| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeremy Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Melvin Tinkham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Bogle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Levine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Lon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Bohman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Domenech (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Overstreet (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Vernon Bogle inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Rider | Richard Todd misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 19:37 | Rider | John Levine tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 19:13 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet connects on the runner near the basket set up by Lon Smith | 38-35 |
| 18:55 | Rider | Richard Todd scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Levine and he's hacked by Lon Smith - foul #3 on Lon Smith, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bobby Thomas (PG) Lon Smith | |
| 18:55 | Rider | Richard Todd makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:31 | Canisius | Bobby Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roger Overstreet | 41-38 |
| 18:14 | Rider | John Levine buries a shot from the left block set up by Vernon Bogle | 43-38 |
| 17:48 | Canisius | Stephen Domenech can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 17:46 | Rider | Richard Todd snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 17:26 | Rider | John Levine lays it up and in on a great pass from Vernon Bogle and he's fouled by Mark Anderson - foul #3 on Mark Anderson, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rider | Mathew Coleman (SG), Hal Williams (C) Melvin Tinkham, Richard Todd | |
| Subs | Canisius | Darrel Brown (PF), Ronald Holman (C) Mark Anderson, Roger Overstreet | |
| 17:26 | Rider | John Levine misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:26 | Canisius | Darrel Brown gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:15 | Canisius | Richard Bohman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 17:13 | Rider | The rebound goes to John Levine | 45-38 |
| 16:56 | Rider | Jeremy Ellis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 16:55 | Canisius | Darrel Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:49 | Canisius | Mathew Coleman picks off the pass by Darrel Brown | 45-38 |
| 16:27 | Rider | Vernon Bogle misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Holman - foul #3 on Ronald Holman, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rider | Melvin Tinkham (SG), Howard Adams (C) Jeremy Ellis, John Levine | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Masters (PG), Joseph Poole (SF), Nathaniel Wicks (C) Bobby Thomas, Stephen Domenech, Ronald Holman | |
| 16:27 | Rider | Vernon Bogle makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:27 | Rider | Vernon Bogle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:13 | Canisius | Darrel Brown double dribbles | 47-38 |
| Subs | Rider | Douglas O'Connell (PG) Vernon Bogle | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roger Overstreet (C) Nathaniel Wicks | |
| 15:51 | Rider | Mathew Coleman misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Poole - foul #1 on Joseph Poole, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea (PG), Lon Smith (SG), Mark Anderson (PF) Robert Masters, Richard Bohman, Darrel Brown | |
| 15:51 | Rider | Mathew Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 15:51 | Rider | Mathew Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Douglas O'Connell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Melvin Tinkham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Hal Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Christopher Dandrea (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Poole (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Overstreet (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet is fouled on the floor by Howard Adams - foul #2 on Howard Adams, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Todd (C) Douglas O'Connell | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 15:04 | Canisius | Mark Anderson misses the floater from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 15:02 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet tips it back up and in | 49-40 |
| 14:51 | Rider | Mathew Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeremy Ellis (PG) Melvin Tinkham | |
| Subs | Canisius | Stephen Domenech (SF) Joseph Poole | |
| 14:22 | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea is hacked by Richard Todd - foul #1 on Richard Todd, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Rider | Vernon Bogle (SF), John Levine (PF) Howard Adams, Hal Williams | |
| Subs | Canisius | Darrel Brown (C) Roger Overstreet | |
| 14:09 | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Stephen Domenech | 49-43 |
| 13:50 | Rider | Mathew Coleman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Dandrea - foul #4 on Christopher Dandrea, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Rider | Douglas O'Connell (SG), Roger Dennard (C) Mathew Coleman, Richard Todd | |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Bohman (SG) Christopher Dandrea | |
| 13:39 | Rider | John Levine banks in the layup set up by Vernon Bogle | 51-43 |
| 13:32 | Canisius | Stephen Domenech's fadeaway is rejected by Vernon Bogle | 51-43 |
| 13:31 | Canisius | Stephen Domenech hits the follow up shot | 51-45 |
| 13:22 | Rider | Douglas O'Connell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 13:21 | Rider | Jeremy Ellis pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:13 | Rider | Richard Bohman steals it from Douglas O'Connell | 51-45 |
| 12:58 | Canisius | Stephen Domenech's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Rider | Melvin Tinkham (SG), Hal Williams (C) Douglas O'Connell, Roger Dennard | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bobby Thomas (PG), Joseph Poole (SF), Roger Overstreet (C) Lon Smith, Stephen Domenech, Darrel Brown | |
| 12:38 | Rider | Melvin Tinkham hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Levine | 53-45 |
| 12:16 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Vernon Bogle - foul #1 on Vernon Bogle, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Rider | Mathew Coleman (PG), Howard Adams (C) Jeremy Ellis, John Levine | |
| Subs | Canisius | Darrel Brown (PF) Mark Anderson | |
| 12:16 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:16 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:59 | Rider | Vernon Bogle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Joseph Poole - foul #2 on Joseph Poole, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Todd (C) Howard Adams | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 11:59 | Rider | Vernon Bogle misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:59 | Rider | Vernon Bogle makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 11:59 | Rider | Vernon Bogle misses the 3rd free throw | 54-46 |
| 11:59 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 11:54 | Canisius | Bobby Thomas's pass is intercepted by Melvin Tinkham | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Mathew Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Tinkham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Bogle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hal Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Bohman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Poole (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darrel Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - Roger Overstreet (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rider | Bobby Thomas is called for the reach on Mathew Coleman - foul #1 on Bobby Thomas, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Rider | Howard Adams (SF) Vernon Bogle | |
| Subs | Canisius | Stephen Domenech (SF) Richard Bohman | |
| 11:39 | Rider | Mathew Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 11:39 | Rider | Mathew Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 11:17 | Canisius | Stephen Domenech knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Overstreet | 56-49 |
| 10:59 | Rider | Mathew Coleman lays it in and he's fouled by Roger Overstreet - foul #1 on Roger Overstreet, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeremy Ellis (PG) Howard Adams | |
| Subs | Canisius | Lon Smith (PG), Mark Anderson (PF) Bobby Thomas, Roger Overstreet | |
| 10:59 | Rider | Mathew Coleman makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:36 | Canisius | Stephen Domenech clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 10:34 | Rider | Hal Williams gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 10:07 | Rider | Mathew Coleman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 10:06 | Canisius | Lon Smith pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 10:01 | Canisius | Mathew Coleman picks off the pass by Joseph Poole | 59-49 |
| 09:58 | Rider | Jeremy Ellis misses the easy layup | 59-49 |
| 09:57 | Rider | Hal Williams can't tip it in | 59-49 |
| 09:56 | Canisius | Darrel Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:51 | Canisius | Stephen Domenech is whistled for traveling | 59-49 |
| Subs | Rider | Vernon Bogle (SF), John Levine (PF), Howard Adams (C) Melvin Tinkham, Hal Williams, Richard Todd | |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Bohman (SG), Bobby Thomas (SF) Joseph Poole, Stephen Domenech | |
| 09:38 | Rider | Vernon Bogle misses the lay-in | 59-49 |
| 09:37 | Canisius | Darrel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:29 | Canisius | Lon Smith is hacked by Jeremy Ellis - foul #2 on Jeremy Ellis, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roger Overstreet (C) Darrel Brown | |
| 09:03 | Canisius | Richard Bohman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 09:01 | Rider | John Levine gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 08:48 | Rider | Howard Adams makes the floater near the basket set up by John Levine | 61-49 |
| 08:29 | Canisius | Bobby Thomas is hacked by Mathew Coleman - foul #1 on Mathew Coleman, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Rider | Douglas O'Connell (PG), Andy Tyrell (SG), Hal Williams (C) Jeremy Ellis, Mathew Coleman, Howard Adams | |
| Subs | Canisius | Stephen Domenech (SF), Darrel Brown (PF) Lon Smith, Mark Anderson | |
| 08:14 | Canisius | Stephen Domenech misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 08:13 | Rider | The rebound goes to John Levine | 61-49 |
| 08:01 | Rider | Roger Overstreet swats the layup by Hal Williams | 61-49 |
| 08:00 | Canisius | Darrel Brown gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 07:52 | Canisius | Stephen Domenech hits a shot from the left side set up by Bobby Thomas | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Douglas O'Connell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andy Tyrell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vernon Bogle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Levine (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Hal Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bohman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Domenech (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Brown (fresh) 7 reb. C - Roger Overstreet (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Rider | Douglas O'Connell is whistled for traveling | 61-51 |
| Subs | Rider | Melvin Tinkham (SG) Andy Tyrell | |
| Subs | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea (PG), Mark Anderson (PF) Bobby Thomas, Roger Overstreet | |
| 07:14 | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Bohman | 61-54 |
| 07:09 | Rider | John Levine misses the easy layup | 61-54 |
| 07:07 | Canisius | Darrel Brown grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 07:03 | Canisius | Stephen Domenech can't finish the layup | 61-54 |
| 07:02 | Rider | Melvin Tinkham pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:42 | Rider | Hal Williams knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Douglas O'Connell | 63-54 |
| 06:34 | Canisius | Mark Anderson misses long on a runner from close range | 63-54 |
| 06:32 | Canisius | Darrel Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:12 | Canisius | The short jumper by Mark Anderson is denied by Hal Williams | 63-54 |
| 06:10 | Rider | The rebound goes to Douglas O'Connell | 63-54 |
| 06:05 | Rider | Douglas O'Connell is hacked by Darrel Brown - foul #1 on Darrel Brown, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rider | Mathew Coleman (SF), Howard Adams (PF), Richard Todd (C) Vernon Bogle, John Levine, Hal Williams | |
| Subs | Canisius | Lon Smith (SG), Joseph Poole (SF), Roger Overstreet (C) Richard Bohman, Stephen Domenech, Darrel Brown | |
| 06:05 | Rider | Douglas O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:05 | Rider | Douglas O'Connell misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:05 | Rider | Howard Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 05:52 | Rider | Mathew Coleman misses long on a jumper from the left block | 64-54 |
| 05:51 | Canisius | Mark Anderson grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 05:46 | Canisius | Lon Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 05:44 | Rider | The rebound goes to Richard Todd | 64-54 |
| 05:28 | Rider | Howard Adams lays it in on a nice dish by Mathew Coleman | 66-54 |
| 05:12 | Canisius | Lon Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 05:10 | Rider | Howard Adams snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 05:05 | Rider | Lon Smith is called for the reach on Melvin Tinkham - foul #4 on Lon Smith, team foul #10 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeremy Ellis (PG), Hal Williams (PF) Douglas O'Connell, Howard Adams | |
| Subs | Canisius | Darrel Brown (PF) Mark Anderson | |
| 05:05 | Rider | Melvin Tinkham makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:05 | Rider | Melvin Tinkham misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:05 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:47 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet misses short on a jumper from close range | 67-54 |
| 04:46 | Rider | Richard Todd pulls down the rebound | 67-54 |
| 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) | |
| 04:26 | Rider | Mathew Coleman scores on a jump hook in the paint | 69-54 |
| 04:21 | Canisius | Christopher Dandrea can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 69-54 |
| 04:20 | Canisius | Lon Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 04:09 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 69-54 |
| 04:07 | Canisius | Roger Overstreet gets the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 04:01 | Canisius | Darrel Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-54 |
| Subs | Rider | Vernon Bogle (SF), Howard Adams (C) Melvin Tinkham, Richard Todd | |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Bohman (SG), Stephen Domenech (SF), Ronald Holman (C) Christopher Dandrea, Joseph Poole, Roger Overstreet | |
| 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) | |
| 03:39 | Rider | Mathew Coleman connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Adams | 71-54 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeremy Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mathew Coleman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Vernon Bogle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hal Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Lon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Bohman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Domenech (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Brown (fresh) 9 reb. C - Ronald Holman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Canisius | Stephen Domenech hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Lon Smith | 71-56 |
| 03:12 | Rider | Vernon Bogle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 03:11 | Canisius | Richard Bohman pulls down the rebound | 71-56 |
| 02:42 | Canisius | Darrel Brown misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Hal Williams - foul #1 on Hal Williams, team foul #6 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Rider | Grant Henderson (PG), Douglas O'Connell (SG), Andy Tyrell (SF), Roger Dennard (C) Jeremy Ellis, Mathew Coleman, Vernon Bogle, Hal Williams | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bobby Thomas (PG), Joseph Poole (SG), Nathaniel Wicks (SF) Lon Smith, Richard Bohman, Stephen Domenech | |
| 02:42 | Canisius | Darrel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:42 | Canisius | Darrel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:17 | Rider | Howard Adams knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Grant Henderson | 74-58 |
| 02:08 | Canisius | Bobby Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-58 |
| 02:06 | Canisius | Nathaniel Wicks misses the tip | 74-58 |
| 02:04 | Rider | Douglas O'Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:39 | Rider | Andy Tyrell misses the driving attempt from the right block | 74-58 |
| 01:37 | Canisius | Darrel Brown pulls down the rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:31 | Canisius | Darrel Brown buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Howard Adams - foul #3 on Howard Adams, team foul #7 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Rider | Mathew Coleman (PG), Hal Williams (PF) Grant Henderson, Andy Tyrell | |
| Subs | Canisius | Lon Smith (SG) Nathaniel Wicks | |
| 01:31 | Canisius | Darrel Brown makes the free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:02 | Rider | Douglas O'Connell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-61 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | Ronald Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | Canisius | Lon Smith misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas O'Connell - foul #1 on Douglas O'Connell, team foul #8 | 74-61 |
| 00:55 | Canisius | Lon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:55 | Canisius | Lon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Rider | Howard Adams travels with the ball | 74-63 |
| 00:19 | Canisius | Lon Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 74-63 |
| 00:18 | Rider | Mathew Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Mathew Coleman runs out the clock | 74-63 |