| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Thomas Barnes (fresh) SG - Tommy Klopfenstein (fresh) SF - Jim Kloss (fresh) PF - Keith Morning (fresh) C - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) SG - Salvatore Russo (fresh) SF - Charles Romaine (fresh) PF - Lee Bodiford (fresh) C - Robert Cherry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colgate | Ronnie Bradley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Colgate | Tommy Klopfenstein can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Cherry - foul #1 on Robert Cherry, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Colgate | Tommy Klopfenstein makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Colgate | Tommy Klopfenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Lee Bodiford pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Colgate | Thomas Barnes is fouled on the floor by Lee Bodiford - foul #1 on Lee Bodiford, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:57 | Colgate | Thomas Barnes is hacked by Salvatore Russo - foul #1 on Salvatore Russo, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| 18:45 | Colgate | Thomas Barnes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson is hacked by Thomas Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Barnes, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Lee Bodiford loses the ball out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 17:53 | Colgate | Ronnie Bradley clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Anderson - foul #1 on Joseph Anderson, team foul #4 | 1-0 |
| 17:53 | Colgate | Ronnie Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Colgate | Ronnie Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 17:44 | Colgate | Jim Kloss gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:27 | Colgate | Keith Morning lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommy Klopfenstein and the foul's on Charles Romaine - foul #1 on Charles Romaine, team foul #5 | 5-0 |
| 17:27 | Colgate | Keith Morning makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson makes the runner near the basket | 6-2 |
| 16:53 | Colgate | Keith Morning drills a floater from the left wing set up by Thomas Barnes | 8-2 |
| 16:26 | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Anderson | 8-5 |
| 16:04 | Colgate | Thomas Barnes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lee Bodiford | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Thomas Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Klopfenstein (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Kloss (fairly fresh) PF - Keith Morning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronnie Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvatore Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Romaine (fresh) PF - Lee Bodiford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Cherry (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | Jim Kloss is called for the reach on Charles Romaine - foul #1 on Jim Kloss, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Colgate | Timothy Andrews (PG), Jim Eliason (SG), Clarence Glass (SF), Paul Nagy (PF), Enlai Ximines (C) Thomas Barnes, Tommy Klopfenstein, Jim Kloss, Keith Morning, Ronnie Bradley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson (PF) Lee Bodiford | |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Charles Romaine clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Clarence Glass swats the short shot by Charles Romaine | 8-5 |
| 15:16 | Colgate | Enlai Ximines pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:04 | Colgate | Timothy Andrews misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson misses long on a shot from the right side | 8-5 |
| 14:57 | Colgate | Timothy Andrews snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 14:45 | Colgate | Timothy Andrews drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Enlai Ximines | 11-5 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson knocks in the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Timothy Andrews - foul #1 on Timothy Andrews, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Colgate | Thomas Barnes (PG), Tommy Klopfenstein (SG), Keith Morning (PF), Ronnie Bradley (C) Timothy Andrews, Jim Eliason, Clarence Glass, Enlai Ximines | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra (PG), Norbert Crose (SG), Antonio Martin (SF), Lee Bodiford (PF) Joseph Anderson, Salvatore Russo, Charles Romaine, Robert Cherry | |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson misses the free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:23 | Colgate | Ronnie Bradley pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:07 | Colgate | Keith Morning lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommy Klopfenstein | 13-7 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 14:00 | Colgate | Thomas Barnes pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:54 | Colgate | Thomas Barnes misses short on a jumper from the left block | 13-7 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Antonio Martin gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Lee Bodiford pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson misses the lay-in | 13-7 |
| 13:21 | Colgate | Ronnie Bradley gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:06 | Colgate | Tommy Klopfenstein misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 13:05 | Colgate | Ronnie Bradley grabs the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 12:47 | Colgate | Keith Morning misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 12:45 | Colgate | Thomas Barnes tips it back up and in | 15-7 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra is called for 5 seconds | 15-7 |
| Subs | Colgate | Timothy Andrews (SG), Jim Kloss (SF), Clarence Glass (PF), Enlai Ximines (C) Tommy Klopfenstein, Paul Nagy, Keith Morning, Ronnie Bradley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson (PG), Salvatore Russo (SG), Charles Romaine (SF), Robert Cherry (C) Melvin Valtierra, Norbert Crose, Lee Bodiford, Albert Johnson | |
| 12:13 | Colgate | Jim Kloss double dribbles | 15-7 |
| Subs | Colgate | Jim Eliason (SG) Thomas Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 15-7 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry gets the offensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 15-7 |
| 11:33 | Colgate | Jim Eliason snags the defensive board | 15-7 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Timothy Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jim Eliason (fresh) SF - Jim Kloss (fresh) PF - Clarence Glass (fresh) C - Enlai Ximines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvatore Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Romaine (fresh) PF - Antonio Martin (fairly fresh) C - Robert Cherry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Colgate | Timothy Andrews comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Andrews steps in front of the Joseph Anderson pass | 15-7 |
| 10:46 | Colgate | Jim Kloss blows the layup | 15-7 |
| 10:45 | Colgate | Timothy Andrews gets the offensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 10:29 | Colgate | Jim Eliason misses the 3 from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson snags the defensive board | 15-7 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Jim Kloss picks off the pass by Salvatore Russo | 15-7 |
| 10:02 | Colgate | Jim Kloss lays it in | 17-7 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Clarence Glass - foul #1 on Clarence Glass, team foul #4 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Colgate | Thomas Barnes (PG), Tommy Klopfenstein (SG), Paul Nagy (SF), Keith Morning (PF), Ronnie Bradley (C) Timothy Andrews, Jim Eliason, Jim Kloss, Clarence Glass, Enlai Ximines | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra (PG), Norbert Crose (SG), Herbert Mayes (SF), Lee Bodiford (PF) Joseph Anderson, Salvatore Russo, Charles Romaine, Antonio Martin | |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 09:31 | Colgate | Paul Nagy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-9 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry makes the jumper in the lane set up by Norbert Crose | 17-11 |
| 08:55 | Colgate | Ronnie Bradley buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tommy Klopfenstein | 20-11 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry buries a shot in the paint set up by Melvin Valtierra | 20-13 |
| 08:24 | Colgate | Keith Morning misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 20-13 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Norbert Crose is fouled on the floor by Tommy Klopfenstein - foul #1 on Tommy Klopfenstein, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo (SG), Charles Romaine (SF), Albert Johnson (C) Norbert Crose, Herbert Mayes, Robert Cherry | |
| 08:04 | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Lee Bodiford tips it back up and in | 20-15 |
| 07:47 | Colgate | Tommy Klopfenstein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-15 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Albert Johnson is denied by Ronnie Bradley | 20-15 |
| 07:39 | Colgate | Paul Nagy pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:31 | Colgate | Tommy Klopfenstein can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Lee Bodiford grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Thomas Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Klopfenstein (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Nagy (fresh) PF - Keith Morning (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Melvin Valtierra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvatore Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Romaine (fresh) PF - Lee Bodiford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Lee Bodiford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 07:12 | Colgate | Tommy Klopfenstein grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 06:46 | Colgate | Tommy Klopfenstein is hacked by Salvatore Russo - foul #2 on Salvatore Russo, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Colgate | Timothy Andrews (SG), Jim Kloss (SF), Clarence Glass (PF), Enlai Ximines (C) Tommy Klopfenstein, Paul Nagy, Keith Morning, Ronnie Bradley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson (PG), Robert Cherry (C) Salvatore Russo, Lee Bodiford | |
| 06:25 | Colgate | Clarence Glass is hacked by Albert Johnson - foul #1 on Albert Johnson, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Colgate | Jim Eliason (SG) Thomas Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:25 | Colgate | Clarence Glass makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:25 | Colgate | Clarence Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:25 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson tips it but misses | 21-15 |
| 06:02 | Colgate | Jim Kloss grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 05:33 | Colgate | Jim Kloss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 05:06 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry loses the dribble to Enlai Ximines | 21-15 |
| 04:37 | Colgate | Jim Eliason is whistled for a carry | 21-15 |
| Subs | Colgate | Thomas Barnes (PG), Tommy Klopfenstein (SG), Keith Morning (PF), Ronnie Bradley (C) Timothy Andrews, Jim Eliason, Clarence Glass, Enlai Ximines | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norbert Crose (SG), Antonio Martin (SF), Lee Bodiford (PF) Melvin Valtierra, Charles Romaine, Albert Johnson | |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Barnes - foul #2 on Thomas Barnes, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Colgate | Jim Eliason (PG), Paul Nagy (SF) Thomas Barnes, Jim Kloss | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 04:21 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 04:02 | Colgate | Paul Nagy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Norbert Crose misses the floater from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 03:53 | Colgate | Keith Morning grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 03:38 | Colgate | Paul Nagy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Keith Morning | 24-16 |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Lee Bodiford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Jim Eliason (fresh) SG - Tommy Klopfenstein (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Nagy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Morning (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norbert Crose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antonio Martin (fresh) PF - Lee Bodiford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Cherry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Colgate | Ronnie Bradley's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Martin | 24-18 |
| 03:13 | Colgate | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Nagy | 24-18 |
| 03:04 | Colgate | Joseph Anderson steps in front of the Tommy Klopfenstein pass | 24-18 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Lee Bodiford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Anderson | 24-20 |
| 02:41 | Colgate | Ronnie Bradley loses the dribble to Lee Bodiford | 24-20 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Norbert Crose misses short on a floater from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Antonio Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ronnie Bradley - foul #1 on Ronnie Bradley, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Colgate | Thomas Barnes (PG), Jim Kloss (SF) Jim Eliason, Paul Nagy | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra (PG), Salvatore Russo (SG), Charles Romaine (SF), Albert Johnson (PF) Joseph Anderson, Norbert Crose, Antonio Martin, Lee Bodiford | |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:36 | Colgate | Jim Kloss drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Cherry connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Melvin Valtierra | 26-24 |
| 01:06 | Colgate | Thomas Barnes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 26-24 |
| 01:04 | Colgate | Ronnie Bradley tips it in | 28-24 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jim Kloss - foul #2 on Jim Kloss, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Colgate | Timothy Andrews (SG), Paul Nagy (PF), Enlai Ximines (C) Tommy Klopfenstein, Keith Morning, Ronnie Bradley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lee Bodiford (PF) Robert Cherry | |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:23 | Colgate | Thomas Barnes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-25 |
| 00:21 | Colgate | Jim Kloss snags the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 00:01 | Colgate | Jim Kloss makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 31-25 |