| Lineup | Rider | PG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bontrager (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Samuels (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronnie Bangert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sylvester Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Pigford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Yoho (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hank Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Steve Samuels inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Rider | Steve Samuels is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Steve Samuels, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Lessman (SF) Steve Samuels | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 19:28 | Dayton | Sylvester Gardner is hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Hank Thompson hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Pigford | 33-30 |
| 19:01 | Rider | John Bontrager buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Smith | 35-30 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Ray Melton misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Russell Wade - foul #2 on Russell Wade, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Ray Melton makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Ray Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:22 | Rider | James Smith is called for traveling | 35-32 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Ray Melton drills a floater from the right block | 35-34 |
| 17:36 | Rider | John Bontrager is hacked by Michael Pigford - foul #1 on Michael Pigford, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 17:17 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Russell Wade | 37-34 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Michael Pigford drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Yoho | 37-37 |
| 16:33 | Rider | John Bontrager drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lessman | 40-37 |
| 16:20 | Dayton | Ray Melton's floater is tipped away by Ronnie Bangert | 40-37 |
| 16:18 | Rider | John Bontrager pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:00 | Rider | John Bontrager misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Howard Yoho | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bontrager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lessman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronnie Bangert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sylvester Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Pigford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Yoho (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Hank Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Dayton | James Smith steals it from Hank Thompson | 40-37 |
| 15:44 | Rider | Thomas Lessman lays it in set up by James Smith | 42-37 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Sylvester Gardner clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Crochet (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Steve Samuels (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Alex Gerlach (C) James Smith, John Bontrager, Thomas Lessman, Russell Wade, Ronnie Bangert | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (SG), Winfred Delreal (SF), Carl Rosamond (PF), John Hanson (C) Michael Pigford, Howard Yoho, Ray Melton, Hank Thompson | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Sylvester Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Sylvester Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:09 | Rider | Raymond Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 14:51 | Dayton | Michael Cooper misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-38 |
| 14:49 | Rider | Raymond Jones gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:27 | Rider | Steve Samuels blows the dunk | 45-38 |
| 14:25 | Rider | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Crochet | 45-38 |
| 14:12 | Rider | Michael Crochet knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Samuels | 48-38 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Carl Rosamond misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Lee - foul #2 on Richard Lee, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Rider | John Bontrager (SG), Russell Wade (PF), Ronnie Bangert (C) Richard Lee, Raymond Jones, Alex Gerlach | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (SG), Ray Melton (PF) Sylvester Gardner, Winfred Delreal | |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Carl Rosamond makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Carl Rosamond makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:34 | Rider | Steve Samuels misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 13:33 | Rider | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Wade | 48-40 |
| 13:13 | Rider | John Bontrager hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-40 |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Michael Pigford pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Russell Wade steps in front of the Carl Rosamond pass | 48-40 |
| 12:31 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Hanson - foul #1 on John Hanson, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Yoho (SF), Hank Thompson (C) Carl Rosamond, John Hanson | |
| 12:31 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:31 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:05 | Dayton | Howard Yoho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sylvester Gardner (PG) Michael Cooper | |
| 11:52 | Rider | Steve Samuels comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-40 |
| 11:51 | Rider | Michael Crochet grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Michael Crochet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bontrager (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Samuels (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Bangert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sylvester Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Pigford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Yoho (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Hank Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Rider | Steve Samuels knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 52-40 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | John Bontrager steps in front of the Howard Yoho pass | 52-40 |
| 11:02 | Rider | Hank Thompson denies the turnaround by Ronnie Bangert | 52-40 |
| 11:00 | Rider | Michael Crochet misses the tip | 52-40 |
| 10:59 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ray Melton | 52-40 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Hank Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Pigford | 52-43 |
| 10:25 | Rider | Howard Yoho steals the ball from Steve Samuels | 52-43 |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Ray Melton hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Pigford and he's hacked by Steve Samuels - foul #4 on Steve Samuels, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Rider | James Smith (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Thomas Lessman (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Alex Gerlach (C) Michael Crochet, John Bontrager, Steve Samuels, Russell Wade, Ronnie Bangert | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Ray Melton misses the free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:00 | Rider | The rebound goes to Alex Gerlach | 52-45 |
| 09:39 | Rider | Sylvester Gardner steals the ball from Richard Lee | 52-45 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Sylvester Gardner can't finish the layup | 52-45 |
| 09:35 | Rider | The rebound goes to Raymond Jones | 52-45 |
| 09:11 | Rider | Thomas Lessman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Hank Thompson pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 09:01 | Dayton | Michael Pigford connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sylvester Gardner | 52-48 |
| 08:40 | Rider | Alex Gerlach connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 54-48 |
| 08:21 | Dayton | Sylvester Gardner connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 08:13 | Rider | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Crochet (PG), John Bontrager (SG), Ronnie Bangert (C) James Smith, Richard Lee, Alex Gerlach | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG), Claud Sakowski (SG), Winfred Delreal (SF), Carl Rosamond (PF), John Hanson (C) Sylvester Gardner, Michael Pigford, Howard Yoho, Ray Melton, Hank Thompson | |
| 07:54 | Dayton | John Hanson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Claud Sakowski | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Michael Crochet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bontrager (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lessman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Bangert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Claud Sakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Winfred Delreal (fresh) PF - Carl Rosamond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-52 |
| 07:43 | Rider | Thomas Lessman gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:34 | Rider | Michael Crochet connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Carl Rosamond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Rider | Steve Samuels (SF), Russell Wade (PF) Thomas Lessman, Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Yoho (SF) Winfred Delreal | |
| 06:59 | Rider | Steve Samuels misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | John Hanson pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:35 | Dayton | Carl Rosamond makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Cooper | 57-54 |
| 06:15 | Rider | John Bontrager makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Crochet | 60-54 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Michael Cooper drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Claud Sakowski and he's hacked by Michael Crochet - foul #4 on Michael Crochet, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Rider | Raymond Jones (C) Ronnie Bangert | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (SG), Hank Thompson (C) Claud Sakowski, John Hanson | |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Michael Cooper makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:29 | Rider | Russell Wade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sylvester Gardner (PG), Ray Melton (PF) Michael Cooper, Carl Rosamond | |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Ray Melton hits a floater from the right block | 60-59 |
| 05:13 | Rider | Raymond Jones is hacked by Michael Pigford - foul #2 on Michael Pigford, team foul #3 | 60-59 |
| 05:01 | Rider | Michael Pigford is called for the reach on Michael Crochet - foul #3 on Michael Pigford, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| 04:49 | Rider | John Bontrager buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Russell Wade | 62-59 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Hank Thompson's pass is intercepted by John Bontrager | 62-59 |
| 04:21 | Rider | Raymond Jones loses the dribble to Michael Pigford | 62-59 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Hank Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Hank Thompson grabs the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Ray Melton is hacked by Steve Samuels - foul #5 on Steve Samuels, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Rider | James Smith (SG), Thomas Lessman (SF), Ronnie Bangert (C) John Bontrager, Steve Samuels, Russell Wade | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Rosamond (SF), John Hanson (C) Howard Yoho, Hank Thompson | |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Ray Melton misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:30 | Rider | The rebound goes to James Smith | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Michael Crochet (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lessman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Bangert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sylvester Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Pigford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Rosamond (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rider | James Smith hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Crochet | 64-59 |
| 02:48 | Dayton | Sylvester Gardner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-59 |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Ray Melton grabs the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rider | John Bontrager (SG), Russell Wade (PF) James Smith, Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Yoho (SF), Hank Thompson (C) Carl Rosamond, John Hanson | |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Sylvester Gardner drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Pigford | 64-61 |
| 02:11 | Rider | John Bontrager can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-61 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Ray Melton snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 01:58 | Dayton | Michael Pigford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 01:57 | Rider | Thomas Lessman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:41 | Rider | Russell Wade misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ray Melton - foul #2 on Ray Melton, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| 01:41 | Rider | Russell Wade makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:41 | Rider | Russell Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Hank Thompson grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Michael Pigford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 01:19 | Rider | The rebound goes to Russell Wade | 65-61 |
| 01:10 | Rider | Hank Thompson swats the short shot by Thomas Lessman | 65-61 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Ray Melton grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Hank Thompson makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Sylvester Gardner | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Bontrager and he's hacked by Sylvester Gardner - foul #2 on Sylvester Gardner, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| 00:30 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert misses the free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:30 | Rider | Russell Wade snags the offensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Rider | Hank Thompson is called for the reach on Russell Wade - foul #2 on Hank Thompson, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| 00:28 | Rider | Russell Wade makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:28 | Rider | Russell Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | John Bontrager steals the ball from Michael Pigford | 69-63 |
| 00:22 | Rider | Sylvester Gardner is called for the reach on John Bontrager in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sylvester Gardner, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Rider | James Smith (SF) Thomas Lessman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:22 | Rider | John Bontrager misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Michael Pigford gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Michael Pigford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 00:15 | Rider | The rebound goes to Ronnie Bangert | 69-63 |
| 00:12 | Rider | Sylvester Gardner is called for the reach on Ronnie Bangert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sylvester Gardner, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| 00:12 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:12 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Michael Pigford is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Lessman (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Michael Pigford makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Michael Pigford makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:04 | Rider | Sylvester Gardner is called for the reach on John Bontrager in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sylvester Gardner, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Rider | James Smith (SF) Thomas Lessman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG) Sylvester Gardner | |
| 00:04 | Rider | John Bontrager makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:04 | Rider | John Bontrager makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Pigford clanks a halfcourt shot | 73-65 |