| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Brian Stage (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Valez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry James (fresh) 6 pts. C - Oliver Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Scott Stoughton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Shockley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Houghton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Laffey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Beatty (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Colgate | Paul Valez inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Colgate | Bobby Clark is denied on a layup by Leland Laffey | 37-37 |
| 19:29 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 19:23 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Stoughton | 37-39 |
| 19:07 | Colgate | Paul Valez knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 39-39 |
| 19:02 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Clark takes the ball from William Beatty | 39-39 |
| 18:42 | Colgate | Bobby Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 18:40 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 18:35 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 18:34 | Colgate | Bobby Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:21 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall can't finish the layup | 39-39 |
| 18:19 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 17:56 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley is hacked by Bobby Clark - foul #3 on Bobby Clark, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Durant (SG), Jeffrey Zingg (PF) Bobby Clark, Larry James | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 17:37 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Beatty | 39-42 |
| 17:23 | Colgate | Jeffrey Zingg misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-42 |
| 17:22 | Colgate | Brian Stage gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:12 | Colgate | Brian Stage makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Durant | 41-42 |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty knocks in the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Oliver Marshall - foul #1 on Oliver Marshall, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Colgate | Christopher Macdonald (SG), Robert Welch (C) Brian Stage, Oliver Marshall | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (PG), Ricky Tyre (SG), Jerry Coleman (SF), Efrain Arzola (PF) Scott Stoughton, John Shockley, Eugene Houghton, Leland Laffey | |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:32 | Colgate | Robert Durant misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 16:31 | Colgate | Paul Valez tips it home | 43-45 |
| 16:13 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Coleman jams it and he's hacked by Robert Durant - foul #1 on Robert Durant, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Colgate | Larry James (PF) Paul Valez | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe (C) William Beatty | |
| 16:13 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Coleman makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 15:54 | Colgate | Christopher Macdonald misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Ricky Tyre - foul #1 on Ricky Tyre, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Colgate | Brian Stage (PG), Bobby Clark (SG), Jason Smith (C) Robert Durant, Jeffrey Zingg, Robert Welch | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton (PG), Leland Laffey (PF) Ricky Tyre, Thomas Lamothe | |
| 15:54 | Colgate | Christopher Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:54 | Colgate | Christopher Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Brian Stage (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Macdonald (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Larry James (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Scott Stoughton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leland Laffey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Efrain Arzola (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher Macdonald - foul #2 on Christopher Macdonald, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Durant (SF) Christopher Macdonald | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley (SG), Eugene Houghton (SF) Mark Williams, Jerry Coleman | |
| 15:35 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 15:35 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 15:35 | Colgate | Jason Smith snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 15:14 | Colgate | Brian Stage is hacked by John Shockley - foul #3 on John Shockley, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Colgate | Paul Valez (SF) Robert Durant | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:57 | Colgate | Brian Stage misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 14:56 | Colgate | Jason Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:38 | Colgate | Brian Stage misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-49 |
| 14:36 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 14:23 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 14:22 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Brian Stage | 45-49 |
| 14:16 | Colgate | Larry James drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Valez and he's fouled by Efrain Arzola - foul #1 on Efrain Arzola, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (PG), Jerry Coleman (SF), Thomas Lamothe (PF), Ralph Smith (C) Scott Stoughton, Eugene Houghton, Leland Laffey, Efrain Arzola | |
| 14:16 | Colgate | Larry James misses the free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:16 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Smith gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 13:53 | Colgate | Larry James misses the jump hook from the right block | 47-51 |
| 13:51 | Colgate | Bobby Clark misses the tip | 47-51 |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to John Shockley | 47-51 |
| 13:45 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-51 |
| 13:43 | Colgate | Bobby Clark pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:35 | Colgate | Bobby Clark drills a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Ralph Smith - foul #1 on Ralph Smith, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Durant (PG), Jeffrey Zingg (PF) Brian Stage, Larry James | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre (SG), William Beatty (C) John Shockley, Ralph Smith | |
| 13:35 | Colgate | Bobby Clark makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 13:20 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 13:12 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 13:10 | Colgate | Jason Smith snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:54 | Colgate | Robert Durant misses short on a runner from the right block | 50-51 |
| 12:53 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:47 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Coleman lays it in on a great pass from Mark Williams | 50-53 |
| 12:26 | Colgate | Bobby Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Valez | 53-53 |
| 12:08 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty lays it in on a great pass from Ricky Tyre | 53-55 |
| 11:58 | Colgate | Jason Smith comes up short on the jumper from close range | 53-55 |
| 11:57 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 11:53 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ricky Tyre | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Robert Durant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Valez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Zingg (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Tyre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Beatty (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Colgate | Jeffrey Zingg misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Lamothe - foul #1 on Thomas Lamothe, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Colgate | Brian Stage (PG), Christopher Macdonald (SF), Oliver Marshall (C) Bobby Clark, Paul Valez, Jason Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton (PG), John Shockley (SG), Eugene Houghton (SF), Leland Laffey (PF), Efrain Arzola (C) Mark Williams, Ricky Tyre, Jerry Coleman, Thomas Lamothe, William Beatty | |
| 11:46 | Colgate | Jeffrey Zingg makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:46 | Colgate | Jeffrey Zingg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 11:30 | Colgate | Brian Stage grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 11:15 | Colgate | Robert Durant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 11:13 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 11:11 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Stage steps in front of the Scott Stoughton pass in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 11:00 | Colgate | Christopher Macdonald misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 10:59 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Welch (C) Jeffrey Zingg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 10:29 | Colgate | Robert Durant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-58 |
| 10:28 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:02 | Colgate | Robert Welch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 10:01 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 09:56 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton can't finish the layup | 55-58 |
| 09:55 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 09:40 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton hits a runner from the baseline set up by John Shockley | 55-60 |
| 09:23 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Welch and he's hacked by Scott Stoughton - foul #2 on Scott Stoughton, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Colgate | Bobby Clark (SG), Paul Valez (SF), Larry James (PF) Robert Durant, Christopher Macdonald, Robert Welch | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (SG), Jerry Coleman (SF), William Beatty (C) John Shockley, Eugene Houghton, Efrain Arzola | |
| 09:23 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 09:11 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Williams | 58-62 |
| 08:53 | Colgate | Larry James hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bobby Clark | 60-62 |
| 08:38 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brian Stage - foul #1 on Brian Stage, team foul #5 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Colgate | Christopher Macdonald (PG), Jason Smith (C) Brian Stage, Oliver Marshall | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Tyre (SG), Thomas Lamothe (PF) Scott Stoughton, Leland Laffey | |
| 08:38 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 08:38 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:23 | Colgate | Ricky Tyre is called for the reach on Bobby Clark - foul #2 on Ricky Tyre, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton (SF) Jerry Coleman | |
| 08:23 | Colgate | Bobby Clark makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 08:23 | Colgate | Bobby Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 08:23 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 08:03 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-64 |
| 08:02 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Larry James | 61-64 |
| 07:45 | Colgate | Larry James scores on a turnaround from the left block | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Christopher Macdonald (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Valez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry James (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Tyre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Houghton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Beatty (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton buries a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Paul Valez - foul #3 on Paul Valez, team foul #6 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Colgate | Brian Stage (PG), Jeffrey Zingg (PF) Christopher Macdonald, Larry James | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton (PG), John Shockley (SG), Leland Laffey (PF) Mark Williams, Ricky Tyre, Thomas Lamothe | |
| 07:29 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton makes the free throw | 63-67 |
| 07:01 | Colgate | Jason Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 63-67 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (SF), Efrain Arzola (C) Eugene Houghton, William Beatty | |
| 06:36 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams clanks a jumper from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 06:35 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey misses the tip | 63-67 |
| 06:34 | Colgate | Paul Valez pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 06:09 | Colgate | Bobby Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 06:07 | Colgate | Jason Smith tips it in | 65-67 |
| 05:47 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Zingg is called for the reach on Mark Williams - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zingg, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Durant (SG), Christopher Macdonald (SF), Larry James (PF), Oliver Marshall (C) Bobby Clark, Paul Valez, Jeffrey Zingg, Jason Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton (SF), William Beatty (C) Scott Stoughton, Leland Laffey | |
| 05:47 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:47 | Colgate | Christopher Macdonald grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 05:25 | Colgate | Robert Durant misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-67 |
| 05:23 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 05:19 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-67 |
| 05:18 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty hits the follow up shot | 65-69 |
| 05:02 | Colgate | John Shockley is called for the reach on Robert Durant - foul #4 on John Shockley, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Colgate | Jeffrey Zingg (SF) Brian Stage | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Lamothe (PF) Efrain Arzola | |
| 05:02 | Colgate | Robert Durant makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:02 | Colgate | Robert Durant makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:40 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley is fouled on the floor by Christopher Macdonald - foul #3 on Christopher Macdonald, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Colgate | Paul Valez (SF) Jeffrey Zingg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton (PG), Leland Laffey (PF) Mark Williams, Thomas Lamothe | |
| 04:40 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 04:40 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 04:22 | Colgate | Paul Valez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 04:21 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 04:17 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 04:15 | Colgate | Larry James pulls down the rebound | 67-71 |
| 03:48 | Colgate | The jump hook by Larry James is blocked by William Beatty | 67-71 |
| 03:47 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Robert Durant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Macdonald (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Valez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry James (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Scott Stoughton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Shockley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Houghton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leland Laffey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - William Beatty (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Durant takes the ball from John Shockley | 67-71 |
| 03:22 | Colgate | William Beatty is called for the reach on Paul Valez - foul #1 on William Beatty, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Colgate | Brian Stage (PG), Bobby Clark (SG), Jeffrey Zingg (PF), Jason Smith (C) Robert Durant, Christopher Macdonald, Larry James, Oliver Marshall | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (SG), Jerry Coleman (SF), Efrain Arzola (C) John Shockley, Eugene Houghton, William Beatty | |
| 03:22 | Colgate | Paul Valez makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 03:22 | Colgate | Paul Valez makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 03:00 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 02:59 | Colgate | Bobby Clark pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:46 | Colgate | Bobby Clark scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-71 |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton (SF) Jerry Coleman | |
| 02:27 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey loses the dribble to Jeffrey Zingg | 72-71 |
| 02:14 | Colgate | Jason Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Clark | 74-71 |
| 02:14 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Subs | Colgate | Larry James (PF) Jeffrey Zingg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley (SG), William Beatty (C) Mark Williams, Efrain Arzola | |
| 02:00 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty clanks a turnaround from the right block | 74-71 |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey grabs the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 01:42 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jason Smith - foul #4 on Jason Smith, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| 01:42 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:42 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:42 | Colgate | Larry James pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 01:21 | Colgate | Paul Valez drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-72 |
| 01:03 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Laffey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Leland Laffey, team foul #10 | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Colgate | Scott Stoughton is called for the reach on Brian Stage - foul #3 on Scott Stoughton, team foul #11 | 77-72 |
| 00:35 | Colgate | Brian Stage makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:35 | Colgate | Brian Stage makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | John Shockley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-72 |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton snags the offensive board | 79-72 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Stoughton | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Colgate | Bobby Clark is fouled in the backcourt by John Shockley - foul #5 on John Shockley, team foul #12 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams (SG) John Shockley | |
| 00:19 | Colgate | Bobby Clark makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:19 | Colgate | Bobby Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-75 |
| 00:12 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | Larry James steps in front of the William Beatty pass | 81-75 |
| 00:07 | Colgate | Scott Stoughton is called for the reach on Paul Valez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Stoughton, team foul #13 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Colgate | Christopher Macdonald (PG), Jeffrey Zingg (PF) Brian Stage, Larry James | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:07 | Colgate | Paul Valez misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:07 | Colgate | Paul Valez misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:07 | Colgate | Jason Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:07 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-75 |
| 00:06 | Colgate | Jason Smith is hacked by Eugene Houghton - foul #2 on Eugene Houghton, team foul #14 | 81-75 |
| 00:06 | Colgate | Jason Smith makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:06 | Colgate | Jason Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:06 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton grabs the board | 82-75 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty is fouled on the floor by Bobby Clark - foul #4 on Bobby Clark, team foul #10 | 82-75 |
| Subs | Colgate | Brian Stage (PG), Larry James (PF) Christopher Macdonald, Jeffrey Zingg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | William Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Colgate | Brian Stage runs out the clock | 82-77 |