| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) SG - George Barclay (fresh) SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) C - Irving Huggard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Joe Curry (fresh) SG - Christopher Cunningham (fresh) SF - James Hayward (fresh) PF - George Bryant (fresh) C - Duane Richardson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Grambling State | George Bryant drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Curry | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Rider | George Barclay misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Rider | Kevin Lomax tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson knocks in the runner from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 18:56 | Rider | Irving Huggard clanks a shot near the basket | 2-4 |
| 18:55 | Grambling State | George Bryant snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:35 | Grambling State | Joe Curry loses the dribble to Irving Huggard | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | Rider | George Barclay is fouled on the floor by George Bryant - foul #1 on George Bryant, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher travels with the ball | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Grambling State | Christopher Cunningham misses the floater from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Rider | Irving Huggard grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Rider | Irving Huggard misses short on a shot from close range | 2-4 |
| 17:27 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | Grambling State | Joe Curry grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Grambling State | James Hayward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:01 | Grambling State | George Bryant tips it in | 2-6 |
| 16:46 | Rider | Kevin Lomax hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Belcher | 5-6 |
| 16:24 | Grambling State | James Hayward misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Gary Wakefield - foul #1 on Gary Wakefield, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (SF) Kevin Lomax | |
| Subs | Grambling State | David Ott (PG), Jeffrey Wyatt (SG), John Childs (PF), Nathaniel Royster (C) Joe Curry, Christopher Cunningham, George Bryant, Duane Richardson | |
| 16:24 | Grambling State | James Hayward makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:24 | Grambling State | James Hayward makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:02 | Rider | Michael McKillop misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-8 |
| 16:01 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Royster pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Barclay (fresh) SF - Michael McKillop (fresh) PF - Gary Wakefield (fairly fresh) C - Irving Huggard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - David Ott (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Wyatt (fresh) SF - James Hayward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Childs (fresh) C - Nathaniel Royster (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Grambling State | George Barclay picks off the pass by Nathaniel Royster | 5-8 |
| 15:42 | Rider | George Barclay hits the finger roll | 7-8 |
| 15:27 | Grambling State | David Ott comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 15:26 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Royster gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:12 | Grambling State | James Hayward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (SG), Kevin Lomax (SF), Chris Bryant (PF) George Barclay, Gary Wakefield, Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Joe Curry (PG), Christopher Cunningham (SG), George Bryant (PF) David Ott, Jeffrey Wyatt, James Hayward | |
| 14:55 | Rider | Arden Lekberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Hill (SG) Jeffery Belcher | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 14:31 | Grambling State | The jump hook by John Childs is blocked by Michael McKillop | 7-8 |
| 14:30 | Rider | Chris Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:15 | Rider | Chris Bryant buries a jump hook near the basket | 9-8 |
| 14:02 | Grambling State | George Bryant makes the fadeaway from close range | 9-10 |
| 13:42 | Rider | Chris Bryant can't finish the layup | 9-10 |
| 13:41 | Rider | Arden Lekberg tips it but misses | 9-10 |
| 13:40 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Royster grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:23 | Grambling State | Christopher Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 13:22 | Rider | The rebound goes to Chris Bryant | 9-10 |
| 13:06 | Rider | Chris Bryant misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Bryant - foul #2 on George Bryant, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), George Barclay (SG), Rodney Gladysiewski (SF), Irving Huggard (C) Arden Lekberg, Thomas Hill, Kevin Lomax, Michael McKillop | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jeffrey Wyatt (SG), James Hayward (SF), Ante Niedzielski (PF), Duane Richardson (C) Christopher Cunningham, Nathaniel Royster, George Bryant, John Childs | |
| 13:06 | Rider | Chris Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:06 | Rider | Chris Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:49 | Grambling State | Joe Curry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 12:48 | Grambling State | Ante Niedzielski tips it home | 11-12 |
| 12:26 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 12:25 | Rider | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Gladysiewski | 11-12 |
| 12:16 | Rider | George Barclay's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Wyatt | 11-12 |
| 12:13 | Grambling State | Joe Curry jams it set up by Jeffrey Wyatt | 11-14 |
| 12:06 | Rider | George Barclay misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Wyatt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wyatt, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Rider | Gary Wakefield (PF) Chris Bryant | |
| Subs | Grambling State | David Ott (PG) Joe Curry | |
| 12:06 | Rider | George Barclay makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:06 | Rider | George Barclay makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Barclay (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodney Gladysiewski (fresh) PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) C - Irving Huggard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - David Ott (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Wyatt (fresh) SF - James Hayward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ante Niedzielski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Duane Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Christopher Cunningham (SG) Jeffrey Wyatt | |
| 11:33 | Rider | Gary Wakefield is fouled on the floor by Ante Niedzielski - foul #1 on Ante Niedzielski, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (SF) Rodney Gladysiewski | |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Childs (PF) Ante Niedzielski | |
| 11:15 | Rider | George Barclay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Rider | Kevin Lomax (SF) Michael McKillop | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 10:57 | Grambling State | James Hayward misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 13-14 |
| 10:56 | Rider | Irving Huggard gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:52 | Rider | George Barclay clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 10:50 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:31 | Grambling State | David Ott misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 10:29 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 10:16 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 10:15 | Grambling State | John Childs gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:06 | Grambling State | Gary Wakefield is called for the reach on John Childs - foul #2 on Gary Wakefield, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (SG), Chris Bryant (PF) George Barclay, Gary Wakefield | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Joe Curry (PG), Nathaniel Royster (SF), Joseph Williams (C) David Ott, James Hayward, Duane Richardson | |
| 09:50 | Grambling State | Joseph Williams knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Christopher Cunningham | 13-16 |
| 09:40 | Rider | Kevin Lomax banks in the layup | 15-16 |
| 09:23 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Royster misses the lay-in | 15-16 |
| 09:22 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Royster | 15-16 |
| 09:04 | Grambling State | Irving Huggard is called for the reach on Christopher Cunningham - foul #1 on Irving Huggard, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Rider | George Barclay (SG), Michael McKillop (SF), Rodney Gladysiewski (C) Jeffery Belcher, Kevin Lomax, Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jeffrey Wyatt (SG), James Hayward (SF) Christopher Cunningham, John Childs | |
| 08:56 | Grambling State | Jeffrey Wyatt makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Chris Bryant - foul #1 on Chris Bryant, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| 08:56 | Grambling State | Jeffrey Wyatt makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:41 | Rider | James Hayward is called for the reach on Rodney Gladysiewski - foul #1 on James Hayward, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Duane Richardson (C) Joseph Williams | |
| 08:24 | Rider | Arden Lekberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 08:23 | Rider | Chris Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:10 | Rider | Chris Bryant misses the easy layup but the foul's on Nathaniel Royster - foul #1 on Nathaniel Royster, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG) Arden Lekberg | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 08:10 | Rider | Chris Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:10 | Rider | Chris Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:02 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rodney Gladysiewski - foul #1 on Rodney Gladysiewski, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| 08:02 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:02 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Barclay (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael McKillop (fresh) PF - Chris Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Gladysiewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Joe Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Hayward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathaniel Royster (fresh) 4 reb. C - Duane Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 07:44 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Royster gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 07:26 | Grambling State | Jeffery Belcher is called for the reach on Joe Curry - foul #1 on Jeffery Belcher, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Rider | Irving Huggard (C) Chris Bryant | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Christopher Cunningham (SG), John Childs (PF) James Hayward, Nathaniel Royster | |
| 07:14 | Grambling State | Christopher Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-21 |
| 07:12 | Rider | Michael McKillop snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 06:52 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski hits the finger roll | 18-21 |
| 06:37 | Grambling State | George Barclay takes the ball from Christopher Cunningham | 18-21 |
| 06:15 | Rider | Michael McKillop misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 06:13 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Duane Richardson | 18-21 |
| 05:58 | Grambling State | John Childs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Curry | 18-23 |
| 05:43 | Rider | Michael McKillop clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-23 |
| 05:42 | Grambling State | John Childs grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 05:36 | Grambling State | Jeffrey Wyatt misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 18-23 |
| 05:35 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson tips it back up and in | 18-25 |
| 05:14 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher double dribbles | 18-25 |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (PG), Thomas Hill (SG), Kevin Lomax (SF), Chris Bryant (PF) Jeffery Belcher, George Barclay, Michael McKillop, Rodney Gladysiewski | |
| Subs | Grambling State | David Ott (PG), Michael Porch (SG), James Hayward (SF), Nathaniel Royster (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Joe Curry, Christopher Cunningham, Jeffrey Wyatt, John Childs, Duane Richardson | |
| 04:55 | Grambling State | David Ott misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-25 |
| 04:54 | Rider | Irving Huggard snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 04:50 | Rider | Arden Lekberg jams it on a nice dish by Thomas Hill | 20-25 |
| 04:29 | Grambling State | The short jumper by Nathaniel Royster is denied by Chris Bryant | 20-25 |
| 04:27 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Royster tips it in | 20-27 |
| 04:10 | Rider | The jump hook by Kevin Lomax is blocked by Joseph Williams | 20-27 |
| 04:09 | Grambling State | James Hayward grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 03:52 | Grambling State | Chris Bryant is called for the reach on Nathaniel Royster - foul #2 on Chris Bryant, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Gary Wakefield (PF) Thomas Hill, Irving Huggard | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Christopher Cunningham (SG), George Bryant (PF), John Childs (C) Michael Porch, James Hayward, Joseph Williams | |
| 03:52 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Royster makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 03:52 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Royster makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arden Lekberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) C - Chris Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - David Ott (fresh) SG - Christopher Cunningham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Royster (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Rider | Kevin Lomax is hacked by John Childs - foul #1 on John Childs, team foul #7 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Joe Curry (PG), James Hayward (SF) David Ott, Nathaniel Royster | |
| 03:38 | Rider | Kevin Lomax makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:38 | Rider | Kevin Lomax misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:38 | Grambling State | John Childs grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 03:16 | Grambling State | Joe Curry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-29 |
| 03:15 | Rider | Chris Bryant snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 02:57 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher clanks a 3 from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 02:56 | Grambling State | John Childs pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 02:50 | Grambling State | Gary Wakefield is called for the reach on George Bryant - foul #3 on Gary Wakefield, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Rider | George Barclay (SG), Michael McKillop (C) Arden Lekberg, Gary Wakefield | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Duane Richardson (C) John Childs | |
| 02:50 | Grambling State | George Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:50 | Grambling State | George Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:50 | Rider | Kevin Lomax gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 02:32 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 23-30 |
| 02:09 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Michael McKillop - foul #1 on Michael McKillop, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski (PF), Irving Huggard (C) Kevin Lomax, Chris Bryant | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 02:09 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:09 | Grambling State | Duane Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:52 | Rider | George Bryant is called for the reach on Irving Huggard - foul #3 on George Bryant, team foul #8 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | David Ott (PG), John Childs (PF) Joe Curry, George Bryant | |
| 01:52 | Rider | Irving Huggard makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:52 | Rider | Irving Huggard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:34 | Grambling State | Christopher Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 01:32 | Rider | Irving Huggard snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 01:28 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Ott - foul #1 on David Ott, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jeffrey Wyatt (SG), Nathaniel Royster (SF), Joseph Williams (C) Christopher Cunningham, James Hayward, Duane Richardson | |
| 01:28 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:28 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:14 | Grambling State | Joseph Williams misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 01:12 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 00:49 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski's floater is tipped away by Joseph Williams | 27-32 |
| 00:47 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to David Ott | 27-32 |
| 00:34 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Royster is called for traveling | 27-32 |
| Subs | Rider | Kevin Lomax (SF), Chris Bryant (PF) Michael McKillop, Rodney Gladysiewski | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Joe Curry (PG), James Hayward (SF) David Ott, Joseph Williams | |
| 00:25 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Barclay | 29-32 |
| 00:02 | Grambling State | Nathaniel Royster hits the finger roll | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | Rider | George Barclay misses the fullcourt shot | 29-34 |