 | Canisius | Michael Poole gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:40 | Canisius | John Patterson's pass is intercepted by Steven Wysocki | 36-39 |
| 15:36 | Rider | James Gehring lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Wysocki | 36-41 |
| 15:30 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jimmy Baskerville, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Stoll (SG), Randy Jess (C) Michael Poole, Jimmy Baskerville | |
| Subs | Rider | John Perrotta (PG) John Middleton | |
| 15:05 | Rider | John Perrotta can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carl Potter - foul #1 on Carl Potter, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG) John Patterson | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 15:05 | Rider | John Perrotta misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:05 | Rider | John Perrotta makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:44 | Canisius | Steven Wysocki steals the ball from Randy Jess | 36-42 |
| 14:18 | Rider | Carl Potter denies the turnaround by John Alcantar | 36-42 |
| 14:17 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:13 | Canisius | Martin Perkins misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Perrotta - foul #2 on John Perrotta, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (SF), Cecil Moore (PF) Louie Kerstetter, Carl Potter | |
| Subs | Rider | John Middleton (SG), Richard Bonnett (SF), Edwin Houck (PF) Steven Wysocki, Stephen Williams, James Gehring | |
| 14:13 | Canisius | Martin Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:13 | Canisius | Martin Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:58 | Rider | Richard Bonnett misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 13:57 | Canisius | John Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:51 | Canisius | Richard Bonnett takes the ball from Martin Perkins | 38-42 |
| 13:32 | Rider | John Perrotta is called for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Poole (SF), Jimmy Baskerville (C) Donald Stoll, Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Rider | Andrew Gibbs (PG), Michael Fry (C) John Perrotta, John Alcantar | |
| 13:05 | Canisius | Cecil Moore clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Edwin Houck - foul #2 on Edwin Houck, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SF), Carl Potter (PF) Michael Poole, Jimmy Baskerville | |
| Subs | Rider | Steven Wysocki (SG), Stephen Williams (SF) Andrew Gibbs, Michael Fry | |
| 13:05 | Canisius | Cecil Moore makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:05 | Canisius | Cecil Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:05 | Rider | Richard Bonnett grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:51 | Rider | John Middleton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 12:49 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Carl Potter | 39-42 |
| 12:44 | Canisius | Cecil Moore is whistled for traveling | 39-42 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Poole (SG) Martin Perkins | |
| Subs | Rider | James Gehring (PF) Edwin Houck | |
| 12:28 | Rider | Steven Wysocki misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Poole - foul #1 on Michael Poole, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Stoll (SG) Michael Poole | |
| Subs | Rider | John Perrotta (PG) John Middleton | |
| 12:28 | Rider | Steven Wysocki makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:28 | Rider | Steven Wysocki makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:08 | Canisius | Cecil Moore is hacked by Richard Bonnett - foul #1 on Richard Bonnett, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | John Alcantar (C) Richard Bonnett | |
| 12:03 | Canisius | John Perrotta steals it from Cecil Moore | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Patterson (fresh) SG - Donald Stoll (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louie Kerstetter (fresh) PF - Carl Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Cecil Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Perrotta (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Wysocki (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gehring (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Alcantar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:58 | Rider | Steven Wysocki connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by John Perrotta | 39-47 |
| 11:37 | Canisius | John Patterson makes the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by John Alcantar - foul #2 on John Alcantar, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Randy Jess (C) Louie Kerstetter, Carl Potter | |
| Subs | Rider | Edwin Houck (SF) Stephen Williams | |
| 11:37 | Canisius | John Patterson makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 11:22 | Rider | John Alcantar blows the layup | 42-47 |
| 11:20 | Rider | Steven Wysocki hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 11:06 | Canisius | Martin Perkins drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Cecil Moore | 45-49 |
| 10:47 | Rider | Edwin Houck double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Poole (SF), Jimmy Baskerville (PF) John Patterson, Cecil Moore | |
| Subs | Rider | John Middleton (SG), Richard Bonnett (SF) Steven Wysocki, James Gehring | |
| 10:26 | Canisius | Donald Stoll hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by John Middleton - foul #2 on John Middleton, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SF), Carl Potter (PF) Michael Poole, Jimmy Baskerville | |
| Subs | Rider | Andrew Gibbs (PG), Stephen Williams (SF) John Perrotta, John Alcantar | |
| 10:26 | Canisius | Donald Stoll misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:26 | Canisius | Donald Stoll makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:07 | Rider | Stephen Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 10:06 | Rider | Richard Bonnett snags the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 09:54 | Rider | Richard Bonnett is fouled on the floor by Donald Stoll - foul #3 on Donald Stoll, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Poole (SG), Jimmy Baskerville (C) Donald Stoll, Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 09:47 | Rider | Richard Bonnett knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Gibbs | 46-51 |
| 09:39 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Michael Poole | 48-51 |
| 09:16 | Rider | Richard Bonnett makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Middleton | 48-53 |
| 08:51 | Canisius | Martin Perkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 08:50 | Rider | John Middleton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 08:36 | Rider | John Middleton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 08:34 | Canisius | Carl Potter gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 08:30 | Canisius | Richard Bonnett steps in front of the Martin Perkins pass | 48-53 |
| 08:11 | Rider | Andrew Gibbs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 08:10 | Rider | Andrew Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:51 | Rider | Andrew Gibbs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 07:49 | Canisius | Carl Potter gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Poole (fresh) SF - Louie Kerstetter (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Potter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Baskerville (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Andrew Gibbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Middleton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Bonnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Houck (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter lays it up and in set up by Martin Perkins | 50-53 |
| 07:25 | Rider | Edwin Houck connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Middleton | 50-55 |
| 07:03 | Canisius | Michael Poole scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Louie Kerstetter | 52-55 |
| 06:47 | Rider | Richard Bonnett scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-58 |
| 06:32 | Canisius | Martin Perkins buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Poole | 54-58 |
| 06:12 | Rider | Stephen Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Middleton | 54-61 |
| 05:56 | Canisius | Martin Perkins hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Poole | 57-61 |
| 05:56 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Stoll (SG), John Patterson (SF), Cecil Moore (PF), Randy Jess (C) Michael Poole, Louie Kerstetter, Carl Potter, Jimmy Baskerville | |
| Subs | Rider | John Perrotta (PG), Steven Wysocki (SG), James Gehring (PF), John Alcantar (C) Andrew Gibbs, John Middleton, Richard Bonnett, Edwin Houck | |
| 05:37 | Rider | Stephen Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 05:31 | Canisius | Martin Perkins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Patterson | 60-64 |
| 05:10 | Rider | John Perrotta connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Wysocki | 60-66 |
| 04:54 | Canisius | Cecil Moore is fouled on the floor by Stephen Williams - foul #2 on Stephen Williams, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Poole (SF) Martin Perkins | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 04:54 | Canisius | Cecil Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:54 | Canisius | Cecil Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:35 | Rider | James Gehring knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by John Patterson - foul #2 on John Patterson, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| 04:35 | Rider | James Gehring misses the free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:35 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Randy Jess | 62-68 |
| 04:10 | Canisius | John Patterson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-68 |
| 04:08 | Canisius | Cecil Moore hits the follow up shot | 64-68 |
| 03:45 | Rider | John Alcantar comes up short on the floater near the basket | 64-68 |
| 03:44 | Canisius | Michael Poole snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Stoll (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Jess (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Perrotta (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Wysocki (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Williams (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gehring (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Alcantar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:40 | Canisius | John Patterson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Perrotta - foul #3 on John Perrotta, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SF), Carl Potter (PF) Michael Poole, Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Bonnett (SF) Stephen Williams | |
| 03:40 | Canisius | John Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:40 | Canisius | John Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:20 | Rider | James Gehring is whistled for traveling | 65-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG) John Patterson | |
| Subs | Rider | Edwin Houck (PF) James Gehring | |
| 03:08 | Canisius | Donald Stoll's layup is rejected by Richard Bonnett | 65-68 |
| 03:06 | Rider | Steven Wysocki gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:45 | Rider | Edwin Houck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (SG), Jimmy Baskerville (C) Donald Stoll, Cecil Moore | |
| Subs | Rider | Andrew Gibbs (PG), John Middleton (SG), Michael Fry (C) John Perrotta, Steven Wysocki, John Alcantar | |
| 02:43 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Stoll (SG), Randy Jess (C) John Patterson, Jimmy Baskerville | |
| Subs | Rider | John Perrotta (PG), Steven Wysocki (SG), James Gehring (PF), John Alcantar (C) Andrew Gibbs, John Middleton, Edwin Houck, Michael Fry | |
| 02:26 | Canisius | Donald Stoll buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 02:19 | Rider | Steven Wysocki misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 02:18 | Canisius | Randy Jess snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 02:13 | Canisius | Donald Stoll clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 02:12 | Rider | John Alcantar grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 01:47 | Rider | Steven Wysocki misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 01:46 | Canisius | Randy Jess snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 01:19 | Canisius | Donald Stoll scores on a shot from the right block | 70-68 |
| 01:12 | Rider | James Gehring comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 70-68 |
| 01:11 | Canisius | Randy Jess snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 01:04 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Martin Perkins | 73-68 |
| 00:43 | Rider | Steven Wysocki knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Perrotta | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Canisius | Martin Perkins drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Jess | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Rider | Richard Bonnett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 00:31 | Canisius | Carl Potter grabs the board | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Canisius | Carl Potter is fouled in the backcourt by John Perrotta - foul #4 on John Perrotta, team foul #9 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (SF) Louie Kerstetter | |
| Subs | Rider | Stephen Williams (SF) Richard Bonnett | |
| 00:29 | Canisius | Carl Potter makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:29 | Canisius | Carl Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:29 | Canisius | Carl Potter snags the offensive board | 76-71 |
| 00:27 | Canisius | Carl Potter is fouled on the floor by James Gehring - foul #2 on James Gehring, team foul #10 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville (C) Randy Jess | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 00:27 | Canisius | Carl Potter makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:27 | Canisius | Carl Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:19 | Rider | James Gehring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-71 |
| Subs | Canisius | Randy Jess (C) Carl Potter | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 00:17 | Canisius | John Perrotta is called for the reach on Martin Perkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Perrotta, team foul #11 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | John Middleton (PG) John Perrotta | |
| 00:17 | Canisius | Martin Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:17 | Canisius | Martin Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Rider | John Middleton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-71 |
| 00:11 | Rider | Stephen Williams gets the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:08 | Rider | John Alcantar is fouled on the floor by Randy Jess - foul #3 on Randy Jess, team foul #7 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SF), Carl Potter (PF) John Patterson, Jimmy Baskerville | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 00:08 | Rider | John Alcantar makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:08 | Rider | John Alcantar misses the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:08 | Canisius | Carl Potter pulls down the rebound | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Martin Perkins runs out the clock | 80-72 |