| Lineup | Rider | PG - Rick Hoyt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Jordan (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Purvis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Busey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Osayaba Akimseu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - William Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willis Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Holley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Osborn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Robert Holley inbounds the ball | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Canisius | Gary Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 19:40 | Canisius | Robert Holley hits the follow up shot | 42-28 |
| 19:38 | Rider | Rick Hoyt is hacked by William Rice in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Rice, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| 19:24 | Rider | Marc Busey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-28 |
| 19:12 | Canisius | William Rice makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-30 |
| 19:03 | Rider | Marc Busey's floater is tipped away by Gary Baker | 42-30 |
| 19:01 | Canisius | Robert Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:56 | Canisius | Willis Graves comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 18:54 | Rider | Justin Purvis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:40 | Rider | William Jordan is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on William Jordan, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeremy Conn (SG) William Jordan | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 18:16 | Canisius | Gary Baker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Justin Purvis - foul #3 on Justin Purvis, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Cole (SF) Justin Purvis | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 18:16 | Canisius | Gary Baker makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:16 | Canisius | Gary Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:03 | Rider | Willis Graves picks off the pass by Rick Hoyt | 42-32 |
| 17:46 | Canisius | Willis Graves misses the floater in the lane | 42-32 |
| 17:44 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to William Osborn | 42-32 |
| 17:31 | Canisius | William Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Richerson (PG), James Gurley (SF), Joseph Cartwright (PF) William Rice, Robert Holley, Gary Baker | |
| 17:16 | Rider | Rick Hoyt knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Conn | 45-32 |
| 16:55 | Canisius | Willis Graves drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-34 |
| 16:45 | Rider | Charles Cole knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 16:25 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Marc Busey - foul #2 on Marc Busey, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Rider | Jackie Rickman (SG), Byron Barnard (PF), Perry Howze (C) Rick Hoyt, Marc Busey, Osayaba Akimseu | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Holley (SF), Gary Baker (PF) Willis Graves, William Osborn | |
| 16:25 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:25 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:25 | Rider | Byron Barnard grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 16:09 | Rider | Perry Howze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | William Rice (PG) James Richerson | |
| 15:46 | Canisius | James Gurley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-35 |
| 15:45 | Canisius | Robert Holley misses the tip | 48-35 |
| 15:43 | Rider | Byron Barnard snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeremy Conn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Rickman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Byron Barnard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Howze (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - William Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gurley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Holley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Cartwright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rider | Jackie Rickman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 15:29 | Canisius | Gary Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 15:08 | Canisius | William Rice misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 15:07 | Rider | Byron Barnard snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 15:02 | Rider | Jeremy Conn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 15:01 | Rider | Perry Howze tips it but misses | 48-35 |
| 15:00 | Canisius | Robert Holley pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:40 | Canisius | James Gurley's floater is knocked away by Byron Barnard | 48-35 |
| 14:38 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Holley | 48-35 |
| 14:15 | Canisius | Robert Holley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 14:13 | Rider | Jeremy Conn gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:54 | Rider | Jeremy Conn is whistled for traveling | 48-35 |
| Subs | Rider | Rick Hoyt (PG), William Jordan (SG), Justin Purvis (SF), Marc Busey (PF), Osayaba Akimseu (C) Jeremy Conn, Jackie Rickman, Charles Cole, Byron Barnard, Perry Howze | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Richerson (PG), Willis Graves (SG), Roy Manning (SF), Robert Sutton (PF), William Osborn (C) William Rice, James Gurley, Robert Holley, Gary Baker, Joseph Cartwright | |
| 13:32 | Canisius | William Osborn misses the lay-in | 48-35 |
| 13:30 | Rider | Osayaba Akimseu snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 13:11 | Rider | The jumper by Osayaba Akimseu is denied by William Osborn | 48-35 |
| 13:09 | Rider | William Jordan tips it in | 50-35 |
| 13:01 | Canisius | Marc Busey is called for the reach on Roy Manning - foul #3 on Marc Busey, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| 12:52 | Canisius | Roy Manning clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-35 |
| 12:51 | Rider | Osayaba Akimseu pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 12:40 | Rider | Justin Purvis misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roy Manning - foul #4 on Roy Manning, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Holley (SF) Roy Manning | |
| 12:40 | Rider | Justin Purvis misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 12:40 | Rider | Justin Purvis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 12:17 | Canisius | Willis Graves misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-35 |
| 12:16 | Rider | Justin Purvis grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 12:13 | Rider | Rick Hoyt's pass is intercepted by James Richerson in the backcourt | 51-35 |
| 12:12 | Canisius | Willis Graves hits the finger roll set up by James Richerson | 51-37 |
| 11:52 | Rider | Justin Purvis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 51-37 |
| 11:50 | Canisius | Robert Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 11:29 | Canisius | James Richerson is fouled on the floor by Rick Hoyt - foul #1 on Rick Hoyt, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Rider | Byron Barnard (C) Osayaba Akimseu | |
| Subs | Canisius | William Rice (PG), James Gurley (SF), Gary Baker (PF) James Richerson, Robert Holley, Robert Sutton | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Rick Hoyt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Jordan (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Purvis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marc Busey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Byron Barnard (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - William Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Gurley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Osborn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Canisius | William Osborn misses the lay-in | 51-37 |
| 11:20 | Rider | Marc Busey gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 11:12 | Rider | Gary Baker picks off the pass by Justin Purvis | 51-37 |
| 10:56 | Canisius | William Rice buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Osborn | 51-40 |
| 10:29 | Rider | Marc Busey buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rick Hoyt | 53-40 |
| 10:25 | Canisius | Willis Graves makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Rice | 53-43 |
| 10:08 | Rider | Marc Busey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-43 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | William Osborn grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 10:02 | Canisius | James Gurley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Justin Purvis - foul #4 on Justin Purvis, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeremy Conn (PG), Jackie Rickman (SG), Charles Cole (SF), Osayaba Akimseu (C) Rick Hoyt, William Jordan, Justin Purvis, Marc Busey | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Richerson (SG), Joseph Cartwright (C) Willis Graves, William Osborn | |
| 10:02 | Canisius | James Gurley misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:02 | Canisius | James Gurley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:55 | Rider | Jackie Rickman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 09:53 | Canisius | Gary Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 09:49 | Canisius | James Richerson drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Rice | 53-46 |
| 09:33 | Rider | Jeremy Conn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Cole | 56-46 |
| 09:09 | Canisius | James Richerson drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Cartwright | 56-49 |
| 08:50 | Rider | Jeremy Conn scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jackie Rickman | 59-49 |
| 08:28 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright misses the fadeaway from the right side | 59-49 |
| 08:26 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright tips it home | 59-51 |
| 08:09 | Rider | Charles Cole comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 08:07 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 07:52 | Canisius | Osayaba Akimseu swats the short shot by Gary Baker | 59-51 |
| 07:51 | Canisius | Gary Baker grabs the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 07:31 | Canisius | William Rice misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-51 |
| 07:29 | Canisius | Gary Baker can't tip it in | 59-51 |
| 07:27 | Canisius | James Gurley hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeremy Conn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Rickman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Byron Barnard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Osayaba Akimseu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - William Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Richerson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gurley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Cartwright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Rider | Jackie Rickman connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeremy Conn | 62-53 |
| 06:51 | Canisius | Gary Baker drills a driving attempt in the paint | 62-55 |
| 06:35 | Rider | Jackie Rickman drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Byron Barnard | 65-55 |
| 06:13 | Canisius | James Richerson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 06:11 | Rider | Charles Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 05:59 | Rider | Joseph Cartwright blocks the short jumper by Osayaba Akimseu | 65-55 |
| 05:57 | Canisius | The rebound goes to James Gurley | 65-55 |
| 05:57 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | Rider | Rick Hoyt (PG), William Jordan (SG), Justin Purvis (SF), Marc Busey (PF), Perry Howze (C) Jeremy Conn, Jackie Rickman, Charles Cole, Byron Barnard, Osayaba Akimseu | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willis Graves (SG), Robert Holley (SF), William Osborn (C) William Rice, James Gurley, Gary Baker | |
| 05:44 | Canisius | Willis Graves's floater is tipped away by Marc Busey | 65-55 |
| 05:42 | Rider | Marc Busey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 05:23 | Rider | Justin Purvis buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Jordan | 67-55 |
| 05:00 | Canisius | Willis Graves travels with the ball | 67-55 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Gordon (PG), Roy Manning (PF) James Richerson, Joseph Cartwright | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Rider | William Jordan knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Perry Howze | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Canisius | William Jordan steals the ball from James Gordon | 70-55 |
| 04:20 | Rider | Justin Purvis lays it up and in on a great pass from William Jordan | 72-55 |
| 04:00 | Canisius | Robert Holley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Manning | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Rider | Perry Howze misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-58 |
| 03:31 | Canisius | William Osborn grabs the board | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Canisius | Willis Graves misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 03:25 | Rider | Justin Purvis pulls down the rebound | 72-58 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Rick Hoyt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Jordan (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Purvis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Marc Busey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Perry Howze (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Gordon (fresh) SG - Willis Graves (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Holley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Roy Manning (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Osborn (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Rider | Justin Purvis is fouled on the floor by Robert Holley - foul #3 on Robert Holley, team foul #3 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Rider | Charles Cole (SF), Byron Barnard (PF), Osayaba Akimseu (C) Justin Purvis, Marc Busey, Perry Howze | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Gurley (PG), Joseph Cartwright (PF) James Gordon, Robert Holley | |
| 02:44 | Rider | Osayaba Akimseu is hacked by Roy Manning - foul #5 on Roy Manning, team foul #4 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeremy Conn (PG), Jackie Rickman (SG), Richard Gadsden (PF) Rick Hoyt, William Jordan, Osayaba Akimseu | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Richerson (PG), Ralph Bortz (SG), Robert Sutton (PF) Willis Graves, Roy Manning, William Osborn | |
| 02:27 | Rider | Charles Cole misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-58 |
| 02:26 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Ralph Bortz | 72-58 |
| 02:21 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright loses the dribble to Charles Cole | 72-58 |
| 02:18 | Rider | Charles Cole lays it up and in | 74-58 |
| 01:55 | Canisius | James Richerson's pass is intercepted by Byron Barnard | 74-58 |
| 01:36 | Rider | Byron Barnard scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Conn and he's fouled by James Richerson - foul #2 on James Richerson, team foul #5 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Rider | Perry Howze (C) Richard Gadsden | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 01:36 | Rider | Byron Barnard makes the free throw | 77-58 |
| 01:21 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-58 |
| 01:20 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright grabs the offensive rebound | 77-58 |
| 01:08 | Canisius | Robert Sutton can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Charles Cole - foul #2 on Charles Cole, team foul #7 | 77-58 |
| 01:08 | Canisius | Robert Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 01:08 | Canisius | Robert Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 01:08 | Rider | Perry Howze grabs the board | 77-58 |
| 00:43 | Rider | Perry Howze is called for traveling | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Canisius | Ralph Bortz clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-58 |
| 00:35 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright snags the offensive board | 77-58 |
| 00:32 | Canisius | James Gurley clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 77-58 |
| 00:31 | Rider | Byron Barnard gets the rebound | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Rider | Byron Barnard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Sutton - foul #2 on Robert Sutton, team foul #6 | 77-58 |
| 00:06 | Rider | Byron Barnard makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:06 | Rider | Byron Barnard misses the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:06 | Canisius | Joseph Cartwright grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 00:01 | Canisius | Ralph Bortz is fouled on the floor by Perry Howze - foul #2 on Perry Howze, team foul #8 | 78-58 |
| 00:01 | Canisius | Ralph Bortz misses the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:01 | Rider | Byron Barnard grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Byron Barnard runs out the clock | 78-58 |