| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Ackerman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kevin Shouse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robert Michael (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Ambler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Durr (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eddie Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Edward Ambler inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford blows the layup but the foul's on Irving Huggard - foul #2 on Irving Huggard, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 19:45 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 19:45 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 19:28 | Rider | Kevin Shouse clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 19:26 | Youngstown State | Gary Smith pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 19:07 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 19:05 | Rider | Irving Huggard grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 18:48 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher is hacked by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| 18:32 | Rider | Irving Huggard hits a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Eddie Stafford - foul #2 on Eddie Stafford, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| 18:32 | Rider | Irving Huggard misses the free throw | 29-40 |
| 18:32 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:17 | Youngstown State | Gary Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Ralph Ackerman - foul #2 on Ralph Ackerman, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| 18:17 | Youngstown State | Gary Smith misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 18:17 | Youngstown State | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:05 | Rider | Irving Huggard misses badly on a shot from the right block | 29-41 |
| 18:04 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman tips it back up and in | 31-41 |
| 17:41 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford can't throw it down | 31-41 |
| 17:39 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 17:32 | Rider | Robert Michael steals the ball from Irving Huggard | 31-41 |
| 17:08 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford loses the dribble to Irving Huggard | 31-41 |
| 17:04 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the fadeaway from the left side | 33-41 |
| 16:46 | Youngstown State | Edward Ambler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-41 |
| 16:45 | Rider | The rebound goes to Gary Wakefield | 33-41 |
| 16:33 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-41 |
| 16:31 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman tips it but misses | 33-41 |
| 16:29 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 16:25 | Youngstown State | Gary Wakefield steals it from Robert Michael | 33-41 |
| 16:13 | Rider | Gary Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Gregory Durr - foul #2 on Gregory Durr, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG), Wendell Jones (SG), Ruben Blake (SF), Chris Bryant (C) Jeffery Belcher, Ralph Ackerman, Kevin Shouse, Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase (PG), Steve Cannon (SG), Edward Patton (SF), Ronald Furr (PF), David Vickrey (C) Robert Michael, Gary Smith, Edward Ambler, Gregory Durr, Eddie Stafford | |
| 16:13 | Rider | Gary Wakefield misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:13 | Rider | Gary Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:13 | Rider | Ruben Blake grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 15:56 | Rider | Ruben Blake can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 15:54 | Rider | Gary Wakefield grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Arden Lekberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wendell Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ruben Blake (fresh) PF - Gary Wakefield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Jeffrey Chase (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Patton (fresh) PF - Ronald Furr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Vickrey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Rider | Chris Bryant scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Arden Lekberg | 35-41 |
| 15:29 | Youngstown State | Ronald Furr makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Chase | 35-43 |
| 15:11 | Rider | Gary Wakefield drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Wendell Jones | 37-43 |
| 15:01 | Youngstown State | Steve Cannon misses the driving attempt from close range | 37-43 |
| 14:59 | Rider | Chris Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:30 | Rider | Arden Lekberg is hacked by Jeffrey Chase - foul #2 on Jeffrey Chase, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Ralph Ackerman (SG), Irving Huggard (C) Arden Lekberg, Ruben Blake, Gary Wakefield | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gary Smith (SG), Edward Ambler (SF) Steve Cannon, Edward Patton | |
| 14:15 | Rider | Chris Bryant misses long on a floater near the basket | 37-43 |
| 14:13 | Youngstown State | Edward Ambler snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 13:56 | Youngstown State | Ronald Furr loses the dribble to Chris Bryant | 37-43 |
| 13:42 | Rider | Irving Huggard connects on the jumper in the paint | 39-43 |
| 13:25 | Youngstown State | Ralph Ackerman is called for the reach on Gary Smith - foul #3 on Ralph Ackerman, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (PF) Chris Bryant | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Michael (PG), Gregory Durr (PF), Eddie Stafford (C) Jeffrey Chase, Ronald Furr, David Vickrey | |
| 13:06 | Youngstown State | Robert Michael clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 13:04 | Youngstown State | Gregory Durr can't tip it in | 39-43 |
| 13:02 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:52 | Youngstown State | Jeffery Belcher steals it from Robert Michael | 39-43 |
| 12:38 | Rider | Robert Michael steps in front of the Irving Huggard pass | 39-43 |
| 12:17 | Youngstown State | Edward Ambler misses the easy layup | 39-43 |
| 12:15 | Youngstown State | Gary Smith tips it home | 39-45 |
| 11:57 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Michael - foul #1 on Robert Michael, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rider | Kevin Shouse (SF), Chris Bryant (PF) Wendell Jones, Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Furr (SF) Edward Ambler | |
| 11:57 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:57 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:57 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Eddie Stafford | 40-45 |
| 11:42 | Youngstown State | Ronald Furr can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 11:40 | Youngstown State | Ronald Furr tips it but misses | 40-45 |
| 11:39 | Rider | Michael McKillop pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Ackerman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Shouse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael McKillop (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robert Michael (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Furr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Durr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rider | Eddie Stafford denies the turnaround by Ralph Ackerman | 40-45 |
| 11:17 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Ronald Furr | 40-45 |
| 11:12 | Youngstown State | Gary Smith misses the lay-in | 40-45 |
| 11:10 | Rider | Michael McKillop grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 11:03 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher loses the dribble to Gary Smith | 40-45 |
| 10:45 | Youngstown State | Robert Michael misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 10:43 | Youngstown State | Ronald Furr tips it back up and in | 40-47 |
| 10:30 | Rider | Kevin Shouse comes up short on the shot from the left side | 40-47 |
| 10:28 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:24 | Youngstown State | Robert Michael misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 10:23 | Youngstown State | Gary Smith hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 10:08 | Rider | Michael McKillop lays it in | 42-49 |
| 09:51 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-49 |
| 09:49 | Rider | Chris Bryant snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 09:26 | Rider | Michael McKillop double dribbles | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG), Wendell Jones (SG), Ruben Blake (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF), Irving Huggard (C) Jeffery Belcher, Ralph Ackerman, Kevin Shouse, Chris Bryant, Michael McKillop | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase (PG), Steve Cannon (SG), Edward Ambler (SF), David Vickrey (C) Robert Michael, Gary Smith, Ronald Furr, Eddie Stafford | |
| 09:13 | Youngstown State | Edward Ambler misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ruben Blake - foul #1 on Ruben Blake, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| 09:13 | Youngstown State | Edward Ambler misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:13 | Youngstown State | Edward Ambler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:53 | Rider | Gary Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 42-50 |
| 08:52 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:36 | Youngstown State | Edward Ambler connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Chase | 42-53 |
| 08:13 | Rider | Wendell Jones hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Steve Cannon - foul #1 on Steve Cannon, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| 08:13 | Rider | Wendell Jones makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:01 | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 07:59 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey grabs the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 07:47 | Youngstown State | Steve Cannon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 07:45 | Rider | Irving Huggard gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 07:32 | Rider | Jeffrey Chase is called for the reach on Arden Lekberg - foul #3 on Jeffrey Chase, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rider | Ralph Ackerman (SG), Kevin Shouse (SF) Wendell Jones, Ruben Blake | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Furr (PF) Gregory Durr | |
| 07:32 | Rider | Arden Lekberg makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:32 | Rider | Arden Lekberg misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:32 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Arden Lekberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Ackerman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Shouse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Jeffrey Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Ambler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Furr (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Vickrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Youngstown State | Ronald Furr misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gary Wakefield - foul #2 on Gary Wakefield, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG) Arden Lekberg | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gary Smith (SG), Eddie Stafford (C) Steve Cannon, David Vickrey | |
| 07:12 | Youngstown State | Ronald Furr misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:12 | Youngstown State | Ronald Furr misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:12 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford grabs the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 06:48 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford is fouled on the floor by Irving Huggard - foul #3 on Irving Huggard, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rider | Chris Bryant (PF), Michael McKillop (C) Gary Wakefield, Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Michael (PG) Jeffrey Chase | |
| 06:27 | Youngstown State | Gary Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 06:09 | Rider | Chris Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steve Cannon (PF) Edward Ambler | |
| 05:43 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford lays it in set up by Robert Michael | 46-58 |
| 05:27 | Rider | Michael McKillop clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Eddie Stafford - foul #3 on Eddie Stafford, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG), Gary Wakefield (PF), Irving Huggard (C) Jeffery Belcher, Kevin Shouse, Chris Bryant | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Vickrey (C) Eddie Stafford | |
| 05:27 | Rider | Michael McKillop makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:27 | Rider | Michael McKillop misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:27 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 05:09 | Youngstown State | Gary Smith lays it up and in set up by Ronald Furr | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:52 | Rider | Gary Wakefield comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-60 |
| 04:51 | Youngstown State | Ronald Furr pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:28 | Youngstown State | Ralph Ackerman steals the ball from Robert Michael | 47-60 |
| 04:15 | Rider | Michael McKillop misses the shot from the baseline | 47-60 |
| 04:13 | Youngstown State | Steve Cannon snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 04:07 | Youngstown State | Robert Michael is hacked by Arden Lekberg - foul #2 on Arden Lekberg, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Wendell Jones (SF) Arden Lekberg, Michael McKillop | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Edward Ambler (SF), Eddie Stafford (C) Gary Smith, Ronald Furr | |
| 04:07 | Youngstown State | Robert Michael makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 04:07 | Youngstown State | Robert Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 03:45 | Rider | Gary Wakefield misses the turnaround from the left block | 47-62 |
| 03:44 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Steve Cannon | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Youngstown State | Steve Cannon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-62 |
| 03:27 | Youngstown State | Edward Ambler tips it but misses | 47-62 |
| 03:25 | Rider | Irving Huggard pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Ackerman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wendell Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Wakefield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robert Michael (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steve Cannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Ambler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Vickrey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 03:10 | Youngstown State | David Vickrey pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 02:51 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford lays it in | 47-64 |
| 02:42 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-64 |
| 02:40 | Youngstown State | Eddie Stafford snags the defensive board | 47-64 |
| 02:19 | Youngstown State | Edward Ambler misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-64 |
| 02:18 | Rider | Ralph Ackerman snags the defensive board | 47-64 |
| 02:04 | Rider | Irving Huggard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Ambler - foul #1 on Edward Ambler, team foul #9 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG), Ruben Blake (SF), Chris Bryant (PF) Jeffery Belcher, Ralph Ackerman, Gary Wakefield | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Cox (PG), Jeffrey Chase (SG), Edward Patton (SF), Ronald Furr (PF), Ron Medlock (C) Robert Michael, Steve Cannon, Edward Ambler, David Vickrey, Eddie Stafford | |
| 02:04 | Rider | Irving Huggard misses the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 02:04 | Rider | Irving Huggard misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 02:04 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Ron Medlock | 47-64 |
| 01:58 | Youngstown State | Arden Lekberg steps in front of the James Cox pass in the backcourt | 47-64 |
| 01:57 | Rider | Wendell Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arden Lekberg | 49-64 |
| 01:55 | Youngstown State | Arden Lekberg is called for the reach on James Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arden Lekberg, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (C) Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steve Cannon (SG), David Vickrey (C) Jeffrey Chase, Ron Medlock | |
| 01:55 | Youngstown State | James Cox makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 01:55 | Youngstown State | James Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 01:44 | Rider | Michael McKillop misses long on a shot from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 01:43 | Rider | Wendell Jones grabs the offensive board | 49-66 |
| 01:33 | Rider | Michael McKillop is hacked by David Vickrey - foul #1 on David Vickrey, team foul #10 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jeffrey Chase (PG) James Cox | |
| 01:33 | Rider | Michael McKillop makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 01:33 | Rider | Michael McKillop misses the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 01:33 | Youngstown State | Ronald Furr grabs the board | 50-66 |
| 01:11 | Youngstown State | Wendell Jones steals the ball from Edward Patton | 50-66 |
| 01:07 | Rider | Wendell Jones hits the finger roll | 52-66 |
| 00:44 | Youngstown State | Wendell Jones steals it from Jeffrey Chase | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Rider | Chris Bryant makes the shot from the left side set up by Ruben Blake and he's fouled by Ronald Furr - foul #1 on Ronald Furr, team foul #11 | 54-66 |
| 00:37 | Rider | Chris Bryant makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Youngstown State | Wendell Jones takes the ball from David Vickrey | 55-66 |
| 00:09 | Rider | Arden Lekberg comes up short on the shot in the paint | 55-66 |
| 00:08 | Rider | Wendell Jones misses the tip | 55-66 |
| 00:06 | Rider | Chris Bryant misses the tip | 55-66 |
| 00:05 | Rider | Chris Bryant tips it in | 57-66 |
| 00:05 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Ralph Ackerman (SG), Kevin Shouse (SF), Gary Wakefield (PF), Irving Huggard (C) Arden Lekberg, Wendell Jones, Ruben Blake, Chris Bryant, Michael McKillop | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Michael (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Edward Ambler (SF), Gregory Durr (PF), Eddie Stafford (C) Jeffrey Chase, Steve Cannon, Edward Patton, Ronald Furr, David Vickrey | |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Robert Michael runs out the clock | 57-66 |