| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Michael Forrest (fresh) SG - Winfred Davis (fresh) SF - Don Maultsby (fresh) PF - Charlie Washington (fresh) C - Raymond Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Newman (fresh) SG - Kim Bartlett (fresh) SF - Kenneth Ruis (fresh) PF - John Dempster (fresh) C - Roberto Medina (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colgate | Raymond Freeman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Colgate | Don Maultsby is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Hartford | Don Maultsby takes the ball from Roberto Medina | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Colgate | Raymond Freeman makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charlie Washington | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Hartford | Kenneth Ruis is fouled on the floor by Don Maultsby - foul #1 on Don Maultsby, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Colgate | Charlie Washington grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Colgate | Bruce Newman steps in front of the Winfred Davis pass | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Hartford | Roberto Medina comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Hartford | Kenneth Ruis hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Colgate | Michael Forrest connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charlie Washington | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | Hartford | Winfred Davis is called for the reach on Kim Bartlett - foul #1 on Winfred Davis, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Colgate | George Kitterman (SG), John Hoffman (SF) Winfred Davis, Don Maultsby | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 17:07 | Hartford | Bruce Newman misses the lay-in | 4-2 |
| 17:05 | Hartford | Kenneth Ruis tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | Colgate | Bruce Newman steals the ball from Charlie Washington | 4-4 |
| 16:29 | Hartford | Bruce Newman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | Colgate | John Hoffman snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:05 | Colgate | Raymond Freeman clanks a fadeaway from close range | 4-4 |
| 16:04 | Hartford | Roberto Medina gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:45 | Hartford | John Dempster misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:44 | Colgate | Charlie Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Michael Forrest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Kitterman (fresh) SF - John Hoffman (fresh) PF - Charlie Washington (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Newman (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Kim Bartlett (fresh) SF - Kenneth Ruis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dempster (fairly fresh) C - Roberto Medina (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Colgate | John Dempster steals it from Raymond Freeman | 4-4 |
| 15:08 | Hartford | John Dempster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Colgate | Winfred Davis (SG), Don Maultsby (SF), Jimmy Magnuson (PF) Michael Forrest, Charlie Washington, Raymond Freeman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (SG), Thomas Martini (SF), Kenneth Etheridge (PF), Walter Burks (C) Kim Bartlett, Kenneth Ruis, John Dempster, Roberto Medina | |
| 14:49 | Colgate | John Hoffman misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Martini - foul #1 on Thomas Martini, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Hartford | James Lafleur (SG) Bruce Newman | |
| 14:49 | Colgate | John Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 14:49 | Colgate | John Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:34 | Hartford | Kenneth Etheridge clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 6-4 |
| 14:33 | Colgate | Jimmy Magnuson gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:27 | Colgate | Winfred Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Hoffman | 9-4 |
| 14:20 | Hartford | Walter Burks banks in the layup | 9-6 |
| 14:15 | Colgate | George Kitterman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Colgate | Paul Dunlop (PG), Raymond Freeman (C) George Kitterman, John Hoffman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kim Bartlett (SG) James Lafleur | |
| 13:52 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-6 |
| 13:51 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Jimmy Magnuson | 9-6 |
| 13:31 | Colgate | Raymond Freeman makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Paul Dunlop and the foul's on Walter Burks - foul #1 on Walter Burks, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Colgate | Charlie Washington (PF) Jimmy Magnuson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Bruce Newman (PG), Kenneth Ruis (SF) Corey Thurmond, Thomas Martini | |
| 13:31 | Colgate | Raymond Freeman makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:13 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-6 |
| 13:12 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett hits the follow up shot | 12-8 |
| 12:50 | Colgate | Winfred Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 12:48 | Hartford | Kenneth Etheridge grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 12:27 | Hartford | Kenneth Ruis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 12:25 | Colgate | Raymond Freeman pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:02 | Colgate | Charlie Washington is hacked by Kim Bartlett - foul #1 on Kim Bartlett, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael Forrest (PG), George Kitterman (SG), John Hoffman (SF), Jimmy Magnuson (C) Paul Dunlop, Winfred Davis, Don Maultsby, Raymond Freeman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (SG), John Dempster (PF), Roberto Medina (C) Kim Bartlett, Kenneth Etheridge, Walter Burks | |
| 11:44 | Colgate | Kenneth Ruis steps in front of the Jimmy Magnuson pass | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Michael Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Kitterman (fresh) SF - John Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Washington (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Magnuson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Newman (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Corey Thurmond (fresh) SF - Kenneth Ruis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dempster (fresh) C - Roberto Medina (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Hartford | Kenneth Ruis hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Bruce Newman | 12-10 |
| 11:19 | Colgate | Michael Forrest hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Roberto Medina - foul #1 on Roberto Medina, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Martini (SF) Kenneth Ruis | |
| 11:19 | Colgate | Michael Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:19 | Colgate | Michael Forrest makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:03 | Hartford | John Dempster knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Martini | 14-12 |
| 10:44 | Colgate | Jimmy Magnuson hits a shot near the basket | 16-12 |
| 10:28 | Hartford | Thomas Martini hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Newman | 16-14 |
| 10:09 | Colgate | Jimmy Magnuson clanks a jumper in the lane | 16-14 |
| 10:07 | Colgate | John Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 09:45 | Colgate | John Hoffman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 09:43 | Colgate | Charlie Washington gets the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:31 | Colgate | Thomas Martini is called for the reach on George Kitterman - foul #2 on Thomas Martini, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Colgate | Winfred Davis (SG), Don Maultsby (SF), Raymond Freeman (C) George Kitterman, John Hoffman, Jimmy Magnuson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kim Bartlett (SG), Kenneth Ruis (SF), Kenneth Etheridge (PF), Walter Burks (C) Bruce Newman, Thomas Martini, John Dempster, Roberto Medina | |
| 09:18 | Colgate | Don Maultsby misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Walter Burks - foul #2 on Walter Burks, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Colgate | Paul Dunlop (PG) Michael Forrest | |
| Subs | Hartford | Douglas Nivens (C) Walter Burks | |
| 09:18 | Colgate | Don Maultsby makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:18 | Colgate | Don Maultsby makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:08 | Hartford | Kenneth Etheridge knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Ruis | 18-16 |
| 08:51 | Colgate | Raymond Freeman clanks a runner from the baseline | 18-16 |
| 08:50 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Douglas Nivens | 18-16 |
| 08:32 | Hartford | Kenneth Etheridge misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Charlie Washington - foul #1 on Charlie Washington, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Colgate | George Kitterman (PG), Jimmy Magnuson (PF) Paul Dunlop, Charlie Washington | |
| Subs | Hartford | Bruce Newman (PG) Corey Thurmond | |
| 08:32 | Hartford | Kenneth Etheridge makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:32 | Hartford | Kenneth Etheridge makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:29 | Colgate | George Kitterman is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Newman - foul #1 on Bruce Newman, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| 08:29 | Colgate | George Kitterman makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:29 | Colgate | George Kitterman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:14 | Hartford | Douglas Nivens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 08:13 | Colgate | Jimmy Magnuson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:56 | Colgate | George Kitterman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 20-18 |
| 07:55 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ruis | 20-18 |
| 07:35 | Hartford | Kenneth Etheridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael Forrest (PG), John Hoffman (SF) George Kitterman, Don Maultsby | |
| Subs | Hartford | John Dempster (PF), Roberto Medina (C) Kenneth Etheridge, Douglas Nivens | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Michael Forrest (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Winfred Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Magnuson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Newman (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kim Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Ruis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Dempster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roberto Medina (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Colgate | Winfred Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kim Bartlett - foul #2 on Kim Bartlett, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (SG) Kim Bartlett | |
| 07:19 | Colgate | Winfred Davis makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:19 | Colgate | Winfred Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:02 | Hartford | Winfred Davis is called for the reach on Corey Thurmond - foul #2 on Winfred Davis, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Colgate | George Kitterman (SG), Charlie Washington (PF) Winfred Davis, Jimmy Magnuson | |
| Subs | Hartford | James Lafleur (SF) Kenneth Ruis | |
| 06:52 | Hartford | Charlie Washington picks off the pass by John Dempster | 22-18 |
| 06:36 | Colgate | Charlie Washington loses the dribble to John Dempster | 22-18 |
| 06:19 | Hartford | Bruce Newman misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Forrest - foul #1 on Michael Forrest, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| 06:19 | Hartford | Bruce Newman makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:19 | Hartford | Bruce Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:19 | Colgate | John Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:02 | Colgate | Charlie Washington banks in the layup set up by Michael Forrest and he's hacked by John Dempster - foul #1 on John Dempster, team foul #9 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Colgate | Don Maultsby (SF) Raymond Freeman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kenneth Ruis (SF) Bruce Newman | |
| 06:02 | Colgate | Charlie Washington makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:35 | Hartford | James Lafleur hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Dempster | 25-21 |
| 05:17 | Colgate | John Hoffman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Roberto Medina - foul #2 on Roberto Medina, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Colgate | Paul Dunlop (SG), Jimmy Magnuson (C) George Kitterman, Charlie Washington | |
| Subs | Hartford | Bruce Newman (PG), Kenneth Etheridge (PF), Douglas Nivens (C) Corey Thurmond, John Dempster, Roberto Medina | |
| 05:17 | Colgate | John Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:17 | Colgate | John Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:01 | Hartford | Kenneth Etheridge connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 27-23 |
| 04:32 | Colgate | Jimmy Magnuson clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Etheridge - foul #1 on Kenneth Etheridge, team foul #11 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Baldridge (PG), Michael Campbell (SF), Raymond Freeman (C) Michael Forrest, Don Maultsby, John Hoffman | |
| Subs | Hartford | Corey Thurmond (SG) James Lafleur | |
| 04:32 | Colgate | Jimmy Magnuson makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:32 | Colgate | Jimmy Magnuson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:32 | Hartford | Kenneth Etheridge snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 04:19 | Hartford | Bruce Newman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Baldridge - foul #1 on Robert Baldridge, team foul #6 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Colgate | George Kitterman (PG) Robert Baldridge | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 04:19 | Hartford | Bruce Newman makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:19 | Hartford | Bruce Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:19 | Colgate | Jimmy Magnuson grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 04:01 | Colgate | George Kitterman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 03:59 | Hartford | Kenneth Etheridge gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 03:38 | Hartford | Corey Thurmond misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 03:36 | Colgate | Jimmy Magnuson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - George Kitterman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Dunlop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Campbell (fresh) PF - Jimmy Magnuson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Bruce Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Thurmond (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Ruis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Etheridge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Nivens (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Colgate | Raymond Freeman scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Paul Dunlop and he's hacked by Douglas Nivens - foul #1 on Douglas Nivens, team foul #12 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael Forrest (PG), Winfred Davis (SG), Don Maultsby (SF), Charlie Washington (PF) George Kitterman, Paul Dunlop, Michael Campbell, Jimmy Magnuson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Thomas Martini (PG), Kim Bartlett (SG), Walter Burks (SF), John Dempster (PF), Roberto Medina (C) Bruce Newman, Corey Thurmond, Kenneth Ruis, Kenneth Etheridge, Douglas Nivens | |
| 03:07 | Colgate | Raymond Freeman misses the free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:07 | Hartford | John Dempster grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 02:52 | Hartford | Roberto Medina misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 02:51 | Colgate | Don Maultsby grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 02:38 | Colgate | Winfred Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 02:37 | Hartford | Thomas Martini grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 02:19 | Hartford | Winfred Davis is called for the reach on Kim Bartlett - foul #3 on Winfred Davis, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Colgate | George Kitterman (SG) Winfred Davis | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 02:19 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:19 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:19 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Don Maultsby | 30-25 |
| 01:58 | Colgate | Walter Burks is called for the reach on Don Maultsby - foul #3 on Walter Burks, team foul #13 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Bruce Newman (PG) Walter Burks | |
| 01:58 | Colgate | Don Maultsby makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:58 | Colgate | Don Maultsby misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:58 | Hartford | John Dempster grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 01:53 | Hartford | Don Maultsby takes the ball from Kim Bartlett | 31-25 |
| 01:34 | Colgate | Don Maultsby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Colgate | John Hoffman (SF), Jimmy Magnuson (C) Don Maultsby, Raymond Freeman | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 01:16 | Hartford | Bruce Newman is fouled on the floor by Michael Forrest - foul #2 on Michael Forrest, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Colgate | Paul Dunlop (SG) Michael Forrest | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kenneth Ruis (SF) Thomas Martini | |
| 01:16 | Hartford | Bruce Newman makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:16 | Hartford | Bruce Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:06 | Colgate | John Dempster takes the ball from Paul Dunlop | 31-27 |
| 00:59 | Hartford | Bruce Newman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Ruis | 31-30 |
| 00:44 | Colgate | Jimmy Magnuson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 31-30 |
| 00:43 | Hartford | Kenneth Ruis gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:35 | Hartford | Paul Dunlop is called for the reach on Kim Bartlett - foul #1 on Paul Dunlop, team foul #9 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Baldridge (PG), Raymond Freeman (C) George Kitterman, Charlie Washington | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kenneth Etheridge (PF), Douglas Nivens (C) John Dempster, Roberto Medina | |
| 00:35 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:35 | Hartford | Kim Bartlett misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:35 | Colgate | Jimmy Magnuson gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:15 | Colgate | John Hoffman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 00:14 | Hartford | Douglas Nivens pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:04 | Hartford | Kenneth Etheridge misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 31-31 |
| 00:02 | Colgate | Raymond Freeman grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | Colgate | Raymond Freeman hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 31-31 |