| Lineup | Rider | PG - Mike Bloss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Danny Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Devers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lanza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Sylvester Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grassi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Karg (fresh) C - Albert Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Mark Devers inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Rider | Donald Upshaw is hacked by Albert Ford - foul #2 on Albert Ford, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:36 | Rider | Mike Bloss is whistled for traveling | 31-38 |
| 19:21 | Fairfield | Sylvester Dukes hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Bennett | 31-41 |
| 18:55 | Rider | James Lanza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 18:54 | Fairfield | Christopher Karg grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:39 | Fairfield | Danny Thompson steps in front of the David Bennett pass | 31-41 |
| 18:33 | Rider | Donald Upshaw misses the jumper from the right side | 31-41 |
| 18:31 | Rider | James Lanza hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 18:04 | Fairfield | Christopher Karg is whistled for a carry | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rider | Ralph Plunk (PG), Shawn Carter (SG), Russell Zitzow (SF), Kevin Canterbury (PF) Mike Bloss, Danny Thompson, Mark Devers, James Lanza | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Stephen Goble (PG), John Prentice (SG), Jerry Gibson (PF), David Reeves (C) Sylvester Dukes, David Bennett, Christopher Karg, Albert Ford | |
| 17:38 | Rider | Ralph Plunk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Rider | Erik Marks (C) Donald Upshaw | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Boris Mostovoi (SF) Danny Grassi | |
| 17:24 | Fairfield | Jerry Gibson lays it up and in | 33-43 |
| 17:08 | Rider | Erik Marks connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Plunk | 35-43 |
| 16:56 | Fairfield | John Prentice can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 16:54 | Fairfield | Jerry Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:41 | Fairfield | David Reeves comes up short on the floater from the right block | 35-43 |
| 16:39 | Rider | Ralph Plunk grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:23 | Rider | Jerry Gibson steals the ball from Ralph Plunk | 35-43 |
| 16:13 | Fairfield | David Reeves connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Stephen Goble and he's hacked by Erik Marks - foul #1 on Erik Marks, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Rider | Mike Bloss (PG), Vernon Dean (SG), Mark Devers (SF), James Lanza (PF), Donald Upshaw (C) Ralph Plunk, Shawn Carter, Russell Zitzow, Kevin Canterbury, Erik Marks | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sylvester Dukes (PG), David Bennett (SG), Danny Grassi (SF), Albert Ford (C) Stephen Goble, John Prentice, Boris Mostovoi, Jerry Gibson | |
| 16:13 | Fairfield | David Reeves misses the free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:13 | Rider | Donald Upshaw pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:00 | Rider | Mike Bloss misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-45 |
| 15:59 | Rider | Donald Upshaw can't tip it in | 35-45 |
| 15:57 | Fairfield | Albert Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Mike Bloss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Devers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lanza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Sylvester Dukes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Grassi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Reeves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Fairfield | Vernon Dean picks off the pass by Albert Ford | 35-45 |
| 15:38 | Rider | Mike Bloss hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vernon Dean | 37-45 |
| 15:27 | Fairfield | Sylvester Dukes misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 37-45 |
| 15:25 | Rider | The rebound goes to Donald Upshaw | 37-45 |
| 15:07 | Rider | Mike Bloss scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Vernon Dean | 40-45 |
| 14:45 | Fairfield | David Bennett is hacked by Mike Bloss - foul #3 on Mike Bloss, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Rider | Danny Thompson (SG), Russell Zitzow (SF), Kevin Canterbury (PF) Vernon Dean, Mark Devers, James Lanza | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Stephen Goble (PG), John Prentice (SG), Christopher Karg (PF) Sylvester Dukes, David Bennett, David Reeves | |
| 14:34 | Fairfield | John Prentice's pass is intercepted by Danny Thompson | 40-45 |
| 14:17 | Rider | Kevin Canterbury connects on the open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Danny Thompson | 42-45 |
| 14:03 | Fairfield | John Prentice can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 14:02 | Fairfield | Danny Grassi tips it back up and in | 42-47 |
| 13:46 | Rider | Kevin Canterbury misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 13:44 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Albert Ford | 42-47 |
| 13:22 | Fairfield | Christopher Karg is hacked by Kevin Canterbury - foul #1 on Kevin Canterbury, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Rider | Ralph Plunk (PG), Shawn Carter (SG), Mark Devers (SF), James Lanza (PF), Erik Marks (C) Mike Bloss, Danny Thompson, Russell Zitzow, Kevin Canterbury, Donald Upshaw | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sylvester Dukes (PG), David Bennett (SG), Boris Mostovoi (SF), Jerry Gibson (C) Stephen Goble, John Prentice, Danny Grassi, Albert Ford | |
| 13:08 | Fairfield | Christopher Karg hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Erik Marks - foul #2 on Erik Marks, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| 13:08 | Fairfield | Christopher Karg makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:08 | Fairfield | Christopher Karg makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:05 | Rider | Shawn Carter is fouled in the backcourt by David Bennett - foul #2 on David Bennett, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| 12:48 | Rider | Shawn Carter is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Ralph Plunk | 44-49 |
| 12:35 | Fairfield | David Bennett drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Sylvester Dukes | 44-52 |
| 12:22 | Rider | Ralph Plunk misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 12:20 | Fairfield | Jerry Gibson gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 12:16 | Fairfield | David Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 12:14 | Fairfield | Jerry Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 12:00 | Fairfield | Boris Mostovoi knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by David Bennett | 44-54 |
| 11:46 | Rider | Shawn Carter is hacked by David Bennett - foul #3 on David Bennett, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rider | Danny Thompson (SG), Russell Zitzow (SF), Kevin Canterbury (PF), Donald Upshaw (C) Ralph Plunk, Mark Devers, James Lanza, Erik Marks | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Stephen Goble (PG), John Prentice (SG), Danny Grassi (SF), David Reeves (PF), Albert Ford (C) Sylvester Dukes, David Bennett, Boris Mostovoi, Christopher Karg, Jerry Gibson | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Shawn Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Russell Zitzow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Stephen Goble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Prentice (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Grassi (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rider | A charge is called on Danny Thompson - foul #2 on Danny Thompson, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Rider | Mike Bloss (PG) Shawn Carter | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 11:21 | Fairfield | Albert Ford hits a jump hook in the lane | 44-56 |
| 11:18 | Rider | Stephen Goble is called for the reach on Mike Bloss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Goble, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| 11:07 | Rider | Kevin Canterbury's pass is intercepted by John Prentice | 44-56 |
| 11:04 | Fairfield | John Prentice banks in the layup | 44-58 |
| 10:56 | Rider | Danny Thompson buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 10:39 | Fairfield | Albert Ford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 10:37 | Rider | The rebound goes to Kevin Canterbury | 46-58 |
| 10:28 | Rider | John Prentice steps in front of the Russell Zitzow pass | 46-58 |
| 09:59 | Fairfield | Danny Grassi misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-58 |
| 09:57 | Rider | The rebound goes to Kevin Canterbury | 46-58 |
| 09:42 | Rider | Mike Bloss is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 09:41 | Fairfield | Albert Ford gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 09:25 | Fairfield | Stephen Goble hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 09:23 | Fairfield | Stephen Goble pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 09:12 | Fairfield | Albert Ford scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Danny Grassi and he's hacked by Russell Zitzow - foul #1 on Russell Zitzow, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Rider | Ralph Plunk (PG), Shawn Carter (SG), Mark Devers (SF), James Lanza (PF), Erik Marks (C) Mike Bloss, Danny Thompson, Russell Zitzow, Kevin Canterbury, Donald Upshaw | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sylvester Dukes (PG), David Bennett (SG), Boris Mostovoi (SF), Jerry Gibson (PF) Stephen Goble, John Prentice, Danny Grassi, David Reeves | |
| 09:12 | Fairfield | Albert Ford makes the free throw | 46-61 |
| 08:59 | Rider | Ralph Plunk can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 46-61 |
| 08:57 | Fairfield | Jerry Gibson grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 08:41 | Fairfield | David Bennett buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:18 | Rider | Mark Devers scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ralph Plunk and he's hacked by Jerry Gibson - foul #1 on Jerry Gibson, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Christopher Karg (PF) Albert Ford | |
| 08:18 | Rider | Mark Devers misses the free throw | 48-64 |
| 08:18 | Fairfield | Christopher Karg grabs the board | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:49 | Fairfield | Ralph Plunk steals it from Jerry Gibson | 48-64 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Ralph Plunk (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shawn Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Devers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lanza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Erik Marks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Sylvester Dukes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Boris Mostovoi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Karg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Rider | Erik Marks is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Plunk | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:18 | Fairfield | Sylvester Dukes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Bennett | 50-67 |
| 07:02 | Rider | James Lanza is open and buries a 3 from straight away set up by Ralph Plunk | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:37 | Fairfield | David Bennett connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-69 |
| 06:19 | Rider | Shawn Carter hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Christopher Karg - foul #1 on Christopher Karg, team foul #6 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Rider | Mike Bloss (PG), Russell Zitzow (SF), Kevin Canterbury (PF), Donald Upshaw (C) Ralph Plunk, Mark Devers, James Lanza, Erik Marks | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Stephen Goble (PG), John Prentice (SG), Danny Grassi (SF), David Reeves (C) Sylvester Dukes, David Bennett, Boris Mostovoi, Jerry Gibson | |
| 06:19 | Rider | Shawn Carter makes the free throw | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:04 | Fairfield | Stephen Goble connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Danny Grassi | 56-71 |
| 05:44 | Rider | Mike Bloss's 3 pointer is rejected by David Reeves | 56-71 |
| 05:42 | Rider | Donald Upshaw grabs the offensive board | 56-71 |
| 05:28 | Rider | Russell Zitzow misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Prentice - foul #3 on John Prentice, team foul #7 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Rider | Danny Thompson (SG) Shawn Carter | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 05:28 | Rider | Russell Zitzow makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 05:28 | Rider | Russell Zitzow misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 05:28 | Fairfield | Christopher Karg gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:07 | Fairfield | John Prentice is fouled on the floor by Danny Thompson - foul #3 on Danny Thompson, team foul #7 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Rider | Mark Devers (SF), James Lanza (PF) Russell Zitzow, Kevin Canterbury | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 05:07 | Fairfield | John Prentice misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 05:07 | Rider | Donald Upshaw pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| 04:49 | Rider | Mark Devers is denied on a layup by Danny Grassi | 57-71 |
| 04:48 | Rider | Mark Devers grabs the offensive board | 57-71 |
| 04:43 | Rider | Mike Bloss is whistled for a carry | 57-71 |
| Subs | Rider | Vernon Dean (SG) Danny Thompson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frederic Wood (SG), Albert Ford (C) John Prentice, Christopher Karg | |
| 04:22 | Fairfield | David Reeves throws it down set up by Stephen Goble | 57-73 |
| 04:03 | Rider | James Lanza knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-73 |
| 03:39 | Fairfield | David Reeves misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-73 |
| 03:37 | Fairfield | Danny Grassi can't tip it in | 60-73 |
| 03:35 | Fairfield | Danny Grassi tips it back up and in | 60-75 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Mike Bloss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Dean (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Devers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Lanza (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Upshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Stephen Goble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederic Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grassi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Ford (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Rider | Mike Bloss makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Devers | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Fairfield | David Reeves lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Goble | 63-77 |
| 02:52 | Rider | Mark Devers buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-77 |
| 02:52 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-77 |
| Subs | Rider | Shawn Carter (PG), Danny Thompson (SG), Russell Zitzow (SF), Kevin Canterbury (PF) Mike Bloss, Vernon Dean, Mark Devers, James Lanza | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sylvester Dukes (PG), David Bennett (SG), Jerry Gibson (PF), John Prentice (C) Stephen Goble, Frederic Wood, David Reeves, Albert Ford | |
| 02:23 | Fairfield | Danny Grassi loses the dribble to Russell Zitzow | 66-77 |
| 02:19 | Rider | Shawn Carter lays it up and in on a great pass from Russell Zitzow | 68-77 |
| 01:55 | Fairfield | Sylvester Dukes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-77 |
| 01:54 | Rider | Donald Upshaw pulls down the rebound | 68-77 |
| 01:54 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-77 |
| Subs | Rider | Mike Bloss (PG), Mark Devers (SF), James Lanza (PF) Shawn Carter, Russell Zitzow, Kevin Canterbury | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Christopher Karg (PF), Albert Ford (C) Jerry Gibson, John Prentice | |
| 01:30 | Rider | Mark Devers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-77 |
| 01:28 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Christopher Karg | 68-77 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Sylvester Dukes is hacked by Mike Bloss - foul #4 on Mike Bloss, team foul #8 | 68-77 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Sylvester Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Sylvester Dukes misses the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 01:12 | Rider | Mark Devers grabs the board | 68-78 |
| 01:03 | Rider | Christopher Karg is called for the reach on Mike Bloss - foul #2 on Christopher Karg, team foul #8 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Rider | Shawn Carter (SG), Russell Zitzow (SF), Kevin Canterbury (PF), Erik Marks (C) Danny Thompson, Mark Devers, James Lanza, Donald Upshaw | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Stephen Goble (PG), John Prentice (SG), Boris Mostovoi (SF), Jerry Gibson (PF), David Reeves (C) Sylvester Dukes, David Bennett, Danny Grassi, Christopher Karg, Albert Ford | |
| 01:03 | Rider | Mike Bloss makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:03 | Rider | Mike Bloss misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:03 | Fairfield | Jerry Gibson grabs the board | 69-78 |
| 01:03 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| 00:46 | Fairfield | Boris Mostovoi scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Goble | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Rider | Russell Zitzow double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-81 |
| Subs | Rider | Ralph Plunk (PG) Mike Bloss | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Fairfield | Boris Mostovoi clanks a jumper from the left side | 69-81 |
| 00:19 | Rider | The rebound goes to Ralph Plunk | 69-81 |
| 00:12 | Rider | Kevin Canterbury loses the dribble to Boris Mostovoi | 69-81 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Stephen Goble runs out the clock | 69-81 |