| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Lewis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Profit (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gail Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerard Noll (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Forrester (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Sammy Engman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glen Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dewayne Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Borders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Alcorn State | Carl Profit travels with the ball | 31-31 |
| 19:20 | Rider | Alexander Borders knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Sammy Engman | 31-33 |
| 19:02 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 18:38 | Rider | Sammy Engman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 18:36 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:15 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith is hacked by Glen Gordon - foul #1 on Glen Gordon, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:05 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith banks in the layup set up by Lewis Williams | 33-33 |
| 18:03 | Rider | Sammy Engman is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sammy Engman, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 17:47 | Alcorn State | Dewayne Tate steps in front of the Lewis Williams pass | 33-33 |
| 17:39 | Rider | Glen Gordon knocks in the floater from close range | 33-35 |
| 17:25 | Alcorn State | Carl Profit scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 17:06 | Rider | Alexander Borders is hacked by Lewis Williams - foul #2 on Lewis Williams, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Richard Moyer (SG), Milton Kemper (SF), Nicholas Lewis (PF), Lawrence Freeman (C) Carl Profit, Gail Smith, Gerard Noll, Phillip Forrester | |
| Subs | Rider | Rick Shropshire (PG), Charles Dority (SF), David Parks (PF), Carl Bowser (C) Sammy Engman, Glen Gordon, Dewayne Tate, Alexander Borders | |
| 16:46 | Rider | John Thompson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-35 |
| 16:45 | Rider | Charles Dority misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 16:44 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:21 | Alcorn State | David Parks blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Freeman | 36-35 |
| 16:20 | Alcorn State | Richard Moyer grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 16:08 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Freeman drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Lewis Williams | 38-35 |
| 16:06 | Rider | Rick Shropshire is hacked by Lewis Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lewis Williams, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gerard Noll (PF), Phillip Forrester (C) Lewis Williams, Lawrence Freeman | |
| Subs | Rider | Alexander Borders (C) Carl Bowser | |
| 15:48 | Rider | Charles Dority lays it up and in on a great pass from Rick Shropshire and the foul's on Gerard Noll - foul #1 on Gerard Noll, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Carl Profit (SG), Gail Smith (SF) Milton Kemper, Nicholas Lewis | |
| Subs | Rider | Donald Hicks (PG), Dewayne Tate (PF) John Thompson, David Parks | |
| 15:48 | Rider | Charles Dority misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:48 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Richard Moyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Profit (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gail Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerard Noll (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Forrester (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rick Shropshire (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Dority (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dewayne Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Borders (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Alcorn State | Gerard Noll misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:32 | Alcorn State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Moyer | 38-37 |
| 15:18 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Carl Profit | 40-37 |
| 15:14 | Rider | Charles Dority knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alexander Borders | 40-39 |
| 14:58 | Alcorn State | Richard Moyer knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Profit | 42-39 |
| 14:53 | Rider | Donald Hicks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 14:51 | Rider | Dewayne Tate tips it in | 42-41 |
| 14:37 | Alcorn State | Carl Profit buries a jumpshot from the left side | 44-41 |
| 14:15 | Rider | Donald Hicks drills a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Carl Profit - foul #2 on Carl Profit, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams (PG), Milton Kemper (SF), Nicholas Lewis (PF), Lawrence Freeman (C) Richard Moyer, Gail Smith, Gerard Noll, Phillip Forrester | |
| Subs | Rider | Sammy Engman (SG), Glen Gordon (SF), David Parks (C) Rick Shropshire, Charles Dority, Alexander Borders | |
| 14:15 | Rider | Donald Hicks makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:57 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Lewis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 13:56 | Rider | Glen Gordon pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:32 | Rider | Donald Hicks buries a turnaround from close range | 44-46 |
| 13:18 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Milton Kemper | 47-46 |
| 12:57 | Rider | Glen Gordon misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Milton Kemper - foul #1 on Milton Kemper, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gail Smith (SF), Gerard Noll (PF), Phillip Forrester (C) Carl Profit, Nicholas Lewis, Lawrence Freeman | |
| Subs | Rider | Alexander Borders (C) Dewayne Tate | |
| 12:57 | Rider | Glen Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:57 | Rider | Glen Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:40 | Alcorn State | Donald Hicks steps in front of the Gail Smith pass | 47-47 |
| 12:37 | Rider | Lewis Williams picks off the pass by Donald Hicks in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 12:26 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Milton Kemper | 49-47 |
| 12:21 | Rider | The jump hook by Glen Gordon is blocked by Gerard Noll | 49-47 |
| 12:19 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Lewis Williams | 49-47 |
| 12:15 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 12:14 | Rider | Glen Gordon grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 12:09 | Rider | Gerard Noll picks off the pass by Donald Hicks | 49-47 |
| 11:50 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Alexander Borders - foul #1 on Alexander Borders, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rider | Rick Shropshire (PG), John Thompson (SG), Charles Dority (SF), Thomas Miles (PF) Donald Hicks, Sammy Engman, Glen Gordon, David Parks | |
| 11:50 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:50 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Lewis Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Milton Kemper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gail Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gerard Noll (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Phillip Forrester (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Rick Shropshire (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Dority (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Miles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Borders (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rider | Alexander Borders is hacked by Phillip Forrester - foul #3 on Phillip Forrester, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Richard Moyer (PG) Lewis Williams | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 11:10 | Rider | Thomas Miles clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 51-47 |
| 11:08 | Rider | Thomas Miles tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| 10:42 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Milton Kemper | 53-49 |
| 10:17 | Rider | Alexander Borders clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 10:15 | Alcorn State | Milton Kemper grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:08 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith hits the finger roll set up by Milton Kemper | 55-49 |
| 09:45 | Rider | Alexander Borders is fouled on the floor by Milton Kemper - foul #2 on Milton Kemper, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams (PG), Carl Profit (SG), Nicholas Lewis (PF), Lawrence Freeman (C) Richard Moyer, Milton Kemper, Gerard Noll, Phillip Forrester | |
| Subs | Rider | Donald Hicks (PG), Sammy Engman (SG), Glen Gordon (SF), Dewayne Tate (PF) Rick Shropshire, John Thompson, Charles Dority, Thomas Miles | |
| 09:45 | Rider | Alexander Borders misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:45 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Lewis | 55-49 |
| 09:28 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Lewis is hacked by Sammy Engman - foul #2 on Sammy Engman, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rider | David Parks (C) Alexander Borders | |
| 09:14 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Lewis blows the layup | 55-49 |
| 09:12 | Rider | Donald Hicks snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 09:05 | Rider | Glen Gordon drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sammy Engman | 55-52 |
| 08:49 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams is fouled on the floor by Glen Gordon - foul #2 on Glen Gordon, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| 08:41 | Alcorn State | Carl Profit is hacked by Sammy Engman - foul #3 on Sammy Engman, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| 08:25 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Freeman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 08:24 | Rider | Dewayne Tate grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 08:16 | Rider | Donald Hicks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 08:14 | Rider | Sammy Engman gets the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 08:00 | Rider | Sammy Engman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 07:59 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Carl Profit | 55-52 |
| 07:38 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Freeman is fouled on the floor by Sammy Engman - foul #4 on Sammy Engman, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gerard Noll (PF), Phillip Forrester (C) Gail Smith, Nicholas Lewis | |
| Subs | Rider | John Thompson (SG) Sammy Engman | |
| 07:38 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:38 | Alcorn State | Lawrence Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:38 | Rider | The rebound goes to David Parks | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Lewis Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carl Profit (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerard Noll (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Phillip Forrester (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glen Gordon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewayne Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Rider | Glen Gordon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Freeman - foul #1 on Lawrence Freeman, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Milton Kemper (SF) Lawrence Freeman | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 07:33 | Rider | Glen Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:33 | Rider | Glen Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:14 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 07:13 | Rider | Glen Gordon snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 06:47 | Rider | Dewayne Tate hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 06:46 | Rider | David Parks tips it but misses | 56-54 |
| 06:44 | Alcorn State | Gerard Noll grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 06:39 | Alcorn State | John Thompson steals the ball from Milton Kemper | 56-54 |
| 06:10 | Rider | John Thompson misses the easy layup | 56-54 |
| 06:08 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:53 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams is hacked by Donald Hicks - foul #4 on Donald Hicks, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Nicholas Lewis (SF) Carl Profit | |
| Subs | Rider | Sammy Engman (PG), Charles Dority (SF), Thomas Miles (PF), Alexander Borders (C) Donald Hicks, Glen Gordon, Dewayne Tate, David Parks | |
| 05:53 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:53 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:41 | Rider | The short jumper by Alexander Borders is denied by Phillip Forrester | 58-54 |
| 05:40 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:20 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester slams it home set up by Milton Kemper | 60-54 |
| 05:04 | Rider | John Thompson makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Sammy Engman | 60-56 |
| 04:41 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 04:39 | Rider | Alexander Borders gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:33 | Rider | Alexander Borders buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Sammy Engman | 60-58 |
| 04:14 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas Lewis | 62-58 |
| 03:50 | Rider | Alexander Borders banks in the layup and the foul's on Lewis Williams - foul #4 on Lewis Williams, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Richard Moyer (PG), Carl Profit (SG), Gail Smith (SF), Lawrence Freeman (PF), Bradley Maxwell (C) Lewis Williams, Milton Kemper, Nicholas Lewis, Gerard Noll, Phillip Forrester | |
| Subs | Rider | Donald Hicks (PG), Dewayne Tate (PF) John Thompson, Thomas Miles | |
| 03:50 | Rider | Alexander Borders misses the free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:50 | Alcorn State | Carl Profit snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 03:34 | Alcorn State | Gail Smith misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 62-60 |
| 03:33 | Rider | Dewayne Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Richard Moyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Profit (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gail Smith (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Lawrence Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bradley Maxwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Sammy Engman (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Dority (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dewayne Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Alexander Borders (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Rider | Donald Hicks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 03:15 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Gail Smith | 62-60 |
| 03:07 | Alcorn State | Bradley Maxwell makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-60 |
| 02:59 | Rider | Alexander Borders drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Hicks | 64-62 |
| 02:59 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gerard Noll (PF), Phillip Forrester (C) Lawrence Freeman, Bradley Maxwell | |
| Subs | Rider | Glen Gordon (SF) Charles Dority | |
| 02:36 | Alcorn State | Gerard Noll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams (PG) Richard Moyer | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 02:20 | Rider | Gail Smith picks off the pass by Dewayne Tate | 64-62 |
| 02:06 | Alcorn State | Lewis Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Lewis Williams, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Richard Moyer (PG) Lewis Williams | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 01:54 | Rider | Donald Hicks buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Sammy Engman | 64-65 |
| 01:31 | Alcorn State | Phillip Forrester misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 01:30 | Alcorn State | Carl Profit tips it home | 66-65 |
| 01:12 | Rider | Glen Gordon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 01:10 | Alcorn State | Carl Profit grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:54 | Alcorn State | Carl Profit misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dewayne Tate - foul #1 on Dewayne Tate, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Rider | John Thompson (SG) Sammy Engman | |
| 00:54 | Alcorn State | Carl Profit makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:54 | Alcorn State | Carl Profit makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:40 | Rider | Alexander Borders misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 00:39 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Gail Smith | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Alcorn State | Carl Profit misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-65 |
| 00:15 | Alcorn State | Richard Moyer tips it in | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Rider | John Thompson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 00:07 | Alcorn State | Richard Moyer snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Alcorn State | Richard Moyer is hacked by Donald Hicks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Hicks, team foul #10 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Milton Kemper (PF), Nicholas Lewis (C) Gerard Noll, Phillip Forrester | |
| Subs | Rider | Sammy Engman (PG) Donald Hicks | |
| 00:05 | Alcorn State | Richard Moyer misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:05 | Alcorn State | Richard Moyer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | Rider | Glen Gordon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-65 |