| Lineup | Rider | PG - Gerald Wilkins (fresh) SG - Daniel Fairman (fresh) SF - Tracy Benner (fresh) PF - Donald Harvey (fresh) C - Scott McHaffie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Salvador Pena (fresh) SG - Warren Tipton (fresh) SF - Grant Ramsey (fresh) PF - Herbert Byrge (fresh) C - Gregg Liebenthal (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Gregg Liebenthal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Canisius | Salvador Pena knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Warren Tipton | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Rider | Scott McHaffie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Rider | Daniel Fairman misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Rider | Donald Harvey hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Canisius | Salvador Pena hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Rider | Daniel Fairman grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Rider | Tracy Benner buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | Canisius | Salvador Pena misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Rider | Scott McHaffie pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Rider | Donald Harvey hits the finger roll | 7-2 |
| 17:47 | Canisius | Gregg Liebenthal hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Herbert Byrge | 7-4 |
| 17:31 | Rider | Donald Harvey loses the ball out of bounds | 7-4 |
| 17:08 | Canisius | Salvador Pena drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Herbert Byrge | 7-7 |
| 16:40 | Rider | Donald Harvey can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 16:38 | Rider | Daniel Fairman pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Rider | The pull-up jumper by Gerald Wilkins is blocked by Gregg Liebenthal | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | Canisius | Herbert Byrge grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:22 | Canisius | Salvador Pena is hacked by Gerald Wilkins - foul #1 on Gerald Wilkins, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rider | James Marks (SG) Daniel Fairman | |
| Subs | Canisius | Glen Blackman (SG), Matthew Hall (SF), Kevin Jinks (PF), Andrew Cothren (C) Warren Tipton, Grant Ramsey, Herbert Byrge, Gregg Liebenthal | |
| 16:17 | Canisius | Glen Blackman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:16 | Rider | Scott McHaffie gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | Rider | Tracy Benner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:01 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Salvador Pena | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Gerald Wilkins (fresh) SG - James Marks (fresh) SF - Tracy Benner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott McHaffie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Salvador Pena (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Glen Blackman (fresh) SF - Matthew Hall (fresh) PF - Kevin Jinks (fresh) C - Andrew Cothren (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Canisius | Gerald Wilkins steps in front of the Andrew Cothren pass | 7-7 |
| 15:35 | Rider | Scott McHaffie is fouled on the floor by Andrew Cothren - foul #1 on Andrew Cothren, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rider | Raymond Morton (PF), James Balog (C) Donald Harvey, Scott McHaffie | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Coward (PG) Salvador Pena | |
| 15:26 | Rider | James Balog banks in the layup and he's hacked by Glen Blackman - foul #1 on Glen Blackman, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| 15:26 | Rider | James Balog makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:01 | Canisius | Glen Blackman loses the dribble to Raymond Morton | 10-7 |
| 14:46 | Rider | Tracy Benner clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Hall - foul #1 on Matthew Hall, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Rider | Daniel Fairman (SG) Gerald Wilkins | |
| Subs | Canisius | Salvador Pena (PG), Warren Tipton (SG), Grant Ramsey (SF), Herbert Byrge (PF), Gregg Liebenthal (C) Thomas Coward, Glen Blackman, Matthew Hall, Kevin Jinks, Andrew Cothren | |
| 14:46 | Rider | Tracy Benner misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:46 | Rider | Tracy Benner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:35 | Canisius | Gregg Liebenthal hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 14:33 | Rider | The rebound goes to James Balog | 11-7 |
| 14:14 | Rider | Raymond Morton comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 11-7 |
| 14:13 | Canisius | Herbert Byrge gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:08 | Canisius | Salvador Pena drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert Byrge | 11-9 |
| 13:47 | Rider | Gregg Liebenthal steals the ball from James Balog | 11-9 |
| 13:30 | Canisius | Gregg Liebenthal misses short on a 3 from straight away | 11-9 |
| 13:29 | Canisius | Warren Tipton pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:15 | Canisius | Herbert Byrge can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Morton - foul #1 on Raymond Morton, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rider | Gerald Wilkins (PG), Donald Harvey (PF), Scott McHaffie (C) James Marks, Tracy Benner, Raymond Morton | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 13:15 | Canisius | Herbert Byrge makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:15 | Canisius | Herbert Byrge makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:56 | Rider | Salvador Pena steals the ball from Donald Harvey | 11-11 |
| 12:51 | Canisius | Grant Ramsey connects on the floater from the right side set up by Salvador Pena | 11-13 |
| 12:36 | Rider | Warren Tipton is called for the reach on Daniel Fairman - foul #1 on Warren Tipton, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Rider | Leonard Shaver (SG), Brandon Tatom (SF) Daniel Fairman, James Balog | |
| Subs | Canisius | Glen Blackman (SG), Matthew Hall (SF), Kevin Jinks (PF), Andrew Cothren (C) Warren Tipton, Grant Ramsey, Herbert Byrge, Gregg Liebenthal | |
| 12:27 | Rider | Leonard Shaver misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 12:26 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:20 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Donald Harvey - foul #1 on Donald Harvey, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| 12:20 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:20 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:20 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks misses the 3rd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:20 | Rider | The rebound goes to Scott McHaffie | 11-15 |
| 12:08 | Rider | Leonard Shaver misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Glen Blackman - foul #2 on Glen Blackman, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Coward (SG) Glen Blackman | |
| 12:08 | Rider | Leonard Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:08 | Rider | Leonard Shaver misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:08 | Canisius | Andrew Cothren pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:47 | Canisius | Gerald Wilkins steals the ball from Matthew Hall | 12-15 |
| 11:44 | Rider | Gerald Wilkins lays it up and in | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Gerald Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Shaver (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brandon Tatom (fresh) PF - Donald Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott McHaffie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Salvador Pena (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Coward (fresh) SF - Matthew Hall (fresh) PF - Kevin Jinks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Cothren (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Canisius | Matthew Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rider | James Marks (SG), Tracy Benner (SF) Leonard Shaver, Brandon Tatom | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky (PG), Herbert Byrge (PF), Gregg Liebenthal (C) Salvador Pena, Kevin Jinks, Andrew Cothren | |
| 11:16 | Rider | Scott McHaffie hits a shot from the left side set up by James Marks | 16-15 |
| 10:57 | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 10:55 | Rider | Tracy Benner snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:40 | Rider | Donald Harvey hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Gregg Liebenthal - foul #1 on Gregg Liebenthal, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Rider | Daniel Fairman (SG) James Marks | |
| Subs | Canisius | Salvador Pena (PG), Warren Tipton (SG), Grant Ramsey (SF) Roy Yavorsky, Thomas Coward, Matthew Hall | |
| 10:40 | Rider | Donald Harvey misses the free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:40 | Canisius | Gregg Liebenthal snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:23 | Canisius | Warren Tipton loses the dribble to Donald Harvey | 18-15 |
| 10:16 | Rider | Gregg Liebenthal takes the ball from Scott McHaffie | 18-15 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | Salvador Pena misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gerald Wilkins - foul #2 on Gerald Wilkins, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Rider | James Marks (PG), Raymond Morton (PF), James Balog (C) Gerald Wilkins, Donald Harvey, Scott McHaffie | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kevin Jinks (C) Gregg Liebenthal | |
| 10:07 | Canisius | Salvador Pena makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | Salvador Pena misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks grabs the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:46 | Canisius | Grant Ramsey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 09:45 | Rider | The rebound goes to James Balog | 18-16 |
| 09:28 | Rider | James Marks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-16 |
| 09:27 | Canisius | Warren Tipton grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:23 | Canisius | James Marks picks off the pass by Kevin Jinks | 18-16 |
| 09:19 | Rider | Daniel Fairman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Marks | 20-16 |
| 09:02 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 09:00 | Canisius | Warren Tipton tips it in | 20-18 |
| 08:47 | Rider | Daniel Fairman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Marks | 23-18 |
| 08:32 | Canisius | Grant Ramsey's pass is intercepted by James Balog | 23-18 |
| 08:24 | Rider | Daniel Fairman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 08:23 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Herbert Byrge | 23-18 |
| 08:09 | Canisius | Warren Tipton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 08:07 | Rider | The rebound goes to Tracy Benner | 23-18 |
| 08:02 | Rider | Tracy Benner misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-18 |
| 08:01 | Rider | James Balog hits the follow up shot | 25-18 |
| 07:55 | Canisius | Salvador Pena misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 07:54 | Canisius | Herbert Byrge tips it in | 25-20 |
| 07:28 | Rider | James Marks misses badly on a floater from the left side | 25-20 |
| 07:26 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - James Marks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Fairman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tracy Benner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Morton (fresh) C - James Balog (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Salvador Pena (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Tipton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Byrge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Jinks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 07:19 | Rider | The rebound goes to Raymond Morton | 25-20 |
| 06:57 | Rider | Tracy Benner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 06:56 | Rider | James Marks grabs the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:34 | Rider | Daniel Fairman's floater is tipped away by Kevin Jinks | 25-20 |
| 06:32 | Canisius | Grant Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:28 | Canisius | Salvador Pena is whistled for traveling | 25-20 |
| Subs | Rider | Leonard Shaver (PG), Brandon Tatom (SG), Ismael Jones (SF), Donald Harvey (PF), Scott McHaffie (C) James Marks, Daniel Fairman, Tracy Benner, Raymond Morton, James Balog | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky (PG), Thomas Coward (SG), Matthew Hall (PF), Gregg Liebenthal (C) Salvador Pena, Warren Tipton, Herbert Byrge, Kevin Jinks | |
| 06:06 | Rider | Donald Harvey loses the dribble to Roy Yavorsky | 25-20 |
| 06:00 | Canisius | Grant Ramsey scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Coward | 25-22 |
| 05:44 | Rider | Scott McHaffie clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Hall - foul #2 on Matthew Hall, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Herbert Byrge (PF) Matthew Hall | |
| 05:44 | Rider | Scott McHaffie misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:44 | Rider | Scott McHaffie misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:44 | Canisius | Gregg Liebenthal grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:34 | Canisius | Herbert Byrge misses the dunk attempt | 25-22 |
| 05:32 | Rider | Scott McHaffie grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:27 | Rider | Leonard Shaver clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 05:26 | Canisius | Gregg Liebenthal snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 05:21 | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Coward | 25-24 |
| 05:16 | Rider | Herbert Byrge is called for the reach on Ismael Jones - foul #1 on Herbert Byrge, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| 05:16 | Rider | Ismael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:16 | Rider | Ismael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:08 | Canisius | Gregg Liebenthal is hacked by Scott McHaffie - foul #1 on Scott McHaffie, team foul #5 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Rider | Daniel Fairman (SG) Ismael Jones | |
| Subs | Canisius | Salvador Pena (PG), Kevin Jinks (PF) Roy Yavorsky, Herbert Byrge | |
| 04:54 | Canisius | Thomas Coward makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Jinks | 27-27 |
| 04:40 | Rider | Daniel Fairman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 04:39 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Grant Ramsey | 27-27 |
| 04:32 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-27 |
| 04:31 | Rider | Leonard Shaver snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 04:10 | Rider | Brandon Tatom's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Jinks | 27-27 |
| 04:09 | Canisius | Grant Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:03 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks travels with the ball | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rider | James Marks (PG), Tracy Benner (SF), Ismael Jones (PF), Raymond Morton (C) Leonard Shaver, Brandon Tatom, Donald Harvey, Scott McHaffie | |
| Subs | Canisius | Warren Tipton (SG), Andrew Cothren (C) Thomas Coward, Gregg Liebenthal | |
| 03:44 | Rider | James Marks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 03:26 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Warren Tipton | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - James Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Fairman (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Tracy Benner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ismael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Morton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Salvador Pena (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Tipton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Grant Ramsey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jinks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Cothren (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Rider | Tracy Benner makes the 3 from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 02:54 | Canisius | Warren Tipton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 02:52 | Rider | Tracy Benner grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 02:45 | Rider | Tracy Benner clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 32-30 |
| 02:44 | Canisius | Kevin Jinks pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:38 | Canisius | Warren Tipton hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Salvador Pena | 32-33 |
| 02:23 | Rider | Daniel Fairman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 02:21 | Rider | James Marks tips it in | 34-33 |
| 02:03 | Canisius | Salvador Pena buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Grant Ramsey | 34-36 |
| 01:53 | Rider | Tracy Benner misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 01:52 | Rider | Raymond Morton hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| 01:43 | Canisius | Warren Tipton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Salvador Pena | 36-39 |
| 01:33 | Rider | Ismael Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 01:31 | Canisius | Andrew Cothren grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 01:24 | Canisius | Warren Tipton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Fairman - foul #1 on Daniel Fairman, team foul #6 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Rider | Gerald Wilkins (PG), Leonard Shaver (SG), James Balog (SF), Donald Harvey (PF), Scott McHaffie (C) James Marks, Daniel Fairman, Tracy Benner, Ismael Jones, Raymond Morton | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Coward (PG), Matthew Hall (SF), Herbert Byrge (PF), Gregg Liebenthal (C) Salvador Pena, Grant Ramsey, Kevin Jinks, Andrew Cothren | |
| 01:24 | Canisius | Warren Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 01:24 | Canisius | Warren Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 01:03 | Rider | Scott McHaffie clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 01:02 | Rider | Donald Harvey tips it home | 38-41 |
| 00:45 | Canisius | Thomas Coward is whistled for a carry | 38-41 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Glen Blackman (SG) Warren Tipton | |
| 00:20 | Rider | Leonard Shaver is hacked by Glen Blackman - foul #3 on Glen Blackman, team foul #9 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky (PG) Glen Blackman | |
| 00:20 | Rider | Leonard Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:20 | Rider | Leonard Shaver makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 00:02 | Canisius | Herbert Byrge comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 00:01 | Canisius | Gregg Liebenthal grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | The clock runs out | 40-41 |