| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Rodney Floyd (fresh) SG - James Sancho (fresh) SF - Michael Cross (fresh) PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) C - Patrick Householder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Alex Norton (fresh) SG - Charles Stumpf (fresh) SF - David Olsen (fresh) PF - Michael Williamson (fresh) C - Jamal Woodrow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Jamal Woodrow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rider | The short jumper by Alex Norton is denied by Michael Cross | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Canisius | Michael Cross gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Canisius | Patrick Householder tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Rider | David Olsen loses the dribble to James Sancho | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Canisius | James Sancho hits the finger roll | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Rider | Charles Stumpf is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Stumpf, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison's layup is rejected by Michael Williamson | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison grabs the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Rider | The rebound goes to David Olsen | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | Rider | Charles Stumpf scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alex Norton | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd is fouled on the floor by Alex Norton - foul #1 on Alex Norton, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Rider | Michael Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Rider | Alex Norton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Canisius | Patrick Householder snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Canisius | David Olsen steals the ball from James Sancho | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Rider | Michael Williamson can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Canisius | Patrick Householder gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Canisius | Patrick Householder clanks a shot from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | Rider | Michael Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Rider | Alex Norton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:05 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:00 | Canisius | James Sancho drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Patrick Householder | 7-2 |
| 16:43 | Rider | Charles Stumpf misses the floater from the left side | 7-2 |
| 16:42 | Rider | Michael Williamson tips it in | 7-4 |
| 16:33 | Canisius | Michael Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Canisius | Tony Pentecost (PG), Robert Adkins (SG), Anthony Ross (SF), Claude Shoults (PF), Clarence Titus (C) Rodney Floyd, James Sancho, Michael Cross, Kenneth Harrison, Patrick Householder | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Marrone (PG), Eric Horwitz (SG), Cameron Strong (SF), Andy Biehl (PF), Randy Heppner (C) Alex Norton, Charles Stumpf, David Olsen, Michael Williamson, Jamal Woodrow | |
| 16:09 | Rider | Andy Biehl hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Marrone | 7-6 |
| 15:48 | Canisius | Robert Adkins is whistled for a carry | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Tony Pentecost (fresh) SG - Robert Adkins (fresh) SF - Anthony Ross (fresh) PF - Claude Shoults (fresh) C - Clarence Titus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Charles Marrone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Horwitz (fresh) SF - Cameron Strong (fresh) PF - Andy Biehl (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Heppner (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Rider | Andy Biehl is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Andy Biehl, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG), James Sancho (SG) Tony Pentecost, Robert Adkins | |
| Subs | Rider | Alex Norton (PG) Charles Marrone | |
| 15:20 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd's pass is intercepted by Randy Heppner | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Rider | Cameron Strong buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Randy Heppner and he's fouled by Rodney Floyd - foul #1 on Rodney Floyd, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison (PF), Patrick Householder (C) Claude Shoults, Clarence Titus | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 15:05 | Rider | Cameron Strong makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:44 | Canisius | Anthony Ross travels with the ball | 7-9 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Cross (SF) Anthony Ross | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Marrone (PG), Charles Stumpf (SG), David Olsen (SF), Michael Williamson (PF), Jamal Woodrow (C) Alex Norton, Eric Horwitz, Cameron Strong, Andy Biehl, Randy Heppner | |
| 14:24 | Rider | Michael Williamson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Charles Stumpf and he's hacked by Kenneth Harrison - foul #1 on Kenneth Harrison, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Alex Norton (PG), Eric Horwitz (SG), Cameron Strong (SF), Randy Heppner (C) Charles Marrone, Charles Stumpf, David Olsen, Jamal Woodrow | |
| 14:24 | Rider | Michael Williamson makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:03 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison is called for traveling | 7-12 |
| Subs | Canisius | Tony Pentecost (PG) Rodney Floyd | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Stumpf (SG), David Olsen (SF), Andy Biehl (PF), Jamal Woodrow (C) Eric Horwitz, Cameron Strong, Michael Williamson, Randy Heppner | |
| 13:40 | Rider | James Sancho is called for the reach on Alex Norton - foul #1 on James Sancho, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Adkins (SG), Anthony Ross (SF), Claude Shoults (PF) James Sancho, Michael Cross, Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Williamson (PF) Andy Biehl | |
| 13:33 | Rider | Charles Stumpf makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Alex Norton | 7-14 |
| 13:07 | Canisius | Michael Williamson blocks the short jumper by Patrick Householder | 7-14 |
| 13:06 | Rider | Jamal Woodrow grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:02 | Rider | David Olsen is called for traveling | 7-14 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG), Clarence Titus (C) Robert Adkins, Patrick Householder | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Marrone (PG), Eric Horwitz (SG), Cameron Strong (SF), Andy Biehl (PF), Randy Heppner (C) Alex Norton, Charles Stumpf, David Olsen, Michael Williamson, Jamal Woodrow | |
| 12:45 | Canisius | Anthony Ross can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-14 |
| 12:43 | Rider | Eric Horwitz pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:27 | Rider | Charles Marrone knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Eric Horwitz | 7-16 |
| 12:13 | Canisius | Anthony Ross makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Pentecost | 10-16 |
| 11:53 | Rider | Andy Biehl slams it home set up by Cameron Strong | 10-18 |
| 11:47 | Canisius | Cameron Strong steps in front of the Clarence Titus pass | 10-18 |
| 11:44 | Rider | Eric Horwitz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cameron Strong | 10-20 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Rodney Floyd (fresh) SG - Tony Pentecost (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Ross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Claude Shoults (fresh) C - Clarence Titus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Charles Marrone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Horwitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Strong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andy Biehl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Randy Heppner (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Canisius | Anthony Ross buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 11:13 | Rider | Eric Horwitz is whistled for a carry | 13-20 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Taylor (PG), James Sancho (SG), Michael Cross (SF), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Patrick Householder (C) Rodney Floyd, Tony Pentecost, Anthony Ross, Claude Shoults, Clarence Titus | |
| Subs | Rider | Alex Norton (PG), Charles Stumpf (SG), David Olsen (SF), Michael Williamson (PF), Jamal Woodrow (C) Charles Marrone, Eric Horwitz, Cameron Strong, Andy Biehl, Randy Heppner | |
| 11:05 | Canisius | James Sancho is fouled on the floor by Jamal Woodrow - foul #1 on Jamal Woodrow, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| 10:57 | Canisius | The jump hook by Michael Cross is blocked by Michael Williamson | 13-20 |
| 10:56 | Rider | Charles Stumpf grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 10:41 | Rider | Jamal Woodrow misses the easy layup | 13-20 |
| 10:39 | Rider | Charles Stumpf grabs the offensive board | 13-20 |
| 10:18 | Rider | Michael Williamson hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Alex Norton | 13-22 |
| 10:15 | Canisius | Charles Stumpf steps in front of the Zachary Taylor pass in the backcourt | 13-22 |
| 10:09 | Rider | Charles Stumpf misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Zachary Taylor - foul #1 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG) Zachary Taylor | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 10:09 | Rider | Charles Stumpf misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:09 | Rider | Charles Stumpf misses the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:09 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Patrick Householder | 13-22 |
| 09:50 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd is hacked by Alex Norton - foul #2 on Alex Norton, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Marrone (PG) Alex Norton | |
| 09:41 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from James Sancho | 15-22 |
| 09:20 | Rider | Charles Marrone is whistled for traveling | 15-22 |
| 09:05 | Canisius | Patrick Householder misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 09:04 | Rider | Michael Williamson gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:55 | Rider | Charles Stumpf misses the lay-in | 15-22 |
| 08:53 | Rider | Jamal Woodrow tips it home | 15-24 |
| 08:37 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Marrone - foul #1 on Charles Marrone, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Canisius | Anthony Ross (SF), Claude Shoults (PF), Clarence Titus (C) Michael Cross, Kenneth Harrison, Patrick Householder | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 08:37 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:37 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:37 | Rider | Jamal Woodrow grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 08:21 | Rider | Michael Williamson misses the dunk attempt | 16-24 |
| 08:19 | Rider | David Olsen misses the tip | 16-24 |
| 08:17 | Canisius | Claude Shoults grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:11 | Canisius | David Olsen steps in front of the Rodney Floyd pass | 16-24 |
| 07:55 | Rider | Michael Williamson misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 16-24 |
| 07:54 | Canisius | Clarence Titus grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 07:50 | Canisius | Jamal Woodrow takes the ball from Clarence Titus | 16-24 |
| 07:25 | Rider | Jamal Woodrow makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Marrone and he's hacked by Clarence Titus - foul #1 on Clarence Titus, team foul #5 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Tony Pentecost (PG), Robert Adkins (SG), Kenneth Harrison (PF), Patrick Householder (C) Rodney Floyd, James Sancho, Claude Shoults, Clarence Titus | |
| Subs | Rider | Eric Horwitz (SG), Cameron Strong (SF), Andy Biehl (PF) Charles Stumpf, David Olsen, Michael Williamson | |
| 07:25 | Rider | Jamal Woodrow misses the free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:25 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Kenneth Harrison | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Tony Pentecost (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Adkins (fresh) SF - Anthony Ross (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Householder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Charles Marrone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Horwitz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Strong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andy Biehl (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jamal Woodrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Canisius | Tony Pentecost can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 07:06 | Canisius | Patrick Householder pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 06:48 | Canisius | Patrick Householder misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 16-26 |
| 06:47 | Rider | Cameron Strong grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 06:21 | Rider | Cameron Strong misses the easy layup | 16-26 |
| 06:19 | Canisius | Patrick Householder snags the defensive board | 16-26 |
| 06:04 | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 06:03 | Canisius | Patrick Householder tips it home | 18-26 |
| 05:44 | Rider | Jamal Woodrow hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 18-26 |
| 05:42 | Canisius | Patrick Householder pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:36 | Canisius | Robert Adkins misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Horwitz - foul #1 on Eric Horwitz, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG), Michael Cross (SF), Claude Shoults (PF), Clarence Titus (C) Tony Pentecost, Anthony Ross, Kenneth Harrison, Patrick Householder | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Stumpf (SG), David Olsen (SF), Michael Williamson (PF), Randy Heppner (C) Eric Horwitz, Cameron Strong, Andy Biehl, Jamal Woodrow | |
| 05:36 | Canisius | Robert Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:36 | Canisius | Robert Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:07 | Rider | Charles Stumpf hits a floater near the basket set up by Charles Marrone and he's fouled by Clarence Titus - foul #2 on Clarence Titus, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Sancho (SG), Patrick Householder (C) Robert Adkins, Clarence Titus | |
| Subs | Rider | Eric Horwitz (SG) Charles Marrone | |
| 05:07 | Rider | Charles Stumpf makes the free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:50 | Canisius | Claude Shoults misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Randy Heppner - foul #1 on Randy Heppner, team foul #8 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Marrone (PG) Eric Horwitz | |
| 04:50 | Canisius | Claude Shoults makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:50 | Canisius | Claude Shoults makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:32 | Rider | David Olsen hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Williamson | 21-31 |
| 04:14 | Canisius | James Sancho hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-31 |
| 04:13 | Rider | Randy Heppner gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 03:50 | Rider | Charles Marrone misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Rodney Floyd - foul #2 on Rodney Floyd, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Canisius | Kenneth Harrison (PF), Clarence Titus (C) Claude Shoults, Patrick Householder | |
| Subs | Rider | Jamal Woodrow (C) Randy Heppner | |
| 03:50 | Rider | Charles Marrone makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:50 | Rider | Charles Marrone misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:50 | Canisius | Clarence Titus snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 03:32 | Canisius | Clarence Titus misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jamal Woodrow - foul #2 on Jamal Woodrow, team foul #9 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Alex Norton (PG) Charles Marrone | |
| 03:32 | Canisius | Clarence Titus makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:32 | Canisius | Clarence Titus makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:23 | Rider | David Olsen clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Sancho - foul #2 on James Sancho, team foul #8 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Canisius | Tony Pentecost (PG), Anthony Ross (SF) Rodney Floyd, Michael Cross | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 03:23 | Rider | David Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:23 | Rider | David Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Tony Pentecost (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sancho (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Ross (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Titus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Alex Norton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Stumpf (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Olsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Williamson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jamal Woodrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Canisius | Anthony Ross clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Olsen - foul #1 on David Olsen, team foul #10 | 23-34 |
| 03:02 | Canisius | Anthony Ross makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:02 | Canisius | Anthony Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:02 | Rider | Jamal Woodrow gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:59 | Rider | Alex Norton is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alex Norton, team foul #11 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Marrone (PG) Alex Norton | |
| 02:34 | Canisius | Tony Pentecost is called for traveling | 24-34 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG), Patrick Householder (C) Tony Pentecost, Clarence Titus | |
| Subs | Rider | Eric Horwitz (SG), Cameron Strong (SF), Randy Heppner (C) Charles Stumpf, David Olsen, Jamal Woodrow | |
| 02:16 | Rider | Rodney Floyd picks off the pass by Eric Horwitz | 24-34 |
| 02:13 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd misses the easy layup | 24-34 |
| 02:12 | Rider | Michael Williamson snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 01:57 | Rider | Randy Heppner is hacked by Patrick Householder - foul #1 on Patrick Householder, team foul #9 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Canisius | Tony Pentecost (SG), Michael Cross (SF) James Sancho, Anthony Ross | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Stumpf (SG), David Olsen (SF), Andy Biehl (PF), Jamal Woodrow (C) Charles Marrone, Eric Horwitz, Cameron Strong, Michael Williamson | |
| 01:57 | Rider | Randy Heppner misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:57 | Canisius | Patrick Householder snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 01:38 | Canisius | Patrick Householder misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 01:36 | Rider | Andy Biehl grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:17 | Rider | Charles Stumpf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-34 |
| Subs | Canisius | Claude Shoults (PF) Kenneth Harrison | |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Marrone (PG), Michael Williamson (PF) Randy Heppner, Andy Biehl | |
| 00:58 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Tony Pentecost | 26-34 |
| 00:46 | Rider | Claude Shoults denies the turnaround by David Olsen | 26-34 |
| 00:44 | Rider | Charles Marrone tips it but misses | 26-34 |
| 00:43 | Canisius | Michael Cross grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 00:37 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd misses the dunk | 26-34 |
| 00:35 | Rider | Jamal Woodrow gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 00:28 | Rider | Jamal Woodrow makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Stumpf | 26-36 |
| 00:23 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd is fouled on the floor by Michael Williamson - foul #1 on Michael Williamson, team foul #12 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Sancho (SG), Anthony Ross (SF), Clarence Titus (C) Tony Pentecost, Michael Cross, Patrick Householder | |
| Subs | Rider | Eric Horwitz (SG), Cameron Strong (SF), Andy Biehl (PF), Randy Heppner (C) Charles Stumpf, David Olsen, Michael Williamson, Jamal Woodrow | |
| 00:23 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:23 | Canisius | Rodney Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Eric Horwitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |