| Lineup | Rider | PG - George Viers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Stock (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Kennon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Key (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Junior Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Mahmood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mikey Day (fresh) PF - Troy Wallick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - James Conyers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | William Galloway inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rider | George Viers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 19:31 | Rider | Ray Kennon gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 19:20 | Rider | Ray Kennon clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Troy Wallick - foul #2 on Troy Wallick, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| 19:20 | Rider | Ray Kennon makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:20 | Rider | Ray Kennon misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers is denied on a layup by Joseph Key | 27-24 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers is fouled on the floor by Joseph Key - foul #1 on Joseph Key, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Junior Andrews | 27-26 |
| 18:23 | Rider | Ronald Stock misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Mike Mahmood - foul #2 on Mike Mahmood, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| 18:23 | Rider | Ronald Stock misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:23 | Rider | Ronald Stock makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Mikey Day | 28-28 |
| 17:44 | Rider | George Viers misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-28 |
| 17:43 | Rider | Ronald Stock snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 17:36 | Rider | Joseph Key's floater is tipped away by James Conyers | 28-28 |
| 17:35 | Rider | Ronald Stock hits the follow up shot | 30-28 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews is fouled on the floor by George Viers - foul #1 on George Viers, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rider | David Minter (SG), John Cloud (SF), Sean Coddington (C) Ronald Stock, William Galloway, Joseph Key | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand (C) James Conyers | |
| 17:19 | Eastern Michigan | Sean Coddington swats the layup by David Bertrand | 30-28 |
| 17:17 | Rider | John Cloud pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:12 | Rider | John Cloud's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rider | Theodore Hall (C) Ray Kennon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (SG), Eugene Williams (SF) Mike Mahmood, Mikey Day | |
| 17:01 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 16:59 | Rider | John Cloud snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 16:45 | Rider | John Cloud misses long on a jumper from the left side | 30-28 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand is hacked by George Viers - foul #2 on George Viers, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Wallace (SG) George Viers | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (SG), Ryan Ojeda (C) Junior Andrews, Troy Wallick | |
| 16:14 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand misses badly on a floater near the basket | 30-28 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector is hacked by Theodore Hall - foul #1 on Theodore Hall, team foul #4 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rider | Ronald Stock (SG), William Galloway (SF), Ray Kennon (PF), Joseph Key (C) Jeffery Wallace, John Cloud, Sean Coddington, Theodore Hall | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood (SG), Mikey Day (SF), James Conyers (C) Caleb Rector, Eugene Williams, Ryan Ojeda | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - David Minter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Stock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Kennon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Key (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Donald Sword (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Mahmood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mikey Day (fresh) PF - David Bertrand (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Conyers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Eastern Michigan | A charge is called on James Conyers - foul #3 on James Conyers, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Rider | George Viers (PG) David Minter | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews (PG) Donald Sword | |
| 15:24 | Rider | William Galloway's pass is intercepted by Junior Andrews | 30-28 |
| 15:08 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Mike Mahmood | 30-30 |
| 14:50 | Rider | William Galloway can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Conyers | 30-30 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 14:31 | Rider | The rebound goes to Ray Kennon | 30-30 |
| 14:07 | Rider | Ray Kennon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Rider | David Minter (SG), John Cloud (SF), Sean Coddington (C) Ronald Stock, William Galloway, Joseph Key | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword (SF), Troy Wallick (PF), Ryan Ojeda (C) Mikey Day, David Bertrand, James Conyers | |
| 13:42 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick loses the dribble to David Minter | 30-30 |
| 13:37 | Rider | David Minter banks in the layup | 32-30 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword is fouled on the floor by George Viers - foul #3 on George Viers, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Wallace (SG), Theodore Hall (C) George Viers, Ray Kennon | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (SG), Eugene Williams (SF) Junior Andrews, Mike Mahmood | |
| 13:01 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Sword | 32-32 |
| 12:46 | Rider | Theodore Hall knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 34-32 |
| 12:39 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Williams | 34-34 |
| 12:26 | Rider | David Minter misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Sword - foul #1 on Donald Sword, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Rider | Ronald Stock (SG), Joseph Key (C) Jeffery Wallace, Theodore Hall | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day (SF), James Conyers (C) Eugene Williams, Ryan Ojeda | |
| 12:26 | Rider | David Minter makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:26 | Rider | David Minter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Troy Wallick | 36-37 |
| 12:03 | Rider | Sean Coddington buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Key | 39-37 |
| 11:38 | Eastern Michigan | John Cloud takes the ball from Mikey Day | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - David Minter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ronald Stock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cloud (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Coddington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Key (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Donald Sword (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Caleb Rector (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mikey Day (fresh) PF - Troy Wallick (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - James Conyers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Rider | Sean Coddington drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Stock | 42-37 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 10:37 | Rider | John Cloud's pass is intercepted by Caleb Rector | 42-40 |
| 10:14 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword buries a 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 09:46 | Rider | Ronald Stock connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Minter | 45-43 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Michigan | The jumper by Donald Sword is denied by Sean Coddington | 45-43 |
| 09:35 | Rider | David Minter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:24 | Rider | Joseph Key is denied on a layup by James Conyers | 45-43 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 09:06 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-43 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:33 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Caleb Rector | 45-46 |
| 08:15 | Rider | Ronald Stock clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Michigan | Ronald Stock is called for the reach on Donald Sword - foul #1 on Ronald Stock, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rider | George Viers (PG), Jeffery Wallace (SG), William Galloway (SF), Ray Kennon (PF), Theodore Hall (C) David Minter, Ronald Stock, John Cloud, Sean Coddington, Joseph Key | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews (PG), Mike Mahmood (SG), Eugene Williams (SF), David Bertrand (PF), Ryan Ojeda (C) Donald Sword, Caleb Rector, Mikey Day, Troy Wallick, James Conyers | |
| 07:42 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffery Wallace - foul #1 on Jeffery Wallace, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:42 | Rider | Theodore Hall grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 07:31 | Rider | William Galloway comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 45-47 |
| 07:29 | Rider | Ray Kennon grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - George Viers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Wallace (fresh) SF - William Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Kennon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Junior Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Mahmood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Ojeda (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Rider | Ray Kennon knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by George Viers | 47-47 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Ojeda | 47-50 |
| 06:42 | Rider | William Galloway's fadeaway is rejected by David Bertrand | 47-50 |
| 06:40 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by George Viers - foul #4 on George Viers, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:36 | Rider | Theodore Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 06:19 | Rider | George Viers misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-51 |
| 06:18 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Mike Mahmood | 47-51 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Michigan | Ray Kennon steals it from Junior Andrews | 47-51 |
| 05:46 | Rider | Junior Andrews takes the ball from Theodore Hall | 47-51 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Ryan Ojeda is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 47-51 |
| Subs | Rider | George Orr (SF) William Galloway | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick (PF) Ryan Ojeda | |
| 05:37 | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 47-51 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams misses the tip | 47-51 |
| 05:33 | Rider | George Viers snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 05:18 | Rider | Ray Kennon misses badly on a floater from the left block | 47-51 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to David Bertrand | 47-51 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Mike Mahmood | 47-53 |
| 04:31 | Rider | Ray Kennon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Williams grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood is hacked by Theodore Hall - foul #2 on Theodore Hall, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rider | David Minter (PG), Ronald Stock (SG), William Galloway (SF), Sean Coddington (PF), Joseph Key (C) George Viers, Jeffery Wallace, George Orr, Ray Kennon, Theodore Hall | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Caleb Rector (PG), Mikey Day (SF), James Conyers (C) Junior Andrews, Eugene Williams, David Bertrand | |
| 04:08 | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:08 | Rider | Sean Coddington grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 03:52 | Rider | David Minter hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Minter - foul #1 on David Minter, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Andrew Coghill (SG) Mike Mahmood | |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Michigan | Troy Wallick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:06 | Rider | Sean Coddington knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by David Minter and he's fouled by Caleb Rector - foul #1 on Caleb Rector, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Rider | George Viers (PG) David Minter | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Junior Andrews (PG), Donald Sword (SG) Caleb Rector, Andrew Coghill | |
| 03:06 | Rider | Sean Coddington misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Michigan | James Conyers pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - George Viers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Stock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Galloway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Coddington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Key (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Junior Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Sword (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mikey Day (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Wallick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - James Conyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Stock - foul #2 on Ronald Stock, team foul #11 | 52-54 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:59 | Rider | Sean Coddington grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 02:46 | Rider | George Viers connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Stock | 55-55 |
| 02:28 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 02:14 | Rider | William Galloway comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 55-58 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Michigan | Mikey Day grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Sword double dribbles | 55-58 |
| Subs | Rider | John Cloud (SF), Ray Kennon (PF) William Galloway, Joseph Key | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Bertrand (PF), Ryan Ojeda (C) Troy Wallick, James Conyers | |
| 01:56 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Rider | William Galloway (SF), Joseph Key (C) John Cloud, Sean Coddington | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mike Mahmood (SG), Troy Wallick (PF), James Conyers (C) Donald Sword, David Bertrand, Ryan Ojeda | |
| 01:39 | Rider | William Galloway misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 01:37 | Rider | Joseph Key can't tip it in | 55-58 |
| 01:36 | Rider | George Viers gets the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 01:21 | Rider | Ray Kennon is called for traveling | 55-58 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Key blocks the short jumper by Troy Wallick | 55-58 |
| 01:06 | Rider | William Galloway grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 00:43 | Rider | Ray Kennon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 00:41 | Rider | William Galloway tips it home | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | William Galloway takes the ball from Mikey Day | 57-58 |
| 00:01 | Rider | Ronald Stock comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Troy Wallick | 57-58 |