| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) C - James Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Robert Cuneo (fresh) SG - Karl Seitz (fresh) SF - Glenn Bednarz (fresh) PF - George Piedra (fresh) C - John Burnley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry McMurdo | 2-0 |
| 19:45 | Colgate | The jumper by Glenn Bednarz is denied by Raymond Newton | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Colgate | John Burnley tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Colgate | Robert Cuneo clanks a jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | James Roberts snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Marcum | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Colgate | Karl Seitz drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Cuneo | 4-5 |
| 18:12 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 18:11 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | Colgate | George Piedra misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Newton - foul #1 on Raymond Newton, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), Thomas McTaggart (SG), Daniel Harter (SF), Jimmy Dodson (PF) Robert Marcum, Jeremy Lindquist, Larry McMurdo, Raymond Newton | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 17:51 | Colgate | George Piedra makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:51 | Colgate | George Piedra makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:41 | Missouri State | George Piedra swats the shot by James Roberts | 4-7 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | James Roberts tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| 17:30 | Colgate | George Piedra comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens is fouled on the floor by Robert Cuneo - foul #1 on Robert Cuneo, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Cole (C) James Roberts | |
| Subs | Colgate | Don Lehman (SG), Richard Holton (SF), Everett Robertson (PF) Karl Seitz, Glenn Bednarz, George Piedra | |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Havens | 9-7 |
| 16:32 | Colgate | John Burnley knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 9-9 |
| 16:16 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter is called for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Raymond Newton (PF) Theodore Havens, Thomas McTaggart, Daniel Harter, Dale Cole | |
| Subs | Colgate | Philip Kingsley (PG), Dan Tumlin (C) Robert Cuneo, John Burnley | |
| 15:57 | Colgate | Richard Holton clanks a shot from the left side | 9-9 |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Philip Kingsley (fresh) SG - Don Lehman (fresh) SF - Richard Holton (fresh) PF - Everett Robertson (fresh) C - Dan Tumlin (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Richard Holton - foul #1 on Richard Holton, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (C) Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Karl Seitz (SG), Glenn Bednarz (SF), George Piedra (PF) Philip Kingsley, Richard Holton, Everett Robertson | |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo makes the 3rd free throw | 12-9 |
| 15:27 | Colgate | Dan Tumlin travels with the ball | 12-9 |
| 15:10 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum's pass is intercepted by Karl Seitz | 12-9 |
| 15:06 | Colgate | George Piedra hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Karl Seitz | 12-11 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG) Robert Marcum | |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Cuneo (PG), John Burnley (C) Don Lehman, Dan Tumlin | |
| 14:41 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Raymond Newton - foul #2 on Raymond Newton, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), Daniel Harter (SF), Jimmy Dodson (PF) Jeremy Lindquist, Larry McMurdo, Raymond Newton | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 14:41 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:41 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 14:20 | Colgate | George Piedra grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 14:14 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz blows the layup but he's hacked by Theodore Havens - foul #1 on Theodore Havens, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Dan Tumlin (SG), Everett Robertson (PF) Karl Seitz, George Piedra | |
| 14:14 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:14 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:14 | Missouri State | James Roberts pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:59 | Missouri State | Everett Robertson swats the short shot by James Roberts | 12-14 |
| 13:57 | Colgate | Everett Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:36 | Colgate | Everett Robertson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-14 |
| 13:34 | Colgate | John Burnley snags the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 13:10 | Colgate | Dan Tumlin lays it up and in set up by Robert Cuneo | 12-16 |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 12-16 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart grabs the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Theodore Havens and the foul's on Everett Robertson - foul #1 on Everett Robertson, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Dale Cole (C) Theodore Havens, Thomas McTaggart, Daniel Harter, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Colgate | Don Lehman (PG), Karl Seitz (SG), Richard Holton (SF), George Piedra (PF) Robert Cuneo, Glenn Bednarz, Everett Robertson, John Burnley | |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:08 | Colgate | Dan Tumlin misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Dale Cole - foul #1 on Dale Cole, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (C) Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 12:08 | Colgate | Dan Tumlin misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:08 | Colgate | Dan Tumlin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Lindquist | 17-17 |
| 11:54 | Colgate | Robert Marcum steals it from Don Lehman in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Cole (fresh) C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Don Lehman (fresh) SG - Karl Seitz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Holton (fresh) PF - George Piedra (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dan Tumlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Missouri State | Dan Tumlin denies the turnaround by James Roberts | 17-17 |
| 11:41 | Colgate | Dan Tumlin grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 11:32 | Colgate | Dan Tumlin knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist misses short on a floater from the right side | 17-19 |
| 11:16 | Missouri State | Dale Cole grabs the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 10:56 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 10:54 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Karl Seitz | 17-19 |
| 10:36 | Colgate | Karl Seitz makes the 3 from straight away | 17-22 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Karl Seitz is called for the reach on Robert Marcum - foul #1 on Karl Seitz, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), Thomas McTaggart (SG), Daniel Harter (SF), Jimmy Dodson (PF) Robert Marcum, Jeremy Lindquist, Larry McMurdo, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Cuneo (PG), John Franks (SF), John Burnley (C) Don Lehman, Richard Holton, Dan Tumlin | |
| 10:00 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Theodore Havens | 19-22 |
| 09:49 | Colgate | John Burnley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-22 |
| 09:47 | Colgate | John Franks tips it home | 19-24 |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart is fouled on the floor by Robert Cuneo - foul #2 on Robert Cuneo, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (C) Dale Cole | |
| Subs | Colgate | Philip Kingsley (PG), Glenn Bednarz (SF), Everett Robertson (PF) Robert Cuneo, John Franks, George Piedra | |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 08:55 | Colgate | Everett Robertson is hacked by Daniel Harter - foul #1 on Daniel Harter, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF) Theodore Havens, Thomas McTaggart, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Colgate | Don Lehman (SG) Karl Seitz | |
| 08:44 | Colgate | Everett Robertson's pass is intercepted by Daniel Harter | 22-24 |
| 08:30 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 22-24 |
| 08:29 | Colgate | John Burnley grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 08:11 | Colgate | Philip Kingsley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 08:09 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist misses long on a runner from close range | 22-24 |
| 07:53 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Lindquist (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Dodson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Harter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Philip Kingsley (fresh) SG - Don Lehman (fresh) SF - Glenn Bednarz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Everett Robertson (fresh) C - John Burnley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Colgate | Robert Marcum takes the ball from Glenn Bednarz | 22-24 |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses the easy layup | 22-24 |
| 07:31 | Colgate | John Burnley grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 07:14 | Colgate | Larry McMurdo takes the ball from Everett Robertson | 22-24 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Daniel Harter | 24-24 |
| 06:25 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz's floater is tipped away by Daniel Harter | 24-24 |
| 06:24 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Philip Kingsley - foul #1 on Philip Kingsley, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (SG), John Brannon (SF), Dale Cole (PF), James Roberts (C) Jeremy Lindquist, Larry McMurdo, Jimmy Dodson, Daniel Harter | |
| Subs | Colgate | Karl Seitz (SG), Richard Holton (SF), George Piedra (PF), Dan Tumlin (C) Philip Kingsley, Glenn Bednarz, Everett Robertson, John Burnley | |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:59 | Colgate | Dan Tumlin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Karl Seitz | 26-27 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens is hacked by George Piedra - foul #1 on George Piedra, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG) Robert Marcum | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:26 | Colgate | Richard Holton buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Karl Seitz | 28-29 |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens buries a 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 05:00 | Colgate | George Piedra comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Brannon - foul #1 on John Brannon, team foul #6 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Colgate | John Burnley (C) Don Lehman | |
| 05:00 | Colgate | George Piedra makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:00 | Colgate | George Piedra misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | James Roberts gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | James Roberts loses the dribble to George Piedra | 31-30 |
| 04:24 | Colgate | Richard Holton is fouled on the floor by Thomas McTaggart - foul #1 on Thomas McTaggart, team foul #7 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Philip Kingsley (PG) Dan Tumlin | |
| 04:24 | Colgate | Richard Holton makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:24 | Colgate | Richard Holton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | John Burnley steals it from John Brannon | 31-32 |
| 03:54 | Colgate | Philip Kingsley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-32 |
| 03:52 | Colgate | John Burnley hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Brannon (fresh) PF - Dale Cole (fresh) C - James Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Philip Kingsley (fresh) SG - Karl Seitz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Holton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Piedra (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Burnley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 03:36 | Colgate | The rebound goes to John Burnley | 31-34 |
| 03:25 | Colgate | Theodore Havens steps in front of the Richard Holton pass | 31-34 |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens lays it up and in | 33-34 |
| 03:03 | Colgate | Karl Seitz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Philip Kingsley | 33-36 |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | John Brannon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-36 |
| 02:39 | Colgate | Karl Seitz gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 02:23 | Colgate | Philip Kingsley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Jeremy Lindquist (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Raymond Newton (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Theodore Havens, Thomas McTaggart, John Brannon, Dale Cole, James Roberts | |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Cuneo (PG), Glenn Bednarz (SF), Everett Robertson (PF), Dan Tumlin (C) Philip Kingsley, Richard Holton, George Piedra, John Burnley | |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Glenn Bednarz steps in front of the Jimmy Dodson pass | 33-36 |
| 01:44 | Colgate | Dan Tumlin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Jeremy Lindquist | 35-36 |
| 01:26 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz's dunk attempt is rejected by Jimmy Dodson | 35-36 |
| 01:25 | Colgate | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cuneo | 35-36 |
| 01:07 | Colgate | Larry McMurdo is called for the reach on Glenn Bednarz - foul #1 on Larry McMurdo, team foul #8 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Don Lehman (SG), John Burnley (C) Karl Seitz, Dan Tumlin | |
| 01:07 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 01:07 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Everett Robertson - foul #2 on Everett Robertson, team foul #8 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), James Roberts (C) Robert Marcum, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:40 | Colgate | John Burnley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton is hacked by Everett Robertson - foul #3 on Everett Robertson, team foul #9 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Dan Tumlin (PF) Everett Robertson | |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:32 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Dan Tumlin | 37-38 |
| 00:12 | Colgate | Don Lehman comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Jeremy Lindquist snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | James Roberts knocks in the shot from the baseline | 39-38 |