| Lineup | Rider | PG - Ivan Dzinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul McClaine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Guernsey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Black (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Howard Stringer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Pierro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ortez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mack West (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Michael Poole inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Canisius | Mack West comes up short on the shot from the right side | 27-38 |
| 19:44 | Canisius | Mack West gets the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 19:28 | Canisius | Howard Stringer is fouled on the floor by Ivan Dzinski - foul #3 on Ivan Dzinski, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Rider | Wachiru Banda (PG) Ivan Dzinski | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 19:19 | Canisius | Michael Poole misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-38 |
| 19:18 | Rider | Timothy Black pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 19:09 | Rider | Walter Guernsey hits a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Mack West - foul #2 on Mack West, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 19:09 | Rider | Walter Guernsey makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:52 | Canisius | Mack West drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from John Ortez and he's hacked by Michael Fry - foul #1 on Michael Fry, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| 18:52 | Canisius | Mack West makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 18:40 | Rider | Paul McClaine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 18:38 | Rider | Michael Fry hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| 18:30 | Canisius | Martin Pierro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 18:28 | Canisius | Howard Stringer pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:06 | Canisius | Michael Poole buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Pierro | 32-43 |
| 17:54 | Rider | Timothy Black misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 17:53 | Canisius | Michael Poole grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 17:47 | Canisius | Howard Stringer connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Poole | 32-46 |
| 17:28 | Rider | Wachiru Banda scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Fry | 34-46 |
| 17:05 | Canisius | Michael Poole blows the dunk but the foul's on Walter Guernsey - foul #3 on Walter Guernsey, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Rider | Stephen Williams (SG), Scott Arner (SF), Andrew Raymond (C) Paul McClaine, Walter Guernsey, Michael Fry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SG), Luis Broome (PF), Bertram Bowling (C) Martin Pierro, John Ortez, Mack West | |
| 17:05 | Canisius | Michael Poole makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 17:05 | Canisius | Michael Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 16:45 | Rider | Stephen Williams comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 34-48 |
| 16:43 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:38 | Canisius | Michael Poole misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 16:37 | Rider | Wachiru Banda pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:16 | Rider | The jumper by Scott Arner is denied by Michael Poole | 34-48 |
| 16:15 | Rider | Andrew Raymond hits the follow up shot | 36-48 |
| 15:54 | Canisius | Michael Poole is fouled on the floor by Scott Arner - foul #1 on Scott Arner, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rider | Ivan Dzinski (PG), Paul McClaine (SG), Walter Guernsey (SF) Wachiru Banda, Timothy Black, Andrew Raymond | |
| Subs | Canisius | Otto Johnson (PG), Martin Pierro (SG), John Ortez (PF) Howard Stringer, Michael Poole, Bertram Bowling | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Ivan Dzinski (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul McClaine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Guernsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Arner (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Otto Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Pierro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louie Kerstetter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Ortez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Broome (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Scott Arner - foul #2 on Scott Arner, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Mack West (C) Luis Broome | |
| 15:32 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:32 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 15:32 | Rider | Paul McClaine grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 15:25 | Rider | Scott Arner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mack West - foul #3 on Mack West, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Fry (C) Stephen Williams | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 15:25 | Rider | Scott Arner makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 15:25 | Rider | Scott Arner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 15:10 | Canisius | Otto Johnson drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mack West | 38-50 |
| 14:53 | Rider | Walter Guernsey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 14:37 | Canisius | Martin Pierro buries a shot from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 14:22 | Rider | Louie Kerstetter steals the ball from Paul McClaine | 41-52 |
| 14:01 | Canisius | Mack West comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-52 |
| 14:00 | Rider | Walter Guernsey pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:49 | Rider | John Ortez swats the shot by Michael Fry | 41-52 |
| 13:47 | Canisius | Mack West snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 13:42 | Canisius | Otto Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 13:41 | Rider | Walter Guernsey grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 13:26 | Rider | Paul McClaine comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 13:24 | Rider | Scott Arner gets the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:03 | Rider | Walter Guernsey misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Louie Kerstetter - foul #2 on Louie Kerstetter, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Rider | Stephen Williams (SG), Timothy Black (PF), Andrew Raymond (C) Paul McClaine, Scott Arner, Michael Fry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Stringer (PG), Michael Poole (SF), Luis Broome (PF), Bertram Bowling (C) Martin Pierro, Louie Kerstetter, John Ortez, Mack West | |
| 13:03 | Rider | Walter Guernsey makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:03 | Rider | Walter Guernsey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 12:39 | Canisius | Michael Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 12:37 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Bertram Bowling | 43-52 |
| 12:23 | Canisius | Otto Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Williams - foul #1 on Stephen Williams, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Rider | Wachiru Banda (PG), Dean Kleinman (SF) Ivan Dzinski, Walter Guernsey | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 12:23 | Canisius | Otto Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:23 | Canisius | Otto Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:03 | Rider | Stephen Williams clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Otto Johnson - foul #1 on Otto Johnson, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ronald Burnett (SG) Otto Johnson | |
| 12:03 | Rider | Stephen Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:03 | Rider | Stephen Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:01 | Canisius | Wachiru Banda steals it from Howard Stringer in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 11:48 | Rider | Stephen Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dean Kleinman | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Wachiru Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dean Kleinman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Timothy Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Howard Stringer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Burnett (fresh) SF - Michael Poole (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Luis Broome (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bertram Bowling (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Canisius | Luis Broome clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 11:23 | Canisius | Ronald Burnett tips it home | 48-56 |
| 11:13 | Rider | Dean Kleinman knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Williams | 50-56 |
| 10:51 | Canisius | Michael Poole scores on a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Andrew Raymond - foul #1 on Andrew Raymond, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Rider | Ivan Dzinski (PG), Paul McClaine (SG), Michael Fry (C) Wachiru Banda, Dean Kleinman, Andrew Raymond | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Pierro (SG), John Ortez (PF), Mack West (C) Ronald Burnett, Luis Broome, Bertram Bowling | |
| 10:51 | Canisius | Michael Poole makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:35 | Rider | Michael Fry misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mack West - foul #4 on Mack West, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Rider | Walter Guernsey (SF) Stephen Williams | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ollie Morse (C) Mack West | |
| 10:35 | Rider | Michael Fry misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:35 | Rider | Michael Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 10:19 | Canisius | Howard Stringer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 10:18 | Rider | Timothy Black grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 10:00 | Rider | Timothy Black misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-59 |
| 09:59 | Rider | Paul McClaine pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 09:50 | Rider | Walter Guernsey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 09:34 | Canisius | Michael Poole clanks a floater from the left side | 54-59 |
| 09:33 | Rider | Michael Fry pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 09:09 | Rider | Timothy Black double dribbles | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rider | Wachiru Banda (SG), Stephen Williams (PF), Scott Arner (C) Paul McClaine, Timothy Black, Michael Fry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Otto Johnson (PG), Louie Kerstetter (SF), Luis Broome (C) Howard Stringer, Michael Poole, Ollie Morse | |
| 08:55 | Canisius | Luis Broome is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-59 |
| Subs | Rider | Andrew Raymond (C) Walter Guernsey | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 08:42 | Rider | Stephen Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 08:41 | Canisius | The rebound goes to John Ortez | 54-59 |
| 08:36 | Canisius | Otto Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Luis Broome | 54-62 |
| 08:20 | Rider | Wachiru Banda scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 08:08 | Canisius | John Ortez misses badly on a runner from the left block | 56-62 |
| 08:06 | Rider | Ivan Dzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 08:01 | Rider | Wachiru Banda misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Martin Pierro - foul #2 on Martin Pierro, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Rider | Paul McClaine (SG), Walter Guernsey (SF), Timothy Black (PF) Ivan Dzinski, Stephen Williams, Andrew Raymond | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Stringer (PG), Bertram Bowling (C) Otto Johnson, John Ortez | |
| 08:01 | Rider | Wachiru Banda makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:01 | Rider | Wachiru Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:47 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 07:46 | Rider | The rebound goes to Timothy Black | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Wachiru Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul McClaine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Guernsey (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Black (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Arner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Howard Stringer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Pierro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louie Kerstetter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Luis Broome (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bertram Bowling (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rider | Luis Broome steals the ball from Timothy Black | 58-62 |
| 07:13 | Canisius | Martin Pierro misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-62 |
| 07:12 | Canisius | Luis Broome grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 07:00 | Canisius | A charge is called on Howard Stringer - foul #1 on Howard Stringer, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Rider | Ivan Dzinski (PG), Michael Fry (C) Wachiru Banda, Scott Arner | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Poole (SF), Ollie Morse (PF), Mack West (C) Martin Pierro, Luis Broome, Bertram Bowling | |
| 06:35 | Rider | Walter Guernsey can't connect on a floater from the right side | 58-62 |
| 06:33 | Rider | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Black | 58-62 |
| 06:14 | Rider | Michael Fry clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Ollie Morse - foul #1 on Ollie Morse, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Rider | Stephen Williams (SG), Scott Arner (SF) Paul McClaine, Walter Guernsey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Otto Johnson (SG), John Ortez (PF) Louie Kerstetter, Ollie Morse | |
| 06:14 | Rider | Michael Fry makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:14 | Rider | Michael Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:03 | Canisius | John Ortez misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 06:01 | Canisius | John Ortez tips it back up and in | 60-64 |
| 05:41 | Rider | Scott Arner comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 05:40 | Canisius | John Ortez snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 05:34 | Canisius | Howard Stringer scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Mack West | 60-66 |
| 05:16 | Rider | Stephen Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Stephen Williams, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rider | Wachiru Banda (SG) Timothy Black | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Pierro (SG) Otto Johnson | |
| 04:58 | Canisius | Mack West misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Arner - foul #3 on Scott Arner, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rider | Paul McClaine (SG), Walter Guernsey (SF), Andrew Raymond (C) Wachiru Banda, Scott Arner, Michael Fry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Otto Johnson (PG) Howard Stringer | |
| 04:58 | Canisius | Mack West misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:58 | Canisius | Mack West misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:58 | Rider | Walter Guernsey pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 04:44 | Rider | Andrew Raymond is hacked by Otto Johnson - foul #2 on Otto Johnson, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter (SF) Michael Poole | |
| 04:44 | Rider | Andrew Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:44 | Rider | Andrew Raymond makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:22 | Canisius | John Ortez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Subs | Rider | Wachiru Banda (PG) Ivan Dzinski | |
| Subs | Canisius | Luis Broome (PF), Bertram Bowling (C) John Ortez, Mack West | |
| 04:08 | Rider | Paul McClaine can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 62-66 |
| 04:06 | Canisius | Louie Kerstetter grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 04:02 | Canisius | Otto Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 04:00 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Broome | 62-66 |
| 03:50 | Canisius | Martin Pierro misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 03:49 | Rider | Andrew Raymond snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 03:39 | Rider | Paul McClaine knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Wachiru Banda | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Wachiru Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul McClaine (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Guernsey (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Williams (fresh) 8 pts. C - Andrew Raymond (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Otto Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Pierro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louie Kerstetter (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Luis Broome (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bertram Bowling (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Canisius | Otto Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Louie Kerstetter | 65-69 |
| 02:56 | Rider | Walter Guernsey is fouled on the floor by Louie Kerstetter - foul #3 on Louie Kerstetter, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Rider | Ivan Dzinski (PG), Timothy Black (PF), Michael Fry (C) Paul McClaine, Stephen Williams, Andrew Raymond | |
| Subs | Canisius | Howard Stringer (PG), Michael Poole (SF), John Ortez (PF), Mack West (C) Otto Johnson, Martin Pierro, Luis Broome, Bertram Bowling | |
| 02:56 | Rider | Walter Guernsey makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:56 | Rider | Walter Guernsey misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:56 | Rider | Wachiru Banda gets the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:47 | Rider | Michael Poole takes the ball from Ivan Dzinski | 66-69 |
| 02:31 | Canisius | Mack West's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Fry | 66-69 |
| 02:29 | Rider | Walter Guernsey snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 02:20 | Rider | Wachiru Banda misses the easy layup | 66-69 |
| 02:18 | Rider | Ivan Dzinski tips it in | 68-69 |
| 01:59 | Canisius | Mack West clanks a jumper from the baseline | 68-69 |
| 01:57 | Rider | Walter Guernsey grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 01:40 | Rider | Wachiru Banda buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Dzinski | 71-69 |
| 01:20 | Canisius | Mack West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 01:19 | Canisius | John Ortez hits the follow up shot | 71-71 |
| 00:58 | Rider | Wachiru Banda clanks a shot from the right side | 71-71 |
| 00:57 | Canisius | Michael Poole snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 00:51 | Canisius | John Ortez is fouled on the floor by Walter Guernsey - foul #4 on Walter Guernsey, team foul #10 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Rider | Paul McClaine (SG) Wachiru Banda | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Pierro (SG) Louie Kerstetter | |
| 00:51 | Canisius | John Ortez misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:51 | Canisius | John Ortez makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:28 | Rider | Paul McClaine can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 00:26 | Rider | Michael Fry pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:15 | Rider | Timothy Black drills a runner in the lane | 73-72 |
| 00:11 | Canisius | Martin Pierro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ivan Dzinski - foul #4 on Ivan Dzinski, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 00:11 | Canisius | Martin Pierro makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:11 | Canisius | Martin Pierro makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:01 | Rider | Walter Guernsey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 73-74 |
| 00:00 | Rider | The clock runs out | 73-74 |