| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Rio (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leon Thiel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Asay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Clouse (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Roger Owens inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rider | Cody Allen blows the layup but he's hacked by Joe Rio - foul #1 on Joe Rio, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 19:46 | Rider | Cody Allen makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:46 | Rider | Cody Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:20 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay scores on a turnaround from the left block | 25-29 |
| 19:06 | Rider | Jerry Morgan misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 19:04 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 18:44 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel's pass is intercepted by Roger Owens | 25-29 |
| 18:27 | Rider | Cody Allen hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gene Smith | 25-32 |
| 18:09 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Engel | 27-32 |
| 18:07 | Rider | Jerry Morgan loses the dribble to Joe Rio in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| 17:44 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Morgan - foul #1 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Bruno Shaver (SG), Rodney Morgan (SF), Brian Haider (C) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Leon Thiel, Chad Clouse | |
| Subs | Rider | Daryl Perera (PG), Elmer Graves (SG), Timothy Hewitt (SF), Barry Craig (C) Jerry Morgan, Cody Allen, Roger Owens, Gene Smith | |
| 17:44 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:44 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:40 | Rider | Daryl Perera is hacked by Bruno Shaver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruno Shaver, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Short (C) Daniel Asay | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 17:20 | Rider | Elmer Graves can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bruno Shaver - foul #3 on Bruno Shaver, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Daugherty (SG) Bruno Shaver | |
| Subs | Rider | Percy Collins (SF) Scott Montgomery | |
| 17:20 | Rider | Elmer Graves makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:20 | Rider | Elmer Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:09 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 17:07 | Rider | Barry Craig snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 16:53 | Rider | John Daugherty is called for the reach on Daryl Perera - foul #1 on John Daugherty, team foul #4 | 28-34 |
| 16:33 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Haider - foul #2 on Brian Haider, team foul #5 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leon Thiel (SF), Chad Clouse (C) Rodney Morgan, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 16:33 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:33 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:20 | Fairfield | Elmer Graves steps in front of the John Daugherty pass | 28-36 |
| 16:09 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt travels with the ball | 28-36 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Daniel Asay (PF) John Daugherty, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Morgan (PG), Roger Owens (SF), Scott Montgomery (PF), Gene Smith (C) Elmer Graves, Percy Collins, Timothy Hewitt, Barry Craig | |
| 15:55 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel is fouled on the floor by Jerry Morgan - foul #2 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG) Casimir Falkowski | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Rio (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leon Thiel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Asay (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Clouse (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Perera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Fairfield | Gary Engel scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 15:27 | Rider | Roger Owens is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 15:26 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 15:12 | Fairfield | Gary Engel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 31-36 |
| 15:10 | Rider | Jerry Morgan pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 15:06 | Rider | Gary Engel takes the ball from Jerry Morgan in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| 14:59 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay is whistled for traveling | 31-36 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (PG), John Daugherty (SG), Rodney Morgan (SF), Brian Haider (C) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Leon Thiel, Chad Clouse | |
| Subs | Rider | Cody Allen (SG), Timothy Hewitt (SF), Barry Craig (C) Daryl Perera, Roger Owens, Gene Smith | |
| 14:57 | Rider | Bruno Shaver steps in front of the Jerry Morgan pass in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| 14:39 | Fairfield | Brian Haider misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 14:37 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 14:21 | Rider | Jerry Morgan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Hewitt | 33-39 |
| 14:09 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bruno Shaver | 36-39 |
| 13:50 | Rider | Jerry Morgan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 13:49 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:27 | Fairfield | Brian Haider hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Barry Craig - foul #1 on Barry Craig, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Leon Thiel (SF), Chad Clouse (C) Bruno Shaver, John Daugherty, Rodney Morgan, Daniel Asay | |
| Subs | Rider | Elmer Graves (PG), Percy Collins (SG), Roger Owens (SF), Gene Smith (C) Jerry Morgan, Cody Allen, Scott Montgomery, Barry Craig | |
| 13:27 | Fairfield | Brian Haider makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:27 | Fairfield | Brian Haider misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:27 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 13:17 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt misses short on an open floater from the left block | 37-39 |
| 13:15 | Rider | Roger Owens tips it in | 37-41 |
| 12:58 | Fairfield | Gene Smith swats the dunk try by Brian Haider | 37-41 |
| 12:57 | Rider | The rebound goes to Roger Owens | 37-41 |
| 12:55 | Rider | Joe Rio takes the ball from Elmer Graves in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 12:54 | Fairfield | Joe Rio banks in the layup | 39-41 |
| 12:41 | Rider | Elmer Graves misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 12:40 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 12:34 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leon Thiel | 42-41 |
| 12:11 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Engel - foul #2 on Gary Engel, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Bruno Shaver (SG), Rodney Morgan (PF) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Rider | Daryl Perera (PG), Cody Allen (SG) Elmer Graves, Roger Owens | |
| 12:11 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:11 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:48 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Cody Allen - foul #3 on Cody Allen, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (PF), Joe Short (C) Leon Thiel, Chad Clouse | |
| Subs | Rider | Scott Montgomery (PF), Barry Craig (C) Timothy Hewitt, Gene Smith | |
| 11:48 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:48 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Casimir Falkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruno Shaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherwood Hinnant (fresh) C - Joe Short (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Daryl Perera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Percy Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Craig (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Rider | Bruno Shaver is called for the reach on Cody Allen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruno Shaver, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG) Bruno Shaver | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 11:46 | Rider | Cody Allen misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:46 | Rider | Barry Craig pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 11:40 | Rider | Scott Montgomery misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 11:39 | Fairfield | Joe Rio grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 11:33 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 11:32 | Rider | Cody Allen snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 11:30 | Rider | Daryl Perera loses the dribble to Sherwood Hinnant in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 11:08 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Casimir Falkowski | 47-43 |
| 10:47 | Rider | Percy Collins's pass is intercepted by Sherwood Hinnant | 47-43 |
| 10:30 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Casimir Falkowski | 49-43 |
| 10:04 | Rider | Cody Allen throws it down on a great pass from Percy Collins | 49-45 |
| 09:46 | Fairfield | Joe Rio is hacked by Cody Allen - foul #4 on Cody Allen, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), John Daugherty (SG), Leon Thiel (SF), Daniel Asay (PF), Chad Clouse (C) Casimir Falkowski, Joe Rio, Rodney Morgan, Sherwood Hinnant, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Morgan (PG), Elmer Graves (SG), Roger Owens (SF), Timothy Hewitt (PF), Gene Smith (C) Daryl Perera, Cody Allen, Percy Collins, Scott Montgomery, Barry Craig | |
| 09:27 | Fairfield | John Daugherty is denied on a dunk by Gene Smith | 49-45 |
| 09:25 | Rider | Gene Smith gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:21 | Rider | Roger Owens misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-45 |
| 09:19 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Gary Engel | 49-45 |
| 09:05 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel hits a turnaround from close range | 51-45 |
| 08:57 | Rider | Daniel Asay steals it from Gene Smith | 51-45 |
| 08:40 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 08:39 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| 08:27 | Rider | Elmer Graves is called for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG) John Daugherty | |
| Subs | Rider | Scott Montgomery (PF) Timothy Hewitt | |
| 08:13 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 08:12 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 08:11 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 08:04 | Fairfield | Gary Engel misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Elmer Graves - foul #1 on Elmer Graves, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brian Haider (PF) Daniel Asay | |
| Subs | Rider | Daryl Perera (PG) Jerry Morgan | |
| 08:04 | Fairfield | Gary Engel misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:04 | Fairfield | Gary Engel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:00 | Rider | Roger Owens is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Rio - foul #2 on Joe Rio, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (SF) Joe Rio, Leon Thiel | |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Morgan (PG) Elmer Graves | |
| 08:00 | Rider | Roger Owens makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:00 | Rider | Roger Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:36 | Fairfield | Gary Engel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 07:34 | Rider | Scott Montgomery grabs the board | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruno Shaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sherwood Hinnant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Haider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Clouse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jerry Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Perera (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Rider | Gene Smith connects on the jump hook in the lane | 54-49 |
| 07:11 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gene Smith - foul #1 on Gene Smith, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Leon Thiel (SF), Daniel Asay (PF) Gary Engel, Sherwood Hinnant, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Rider | Percy Collins (SG), Timothy Hewitt (SF), Barry Craig (C) Jerry Morgan, Roger Owens, Gene Smith | |
| 07:11 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:11 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:56 | Rider | Percy Collins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Percy Collins, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brian Haider (C) Chad Clouse | |
| Subs | Rider | Elmer Graves (PG) Daryl Perera | |
| 06:32 | Fairfield | Percy Collins is called for the reach on Bruno Shaver - foul #2 on Percy Collins, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Rider | Cody Allen (SG) Scott Montgomery | |
| 06:32 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:32 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:32 | Rider | Barry Craig pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:28 | Rider | Cody Allen is fouled on the floor by Daniel Asay - foul #1 on Daniel Asay, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Daugherty (SG) Bruno Shaver | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 06:28 | Rider | Cody Allen makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:28 | Rider | Cody Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:59 | Fairfield | Brian Haider comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Hewitt - foul #1 on Timothy Hewitt, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan (SF), Joe Short (C) Leon Thiel, Daniel Asay | |
| Subs | Rider | Scott Montgomery (PF), Gene Smith (C) Percy Collins, Barry Craig | |
| 05:59 | Fairfield | Brian Haider misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:59 | Fairfield | Brian Haider makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:43 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt knocks in the shot from the baseline | 58-53 |
| 05:27 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Daugherty | 61-53 |
| 05:20 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt scores on a floater from the right side and the foul's on Rodney Morgan - foul #2 on Rodney Morgan, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (PF) Casimir Falkowski, John Daugherty, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Morgan (PG), Daryl Perera (SG), Roger Owens (SF) Elmer Graves, Cody Allen, Scott Montgomery | |
| 05:20 | Rider | Timothy Hewitt misses the free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:20 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 05:11 | Fairfield | Joe Rio misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 05:10 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver gets the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:45 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 04:43 | Rider | Gene Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:24 | Rider | Roger Owens connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jerry Morgan | 61-58 |
| 04:12 | Fairfield | Joe Rio knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 63-58 |
| 04:03 | Rider | Gene Smith is fouled on the floor by Rodney Morgan - foul #3 on Rodney Morgan, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Leon Thiel (SF), Daniel Asay (PF), Chad Clouse (C) Bruno Shaver, Rodney Morgan, Sherwood Hinnant, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Rider | Cody Allen (SG), Percy Collins (SF), Scott Montgomery (PF) Jerry Morgan, Roger Owens, Timothy Hewitt | |
| 04:03 | Rider | Gene Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:03 | Rider | Gene Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:03 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 03:40 | Fairfield | Joe Rio comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 03:38 | Rider | Scott Montgomery grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 03:30 | Rider | Gene Smith loses the dribble to Leon Thiel | 63-59 |
| 03:27 | Fairfield | Joe Rio misses the lay-in | 63-59 |
| 03:26 | Rider | Percy Collins pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Rio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leon Thiel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Asay (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Chad Clouse (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Daryl Perera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Percy Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Rider | Percy Collins connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Cody Allen | 63-62 |
| 02:49 | Fairfield | Gary Engel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 02:47 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Thiel | 63-62 |
| 02:32 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Chad Clouse | 65-62 |
| 02:32 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (SG) Joe Rio | |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Morgan (PG), Elmer Graves (SG), Roger Owens (SF), Barry Craig (C) Daryl Perera, Cody Allen, Percy Collins, Gene Smith | |
| 02:30 | Rider | Roger Owens travels in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 02:07 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Leon Thiel is denied by Scott Montgomery | 65-62 |
| 02:06 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay misses the tip | 65-62 |
| 02:04 | Rider | Scott Montgomery snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 02:00 | Rider | Jerry Morgan hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Barry Craig | 65-65 |
| 01:39 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 01:39 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG) Casimir Falkowski | |
| Subs | Rider | Cody Allen (SG), Gene Smith (C) Elmer Graves, Barry Craig | |
| 01:18 | Rider | Scott Montgomery is alone and throws it down and the foul's on Leon Thiel - foul #1 on Leon Thiel, team foul #12 | 68-67 |
| 01:18 | Rider | Scott Montgomery misses the free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:18 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 00:54 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Rio | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Rider | Cody Allen is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Cody Allen, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (SG), Rodney Morgan (SF) Joe Rio, Leon Thiel | |
| Subs | Rider | Daryl Perera (SG) Cody Allen | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Fairfield | Gary Engel is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Morgan - foul #3 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #12 | 71-67 |
| 00:33 | Fairfield | Gary Engel misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:33 | Fairfield | Gary Engel makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Rider | Jerry Morgan makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Owens | 72-70 |
| 00:26 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG), Leon Thiel (SF) Casimir Falkowski, Rodney Morgan | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Morgan - foul #4 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #13 | 72-70 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | Rider | Daryl Perera can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:15 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:13 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay is hacked by Jerry Morgan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #14 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (SG), Rodney Morgan (SF) Joe Rio, Leon Thiel | |
| Subs | Rider | Elmer Graves (SG) Jerry Morgan | |
| 00:13 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:13 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:09 | Rider | Rodney Morgan is called for the reach on Roger Owens in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Morgan, team foul #13 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG), Leon Thiel (SF) Casimir Falkowski, Rodney Morgan | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 00:09 | Rider | Roger Owens makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:09 | Rider | Roger Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:07 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl Perera - foul #2 on Daryl Perera, team foul #15 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (SG) Joe Rio | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 00:07 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:07 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:04 | Rider | Rider calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG) Casimir Falkowski | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 00:02 | Rider | Daryl Perera knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-75 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Gary Engel runs out the clock | 78-75 |