| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bret Weinstein (fresh) SG - Ian Taylor (fresh) SF - Lawrence Palmer (fresh) PF - Michael Burkhart (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) SG - George Barclay (fresh) SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) C - Irving Huggard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Donald Jones 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) | |
| 19:44 | Canisius | Ian Taylor connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Jones | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Rider | Irving Huggard hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jeffery Belcher | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer is fouled on the floor by Kevin Lomax - foul #1 on Kevin Lomax, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Canisius | Ian Taylor is hacked by George Barclay - foul #1 on George Barclay, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Canisius | Donald Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Rider | Kevin Lomax gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Rider | Kevin Lomax is hacked by Lawrence Palmer - foul #1 on Lawrence Palmer, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Lomax | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:33 | Rider | Irving Huggard pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Rider | Gary Wakefield comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Michael Burkhart - foul #1 on Michael Burkhart, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Rider | Gary Wakefield misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Rider | Gary Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Canisius | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:12 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein loses the dribble to George Barclay | 2-4 |
| 16:49 | Rider | Michael Burkhart blocks the jumper by George Barclay | 2-4 |
| 16:47 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:39 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ian Taylor | 5-4 |
| 16:23 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher's pass is intercepted by Michael Burkhart | 5-4 |
| 16:17 | Canisius | Donald Jones is whistled for a carry | 5-4 |
| 15:54 | Rider | George Barclay double dribbles | 5-4 |
| Subs | Canisius | Leonard Potts (SG) Ian Taylor | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bret Weinstein (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leonard Potts (fresh) SF - Lawrence Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Burkhart (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Barclay (fresh) SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Canisius | Donald Jones misses the jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 15:44 | Rider | Kevin Lomax grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:30 | Rider | Kevin Lomax clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 5-4 |
| 15:28 | Rider | Irving Huggard grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:13 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Irving Huggard | 5-6 |
| 15:01 | Canisius | The short jumper by Lawrence Palmer is denied by Gary Wakefield | 5-6 |
| 14:59 | Canisius | Donald Jones tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 14:57 | Canisius | Leonard Potts gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:48 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart's floater is tipped away by Irving Huggard | 5-6 |
| 14:46 | Rider | George Barclay grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:29 | Rider | Gary Wakefield knocks in the shot from the right block | 5-8 |
| 14:24 | Canisius | Leonard Potts can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-8 |
| 14:22 | Rider | Gary Wakefield grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 14:18 | Rider | Kevin Lomax hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffery Belcher | 5-10 |
| 13:59 | Canisius | Leonard Potts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 13:57 | Rider | The rebound goes to Irving Huggard | 5-10 |
| 13:52 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (PG), Ian Taylor (SG), Robert Frizzell (PF), William Repinski (C) Bret Weinstein, Lawrence Palmer, Michael Burkhart, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (SG), Michael McKillop (SF), Chris Bryant (PF), Rodney Gladysiewski (C) George Barclay, Kevin Lomax, Gary Wakefield, Irving Huggard | |
| 13:36 | Canisius | Ian Taylor drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Zoran Zilk | 8-10 |
| 13:26 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael McKillop | 8-13 |
| 13:04 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffery Belcher - foul #1 on Jeffery Belcher, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Hill (SG) Jeffery Belcher | |
| 13:04 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:04 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:44 | Rider | Arden Lekberg drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael McKillop and the foul's on Robert Frizzell - foul #1 on Robert Frizzell, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Newton (SF) Leonard Potts | |
| Subs | Rider | Irving Huggard (C) Rodney Gladysiewski | |
| 12:44 | Rider | Arden Lekberg makes the free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:36 | Canisius | Thomas Hill takes the ball from Ian Taylor | 9-16 |
| 12:32 | Rider | Ian Taylor steals it from Michael McKillop | 9-16 |
| 12:19 | Canisius | William Repinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Irving Huggard - foul #1 on Irving Huggard, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer (SF), Donald Jones (C) Christopher Newton, Robert Frizzell | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), George Barclay (SG), Kevin Lomax (SF) Arden Lekberg, Thomas Hill, Michael McKillop | |
| 12:19 | Canisius | William Repinski misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:19 | Canisius | William Repinski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:00 | Rider | George Barclay misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-16 |
| 11:59 | Canisius | William Repinski grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 11:51 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk is hacked by Irving Huggard - foul #2 on Irving Huggard, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG), Michael Burkhart (PF) Zoran Zilk, William Repinski | |
| Subs | Rider | Gary Wakefield (PF) Irving Huggard | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bret Weinstein (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ian Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Burkhart (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Barclay (fresh) SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Bryant (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Jones and he's fouled by Gary Wakefield - foul #1 on Gary Wakefield, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| 11:35 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein misses the free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:35 | Rider | The rebound goes to Kevin Lomax | 12-16 |
| 11:17 | Rider | Gary Wakefield misses the dunk attempt | 12-16 |
| 11:16 | Rider | Chris Bryant tips it in | 12-18 |
| 11:12 | Canisius | Ian Taylor misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on George Barclay - foul #2 on George Barclay, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (SG) George Barclay | |
| 11:12 | Canisius | Ian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:12 | Canisius | Ian Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:58 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher is fouled on the floor by Michael Burkhart - foul #2 on Michael Burkhart, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Canisius | Leonard Potts (SG), Robert Frizzell (PF) Ian Taylor, Michael Burkhart | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (C) Chris Bryant | |
| 10:41 | Rider | Donald Jones takes the ball from Gary Wakefield | 14-18 |
| 10:27 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein can't connect on a floater from the right side | 14-18 |
| 10:26 | Rider | Michael McKillop snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:15 | Rider | Arden Lekberg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 10:14 | Canisius | Donald Jones snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein is hacked by Kevin Lomax - foul #2 on Kevin Lomax, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Canisius | William Repinski (C) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski (C) Kevin Lomax | |
| 10:07 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:51 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arden Lekberg | 16-20 |
| 09:44 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Arden Lekberg - foul #1 on Arden Lekberg, team foul #9 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Taylor (SG) Leonard Potts | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Hill (SG), Chris Bryant (PF) Jeffery Belcher, Gary Wakefield | |
| 09:44 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:44 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:26 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski is hacked by Robert Frizzell - foul #2 on Robert Frizzell, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (PG), Christopher Newton (SF), Leonard Potts (PF) Bret Weinstein, Lawrence Palmer, Robert Frizzell | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 09:16 | Rider | Chris Bryant can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Newton - foul #1 on Christopher Newton, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| 09:16 | Rider | Chris Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:16 | Rider | Chris Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:16 | Canisius | Christopher Newton pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:07 | Canisius | Arden Lekberg takes the ball from Leonard Potts | 18-21 |
| 09:02 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski is whistled for a carry | 18-21 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Jones (C) Christopher Newton | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG) Thomas Hill | |
| 08:47 | Canisius | Ian Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 08:45 | Rider | The rebound goes to Michael McKillop | 18-21 |
| 08:40 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Gary Wakefield (PF) Rodney Gladysiewski | |
| 08:40 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:40 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:27 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Belcher | 18-23 |
| 08:24 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher can't finish the layup | 18-23 |
| 08:22 | Canisius | Ian Taylor snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 08:02 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk is hacked by Jeffery Belcher - foul #2 on Jeffery Belcher, team foul #10 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG), Lawrence Palmer (SF) Ian Taylor, William Repinski | |
| Subs | Rider | Justin Crosley (PG), Thomas Hill (SG), James Knepp (SF), Rodney Gladysiewski (C) Jeffery Belcher, Arden Lekberg, Michael McKillop, Chris Bryant | |
| 08:02 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:02 | Canisius | Zoran Zilk makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:42 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski misses the lay-in | 20-23 |
| 07:41 | Canisius | Leonard Potts grabs the board | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bret Weinstein (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Zoran Zilk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Potts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Justin Crosley (fresh) SG - Thomas Hill (fresh) SF - James Knepp (fresh) PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Gladysiewski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 07:33 | Canisius | Donald Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:17 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 20-23 |
| 07:16 | Rider | Gary Wakefield gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:01 | Rider | James Knepp misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 06:59 | Rider | Gary Wakefield tips it but misses | 20-23 |
| 06:58 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski grabs the offensive board | 20-23 |
| 06:43 | Rider | James Knepp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 06:42 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 20-23 |
| 06:36 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer loses the dribble to Justin Crosley | 20-23 |
| 06:16 | Rider | Justin Crosley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-23 |
| 06:14 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski gets the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:01 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Taylor (SG), William Repinski (PF), Alex Young (C) Zoran Zilk, Leonard Potts, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG), Michael McKillop (SF), Chris Bryant (C) Justin Crosley, James Knepp, Rodney Gladysiewski | |
| 05:46 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bret Weinstein | 22-23 |
| 05:39 | Rider | Arden Lekberg double dribbles | 22-23 |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Newton (PG) Bret Weinstein | |
| Subs | Rider | James Knepp (SG) Thomas Hill | |
| 05:20 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ian Taylor | 24-23 |
| 05:04 | Rider | Michael McKillop hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 24-23 |
| 05:03 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 04:46 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 04:44 | Rider | James Knepp pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:38 | Rider | Gary Wakefield is called for traveling | 24-23 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG) Lawrence Palmer | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Hill (SG) James Knepp | |
| 04:19 | Canisius | Michael McKillop steals it from Bret Weinstein | 24-23 |
| 03:50 | Rider | Christopher Newton is called for the reach on Arden Lekberg - foul #2 on Christopher Newton, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Canisius | Leonard Potts (SG), Michael Burkhart (PF), Donald Jones (C) Ian Taylor, William Repinski, Alex Young | |
| Subs | Rider | George Barclay (SG), Kevin Lomax (SF), Irving Huggard (C) Thomas Hill, Michael McKillop, Gary Wakefield | |
| 03:50 | Rider | Arden Lekberg makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:50 | Rider | Arden Lekberg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:28 | Canisius | Christopher Newton misses long on a runner from the baseline | 24-25 |
| 03:26 | Canisius | Michael Burkhart tips it back up and in | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bret Weinstein (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Potts (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Christopher Newton (fresh) PF - Michael Burkhart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Arden Lekberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Barclay (fresh) SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rider | George Barclay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer (SF) Christopher Newton | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Rodney Gladysiewski (PF) Arden Lekberg, Chris Bryant | |
| 03:15 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 03:14 | Rider | Irving Huggard gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:54 | Rider | Kevin Lomax buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffery Belcher | 26-27 |
| 02:49 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Burkhart | 28-27 |
| 02:47 | Rider | Bret Weinstein picks off the pass by Jeffery Belcher in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 02:45 | Canisius | Bret Weinstein lays it up and in | 30-27 |
| 02:38 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher is hacked by Michael Burkhart - foul #3 on Michael Burkhart, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zoran Zilk (PG), Ian Taylor (SG), Robert Frizzell (PF) Bret Weinstein, Leonard Potts, Michael Burkhart | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (PF) Rodney Gladysiewski | |
| 02:38 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:38 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:38 | Canisius | Donald Jones grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 02:23 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ian Taylor | 33-28 |
| 02:06 | Rider | Irving Huggard scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeffery Belcher | 33-30 |
| 01:51 | Canisius | Ian Taylor clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 01:50 | Rider | The rebound goes to Michael McKillop | 33-30 |
| 01:28 | Rider | Kevin Lomax misses the 3 from straight away | 33-30 |
| 01:27 | Canisius | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:22 | Canisius | Lawrence Palmer connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Zoran Zilk | 35-30 |
| 00:59 | Rider | George Barclay hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael McKillop | 35-32 |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Ian Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 00:21 | Rider | Kevin Lomax is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Kevin Lomax, team foul #11 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Canisius | Bret Weinstein (PG), Leonard Potts (SG), Christopher Newton (SF), William Repinski (PF), Alex Young (C) Zoran Zilk, Ian Taylor, Lawrence Palmer, Robert Frizzell, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (SG), Thomas Hill (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF), Chris Bryant (C) George Barclay, Kevin Lomax, Michael McKillop, Irving Huggard | |
| 00:05 | Canisius | William Repinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 00:04 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Potts | 38-32 |
| 00:01 | Canisius | Alex Young is hacked by Chris Bryant - foul #1 on Chris Bryant, team foul #12 | 38-32 |
| 00:01 | Canisius | Alex Young makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:01 | Canisius | Alex Young makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 40-32 |