| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Ackerman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Shouse (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Roosa (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes inbounds the ball | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Randy Rhodes | 43-41 |
| 19:30 | Rider | Kevin Shouse clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 19:29 | Niagara | John Roosa snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 19:18 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 19:17 | Rider | Gary Wakefield grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 18:59 | Rider | Kevin Shouse misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 18:58 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher tips it in | 45-41 |
| 18:38 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-41 |
| 18:36 | Rider | Irving Huggard gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 18:16 | Rider | Irving Huggard is fouled on the floor by John Roosa - foul #2 on John Roosa, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG), Wendell Jones (SF), Chris Bryant (PF), Michael McKillop (C) Jeffery Belcher, Kevin Shouse, Gary Wakefield, Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (PG), Brian Simeon (SG), Ralph Coppinger (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski, Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall, John Roosa | |
| 18:03 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman is hacked by Brian Simeon - foul #2 on Brian Simeon, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rider | Ruben Blake (SF) Ralph Ackerman | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 17:48 | Rider | Wendell Jones misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 17:47 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:34 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 17:32 | Rider | Wendell Jones grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 17:26 | Rider | Ruben Blake makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Arden Lekberg | 47-41 |
| 17:11 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-41 |
| 17:10 | Niagara | Brian Simeon gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:00 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the shot in the paint and the foul's on Ruben Blake - foul #2 on Ruben Blake, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Ralph Ackerman (SG), Irving Huggard (C) Arden Lekberg, Ruben Blake, Michael McKillop | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), John Roosa (C) Ralph Coppinger, Kurt Hadden | |
| 17:00 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:38 | Rider | Chris Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Porfirio Romano - foul #2 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Rider | Kevin Shouse (SF) Wendell Jones | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Willie Wynn (SF), Pete Hall (PF) Steve Wood, Brian Simeon, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 16:38 | Rider | Chris Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 16:38 | Rider | Chris Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:30 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski's pass is intercepted by Irving Huggard | 49-44 |
| 16:16 | Rider | Chris Bryant makes the floater from close range | 51-44 |
| 15:53 | Niagara | Jeffery Belcher steals the ball from Dima Lisowski | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ralph Ackerman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Shouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chris Bryant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Irving Huggard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Wynn (fresh) PF - Pete Hall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Roosa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 15:27 | Rider | Kevin Shouse tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 15:26 | Niagara | Pete Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 15:09 | Niagara | John Roosa buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Porfirio Romano | 51-46 |
| 14:44 | Rider | Chris Bryant misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 14:43 | Rider | Irving Huggard gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 14:34 | Rider | Chris Bryant drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Shouse | 53-46 |
| 14:18 | Niagara | Willie Wynn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Shouse - foul #2 on Kevin Shouse, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG), Wendell Jones (SG), Ruben Blake (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF), Michael McKillop (C) Jeffery Belcher, Ralph Ackerman, Kevin Shouse, Chris Bryant, Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski, Pete Hall, John Roosa | |
| 14:18 | Niagara | Willie Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 14:18 | Niagara | Willie Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:15 | Rider | Kurt Hadden is called for the reach on Michael McKillop in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kurt Hadden, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (PG) Willie Wynn | |
| 13:54 | Rider | Gary Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 13:52 | Niagara | Brian Simeon gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 13:39 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Gary Wakefield - foul #1 on Gary Wakefield, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| 13:39 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:34 | Rider | Brian Simeon steps in front of the Wendell Jones pass in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 13:23 | Niagara | Michael McKillop is called for the reach on Brian Simeon - foul #1 on Michael McKillop, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG) Brian Simeon | |
| 13:04 | Niagara | Steve Wood makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Parker | 53-52 |
| 12:45 | Rider | Ruben Blake hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 12:44 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 12:28 | Niagara | Gary Parker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 12:27 | Rider | The rebound goes to Gary Wakefield | 53-52 |
| 12:09 | Rider | Arden Lekberg misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Steve Wood - foul #3 on Steve Wood, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rider | Ralph Ackerman (SG), Kevin Shouse (SF), Irving Huggard (C) Wendell Jones, Ruben Blake, Michael McKillop | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Brian Simeon (SG), Ralph Coppinger (SF), Pete Hall (PF), John Roosa (C) Gary Parker, Steve Wood, Randy Rhodes, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kurt Hadden | |
| 12:09 | Rider | Arden Lekberg makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:09 | Rider | Arden Lekberg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:53 | Niagara | Irving Huggard swats the short shot by Brian Simeon | 55-52 |
| 11:51 | Niagara | Brian Simeon grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Arden Lekberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Ackerman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Shouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Wakefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Simeon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Hall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Roosa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Niagara | The jumper by Ralph Coppinger is denied by Gary Wakefield | 55-52 |
| 11:42 | Niagara | Brian Simeon grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 11:23 | Niagara | Brian Simeon drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Porfirio Romano | 55-54 |
| 11:21 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman's pass is intercepted by Porfirio Romano in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 11:20 | Niagara | Brian Simeon banks in the layup on a great pass from Porfirio Romano | 55-56 |
| 11:06 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Arden Lekberg and he's hacked by Pete Hall - foul #2 on Pete Hall, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG) Arden Lekberg | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Brian Simeon, John Roosa | |
| 11:06 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 10:56 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-56 |
| 10:55 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 10:37 | Niagara | Pete Hall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Irving Huggard - foul #1 on Irving Huggard, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rider | Wendell Jones (SF) Kevin Shouse | |
| Subs | Niagara | Willie Wynn (SF) Ralph Coppinger | |
| 10:37 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 10:37 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 10:31 | Rider | Irving Huggard is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Rider | Ruben Blake (SF) Gary Wakefield | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), John Roosa (C) Porfirio Romano, Pete Hall | |
| 10:31 | Rider | Irving Huggard makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 10:31 | Rider | Irving Huggard misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 10:31 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelrahman | 59-58 |
| 10:17 | Niagara | Willie Wynn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ruben Blake - foul #3 on Ruben Blake, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (C) Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 10:17 | Niagara | Willie Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 10:17 | Niagara | Willie Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 10:17 | Rider | Wendell Jones gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 10:11 | Rider | Dikembe Abdelrahman swats the short shot by Jeffery Belcher | 59-59 |
| 10:09 | Rider | Ruben Blake gets the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 09:55 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael McKillop | 61-59 |
| 09:41 | Niagara | Ruben Blake swats the layup by Willie Wynn | 61-59 |
| 09:39 | Rider | Ruben Blake pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 09:15 | Rider | Wendell Jones connects on the open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Ackerman | 63-59 |
| 08:57 | Niagara | John Roosa is hacked by Ruben Blake - foul #4 on Ruben Blake, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Rider | Luis Rackers (PG), Kevin Shouse (SF), Chris Bryant (PF), Irving Huggard (C) Jeffery Belcher, Ruben Blake, Wendell Jones, Michael McKillop | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Brian Simeon (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF) Gary Parker, Dima Lisowski, Willie Wynn, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 08:57 | Niagara | John Roosa makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 08:57 | Niagara | John Roosa makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:53 | Rider | Chris Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kurt Hadden (C) John Roosa | |
| 08:31 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 63-61 |
| 08:30 | Rider | Irving Huggard pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 08:19 | Rider | Kevin Shouse comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Simeon - foul #3 on Brian Simeon, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG) Ralph Ackerman | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 08:19 | Rider | Kevin Shouse makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 08:19 | Rider | Kevin Shouse makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 08:04 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 08:03 | Niagara | Brian Simeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 07:47 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden is hacked by Irving Huggard - foul #2 on Irving Huggard, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Wendell Jones (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF) Arden Lekberg, Kevin Shouse, Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (SG), Pete Hall (PF) Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger | |
| 07:47 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 07:47 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luis Rackers (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wendell Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Bryant (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pete Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Rider | Kurt Hadden picks off the pass by Jeffery Belcher | 65-63 |
| 07:10 | Niagara | Jeffery Belcher picks off the pass by Pete Hall | 65-63 |
| 07:06 | Rider | Luis Rackers lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffery Belcher | 67-63 |
| 06:47 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden lays it up and in set up by Steve Wood | 67-65 |
| 06:28 | Rider | Gary Wakefield banks in the layup on a great pass from Chris Bryant and he's fouled by Pete Hall - foul #3 on Pete Hall, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG), Ralph Ackerman (SG), Ruben Blake (SF), Michael McKillop (C) Jeffery Belcher, Luis Rackers, Wendell Jones, Chris Bryant | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Porfirio Romano, Randy Rhodes, Kurt Hadden | |
| 06:28 | Rider | Gary Wakefield misses the free throw | 69-65 |
| 06:28 | Rider | The offensive rebound goes to Michael McKillop | 69-65 |
| 06:12 | Rider | Arden Lekberg misses the lay-in | 69-65 |
| 06:11 | Niagara | Pete Hall pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 06:07 | Niagara | Steve Wood misses the shot from the free throw line | 69-65 |
| 06:06 | Rider | Michael McKillop grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 06:04 | Rider | Dima Lisowski picks off the pass by Ralph Ackerman in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 06:03 | Niagara | Brian Simeon can't finish the layup | 69-65 |
| 06:02 | Rider | Gary Wakefield grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 05:48 | Rider | Ruben Blake misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steve Wood - foul #4 on Steve Wood, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Willie Wynn (SF), Ralph Coppinger (C) Steve Wood, Brian Simeon, Pete Hall | |
| 05:48 | Rider | Ruben Blake misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:48 | Rider | Ruben Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 05:37 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger's floater is tipped away by Gary Wakefield | 70-65 |
| 05:35 | Rider | Ruben Blake grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 05:19 | Rider | Michael McKillop can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Irving Huggard (C) Arden Lekberg, Gary Wakefield | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Roosa (C) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 05:19 | Rider | Michael McKillop makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:19 | Rider | Michael McKillop makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:55 | Niagara | Ruben Blake is called for the reach on Willie Wynn - foul #5 on Ruben Blake, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Rider | Kevin Shouse (SF), Chris Bryant (PF) Ruben Blake, Michael McKillop | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) Gary Parker, Ralph Coppinger | |
| 04:55 | Niagara | Willie Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:55 | Niagara | Willie Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:55 | Rider | Irving Huggard grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 04:40 | Rider | Chris Bryant clanks a jumper from the left side | 72-66 |
| 04:39 | Niagara | John Roosa gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| 04:25 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 72-69 |
| 04:03 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffery Belcher | 74-69 |
| 03:59 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 03:50 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher hits a wide open jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Shouse and he's hacked by Porfirio Romano - foul #3 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Rider | Luis Rackers (SG), Wendell Jones (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF), Michael McKillop (C) Ralph Ackerman, Kevin Shouse, Chris Bryant, Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (SG), Brian Simeon (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Ralph Coppinger (C) Dima Lisowski, Willie Wynn, Dikembe Abdelrahman, John Roosa | |
| 03:50 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the free throw | 77-72 |
| 03:31 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the jumper from the free throw line | 77-72 |
| 03:30 | Rider | Gary Wakefield pulls down the rebound | 77-72 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Luis Rackers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wendell Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Wakefield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael McKillop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steve Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Simeon (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Pete Hall (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rider | Gary Wakefield misses long on an open floater in the lane | 77-72 |
| 03:16 | Rider | Gary Wakefield grabs the offensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 02:59 | Rider | Luis Rackers is hacked by Pete Hall - foul #4 on Pete Hall, team foul #13 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG), Irving Huggard (C) Jeffery Belcher, Michael McKillop | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Steve Wood, Pete Hall, Ralph Coppinger | |
| 02:59 | Rider | Luis Rackers makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:59 | Rider | Luis Rackers makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:55 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | Rider | Ralph Ackerman (SG), Michael McKillop (PF) Luis Rackers, Gary Wakefield | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG) Gary Parker | |
| 02:37 | Niagara | Brian Simeon is fouled on the floor by Ralph Ackerman - foul #1 on Ralph Ackerman, team foul #10 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG) Arden Lekberg | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG) Kurt Hadden | |
| 02:37 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 02:37 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 02:37 | Rider | The rebound goes to Michael McKillop | 79-73 |
| 02:37 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-73 |
| 02:21 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-73 |
| 02:20 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski snags the defensive board | 79-73 |
| 02:20 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-73 |
| Subs | Rider | Kevin Shouse (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF) Wendell Jones, Michael McKillop | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Roosa (C) Brian Simeon | |
| 01:56 | Niagara | Kevin Shouse swats the short shot by John Roosa | 79-73 |
| 01:55 | Rider | Irving Huggard gets the rebound | 79-73 |
| 01:51 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher is hacked by Porfirio Romano in the backcourt - foul #4 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #14 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Pete Hall (PF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 01:51 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 01:51 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 81-73 |
| 01:30 | Rider | Gary Wakefield snags the defensive board | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Rider | Irving Huggard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Irving Huggard, team foul #11 | 81-73 |
| 00:47 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-73 |
| 00:46 | Niagara | John Roosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Niagara | Pete Hall is hacked by Ralph Ackerman - foul #2 on Ralph Ackerman, team foul #12 | 81-73 |
| 00:43 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:43 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:43 | Rider | Irving Huggard snags the defensive board | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Rider | Porfirio Romano is called for the reach on Irving Huggard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #15 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (SF), Chris Bryant (PF) Kevin Shouse, Gary Wakefield | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (PG) Porfirio Romano | |
| 00:41 | Rider | Irving Huggard makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:41 | Rider | Irving Huggard makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:35 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steve Wood | 83-77 |
| 00:35 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-77 |
| Subs | Rider | Kevin Shouse (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF) Michael McKillop, Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:32 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Wood - foul #5 on Steve Wood, team foul #16 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG) Steve Wood | |
| 00:32 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:32 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:26 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Roosa | 85-80 |
| 00:24 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman is hacked by Gary Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Parker, team foul #17 | 85-80 |
| 00:24 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:24 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman misses the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:24 | Niagara | John Roosa snags the defensive board | 86-80 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Niagara | John Roosa comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 86-80 |
| 00:16 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Pete Hall | 86-80 |
| 00:13 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-80 |
| 00:12 | Rider | Chris Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 86-80 |
| 00:09 | Rider | Chris Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Parker - foul #2 on Gary Parker, team foul #18 | 86-80 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (C) Gary Wakefield | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:09 | Rider | Chris Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:09 | Rider | Chris Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes clanks a 3 from straight away | 87-80 |
| 00:02 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher grabs the board | 87-80 |
| 00:02 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher runs out the clock | 87-80 |