| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Britton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gale (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Dittmer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ross Hamm (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Mitchell Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Blazer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Levine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Haile (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Ranney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | James Gale inbounds the ball | 46-20 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Ronald Levine is called for the reach on James Gale - foul #2 on Ronald Levine, team foul #1 | 46-20 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Mark Britton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-20 |
| 19:29 | Rider | James Haile grabs the defensive rebound | 46-20 |
| 19:10 | Rider | James Haile hits a 3 from the left wing | 46-23 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Martin Anderson, team foul #1 | 46-23 |
| 18:45 | Rider | Ronald Levine misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Britton - foul #3 on Mark Britton, team foul #2 | 46-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (SG) Mark Britton | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 18:45 | Rider | Ronald Levine makes the 1st free throw | 46-24 |
| 18:45 | Rider | Ronald Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 46-25 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ross Hamm | 49-25 |
| 18:31 | Rider | James Haile drills a jumper in the lane set up by Joshua Blazer | 49-27 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | James Gale's fadeaway is rejected by James Haile | 49-27 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | James Gale tips it in | 51-27 |
| 18:06 | Rider | Joshua Blazer double dribbles | 51-27 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | James Gale blows the layup | 51-27 |
| 17:41 | Rider | Ronald Levine grabs the board | 51-27 |
| 17:22 | Rider | Mitchell Montgomery clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-27 |
| 17:21 | Rider | James Haile misses the tip | 51-27 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm snags the defensive board | 51-27 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Martin Anderson | 54-27 |
| 16:54 | Rider | Mitchell Montgomery misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-27 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer snags the defensive board | 54-27 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus is hacked by Mitchell Montgomery - foul #2 on Mitchell Montgomery, team foul #2 | 54-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (PG), Stephen Teeple (SF), David Prouty (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Martin Anderson, James Gale, Timothy Dittmer, Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Rider | Cory Bogdan (PG), Gary Emery (SG), Howard Graham (SF), Jack Boydston (PF), Christopher Green (C) Mitchell Montgomery, Joshua Blazer, Ronald Levine, James Haile, Ronald Ranney | |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Gary Emery takes the ball from Richard Marcus | 54-27 |
| 16:31 | Rider | Cory Bogdan comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Francis Arnold - foul #1 on Francis Arnold, team foul #3 | 54-27 |
| 16:31 | Rider | Cory Bogdan misses the 1st free throw | 54-27 |
| 16:31 | Rider | Cory Bogdan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-28 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Howard Graham denies the turnaround by David Prouty | 54-28 |
| 16:22 | Rider | Christopher Green grabs the defensive rebound | 54-28 |
| 16:13 | Rider | Howard Graham misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Teeple - foul #2 on Stephen Teeple, team foul #4 | 54-28 |
| 16:13 | Rider | Howard Graham makes the 1st free throw | 54-29 |
| 16:13 | Rider | Howard Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 54-29 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks snags the defensive board | 54-29 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-29 |
| 15:55 | Rider | Howard Graham snags the defensive board | 54-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Francis Arnold (fresh) SG - Richard Marcus (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Teeple (fresh) PF - David Prouty (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Hooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Cory Bogdan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Emery (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Howard Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Boydston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rider | Jack Boydston is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jack Boydston, team foul #3 | 54-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Britton (PG), James Gale (SF), Ross Hamm (C) Francis Arnold, Stephen Teeple, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Rider | Mitchell Montgomery (PG), Joshua Blazer (SG), Ronald Levine (SF), James Haile (PF) Cory Bogdan, Gary Emery, Jack Boydston, Christopher Green | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Prouty | 57-29 |
| 14:54 | Rider | Ronald Levine misses the fadeaway from the right block | 57-29 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm grabs the board | 57-29 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | James Gale lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Britton and the foul's on Mitchell Montgomery - foul #3 on Mitchell Montgomery, team foul #4 | 59-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG), Timothy Dittmer (PF) Richard Marcus, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Rider | Ronald Ranney (C) Howard Graham | |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | James Gale misses the free throw | 59-29 |
| 14:47 | Rider | James Haile grabs the board | 59-29 |
| 14:36 | Rider | Ronald Levine scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-31 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-31 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer grabs the offensive board | 59-31 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-31 |
| 13:57 | Rider | James Haile comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-31 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson grabs the board | 62-31 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 62-31 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ross Hamm | 62-31 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson is hacked by James Haile - foul #2 on James Haile, team foul #5 | 62-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (SG), Stephen Teeple (SF), David Prouty (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Martin Anderson, James Gale, Timothy Dittmer, Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Rider | Cory Bogdan (PG), Gary Emery (SG), Howard Graham (SF), Jack Boydston (PF) Mitchell Montgomery, Joshua Blazer, Ronald Levine, James Haile | |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Mark Britton misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-31 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks tips it home | 64-31 |
| 12:58 | Rider | Cory Bogdan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-31 |
| 12:56 | Rider | Howard Graham snags the offensive board | 64-31 |
| 12:41 | Rider | Gary Emery is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gary Emery, team foul #6 | 64-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (PG) Mark Britton | |
| Subs | Rider | Joshua Blazer (SG), Christopher Green (C) Gary Emery, Ronald Ranney | |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | David Prouty makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-31 |
| 12:14 | Rider | Howard Graham hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Cory Bogdan | 67-33 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks is whistled for traveling | 67-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG), James Gale (SF), Timothy Dittmer (PF), Ross Hamm (C) Francis Arnold, Richard Marcus, David Prouty, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Rider | Mitchell Montgomery (PG), Ronald Levine (SF), James Haile (PF) Cory Bogdan, Jack Boydston, Christopher Green | |
| 11:46 | Rider | James Gale picks off the pass by Ronald Levine | 67-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Teeple (fresh) SF - James Gale (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Timothy Dittmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ross Hamm (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Mitchell Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Blazer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Levine (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Haile (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Howard Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Levine - foul #3 on Ronald Levine, team foul #7 | 67-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rider | Jack Boydston (C) Howard Graham | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm makes the 1st free throw | 68-33 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses the 2nd free throw | 68-33 |
| 11:30 | Rider | The rebound goes to Jack Boydston | 68-33 |
| 11:06 | Rider | Mitchell Montgomery's pass is intercepted by James Gale | 68-33 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Gale | 70-33 |
| 10:48 | Rider | Joshua Blazer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-33 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer snags the defensive board | 70-33 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-33 |
| 10:41 | Rider | Jack Boydston snags the defensive board | 70-33 |
| 10:30 | Rider | James Gale picks off the pass by Ronald Levine | 70-33 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | James Haile blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Martin Anderson | 70-33 |
| 10:22 | Rider | James Haile gets the rebound | 70-33 |
| 10:04 | Rider | Jack Boydston lays it up and in | 70-35 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | James Gale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (PG), Richard Marcus (SG), David Prouty (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Martin Anderson, James Gale, Timothy Dittmer, Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Rider | Lee Brown (PG), Cory Bogdan (SG), Gary Emery (SF), Howard Graham (PF), Christopher Green (C) Mitchell Montgomery, Joshua Blazer, Ronald Levine, James Haile, Jack Boydston | |
| 09:38 | Rider | Cory Bogdan travels with the ball | 70-35 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | David Prouty connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-35 |
| 09:05 | Rider | David Prouty steals the ball from Christopher Green | 72-35 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Cory Bogdan steals the ball from Stephen Teeple | 72-35 |
| 08:39 | Rider | Cory Bogdan misses the lay-in | 72-35 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus gets the rebound | 72-35 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Prouty | 75-35 |
| 08:18 | Rider | Michael Hooks takes the ball from Gary Emery | 75-35 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Lee Brown steals it from David Prouty | 75-35 |
| 07:38 | Rider | Christopher Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 75-35 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks pulls down the rebound | 75-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Francis Arnold (fresh) SG - Richard Marcus (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Stephen Teeple (tiring) PF - David Prouty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Hooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cory Bogdan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Emery (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Howard Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-35 |
| 07:29 | Rider | Cory Bogdan pulls down the rebound | 75-35 |
| 07:07 | Rider | Gary Emery connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Cory Bogdan and he's hacked by Stephen Teeple - foul #3 on Stephen Teeple, team foul #5 | 75-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (SG), Robert Jackson (PF) Richard Marcus, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Rider | Jack Boydston (SF) Lee Brown | |
| 07:07 | Rider | Gary Emery makes the free throw | 75-38 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Francis Arnold | 77-38 |
| 06:31 | Rider | Jack Boydston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-38 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson grabs the board | 77-38 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 77-38 |
| 06:23 | Rider | Jack Boydston grabs the board | 77-38 |
| 06:16 | Rider | Jack Boydston hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 77-38 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks snags the defensive board | 77-38 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Francis Arnold and he's fouled by Christopher Green - foul #2 on Christopher Green, team foul #8 | 79-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG) Stephen Teeple | |
| Subs | Rider | Lee Brown (PG) Christopher Green | |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the free throw | 79-38 |
| 05:59 | Rider | Howard Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 79-38 |
| 05:51 | Rider | Howard Graham buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-41 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 81-41 |
| 05:16 | Rider | Cory Bogdan misses the easy layup | 81-41 |
| 05:15 | Rider | Howard Graham snags the offensive board | 81-41 |
| 05:02 | Rider | Howard Graham's floater is tipped away by Michael Hooks | 81-41 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks grabs the defensive rebound | 81-41 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Teeple (SF), David Prouty (PF) Bruce Cane, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Rider | Christopher Green (C) Gary Emery | |
| 04:35 | Rider | Howard Graham drills a floater in the paint set up by Cory Bogdan | 81-43 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 81-43 |
| 04:29 | Rider | Christopher Green grabs the board | 81-43 |
| 04:10 | Rider | Lee Brown misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 81-43 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Stephen Teeple grabs the defensive rebound | 81-43 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 84-43 |
| 03:32 | Rider | Lee Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 84-43 |
| 03:31 | Rider | Howard Graham can't tip it in | 84-43 |
| 03:29 | Rider | Cory Bogdan misses the tip | 84-43 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Hooks | 84-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Francis Arnold (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Richard Marcus (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Stephen Teeple (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Hooks (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cory Bogdan (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jack Boydston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Howard Graham (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | David Prouty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 84-43 |
| 03:23 | Rider | The rebound goes to Howard Graham | 84-43 |
| 03:13 | Rider | Jack Boydston hits the finger roll | 84-45 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus is whistled for traveling | 84-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (SG), Robert Jackson (PF) Francis Arnold, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Rider | Gary Emery (SG) Lee Brown | |
| 02:49 | Rider | Gary Emery comes up short on the shot from the left block | 84-45 |
| 02:48 | Rider | Jack Boydston tips it back up and in | 84-47 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Howard Graham is called for the reach on Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Howard Graham, team foul #9 | 84-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (PG) Richard Marcus | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 84-47 |
| 02:22 | Rider | Christopher Green grabs the board | 84-47 |
| 02:02 | Rider | Christopher Green comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 84-47 |
| 02:01 | Rider | Jack Boydston snags the offensive board | 84-47 |
| 01:50 | Rider | Howard Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 84-47 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane gets the rebound | 84-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Robert Jackson is denied by Howard Graham | 84-47 |
| 01:42 | Rider | Christopher Green pulls down the rebound | 84-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Rider | Christopher Green can't connect on a floater from the right side | 84-47 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks snags the defensive board | 84-47 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Howard Graham steals it from Robert Jackson | 84-47 |
| 00:58 | Rider | Gary Emery lays it in uncontested set up by Cory Bogdan | 84-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses short on a shot from the left side | 84-49 |
| 00:35 | Rider | Cory Bogdan grabs the board | 84-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Rider | The jump hook by Jack Boydston is blocked by Robert Jackson | 84-49 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane gets the rebound | 84-49 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold runs out the clock | 84-49 |