| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Blake Vowell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Milton Coonrod (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 12 pts. C - Derrick Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Brian Stage (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Zingg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oliver Marshall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Blake Vowell | 31-24 |
| 19:15 | Colgate | Jason Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Milton Coonrod - foul #1 on Milton Coonrod, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:15 | Colgate | Jason Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:15 | Colgate | Jason Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:56 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 18:43 | Colgate | Victor Deardorff blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Jason Smith | 31-26 |
| 18:41 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:21 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Derrick Sanders | 34-26 |
| 18:06 | Colgate | Jason Smith misses long on a jumper from the right side | 34-26 |
| 18:05 | Colgate | Brian Stage tips it home | 34-28 |
| 17:36 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Blake Vowell and he's fouled by Jason Smith - foul #1 on Jason Smith, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 17:36 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:36 | Colgate | Jason Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:22 | Colgate | Jason Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 17:20 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:12 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 17:10 | Colgate | Brian Stage gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:50 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Blake Vowell - foul #1 on Blake Vowell, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | Jesse Autry (SG), Richard Wilson (C) Milton Coonrod, Derrick Sanders | |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Welch (SF) Jeffrey Zingg | |
| 16:50 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:30 | Vermont | Blake Vowell is fouled on the floor by Brian Stage - foul #2 on Brian Stage, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG) Blake Vowell | |
| Subs | Colgate | Steven Bryant (SG), Larry James (C) Jerry Stevens, Jason Smith | |
| 16:14 | Vermont | Richard Wilson is hacked by Larry James - foul #2 on Larry James, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Shumway (SF) Victor Deardorff | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 15:47 | Vermont | Steven Bryant is called for the reach on Jesse Autry - foul #2 on Steven Bryant, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Vermont | Milton Coonrod (SG), Robert Pinheiro (C) Jesse Autry, Jimmy Jones | |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael McFerron (PG), Paul Valez (SF) Brian Stage, Oliver Marshall | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - David Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton Coonrod (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shumway (fresh) PF - Richard Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Pinheiro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Michael McFerron (fresh) SG - Steven Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Valez (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry James (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Welch (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Vermont | Joseph Shumway clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Bryant - foul #3 on Steven Bryant, team foul #5 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Vermont | Derrick Sanders (PF) Robert Pinheiro | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 15:37 | Vermont | Joseph Shumway makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:37 | Vermont | Joseph Shumway makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:22 | Colgate | Paul Valez drills a jumper from the right side | 38-33 |
| 15:02 | Vermont | David Foster drills a shot from the left side set up by Richard Wilson | 40-33 |
| 14:45 | Colgate | Larry James double dribbles | 40-33 |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG), Victor Deardorff (SF), Jimmy Jones (PF) David Foster, Joseph Shumway, Richard Wilson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Brian Stage (PG), Jerry Stevens (SG), Jason Smith (C) Michael McFerron, Steven Bryant, Robert Welch | |
| 14:21 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Victor Deardorff | 42-33 |
| 14:02 | Colgate | Paul Valez buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-36 |
| 13:42 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones misses short on a jump hook from close range | 42-36 |
| 13:41 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff tips it but misses | 42-36 |
| 13:39 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 13:12 | Colgate | Larry James is hacked by Jimmy Jones - foul #2 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Vermont | Jesse Autry (SG), Richard Wilson (C) Milton Coonrod, Derrick Sanders | |
| Subs | Colgate | Oliver Marshall (PF) Larry James | |
| 13:03 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 12:46 | Vermont | Jesse Autry's floater is tipped away by Paul Valez | 44-38 |
| 12:45 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:30 | Vermont | The short jumper by Victor Deardorff is denied by Jason Smith | 44-38 |
| 12:29 | Colgate | Jason Smith grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 12:15 | Colgate | Jimmy Jones picks off the pass by Paul Valez | 44-38 |
| 11:52 | Vermont | Jason Smith blocks the short jumper by Jesse Autry | 44-38 |
| 11:51 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Oliver Marshall | 44-38 |
| 11:45 | Colgate | Brian Stage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG) Blake Vowell | |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael McFerron (PG) Brian Stage | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - David Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Michael McFerron (fresh) SG - Jerry Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Valez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Oliver Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Vermont | Jason Smith steals the ball from Jimmy Jones | 44-38 |
| 10:59 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Stevens | 44-40 |
| 10:39 | Vermont | David Foster drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jesse Autry | 46-40 |
| 10:26 | Colgate | Jesse Autry takes the ball from Paul Valez | 46-40 |
| 10:02 | Vermont | Jesse Autry can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 46-40 |
| 10:00 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 09:53 | Colgate | Jimmy Jones blocks the short jumper by Oliver Marshall | 46-40 |
| 09:52 | Colgate | Jason Smith tips it home | 46-42 |
| 09:42 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Valez - foul #4 on Paul Valez, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG), Milton Coonrod (SG), Joseph Shumway (SF), Derrick Sanders (C) David Foster, Jesse Autry, Victor Deardorff, Richard Wilson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Brian Stage (PG), Steven Bryant (SG), Jeffrey Zingg (SF), Larry James (PF), Robert Welch (C) Michael McFerron, Jerry Stevens, Paul Valez, Oliver Marshall, Jason Smith | |
| 09:42 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:42 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:42 | Colgate | Larry James pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:36 | Colgate | Steven Bryant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 09:34 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 09:16 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones misses the dunk attempt | 46-42 |
| 09:14 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:51 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Shumway | 48-42 |
| 08:32 | Colgate | Steven Bryant misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 08:31 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 08:10 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 48-42 |
| 08:09 | Colgate | Robert Welch pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:40 | Colgate | Larry James can't finish the layup | 48-42 |
| 07:38 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Blake Vowell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Milton Coonrod (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shumway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Brian Stage (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Zingg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Welch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 07:19 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Larry James | 48-42 |
| 06:56 | Colgate | Larry James scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Steven Bryant | 48-44 |
| 06:29 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 06:28 | Colgate | Jeffrey Zingg grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:01 | Colgate | Jimmy Jones denies the turnaround by Larry James | 48-44 |
| 05:59 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:30 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Shumway | 50-44 |
| 05:30 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-44 |
| Subs | Vermont | Victor Deardorff (SF), Richard Wilson (C) Joseph Shumway, Jimmy Jones | |
| Subs | Colgate | Jerry Stevens (SG), Paul Valez (SF), Oliver Marshall (PF), Jason Smith (C) Steven Bryant, Jeffrey Zingg, Larry James, Robert Welch | |
| 05:21 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall connects on the floater from close range | 50-46 |
| 04:52 | Vermont | Richard Wilson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Wilson, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro (C) Derrick Sanders | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 04:39 | Colgate | Jason Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 04:38 | Colgate | Paul Valez pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 04:30 | Colgate | Brian Stage misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 04:28 | Colgate | Brian Stage gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 04:19 | Colgate | Brian Stage clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Blake Vowell - foul #2 on Blake Vowell, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG), Jesse Autry (SG) Blake Vowell, Milton Coonrod | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 04:19 | Colgate | Brian Stage makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:19 | Colgate | Brian Stage misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:19 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 03:54 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Autry | 53-47 |
| 03:31 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall misses long on a jumper in the paint | 53-47 |
| 03:29 | Vermont | The rebound goes to David Foster | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - David Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Pinheiro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Brian Stage (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Valez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Oliver Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 02:58 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 02:39 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall's floater is tipped away by Richard Wilson | 53-47 |
| 02:37 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 02:37 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG), Milton Coonrod (SG), Jimmy Jones (PF), Derrick Sanders (C) David Foster, Jesse Autry, Richard Wilson, Robert Pinheiro | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 02:08 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Blake Vowell | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:01 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Derrick Sanders - foul #2 on Derrick Sanders, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| 02:01 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 02:01 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 01:32 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones blows the dunk but the foul's on Paul Valez - foul #5 on Paul Valez, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Jeffrey Zingg (SF) Paul Valez | |
| 01:32 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 01:32 | Vermont | Jimmy Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 01:32 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 01:19 | Colgate | Jerry Stevens snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 01:11 | Colgate | Jason Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-49 |
| 00:50 | Vermont | Jeffrey Zingg steals it from Derrick Sanders | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Colgate | Jason Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 00:43 | Colgate | Brian Stage snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 00:40 | Colgate | Jerry Stevens's floater is knocked away by Jimmy Jones | 56-49 |
| 00:39 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Vermont | Brian Stage is called for the reach on Derrick Sanders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Stage, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG), Jesse Autry (SG), Richard Wilson (C) Blake Vowell, Milton Coonrod, Jimmy Jones | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:37 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:37 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:37 | Colgate | Jeffrey Zingg grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Colgate | Brian Stage scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Jeffrey Zingg | 57-52 |
| 00:32 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Vermont | Milton Coonrod (SG), Jimmy Jones (PF) Jesse Autry, Derrick Sanders | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:31 | Vermont | Brian Stage is called for the reach on David Foster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Stage, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| 00:31 | Vermont | David Foster makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:31 | Vermont | David Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Colgate | Jerry Stevens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 00:23 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:21 | Colgate | Brian Stage misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 00:20 | Vermont | Richard Wilson grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 00:20 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Vermont | Jesse Autry (SG) Milton Coonrod | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:17 | Vermont | Brian Stage is called for the reach on Richard Wilson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Stage, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael McFerron (PG) Brian Stage | |
| 00:17 | Vermont | Richard Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:17 | Vermont | Richard Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG), Milton Coonrod (SG), Derrick Sanders (C) David Foster, Jesse Autry, Richard Wilson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:11 | Colgate | Jerry Stevens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 00:09 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Derrick Sanders | 60-52 |
| 00:06 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders is hacked by Michael McFerron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael McFerron, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (PG), Jesse Autry (SG), Richard Wilson (C) Blake Vowell, Milton Coonrod, Jimmy Jones | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:06 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:06 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:06 | Colgate | Oliver Marshall pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 00:04 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Vermont | Blake Vowell (PG), Milton Coonrod (SG), Jimmy Jones (PF) David Foster, Jesse Autry, Richard Wilson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:01 | Colgate | Jerry Stevens clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-52 |
| 00:00 | Vermont | Derrick Sanders pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |