| Lineup | Iona | PG - Jerry Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Kimbrough (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neal Hunter (fresh) C - Eric Zimmer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Ackerman (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Kevin Shouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Kevin Shouse inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman is fouled on the floor by Donald Kimbrough - foul #1 on Donald Kimbrough, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 19:30 | Rider | Kevin Shouse is fouled on the floor by Eric Zimmer - foul #3 on Eric Zimmer, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Iona | Darryl Messmer (C) Eric Zimmer | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 19:23 | Rider | Chris Bryant misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Neal Hunter - foul #1 on Neal Hunter, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| 19:23 | Rider | Chris Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 19:23 | Rider | Chris Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 19:23 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 19:12 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Bryant | 35-40 |
| 19:11 | Rider | Kevin Shouse grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 19:04 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 18:44 | Iona | Darryl Messmer misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 18:42 | Iona | Neal Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:19 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 18:18 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 18:11 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 18:09 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 17:46 | Rider | Kevin Shouse drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jeffery Belcher | 37-42 |
| 17:23 | Iona | Darryl Messmer lays it in on a great pass from Neal Hunter | 39-42 |
| 17:08 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher is called for traveling | 39-42 |
| Subs | Iona | Carl Hanson (SF), David Goodman (C) Lazaro Bruno, Neal Hunter | |
| Subs | Rider | Ruben Blake (SF), Wendell Jones (PF), Michael McKillop (C) Kevin Shouse, Chris Bryant, Irving Huggard | |
| 16:57 | Iona | Darryl Messmer clanks a jump hook from the right block | 39-42 |
| 16:56 | Iona | Jerry Owens gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:51 | Iona | Carl Hanson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wendell Jones - foul #2 on Wendell Jones, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Iona | Gary Kuehner (SF), Clarence Lindsay (C) Jerry Owens, Darryl Messmer | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG) Jeffery Belcher | |
| 16:51 | Iona | Carl Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:51 | Iona | Carl Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:30 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Carl Hanson - foul #1 on Carl Hanson, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| 16:30 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:30 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:07 | Iona | Gary Kuehner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-43 |
| 16:06 | Rider | The rebound goes to Wendell Jones | 41-43 |
| 15:49 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ruben Blake | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Carl Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Donald Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Kuehner (fresh) PF - David Goodman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clarence Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Arden Lekberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Ackerman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Ruben Blake (fresh) PF - Wendell Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael McKillop (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Iona | Carl Hanson buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Kimbrough | 44-46 |
| 15:02 | Rider | Arden Lekberg loses the dribble to Gary Kuehner | 44-46 |
| 14:59 | Iona | Gary Kuehner lays it up and in | 46-46 |
| 14:49 | Rider | Ruben Blake hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Arden Lekberg | 46-48 |
| 14:45 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 14:44 | Rider | Arden Lekberg grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 14:33 | Rider | Ruben Blake comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Hanson - foul #2 on Carl Hanson, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Iona | Jerry Owens (PG), Lazaro Bruno (SF), Neal Hunter (PF), Eric Zimmer (C) Carl Hanson, Donald Kimbrough, David Goodman, Clarence Lindsay | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Kevin Shouse (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF), Irving Huggard (C) Arden Lekberg, Ralph Ackerman, Wendell Jones, Michael McKillop | |
| 14:33 | Rider | Ruben Blake makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 14:33 | Rider | Ruben Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 14:33 | Iona | Neal Hunter grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 14:19 | Iona | Eric Zimmer misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 46-49 |
| 14:17 | Rider | Irving Huggard gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 13:59 | Rider | Gary Wakefield's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Zimmer | 46-49 |
| 13:58 | Rider | Gary Wakefield tips it in | 46-51 |
| 13:38 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Zimmer | 48-51 |
| 13:27 | Rider | Kevin Shouse scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gary Wakefield | 48-53 |
| 13:20 | Iona | Neal Hunter misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 13:18 | Iona | Gary Kuehner grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 13:01 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno is whistled for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | Iona | Carl Hanson (SG) Gary Kuehner | |
| Subs | Rider | Ralph Ackerman (SG) Ruben Blake | |
| 12:47 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 12:46 | Iona | Eric Zimmer gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:42 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno clanks a floater from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 12:41 | Iona | Neal Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:29 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jerry Owens | 50-53 |
| 12:07 | Rider | Kevin Shouse connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 11:55 | Iona | Neal Hunter hits a jumper from the left block set up by Jerry Owens and he's hacked by Gary Wakefield - foul #4 on Gary Wakefield, team foul #2 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Iona | Donald Kimbrough (SG), Darryl Messmer (SF) Carl Hanson, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Subs | Rider | Wendell Jones (SF), Chris Bryant (PF) Kevin Shouse, Gary Wakefield | |
| 11:55 | Iona | Neal Hunter makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:36 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Zimmer - foul #4 on Eric Zimmer, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Iona | Carl Hanson (SF), David Goodman (C) Neal Hunter, Eric Zimmer | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (C) Irving Huggard | |
| 11:36 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:36 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:36 | Iona | Darryl Messmer grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Jerry Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Kimbrough (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Messmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Goodman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Ackerman (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Wendell Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chris Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McKillop (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Iona | Darryl Messmer misses the lay-in | 53-56 |
| 11:22 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 11:01 | Rider | Wendell Jones hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffery Belcher and he's hacked by Carl Hanson - foul #3 on Carl Hanson, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Iona | Lazaro Bruno (SF) Jerry Owens | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG) Jeffery Belcher | |
| 11:01 | Rider | Wendell Jones misses the free throw | 53-58 |
| 11:01 | Iona | Darryl Messmer gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 10:37 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Carl Hanson | 55-58 |
| 10:15 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman's fadeaway is rejected by Lazaro Bruno | 55-58 |
| 10:14 | Rider | Michael McKillop grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:01 | Rider | Arden Lekberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Iona | Gary Kuehner (PG), Neal Hunter (PF) Carl Hanson, David Goodman | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Ruben Blake (SF), Irving Huggard (C) Arden Lekberg, Ralph Ackerman, Michael McKillop | |
| 09:42 | Iona | Neal Hunter scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Kuehner | 58-58 |
| 09:22 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 09:20 | Iona | The rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 58-58 |
| 09:06 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno's pass is intercepted by Ruben Blake | 58-58 |
| 08:37 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 08:36 | Iona | Darryl Messmer gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:29 | Iona | Gary Kuehner loses the dribble to Wendell Jones | 58-58 |
| 08:11 | Rider | Chris Bryant banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ruben Blake | 58-60 |
| 07:52 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough's floater is knocked away by Ruben Blake | 58-60 |
| 07:50 | Rider | The rebound goes to Irving Huggard | 58-60 |
| 07:41 | Rider | Irving Huggard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | Iona | Jerry Owens (PG), Carl Hanson (SG), David Goodman (PF), Eric Zimmer (C) Donald Kimbrough, Lazaro Bruno, Neal Hunter, Darryl Messmer | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG), Ralph Ackerman (SG), Kevin Shouse (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF), Michael McKillop (C) Jeffery Belcher, Wendell Jones, Ruben Blake, Chris Bryant, Irving Huggard | |
| 07:17 | Iona | Jerry Owens hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Hanson | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Jerry Owens (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Carl Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gary Kuehner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Goodman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Zimmer (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Arden Lekberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Ackerman (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Kevin Shouse (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael McKillop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Rider | Kevin Shouse hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 06:50 | Rider | Gary Wakefield snags the offensive board | 60-60 |
| 06:35 | Rider | Eric Zimmer is called for the reach on Kevin Shouse - foul #5 on Eric Zimmer, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Iona | Donald Kimbrough (SG), Clarence Lindsay (C) Gary Kuehner, Eric Zimmer | |
| Subs | Rider | Irving Huggard (C) Michael McKillop | |
| 06:35 | Rider | Kevin Shouse makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:35 | Rider | Kevin Shouse makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:16 | Iona | David Goodman clanks a floater from the left side | 60-62 |
| 06:15 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough grabs the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 06:00 | Iona | Carl Hanson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 05:59 | Rider | Irving Huggard snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 05:39 | Rider | Gary Wakefield comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 60-62 |
| 05:37 | Iona | Clarence Lindsay grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:33 | Iona | Jerry Owens scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Goodman | 63-62 |
| 05:13 | Rider | Irving Huggard misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Clarence Lindsay - foul #1 on Clarence Lindsay, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Iona | Lazaro Bruno (SF), Neal Hunter (PF), Darryl Messmer (C) Carl Hanson, David Goodman, Clarence Lindsay | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Wendell Jones (SF) Arden Lekberg, Kevin Shouse | |
| 05:13 | Rider | Irving Huggard makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:13 | Rider | Irving Huggard misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:13 | Rider | Wendell Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:59 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 04:57 | Rider | Irving Huggard grabs the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:45 | Rider | Jerry Owens steals it from Wendell Jones | 63-63 |
| 04:26 | Iona | Wendell Jones takes the ball from Lazaro Bruno | 63-63 |
| 04:19 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 04:18 | Iona | Darryl Messmer grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:01 | Iona | Jerry Owens makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Kimbrough | 65-63 |
| 03:52 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman loses the ball out of bounds | 65-63 |
| Subs | Iona | Carl Hanson (PG), Gary Kuehner (SG) Jerry Owens, Donald Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Rider | Ruben Blake (SF), Chris Bryant (PF), Michael McKillop (C) Ralph Ackerman, Gary Wakefield, Irving Huggard | |
| 03:50 | Iona | Jeffery Belcher steps in front of the Carl Hanson pass in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| 03:36 | Rider | Chris Bryant loses the dribble to Neal Hunter | 65-63 |
| 03:10 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno loses the dribble to Michael McKillop | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Carl Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Gary Kuehner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lazaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neal Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Messmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ruben Blake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chris Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McKillop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:55 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Wendell Jones | 65-65 |
| 02:55 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Iona | Jerry Owens (PG), Donald Kimbrough (SG) Carl Hanson, Gary Kuehner | |
| Subs | Rider | Ralph Ackerman (SG), Kevin Shouse (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF), Irving Huggard (C) Wendell Jones, Ruben Blake, Chris Bryant, Michael McKillop | |
| 02:30 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough is whistled for traveling | 65-65 |
| 02:13 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:11 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 02:06 | Iona | Jerry Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-65 |
| 01:50 | Rider | Irving Huggard is fouled on the floor by Darryl Messmer - foul #2 on Darryl Messmer, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| 01:50 | Rider | Irving Huggard makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:50 | Rider | Irving Huggard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:35 | Iona | Neal Hunter clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 01:33 | Iona | Darryl Messmer hits the follow up shot | 67-67 |
| 01:22 | Rider | The jump hook by Kevin Shouse is blocked by Neal Hunter | 67-67 |
| 01:21 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 01:14 | Iona | Lazaro Bruno misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 67-67 |
| 01:12 | Rider | Kevin Shouse gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:57 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 00:55 | Iona | Darryl Messmer pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:48 | Iona | Darryl Messmer misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 67-67 |
| 00:47 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:35 | Rider | Kevin Shouse misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-67 |
| 00:34 | Iona | The rebound goes to Donald Kimbrough | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Iona | Donald Kimbrough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Rider | Gary Wakefield is fouled on the floor by Neal Hunter - foul #2 on Neal Hunter, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| 00:05 | Rider | Gary Wakefield misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:05 | Rider | Gary Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:05 | Iona | Iona calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Iona | Ralph Ackerman takes the ball from Jerry Owens in the backcourt | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Rider | Donald Kimbrough is called for the reach on Gary Wakefield - foul #2 on Donald Kimbrough, team foul #12 | 67-68 |
| 00:01 | Rider | Gary Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:01 | Rider | Gary Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iona | Jerry Owens can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 67-70 |