| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Perrotta (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Steven Wysocki (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Guernsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Bonnett (fresh) 10 pts. C - John Alcantar (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Pierro (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Baskerville (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Broome (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Michael Poole inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Canisius | Steven Wysocki is called for the reach on Jimmy Baskerville - foul #3 on Steven Wysocki, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Rider | John Middleton (SG) Steven Wysocki | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 19:39 | Canisius | Luis Broome misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 19:38 | Rider | John Alcantar snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 19:33 | Rider | Martin Perkins steals it from Richard Bonnett | 42-35 |
| 19:09 | Canisius | Martin Pierro is hacked by John Alcantar - foul #2 on John Alcantar, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 18:55 | Canisius | Luis Broome banks in the layup on a nice dish by Martin Perkins and he's hacked by John Middleton - foul #1 on John Middleton, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| 18:55 | Canisius | Luis Broome misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:55 | Rider | John Alcantar pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:39 | Rider | Jimmy Baskerville picks off the pass by Walter Guernsey | 42-37 |
| 18:34 | Canisius | John Alcantar steals it from Michael Poole | 42-37 |
| 18:14 | Rider | Walter Guernsey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 18:12 | Canisius | Martin Pierro snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 18:08 | Canisius | Martin Perkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 18:07 | Rider | Richard Bonnett snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 18:01 | Rider | John Alcantar hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Luis Broome - foul #3 on Luis Broome, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bertram Bowling (C) Luis Broome | |
| 18:01 | Rider | John Alcantar makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:01 | Rider | John Alcantar makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:43 | Canisius | John Alcantar swats the layup by Jimmy Baskerville | 44-37 |
| 17:41 | Rider | John Alcantar grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 17:36 | Rider | Jimmy Baskerville takes the ball from Richard Bonnett | 44-37 |
| 17:16 | Canisius | Walter Guernsey is called for the reach on Michael Poole - foul #1 on Walter Guernsey, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rider | James Gehring (SF), Edwin Houck (PF) Walter Guernsey, Richard Bonnett | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Stringer (SG), Louie Kerstetter (SF), James Labarge (PF) Martin Pierro, Michael Poole, Jimmy Baskerville | |
| 16:59 | Canisius | Martin Perkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 16:58 | Rider | The rebound goes to John Alcantar | 44-37 |
| 16:32 | Rider | John Alcantar's floater is tipped away by James Labarge | 44-37 |
| 16:30 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:24 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter misses the jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 16:22 | Canisius | Bertram Bowling grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 16:15 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 16:13 | Rider | The rebound goes to John Alcantar | 44-37 |
| 15:48 | Rider | John Perrotta is hacked by Martin Perkins - foul #1 on Martin Perkins, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rider | Paul McClaine (PG), Steven Wysocki (SG), Walter Guernsey (SF), Richard Bonnett (PF) John Perrotta, John Middleton, Edwin Houck, John Alcantar | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Pierro (SG), Michael Poole (SF), Jimmy Baskerville (PF), Luis Broome (C) Martin Perkins, Louie Kerstetter, James Labarge, Bertram Bowling | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Paul McClaine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Wysocki (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Guernsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Bonnett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gehring (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Howard Stringer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Pierro (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Baskerville (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Luis Broome (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Rider | James Gehring misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-37 |
| 15:32 | Canisius | Michael Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:25 | Canisius | Richard Bonnett steals it from Martin Pierro | 44-37 |
| 15:06 | Rider | Richard Bonnett misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 15:04 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:58 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville's pass is intercepted by Paul McClaine | 44-37 |
| 14:53 | Rider | Paul McClaine lays it in | 46-37 |
| 14:43 | Canisius | Richard Bonnett is called for the reach on Martin Pierro - foul #1 on Richard Bonnett, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Fry (C) James Gehring | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG) Howard Stringer | |
| 14:28 | Canisius | Martin Pierro's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Bonnett | 46-37 |
| 14:26 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 14:16 | Rider | Steven Wysocki hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 14:14 | Rider | Richard Bonnett tips it in | 48-39 |
| 13:56 | Canisius | Martin Perkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 13:48 | Rider | Michael Fry double dribbles | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rider | John Perrotta (PG), Stephen Williams (SF), Edwin Houck (PF), John Alcantar (C) Paul McClaine, Walter Guernsey, Richard Bonnett, Michael Fry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SF), James Labarge (PF) Michael Poole, Jimmy Baskerville | |
| 13:33 | Canisius | Martin Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 13:32 | Rider | Edwin Houck pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:25 | Rider | Martin Pierro takes the ball from John Perrotta | 48-42 |
| 13:07 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter hits a driving attempt from the right block | 48-44 |
| 12:43 | Rider | Martin Pierro steals it from Steven Wysocki | 48-44 |
| 12:38 | Canisius | The jump hook by Martin Perkins is blocked by John Alcantar | 48-44 |
| 12:37 | Rider | Steven Wysocki pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:26 | Rider | John Alcantar lays it up and in set up by John Perrotta | 50-44 |
| 12:20 | Canisius | Martin Perkins drills a jumper from the right block set up by James Labarge | 50-46 |
| 12:05 | Rider | James Labarge is called for the reach on John Alcantar - foul #3 on James Labarge, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rider | John Middleton (SG), Walter Guernsey (SF), Richard Bonnett (PF) Steven Wysocki, Stephen Williams, Edwin Houck | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Stringer (SG), Michael Poole (SF), Jimmy Baskerville (PF), Bertram Bowling (C) Martin Pierro, Louie Kerstetter, James Labarge, Luis Broome | |
| 11:49 | Rider | John Middleton buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Bonnett | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Perrotta (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Middleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Guernsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Bonnett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Alcantar (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Howard Stringer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Baskerville (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Bertram Bowling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Canisius | Howard Stringer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| 11:23 | Rider | Howard Stringer is called for the reach on John Perrotta - foul #1 on Howard Stringer, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SG) Martin Perkins | |
| 11:08 | Rider | Richard Bonnett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 11:06 | Canisius | Howard Stringer pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:02 | Canisius | Richard Bonnett steals the ball from Bertram Bowling | 52-46 |
| 10:48 | Rider | John Middleton buries a shot from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| 10:32 | Canisius | Howard Stringer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Guernsey - foul #2 on Walter Guernsey, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Rider | Stephen Williams (SG), James Gehring (C) John Perrotta, John Alcantar | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG) Louie Kerstetter | |
| 10:32 | Canisius | Howard Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:32 | Canisius | Howard Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:18 | Rider | Stephen Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-48 |
| 10:17 | Canisius | Bertram Bowling snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 10:12 | Canisius | Martin Perkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 10:10 | Rider | Walter Guernsey gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:58 | Rider | Martin Perkins steps in front of the Richard Bonnett pass | 54-48 |
| 09:38 | Canisius | Martin Perkins scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Poole | 54-50 |
| 09:16 | Rider | James Gehring buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Middleton | 56-50 |
| 08:56 | Canisius | James Gehring is called for the reach on Bertram Bowling - foul #1 on James Gehring, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Rider | John Perrotta (PG), Steven Wysocki (SG), Edwin Houck (PF), John Alcantar (C) John Middleton, Stephen Williams, Walter Guernsey, Richard Bonnett | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Pierro (SG), Louie Kerstetter (SF), James Labarge (PF) Howard Stringer, Michael Poole, Jimmy Baskerville | |
| 08:56 | Canisius | Bertram Bowling makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:56 | Canisius | Bertram Bowling makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:47 | Rider | John Perrotta misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-52 |
| 08:45 | Rider | Edwin Houck snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 08:26 | Rider | John Alcantar clanks a driving attempt from close range | 56-52 |
| 08:25 | Rider | John Alcantar tips it in | 58-52 |
| 08:14 | Canisius | John Perrotta takes the ball from Martin Perkins | 58-52 |
| 08:11 | Rider | James Gehring throws it down on a great pass from John Perrotta | 60-52 |
| 08:01 | Canisius | Martin Perkins misses short on a floater from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 07:59 | Canisius | Bertram Bowling grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:51 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-52 |
| 07:50 | Canisius | Bertram Bowling gets the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:38 | Canisius | Martin Perkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 07:36 | Rider | Edwin Houck pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Perrotta (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Wysocki (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Gehring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edwin Houck (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Alcantar (fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Martin Pierro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Louie Kerstetter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Labarge (fresh) 3 pf. C - Bertram Bowling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rider | Steven Wysocki misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Martin Pierro - foul #1 on Martin Pierro, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Rider | Walter Guernsey (SF) James Gehring | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Stringer (PG), Michael Poole (SF), Luis Broome (C) Martin Perkins, James Labarge, Bertram Bowling | |
| 07:19 | Rider | Steven Wysocki misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:19 | Rider | Steven Wysocki makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:05 | Canisius | Michael Poole knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 06:44 | Rider | John Alcantar connects on the floater near the basket set up by John Perrotta | 63-54 |
| 06:27 | Canisius | Luis Broome is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Luis Broome, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Bonnett (PF) Edwin Houck | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Jimmy Baskerville (PF) Howard Stringer, Louie Kerstetter | |
| 06:05 | Rider | John Perrotta can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 63-54 |
| 06:04 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Jimmy Baskerville | 63-54 |
| 05:58 | Canisius | Martin Perkins loses the dribble to Steven Wysocki | 63-54 |
| 05:41 | Rider | John Perrotta can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Martin Perkins - foul #2 on Martin Perkins, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rider | John Middleton (SG), Stephen Williams (SF), Michael Fry (C) Steven Wysocki, Walter Guernsey, John Alcantar | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Stringer (SG), Stephen Carroll (SF) Martin Pierro, Michael Poole | |
| 05:41 | Rider | John Perrotta misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:41 | Rider | John Perrotta makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:18 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville hits a shot from the baseline | 64-56 |
| 05:05 | Rider | Jimmy Baskerville takes the ball from Richard Bonnett | 64-56 |
| 05:00 | Canisius | Howard Stringer connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Martin Perkins | 64-59 |
| 04:42 | Rider | John Perrotta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-59 |
| 04:41 | Rider | Michael Fry tips it home | 66-59 |
| 04:33 | Canisius | Howard Stringer misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 04:31 | Rider | The rebound goes to Richard Bonnett | 66-59 |
| 04:12 | Rider | Richard Bonnett scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Williams | 68-59 |
| 03:59 | Canisius | Stephen Carroll double dribbles | 68-59 |
| Subs | Rider | Steven Wysocki (SG), Walter Guernsey (SF), James Gehring (PF), John Alcantar (C) John Perrotta, Stephen Williams, Richard Bonnett, Michael Fry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Pierro (SG), Michael Poole (SF), Louie Kerstetter (PF), Bertram Bowling (C) Martin Perkins, Stephen Carroll, Jimmy Baskerville, Luis Broome | |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Rider | Walter Guernsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - John Middleton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Wysocki (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Guernsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gehring (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Alcantar (fresh) 17 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Howard Stringer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Pierro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louie Kerstetter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bertram Bowling (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:10 | Canisius | Howard Stringer connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Martin Pierro | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:45 | Rider | James Gehring misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 02:43 | Rider | John Alcantar snags the offensive board | 68-61 |
| 02:43 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Rider | John Perrotta (PG), Richard Bonnett (PF) John Middleton, James Gehring | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Jimmy Baskerville (PF) Howard Stringer, Louie Kerstetter | |
| 02:29 | Rider | Steven Wysocki misses the shot in the paint | 68-61 |
| 02:27 | Canisius | Michael Poole grabs the board | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:22 | Canisius | Martin Perkins buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Poole | 68-63 |
| 02:07 | Rider | Steven Wysocki blows the layup | 68-63 |
| 02:05 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 02:00 | Canisius | Martin Pierro scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jimmy Baskerville | 68-66 |
| 01:37 | Rider | Richard Bonnett knocks in the shot near the basket | 70-66 |
| 01:20 | Canisius | Martin Perkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-66 |
| 01:18 | Canisius | Martin Pierro pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 00:58 | Canisius | Martin Pierro clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 00:56 | Rider | John Alcantar grabs the board | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Rider | Walter Guernsey misses the floater from the free throw line | 70-66 |
| 00:29 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Martin Perkins | 70-66 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:23 | Canisius | Bertram Bowling double dribbles | 70-66 |
| Subs | Rider | Paul McClaine (PG) John Perrotta | |
| Subs | Canisius | Luis Broome (C) Bertram Bowling | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Rider | Richard Bonnett is hacked by Martin Perkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Perkins, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| 00:22 | Rider | Richard Bonnett misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:22 | Rider | Richard Bonnett gets the offensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 00:19 | Rider | Richard Bonnett is hacked by Martin Pierro - foul #2 on Martin Pierro, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| 00:19 | Rider | Richard Bonnett makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:19 | Rider | Richard Bonnett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:12 | Canisius | Martin Perkins drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jimmy Baskerville | 72-69 |
| 00:09 | Rider | Richard Bonnett is hacked by Martin Perkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Martin Perkins, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| 00:09 | Rider | Richard Bonnett makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:09 | Rider | Richard Bonnett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:05 | Canisius | Martin Perkins buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Broome | 74-72 |
| 00:03 | Rider | Martin Perkins is called for the reach on Paul McClaine in the backcourt - foul #5 on Martin Perkins, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Stringer (PG) Martin Perkins | |
| 00:03 | Rider | Paul McClaine makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:03 | Rider | Paul McClaine makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Michael Poole misses the halfcourt shot | 76-72 |