| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ross Mitchell (fresh) SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) SF - Donnie Yarber (fresh) PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) C - Mark Hone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jim Fagan (fresh) SG - John Thompson (fresh) SF - Benjamin Howes (fresh) PF - Shane Widger (fresh) C - David Parks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Mark Hone wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber hits a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Shane Widger - foul #1 on Shane Widger, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:47 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Rider | Jim Fagan loses the dribble to Mark Hone | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Nevada | Shane Widger denies the turnaround by Donnie Yarber | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Nevada | Mark Hone gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Nevada | Mark Hone hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Nevada | Chris Merritt tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Rider | Benjamin Howes snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Rider | Jim Fagan misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Nevada | Chris Merritt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber tips it in | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Rider | John Thompson's pass is intercepted by Glen Courtney | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | Nevada | Mark Hone drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ross Mitchell and the foul's on Jim Fagan - foul #1 on Jim Fagan, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| 17:51 | Nevada | Mark Hone misses the free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:51 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber gets the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:26 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 17:25 | Rider | David Parks grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 17:18 | Rider | Chris Merritt steps in front of the Shane Widger pass | 7-0 |
| 17:06 | Nevada | Chris Merritt travels with the ball | 7-0 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Robert Peters (SG), Ruben Meadows (SF), Peter Fisher (C) Ross Mitchell, Glen Courtney, Donnie Yarber, Mark Hone | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 16:57 | Rider | Shane Widger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-0 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Howard (C) Chris Merritt | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 16:36 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-0 |
| 16:34 | Rider | The rebound goes to Benjamin Howes | 7-0 |
| 16:18 | Rider | Benjamin Howes knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Ruben Meadows - foul #1 on Ruben Meadows, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Nevada | Glen Courtney (SG) Robert Peters | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 16:18 | Rider | Benjamin Howes makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:59 | Nevada | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Howard is blocked by Jim Fagan | 7-3 |
| 15:57 | Rider | Benjamin Howes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Beadle (fresh) SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) SF - Ruben Meadows (fresh) PF - Peter Fisher (fresh) C - Ronald Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jim Fagan (fresh) SG - John Thompson (fresh) SF - Benjamin Howes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Widger (fairly fresh) C - David Parks (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Rider | Benjamin Howes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Parks | 7-6 |
| 15:46 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Robert Beadle | 9-6 |
| 15:24 | Rider | David Parks double dribbles | 9-6 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Donnie Yarber (SF), Chris Merritt (PF), Mark Hone (C) Robert Beadle, Ruben Meadows, Peter Fisher, Ronald Howard | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Beus (PG), Harley Perkins (SG), Carl Bowser (PF), Fred Ford (C) Jim Fagan, John Thompson, Shane Widger, David Parks | |
| 15:10 | Nevada | Glen Courtney clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 9-6 |
| 15:08 | Rider | The rebound goes to Fred Ford | 9-6 |
| 15:02 | Rider | Harley Perkins misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-6 |
| 15:01 | Nevada | Mark Hone grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 14:46 | Nevada | Mark Hone banks in the layup set up by Glen Courtney | 11-6 |
| 14:21 | Rider | Harley Perkins clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donnie Yarber - foul #1 on Donnie Yarber, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ruben Meadows (SG) Glen Courtney | |
| Subs | Rider | John Thompson (SG), David Parks (C) Benjamin Howes, Fred Ford | |
| 14:21 | Rider | Harley Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:21 | Rider | Harley Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:21 | Nevada | Chris Merritt grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 14:00 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 11-7 |
| 13:59 | Nevada | Mark Hone can't tip it in | 11-7 |
| 13:58 | Nevada | Chris Merritt grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:47 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell is hacked by Robert Beus - foul #1 on Robert Beus, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG) Ross Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rider | Jim Fagan (PG) Robert Beus | |
| 13:27 | Nevada | Mark Hone misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 11-7 |
| 13:26 | Nevada | Mark Hone tips it home | 13-7 |
| 13:14 | Rider | John Thompson's floater is knocked away by Chris Merritt | 13-7 |
| 13:13 | Nevada | Robert Beadle grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:49 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows travels with the ball | 13-7 |
| Subs | Nevada | Glen Courtney (SG) Donnie Yarber | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Beus (SG), Benjamin Howes (SF), Shane Widger (PF) John Thompson, Harley Perkins, Carl Bowser | |
| 12:34 | Rider | Benjamin Howes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 12:33 | Nevada | Mark Hone grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:21 | Nevada | Glen Courtney misses the 3 from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 12:19 | Rider | David Parks pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:04 | Rider | David Parks misses long on a jumper from the right block | 13-7 |
| 12:03 | Rider | David Parks tips it in | 13-9 |
| 11:36 | Nevada | Mark Hone is hacked by David Parks - foul #1 on David Parks, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Robert Peters (SF), Peter Fisher (PF), Ronald Howard (C) Robert Beadle, Ruben Meadows, Chris Merritt, Mark Hone | |
| Subs | Rider | John Thompson (SG), Fred Ford (C) Jim Fagan, David Parks | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ross Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Peters (fresh) PF - Peter Fisher (fresh) C - Ronald Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Robert Beus (fresh) SG - John Thompson (fresh) SF - Benjamin Howes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Widger (fresh) C - Fred Ford (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Nevada | Glen Courtney misses the 3 from straight away | 13-9 |
| 11:26 | Rider | Shane Widger gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:09 | Rider | Benjamin Howes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 11:07 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Glen Courtney | 13-9 |
| 10:42 | Nevada | Glen Courtney buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 10:36 | Rider | Fred Ford blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Peters - foul #1 on Robert Peters, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Nevada | Donnie Yarber (SF) Robert Peters | |
| Subs | Rider | Harley Perkins (SF) Benjamin Howes | |
| 10:36 | Rider | Fred Ford makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 10:36 | Rider | Fred Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 10:36 | Nevada | Ronald Howard grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 10:13 | Nevada | Peter Fisher misses the easy layup | 16-10 |
| 10:12 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber gets the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:57 | Nevada | Ronald Howard can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 09:55 | Rider | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:42 | Rider | John Thompson clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Glen Courtney - foul #1 on Glen Courtney, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ruben Meadows (SG), Chris Merritt (PF), Mark Hone (C) Glen Courtney, Peter Fisher, Ronald Howard | |
| Subs | Rider | Jim Fagan (PG), Benjamin Howes (SF), Carl Bowser (PF), David Parks (C) Robert Beus, Harley Perkins, Shane Widger, Fred Ford | |
| 09:42 | Rider | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:42 | Rider | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:28 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 09:26 | Rider | John Thompson pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:08 | Rider | Jim Fagan can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ross Mitchell - foul #1 on Ross Mitchell, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rider | Harley Perkins (SG) John Thompson | |
| 09:08 | Rider | Jim Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:08 | Rider | Jim Fagan misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:08 | Nevada | Chris Merritt grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 08:48 | Nevada | Benjamin Howes swats the short shot by Chris Merritt | 16-13 |
| 08:47 | Rider | David Parks pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:35 | Rider | David Parks clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Chris Merritt - foul #1 on Chris Merritt, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Glen Courtney (SG) Ross Mitchell, Ruben Meadows | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 08:35 | Rider | David Parks makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:35 | Rider | David Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:24 | Nevada | Mark Hone makes the jumper from the right block | 18-15 |
| 08:16 | Rider | Carl Bowser hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 08:15 | Rider | The offensive rebound goes to David Parks | 18-15 |
| 07:58 | Rider | Carl Bowser knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jim Fagan | 18-17 |
| 07:46 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber's pass is intercepted by Jim Fagan | 18-17 |
| 07:34 | Rider | David Parks makes the floater from close range and he's hacked by Mark Hone - foul #1 on Mark Hone, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ruben Meadows (SF) Donnie Yarber | |
| Subs | Rider | John Thompson (SG), Shane Widger (PF) Benjamin Howes, Carl Bowser | |
| 07:34 | Rider | David Parks makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Beadle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Hone (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jim Fagan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harley Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Shane Widger (fresh) C - David Parks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Nevada | Robert Beadle lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Hone | 20-20 |
| 06:57 | Rider | Harley Perkins travels with the ball | 20-20 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Peter Fisher (C) Robert Beadle, Mark Hone | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 06:45 | Nevada | Glen Courtney's layup is rejected by David Parks | 20-20 |
| 06:44 | Nevada | Chris Merritt hits the follow up shot | 22-20 |
| 06:18 | Rider | John Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 06:17 | Nevada | Chris Merritt pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:59 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Nevada | Donnie Yarber (SF), Ronald Howard (C) Glen Courtney, Chris Merritt | |
| Subs | Rider | Robert Beus (PG), Benjamin Howes (SF), Carl Bowser (C) Jim Fagan, Harley Perkins, David Parks | |
| 05:49 | Rider | Ronald Howard swats the layup by Shane Widger | 22-20 |
| 05:48 | Rider | Robert Beus tips it in | 22-22 |
| 05:30 | Nevada | Ronald Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Shane Widger | 22-22 |
| 05:29 | Rider | Carl Bowser grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:08 | Rider | John Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 05:07 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Ronald Howard | 22-22 |
| 04:44 | Nevada | Ronald Howard is whistled for a carry | 22-22 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Glen Courtney (SG), Chris Merritt (PF), Mark Hone (C) Ross Mitchell, Ruben Meadows, Peter Fisher, Ronald Howard | |
| Subs | Rider | David Parks (C) Shane Widger | |
| 04:32 | Rider | David Parks's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Hone | 22-22 |
| 04:30 | Nevada | Robert Beadle snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 04:19 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber is whistled for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rider | Jim Fagan (PG) John Thompson | |
| 04:10 | Rider | Jim Fagan misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Glen Courtney - foul #2 on Glen Courtney, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Peters (SG), Peter Fisher (SF) Glen Courtney, Donnie Yarber | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 04:10 | Rider | Jim Fagan misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:10 | Rider | Jim Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:55 | Nevada | David Parks swats the shot by Robert Beadle | 22-23 |
| 03:54 | Rider | Jim Fagan pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 03:35 | Rider | Benjamin Howes makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Beadle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Peters (fresh) SF - Peter Fisher (fresh) PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Hone (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jim Fagan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Beus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Howes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Bowser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Parks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Nevada | The jump hook by Robert Beadle is blocked by Carl Bowser | 22-25 |
| 03:09 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Beadle | 22-25 |
| 02:49 | Nevada | The jumper by Robert Beadle is denied by Carl Bowser | 22-25 |
| 02:47 | Rider | Carl Bowser pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:36 | Rider | Carl Bowser misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Chris Merritt - foul #2 on Chris Merritt, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Glen Courtney (SG), Donnie Yarber (SF) Robert Beadle, Robert Peters, Peter Fisher | |
| Subs | Rider | Harley Perkins (SF), Shane Widger (PF) Robert Beus, Benjamin Howes | |
| 02:36 | Rider | Carl Bowser misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:36 | Rider | Carl Bowser misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:36 | Nevada | Chris Merritt snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 02:20 | Nevada | Mark Hone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jim Fagan - foul #2 on Jim Fagan, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Rider | John Thompson (SG), Fred Ford (C) Carl Bowser, David Parks | |
| 02:20 | Nevada | Mark Hone misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:20 | Nevada | Mark Hone makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:00 | Rider | John Thompson knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jim Fagan | 23-27 |
| 01:35 | Nevada | Mark Hone misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 23-27 |
| 01:33 | Rider | Harley Perkins grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 01:14 | Rider | Harley Perkins hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jim Fagan | 23-30 |
| 00:45 | Nevada | Harley Perkins swats the layup by Glen Courtney | 23-30 |
| 00:44 | Rider | Fred Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 00:25 | Rider | The short jumper by Jim Fagan is denied by Mark Hone | 23-30 |
| 00:23 | Nevada | Chris Merritt grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | Glen Courtney hits a runner from close range | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | Rider | John Thompson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 25-30 |