| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Melton (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Antonio Hendren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Matthew Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Littlefield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zachery Wycoff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clayton Wicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gabriel Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | William Bell clanks a shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 19:21 | Rider | Matthew Anthony misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 19:19 | Rider | Shane Littlefield hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gabriel Scott - foul #3 on Gabriel Scott, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Sanders (C) Gabriel Scott | |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:06 | Rider | The rebound goes to Robert Sanders | 40-37 |
| 18:55 | Rider | Shane Littlefield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 18:53 | Rider | Robert Sanders snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 18:43 | Rider | Robert Sanders connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Shane Littlefield | 40-39 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton misses the lay-in | 40-39 |
| 18:20 | Rider | Shane Littlefield gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:02 | Rider | Antonio Hendren is called for the reach on Shane Littlefield - foul #2 on Antonio Hendren, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 17:38 | Rider | Clayton Wicks loses the dribble to Steven Hensley | 40-39 |
| 17:34 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Hensley | 42-39 |
| 17:13 | Rider | Matthew Anthony buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clayton Wicks | 42-42 |
| 16:59 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 16:58 | Rider | Clayton Wicks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:51 | Rider | Zachery Wycoff misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 16:50 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 16:30 | Cleveland State | William Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Bob Dunn (SF), Phil Pearson (PF), Sanford Shipton (C) William Bell, Steven Hensley, Louis Melton, Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | Rider | Javier Cabrera (PG), Willis Williams (SG), Daniel Sims (SF), Jimmy Bolger (C) Matthew Anthony, Shane Littlefield, Zachery Wycoff, Clayton Wicks | |
| 16:10 | Rider | Daniel Sims is fouled on the floor by Sanford Shipton - foul #1 on Sanford Shipton, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rider | Bryon Hill (C) Robert Sanders | |
| 15:55 | Rider | Daniel Sims misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 15:54 | Rider | Bryon Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donnie Florez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Flores (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Phil Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Sanford Shipton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Javier Cabrera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Sims (fresh) PF - Jimmy Bolger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryon Hill (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Rider | Javier Cabrera misses short on a floater from the left side | 42-42 |
| 15:46 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Sanford Shipton | 42-42 |
| 15:41 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy (SG) Ricardo Flores | |
| Subs | Rider | Gabriel Scott (C) Bryon Hill | |
| 15:28 | Rider | Jimmy Bolger blows the layup | 42-42 |
| 15:26 | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:22 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 15:20 | Rider | Javier Cabrera gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:13 | Rider | Daniel Sims can't finish the layup | 42-42 |
| 15:12 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:52 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Murphy | 44-42 |
| 14:46 | Rider | Jimmy Bolger clanks a floater from close range | 44-42 |
| 14:44 | Rider | Willis Williams snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:28 | Rider | Daniel Sims misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 14:27 | Rider | Willis Williams tips it but misses | 44-42 |
| 14:26 | Rider | Gabriel Scott hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 14:13 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Murphy | 47-44 |
| 14:00 | Rider | Jimmy Bolger is fouled on the floor by Phil Pearson - foul #1 on Phil Pearson, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG), Ricardo Flores (SG), Steven Hensley (SF), Louis Melton (PF), Antonio Hendren (C) Donnie Florez, Thomas Murphy, Bob Dunn, Phil Pearson, Sanford Shipton | |
| Subs | Rider | Matthew Anthony (PG), Shane Littlefield (SG), Zachery Wycoff (SF), Clayton Wicks (PF) Javier Cabrera, Willis Williams, Daniel Sims, Jimmy Bolger | |
| 13:51 | Rider | Shane Littlefield hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clayton Wicks and he's fouled by Antonio Hendren - foul #3 on Antonio Hendren, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| 13:51 | Rider | Shane Littlefield makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:34 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Clayton Wicks - foul #1 on Clayton Wicks, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| 13:34 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:34 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:13 | Rider | Matthew Anthony connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Scott | 48-50 |
| 13:00 | Cleveland State | Zachery Wycoff is called for the reach on Steven Hensley - foul #3 on Zachery Wycoff, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Sanders (C) Gabriel Scott | |
| 12:54 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton knocks in the shot from the right block | 50-50 |
| 12:34 | Rider | Zachery Wycoff blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Hensley - foul #2 on Steven Hensley, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton (C) Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 12:34 | Rider | Zachery Wycoff misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 12:34 | Rider | Zachery Wycoff misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 11:54 | Rider | Matthew Anthony's pass is intercepted by Steven Hensley | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Flores (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Hensley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Louis Melton (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Sanford Shipton (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Matthew Anthony (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Littlefield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachery Wycoff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clayton Wicks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores is whistled for a carry | 52-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Phil Pearson (SF) William Bell, Ricardo Flores, Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | Rider | Javier Cabrera (PG), Gabriel Scott (C) Matthew Anthony, Robert Sanders | |
| 11:18 | Rider | Clayton Wicks misses the lay-in | 52-50 |
| 11:16 | Rider | Javier Cabrera snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 11:02 | Rider | Gabriel Scott is fouled on the floor by Louis Melton - foul #1 on Louis Melton, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren (C) Sanford Shipton | |
| Subs | Rider | Willis Williams (SG), Daniel Sims (SF), Robert Sanders (PF) Shane Littlefield, Zachery Wycoff, Clayton Wicks | |
| 10:46 | Rider | Daniel Sims's pass is intercepted by Louis Melton | 52-50 |
| 10:22 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Javier Cabrera - foul #1 on Javier Cabrera, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Rider | Matthew Anthony (PG) Willis Williams | |
| 10:22 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:22 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:05 | Rider | Gabriel Scott is hacked by Phil Pearson - foul #2 on Phil Pearson, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores (SG), Sanford Shipton (PF) Thomas Murphy, Louis Melton | |
| Subs | Rider | Clayton Wicks (PF) Robert Sanders | |
| 10:05 | Rider | Gabriel Scott makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:05 | Rider | Gabriel Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:40 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren clanks a runner in the paint | 54-52 |
| 09:38 | Rider | The rebound goes to Javier Cabrera | 54-52 |
| 09:32 | Rider | Matthew Anthony comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 09:31 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:14 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson clanks a jumper in the lane | 54-52 |
| 09:13 | Rider | The rebound goes to Clayton Wicks | 54-52 |
| 09:06 | Rider | Daniel Sims connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gabriel Scott | 54-55 |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez can't connect on a floater from the left side | 54-55 |
| 08:45 | Rider | Gabriel Scott grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 08:27 | Rider | Matthew Anthony buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Javier Cabrera | 54-58 |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 08:11 | Rider | The rebound goes to Daniel Sims | 54-58 |
| 07:59 | Rider | Clayton Wicks misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Phil Pearson | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donnie Florez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Flores (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sanford Shipton (fresh) 9 pts. C - Antonio Hendren (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Matthew Anthony (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Cabrera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Sims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clayton Wicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gabriel Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Anthony - foul #1 on Matthew Anthony, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Louis Melton (PF) Donnie Florez, Ricardo Flores, Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | Rider | Willis Williams (PG), Shane Littlefield (SG), Zachery Wycoff (SF), Robert Sanders (PF), Jimmy Bolger (C) Matthew Anthony, Javier Cabrera, Daniel Sims, Clayton Wicks, Gabriel Scott | |
| 07:40 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:40 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:29 | Rider | Thomas Murphy is called for the reach on Jimmy Bolger - foul #4 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley (SF) Phil Pearson | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 07:29 | Rider | Jimmy Bolger makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:29 | Rider | Jimmy Bolger misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:29 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Bell | 58-59 |
| 06:54 | Rider | Thomas Murphy steals it from Zachery Wycoff | 58-59 |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Bell | 60-59 |
| 06:05 | Rider | Willis Williams is fouled on the floor by Thomas Murphy - foul #5 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores (SG), Vernon Holcomb (C) Thomas Murphy, Sanford Shipton | |
| Subs | Rider | Clayton Wicks (PF) Jimmy Bolger | |
| 06:05 | Rider | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:05 | Rider | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley blows the layup | 60-61 |
| 05:43 | Rider | Zachery Wycoff pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:29 | Rider | Zachery Wycoff connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Littlefield | 60-63 |
| 05:10 | Cleveland State | William Bell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Bell, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG) William Bell | |
| Subs | Rider | Matthew Anthony (PG) Willis Williams | |
| 04:58 | Rider | Shane Littlefield is called for 5 seconds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson (SF), Antonio Hendren (C) Steven Hensley, Vernon Holcomb | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | Clayton Wicks swats the layup by Louis Melton | 60-63 |
| 04:33 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson can't tip it in | 60-63 |
| 04:32 | Rider | Matthew Anthony pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 04:03 | Rider | A charge is called on Matthew Anthony - foul #2 on Matthew Anthony, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG), Sanford Shipton (PF) Donnie Florez, Louis Melton | |
| Subs | Rider | Javier Cabrera (SG), Daniel Sims (SF), Gabriel Scott (C) Shane Littlefield, Zachery Wycoff, Robert Sanders | |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 03:50 | Rider | Daniel Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricardo Flores (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sanford Shipton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Hendren (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Matthew Anthony (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Cabrera (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Wicks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gabriel Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Rider | Javier Cabrera loses the ball out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (SG), Steven Hensley (SF) Ricardo Flores, Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | Rider | Jimmy Bolger (PF) Clayton Wicks | |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Bell | 63-63 |
| 02:57 | Rider | Daniel Sims scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Anthony and he's hacked by Steven Hensley - foul #3 on Steven Hensley, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Melton (PF) Phil Pearson | |
| Subs | Rider | Willis Williams (SG) Matthew Anthony | |
| 02:57 | Rider | Daniel Sims makes the free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores (SG), Antonio Hendren (C) Donnie Florez, Sanford Shipton | |
| Subs | Rider | Matthew Anthony (PG), Shane Littlefield (SG), Zachery Wycoff (SF), Clayton Wicks (PF) Javier Cabrera, Willis Williams, Daniel Sims, Jimmy Bolger | |
| 02:42 | Cleveland State | William Bell misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 02:41 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton can't tip it in | 63-66 |
| 02:39 | Rider | The rebound goes to Matthew Anthony | 63-66 |
| 02:35 | Rider | Gabriel Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 63-66 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton snags the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Hensley | 65-66 |
| 01:57 | Rider | Zachery Wycoff clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | William Bell misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-66 |
| 01:33 | Rider | Gabriel Scott grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 01:26 | Rider | Gabriel Scott's layup is rejected by Louis Melton | 65-66 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Antonio Hendren | 65-66 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-66 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | William Bell hits the follow up shot | 67-66 |
| 00:52 | Rider | Shane Littlefield clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 00:50 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton is denied on a dunk by Clayton Wicks | 67-66 |
| 00:22 | Rider | Clayton Wicks grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:17 | Rider | Matthew Anthony's pass is intercepted by Steven Hensley | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores is hacked by Matthew Anthony in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Anthony, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:14 | Rider | Clayton Wicks grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 00:02 | Rider | Gabriel Scott misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-66 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren gets the rebound | 67-66 |