| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Featherstone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Hansell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Mowery (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Cordes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Richard Butler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frederick Poland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hurt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Haley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Andres Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | DePaul | Joe Mowery is fouled on the floor by Eric Haley - foul #1 on Eric Haley, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Melvin Hansell | 26-29 |
| 19:02 | Rider | Frederick Poland knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Butler | 26-32 |
| 18:41 | DePaul | Joe Mowery scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Donald Melia | 28-32 |
| 18:22 | Rider | Richard Butler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Melia - foul #1 on Donald Melia, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 18:22 | Rider | Richard Butler makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:22 | Rider | Richard Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:05 | DePaul | Joe Mowery misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 18:03 | DePaul | Donald Melia hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 17:46 | Rider | Richard Butler clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 17:44 | Rider | Andres Martinez tips it back up and in | 30-36 |
| 17:23 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone is fouled on the floor by Richard Butler - foul #2 on Richard Butler, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Vance (PG), Charles Stokely (SF), Leroy Merganthaler (C) Donald Melia, Melvin Hansell, John Cordes | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 17:14 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Tincher (PF) Eric Haley | |
| 17:09 | Rider | Stephen Vance takes the ball from Richard Butler in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 17:08 | DePaul | Stephen Vance lays it up and in | 32-36 |
| 16:53 | Rider | Leroy Merganthaler steals it from Richard Butler | 32-36 |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Joe Mowery is denied on a dunk by Robert Tincher | 32-36 |
| 16:32 | Rider | Andres Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:26 | Rider | Andres Martinez is fouled on the floor by Leroy Merganthaler - foul #3 on Leroy Merganthaler, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Wilson (SG), John Cordes (C) Steven Featherstone, Leroy Merganthaler | |
| Subs | Rider | Ryan White (PG), Lee Remy (SG), Irving Carr (SF), Anderson Davis (C) Richard Butler, Frederick Poland, Joseph Hurt, Andres Martinez | |
| 16:08 | Rider | Lee Remy buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Ryan White | 32-38 |
| 15:44 | DePaul | Joe Mowery misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-38 |
| 15:43 | Rider | Ryan White snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Vance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Wilson (fresh) SF - Charles Stokely (fresh) PF - Joe Mowery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Cordes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Ryan White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Remy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Carr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Tincher (fresh) C - Anderson Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Rider | Lee Remy is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lee Remy, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Donald Melia (SG), Melvin Hansell (SF), Leroy Merganthaler (PF) Christopher Wilson, Charles Stokely, Joe Mowery, John Cordes | |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Butler (PG), Joseph Hurt (SF), Eric Haley (PF) Lee Remy, Irving Carr, Anderson Davis | |
| 15:07 | DePaul | Joseph Hurt picks off the pass by Gene Stubbs | 32-38 |
| 14:49 | Rider | Ryan White misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 14:48 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:43 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Featherstone (SG) Donald Melia | |
| Subs | Rider | Frederick Poland (SG), Andres Martinez (C) Ryan White, Robert Tincher | |
| 14:27 | Rider | Frederick Poland clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 14:26 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Melvin Hansell | 35-38 |
| 14:11 | Rider | Steven Featherstone picks off the pass by Andres Martinez | 35-38 |
| 13:50 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 13:38 | Rider | Richard Butler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-38 |
| 13:37 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Stephen Vance | 38-38 |
| 13:11 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 13:09 | Rider | The rebound goes to Eric Haley | 38-38 |
| 12:52 | Rider | Frederick Poland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Stokely (SF), Joe Mowery (PF), John Cordes (C) Melvin Hansell, Leroy Merganthaler, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Rider | Ryan White (PG), Lee Remy (SF) Richard Butler, Joseph Hurt | |
| 12:23 | DePaul | Charles Stokely's floater is tipped away by Eric Haley | 38-38 |
| 12:22 | Rider | Frederick Poland snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:02 | Rider | Ryan White hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eric Haley | 38-41 |
| 11:49 | DePaul | Joe Mowery loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Christopher Wilson (SG) Gene Stubbs, Steven Featherstone | |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Butler (PG), Joseph Hurt (SF), Robert Tincher (PF), Anderson Davis (C) Frederick Poland, Lee Remy, Eric Haley, Andres Martinez | |
| 11:33 | Rider | Ryan White misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Stokely - foul #2 on Charles Stokely, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler (SF) Christopher Wilson | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 11:33 | Rider | Ryan White makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 11:33 | Rider | Ryan White misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 11:33 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Stokely (fresh) SF - Leroy Merganthaler (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Mowery (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Cordes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Richard Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan White (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hurt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Tincher (fresh) C - Anderson Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | DePaul | John Cordes is fouled on the floor by Anderson Davis - foul #1 on Anderson Davis, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Hansell (SF) Leroy Merganthaler | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 11:03 | DePaul | Anderson Davis takes the ball from Joe Mowery | 38-42 |
| 10:43 | Rider | Robert Tincher is hacked by Charles Stokely - foul #3 on Charles Stokely, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rider | Andres Martinez (C) Anderson Davis | |
| 10:29 | Rider | Joseph Hurt is denied on a layup by John Cordes | 38-42 |
| 10:28 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Joe Mowery | 38-42 |
| 10:13 | DePaul | John Cordes's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Hurt | 38-42 |
| 10:11 | Rider | Joseph Hurt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 09:45 | Rider | Melvin Hansell steals it from Joseph Hurt | 38-42 |
| 09:41 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell lays it in | 40-42 |
| 09:22 | Rider | Andres Martinez is fouled on the floor by Melvin Hansell - foul #2 on Melvin Hansell, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Steven Featherstone (SG), Leroy Merganthaler (PF), Stephen Vance (C) Donald Melia, Charles Stokely, Joe Mowery, John Cordes | |
| Subs | Rider | Lee Remy (PG), Frederick Poland (SG), Irving Carr (SF), Eric Haley (PF) Richard Butler, Ryan White, Joseph Hurt, Robert Tincher | |
| 09:07 | Rider | Eric Haley is denied on a layup by Stephen Vance | 40-42 |
| 09:06 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Steven Featherstone | 40-42 |
| 09:02 | DePaul | Andres Martinez denies the turnaround by Melvin Hansell | 40-42 |
| 09:00 | Rider | Irving Carr pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:42 | Rider | Irving Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rider | Anderson Davis (C) Andres Martinez | |
| 08:24 | DePaul | Stephen Vance can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Anderson Davis - foul #2 on Anderson Davis, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rider | Joseph Hurt (SF) Irving Carr | |
| 08:24 | DePaul | Stephen Vance makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:24 | DePaul | Stephen Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:01 | Rider | Anderson Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Butler (PG), Robert Tincher (C) Lee Remy, Anderson Davis | |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Haley - foul #2 on Eric Haley, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Stokely (SF), Joe Mowery (PF) Melvin Hansell, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:22 | Rider | Frederick Poland scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-45 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Featherstone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Stokely (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joe Mowery (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Leroy Merganthaler (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Richard Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Poland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hurt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eric Haley (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Tincher (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-45 |
| 06:49 | Rider | Robert Tincher misses long on a floater from close range | 47-45 |
| 06:47 | DePaul | Joe Mowery grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 06:39 | DePaul | Joe Mowery can't finish the layup | 47-45 |
| 06:38 | Rider | Eric Haley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:24 | Rider | Richard Butler drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frederick Poland | 47-47 |
| 06:00 | DePaul | Richard Butler picks off the pass by Charles Stokely | 47-47 |
| 05:39 | Rider | Frederick Poland misses long on a jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 05:38 | Rider | Robert Tincher grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 05:19 | Rider | Eric Haley is hacked by Joe Mowery - foul #1 on Joe Mowery, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Christopher Wilson (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), John Cordes (C) Gene Stubbs, Steven Featherstone, Charles Stokely, Leroy Merganthaler | |
| Subs | Rider | Ryan White (PG), James Gauna (SG), Lee Remy (SF), Irving Carr (PF), Andres Martinez (C) Richard Butler, Frederick Poland, Joseph Hurt, Eric Haley, Robert Tincher | |
| 05:14 | Rider | James Gauna connects on the floater from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Donald Melia makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 04:31 | Rider | Lee Remy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Vance - foul #2 on Stephen Vance, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Hansell (SF) Joe Mowery | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 04:31 | Rider | Lee Remy makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:31 | Rider | Lee Remy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:18 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 04:17 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:04 | DePaul | John Cordes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 04:02 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:52 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 03:25 | Rider | Ryan White double dribbles | 53-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Featherstone (SG), Charles Stokely (PF) Christopher Wilson, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Butler (PG), Frederick Poland (SG), Joseph Hurt (SF), Eric Haley (PF) Ryan White, James Gauna, Lee Remy, Irving Carr | |
| 03:13 | DePaul | Charles Stokely knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Melvin Hansell and he's hacked by Eric Haley - foul #3 on Eric Haley, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG) Donald Melia | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 03:13 | DePaul | Charles Stokely makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Featherstone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Melvin Hansell (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Stokely (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Cordes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Richard Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Poland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Hurt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eric Haley (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Andres Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Rider | Joseph Hurt is called for traveling | 56-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Vance (PF) Melvin Hansell | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 02:54 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Hansell (SF), Joe Mowery (PF) Charles Stokely, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 02:37 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 02:35 | Rider | Andres Martinez grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 02:17 | Rider | Frederick Poland hits a jumper from the left side | 56-53 |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Gene Stubbs, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| 01:47 | Rider | Andres Martinez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| 01:34 | DePaul | John Cordes is hacked by Andres Martinez - foul #2 on Andres Martinez, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| 01:34 | DePaul | John Cordes makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:34 | DePaul | John Cordes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:20 | Rider | Frederick Poland misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-53 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | John Cordes pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 01:03 | Rider | The rebound goes to Andres Martinez | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Rider | Richard Butler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 00:46 | Rider | Joseph Hurt misses the tip | 58-53 |
| 00:45 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Joe Mowery | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Joe Mowery is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Butler - foul #3 on Richard Butler, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG) Gene Stubbs | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Joe Mowery makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Joe Mowery makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Rider | Joseph Hurt comes up short on the shot in the lane | 60-53 |
| 00:35 | Rider | Richard Butler snags the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 00:32 | Rider | Frederick Poland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 00:31 | Rider | Andres Martinez gets the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:27 | Rider | Richard Butler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 00:25 | Rider | Frederick Poland pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:21 | Rider | Richard Butler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 00:20 | Rider | Joseph Hurt gets the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:16 | Rider | Frederick Poland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 00:15 | Rider | Joseph Hurt snags the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 00:12 | Rider | Frederick Poland clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 00:11 | Rider | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Haley | 60-53 |
| 00:07 | Rider | Frederick Poland is fouled on the floor by Joe Mowery - foul #2 on Joe Mowery, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG) Donald Melia | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 00:07 | Rider | Frederick Poland makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:07 | Rider | Frederick Poland makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Frederick Poland is called for the reach on Steven Featherstone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Poland, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG) Gene Stubbs | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Joseph Hurt misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 62-55 |