| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - John Knight (fresh) SG - Derek Shy (fresh) SF - Raymond Tabor (fresh) PF - Troy Mayes (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) SG - John Thompson (fresh) SF - Glen Gordon (fresh) PF - Dewayne Tate (fresh) C - Alexander Borders (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Alexander Borders wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:55 | Rider | Alexander Borders loses the dribble to Derek Shy in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Manhattan | John Johnson misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Manhattan | Troy Mayes tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Rider | Donald Hicks loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Hicks - foul #1 on Donald Hicks, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:57 | Rider | Glen Gordon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | Rider | Donald Hicks tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | Manhattan | Derek Shy is fouled on the floor by Dewayne Tate - foul #1 on Dewayne Tate, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Manhattan | Donald Hicks steals the ball from John Johnson | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Rider | John Johnson swats the layup by Donald Hicks | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Rider | John Thompson tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Thomas Cross (PG), Tommy Snyder (PF), William Armstrong (C) John Knight, Troy Mayes, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Rider | Sammy Engman (PG), Rick Shropshire (SG), Charles Dority (SF), David Parks (PF), Carl Bowser (C) Donald Hicks, John Thompson, Glen Gordon, Dewayne Tate, Alexander Borders | |
| 17:39 | Rider | Rick Shropshire buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 17:18 | Manhattan | Thomas Cross clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:17 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor can't tip it in | 4-7 |
| 17:16 | Rider | Carl Bowser grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:14 | Rider | Charles Dority is hacked by Thomas Cross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Cross, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Thomas Penson (PG), Greg Zickler (C) Derek Shy, Raymond Tabor | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 17:07 | Rider | Rick Shropshire can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-7 |
| 17:05 | Rider | David Parks snags the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:47 | Rider | Rick Shropshire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:45 | Rider | Rick Shropshire snags the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:22 | Rider | Greg Zickler blocks the short jumper by David Parks | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | Manhattan | Greg Zickler pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:00 | Manhattan | William Armstrong is hacked by Sammy Engman - foul #1 on Sammy Engman, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Knight (PG), Derek Shy (SG), Raymond Tabor (SF), Troy Mayes (PF) Thomas Penson, Thomas Cross, Tommy Snyder, William Armstrong | |
| Subs | Rider | Donald Hicks (PG), John Thompson (SG), Thomas Miles (SF), Dewayne Tate (PF), Alexander Borders (C) Sammy Engman, Rick Shropshire, Charles Dority, David Parks, Carl Bowser | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - John Knight (fresh) SG - Derek Shy (fresh) SF - Raymond Tabor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Mayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Zickler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Miles (fresh) PF - Dewayne Tate (fresh) C - Alexander Borders (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Manhattan | John Knight clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 15:45 | Rider | John Thompson gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:32 | Rider | John Thompson misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Troy Mayes - foul #1 on Troy Mayes, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Rider | Glen Gordon (SF) Thomas Miles | |
| 15:32 | Rider | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:32 | Rider | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:10 | Manhattan | Derek Shy connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 14:45 | Rider | Alexander Borders clanks a jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:44 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:28 | Manhattan | Derek Shy clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-8 |
| 14:26 | Rider | Alexander Borders pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:02 | Rider | Alexander Borders knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Thompson | 7-10 |
| 13:41 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor comes up short on the shot from the right side | 7-10 |
| 13:39 | Manhattan | Troy Mayes tips it home | 9-10 |
| 13:21 | Rider | John Thompson misses the easy layup | 9-10 |
| 13:20 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:06 | Manhattan | Derek Shy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 13:05 | Rider | Alexander Borders gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:02 | Rider | John Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Zickler - foul #1 on Greg Zickler, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Thomas Penson (PG), Thomas Cross (SG), Tommy Snyder (SF), William Armstrong (PF), John Johnson (C) John Knight, Derek Shy, Raymond Tabor, Troy Mayes, Greg Zickler | |
| Subs | Rider | Sammy Engman (PG), Rick Shropshire (SG), Charles Dority (SF), David Parks (PF), Carl Bowser (C) Donald Hicks, John Thompson, Glen Gordon, Dewayne Tate, Alexander Borders | |
| 12:52 | Rider | David Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 12:51 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 9-10 |
| 12:46 | Manhattan | Tommy Snyder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 12:44 | Manhattan | William Armstrong can't tip it in | 9-10 |
| 12:43 | Rider | Charles Dority grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:24 | Rider | Carl Bowser can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| 12:24 | Rider | Carl Bowser misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:24 | Rider | Carl Bowser makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:58 | Manhattan | Thomas Cross hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Penson | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Thomas Penson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tommy Snyder (fresh) PF - William Armstrong (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Sammy Engman (fresh) SG - Rick Shropshire (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Dority (fresh) PF - David Parks (fresh) C - Carl Bowser (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Rider | David Parks hits the finger roll | 12-13 |
| 11:24 | Manhattan | Tommy Snyder misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-13 |
| 11:22 | Rider | Carl Bowser gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:06 | Rider | Rick Shropshire is whistled for traveling | 12-13 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Knight (PG), Derek Shy (SG), Raymond Tabor (SF), Troy Mayes (PF), Alexander Peake (C) Thomas Penson, Thomas Cross, Tommy Snyder, William Armstrong, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Rider | Donald Hicks (PG), John Thompson (SG), Thomas Miles (SF), Dewayne Tate (PF), Alexander Borders (C) Sammy Engman, Rick Shropshire, Charles Dority, David Parks, Carl Bowser | |
| 10:40 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 10:38 | Manhattan | Alexander Peake misses the tip | 12-13 |
| 10:37 | Rider | Thomas Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:23 | Rider | Alexander Borders hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Alexander Peake - foul #1 on Alexander Peake, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Rider | Glen Gordon (SF) Dewayne Tate | |
| 10:23 | Rider | Alexander Borders makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:23 | Rider | Alexander Borders makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:03 | Manhattan | Alexander Peake's fadeaway is rejected by Glen Gordon | 12-15 |
| 10:01 | Manhattan | Troy Mayes misses the tip | 12-15 |
| 10:00 | Manhattan | Troy Mayes snags the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 09:46 | Manhattan | Glen Gordon swats the short shot by Troy Mayes | 12-15 |
| 09:44 | Manhattan | Troy Mayes tips it home | 14-15 |
| 09:24 | Rider | Donald Hicks knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 09:11 | Manhattan | Derek Shy drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 08:56 | Rider | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Miles | 16-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Thomas Penson (PG), Thomas Cross (SG), Tommy Snyder (PF), John Johnson (C) John Knight, Derek Shy, Troy Mayes, Alexander Peake | |
| Subs | Rider | Sammy Engman (PG), Rick Shropshire (SG), Charles Dority (SF), Dewayne Tate (PF), David Parks (C) Donald Hicks, John Thompson, Glen Gordon, Thomas Miles, Alexander Borders | |
| 08:44 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor misses the easy layup | 16-18 |
| 08:42 | Rider | Dewayne Tate gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:39 | Rider | Thomas Penson is called for the reach on Sammy Engman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Penson, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | William Armstrong (PF) Raymond Tabor | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 08:26 | Rider | Thomas Cross is called for the reach on Rick Shropshire - foul #2 on Thomas Cross, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Bradley (SG) Thomas Cross | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 08:26 | Rider | Rick Shropshire misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:26 | Rider | Dewayne Tate snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 08:10 | Rider | Dewayne Tate travels with the ball | 16-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Greg Zickler (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 07:49 | Manhattan | Tommy Snyder drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Penson | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Thomas Penson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bradley (fresh) SF - Tommy Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Armstrong (fresh) C - Greg Zickler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Sammy Engman (fresh) SG - Rick Shropshire (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Dority (fresh) PF - Dewayne Tate (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Parks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:47 | Rider | James Bradley takes the ball from Sammy Engman in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 07:37 | Manhattan | Greg Zickler clanks a jumper near the basket | 18-18 |
| 07:36 | Manhattan | Greg Zickler snags the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 07:18 | Manhattan | Thomas Penson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 07:17 | Rider | Charles Dority gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:00 | Rider | Charles Dority misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Greg Zickler - foul #2 on Greg Zickler, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Knight (PG), Derek Shy (SG), Raymond Tabor (SF), Troy Mayes (PF), Alexander Peake (C) Thomas Penson, James Bradley, Tommy Snyder, William Armstrong, Greg Zickler | |
| Subs | Rider | Donald Hicks (PG), Glen Gordon (SF), Thomas Miles (PF), Carl Bowser (C) Sammy Engman, Rick Shropshire, Dewayne Tate, David Parks | |
| 07:00 | Rider | Charles Dority makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:00 | Rider | Charles Dority misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:00 | Manhattan | Alexander Peake grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 06:49 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Alexander Peake | 21-19 |
| 06:38 | Rider | Glen Gordon hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Dority | 21-22 |
| 06:12 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Knight and he's hacked by Glen Gordon - foul #1 on Glen Gordon, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Johnson (C) Alexander Peake | |
| Subs | Rider | John Thompson (SG), Alexander Borders (C) Charles Dority, Carl Bowser | |
| 06:12 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor misses the free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:12 | Rider | Alexander Borders pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:55 | Rider | Glen Gordon comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond Tabor - foul #1 on Raymond Tabor, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Rider | Sammy Engman (SG), Dewayne Tate (PF) John Thompson, Thomas Miles | |
| 05:55 | Rider | Glen Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:55 | Rider | Glen Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:34 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor hits a runner near the basket | 25-23 |
| 05:29 | Rider | Sammy Engman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Tommy Snyder (PF) Troy Mayes | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 05:07 | Manhattan | Derek Shy can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-23 |
| 05:05 | Rider | Dewayne Tate pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:01 | Rider | Glen Gordon is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 04:59 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 25-23 |
| 04:45 | Manhattan | John Knight travels with the ball | 25-23 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Thomas Penson (PG), James Bradley (SG), Alexander Peake (PF), William Armstrong (C) John Knight, Derek Shy, Raymond Tabor, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Rider | Rick Shropshire (SG), Thomas Miles (SF), David Parks (PF) Sammy Engman, Glen Gordon, Dewayne Tate | |
| 04:32 | Rider | Alexander Borders connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Donald Hicks | 25-25 |
| 04:18 | Manhattan | Thomas Penson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Tommy Snyder | 28-25 |
| 04:16 | Rider | Thomas Penson picks off the pass by David Parks in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| 04:07 | Manhattan | Alexander Peake misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-25 |
| 04:06 | Manhattan | Thomas Penson gets the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:55 | Manhattan | David Parks is called for the reach on Tommy Snyder - foul #1 on David Parks, team foul #5 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Thomas Cross (SG), Raymond Tabor (SF), Troy Mayes (PF) James Bradley, Tommy Snyder, Alexander Peake | |
| Subs | Rider | John Thompson (SG), Charles Dority (SF), Carl Bowser (C) Donald Hicks, Thomas Miles, Alexander Borders | |
| 03:43 | Manhattan | Thomas Cross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Rider | Sammy Engman (PG), Dewayne Tate (PF) John Thompson, Carl Bowser | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Thomas Penson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Cross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Tabor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Mayes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Sammy Engman (fresh) SG - Rick Shropshire (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Dority (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dewayne Tate (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Parks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Rider | David Parks misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by William Armstrong - foul #1 on William Armstrong, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Knight (PG), Derek Shy (SG) Thomas Penson, Thomas Cross | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 03:27 | Rider | David Parks makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:27 | Rider | David Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:27 | Manhattan | William Armstrong grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 02:58 | Manhattan | John Knight misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 02:57 | Rider | Rick Shropshire grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 02:55 | Rider | Dewayne Tate is fouled in the backcourt by William Armstrong - foul #2 on William Armstrong, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Greg Zickler (C) William Armstrong | |
| Subs | Rider | Glen Gordon (SF), Carl Bowser (C) Rick Shropshire, David Parks | |
| 02:55 | Rider | Dewayne Tate misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:55 | Rider | Dewayne Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:55 | Manhattan | Greg Zickler grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 02:37 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-26 |
| 02:35 | Rider | Charles Dority grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 02:14 | Rider | Dewayne Tate's floater is tipped away by Troy Mayes | 28-26 |
| 02:13 | Manhattan | Derek Shy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:49 | Manhattan | Troy Mayes knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Derek Shy | 31-26 |
| 01:26 | Rider | Dewayne Tate connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 01:11 | Manhattan | Troy Mayes buries a shot from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 00:53 | Rider | Charles Dority hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 00:52 | Manhattan | Troy Mayes grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 00:47 | Manhattan | John Knight can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-29 |
| 00:45 | Rider | Charles Dority pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:34 | Rider | Glen Gordon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 00:33 | Manhattan | Greg Zickler grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:20 | Manhattan | Raymond Tabor's layup is rejected by Carl Bowser | 33-29 |
| 00:18 | Rider | Carl Bowser gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:05 | Rider | Charles Dority buries a shot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 00:03 | Manhattan | John Knight is fouled in the backcourt by Sammy Engman - foul #2 on Sammy Engman, team foul #6 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Thomas Penson (PG), Thomas Cross (SG), Tommy Snyder (SF), William Armstrong (PF), John Johnson (C) John Knight, Derek Shy, Raymond Tabor, Troy Mayes, Greg Zickler | |
| Subs | Rider | Donald Hicks (PG), John Thompson (SG), Thomas Miles (SF), David Parks (PF), Alexander Borders (C) Sammy Engman, Charles Dority, Glen Gordon, Dewayne Tate, Carl Bowser | |
| 00:01 | Manhattan | John Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | Rider | The rebound goes to Alexander Borders | 33-31 |