| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eric Trammel (fresh) SG - Salvatore Mancini (fresh) SF - Benjamin Fitzgerald (fresh) PF - Robert Poland (fresh) C - Rick Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Willie Schroeder (fresh) SG - David Adams (fresh) SF - James Crawford (fresh) PF - Pierre Maley (fresh) C - James Webster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Robert Poland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Fordham | Rick Williams buries a jumper from the left block set up by Eric Trammel and the foul's on James Webster - foul #1 on James Webster, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Fordham | Rick Williams makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Rider | James Crawford connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Willie Schroeder and he's fouled by Salvatore Mancini - foul #1 on Salvatore Mancini, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | Rider | James Crawford makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Fordham | Benjamin Fitzgerald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | Rider | Robert Poland takes the ball from David Adams | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Fordham | Eric Trammel is fouled on the floor by James Webster - foul #2 on James Webster, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Rider | Randy Myers (C) James Webster | |
| 18:16 | Fordham | Robert Poland buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Trammel | 6-3 |
| 17:57 | Rider | James Crawford makes the jumper near the basket | 6-5 |
| 17:36 | Fordham | Benjamin Fitzgerald can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-5 |
| 17:35 | Fordham | Robert Poland can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 17:34 | Fordham | Rick Williams grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Fordham | Rick Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-5 |
| 17:10 | Rider | Pierre Maley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:00 | Rider | Willie Schroeder clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 6-5 |
| 16:58 | Fordham | Robert Poland gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:48 | Fordham | Salvatore Mancini scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Benjamin Fitzgerald | 9-5 |
| 16:19 | Rider | Rick Williams steals the ball from James Crawford | 9-5 |
| 16:04 | Fordham | Randy Myers swats the short shot by Benjamin Fitzgerald | 9-5 |
| 16:02 | Rider | The rebound goes to Randy Myers | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Eric Trammel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Salvatore Mancini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Poland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Willie Schroeder (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Adams (fairly fresh) SF - James Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Pierre Maley (fairly fresh) C - Randy Myers (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Rider | Willie Schroeder is fouled on the floor by Robert Poland - foul #1 on Robert Poland, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Leatherman (PG), Christopher Rau (SG), John Williams (SF), Bill Aycock (PF), Ross Eagan (C) Eric Trammel, Salvatore Mancini, Benjamin Fitzgerald, Robert Poland, Rick Williams | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Wakefield (PG), Richard Strope (SG), Joseph Springer (C) Willie Schroeder, David Adams, Pierre Maley | |
| 15:41 | Rider | Randy Myers misses short on a shot from the right block | 9-5 |
| 15:39 | Rider | James Crawford misses the tip | 9-5 |
| 15:37 | Rider | James Crawford hits the follow up shot | 9-7 |
| 15:28 | Fordham | Ross Eagan makes the jumper in the paint | 11-7 |
| 15:13 | Rider | James Crawford is fouled on the floor by Ross Eagan - foul #1 on Ross Eagan, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Rider | Pierre Maley (PF), Timothy Lanier (C) James Crawford, Randy Myers | |
| 14:57 | Rider | A charge is called on Pierre Maley - foul #1 on Pierre Maley, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Trammel (PG) John Leatherman | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 14:50 | Fordham | John Williams lays it in | 13-7 |
| 14:43 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Trammel - foul #1 on Eric Trammel, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Fordham | Salvatore Mancini (SG), Rick Williams (C) Christopher Rau, Ross Eagan | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG) Richard Strope | |
| 14:24 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 14:22 | Fordham | Rick Williams gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:10 | Fordham | Salvatore Mancini drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Trammel | 15-7 |
| 13:50 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Salvatore Mancini - foul #2 on Salvatore Mancini, team foul #5 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Fordham | Christopher Rau (SG), Benjamin Fitzgerald (SF) Salvatore Mancini, John Williams | |
| Subs | Rider | David Adams (SG), James Crawford (SF), Randy Myers (PF) Willie Schroeder, Pierre Maley, Timothy Lanier | |
| 13:50 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield misses the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:50 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:27 | Fordham | Rick Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-8 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Poland (PF) Bill Aycock | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 13:10 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-8 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG) Thomas Wakefield | |
| 12:59 | Fordham | Eric Trammel misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-8 |
| 12:58 | Rider | The rebound goes to James Crawford | 15-8 |
| 12:41 | Rider | Eric Trammel picks off the pass by Joseph Springer | 15-8 |
| 12:19 | Fordham | Rick Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 12:17 | Fordham | Benjamin Fitzgerald tips it in | 17-8 |
| 12:00 | Rider | Joseph Springer hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Willie Schroeder and he's fouled by Rick Williams - foul #1 on Rick Williams, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Williams (SG), Bill Aycock (PF), Ross Eagan (C) Eric Trammel, Robert Poland, Rick Williams | |
| Subs | Rider | Pierre Maley (PF) James Crawford | |
| 12:00 | Rider | Joseph Springer misses the free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:00 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Bill Aycock | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Christopher Rau (fresh) SG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Aycock (fresh) C - Ross Eagan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Willie Schroeder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Adams (fresh) SF - Joseph Springer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pierre Maley (fresh) C - Randy Myers (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Fordham | Benjamin Fitzgerald hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-10 |
| 11:26 | Rider | Randy Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #7 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Leatherman (PG) Benjamin Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Wakefield (PG), Richard Strope (SG), James Crawford (SF) Willie Schroeder, David Adams, Joseph Springer | |
| 11:26 | Rider | Randy Myers makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 11:26 | Rider | Randy Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 11:26 | Rider | James Crawford snags the offensive board | 20-11 |
| 11:06 | Rider | James Crawford misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #8 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Trammel (PG), Albert Szopinski (PF) John Leatherman, John Williams | |
| Subs | Rider | Timothy Lanier (C) Randy Myers | |
| 11:06 | Rider | James Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:06 | Rider | James Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:58 | Fordham | Thomas Wakefield steals it from Bill Aycock | 20-13 |
| 10:36 | Rider | Pierre Maley is denied on a layup by Albert Szopinski | 20-13 |
| 10:34 | Fordham | Bill Aycock grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 10:13 | Fordham | Ross Eagan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 20-13 |
| 10:12 | Rider | Pierre Maley gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 09:54 | Rider | Pierre Maley makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Wakefield | 20-16 |
| 09:37 | Fordham | Albert Szopinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 09:35 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 09:30 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield is hacked by Eric Trammel - foul #2 on Eric Trammel, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele (PG), John Leatherman (SG), Benjamin Fitzgerald (SF), Robert Poland (PF), Rick Williams (C) Eric Trammel, Christopher Rau, Ross Eagan, Albert Szopinski, Bill Aycock | |
| Subs | Rider | David Adams (SG), Randy Myers (PF) Richard Strope, Pierre Maley | |
| 09:30 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:30 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:09 | Fordham | John Leatherman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 09:07 | Rider | Randy Myers grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 09:00 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield misses short on a jump hook from close range | 20-18 |
| 08:59 | Rider | James Crawford pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:42 | Rider | David Adams is hacked by Robert Poland - foul #2 on Robert Poland, team foul #10 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Fordham | Ross Eagan (PF) Robert Poland | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG), Joseph Springer (C) Thomas Wakefield, Timothy Lanier | |
| 08:42 | Rider | David Adams makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:42 | Rider | David Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:23 | Fordham | Ross Eagan misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 08:22 | Fordham | Benjamin Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 22-20 |
| 08:04 | Rider | Randy Myers misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 22-20 |
| 08:03 | Fordham | Rick Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:47 | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele is fouled on the floor by Willie Schroeder - foul #1 on Willie Schroeder, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Fordham | Christopher Rau (SG), Bill Aycock (PF) Wayne Raffaele, Ross Eagan | |
| Subs | Rider | Mark Thies (SF), Pierre Maley (PF) James Crawford, Randy Myers | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Leatherman (fresh) SG - Christopher Rau (fresh) SF - Benjamin Fitzgerald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Aycock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Willie Schroeder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Thies (fresh) PF - Pierre Maley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Springer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Fordham | Bill Aycock clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 07:34 | Fordham | Christopher Rau grabs the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:22 | Fordham | Rick Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Benjamin Fitzgerald | 25-20 |
| 07:10 | Rider | Willie Schroeder comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 07:09 | Fordham | Bill Aycock pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:53 | Fordham | Rick Williams comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 25-20 |
| 06:51 | Rider | Pierre Maley snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 06:41 | Rider | Pierre Maley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Benjamin Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Benjamin Fitzgerald, team foul #11 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele (PG), Ross Eagan (SF) John Leatherman, Benjamin Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Wakefield (SG), James Crawford (SF), Randy Myers (C) David Adams, Mark Thies, Joseph Springer | |
| 06:41 | Rider | Pierre Maley makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:41 | Rider | Pierre Maley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:29 | Fordham | Ross Eagan makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Raffaele | 27-22 |
| 06:11 | Rider | Willie Schroeder misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rick Williams - foul #2 on Rick Williams, team foul #12 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert Szopinski (PF) Rick Williams | |
| Subs | Rider | Timothy Lanier (C) Pierre Maley | |
| 06:11 | Rider | Willie Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:11 | Rider | Willie Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:52 | Fordham | Albert Szopinski misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Timothy Lanier - foul #1 on Timothy Lanier, team foul #5 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Strope (SG), Joseph Springer (C) Willie Schroeder, Timothy Lanier | |
| 05:52 | Fordham | Albert Szopinski makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:52 | Fordham | Albert Szopinski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:52 | Rider | Joseph Springer pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:38 | Rider | Christopher Rau steps in front of the Thomas Wakefield pass | 28-24 |
| 05:18 | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele lays it in on a nice dish by Ross Eagan | 30-24 |
| 04:57 | Rider | Richard Strope comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 04:56 | Fordham | Albert Szopinski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:45 | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Leatherman (PG), Benjamin Fitzgerald (SF) Wayne Raffaele, Bill Aycock | |
| Subs | Rider | Willie Schroeder (PG), David Adams (SG), Pierre Maley (PF) Thomas Wakefield, Richard Strope, Randy Myers | |
| 04:43 | Rider | Christopher Rau picks off the pass by Willie Schroeder in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 04:32 | Fordham | Ross Eagan loses the ball out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Rider | Timothy Lanier (C) James Crawford | |
| 04:11 | Rider | Pierre Maley hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Schroeder | 30-26 |
| 03:42 | Fordham | Ross Eagan buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Rau | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Leatherman (fresh) SG - Christopher Rau (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Fitzgerald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Szopinski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ross Eagan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Willie Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Springer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pierre Maley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Lanier (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Rider | Pierre Maley scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Schroeder | 33-28 |
| 02:59 | Fordham | Joseph Springer picks off the pass by Benjamin Fitzgerald | 33-28 |
| 02:56 | Rider | Willie Schroeder misses the easy layup | 33-28 |
| 02:55 | Rider | Joseph Springer can't tip it in | 33-28 |
| 02:54 | Fordham | Ross Eagan pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 02:37 | Fordham | Benjamin Fitzgerald knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Rau | 35-28 |
| 02:19 | Rider | Willie Schroeder is called for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Trammel (PG), Salvatore Mancini (SG), John Williams (SF), Robert Poland (PF), Rick Williams (C) John Leatherman, Christopher Rau, Benjamin Fitzgerald, Albert Szopinski, Ross Eagan | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Wakefield (PG), Richard Strope (SG), James Crawford (SF), Randy Myers (PF), James Webster (C) Willie Schroeder, David Adams, Joseph Springer, Pierre Maley, Timothy Lanier | |
| 02:07 | Fordham | Salvatore Mancini misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-28 |
| 02:05 | Fordham | John Williams tips it home | 37-28 |
| 01:45 | Rider | James Crawford can't connect on a shot near the basket | 37-28 |
| 01:43 | Fordham | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:32 | Fordham | John Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 01:18 | Rider | James Crawford misses the dunk | 39-28 |
| 01:16 | Fordham | Rick Williams snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 01:04 | Fordham | Salvatore Mancini misses the jumper from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 01:03 | Rider | James Webster snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 00:58 | Rider | Salvatore Mancini steals it from James Crawford | 39-28 |
| 00:43 | Fordham | John Williams hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 00:31 | Rider | Richard Strope misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 00:30 | Rider | Randy Myers gets the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 00:02 | Rider | Thomas Wakefield drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-30 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Eric Trammel misses the fullcourt shot | 42-30 |