| Lineup | Rider | PG - Michael Crochet (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Bangert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Earnest Graves (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Don Horner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Novack (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Deans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Raymond Novack inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Kansas State | Raymond Novack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| 19:19 | Rider | John Deans swats the shot by Russell Wade | 22-29 |
| 19:17 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Earnest Graves | 22-29 |
| 18:51 | Kansas State | Raymond Novack is whistled for a carry | 22-29 |
| 18:37 | Rider | Russell Wade banks in the layup and he's hacked by John Deans - foul #1 on John Deans, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 18:37 | Rider | Russell Wade makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:09 | Kansas State | John Deans throws it down | 25-31 |
| 17:44 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Manuel Walker - foul #3 on Manuel Walker, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | William Waterfield (PF) Manuel Walker | |
| 17:44 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:44 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:21 | Kansas State | John Deans drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Earnest Graves | 26-33 |
| 17:15 | Rider | Earnest Graves steps in front of the Steve Samuels pass | 26-33 |
| 17:11 | Kansas State | Earnest Graves hits the finger roll | 26-35 |
| 17:04 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert hits the finger roll | 28-35 |
| 16:36 | Kansas State | Michael Crochet takes the ball from Earnest Graves | 28-35 |
| 16:14 | Rider | Russell Wade is hacked by William Waterfield - foul #1 on William Waterfield, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Lee (SG), Thomas Lessman (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Alex Gerlach (C) James Smith, Steve Samuels, Russell Wade, Ronnie Bangert | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Elton (SG) Don Horner | |
| 15:59 | Rider | Richard Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rider | John Bontrager (SG) Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Manuel Walker (C) John Deans | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Michael Crochet (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Bontrager (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Lessman (fresh) PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alex Gerlach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Earnest Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Elton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Novack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Waterfield (fresh) 7 pts. C - Manuel Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Kansas State | Michael Elton banks in the layup | 28-37 |
| 15:26 | Rider | Raymond Jones's floater is tipped away by Raymond Novack | 28-37 |
| 15:25 | Rider | Raymond Jones grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 15:09 | Rider | Michael Crochet scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 14:42 | Kansas State | William Waterfield loses the ball out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Rider | James Smith (PG), Steve Samuels (SF), Russell Wade (PF), Ronnie Bangert (C) Michael Crochet, Thomas Lessman, Raymond Jones, Alex Gerlach | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Deans (PF) William Waterfield | |
| 14:27 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from James Smith | 33-37 |
| 14:10 | Kansas State | John Deans misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on John Bontrager - foul #4 on John Bontrager, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Lee (SG) John Bontrager | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Don Horner (PG) Earnest Graves | |
| 14:10 | Kansas State | John Deans misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:10 | Kansas State | John Deans misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:10 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:48 | Rider | Richard Lee double dribbles | 33-37 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Crochet (PG) Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 13:25 | Kansas State | Don Horner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Crochet - foul #3 on Michael Crochet, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | William Waterfield (SF) Raymond Novack | |
| 13:25 | Kansas State | Don Horner makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:25 | Kansas State | Don Horner misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:25 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:57 | Rider | James Smith is hacked by Michael Elton - foul #1 on Michael Elton, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Earnest Graves (PG) Michael Elton | |
| 12:40 | Rider | Russell Wade comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Manuel Walker - foul #4 on Manuel Walker, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Raymond Novack (SF) Manuel Walker | |
| 12:40 | Rider | Russell Wade misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:40 | Rider | Russell Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:16 | Kansas State | John Deans hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 34-38 |
| 12:15 | Kansas State | Don Horner tips it home | 34-40 |
| 11:56 | Rider | Don Horner steals the ball from Steve Samuels | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Michael Crochet (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Bangert (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Earnest Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Don Horner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - Raymond Novack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Waterfield (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Deans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Kansas State | Earnest Graves makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Don Horner | 34-42 |
| 11:19 | Rider | Russell Wade scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Steve Samuels | 36-42 |
| 10:57 | Kansas State | Raymond Novack hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Steve Samuels - foul #2 on Steve Samuels, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Lee (SG), Thomas Lessman (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Alex Gerlach (C) James Smith, Steve Samuels, Russell Wade, Ronnie Bangert | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Elton (SG) Don Horner | |
| 10:57 | Kansas State | Raymond Novack misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 10:57 | Kansas State | Raymond Novack makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 10:40 | Rider | Thomas Lessman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 10:39 | Kansas State | John Deans gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 10:16 | Kansas State | Michael Elton misses badly on a floater in the lane | 36-43 |
| 10:14 | Rider | Raymond Jones grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 09:55 | Rider | Michael Crochet loses the dribble to Michael Elton | 36-43 |
| 09:50 | Kansas State | Earnest Graves misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Crochet - foul #4 on Michael Crochet, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rider | Ricardo Delgado (PG), Steve Samuels (SF) Michael Crochet, Alex Gerlach | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 09:50 | Kansas State | Earnest Graves makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:50 | Kansas State | Earnest Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:50 | Rider | Thomas Lessman pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:39 | Rider | Raymond Jones's floater is tipped away by William Waterfield | 36-44 |
| 09:38 | Rider | Raymond Jones misses the tip | 36-44 |
| 09:37 | Rider | Thomas Lessman tips it in | 38-44 |
| 09:23 | Kansas State | The jump hook by Raymond Novack is blocked by Steve Samuels | 38-44 |
| 09:21 | Rider | Steve Samuels grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 08:56 | Rider | Richard Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-44 |
| 08:54 | Kansas State | John Deans snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 08:27 | Kansas State | John Deans misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 38-44 |
| 08:25 | Kansas State | William Waterfield hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| 08:05 | Rider | Richard Lee's pass is intercepted by Earnest Graves | 38-46 |
| 07:46 | Kansas State | Raymond Jones swats the short shot by Raymond Novack | 38-46 |
| 07:44 | Kansas State | Michael Elton tips it back up and in | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Ricardo Delgado (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Lessman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Earnest Graves (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Elton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Novack (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Waterfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Deans (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Rider | Steve Samuels can't finish the layup | 38-48 |
| 07:27 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to John Deans | 38-48 |
| 07:01 | Kansas State | Earnest Graves misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Lee - foul #2 on Richard Lee, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rider | Michael Crochet (PG), John Bontrager (SG), Russell Wade (PF), Ronnie Bangert (C) Ricardo Delgado, Richard Lee, Steve Samuels, Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Don Horner (SG), Manuel Walker (C) Michael Elton, William Waterfield | |
| 07:01 | Kansas State | Earnest Graves makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 07:01 | Kansas State | Earnest Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 07:01 | Rider | The rebound goes to Ronnie Bangert | 38-49 |
| 06:42 | Rider | John Bontrager hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 06:41 | Kansas State | Manuel Walker pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 06:13 | Kansas State | Earnest Graves buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Novack | 38-51 |
| 05:50 | Rider | Michael Crochet can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-51 |
| 05:49 | Rider | Russell Wade misses the tip | 38-51 |
| 05:47 | Kansas State | Manuel Walker pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 05:23 | Kansas State | Thomas Lessman is called for the reach on Earnest Graves - foul #1 on Thomas Lessman, team foul #6 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Rider | Steve Samuels (SF) Thomas Lessman | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Elton (SG), William Waterfield (PF) Earnest Graves, John Deans | |
| 05:02 | Kansas State | The short jumper by Don Horner is denied by Ronnie Bangert | 38-51 |
| 05:00 | Rider | Russell Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:46 | Rider | Russell Wade misses long on a runner from close range | 38-51 |
| 04:45 | Rider | John Bontrager pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 04:31 | Rider | Ronnie Bangert can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-51 |
| 04:29 | Kansas State | Don Horner snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 04:06 | Kansas State | Manuel Walker loses the dribble to John Bontrager | 38-51 |
| 04:00 | Rider | Russell Wade knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Crochet | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Kansas State | Michael Elton is hacked by John Bontrager - foul #5 on John Bontrager, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Rider | James Smith (SG), Raymond Jones (PF) John Bontrager, Russell Wade | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 03:41 | Kansas State | Michael Elton makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 03:41 | Kansas State | Michael Elton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 03:41 | Rider | Raymond Jones gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Michael Crochet (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronnie Bangert (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Don Horner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. SG - Michael Elton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Novack (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Waterfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Rider | Michael Crochet can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 03:26 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Novack | 41-52 |
| 03:02 | Kansas State | William Waterfield banks in the layup | 41-54 |
| 02:51 | Rider | James Smith drills a turnaround in the paint | 43-54 |
| 02:30 | Kansas State | Manuel Walker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronnie Bangert - foul #2 on Ronnie Bangert, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Rider | Richard Lee (SG), Thomas Lessman (SF), Alex Gerlach (C) Michael Crochet, Steve Samuels, Ronnie Bangert | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Earnest Graves (PG), John Deans (PF) Don Horner, Raymond Novack | |
| 02:30 | Kansas State | Manuel Walker makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 02:30 | Kansas State | Manuel Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 02:18 | Rider | Richard Lee blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Elton - foul #2 on Michael Elton, team foul #6 | 43-56 |
| 02:18 | Rider | Richard Lee misses the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 02:18 | Rider | Richard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 02:05 | Kansas State | Manuel Walker makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by William Waterfield and he's fouled by Alex Gerlach - foul #1 on Alex Gerlach, team foul #9 | 44-58 |
| 02:05 | Kansas State | Manuel Walker misses the free throw | 44-58 |
| 02:05 | Rider | Richard Lee grabs the board | 44-58 |
| 01:45 | Rider | Richard Lee hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Lessman | 47-58 |
| 01:21 | Kansas State | Earnest Graves hits the finger roll | 47-60 |
| 01:02 | Rider | Michael Elton is called for the reach on Richard Lee - foul #3 on Michael Elton, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| 01:02 | Rider | Richard Lee misses the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:02 | Kansas State | John Deans gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Kansas State | Manuel Walker's layup is rejected by Thomas Lessman | 47-60 |
| 00:40 | Rider | Alex Gerlach grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Rider | Michael Elton steps in front of the James Smith pass | 47-60 |
| 00:08 | Kansas State | Manuel Walker hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Earnest Graves | 47-62 |
| 00:03 | Rider | James Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | John Deans gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | John Deans runs out the clock | 47-62 |