| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bobby Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Parish (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sammie Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Carlisle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Julian Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pease (fresh) PF - Cody Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Michael Pease inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Colorado State | Michael Pease hits the finger roll set up by Vernon Brown | 38-32 |
| 19:28 | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 19:06 | Colorado State | Steven Carlisle swats the layup by Vernon Brown | 38-32 |
| 19:04 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown can't tip it in | 38-32 |
| 19:02 | Colorado State | Cody Davis tips it in | 38-34 |
| 18:40 | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bobby Fowler, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:19 | Colorado State | Julian Graves comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:17 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:05 | Chicago State | James Shelton clanks a turnaround in the paint | 38-34 |
| 18:03 | Colorado State | Cody Davis pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:56 | Colorado State | Julian Graves misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-34 |
| 17:54 | Chicago State | James Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:46 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 17:44 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Julian Graves | 38-34 |
| 17:38 | Colorado State | A charge is called on Julian Graves - foul #1 on Julian Graves, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera (PG), David Brose (SF), Luis Watkins (PF) Bobby Fowler, Sammie Armstrong, James Shelton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean McDowell (PG), Nicholas Palmer (SF), Gary Platt (PF), Johnny Bruski (C) Julian Graves, Michael Pease, Cody Davis, Ray Dietz | |
| 17:24 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 17:23 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Riviera | 38-34 |
| 17:01 | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dean McDowell - foul #1 on Dean McDowell, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Freddie Byron (SF), Modesto Marino (C) Timothy Parish, Steven Carlisle | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Ross (SF) Vernon Brown | |
| 17:01 | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:01 | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:37 | Colorado State | Charles Ross comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 16:36 | Chicago State | David Brose snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 16:22 | Chicago State | David Brose misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 16:20 | Colorado State | Johnny Bruski gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:16 | Colorado State | Charles Ross can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 16:15 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 16:03 | Colorado State | Gary Platt is whistled for a carry | 39-34 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler (PG), Timothy Parish (SG), Sammie Armstrong (SF), James Shelton (PF) Jeff Riviera, David Brose, Freddie Byron, Modesto Marino | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Julian Graves (PG), Michael Pease (SF), Cody Davis (PF), Ray Dietz (C) Nicholas Palmer, Charles Ross, Gary Platt, Johnny Bruski | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bobby Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Parish (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sammie Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Luis Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Julian Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean McDowell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Pease (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Chicago State | James Shelton misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Cody Davis - foul #2 on Cody Davis, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle (C) Luis Watkins | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vernon Brown (SG) Dean McDowell | |
| 15:38 | Chicago State | James Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:38 | Chicago State | James Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:14 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| 14:53 | Chicago State | Ray Dietz denies the turnaround by James Shelton | 40-34 |
| 14:51 | Chicago State | James Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:33 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 14:31 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 14:27 | Colorado State | Julian Graves misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 40-34 |
| 14:26 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 14:20 | Chicago State | Julian Graves steps in front of the Bobby Fowler pass in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 14:01 | Colorado State | Cody Davis can't finish the layup | 40-36 |
| 13:59 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 13:46 | Chicago State | James Shelton hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Parish | 42-36 |
| 13:31 | Colorado State | Julian Graves scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Bobby Fowler - foul #3 on Bobby Fowler, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera (PG), David Brose (SG), Freddie Byron (SF), Luis Watkins (PF), Modesto Marino (C) Bobby Fowler, Timothy Parish, Sammie Armstrong, James Shelton, Steven Carlisle | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean McDowell (SG), Nicholas Palmer (SF), Gary Platt (PF), Johnny Bruski (C) Vernon Brown, Michael Pease, Cody Davis, Ray Dietz | |
| 13:31 | Colorado State | Julian Graves misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:31 | Chicago State | Modesto Marino snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 13:14 | Chicago State | David Brose hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jeff Riviera | 44-38 |
| 13:09 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Bruski | 44-41 |
| 12:52 | Chicago State | Luis Watkins connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeff Riviera | 46-41 |
| 12:30 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer is fouled on the floor by Freddie Byron - foul #1 on Freddie Byron, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vernon Brown (SG) Julian Graves | |
| 12:09 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Gary Platt and the foul's on Freddie Byron - foul #2 on Freddie Byron, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Timothy Parish (SG), Steven Carlisle (C) Freddie Byron, Modesto Marino | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 12:09 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:53 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jeff Riviera | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jeff Riviera (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Parish (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Brose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Carlisle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dean McDowell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Vernon Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Platt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Bruski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dean McDowell | 48-46 |
| 11:23 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Nicholas Palmer - foul #2 on Nicholas Palmer, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Shelton (PF) Luis Watkins | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Ross (PG), Michael Pease (SF), Ray Dietz (C) Dean McDowell, Nicholas Palmer, Johnny Bruski | |
| 11:23 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:23 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:02 | Colorado State | Michael Pease throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler (PG), Freddie Byron (SF) Jeff Riviera, David Brose | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Cody Davis (PF) Gary Platt | |
| 10:39 | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 10:38 | Colorado State | Michael Pease snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:34 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-46 |
| 10:33 | Chicago State | James Shelton pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:22 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Bobby Fowler | 52-46 |
| 10:03 | Colorado State | Cody Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-46 |
| 10:02 | Colorado State | Michael Pease tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 09:42 | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 09:41 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:31 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-48 |
| 09:30 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:25 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera (PG), David Brose (SG), Sammie Armstrong (SF), Luis Watkins (C) Bobby Fowler, Timothy Parish, Freddie Byron, Steven Carlisle | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Julian Graves (PG), Dean McDowell (SG), Nicholas Palmer (SF), Gary Platt (PF), Johnny Bruski (C) Charles Ross, Vernon Brown, Michael Pease, Cody Davis, Ray Dietz | |
| 09:04 | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera buries a 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 08:43 | Colorado State | Gary Platt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dean McDowell and the foul's on James Shelton - foul #3 on James Shelton, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Modesto Marino (C) James Shelton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 08:43 | Colorado State | Gary Platt makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:28 | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 08:27 | Colorado State | Gary Platt snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 08:03 | Colorado State | Julian Graves is fouled on the floor by Sammie Armstrong - foul #1 on Sammie Armstrong, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Timothy Parish (SG) David Brose | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Pease (SF), Ray Dietz (C) Nicholas Palmer, Johnny Bruski | |
| 07:46 | Colorado State | Timothy Parish is called for the reach on Dean McDowell - foul #1 on Timothy Parish, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler (PG) Jeff Riviera | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vernon Brown (SG) Julian Graves | |
| 07:46 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:46 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:46 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Luis Watkins | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bobby Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Parish (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sammie Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Modesto Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dean McDowell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Platt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Dietz (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Chicago State | Modesto Marino clanks a floater in the lane | 55-52 |
| 07:32 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:27 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown makes the shot from the right side set up by Dean McDowell | 55-54 |
| 07:11 | Chicago State | Modesto Marino scores on a turnaround from close range | 57-54 |
| 07:05 | Colorado State | Modesto Marino blocks the jumper by Gary Platt | 57-54 |
| 07:04 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Sammie Armstrong | 57-54 |
| 06:43 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bobby Fowler | 60-54 |
| 06:36 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Dean McDowell | 60-56 |
| 06:20 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong misses the easy layup | 60-56 |
| 06:18 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish tips it back up and in | 62-56 |
| 06:14 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 06:12 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown grabs the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 05:58 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz hits the finger roll | 62-58 |
| 05:58 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera (SF), James Shelton (PF), Steven Carlisle (C) Sammie Armstrong, Luis Watkins, Modesto Marino | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Julian Graves (PG), Cody Davis (PF) Dean McDowell, Gary Platt | |
| 05:32 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 05:30 | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:22 | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-58 |
| 05:20 | Colorado State | Julian Graves gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:14 | Colorado State | Julian Graves is hacked by Bobby Fowler - foul #4 on Bobby Fowler, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Brose (SF) Bobby Fowler | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer (SF) Michael Pease | |
| 05:14 | Colorado State | Julian Graves misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:14 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:54 | Chicago State | Steven Carlisle can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 62-58 |
| 04:53 | Colorado State | Julian Graves snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 04:33 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 04:32 | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:08 | Chicago State | The pull-up jumper by Steven Carlisle is blocked by Ray Dietz | 62-58 |
| 04:07 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Cody Davis | 62-58 |
| 04:01 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Julian Graves | 62-60 |
| 03:37 | Chicago State | David Brose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler (PG), Sammie Armstrong (SF), Luis Watkins (PF) Jeff Riviera, David Brose, James Shelton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean McDowell (PG), Michael Pease (SF), Gary Platt (PF), Johnny Bruski (C) Julian Graves, Vernon Brown, Cody Davis, Ray Dietz | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bobby Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Parish (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sammie Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Carlisle (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dean McDowell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Platt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Bruski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Carlisle - foul #1 on Steven Carlisle, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Modesto Marino (C) Steven Carlisle | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 03:20 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:20 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:20 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Luis Watkins | 62-60 |
| 03:07 | Chicago State | Dean McDowell picks off the pass by Timothy Parish | 62-60 |
| 03:04 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell throws it down | 62-62 |
| 03:00 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Shelton (PF), Steven Carlisle (C) Luis Watkins, Modesto Marino | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Julian Graves (PG), Vernon Brown (SG), Cody Davis (PF) Dean McDowell, Nicholas Palmer, Johnny Bruski | |
| 02:44 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Gary Platt - foul #2 on Gary Platt, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| 02:30 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish is hacked by Michael Pease - foul #3 on Michael Pease, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ray Dietz (C) Gary Platt | |
| 02:09 | Chicago State | Bobby Fowler misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 02:08 | Chicago State | James Shelton tips it back up and in | 64-62 |
| 01:55 | Colorado State | Michael Pease makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Julian Graves | 64-65 |
| 01:40 | Chicago State | Sammie Armstrong clanks a turnaround in the paint | 64-65 |
| 01:39 | Chicago State | James Shelton hits the follow up shot | 66-65 |
| 01:14 | Colorado State | Cody Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-65 |
| 00:58 | Chicago State | James Shelton can't finish the layup | 66-65 |
| 00:57 | Chicago State | James Shelton tips it but misses | 66-65 |
| 00:56 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 00:50 | Colorado State | Julian Graves is fouled on the floor by Bobby Fowler - foul #5 on Bobby Fowler, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera (PG) Bobby Fowler | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:50 | Colorado State | Julian Graves makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:50 | Colorado State | Julian Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:33 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish is fouled on the floor by Vernon Brown - foul #2 on Vernon Brown, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 00:33 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:33 | Chicago State | Timothy Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:06 | Colorado State | Michael Pease misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Sammie Armstrong - foul #2 on Sammie Armstrong, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| 00:06 | Colorado State | Michael Pease makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:06 | Colorado State | Michael Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:06 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Jeff Riviera clanks a shot from the free throw line | 68-69 |