| Lineup | Rider | PG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Samuels (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Montgomery (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Erik Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Steve Samuels inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rider | Steve Samuels lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Hall | 28-29 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson's pass is intercepted by Anthony Hall | 28-29 |
| 19:13 | Rider | Richard Thompson swats the layup by Raymond Jones | 28-29 |
| 19:12 | Rider | Raymond Jones tips it but misses | 28-29 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Russell Braswell | 28-31 |
| 18:44 | Rider | Steve Samuels is fouled on the floor by Richard Thompson - foul #1 on Richard Thompson, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 18:27 | Rider | Raymond Jones lays it in set up by Anthony Hall | 30-31 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Paul Edwards - foul #3 on Paul Edwards, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Rider | Ricardo Delgado (PG) Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:36 | Rider | Steve Samuels is fouled on the floor by Harold Jackson - foul #2 on Harold Jackson, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 17:26 | Rider | Anthony Hall misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Braswell | 30-36 |
| 16:52 | Rider | Leonard Montgomery makes the 3 from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 16:26 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Wilson grabs the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:13 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 16:11 | Rider | The rebound goes to Ricardo Delgado | 33-36 |
| 15:49 | Rider | Kurt Wilson picks off the pass by Raymond Jones | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Ricardo Delgado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Samuels (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harold Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Erik Dejesus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kurt Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Thompson and the foul's on Leonard Montgomery - foul #3 on Leonard Montgomery, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Rider | Paul Edwards (PG), Robert Donahoe (SG), Richard Lee (SF), Alex Gerlach (PF) Ricardo Delgado, Anthony Hall, Steve Samuels, Leonard Montgomery | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Edwin Parmelee (SF), Everette Strawn (PF), Robert Reddick (C) Russell Braswell, Erik Dejesus, Richard Thompson, Kurt Wilson | |
| 15:23 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson misses the free throw | 33-38 |
| 15:23 | Rider | Alex Gerlach gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 15:16 | Rider | Paul Edwards scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Raymond Jones | 36-38 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Harold Jackson | 36-40 |
| 14:42 | Rider | Alex Gerlach misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Reddick - foul #2 on Robert Reddick, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel (SG) Harold Jackson | |
| 14:42 | Rider | Alex Gerlach makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:42 | Rider | Alex Gerlach makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn is hacked by Richard Lee - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 14:17 | Rider | Raymond Jones pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:03 | Rider | Richard Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-40 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Alex Gerlach swats the short shot by Edwin Parmelee | 38-40 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 13:31 | Rider | Robert Donahoe's pass is intercepted by Everette Strawn | 38-42 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-42 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Robert Reddick tips it back up and in | 38-44 |
| 13:11 | Rider | Richard Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Edwards | 41-44 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rider | Anthony Hall (SG), Steve Samuels (SF) Richard Lee, Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell (PG), Harold Jackson (SG), Erik Dejesus (SF), Richard Thompson (PF) Peter Caruso, Kevin Peel, Everette Strawn, Robert Reddick | |
| 12:34 | Rider | Steve Samuels misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Erik Dejesus - foul #1 on Erik Dejesus, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rider | Leonard Montgomery (PF) Alex Gerlach | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:34 | Rider | Steve Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:34 | Rider | Steve Samuels misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus grabs the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 11:57 | Rider | Steve Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 11:36 | Rider | Steve Samuels's floater is tipped away by Edwin Parmelee | 42-44 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Samuels (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonard Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Donahoe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Dejesus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edwin Parmelee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-44 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson grabs the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Russell Braswell | 42-47 |
| 10:34 | Rider | Robert Donahoe hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Edwards | 45-47 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 09:59 | Rider | Robert Donahoe comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 45-50 |
| 09:57 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-50 |
| 09:51 | Rider | The rebound goes to Anthony Hall | 45-50 |
| 09:34 | Rider | Steve Samuels scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Hall | 47-50 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 09:21 | Rider | Leonard Montgomery snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 08:58 | Rider | Robert Donahoe misses long on a jumper in the lane | 47-50 |
| 08:57 | Rider | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Montgomery | 47-50 |
| 08:39 | Rider | Leonard Montgomery scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Anthony Hall | 50-50 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steve Samuels - foul #2 on Steve Samuels, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Rider | Ricardo Delgado (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Noel Rusch (SF), Alex Gerlach (PF), Raymond Jones (C) Paul Edwards, Anthony Hall, Steve Samuels, Leonard Montgomery, Robert Donahoe | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Caruso (PG), Kevin Peel (SG), Everette Strawn (PF), Kurt Wilson (C) Russell Braswell, Harold Jackson, Erik Dejesus, Richard Thompson | |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:55 | Rider | Alex Gerlach hits the finger roll | 52-52 |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Peel | 52-54 |
| 07:17 | Rider | Noel Rusch's layup is rejected by Kurt Wilson | 52-54 |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Ricardo Delgado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Noel Rusch (fresh) PF - Alex Gerlach (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Peter Caruso (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Peel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Parmelee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Everette Strawn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Wilson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 06:59 | Rider | Raymond Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:35 | Rider | Noel Rusch hits a floater from the left side | 54-54 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Wilson buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Edwin Parmelee | 54-56 |
| 05:53 | Rider | Alex Gerlach knocks in the shot from close range | 56-56 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rider | Paul Edwards (PG), Anthony Hall (SG), Steve Samuels (SF), Leonard Montgomery (PF) Ricardo Delgado, Richard Lee, Noel Rusch, Alex Gerlach | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell (PG), Harold Jackson (SG), Erik Dejesus (SF), Richard Thompson (PF) Peter Caruso, Kevin Peel, Edwin Parmelee, Everette Strawn | |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Braswell | 56-58 |
| 05:25 | Rider | Raymond Jones is fouled on the floor by Kurt Wilson - foul #1 on Kurt Wilson, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| 05:15 | Rider | Steve Samuels hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Edwards | 58-58 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Russell Braswell | 58-60 |
| 04:48 | Rider | Anthony Hall makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Edwards | 60-60 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson clanks a turnaround from the right block | 60-60 |
| 04:25 | Rider | Raymond Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:20 | Rider | Steve Samuels can't connect on a runner in the lane | 60-60 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Thompson | 60-60 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Braswell | 60-62 |
| 03:44 | Rider | Kurt Wilson steals it from Anthony Hall | 60-62 |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Russell Braswell | 60-64 |
| 03:05 | Rider | Leonard Montgomery makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Samuels | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Steve Samuels (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonard Montgomery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Dejesus (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Kurt Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | Southern Illinois | Steve Samuels steals it from Erik Dejesus | 62-64 |
| 02:41 | Rider | Raymond Jones is fouled on the floor by Erik Dejesus - foul #2 on Erik Dejesus, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Donahoe (SG), Alex Gerlach (PF) Anthony Hall, Leonard Montgomery | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee (SF), Everette Strawn (PF), Robert Reddick (C) Erik Dejesus, Richard Thompson, Kurt Wilson | |
| 02:24 | Rider | Robert Donahoe comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-64 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Everette Strawn snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rider | Anthony Hall (SG) Robert Donahoe | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus (SF), Richard Thompson (PF) Everette Strawn, Robert Reddick | |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 01:40 | Rider | Raymond Jones is hacked by Russell Braswell - foul #3 on Russell Braswell, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Rider | Leonard Montgomery (PF) Alex Gerlach | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kurt Wilson (C) Edwin Parmelee | |
| 01:40 | Rider | Raymond Jones makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:40 | Rider | Raymond Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 01:07 | Rider | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Jones is blocked by Kurt Wilson | 63-69 |
| 01:06 | Rider | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Edwards | 63-69 |
| 00:46 | Rider | Raymond Jones hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Samuels and he's hacked by Kurt Wilson - foul #2 on Kurt Wilson, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| 00:46 | Rider | Raymond Jones misses the free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Hall is called for the reach on Richard Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Hall, team foul #5 | 65-69 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Montgomery is called for the reach on Erik Dejesus - foul #4 on Leonard Montgomery, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson is hacked by Raymond Jones - foul #2 on Raymond Jones, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:38 | Rider | The rebound goes to Leonard Montgomery | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Rider | Raymond Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 00:30 | Rider | Steve Samuels tips it in | 67-69 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Hall - foul #3 on Anthony Hall, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:28 | Rider | Raymond Jones gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Rider | Steve Samuels's layup is rejected by Richard Thompson | 67-69 |
| 00:17 | Rider | Leonard Montgomery pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:12 | Rider | Raymond Jones can't connect on a shot in the paint | 67-69 |
| 00:10 | Rider | Leonard Montgomery tips it but misses | 67-69 |
| 00:08 | Rider | Leonard Montgomery tips it in | 69-69 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Montgomery denies the turnaround by Richard Thompson | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Paul Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Samuels (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Montgomery (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Jackson (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Dejesus (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Rider | Raymond Jones wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:42 | Rider | Paul Edwards comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-69 |
| 04:40 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson misses the lay-in | 69-69 |
| 04:35 | Rider | Leonard Montgomery gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:23 | Rider | Paul Edwards clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 04:21 | Rider | Raymond Jones tips it in | 71-69 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Erik Dejesus clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 04:05 | Rider | Raymond Jones gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:52 | Rider | Steve Samuels hits the finger roll set up by Paul Edwards | 73-69 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Richard Thompson loses the dribble to Anthony Hall | 73-69 |
| 03:34 | Rider | Anthony Hall hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Edwards | 75-69 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-69 |
| 03:13 | Rider | Steve Samuels gets the rebound | 75-69 |
| 02:50 | Rider | Paul Edwards hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Samuels | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kurt Wilson and he's hacked by Paul Edwards - foul #4 on Paul Edwards, team foul #9 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Parmelee (C) Kurt Wilson | |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell misses the free throw | 78-71 |
| 02:37 | Rider | Leonard Montgomery gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| 02:23 | Rider | Harold Jackson steals the ball from Anthony Hall | 78-71 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson lays it in | 78-73 |
| 02:11 | Rider | Paul Edwards connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Hall | 81-73 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Jackson | 81-76 |
| 01:38 | Rider | Paul Edwards is hacked by Harold Jackson - foul #3 on Harold Jackson, team foul #9 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kurt Wilson (C) Edwin Parmelee | |
| 01:38 | Rider | Paul Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:38 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harold Jackson | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Edwards - foul #5 on Paul Edwards, team foul #10 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Rider | Ricardo Delgado (PG) Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell misses the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:34 | Rider | Steve Samuels gets the rebound | 81-76 |
| 01:22 | Rider | Ricardo Delgado scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Leonard Montgomery | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Jones is called for the reach on Kurt Wilson - foul #3 on Raymond Jones, team foul #11 | 84-76 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Ricardo Delgado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Hall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steve Samuels (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Montgomery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Braswell (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Jackson (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Dejesus (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:57 | Rider | Anthony Hall is hacked by Harold Jackson - foul #4 on Harold Jackson, team foul #10 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Donahoe (SF) Steve Samuels | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:57 | Rider | Anthony Hall makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:57 | Rider | Anthony Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Harold Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 86-78 |
| 00:48 | Rider | Leonard Montgomery grabs the board | 86-78 |
| 00:48 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Rider | Ricardo Delgado is hacked by Harold Jackson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Jackson, team foul #11 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Peel (SG) Harold Jackson | |
| 00:46 | Rider | Ricardo Delgado misses the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:46 | Rider | Ricardo Delgado makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 87-78 |
| 00:38 | Rider | The rebound goes to Leonard Montgomery | 87-78 |
| 00:35 | Rider | Russell Braswell is called for the reach on Leonard Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Braswell, team foul #12 | 87-78 |
| 00:35 | Rider | Leonard Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:35 | Rider | Leonard Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Russell Braswell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 89-78 |
| 00:28 | Rider | The rebound goes to Raymond Jones | 89-78 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rider | Ricardo Delgado runs out the clock | 89-78 |