| Lineup | Rider | PG - Mitchell Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sonny Gilpin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Levine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Haile (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Kolinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Kolinski | 31-41 |
| 19:38 | Rider | Sonny Gilpin comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 31-41 |
| 19:36 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses the jump hook in the lane | 31-41 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad snags the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 18:53 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Levine steals it from Charles Beckett | 31-41 |
| 18:32 | Rider | Mitchell Montgomery clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-41 |
| 18:30 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski is hacked by Ronald Levine - foul #3 on Ronald Levine, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Rider | Howard Graham (SF) Ronald Levine | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Sonny Gilpin - foul #2 on Sonny Gilpin, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:03 | Rider | Christopher Green grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 17:51 | Rider | Sonny Gilpin travels with the ball | 31-42 |
| 17:23 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 31-42 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett can't tip it in | 31-42 |
| 17:20 | Rider | James Haile gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:03 | Rider | Christopher Green loses the dribble to Bennie Ahmad | 31-42 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-44 |
| 16:23 | Rider | Howard Graham travels with the ball | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rider | Louis Flaherty (PG), Cory Bogdan (SG), Jack Boydston (PF), Ronald Ranney (C) Mitchell Montgomery, Sonny Gilpin, James Haile, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, James Kolinski, Kelly Cox, Charles Beckett | |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Howard Graham - foul #1 on Howard Graham, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 15:57 | Rider | Darren Metzler takes the ball from Louis Flaherty in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Louis Flaherty (fresh) SG - Cory Bogdan (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Howard Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Boydston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Ranney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Norman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Schendel (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Louis Flaherty - foul #2 on Louis Flaherty, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Rider | Ronald Levine (SF) Howard Graham | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 15:29 | Rider | Jack Boydston is fouled on the floor by John Norman - foul #2 on John Norman, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| 15:09 | Rider | Ronald Levine is hacked by Darren Metzler - foul #2 on Darren Metzler, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Rider | Sonny Gilpin (SG) Cory Bogdan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), Kelly Cox (PF) Darren Metzler, Daniel Schendel | |
| 14:59 | Rider | Aaron Rogers takes the ball from Ronald Levine | 31-47 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers hits the finger roll | 31-49 |
| 14:40 | Rider | Ronald Levine clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 14:39 | Rider | Louis Flaherty snags the offensive board | 31-49 |
| 14:32 | Rider | Kelly Cox is called for the reach on Ronald Levine - foul #1 on Kelly Cox, team foul #3 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Rider | James Haile (PF), Christopher Green (C) Jack Boydston, Ronald Ranney | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), James Kolinski (SF) Aaron Rogers, John Norman | |
| 14:21 | Rider | Ronald Levine buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Sonny Gilpin | 33-49 |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson scores on a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Christopher Green - foul #2 on Christopher Green, team foul #5 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Rider | Mitchell Montgomery (PG) Louis Flaherty | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson misses the free throw | 33-51 |
| 14:14 | Rider | James Haile gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| 14:08 | Rider | Sonny Gilpin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-51 |
| 14:07 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-51 |
| 13:44 | Rider | James Haile gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:39 | Rider | Sonny Gilpin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-51 |
| 13:38 | Rider | James Haile tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Kolinski | 35-53 |
| 13:04 | Rider | James Haile drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Daryl Veal is blocked by James Haile | 37-53 |
| 12:46 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson grabs the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 12:27 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is fouled on the floor by Sonny Gilpin - foul #3 on Sonny Gilpin, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rider | Louis Flaherty (PG), Cory Bogdan (SG), Howard Graham (SF), Jack Boydston (PF), Ronald Ranney (C) Mitchell Montgomery, Sonny Gilpin, Ronald Levine, James Haile, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SG), John Norman (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, Kelly Cox, Edmund Anderson | |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 12:17 | Rider | The rebound goes to Ronald Ranney | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:11 | Rider | Jack Boydston double dribbles | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck (SF) James Kolinski | |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-53 |
| 12:01 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman grabs the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 11:52 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Rogers | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Louis Flaherty (fresh) SG - Cory Bogdan (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Howard Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Boydston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Ranney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Milton Schneck (fresh) PF - John Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:38 | Rider | John Norman picks off the pass by Howard Graham | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Milton Schneck | 37-57 |
| 11:13 | Rider | Ronald Ranney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cory Bogdan | 39-57 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Boydston swats the layup by Milton Schneck | 39-57 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers misses the tip | 39-57 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman hits the follow up shot | 39-59 |
| 10:42 | Rider | Ronald Ranney clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-59 |
| 10:41 | Rider | Howard Graham misses the tip | 39-59 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-59 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Darren Metzler | 39-62 |
| 09:34 | Rider | Louis Flaherty clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Norman - foul #3 on John Norman, team foul #4 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Rider | Sonny Gilpin (SG), Ronald Levine (SF), James Haile (PF), Christopher Green (C) Cory Bogdan, Howard Graham, Jack Boydston, Ronald Ranney | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), James Kolinski (SF), Kelly Cox (PF), Edmund Anderson (C) Aaron Rogers, Darren Metzler, Milton Schneck, John Norman, Charles Beckett | |
| 09:34 | Rider | Louis Flaherty misses the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 09:34 | Rider | Louis Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-62 |
| 09:08 | Rider | James Haile pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| 08:57 | Rider | Sonny Gilpin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Louis Flaherty | 43-62 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-62 |
| 08:31 | Rider | The rebound goes to Ronald Levine | 43-62 |
| 08:27 | Rider | Louis Flaherty hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-62 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Bennie Ahmad | 46-64 |
| 07:51 | Rider | Sonny Gilpin loses the dribble to Kelly Cox | 46-64 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Louis Flaherty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sonny Gilpin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Levine (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Haile (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kolinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses the driving attempt near the basket | 46-64 |
| 07:25 | Rider | The rebound goes to Christopher Green | 46-64 |
| 07:19 | Rider | Ronald Levine drills a runner near the basket | 48-64 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad is called for traveling | 48-64 |
| Subs | Rider | Mitchell Montgomery (PG) Louis Flaherty | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Charles Beckett (C) Bennie Ahmad, Edmund Anderson | |
| 06:52 | Rider | Ronald Levine can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Beckett - foul #2 on Charles Beckett, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Rider | Howard Graham (C) Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:52 | Rider | Ronald Levine makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 06:52 | Rider | Ronald Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers misses the lay-in | 50-64 |
| 06:27 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox is fouled on the floor by James Haile - foul #1 on James Haile, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Rider | Cory Bogdan (SG), Jack Boydston (PF), Ronald Ranney (C) Sonny Gilpin, Ronald Levine, James Haile | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF) Daryl Veal, James Kolinski | |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 06:03 | Rider | Jack Boydston gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 05:55 | Rider | The short jumper by Ronald Ranney is denied by Charles Beckett | 50-65 |
| 05:54 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler is called for a backcourt violation | 50-65 |
| Subs | Rider | Christopher Green (C) Ronald Ranney | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), John Norman (PF) Darren Metzler, Kelly Cox | |
| 05:04 | Rider | Cory Bogdan is denied on a layup by Edmund Anderson | 50-65 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman snags the defensive board | 50-65 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchell Montgomery - foul #2 on Mitchell Montgomery, team foul #8 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Rider | Sonny Gilpin (SG), Ronald Levine (SF) Cory Bogdan, Jack Boydston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG) Aaron Rogers | |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 04:39 | Rider | Howard Graham hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Sonny Gilpin | 52-67 |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad dunks the ball on a great pass from Edmund Anderson and the foul's on Sonny Gilpin - foul #4 on Sonny Gilpin, team foul #9 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Rider | Louis Flaherty (PG), James Haile (PF) Mitchell Montgomery, Howard Graham | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski (SF), Kelly Cox (PF) Edmund Anderson, Charles Beckett | |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad makes the free throw | 52-70 |
| 03:48 | Rider | Bennie Ahmad is called for the reach on Louis Flaherty - foul #3 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #6 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Rider | Cory Bogdan (SG), Gary Emery (SF), Jack Boydston (PF), Ronald Ranney (C) Sonny Gilpin, Ronald Levine, James Haile, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SG), Milton Schneck (SF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, James Kolinski, Kelly Cox | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Louis Flaherty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Bogdan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Emery (fresh) PF - Jack Boydston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Ranney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Schneck (fresh) PF - John Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Schendel (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Rider | Daniel Schendel picks off the pass by Louis Flaherty | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman loses the dribble to Cory Bogdan | 52-70 |
| 03:11 | Rider | Cory Bogdan's pass is intercepted by Milton Schneck | 52-70 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-70 |
| 02:53 | Rider | Ronald Ranney grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 02:42 | Rider | Ronald Ranney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-70 |
| Subs | Rider | Howard Graham (SF) Gary Emery | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson (PF) John Norman | |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-70 |
| 02:29 | Rider | The rebound goes to Howard Graham | 52-70 |
| 02:12 | Rider | Howard Graham scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-70 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler drills a 3 from the right wing | 55-73 |
| 01:25 | Rider | Cory Bogdan misses the shot from the left side | 55-73 |
| 01:24 | Rider | Howard Graham misses the tip | 55-73 |
| 01:23 | Rider | Ronald Ranney tips it in | 57-73 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Flaherty picks off the pass by Edmund Anderson | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rider | Ronald Ranney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson gets the rebound | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-73 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Norman (PF) Milton Schneck | |
| 00:19 | Rider | Jack Boydston scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Louis Flaherty | 59-73 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers runs out the clock | 59-73 |