| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Rewakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Glenn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Daryl Perera (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Josh Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Burt Doner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Illinois | John Smith drills a shot from the right side set up by Gary Rewakowski | 26-33 |
| 19:13 | Rider | Roger Owens is hacked by Ralph Baker - foul #3 on Ralph Baker, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil (C) Ralph Baker | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 18:59 | Rider | Daryl Perera misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Tim Glenn - foul #1 on Tim Glenn, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| 18:59 | Rider | Daryl Perera makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:59 | Rider | Daryl Perera makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks snags the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 18:01 | Rider | James Coleman lays it in on a nice dish by Josh Nelson | 29-37 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | James Coleman picks off the pass by Gary Rewakowski | 29-37 |
| 17:30 | Rider | Roger Owens is denied on a layup by Tim Glenn | 29-37 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gary Rewakowski | 32-37 |
| 16:45 | Rider | Daryl Perera misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 16:43 | Rider | Burt Doner tips it in | 32-39 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil lays it in on a great pass from Tim Glenn | 34-39 |
| 16:09 | Rider | James Coleman is fouled on the floor by Robert Hicks - foul #2 on Robert Hicks, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas (PG), Russell Callahan (SG), Richard Randall (SF), Dick Hubbard (C) John Smith, Robert Hicks, Gary Rewakowski, Tim Glenn | |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Morgan (PG), Elmer Graves (SG), Cody Allen (SF), Scott Montgomery (PF), Timothy Hewitt (C) Daryl Perera, Josh Nelson, Roger Owens, Burt Doner, James Coleman | |
| 15:58 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt clanks a runner in the lane | 34-39 |
| 15:56 | Rider | Jerry Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Hiram Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Callahan (fresh) SF - Richard Randall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Heil (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dick Hubbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Elmer Graves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cody Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Hewitt (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt is whistled for traveling | 34-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson (PF), Ralph Baker (C) Robert Heil, Dick Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Russell Callahan lays it up and in | 36-39 |
| 15:11 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Ralph Baker - foul #4 on Ralph Baker, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn (PF), Dick Hubbard (C) Marvin Anderson, Ralph Baker | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 15:11 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:11 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Dick Hubbard grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Montgomery - foul #1 on Scott Montgomery, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rider | James Coleman (C) Timothy Hewitt | |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:45 | Rider | Scott Montgomery's fadeaway is rejected by Tim Glenn | 37-39 |
| 14:44 | Rider | James Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:31 | Rider | Scott Montgomery double dribbles | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks (SG), Robert Heil (C) Russell Callahan, Dick Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rider | Josh Nelson (SG) Elmer Graves | |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Hiram Thomas | 40-39 |
| 13:41 | Rider | Cody Allen misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Heil gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 13:21 | Rider | Jerry Morgan snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 13:17 | Rider | Cody Allen's 3 pointer is rejected by Robert Heil | 40-39 |
| 13:16 | Rider | James Coleman tips it home | 40-41 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall lays it in | 42-41 |
| 12:46 | Rider | Cody Allen loses the dribble to Richard Randall | 42-41 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Hicks | 44-41 |
| 12:13 | Rider | Scott Montgomery misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 11:48 | Rider | Josh Nelson snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Hiram Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Randall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Glenn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Heil (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Josh Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Coleman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Rider | Josh Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-41 |
| 11:32 | Rider | The rebound goes to James Coleman | 44-41 |
| 11:20 | Rider | Tim Glenn swats the dunk try by James Coleman | 44-41 |
| 11:18 | Rider | Cody Allen tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas's floater is tipped away by James Coleman | 44-43 |
| 11:03 | Rider | The rebound goes to James Coleman | 44-43 |
| 10:45 | Rider | Cody Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 10:44 | Rider | James Coleman snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 10:26 | Rider | Scott Montgomery clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 09:48 | Rider | James Coleman buries a fadeaway from the left side | 46-45 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Richard Randall snags the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks double dribbles | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Russell Callahan (SG), Gary Rewakowski (SF), Marvin Anderson (PF), Dick Hubbard (C) Hiram Thomas, Robert Hicks, Richard Randall, Tim Glenn, Robert Heil | |
| Subs | Rider | Daryl Perera (PG), Elmer Graves (SG), Roger Owens (SF), Burt Doner (PF), Timothy Hewitt (C) Jerry Morgan, Josh Nelson, Cody Allen, Scott Montgomery, James Coleman | |
| 08:41 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Roger Owens | 46-47 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski is hacked by Roger Owens - foul #1 on Roger Owens, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Owens - foul #2 on Roger Owens, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:54 | Rider | Burt Doner can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Russell Callahan - foul #2 on Russell Callahan, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker (C) Dick Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 07:54 | Rider | Burt Doner makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:54 | Rider | Burt Doner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Anderson loses the dribble to Burt Doner | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Rewakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Daryl Perera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Graves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Burt Doner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Hewitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Rider | Gary Rewakowski steals the ball from Elmer Graves | 48-49 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Smith | 50-49 |
| 06:25 | Rider | Elmer Graves buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks (SG), Tim Glenn (PF) Russell Callahan, Marvin Anderson | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 06:02 | Rider | Elmer Graves misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn is fouled on the floor by Burt Doner - foul #2 on Burt Doner, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas (PG), Richard Randall (SF) John Smith, Gary Rewakowski | |
| Subs | Rider | Josh Nelson (SG), James Coleman (C) Elmer Graves, Timothy Hewitt | |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Randall | 52-52 |
| 05:02 | Rider | Daryl Perera comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 04:26 | Rider | Roger Owens is fouled on the floor by Richard Randall - foul #2 on Richard Randall, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Robert Heil (C) Robert Hicks, Ralph Baker | |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Morgan (PG), Cody Allen (SF), Scott Montgomery (PF) Daryl Perera, Roger Owens, Burt Doner | |
| 04:14 | Rider | Scott Montgomery misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 04:13 | Rider | Jerry Morgan snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 04:08 | Rider | James Coleman misses the easy layup | 55-52 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Tim Glenn | 55-52 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Josh Nelson steals it from Tim Glenn | 55-52 |
| 03:53 | Rider | Jerry Morgan banks in the layup set up by Josh Nelson | 55-54 |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 03:33 | Rider | The rebound goes to James Coleman | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hiram Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Randall (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tim Glenn (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. C - Robert Heil (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Josh Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cody Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Rider | Cody Allen buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-57 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Scott Montgomery - foul #2 on Scott Montgomery, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Hicks (SG), Gary Rewakowski (SF), Ralph Baker (C) Hiram Thomas, Richard Randall, Tim Glenn | |
| Subs | Rider | Elmer Graves (SG), Timothy Hewitt (C) Josh Nelson, James Coleman | |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Scott Montgomery - foul #3 on Scott Montgomery, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hiram Thomas (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:48 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Smith (PG), Tim Glenn (PF) Hiram Thomas, Robert Heil | |
| Subs | Rider | Daryl Perera (PG), Josh Nelson (SG), Roger Owens (SF), James Coleman (C) Jerry Morgan, Elmer Graves, Cody Allen, Timothy Hewitt | |
| 02:32 | Rider | Roger Owens scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn hits a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Scott Montgomery - foul #4 on Scott Montgomery, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Rider | Burt Doner (PF) Scott Montgomery | |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:50 | Rider | Robert Hicks steps in front of the Burt Doner pass | 60-60 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Gary Rewakowski lays it in on a great pass from Robert Hicks | 62-60 |
| 01:21 | Rider | John Smith is called for the reach on Josh Nelson - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 01:21 | Rider | Josh Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:21 | Rider | Josh Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:21 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker is hacked by Josh Nelson - foul #2 on Josh Nelson, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | Ralph Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:03 | Rider | James Coleman clanks a jumper from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 01:02 | Rider | Roger Owens gets the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:50 | Rider | James Coleman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Hicks - foul #3 on Robert Hicks, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| 00:50 | Rider | James Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:50 | Rider | James Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | James Coleman blocks the short jumper by Robert Hicks | 64-62 |
| 00:21 | Rider | Roger Owens pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:10 | Rider | James Coleman is hacked by Gary Rewakowski - foul #2 on Gary Rewakowski, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 00:10 | Rider | James Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:10 | Rider | James Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn grabs the board | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Josh Nelson is called for the reach on Tim Glenn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Josh Nelson, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Rider | The rebound goes to Burt Doner | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Rider | Rider calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| 00:05 | Rider | Burt Doner buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Josh Nelson and he's hacked by Tim Glenn - foul #2 on Tim Glenn, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | Rider | Burt Doner makes the free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Tim Glenn loses the dribble to Daryl Perera | 64-66 |