| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Peter Ellington (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Dickman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Lawson (fresh) PF - David Jackson (fresh) C - Charles Odom (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Mark Latham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vance (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Soliz (fresh) PF - Antoine Peck (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Westmoreland (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | William Lawson inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Colorado State | William Lawson is hacked by James Soliz in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Soliz, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ed Blair (PG), Garrett Lemaster (PF) Peter Ellington, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 19:33 | Colorado State | Ed Blair buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Dickman and the foul's on Mark Latham - foul #2 on Mark Latham, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Jackson (SF) William Lawson | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 19:33 | Colorado State | Ed Blair makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:16 | Niagara | Mark Latham clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 19:15 | Colorado State | David Jackson pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:59 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 18:57 | Niagara | Larry Westmoreland pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:47 | Niagara | Antoine Peck clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 18:46 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:17 | Colorado State | Ed Blair misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 18:15 | Niagara | Antoine Peck snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 18:08 | Niagara | Mark Latham drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 17:49 | Colorado State | Ed Blair misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Latham - foul #3 on Mark Latham, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Ellington (PG), William Lawson (SF), Paul Edwards (C) Michael Dickman, David Jackson, Charles Odom | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Brown (PG), Noah Lapoint (SG), Bruce Bond (SF), Kenneth Paxson (PF), Mark Schuyler (C) Mark Latham, James Vance, James Soliz, Antoine Peck, Larry Westmoreland | |
| 17:49 | Colorado State | Ed Blair misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:49 | Colorado State | Ed Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:36 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 17:34 | Colorado State | Paul Edwards gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:32 | Colorado State | Ed Blair is hacked by Kenneth Paxson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Paxson, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Harris (SF), Charles Odom (C) William Lawson, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 17:12 | Colorado State | Ed Blair is open but misses the lay-in | 38-33 |
| 17:11 | Colorado State | Charles Odom can't tip it in | 38-33 |
| 17:09 | Colorado State | Garrett Lemaster tips it in | 40-33 |
| 16:45 | Niagara | Ed Blair picks off the pass by Bruce Bond | 40-33 |
| 16:35 | Colorado State | Ed Blair scores on a jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 16:22 | Niagara | John Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 16:21 | Niagara | Kenneth Paxson can't tip it in | 42-33 |
| 16:20 | Niagara | Bruce Bond can't tip it in | 42-33 |
| 16:18 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler snags the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 16:10 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 16:09 | Niagara | John Brown tips it in | 42-35 |
| 16:04 | Colorado State | Peter Ellington is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Dickman (SG), William Lawson (SF), David Jackson (PF), Paul Edwards (C) Ed Blair, William Harris, Garrett Lemaster, Charles Odom | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Vance (SG), Antoine Peck (PF), Larry Westmoreland (C) Noah Lapoint, Kenneth Paxson, Mark Schuyler | |
| 15:47 | Niagara | James Vance misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 15:46 | Colorado State | Paul Edwards grabs the board | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Peter Ellington (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Dickman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lawson (fresh) PF - David Jackson (fresh) C - Paul Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vance (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bruce Bond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antoine Peck (fresh) 4 reb. C - Larry Westmoreland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Colorado State | John Brown takes the ball from William Lawson in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 15:28 | Niagara | Peter Ellington steps in front of the Larry Westmoreland pass | 42-35 |
| 15:25 | Colorado State | William Lawson throws it down set up by Peter Ellington | 44-35 |
| 15:16 | Niagara | Antoine Peck is hacked by Peter Ellington - foul #1 on Peter Ellington, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ed Blair (PG) Peter Ellington | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Latham (PG), Brian Green (SF) John Brown, Bruce Bond | |
| 14:51 | Niagara | Brian Green misses the lay-in | 44-35 |
| 14:50 | Colorado State | William Lawson snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 14:27 | Colorado State | Paul Edwards loses the dribble to Larry Westmoreland | 44-35 |
| 13:58 | Niagara | Brian Green knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Paul Edwards - foul #2 on Paul Edwards, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Ellington (PG), William Harris (SG), Garrett Lemaster (PF), Charles Odom (C) Ed Blair, Michael Dickman, David Jackson, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | Niagara | Noah Lapoint (SG), James Soliz (PF), Kenneth Paxson (C) James Vance, Antoine Peck, Larry Westmoreland | |
| 13:58 | Niagara | Brian Green makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:34 | Colorado State | Garrett Lemaster drills a floater from the right block set up by Peter Ellington and he's fouled by James Soliz - foul #3 on James Soliz, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ed Blair (PG), Michael Dickman (SG) Peter Ellington, William Lawson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Schuyler (C) Brian Green | |
| 13:34 | Colorado State | Garrett Lemaster misses the free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:34 | Niagara | James Soliz grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:16 | Niagara | Kenneth Paxson misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Dickman - foul #1 on Michael Dickman, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Ellington (PG) Ed Blair | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Brown (PG) Mark Latham | |
| 13:16 | Niagara | Kenneth Paxson makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:16 | Niagara | Kenneth Paxson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:16 | Niagara | James Soliz grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 13:03 | Niagara | Garrett Lemaster steps in front of the Kenneth Paxson pass | 46-39 |
| 12:40 | Colorado State | Peter Ellington's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Paxson | 46-39 |
| 12:19 | Niagara | James Soliz travels with the ball | 46-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ed Blair (PG), William Lawson (SF), David Jackson (PF), Paul Edwards (C) Peter Ellington, Michael Dickman, Garrett Lemaster, Charles Odom | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bruce Bond (SG), Brian Green (SF) Noah Lapoint, James Soliz | |
| 11:54 | Colorado State | Ed Blair can't connect on a shot from the left block | 46-39 |
| 11:52 | Colorado State | William Lawson grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 11:37 | Colorado State | William Harris lays it in on a great pass from Ed Blair | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ed Blair (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) C - Paul Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Bond (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Green (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Paxson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Schuyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Niagara | Bruce Bond misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Ellington (PG), Charles Odom (C) William Harris, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Latham (PG), Antoine Peck (PF), Larry Westmoreland (C) John Brown, Kenneth Paxson, Mark Schuyler | |
| 11:30 | Niagara | Bruce Bond makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:30 | Niagara | Bruce Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:30 | Niagara | Bruce Bond makes the 3rd free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:28 | Colorado State | Bruce Bond is called for the reach on Ed Blair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Bond, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| 11:04 | Colorado State | Charles Odom is denied on a layup by Antoine Peck | 48-42 |
| 11:03 | Colorado State | Charles Odom grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 10:44 | Colorado State | Bruce Bond steals it from Peter Ellington | 48-42 |
| 10:21 | Niagara | William Lawson blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Mark Latham | 48-42 |
| 10:20 | Colorado State | Charles Odom pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:51 | Colorado State | Ed Blair makes the jumper from the right block set up by William Lawson | 50-42 |
| 09:29 | Niagara | David Jackson blocks the short jumper by Brian Green | 50-42 |
| 09:27 | Colorado State | David Jackson gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 09:03 | Colorado State | Peter Ellington misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Mark Latham - foul #4 on Mark Latham, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Dickman (SG), William Harris (SF), Garrett Lemaster (PF), Paul Edwards (C) Ed Blair, William Lawson, David Jackson, Charles Odom | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Brown (PG), James Vance (SG), Noah Lapoint (SF), James Soliz (PF), Kenneth Paxson (C) Mark Latham, Bruce Bond, Brian Green, Antoine Peck, Larry Westmoreland | |
| 09:03 | Colorado State | Peter Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:03 | Colorado State | Peter Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:51 | Niagara | James Soliz buries a turnaround from the right block | 52-44 |
| 08:48 | Colorado State | James Vance steps in front of the Michael Dickman pass in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 08:35 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 08:34 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Paxson | 52-44 |
| 08:19 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | Paul Edwards gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 08:07 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 08:05 | Niagara | James Soliz grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 07:45 | Niagara | Kenneth Paxson is fouled on the floor by Michael Dickman - foul #2 on Michael Dickman, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ed Blair (PG), Charles Odom (C) Peter Ellington, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 07:33 | Niagara | James Vance double dribbles | 52-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Edwards (C) Charles Odom | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Green (SF), Mark Schuyler (C) Noah Lapoint, James Soliz | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ed Blair (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dickman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Garrett Lemaster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vance (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Paxson (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Schuyler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 07:11 | Colorado State | Garrett Lemaster misses the tip | 52-44 |
| 07:10 | Colorado State | William Harris gets the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 06:43 | Colorado State | William Harris is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Lawson (SF), David Jackson (PF), Charles Odom (C) Ed Blair, Garrett Lemaster, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Latham (PG), Bruce Bond (SG), Antoine Peck (PF) John Brown, James Vance, Kenneth Paxson | |
| 06:43 | Colorado State | William Harris makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:43 | Colorado State | William Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 06:25 | Niagara | Brian Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-44 |
| 06:24 | Colorado State | William Harris grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 06:06 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 05:44 | Niagara | Mark Latham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 05:43 | Colorado State | William Lawson snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 05:18 | Colorado State | William Harris drills a floater from the baseline set up by Charles Odom | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:02 | Niagara | Brian Green misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 05:01 | Colorado State | William Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 04:37 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 04:36 | Niagara | Mark Latham pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 04:17 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-44 |
| 04:16 | Colorado State | William Lawson grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 04:14 | Colorado State | Bruce Bond is called for the reach on William Lawson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Bond, team foul #9 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Ellington (PG), Ed Blair (SG), Garrett Lemaster (PF), Paul Edwards (C) William Harris, Michael Dickman, David Jackson, Charles Odom | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Brown (PG), James Vance (SG), James Soliz (SF), Kenneth Paxson (PF), Larry Westmoreland (C) Mark Latham, Bruce Bond, Brian Green, Antoine Peck, Mark Schuyler | |
| 04:14 | Colorado State | William Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 04:14 | Niagara | Larry Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 03:57 | Niagara | James Vance misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 03:56 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Paul Edwards | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Colorado State | Garrett Lemaster can't finish the uncontested layup | 59-44 |
| 03:31 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Larry Westmoreland | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Peter Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ed Blair (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Lawson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Garrett Lemaster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Edwards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vance (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Soliz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Paxson (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Westmoreland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Niagara | James Vance misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 03:24 | Niagara | James Soliz gets the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 03:14 | Niagara | James Vance misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 03:13 | Colorado State | Paul Edwards gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 02:46 | Colorado State | Kenneth Paxson blocks the short jumper by Ed Blair | 59-44 |
| 02:44 | Niagara | James Soliz gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 02:28 | Niagara | James Soliz double dribbles | 59-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Dickman (SG), William Harris (SF), Charles Odom (C) Peter Ellington, William Lawson, Paul Edwards | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jeffrey Stewart (PG), Noah Lapoint (SF) James Vance, Larry Westmoreland | |
| 02:08 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman loses the ball out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bruce Bond (SF) John Brown | |
| 01:57 | Niagara | Noah Lapoint can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 01:56 | Niagara | Kenneth Paxson hits the follow up shot | 59-46 |
| 01:54 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman is hacked by Noah Lapoint in the backcourt - foul #2 on Noah Lapoint, team foul #10 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Peter Ellington (PG), William Lawson (SF), David Jackson (PF) Ed Blair, William Harris, Garrett Lemaster | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Brown (PG), Mark Schuyler (C) Jeffrey Stewart, Bruce Bond | |
| 01:54 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:54 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Niagara | William Lawson is called for the reach on Kenneth Paxson - foul #3 on William Lawson, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| 01:35 | Niagara | William Lawson picks off the pass by John Brown | 61-46 |
| 01:18 | Colorado State | Charles Odom is hacked by James Soliz - foul #4 on James Soliz, team foul #11 | 61-46 |
| 01:18 | Colorado State | Charles Odom makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:18 | Colorado State | Charles Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:59 | Niagara | Kenneth Paxson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 63-46 |
| 00:57 | Colorado State | Charles Odom pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Noah Lapoint - foul #3 on Noah Lapoint, team foul #12 | 63-46 |
| 00:34 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman misses the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:34 | Colorado State | Michael Dickman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Odom - foul #1 on Charles Odom, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| 00:30 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 00:30 | Niagara | Mark Schuyler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Peter Ellington runs out the clock | 64-47 |