Finishing the game with only five players, the Pilots lost their opener 87-69. Despite being short handed, FCP was down only 1 point at the half but ran out of gas deep into the game. Hamid Ford played all 40 minutes scoring 17 and dishing 8 assists while creating a number of Stoneridge turnovers. Deividas Doulkys scored 17 before leaving with an ankle injury. Nedeljko Golubovic chipped in 9 points with 10 rebounds. Rony Tchatchoua scored 7 with 8 boards. Rodney Haddix added 11 points while Wouter Van Der Eng contributed 7 points, 5 boards coming off the bench.
