| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cody Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Burt Doner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Brett Justice (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willard Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Christian (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Ward (fresh) C - Nick Gift (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Roger Owens inbounds the ball | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rider | Cody Allen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 19:39 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Brett Justice | 44-37 |
| 19:37 | Canisius | Jerry Morgan steals the ball from Brett Justice in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 19:36 | Rider | Cody Allen slams it home set up by Jerry Morgan | 46-37 |
| 19:20 | Canisius | Willard Bennett loses the dribble to Jerry Morgan | 46-37 |
| 19:13 | Rider | Burt Doner lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Morgan | 48-37 |
| 19:00 | Canisius | Cody Allen picks off the pass by Steve Ward | 48-37 |
| 18:53 | Rider | Roger Owens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-37 |
| 18:52 | Canisius | Willard Bennett pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 18:48 | Canisius | Brett Justice makes the shot from the left side set up by Nick Gift | 48-39 |
| 18:27 | Rider | Gene Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| 18:09 | Canisius | Gary Christian scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Nick Gift and he's fouled by Roger Owens - foul #1 on Roger Owens, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| 18:09 | Canisius | Gary Christian makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 17:43 | Rider | Gene Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nick Gift - foul #3 on Nick Gift, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rider | Daryl Perera (PG), Elmer Graves (SG), Timothy Hewitt (SF) Jerry Morgan, Cody Allen, Roger Owens | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dan Anderson (SG), Jamie Farmer (PF), Garland Provenzano (C) Willard Bennett, Steve Ward, Nick Gift | |
| 17:43 | Rider | Gene Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 17:43 | Rider | Gene Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 17:35 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Gary Christian | 50-44 |
| 17:28 | Rider | Jamie Farmer steals the ball from Elmer Graves | 50-44 |
| 17:15 | Canisius | Dan Anderson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 17:14 | Rider | Elmer Graves grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 16:57 | Rider | Elmer Graves clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-44 |
| 16:56 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 16:40 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Gene Smith - foul #1 on Gene Smith, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Morgan (PG), Scott Montgomery (PF), Barry Craig (C) Elmer Graves, Burt Doner, Gene Smith | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Tracy Lanier (SF) Brett Justice, Gary Christian | |
| 16:40 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 16:40 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 16:18 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dan Anderson - foul #1 on Dan Anderson, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rider | Cody Allen (SG), Roger Owens (SF) Daryl Perera, Barry Craig | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willard Bennett (SG) Tracy Lanier | |
| 16:18 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:18 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 16:15 | Canisius | James Smith is hacked by Jerry Morgan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Rider | Barry Craig (C) Timothy Hewitt | |
| Subs | Canisius | Steve Ward (PF) Garland Provenzano | |
| 16:02 | Canisius | Willard Bennett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-45 |
| 16:01 | Canisius | Steve Ward snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 15:56 | Canisius | Dan Anderson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dan Anderson, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Christian (SF), Nick Gift (C) Dan Anderson, Jamie Farmer | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Christian (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Ward (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nick Gift (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Rider | Cody Allen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-45 |
| 15:41 | Rider | Scott Montgomery tips it home | 54-45 |
| 15:15 | Canisius | Willard Bennett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 15:14 | Rider | Roger Owens grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 15:08 | Rider | Willard Bennett steals the ball from Cody Allen | 54-45 |
| 14:55 | Canisius | Gary Christian scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 14:33 | Rider | Cody Allen misses the dunk but he's hacked by Willard Bennett - foul #2 on Willard Bennett, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Rider | Daryl Perera (PG), Timothy Hewitt (SF), Burt Doner (PF), Gene Smith (C) Jerry Morgan, Roger Owens, Scott Montgomery, Barry Craig | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), Dan Anderson (SG), Jamie Farmer (PF) James Smith, Willard Bennett, Steve Ward | |
| 14:33 | Rider | Cody Allen misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 14:33 | Rider | Cody Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 14:33 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 14:29 | Canisius | Dan Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 14:27 | Rider | Daryl Perera gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:10 | Rider | Daryl Perera can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 54-48 |
| 14:09 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:03 | Canisius | Nick Gift misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 14:01 | Rider | Burt Doner grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 13:41 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-48 |
| 13:39 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt grabs the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 13:29 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 13:27 | Canisius | Brett Justice pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 13:21 | Canisius | Gary Christian drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Burt Doner - foul #1 on Burt Doner, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Rider | Elmer Graves (SG) Cody Allen | |
| Subs | Canisius | Garland Provenzano (C) Nick Gift | |
| 13:21 | Canisius | Gary Christian makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 13:05 | Rider | Elmer Graves misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jamie Farmer - foul #3 on Jamie Farmer, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rider | Roger Owens (SF), Scott Montgomery (C) Timothy Hewitt, Gene Smith | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willard Bennett (SG) Gary Christian | |
| 13:05 | Rider | Elmer Graves misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 13:05 | Rider | Elmer Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:50 | Canisius | Willard Bennett is whistled for a carry | 55-51 |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Morgan (PG) Elmer Graves | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 12:34 | Rider | Jerry Morgan is hacked by Willard Bennett - foul #3 on Willard Bennett, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Rider | Barry Craig (C) Burt Doner | |
| Subs | Canisius | Steve Ward (PF) Garland Provenzano | |
| 12:19 | Rider | Scott Montgomery hits a runner from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 12:12 | Canisius | Dan Anderson buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Willard Bennett | 57-54 |
| 11:53 | Rider | Jerry Morgan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 11:51 | Rider | Roger Owens gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daryl Perera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Brett Justice (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willard Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dan Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Ward (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Rider | Jerry Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 11:36 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 11:31 | Canisius | Steve Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Rider | Elmer Graves (PG), Percy Collins (SG), Timothy Hewitt (SF), Burt Doner (PF), Gene Smith (C) Jerry Morgan, Daryl Perera, Roger Owens, Scott Montgomery, Barry Craig | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), John Lindsay (SG), Gary Christian (SF), Garland Provenzano (PF), Nick Gift (C) Brett Justice, Willard Bennett, Dan Anderson, Steve Ward, Jamie Farmer | |
| 11:08 | Rider | Elmer Graves misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 11:06 | Rider | Percy Collins gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 10:48 | Rider | Elmer Graves knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 10:34 | Canisius | Gary Christian comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 10:32 | Canisius | Gary Christian grabs the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 10:17 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Garland Provenzano, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Morgan (PG), Cody Allen (SG), Roger Owens (SF) Elmer Graves, Percy Collins, Timothy Hewitt | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), Dan Anderson (SG), Steve Ward (PF) James Smith, John Lindsay, Garland Provenzano | |
| 09:59 | Rider | Burt Doner buries a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Steve Ward - foul #1 on Steve Ward, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willard Bennett (SG), Jamie Farmer (C) Dan Anderson, Nick Gift | |
| 09:59 | Rider | Burt Doner makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:43 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 09:42 | Rider | Roger Owens pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 09:28 | Rider | Willard Bennett is called for the reach on Jerry Morgan - foul #4 on Willard Bennett, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rider | Scott Montgomery (PF), Barry Craig (C) Burt Doner, Gene Smith | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dan Anderson (SG) Willard Bennett | |
| 09:28 | Rider | Jerry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 09:28 | Rider | Jerry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 09:11 | Canisius | Gary Christian knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 08:43 | Rider | Cody Allen misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 08:41 | Canisius | Steve Ward pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 08:35 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer is denied on a dunk by Scott Montgomery | 65-56 |
| 08:34 | Canisius | Brett Justice grabs the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 08:24 | Canisius | Gary Christian misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 08:22 | Rider | Roger Owens snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 07:54 | Rider | Cody Allen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Roger Owens and he's fouled by Dan Anderson - foul #3 on Dan Anderson, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Rider | Daryl Perera (PG), Timothy Hewitt (SF), Burt Doner (PF), Gene Smith (C) Jerry Morgan, Roger Owens, Scott Montgomery, Barry Craig | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willard Bennett (SG), Nick Gift (C) Gary Christian, Steve Ward | |
| 07:54 | Rider | Cody Allen makes the free throw | 68-56 |
| 07:35 | Canisius | Nick Gift comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 07:33 | Rider | Burt Doner snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Daryl Perera (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cody Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Hewitt (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Burt Doner (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Gene Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Brett Justice (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willard Bennett (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Dan Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jamie Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nick Gift (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Rider | Dan Anderson steps in front of the Cody Allen pass | 68-56 |
| 07:03 | Canisius | Brett Justice double dribbles | 68-56 |
| Subs | Rider | Elmer Graves (SG) Cody Allen | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Garland Provenzano (PF) Brett Justice, Jamie Farmer | |
| 06:41 | Rider | Willard Bennett is called for the reach on Elmer Graves - foul #5 on Willard Bennett, team foul #11 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Christian (SF) Willard Bennett | |
| 06:41 | Rider | Elmer Graves makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:41 | Rider | Elmer Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:34 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 06:32 | Rider | Burt Doner grabs the board | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:08 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 06:06 | Canisius | The rebound goes to James Smith | 70-56 |
| 05:49 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano's layup is rejected by Gene Smith | 70-56 |
| 05:47 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano gets the offensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 05:25 | Canisius | Gary Christian comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 70-56 |
| 05:24 | Canisius | Dan Anderson snags the offensive board | 70-56 |
| 05:08 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano misses the easy layup | 70-56 |
| 05:07 | Canisius | James Smith can't tip it in | 70-56 |
| 05:05 | Rider | Gene Smith pulls down the rebound | 70-56 |
| 04:39 | Rider | Burt Doner is whistled for traveling | 70-56 |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Morgan (PG), Percy Collins (SG), Roger Owens (SF), Scott Montgomery (PF), Barry Craig (C) Elmer Graves, Daryl Perera, Timothy Hewitt, Burt Doner, Gene Smith | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), John Lindsay (SG), Steve Ward (PF), Jamie Farmer (C) James Smith, Dan Anderson, Garland Provenzano, Nick Gift | |
| 04:30 | Canisius | Brett Justice loses the dribble to Scott Montgomery | 70-56 |
| 04:07 | Rider | Roger Owens loses the dribble to Jamie Farmer | 70-56 |
| 03:54 | Canisius | Brett Justice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 03:53 | Rider | Roger Owens snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Rider | Roger Owens makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Percy Collins | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Canisius | Gary Christian loses the ball out of bounds | 72-56 |
| Subs | Rider | Elmer Graves (PG), Timothy Hewitt (SF) Jerry Morgan, Roger Owens | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Tracy Lanier (SF), Garland Provenzano (C) Brett Justice, Gary Christian, Steve Ward | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Elmer Graves (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Collins (fresh) SF - Timothy Hewitt (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lindsay (fresh) SF - Tracy Lanier (fresh) PF - Jamie Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Garland Provenzano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rider | Scott Montgomery misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-56 |
| 02:59 | Rider | Barry Craig gets the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 02:48 | Rider | Tracy Lanier steals the ball from Timothy Hewitt | 72-56 |
| 02:36 | Canisius | The jump hook by James Smith is blocked by Barry Craig | 72-56 |
| 02:35 | Rider | The rebound goes to Elmer Graves | 72-56 |
| 02:14 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt hits a turnaround from the right block | 74-56 |
| 01:57 | Canisius | James Smith loses the dribble to Timothy Hewitt | 74-56 |
| 01:53 | Rider | Scott Montgomery hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Hewitt | 76-56 |
| 01:42 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-56 |
| 01:41 | Rider | Percy Collins gets the rebound | 76-56 |
| 01:19 | Rider | Percy Collins is hacked by John Lindsay - foul #1 on John Lindsay, team foul #12 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Rider | Daryl Perera (SG) Elmer Graves | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dan Anderson (SG) John Lindsay | |
| 01:19 | Rider | Percy Collins makes the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 01:19 | Rider | Percy Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 78-56 |
| 01:10 | Canisius | Tracy Lanier clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-56 |
| 01:08 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano tips it back up and in | 78-58 |
| 00:48 | Rider | Percy Collins is hacked by Jamie Farmer - foul #4 on Jamie Farmer, team foul #13 | 78-58 |
| 00:48 | Rider | Percy Collins makes the 1st free throw | 79-58 |
| 00:48 | Rider | Percy Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Smith and the foul's on Scott Montgomery - foul #1 on Scott Montgomery, team foul #5 | 80-60 |
| Subs | Rider | Elmer Graves (SG) Percy Collins | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:41 | Canisius | Jamie Farmer makes the free throw | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Rider | Scott Montgomery misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jamie Farmer - foul #5 on Jamie Farmer, team foul #14 | 80-61 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Lindsay (SG) Jamie Farmer | |
| 00:17 | Rider | Scott Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 00:17 | Rider | Scott Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 00:11 | Canisius | Tracy Lanier makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Garland Provenzano | 81-63 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Daryl Perera runs out the clock | 81-63 |