| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Klein (fresh) SG - John Spooner (fresh) SF - Frank Chappell (fresh) PF - Jeffery Metcalf (fresh) C - Peter Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Christopher Kemp (fresh) SG - Stanley Madsen (fresh) SF - Michael Kovacs (fresh) PF - William Brooks (fresh) C - Calvin Burkes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | John Spooner grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell misses the floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Michael Kovacs | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Colgate | Stanley Madsen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Kovacs | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | William Klein knocks in the shot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Colgate | Stanley Madsen is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Kemp | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf drills a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Stanley Madsen - foul #1 on Stanley Madsen, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:10 | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | Colgate | Michael Kovacs is fouled on the floor by William Klein - foul #1 on William Klein, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane (PF), Robert Mintz (C) Jeffery Metcalf, Peter Jones | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 17:34 | Colgate | Michael Kovacs misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 17:32 | Colgate | Calvin Burkes gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:20 | Colgate | Calvin Burkes comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to William Klein | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Calvin Burkes - foul #1 on Calvin Burkes, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lemire (PG), Thomas Harris (SG), Joe Nicely (C) William Klein, John Spooner, Frank Chappell | |
| Subs | Colgate | Otto Jacobs (C) Calvin Burkes | |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:03 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:40 | Colgate | Raymond McFarlane steals it from William Brooks | 7-5 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire's pass is intercepted by Stanley Madsen | 7-5 |
| 16:22 | Colgate | Christopher Kemp is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Lemire - foul #1 on Brian Lemire, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf (PF) Robert Mintz | |
| Subs | Colgate | Henry Miner (PG), James Robinson (SF), Michael Ray (C) Christopher Kemp, Michael Kovacs, William Brooks | |
| 15:56 | Colgate | Henry Miner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Miner, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Spooner (SG) Raymond McFarlane | |
| Subs | Colgate | Garth Sims (SF) Stanley Madsen | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Harris (fresh) SG - John Spooner (fresh) SF - Brian Lemire (fresh) PF - Jeffery Metcalf (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Nicely (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - James Robinson (fresh) SG - Henry Miner (fresh) SF - Garth Sims (fresh) PF - Otto Jacobs (fresh) C - Michael Ray (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-5 |
| 15:44 | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | Thomas Harris's pass is intercepted by James Robinson | 7-5 |
| 15:24 | Colgate | Otto Jacobs travels in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Klein (PG), Frank Chappell (SF), Peter Jones (C) Thomas Harris, Brian Lemire, Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | Colgate | Calvin Burkes (C) Michael Ray | |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | John Spooner misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf hits the follow up shot | 9-5 |
| 14:43 | Colgate | Otto Jacobs can't finish the layup | 9-5 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:27 | Illinois State | John Spooner hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Klein | 12-5 |
| 14:05 | Colgate | Calvin Burkes is fouled on the floor by John Spooner - foul #1 on John Spooner, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Harris (SG), Raymond McFarlane (PF), Robert Mintz (C) John Spooner, Jeffery Metcalf, Peter Jones | |
| Subs | Colgate | Christopher Kemp (PG), Stanley Madsen (SG), Michael Kovacs (SF), William Brooks (PF), Michael Ray (C) James Robinson, Henry Miner, Garth Sims, Otto Jacobs, Calvin Burkes | |
| 13:53 | Colgate | Michael Ray lays it up and in | 12-7 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz is called for traveling | 12-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lemire (PG), Joe Nicely (C) William Klein, Frank Chappell | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 13:30 | Colgate | Brian Lemire is called for the reach on William Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Lemire, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tim Daniels (PG) Brian Lemire | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 13:15 | Colgate | Raymond McFarlane takes the ball from William Brooks | 12-7 |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely clanks a floater from the baseline | 12-7 |
| 12:54 | Colgate | William Brooks snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 12:51 | Colgate | Christopher Kemp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Spooner (SG) Tim Daniels | |
| Subs | Colgate | Calvin Burkes (C) Michael Ray | |
| 12:32 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane banks in the layup set up by Joe Nicely | 14-7 |
| 12:24 | Colgate | Stanley Madsen can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joe Nicely - foul #1 on Joe Nicely, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Klein (PG), Frank Chappell (SF), Jeffery Metcalf (PF), Harry Starks (C) Thomas Harris, Raymond McFarlane, Robert Mintz, Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | Colgate | James Robinson (PG), Michael Ray (PF) Christopher Kemp, William Brooks | |
| 12:24 | Colgate | Stanley Madsen misses the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 12:24 | Colgate | Stanley Madsen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | John Spooner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 12:06 | Colgate | Michael Kovacs gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:44 | Colgate | Michael Kovacs misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 11:43 | Colgate | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Burkes | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Spooner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Chappell (fresh) PF - Jeffery Metcalf (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Starks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - James Robinson (fresh) SG - Stanley Madsen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Kovacs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Ray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Calvin Burkes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Colgate | Michael Kovacs is fouled on the floor by John Spooner - foul #2 on John Spooner, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Harris (SG), Peter Jones (C) John Spooner, Jeffery Metcalf | |
| Subs | Colgate | Henry Miner (SG), Garth Sims (SF), William Brooks (PF), Otto Jacobs (C) Stanley Madsen, Michael Kovacs, Michael Ray, Calvin Burkes | |
| 11:19 | Colgate | James Robinson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Otto Jacobs and he's fouled by William Klein - foul #2 on William Klein, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tim Daniels (PG) William Klein | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 11:19 | Colgate | James Robinson makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Harry Starks | 17-11 |
| 11:00 | Colgate | Henry Miner is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Miner, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf (PF) Harry Starks | |
| Subs | Colgate | Christopher Kemp (PG) Henry Miner | |
| 10:55 | Illinois State | Tim Daniels misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-11 |
| 10:54 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Otto Jacobs | 17-11 |
| 10:50 | Colgate | Christopher Kemp is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Chappell - foul #1 on Frank Chappell, team foul #8 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane (SF) Frank Chappell | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 10:50 | Colgate | Christopher Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:50 | Colgate | Christopher Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | Thomas Harris scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 10:26 | Colgate | William Brooks misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffery Metcalf - foul #1 on Jeffery Metcalf, team foul #9 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Mintz (PF), Joe Nicely (C) Jeffery Metcalf, Peter Jones | |
| Subs | Colgate | Stanley Madsen (SG) Christopher Kemp | |
| 10:26 | Colgate | William Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:26 | Colgate | William Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:26 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael Ray (PF), Calvin Burkes (C) William Brooks, Otto Jacobs | |
| 10:00 | Colgate | Calvin Burkes is hacked by Thomas Harris - foul #1 on Thomas Harris, team foul #10 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Chappell (SF) Raymond McFarlane | |
| Subs | Colgate | Christopher Kemp (PG), Michael Kovacs (SF) James Robinson, Garth Sims | |
| 10:00 | Colgate | Calvin Burkes makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:00 | Colgate | Calvin Burkes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Kemp - foul #1 on Christopher Kemp, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane (SG) Tim Daniels | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:46 | Colgate | Michael Ray pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:32 | Colgate | Joe Nicely takes the ball from Stanley Madsen | 20-15 |
| 09:23 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Chappell | 22-15 |
| 09:04 | Colgate | Michael Kovacs's pass is intercepted by Thomas Harris | 22-15 |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Thomas Harris lays it up and in | 24-15 |
| 08:42 | Colgate | Christopher Kemp buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Kovacs | 24-17 |
| 08:28 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 08:26 | Colgate | Calvin Burkes snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 08:09 | Colgate | Michael Kovacs hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stanley Madsen | 24-20 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell grabs the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely's floater is tipped away by Michael Ray | 24-20 |
| 07:38 | Colgate | Calvin Burkes snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Harris (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Raymond McFarlane (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Chappell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Mintz (tiring) 3 pts. C - Joe Nicely (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Christopher Kemp (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Madsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Kovacs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Calvin Burkes (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Colgate | Michael Kovacs loses the dribble to Raymond McFarlane in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| 07:21 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Mintz | 26-20 |
| 06:53 | Colgate | Michael Kovacs hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Madsen | 26-22 |
| 06:47 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Mintz | 28-22 |
| 06:40 | Colgate | Stanley Madsen drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Kemp | 28-24 |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Stanley Madsen is called for the reach on Joe Nicely - foul #2 on Stanley Madsen, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tim Daniels (PG), Jeffery Metcalf (PF), Peter Jones (C) Raymond McFarlane, Robert Mintz, Joe Nicely | |
| Subs | Colgate | James Robinson (PG), Garth Sims (SG), William Brooks (PF), Otto Jacobs (C) Christopher Kemp, Stanley Madsen, Michael Ray, Calvin Burkes | |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Tim Daniels's floater is knocked away by Otto Jacobs | 28-24 |
| 05:57 | Colgate | Garth Sims snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 05:42 | Colgate | James Robinson misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 28-24 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | Thomas Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 05:14 | Colgate | Otto Jacobs gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:12 | Colgate | Tim Daniels is called for the reach on James Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Daniels, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harry Starks (C) Peter Jones | |
| Subs | Colgate | Christopher Kemp (PG) Michael Kovacs | |
| 05:12 | Colgate | James Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:12 | Colgate | James Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:46 | Illinois State | James Robinson steps in front of the Jeffery Metcalf pass | 28-25 |
| 04:43 | Colgate | James Robinson lays it up and in | 28-27 |
| 04:28 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Chappell, team foul #12 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane (SF), Peter Jones (C) Frank Chappell, Jeffery Metcalf | |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael Kovacs (SF) Garth Sims | |
| 04:12 | Colgate | James Robinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 04:11 | Colgate | Christopher Kemp tips it home | 28-29 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Peter Jones misses the jump hook near the basket | 28-29 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Peter Jones tips it home | 30-29 |
| 03:48 | Colgate | Otto Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Klein (PG), John Spooner (SG), Brian Lemire (SF), Jeffery Metcalf (PF) Tim Daniels, Thomas Harris, Raymond McFarlane, Harry Starks | |
| Subs | Colgate | Henry Miner (PG), Stanley Madsen (SG) Christopher Kemp, Michael Kovacs | |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Spooner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lemire (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Metcalf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Henry Miner (fresh) SG - Stanley Madsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Brooks (fairly fresh) C - Otto Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Colgate | James Robinson makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Otto Jacobs | 33-31 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | William Klein is fouled on the floor by Stanley Madsen - foul #3 on Stanley Madsen, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael Kovacs (SF), Calvin Burkes (C) Stanley Madsen, Otto Jacobs | |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | William Klein makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | William Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:55 | Colgate | William Brooks grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 02:53 | Colgate | Henry Miner is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Miner, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Christopher Kemp (PG) Henry Miner | |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | William Klein can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-31 |
| 02:38 | Colgate | Calvin Burkes pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:21 | Colgate | John Spooner is called for the reach on Christopher Kemp - foul #3 on John Spooner, team foul #13 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Chappell (SF) John Spooner | |
| Subs | Colgate | Garth Sims (SG) Michael Kovacs | |
| 02:21 | Colgate | Christopher Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:21 | Colgate | Christopher Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:01 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane (SG), Harry Starks (C) Brian Lemire, Peter Jones | |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael Kovacs (SF) Christopher Kemp | |
| 01:57 | Colgate | James Robinson is hacked by Raymond McFarlane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond McFarlane, team foul #14 | 34-33 |
| 01:57 | Colgate | James Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:57 | Colgate | James Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond McFarlane | 37-35 |
| 01:20 | Colgate | James Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 01:19 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Harry Starks misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 00:53 | Colgate | Garth Sims gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:32 | Colgate | Michael Kovacs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Harry Starks grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane tips it in | 39-35 |
| 00:25 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tim Daniels (PG), Brian Lemire (SG), Joe Nicely (C) William Klein, Raymond McFarlane, Harry Starks | |
| Subs | Colgate | Christopher Kemp (PG), Michael Ray (PF), Otto Jacobs (C) Garth Sims, William Brooks, Calvin Burkes | |
| 00:23 | Colgate | Joe Nicely takes the ball from James Robinson in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Christopher Kemp steals it from Joe Nicely | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | Colgate | Christopher Kemp can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 39-35 |