| Lineup | Rider | PG - Charles Price (fresh) SG - Charles Stumpf (fresh) SF - Robert Kramer (fresh) PF - Louis Hill (fresh) C - Ryan Carpenter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (fresh) SG - Kenneth Stearn (fresh) SF - Mark Cox (fresh) PF - Gregory Troupe (fresh) C - Leonard Jacobs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Ryan Carpenter 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) | |
| 19:40 | Rider | Louis Hill is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rider | Charles Stumpf travels in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Stumpf - foul #1 on Charles Stumpf, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Rider | Roger Long takes the ball from Charles Stumpf in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Charles Price - foul #1 on Charles Price, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Rider | Charles Price connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Carpenter | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Rider | Charles Stumpf pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Rider | Robert Kramer comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Niagara | Mark Cox grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Long | 3-5 |
| 17:42 | Rider | Mark Cox is called for the reach on Charles Stumpf in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Cox, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rider | Alex Norton (PG), David Covarrubias (SG), Carey Stallings (SF), Dennis Adkins (PF), Francis Martineau (C) Charles Price, Charles Stumpf, Robert Kramer, Louis Hill, Ryan Carpenter | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (PG), Coleman Brown (SG), George Spencer (SF), Joseph Scott (PF), Gregory Mackey (C) Roger Long, Kenneth Stearn, Mark Cox, Gregory Troupe, Leonard Jacobs | |
| 17:28 | Rider | Gregory Mackey picks off the pass by Carey Stallings | 3-5 |
| 17:16 | Niagara | Mark Huard hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Scott | 3-8 |
| 17:02 | Rider | The pull-up jumper by Alex Norton is blocked by Joseph Scott | 3-8 |
| 17:01 | Rider | Dennis Adkins can't tip it in | 3-8 |
| 16:59 | Niagara | The rebound goes to George Spencer | 3-8 |
| 16:37 | Niagara | George Spencer is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Spencer, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG) Coleman Brown | |
| 16:23 | Rider | Dennis Adkins hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Alex Norton | 5-8 |
| 16:00 | Niagara | Alex Norton is called for the reach on Mark Huard - foul #1 on Alex Norton, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Price (PG), Charles Stumpf (SG), Robert Kramer (SF), Louis Hill (PF), Ryan Carpenter (C) Alex Norton, David Covarrubias, Carey Stallings, Dennis Adkins, Francis Martineau | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (SG), Mark Cox (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Mark Huard, George Spencer, Joseph Scott, Gregory Mackey | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Charles Price (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Stumpf (fresh) SF - Robert Kramer (fresh) PF - Louis Hill (fresh) C - Ryan Carpenter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Coleman Brown (fresh) SF - Mark Cox (fresh) PF - Gregory Troupe (fresh) C - Leonard Jacobs (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 15:48 | Rider | Ryan Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:28 | Rider | Ryan Carpenter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 15:26 | Niagara | Roger Long snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:06 | Niagara | Louis Hill steals the ball from Coleman Brown | 5-8 |
| 15:04 | Rider | Robert Kramer is hacked by Mark Cox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Cox, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Rider | William Hayes (PG) Charles Price | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF) Roger Long, Coleman Brown, Mark Cox | |
| 14:48 | Rider | Ryan Carpenter hits a jump hook from close range set up by Louis Hill | 7-8 |
| 14:27 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Jacobs | 7-11 |
| 14:09 | Rider | Ryan Carpenter hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint | 9-11 |
| 13:53 | Niagara | Bert Marcus clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Stumpf - foul #2 on Charles Stumpf, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Price (PG), David Covarrubias (SG), Carey Stallings (SF), Dennis Adkins (PF), Francis Martineau (C) William Hayes, Charles Stumpf, Robert Kramer, Louis Hill, Ryan Carpenter | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (SG), George Spencer (SF), Joseph Scott (PF), Gregory Mackey (C) Kenneth Stearn, Nelson Murphy, Gregory Troupe, Leonard Jacobs | |
| 13:53 | Niagara | Bert Marcus makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:53 | Niagara | Bert Marcus makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:28 | Rider | Joseph Scott swats the short shot by Carey Stallings | 9-13 |
| 13:26 | Niagara | George Spencer gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:01 | Niagara | Joseph Scott misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Adkins - foul #1 on Dennis Adkins, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG) Bert Marcus | |
| 13:01 | Niagara | Joseph Scott makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:01 | Niagara | Joseph Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:39 | Rider | Francis Martineau is whistled for traveling | 9-15 |
| Subs | Rider | Louis Hill (PF), Ryan Carpenter (C) Dennis Adkins, Francis Martineau | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG), Leonard Jacobs (C) Mark Huard, Gregory Mackey | |
| 12:17 | Niagara | George Spencer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 12:15 | Niagara | Joseph Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:03 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by David Covarrubias - foul #1 on David Covarrubias, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Rider | Alex Norton (PG), William Hayes (SG), Robert Kramer (SF) Charles Price, David Covarrubias, Carey Stallings | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Murphy (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF) George Spencer, Joseph Scott | |
| 12:03 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:03 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:03 | Rider | Ryan Carpenter gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Alex Norton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Hayes (fresh) SF - Robert Kramer (fairly fresh) PF - Louis Hill (fairly fresh) C - Ryan Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nelson Murphy (fresh) PF - Gregory Troupe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Leonard Jacobs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Rider | Ryan Carpenter buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Hayes | 12-16 |
| 11:33 | Niagara | Roger Long buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Jacobs and he's fouled by Alex Norton - foul #2 on Alex Norton, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Rider | David Covarrubias (SG), Francis Martineau (PF) Alex Norton, Louis Hill | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (SG) Kenneth Stearn | |
| 11:33 | Niagara | Roger Long makes the free throw | 12-19 |
| 11:28 | Rider | Mark Huard steals the ball from William Hayes in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 11:14 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Huard | 12-22 |
| 11:12 | Rider | William Hayes double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-22 |
| Subs | Rider | Dennis Adkins (SF) Robert Kramer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Mackey (SF) Nelson Murphy | |
| 10:57 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Huard | 12-24 |
| 10:32 | Rider | Francis Martineau buries a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Gregory Troupe - foul #1 on Gregory Troupe, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Price (PG), Carey Stallings (SF) David Covarrubias, Ryan Carpenter | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (SG), George Spencer (SF), Joseph Scott (PF) Roger Long, Gregory Troupe, Leonard Jacobs | |
| 10:32 | Rider | Francis Martineau misses the free throw | 14-24 |
| 10:32 | Niagara | Joseph Scott gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 10:14 | Niagara | Coleman Brown is fouled on the floor by Charles Price - foul #2 on Charles Price, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Rider | David Covarrubias (SG), Louis Hill (PF) Charles Price, Francis Martineau | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF) Mark Huard, Gregory Mackey | |
| 10:14 | Niagara | Coleman Brown misses the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 10:14 | Rider | Louis Hill gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 10:12 | Rider | Carey Stallings is hacked by Nelson Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nelson Murphy, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Rider | Ryan Carpenter (C) Dennis Adkins | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG) Coleman Brown | |
| 09:52 | Rider | David Covarrubias is whistled for traveling | 14-24 |
| 09:37 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-24 |
| 09:36 | Rider | Carey Stallings grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 09:15 | Rider | Carey Stallings knocks in the floater from the baseline | 16-24 |
| 08:55 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the floater in the lane set up by Joseph Scott | 16-26 |
| 08:36 | Rider | David Covarrubias double dribbles | 16-26 |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Kramer (SF), Dennis Adkins (C) Carey Stallings, Ryan Carpenter | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Mark Huard (SG), Gregory Mackey (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Bert Marcus, Kenneth Stearn, Nelson Murphy, Joseph Scott, George Spencer | |
| 08:14 | Niagara | Mark Huard scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Jacobs | 16-29 |
| 08:01 | Rider | Robert Kramer buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Hill | 19-29 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - William Hayes (tiring) 1 ast. SG - David Covarrubias (tiring) SF - Robert Kramer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Hill (tiring) C - Dennis Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Huard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Mackey (fresh) PF - Gregory Troupe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Leonard Jacobs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 07:18 | Rider | Dennis Adkins comes up short on the shot near the basket | 19-32 |
| 07:16 | Rider | Louis Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 06:59 | Rider | Leonard Jacobs denies the turnaround by William Hayes | 19-32 |
| 06:57 | Rider | Robert Kramer tips it home | 21-32 |
| 06:31 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Roger Long | 21-34 |
| 06:05 | Rider | Leonard Jacobs swats the layup by David Covarrubias | 21-34 |
| 06:03 | Rider | Louis Hill can't tip it in | 21-34 |
| 06:02 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 05:43 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger Long | 21-36 |
| 05:33 | Rider | Louis Hill is fouled on the floor by Gregory Mackey - foul #1 on Gregory Mackey, team foul #6 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Rider | Carey Stallings (SF), Francis Martineau (PF), Ryan Carpenter (C) William Hayes, Robert Kramer, Louis Hill | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Joseph Scott (PF), George Spencer (C) Roger Long, Mark Huard, Gregory Mackey, Gregory Troupe, Leonard Jacobs | |
| 05:23 | Rider | David Covarrubias misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Scott - foul #1 on Joseph Scott, team foul #7 | 21-36 |
| 05:23 | Rider | David Covarrubias makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 05:23 | Rider | David Covarrubias makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 04:57 | Niagara | Francis Martineau steals it from Kenneth Stearn | 23-36 |
| 04:42 | Rider | Carey Stallings misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Nelson Murphy - foul #2 on Nelson Murphy, team foul #8 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs (C) Nelson Murphy | |
| 04:42 | Rider | Carey Stallings makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 04:42 | Rider | Carey Stallings makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 04:28 | Niagara | Carey Stallings steps in front of the Bert Marcus pass | 25-36 |
| 04:03 | Rider | Dennis Adkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 04:02 | Rider | Francis Martineau pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 03:46 | Rider | Francis Martineau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Price (PG), Charles Stumpf (SG), Robert Kramer (SF) Dennis Adkins, David Covarrubias, Francis Martineau | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Coleman Brown (SG), Mark Cox (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF) Bert Marcus, Kenneth Stearn, George Spencer, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Charles Price (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Stumpf (fresh) SF - Robert Kramer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carey Stallings (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Coleman Brown (fresh) SF - Mark Cox (fresh) PF - Gregory Troupe (tiring) 5 pts. C - Joseph Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe is hacked by Carey Stallings - foul #1 on Carey Stallings, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Rider | Louis Hill (PF) Carey Stallings | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 03:29 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 03:29 | Rider | Robert Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 03:07 | Rider | Charles Price hits a jumper from the left side | 27-36 |
| 02:45 | Niagara | Joseph Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (PG) Roger Long | |
| 02:27 | Rider | Robert Kramer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 02:25 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 02:04 | Niagara | Mark Cox is fouled on the floor by Louis Hill - foul #1 on Louis Hill, team foul #10 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Rider | Carey Stallings (SF), Francis Martineau (PF) Robert Kramer, Louis Hill | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), George Spencer (PF), Gregory Mackey (C) Coleman Brown, Gregory Troupe, Joseph Scott | |
| 02:04 | Niagara | Mark Cox makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:04 | Niagara | Mark Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:02 | Rider | Gregory Mackey steals it from Charles Price in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| 01:48 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-38 |
| 01:47 | Niagara | Mark Cox snags the offensive board | 27-38 |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Ryan Carpenter - foul #1 on Ryan Carpenter, team foul #11 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Rider | Alex Norton (PG) Charles Price | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF) Bert Marcus, Mark Huard, Mark Cox | |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:28 | Rider | Ryan Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 01:26 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Nelson Murphy | 27-39 |
| 01:11 | Niagara | George Spencer is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on George Spencer, team foul #9 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs (C) Gregory Mackey | |
| 00:54 | Rider | Alex Norton loses the dribble to George Spencer | 27-39 |
| 00:35 | Niagara | Roger Long is fouled on the floor by Alex Norton - foul #3 on Alex Norton, team foul #12 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Price (PG), Robert Kramer (SF), Dennis Adkins (PF) Alex Norton, Carey Stallings, Francis Martineau | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (SG), Joseph Scott (PF) Kenneth Stearn, George Spencer | |
| 00:35 | Niagara | Roger Long misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:35 | Niagara | Roger Long makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:06 | Rider | Ryan Carpenter misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nelson Murphy - foul #3 on Nelson Murphy, team foul #10 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (SG), Mark Cox (SF), Gregory Mackey (PF) Roger Long, Nelson Murphy, Leonard Jacobs | |
| 00:06 | Rider | Ryan Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:06 | Rider | Ryan Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:06 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Gregory Mackey | 28-40 |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Charles Stumpf is called for the reach on Mark Cox - foul #3 on Charles Stumpf, team foul #13 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Rider | David Covarrubias (SG), Louis Hill (PF) Charles Stumpf, Ryan Carpenter | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Mark Cox makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Mark Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:00 | Rider | David Covarrubias hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-42 |