| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Robert Samford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pete Michael (fresh) 16 pts. PF - David James (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Ulibarri (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - James Tabor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Sheppard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Talbott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Niehaus (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mark Rowell (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Pete Michael inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Canisius | Robert Samford is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 19:47 | Rider | James Tabor buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vincent Talbott | 39-36 |
| 19:35 | Canisius | Steven Ulibarri drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Travis Davidson | 41-36 |
| 19:20 | Rider | Mark Rowell scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Tabor and he's fouled by David James - foul #2 on David James, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:20 | Rider | Mark Rowell misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:20 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Steven Ulibarri | 41-38 |
| 19:03 | Canisius | Robert Samford drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Ulibarri | 43-38 |
| 18:45 | Rider | Henry Niehaus can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 18:44 | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 18:22 | Canisius | David James knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Travis Davidson | 45-40 |
| 18:10 | Rider | Robert Samford steals it from Kenneth Sheppard | 45-40 |
| 17:47 | Canisius | James Tabor steals it from Pete Michael | 45-40 |
| 17:40 | Rider | David James denies the turnaround by Henry Niehaus | 45-40 |
| 17:38 | Canisius | Steven Ulibarri gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:36 | Canisius | James Tabor steps in front of the Robert Samford pass in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 17:17 | Rider | James Tabor scores on a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Travis Davidson - foul #3 on Travis Davidson, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Weber (SG), Nathaniel Goodwin (SF), John Agarwal (PF), Laverne Lowe (C) Travis Davidson, Pete Michael, David James, Steven Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Rider | Kevin Parks (SG), Kenneth Wegener (SF), Larry Johnson (PF), Richard Suggs (C) Kenneth Sheppard, Vincent Talbott, Henry Niehaus, Mark Rowell | |
| 17:17 | Rider | James Tabor makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:01 | Canisius | Robert Samford's pass is intercepted by Richard Suggs | 45-43 |
| 16:42 | Rider | Larry Johnson loses the dribble to John Agarwal | 45-43 |
| 16:18 | Canisius | Robert Samford connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Weber | 48-43 |
| 15:56 | Rider | Richard Suggs double dribbles | 48-43 |
| Subs | Canisius | Travis Davidson (SG), Pete Michael (SF), David James (PF), Steven Ulibarri (C) Robert Samford, Nathaniel Goodwin, John Agarwal, Laverne Lowe | |
| Subs | Rider | Franklin Migues (PG), Kenneth Sheppard (SG), Vincent Talbott (SF), Henry Niehaus (PF) James Tabor, Kevin Parks, Kenneth Wegener, Richard Suggs | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Michael Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Pete Michael (fresh) 16 pts. PF - David James (fresh) 7 pts. C - Steven Ulibarri (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Franklin Migues (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Sheppard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Talbott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Niehaus (fresh) 7 pts. C - Larry Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Canisius | Travis Davidson travels with the ball | 48-43 |
| 15:16 | Rider | Vincent Talbott is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Vincent Talbott, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| 15:05 | Canisius | Pete Michael misses the easy layup | 48-43 |
| 15:04 | Rider | Larry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:44 | Rider | Franklin Migues can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 14:42 | Canisius | Steven Ulibarri grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:28 | Canisius | Pete Michael misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 14:26 | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:20 | Rider | Vincent Talbott is hacked by Pete Michael - foul #1 on Pete Michael, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Samford (PG), Nathaniel Goodwin (SF), John Agarwal (PF), Laverne Lowe (C) Michael Weber, Pete Michael, David James, Steven Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Rider | James Tabor (PG), Kevin Parks (SG), Kenneth Wegener (SF), Mark Rowell (C) Franklin Migues, Kenneth Sheppard, Vincent Talbott, Larry Johnson | |
| 14:09 | Rider | Mark Rowell knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Tabor | 48-45 |
| 13:48 | Canisius | Mark Rowell is called for the reach on Travis Davidson - foul #1 on Mark Rowell, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Canisius | Erik Jezewski (SG) Travis Davidson | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 13:36 | Canisius | Nathaniel Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 48-45 |
| 13:34 | Rider | Kevin Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:08 | Rider | James Tabor drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Wegener | 48-48 |
| 12:56 | Canisius | Erik Jezewski connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathaniel Goodwin | 50-48 |
| 12:39 | Rider | Henry Niehaus loses the ball out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Weber (SG), Pete Michael (SF), David James (PF), Steven Ulibarri (C) Erik Jezewski, Nathaniel Goodwin, John Agarwal, Laverne Lowe | |
| Subs | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard (SG), Vincent Talbott (SF), Larry Johnson (PF), Richard Suggs (C) Kevin Parks, Kenneth Wegener, Henry Niehaus, Mark Rowell | |
| 12:29 | Canisius | David James can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Larry Johnson - foul #2 on Larry Johnson, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Travis Davidson (SG) Michael Weber | |
| Subs | Rider | Franklin Migues (PG) James Tabor | |
| 12:29 | Canisius | David James misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:29 | Canisius | David James makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:10 | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Travis Davidson - foul #4 on Travis Davidson, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Weber (PG), Erik Jezewski (SG) Robert Samford, Travis Davidson | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 12:10 | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:10 | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:55 | Canisius | Steven Ulibarri clanks a jump hook from the left block | 51-49 |
| 11:54 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Pete Michael | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Michael Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Jezewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pete Michael (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - David James (fresh) 8 pts. C - Steven Ulibarri (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Franklin Migues (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Sheppard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Talbott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Suggs (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Canisius | David James makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Weber | 54-49 |
| 11:12 | Rider | Vincent Talbott's fadeaway is rejected by David James | 54-49 |
| 11:11 | Rider | Vincent Talbott gets the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:50 | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard buries a turnaround from the right block | 54-51 |
| 10:39 | Canisius | Michael Weber loses the dribble to Vincent Talbott | 54-51 |
| 10:35 | Rider | Vincent Talbott hits the finger roll | 54-53 |
| 10:18 | Canisius | David James can't finish the layup | 54-53 |
| 10:17 | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 10:06 | Rider | Franklin Migues hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Vincent Talbott | 54-56 |
| 09:51 | Canisius | Pete Michael can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Franklin Migues - foul #1 on Franklin Migues, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Samford (PG), John Agarwal (PF), Laverne Lowe (C) Erik Jezewski, David James, Steven Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Rider | James Tabor (PG), Kevin Parks (SG), Kenneth Wegener (SF), Henry Niehaus (PF), Mark Rowell (C) Franklin Migues, Kenneth Sheppard, Vincent Talbott, Larry Johnson, Richard Suggs | |
| 09:51 | Canisius | Pete Michael makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:51 | Canisius | Pete Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:28 | Rider | Kenneth Wegener can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 09:26 | Rider | Kevin Parks misses the tip | 56-56 |
| 09:25 | Canisius | Robert Samford snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 09:19 | Canisius | Robert Samford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Tabor - foul #1 on James Tabor, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Canisius | Nathaniel Goodwin (SF) Pete Michael | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 09:19 | Canisius | Robert Samford misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:19 | Canisius | Robert Samford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:57 | Rider | Kenneth Wegener buries a 3 from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 08:35 | Canisius | Michael Weber misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 08:33 | Rider | Kenneth Wegener gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 08:16 | Rider | James Tabor is hacked by Robert Samford - foul #3 on Robert Samford, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Canisius | Erik Jezewski (SG), David James (PF) Michael Weber, Laverne Lowe | |
| Subs | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard (SG) Kenneth Wegener | |
| 08:04 | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard hits the finger roll | 57-61 |
| 07:59 | Canisius | Erik Jezewski buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David James | 59-61 |
| 07:39 | Rider | James Tabor makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Sheppard | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Robert Samford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Jezewski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathaniel Goodwin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David James (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. C - John Agarwal (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - James Tabor (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Sheppard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Parks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Niehaus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Mark Rowell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Canisius | David James misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 07:18 | Rider | Kevin Parks gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:57 | Rider | Henry Niehaus is fouled on the floor by Erik Jezewski - foul #1 on Erik Jezewski, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Canisius | Travis Davidson (SG), Pete Michael (SF), Steven Ulibarri (C) Erik Jezewski, Nathaniel Goodwin, John Agarwal | |
| Subs | Rider | Vincent Talbott (SF), Larry Johnson (PF), Richard Suggs (C) Kevin Parks, Henry Niehaus, Mark Rowell | |
| 06:43 | Rider | James Tabor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Robert Samford - foul #4 on Robert Samford, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Weber (PG) Robert Samford | |
| Subs | Rider | Kenneth Wegener (SG) Kenneth Sheppard | |
| 06:43 | Rider | James Tabor makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:43 | Rider | James Tabor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:43 | Rider | James Tabor makes the 3rd free throw | 59-67 |
| 06:15 | Canisius | David James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 06:14 | Rider | Kenneth Wegener grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 05:55 | Rider | Steven Ulibarri blocks the short jumper by Larry Johnson | 59-67 |
| 05:54 | Canisius | David James grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 05:42 | Canisius | David James can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 05:41 | Rider | Richard Suggs grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 05:35 | Rider | James Tabor misses the jumpshot from the left side | 59-67 |
| 05:33 | Canisius | Pete Michael grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 05:28 | Canisius | Travis Davidson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 05:26 | Canisius | David James grabs the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 05:12 | Canisius | Pete Michael buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David James | 61-67 |
| 05:02 | Rider | James Tabor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 05:01 | Canisius | Pete Michael grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 04:57 | Canisius | Michael Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Samford (PG), John Agarwal (PF) Michael Weber, David James | |
| Subs | Rider | Franklin Migues (PG), Kenneth Sheppard (SG), Henry Niehaus (PF) James Tabor, Kenneth Wegener, Richard Suggs | |
| 04:46 | Rider | Larry Johnson knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Pete Michael - foul #2 on Pete Michael, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Canisius | Nathaniel Goodwin (SF) Pete Michael | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 04:46 | Rider | Larry Johnson makes the free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:28 | Canisius | John Agarwal misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 04:27 | Canisius | John Agarwal grabs the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 04:11 | Canisius | Travis Davidson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 04:10 | Rider | The rebound goes to Larry Johnson | 61-70 |
| 03:55 | Rider | Larry Johnson misses short on a floater in the lane | 61-70 |
| 03:54 | Canisius | Nathaniel Goodwin snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Canisius | Robert Samford misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 03:27 | Canisius | John Agarwal grabs the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Robert Samford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Travis Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nathaniel Goodwin (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Agarwal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Ulibarri (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Franklin Migues (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Sheppard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Talbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Niehaus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Canisius | Franklin Migues steals the ball from Nathaniel Goodwin | 61-70 |
| 03:09 | Rider | Franklin Migues dunks the ball | 61-72 |
| 02:50 | Canisius | Franklin Migues is called for the reach on Nathaniel Goodwin - foul #2 on Franklin Migues, team foul #6 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Weber (SG), Pete Michael (SF), Laverne Lowe (C) Travis Davidson, John Agarwal, Steven Ulibarri | |
| Subs | Rider | James Tabor (PG), Kevin Parks (SF), Kenneth Wegener (PF), Mark Rowell (C) Franklin Migues, Vincent Talbott, Henry Niehaus, Larry Johnson | |
| 02:42 | Canisius | Robert Samford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-72 |
| 02:40 | Rider | Mark Rowell pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| 02:40 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Canisius | David James (PF), John Agarwal (C) Nathaniel Goodwin, Laverne Lowe | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Samford - foul #5 on Robert Samford, team foul #9 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Canisius | Erik Jezewski (SG), Nathaniel Goodwin (SF), Laverne Lowe (C) Robert Samford, Pete Michael, David James | |
| Subs | Rider | Franklin Migues (PG), Richard Suggs (C) James Tabor, Mark Rowell | |
| 02:15 | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard misses the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:15 | Rider | Kenneth Sheppard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:08 | Canisius | Erik Jezewski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-73 |
| 02:06 | Rider | Richard Suggs gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 01:41 | Rider | Kenneth Wegener clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-73 |
| 01:39 | Canisius | Laverne Lowe gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 01:27 | Canisius | Erik Jezewski's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Wegener | 61-73 |
| 01:07 | Rider | Richard Suggs comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Michael Weber - foul #2 on Michael Weber, team foul #10 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Larry Johnson (PF) Kenneth Sheppard | |
| 01:07 | Rider | Richard Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:07 | Rider | Richard Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:48 | Canisius | Laverne Lowe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-75 |
| 00:46 | Rider | The rebound goes to Richard Suggs | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Rider | John Agarwal picks off the pass by Franklin Migues | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Canisius | Michael Weber makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Erik Jezewski | 64-75 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Franklin Migues runs out the clock | 64-75 |