| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Ernest White (fresh) SG - John Hall (fresh) SF - Jason Duggan (fresh) PF - Phillip Johnson (fresh) C - Eric Bard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joey Lashbrook (fresh) SG - Curtis Schwartz (fresh) SF - James Price (fresh) PF - Steven Morrison (fresh) C - Ronald Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Eric Bard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Chicago State | Joey Lashbrook takes the ball from Jason Duggan | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Chicago State | Eric Bard connects on the shot from the right block | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Price | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | Chicago State | John Hall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:35 | Colorado State | Jason Duggan steals the ball from Joey Lashbrook | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Chicago State | Ernest White misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Colorado State | James Price gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Jason Duggan | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | Chicago State | Eric Bard grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Chicago State | Ernest White misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:26 | Colorado State | Phillip Johnson blocks the short jumper by Steven Morrison | 2-4 |
| 17:25 | Chicago State | Eric Bard snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:59 | Chicago State | Jason Duggan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Bard and he's hacked by Ronald Williams - foul #1 on Ronald Williams, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Anthony Staton (PG), Brent Kopec (SG), Tony Forward (PF), Jeremy Brown (C) Ernest White, John Hall, Phillip Johnson, Eric Bard | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), Adam Caperton (SF), Marco Hanson (PF), Gary Adames (C) Joey Lashbrook, James Price, Steven Morrison, Ronald Williams | |
| 16:59 | Chicago State | Jason Duggan makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Jason Duggan | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | Chicago State | Louis Curry is called for the reach on Anthony Staton - foul #1 on Louis Curry, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Louis George (C) Jason Duggan | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Banas (SG) Curtis Schwartz | |
| 15:55 | Chicago State | Brent Kopec can't finish the layup | 5-4 |
| 15:53 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Anthony Staton (fresh) SG - Brent Kopec (fresh) SF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) PF - Tony Forward (fresh) C - Louis George (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) SG - Donald Banas (fresh) SF - Adam Caperton (fresh) PF - Marco Hanson (fresh) C - Gary Adames (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Colorado State | Jeremy Brown is called for the reach on Adam Caperton - foul #1 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest White (PG), John Hall (SG), Eric Bard (C) Anthony Staton, Brent Kopec, Louis George | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Price (SF), Ronald Williams (C) Adam Caperton, Gary Adames | |
| 15:20 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams lays it up and in | 5-6 |
| 15:02 | Chicago State | Eric Bard hits the finger roll set up by Tony Forward | 7-6 |
| 14:43 | Colorado State | Louis Curry is hacked by Ernest White - foul #1 on Ernest White, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook (PG), Curtis Schwartz (SG), Steven Morrison (PF) Louis Curry, Donald Banas, Marco Hanson | |
| 14:29 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Brown - foul #2 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Sam Tokarski (SF) Jeremy Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 14:29 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:29 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:29 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Morrison | 7-6 |
| 14:18 | Colorado State | James Price is fouled on the floor by Sam Tokarski - foul #1 on Sam Tokarski, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson (PF) Tony Forward | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 13:57 | Colorado State | James Price misses the jumper near the basket | 7-6 |
| 13:56 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Eric Bard | 7-6 |
| 13:49 | Chicago State | The pull-up jumper by Ernest White is blocked by James Price | 7-6 |
| 13:48 | Chicago State | Eric Bard pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:32 | Chicago State | Eric Bard misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ronald Williams - foul #2 on Ronald Williams, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jason Duggan (SF) Sam Tokarski | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Adam Caperton (SF), Gary Adames (C) James Price, Ronald Williams | |
| 13:32 | Chicago State | Eric Bard makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:32 | Chicago State | Eric Bard makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:23 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 13:22 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:10 | Colorado State | Eric Bard picks off the pass by Curtis Schwartz | 9-6 |
| 12:47 | Chicago State | Jason Duggan misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-6 |
| 12:46 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 12:41 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook misses the 3 from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 12:39 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook gets the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:16 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Anthony Staton (PG), Brent Kopec (SG), Tony Forward (PF), Louis George (C) Ernest White, John Hall, Phillip Johnson, Eric Bard | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Price (SF) Adam Caperton | |
| 12:16 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:16 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:07 | Chicago State | Brent Kopec throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG) Joey Lashbrook | |
| 11:38 | Colorado State | Jason Duggan steps in front of the Steven Morrison pass | 9-7 |
| 11:35 | Chicago State | Brent Kopec lays it in set up by Jason Duggan | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Anthony Staton (fresh) SG - Brent Kopec (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Duggan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Forward (fresh) C - Louis George (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) SG - Curtis Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Price (fresh) PF - Steven Morrison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Adames (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Colorado State | Anthony Staton picks off the pass by James Price | 11-7 |
| 11:15 | Chicago State | Jason Duggan lays it up and in set up by Anthony Staton | 13-7 |
| 11:02 | Colorado State | Tony Forward takes the ball from Louis Curry | 13-7 |
| 10:48 | Chicago State | Steven Morrison steps in front of the Louis George pass | 13-7 |
| 10:23 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 13-7 |
| 10:21 | Colorado State | Gary Adames can't tip it in | 13-7 |
| 10:19 | Colorado State | James Price hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 09:59 | Chicago State | Tony Forward misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 09:58 | Colorado State | Gary Adames grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 09:51 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brent Kopec - foul #1 on Brent Kopec, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest White (PG), John Hall (SG), Sam Tokarski (SF), Phillip Johnson (PF), Eric Bard (C) Anthony Staton, Brent Kopec, Jason Duggan, Tony Forward, Louis George | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook (PG), Adam Caperton (SF), Marco Hanson (C) Louis Curry, James Price, Gary Adames | |
| 09:51 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 09:51 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:30 | Chicago State | Steven Morrison is called for the reach on Phillip Johnson - foul #1 on Steven Morrison, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Banas (SG) Curtis Schwartz | |
| 09:16 | Chicago State | Steven Morrison swats the layup by Eric Bard | 13-11 |
| 09:14 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 08:57 | Colorado State | Donald Banas scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 08:38 | Chicago State | A charge is called on Phillip Johnson - foul #1 on Phillip Johnson, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Price (PF) Steven Morrison | |
| 08:18 | Colorado State | Eric Bard steps in front of the Donald Banas pass | 13-14 |
| 08:01 | Chicago State | Ernest White misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on James Price - foul #1 on James Price, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jason Duggan (SF), Tony Forward (PF) Sam Tokarski, Phillip Johnson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz (SG), Gary Adames (C) Donald Banas, Adam Caperton | |
| 08:01 | Chicago State | Ernest White makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:01 | Chicago State | Ernest White misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:01 | Colorado State | Gary Adames pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 07:44 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook misses short on a floater near the basket | 14-14 |
| 07:42 | Chicago State | Eric Bard grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 07:22 | Chicago State | John Hall buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ernest White | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Ernest White (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Duggan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Forward (fresh) C - Eric Bard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joey Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marco Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Adames (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Adames | 16-16 |
| 06:49 | Chicago State | Tony Forward can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 06:48 | Chicago State | Tony Forward gets the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 06:34 | Chicago State | Marco Hanson swats the layup by John Hall | 16-16 |
| 06:33 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 06:19 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Marco Hanson | 16-19 |
| 06:12 | Chicago State | Jason Duggan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 06:10 | Chicago State | Jason Duggan grabs the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 05:56 | Chicago State | Eric Bard hits a shot from the left block | 18-19 |
| 05:32 | Colorado State | Gary Adames misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Tony Forward - foul #1 on Tony Forward, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Anthony Staton (PG), Brent Kopec (SG), Sam Tokarski (SF), Phillip Johnson (PF) Ernest White, John Hall, Jason Duggan, Eric Bard | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), Adam Caperton (SF), Steven Morrison (PF) Joey Lashbrook, James Price, Marco Hanson | |
| 05:32 | Colorado State | Gary Adames makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:32 | Colorado State | Gary Adames misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:32 | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:08 | Chicago State | Brent Kopec drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-20 |
| 04:42 | Colorado State | Anthony Staton steps in front of the Steven Morrison pass | 21-20 |
| 04:24 | Chicago State | Tony Forward's pass is intercepted by Louis Curry | 21-20 |
| 04:19 | Colorado State | Louis Curry lays it up and in | 21-22 |
| 04:14 | Chicago State | Anthony Staton scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Sam Tokarski | 24-22 |
| 03:59 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Louis Curry | 24-24 |
| 03:47 | Chicago State | Steven Morrison blocks the short jumper by Brent Kopec | 24-24 |
| 03:46 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 03:25 | Colorado State | Adam Caperton misses short on a shot from the left side | 24-24 |
| 03:24 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Tony Forward | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Anthony Staton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Kopec (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sam Tokarski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Phillip Johnson (fresh) C - Tony Forward (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Schwartz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Caperton (fresh) PF - Steven Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Adames (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Chicago State | Gary Adames is called for the reach on Tony Forward - foul #1 on Gary Adames, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest White (PG), John Hall (SG), Jason Duggan (SF), Jeremy Brown (PF), Eric Bard (C) Anthony Staton, Brent Kopec, Sam Tokarski, Phillip Johnson, Tony Forward | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook (PG), Donald Banas (SG), James Price (SF), Marco Hanson (PF), Ronald Williams (C) Louis Curry, Curtis Schwartz, Adam Caperton, Steven Morrison, Gary Adames | |
| 02:48 | Chicago State | Ernest White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 02:46 | Chicago State | Jason Duggan misses the tip | 24-24 |
| 02:44 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 02:28 | Colorado State | James Price double dribbles | 24-24 |
| 02:17 | Chicago State | Eric Bard misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Williams - foul #3 on Ronald Williams, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Adam Caperton (SF) Ronald Williams | |
| 02:17 | Chicago State | Eric Bard makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:17 | Chicago State | Eric Bard misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:17 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 02:00 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 25-24 |
| 01:59 | Chicago State | Jeremy Brown grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 01:55 | Chicago State | Ernest White hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Hall | 27-24 |
| 01:51 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-24 |
| 01:49 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson grabs the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 01:40 | Colorado State | Donald Banas hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Adam Caperton | 27-26 |
| 01:30 | Chicago State | Donald Banas picks off the pass by Eric Bard | 27-26 |
| 01:11 | Colorado State | Jeremy Brown steals the ball from Donald Banas | 27-26 |
| 00:47 | Chicago State | Jeremy Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 27-26 |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Adam Caperton pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 00:41 | Colorado State | Donald Banas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by John Hall - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson (PF) Jeremy Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), Steven Morrison (PF), Gary Adames (C) Joey Lashbrook, Adam Caperton, Marco Hanson | |
| 00:41 | Colorado State | Donald Banas makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:41 | Colorado State | Donald Banas misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:41 | Colorado State | Donald Banas makes the 3rd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:18 | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-28 |
| 00:17 | Colorado State | James Price grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 00:04 | Colorado State | Donald Banas scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Ernest White misses short on a halfcourt shot | 27-31 |