| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Claude Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Jaggers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Wagner (fresh) PF - James Chacko (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Glen Sisk and the foul's on Claude Jones - foul #3 on Claude Jones, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Colgate | Glenn Hughes (PG) Claude Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner misses the free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:39 | Colgate | Jack Murphy grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 19:19 | Colgate | Daniel Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Jack Murphy steps in front of the James Chacko pass | 29-37 |
| 18:27 | Colgate | Daniel Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Newbold | 29-37 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Glenn Hughes is called for the reach on Fred Newbold - foul #2 on Glenn Hughes, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Jaggers - foul #2 on Charles Jaggers, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:45 | Colgate | Calvin Wagner is called for the reach on Glenn Hughes - foul #3 on Calvin Wagner, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frankie John (SF) Calvin Wagner | |
| 17:30 | Colgate | Daniel Allen hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Willis | 32-39 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jack Murphy - foul #2 on Jack Murphy, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Colgate | Marvin Wallace (SF), Michael Plummer (PF) Daniel Allen, Charles Jaggers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (SG) Grant Glenn | |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:49 | Colgate | Robert Willis hits a jumper from the left side | 34-41 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker is hacked by Robert Willis - foul #1 on Robert Willis, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Colgate | Franklin Hanneman (PF) Glenn Hughes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples (SG) Glen Sisk | |
| 16:26 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John hits a shot in the lane | 34-43 |
| 16:15 | Colgate | Fred Newbold blocks the short jumper by Michael Plummer | 34-43 |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Maples | 34-43 |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John's fadeaway is rejected by Franklin Hanneman | 34-43 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko can't tip it in | 34-43 |
| 15:46 | Colgate | Robert Willis snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Michael Plummer (fresh) SG - Robert Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Hanneman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Maples (fresh) SF - Frankie John (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chacko (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Colgate | Franklin Hanneman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-43 |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Fred Newbold | 34-43 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 15:04 | Colgate | Franklin Hanneman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:46 | Colgate | Michael Plummer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-43 |
| 14:45 | Colgate | Michael Plummer pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:28 | Colgate | Jack Murphy clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Fred Newbold - foul #1 on Fred Newbold, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Colgate | Alfredo Flores (PG), Claude Jones (SG), Daniel Allen (SF), Charles Jaggers (PF) Michael Plummer, Robert Willis, Marvin Wallace, Franklin Hanneman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Grant Glenn (SG), Calvin Wagner (SF), John Schultheis (PF), Fritz Adams (C) Walter Parker, Tony Maples, Frankie John, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| 14:28 | Colgate | Jack Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:28 | Colgate | Jack Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:13 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Calvin Wagner | 36-45 |
| 13:54 | Colgate | Jack Murphy misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Fritz Adams - foul #3 on Fritz Adams, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| 13:54 | Colgate | Jack Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 13:54 | Colgate | Jack Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:38 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 13:28 | Colgate | Daniel Allen misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 38-47 |
| 13:26 | Colgate | Jack Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:08 | Colgate | Grant Glenn steals it from Claude Jones | 38-47 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn banks in the layup | 38-49 |
| 12:43 | Colgate | Daniel Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 12:41 | Colgate | Charles Jaggers tips it in | 40-49 |
| 12:33 | Southern Illinois | Fritz Adams misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-49 |
| 12:32 | Colgate | Jack Murphy snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 12:08 | Colgate | Claude Jones blows the layup but he's hacked by Grant Glenn - foul #1 on Grant Glenn, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Willis (SG), Michael Plummer (C) Alfredo Flores, Jack Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frankie John (SF), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Calvin Wagner, John Schultheis, Fritz Adams | |
| 12:08 | Colgate | Claude Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:08 | Colgate | Claude Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Glen Sisk, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Colgate | Franklin Hanneman (C) Charles Jaggers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:32 | Colgate | Robert Willis connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Claude Jones | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Claude Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Plummer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Franklin Hanneman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grant Glenn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie John (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-52 |
| 10:51 | Colgate | Michael Plummer blows the layup but he's fouled by James Chacko - foul #2 on James Chacko, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Colgate | Alfredo Flores (PG), Marvin Wallace (SF) Claude Jones, Daniel Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (PG), Tony Maples (SG), Calvin Wagner (SF) Glen Sisk, Grant Glenn, Frankie John | |
| 10:51 | Colgate | Michael Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:51 | Colgate | Michael Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 10:41 | Colgate | Franklin Hanneman snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 10:22 | Colgate | Michael Plummer can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-52 |
| 10:21 | Colgate | Marvin Wallace tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Parker | 49-54 |
| 09:46 | Colgate | Marvin Wallace's layup is rejected by Fred Newbold | 49-54 |
| 09:45 | Colgate | Franklin Hanneman hits the follow up shot | 51-54 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Wallace swats the dunk try by Calvin Wagner | 51-54 |
| 09:19 | Colgate | Marvin Wallace gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:57 | Colgate | Michael Plummer blows the layup | 51-54 |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Willis - foul #2 on Robert Willis, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Colgate | Claude Jones (SG), Daniel Allen (SF), Charles Jaggers (PF), Jack Murphy (C) Robert Willis, Marvin Wallace, Michael Plummer, Franklin Hanneman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG), Frankie John (SF), John Schultheis (C) Walter Parker, Calvin Wagner, Fred Newbold | |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:41 | Southern Illinois | Tony Maples makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 08:31 | Colgate | Tony Maples steals it from Charles Jaggers | 51-56 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-56 |
| 08:11 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Chacko | 51-56 |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Claude Jones picks off the pass by John Schultheis | 51-56 |
| 07:50 | Colgate | Alfredo Flores misses the easy layup | 51-56 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 07:44 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn misses the runner from the left block | 51-56 |
| 07:43 | Colgate | Jack Murphy gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 07:21 | Colgate | Claude Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alfredo Flores | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Alfredo Flores (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Allen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Jaggers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tony Maples (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie John (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chacko (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Schultheis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn is hacked by Claude Jones - foul #4 on Claude Jones, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Willis (SG) Alfredo Flores | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Fred Newbold (C) Tony Maples, James Chacko | |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:38 | Colgate | Glen Sisk steals the ball from Robert Willis | 54-58 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk lays it in | 54-60 |
| 06:15 | Colgate | Fred Newbold denies the turnaround by Claude Jones | 54-60 |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | John Schultheis pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Allen - foul #3 on Daniel Allen, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Colgate | Glenn Hughes (PG), Marvin Wallace (SF), Michael Plummer (PF) Claude Jones, Daniel Allen, Charles Jaggers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker (SG), Calvin Wagner (SF) Grant Glenn, John Schultheis | |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 05:46 | Colgate | Jack Murphy is fouled on the floor by Fred Newbold - foul #2 on Fred Newbold, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Colgate | Alfredo Flores (PG) Glenn Hughes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Fritz Adams (PF) Frankie John | |
| 05:46 | Colgate | Jack Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:46 | Colgate | Jack Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:46 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Alfredo Flores steals it from Glen Sisk | 55-62 |
| 05:23 | Colgate | Marvin Wallace hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alfredo Flores | 57-62 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Marvin Wallace - foul #1 on Marvin Wallace, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Colgate | Franklin Hanneman (C) Jack Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Chacko (PF) Fritz Adams | |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:11 | Colgate | Franklin Hanneman gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:55 | Colgate | Michael Plummer scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Marvin Wallace | 59-62 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Glen Sisk | 59-65 |
| 04:07 | Colgate | Robert Willis's pass is intercepted by Fred Newbold | 59-65 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker is fouled on the floor by Robert Willis - foul #3 on Robert Willis, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Colgate | Claude Jones (SG), Daniel Allen (SF), Charles Jaggers (PF), Jack Murphy (C) Robert Willis, Marvin Wallace, Michael Plummer, Franklin Hanneman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Grant Glenn (SG) Glen Sisk | |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:02 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:02 | Colgate | Charles Jaggers gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 03:44 | Colgate | Claude Jones buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Alfredo Flores | 61-65 |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the offensive board | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Alfredo Flores (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Jaggers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Glenn (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Newbold (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Allen takes the ball from Fred Newbold | 61-65 |
| 02:51 | Colgate | Jack Murphy drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Allen | 63-65 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko hits the follow up shot | 63-67 |
| 02:19 | Colgate | Grant Glenn steals the ball from Jack Murphy | 63-67 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Walter Parker lays it in on a great pass from Grant Glenn | 63-69 |
| 01:51 | Colgate | Claude Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 01:49 | Colgate | Jack Murphy tips it home | 65-69 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner misses the jumpshot from the left side | 65-69 |
| 01:34 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Jack Murphy | 65-69 |
| 01:15 | Colgate | Alfredo Flores lays it in set up by Daniel Allen | 67-69 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Parker | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Colgate | Alfredo Flores buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Jaggers | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Wagner misses the shot from the right wing | 70-71 |
| 00:24 | Colgate | Jack Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Colgate | Daniel Allen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-71 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko is fouled in the backcourt by Alfredo Flores - foul #4 on Alfredo Flores, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Willis (SG) Claude Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG) Walter Parker | |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:10 | Colgate | Charles Jaggers snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 00:10 | Colgate | Colgate calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| 00:01 | Colgate | Alfredo Flores misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-72 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the board | 70-72 |