| Lineup | Rider | PG - Yul Chiou (fresh) SG - Derrick Lowell (fresh) SF - Dwight Olsen (fresh) PF - Elmer Shaw (fresh) C - Okon Akre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas Allie (fresh) SG - Nick Clemons (fresh) SF - Bryan Chalfant (fresh) PF - Stephen Kelch (fresh) C - Tibor Zemon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Okon Akre wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Rider | Nick Clemons is called for the reach on Yul Chiou in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nick Clemons, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Rider | Derrick Lowell buries a shot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch clanks a jump hook near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Rider | Derrick Lowell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Rider | Yul Chiou is hacked by Thomas Allie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Allie, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Rider | Yul Chiou can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Stephen Kelch | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Niagara | Thomas Allie is fouled on the floor by Yul Chiou - foul #1 on Yul Chiou, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Niagara | Nick Clemons misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Derrick Lowell - foul #1 on Derrick Lowell, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Niagara | Nick Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:45 | Niagara | Nick Clemons misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:45 | Rider | Elmer Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:36 | Rider | Yul Chiou misses long on a floater from the right side | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Rider | Dwight Olsen gets the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:29 | Rider | Yul Chiou scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-1 |
| 18:14 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon's layup is rejected by Okon Akre | 5-1 |
| 18:13 | Rider | Elmer Shaw grabs the board | 5-1 |
| 18:01 | Rider | Elmer Shaw lays it in on a nice dish by Yul Chiou | 7-1 |
| 17:40 | Niagara | Nick Clemons misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-1 |
| 17:38 | Rider | Dwight Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 7-1 |
| 17:32 | Rider | Elmer Shaw is denied on a layup by Stephen Kelch | 7-1 |
| 17:31 | Niagara | Thomas Allie grabs the defensive rebound | 7-1 |
| 17:27 | Niagara | Thomas Allie misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dwight Olsen - foul #1 on Dwight Olsen, team foul #3 | 7-1 |
| Subs | Rider | Bernard Brent (PG), Frederick Poland (SG), Matthew Kelly (SF), Kenneth Fuller (PF), Salvador Reyes (C) Yul Chiou, Derrick Lowell, Dwight Olsen, Elmer Shaw, Okon Akre | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lowell Jackson (SF), Jason Beaudoin (PF) Bryan Chalfant, Stephen Kelch | |
| 17:27 | Niagara | Thomas Allie makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:27 | Niagara | Thomas Allie makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:58 | Rider | Matthew Kelly misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:56 | Rider | Salvador Reyes tips it back up and in | 9-3 |
| 16:46 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 9-3 |
| 16:44 | Rider | Salvador Reyes gets the rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:32 | Rider | Frederick Poland is fouled on the floor by Nick Clemons - foul #2 on Nick Clemons, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Rider | Dwight Olsen (SF) Salvador Reyes | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bode (PG), Albert Bender (SG), Richard Herzberger (C) Thomas Allie, Nick Clemons, Tibor Zemon | |
| 16:22 | Rider | Frederick Poland scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bernard Brent | 11-3 |
| 16:02 | Niagara | Richard Herzberger is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Fuller - foul #1 on Kenneth Fuller, team foul #4 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Rider | Derrick Lowell (SG), Okon Akre (C) Frederick Poland, Kenneth Fuller | |
| Subs | Niagara | Stephen Kelch (PF), Lawrence Nielsen (C) Lowell Jackson, Jason Beaudoin | |
| 15:45 | Niagara | Richard Herzberger comes up short on the shot from close range | 11-3 |
| 15:43 | Niagara | Lawrence Nielsen gets the offensive rebound | 11-3 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Bernard Brent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Lowell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Olsen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Kelly (fresh) C - Okon Akre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Bode (fresh) SG - Albert Bender (fresh) SF - Richard Herzberger (fresh) PF - Stephen Kelch (fresh) C - Lawrence Nielsen (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-3 |
| 15:31 | Niagara | Albert Bender tips it back up and in | 11-5 |
| 15:17 | Rider | Derrick Lowell is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Matthew Kelly | 14-5 |
| 14:59 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Kelly - foul #1 on Matthew Kelly, team foul #5 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Rider | Yul Chiou (PG), Robert McChesney (SF), Elmer Shaw (PF), Kenneth Fuller (C) Bernard Brent, Dwight Olsen, Matthew Kelly, Okon Akre | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Allie (PG), Bryan Chalfant (SF), Tibor Zemon (C) Albert Bender, Richard Herzberger, Lawrence Nielsen | |
| 14:59 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 14:59 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:52 | Rider | John Bode steals it from Yul Chiou in the backcourt | 14-7 |
| 14:45 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant hits a 3 from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 14:26 | Rider | Robert McChesney misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 14:24 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 14:07 | Niagara | John Bode misses short on a floater from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 14:06 | Rider | Elmer Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:48 | Rider | Kenneth Fuller hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Yul Chiou | 16-10 |
| 13:28 | Niagara | Thomas Allie buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Bode | 16-13 |
| 13:14 | Rider | Robert McChesney is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 13:12 | Niagara | Thomas Allie pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:57 | Niagara | Thomas Allie clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 12:55 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch tips it back up and in | 16-15 |
| 12:48 | Rider | Thomas Allie steals the ball from Derrick Lowell | 16-15 |
| 12:21 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Allie | 16-18 |
| 12:10 | Rider | Kenneth Fuller clanks a jump hook from the left block | 16-18 |
| 12:09 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Tibor Zemon | 16-18 |
| 11:56 | Niagara | Robert McChesney is called for the reach on John Bode - foul #1 on Robert McChesney, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Rider | Bernard Brent (PG), Frederick Poland (SG), Dwight Olsen (SF), Matthew Kelly (PF), Okon Akre (C) Yul Chiou, Derrick Lowell, Robert McChesney, Elmer Shaw, Kenneth Fuller | |
| Subs | Niagara | Craig Lineberry (PG), Albert Bender (SG), Lowell Jackson (SF), Jason Beaudoin (PF), Richard Herzberger (C) Thomas Allie, John Bode, Bryan Chalfant, Stephen Kelch, Tibor Zemon | |
| 11:41 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Albert Bender | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Bernard Brent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Poland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Olsen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Kelly (fresh) C - Okon Akre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Craig Lineberry (fresh) SG - Albert Bender (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lowell Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Beaudoin (fresh) C - Richard Herzberger (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Rider | Bernard Brent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-20 |
| 10:58 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson is whistled for traveling | 16-20 |
| 10:38 | Rider | Matthew Kelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bernard Brent | 18-20 |
| 10:18 | Niagara | Dwight Olsen picks off the pass by Albert Bender | 18-20 |
| 10:15 | Rider | Dwight Olsen lays it up and in | 20-20 |
| 09:57 | Niagara | Albert Bender blows the dunk | 20-20 |
| 09:55 | Rider | Okon Akre grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 09:35 | Rider | Bernard Brent misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 09:34 | Rider | Okon Akre tips it in | 22-20 |
| 09:17 | Niagara | Matthew Kelly steps in front of the Jason Beaudoin pass | 22-20 |
| 09:00 | Rider | Matthew Kelly misses the runner from close range | 22-20 |
| 08:59 | Niagara | Craig Lineberry grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:44 | Niagara | Matthew Kelly swats the layup by Lowell Jackson | 22-20 |
| 08:42 | Rider | The rebound goes to Okon Akre | 22-20 |
| 08:39 | Rider | Frederick Poland is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Bender - foul #1 on Albert Bender, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Rider | Cong Chin (PG), Derrick Lowell (SG), Kenneth Fuller (PF), Salvador Reyes (C) Bernard Brent, Frederick Poland, Matthew Kelly, Okon Akre | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Allie (PG), John Bode (SG), Bryan Chalfant (SF), Stephen Kelch (PF), Tibor Zemon (C) Craig Lineberry, Albert Bender, Lowell Jackson, Jason Beaudoin, Richard Herzberger | |
| 08:27 | Rider | Cong Chin's floater is knocked away by Stephen Kelch | 22-20 |
| 08:25 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:06 | Niagara | Derrick Lowell picks off the pass by John Bode | 22-20 |
| 07:52 | Rider | Derrick Lowell misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 07:50 | Rider | Dwight Olsen can't tip it in | 22-20 |
| 07:49 | Niagara | Thomas Allie gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:43 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 07:42 | Rider | Derrick Lowell snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 07:32 | Rider | Derrick Lowell is called for 10 seconds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Rider | Yul Chiou (PG), Robert McChesney (SF), Elmer Shaw (PF) Cong Chin, Dwight Olsen, Salvador Reyes | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Yul Chiou (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Lowell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert McChesney (fresh) PF - Elmer Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas Allie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bode (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Chalfant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Kelch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tibor Zemon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant misses the jumper near the basket | 22-20 |
| 07:10 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon gets the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:56 | Niagara | John Bode misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-20 |
| 06:54 | Rider | Elmer Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:52 | Rider | Stephen Kelch picks off the pass by Robert McChesney in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| 06:36 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 06:34 | Rider | Yul Chiou snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 06:08 | Rider | Elmer Shaw misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-20 |
| 06:06 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:49 | Niagara | Stephen Kelch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 05:47 | Rider | Robert McChesney grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 05:29 | Rider | The pull-up jumper by Robert McChesney is blocked by Stephen Kelch | 22-20 |
| 05:28 | Niagara | John Bode pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:14 | Niagara | John Bode can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 05:13 | Rider | Kenneth Fuller gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:06 | Rider | Robert McChesney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Derrick Lowell | 24-20 |
| 04:51 | Niagara | Kenneth Fuller picks off the pass by Thomas Allie | 24-20 |
| 04:48 | Rider | John Bode is called for the reach on Derrick Lowell in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Bode, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Rider | Cong Chin (PG), Bernard Brent (SG), Dwight Olsen (SF), Matthew Kelly (PF), Okon Akre (C) Yul Chiou, Derrick Lowell, Robert McChesney, Elmer Shaw, Kenneth Fuller | |
| Subs | Niagara | Craig Lineberry (PG), Albert Bender (SG), Richard Herzberger (SF), Jason Beaudoin (PF), Lawrence Nielsen (C) Thomas Allie, John Bode, Bryan Chalfant, Stephen Kelch, Tibor Zemon | |
| 04:32 | Rider | Dwight Olsen misses the lay-in | 24-20 |
| 04:30 | Rider | Cong Chin tips it back up and in | 26-20 |
| 04:11 | Niagara | Richard Herzberger misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-20 |
| 04:10 | Niagara | Lawrence Nielsen hits the follow up shot | 26-22 |
| 03:55 | Rider | Matthew Kelly comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Jason Beaudoin - foul #1 on Jason Beaudoin, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Rider | Frederick Poland (SG) Cong Chin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nick Clemons (SG), Lowell Jackson (SF) Albert Bender, Lawrence Nielsen | |
| 03:55 | Rider | Matthew Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:55 | Rider | Matthew Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:45 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Dwight Olsen - foul #2 on Dwight Olsen, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Tibor Zemon (C) Richard Herzberger | |
| 03:45 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:45 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:24 | Rider | Frederick Poland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 03:23 | Niagara | Tibor Zemon snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Bernard Brent (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frederick Poland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. C - Okon Akre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Craig Lineberry (fresh) SG - Nick Clemons (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lowell Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Beaudoin (fairly fresh) C - Tibor Zemon (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-27 |
| 03:12 | Rider | Matthew Kelly connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Frederick Poland | 30-27 |
| 02:54 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin blows the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Kelly - foul #2 on Matthew Kelly, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Rider | Cong Chin (PG), Derrick Lowell (SG), Elmer Shaw (PF), Salvador Reyes (C) Bernard Brent, Frederick Poland, Matthew Kelly, Okon Akre | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Allie (PG), Lawrence Nielsen (C) Craig Lineberry, Tibor Zemon | |
| 02:54 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:54 | Niagara | Jason Beaudoin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:44 | Rider | Elmer Shaw is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jason Beaudoin - foul #2 on Jason Beaudoin, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Herzberger (SF) Jason Beaudoin | |
| 02:44 | Rider | Elmer Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:44 | Rider | Elmer Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:28 | Niagara | Thomas Allie buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 02:08 | Rider | Salvador Reyes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 02:07 | Rider | Elmer Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:54 | Rider | Derrick Lowell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 01:53 | Niagara | Thomas Allie pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:49 | Niagara | Salvador Reyes swats the layup by Nick Clemons | 31-30 |
| 01:47 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson tips it home | 31-32 |
| 01:42 | Rider | Dwight Olsen is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Derrick Lowell | 33-32 |
| 01:27 | Niagara | Thomas Allie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 01:25 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 01:15 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Elmer Shaw - foul #1 on Elmer Shaw, team foul #9 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Rider | Yul Chiou (PG), Bernard Brent (SG), Matthew Kelly (SF), Okon Akre (C) Cong Chin, Derrick Lowell, Dwight Olsen, Elmer Shaw | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Bode (PG), Albert Bender (SG), Stephen Kelch (PF), Tibor Zemon (C) Thomas Allie, Nick Clemons, Richard Herzberger, Lawrence Nielsen | |
| 01:15 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:15 | Niagara | Lowell Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:59 | Rider | Bernard Brent makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Yul Chiou | 35-34 |
| 00:45 | Niagara | Albert Bender scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 00:19 | Rider | Albert Bender is called for the reach on Matthew Kelly - foul #2 on Albert Bender, team foul #8 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Rider | Kenneth Fuller (PF) Salvador Reyes | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant (SF), Jason Beaudoin (PF) Lowell Jackson, Stephen Kelch | |
| 00:19 | Rider | Matthew Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:19 | Rider | Matthew Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Bryan Chalfant's fadeaway is rejected by Okon Akre | 37-37 |
| 00:02 | Rider | Okon Akre gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Okon Akre can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 37-37 |