| Lineup | Colgate | PG - John Parker (fresh) SG - Dale Davis (fresh) SF - Thomas Cooper (fresh) PF - Donald Ricks (fresh) C - John Douglas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Kenneth Sarris (fresh) SG - Ronald Green (fresh) SF - Anthony Proctor (fresh) PF - Byron Levay (fresh) C - David Kovalovsky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | David Kovalovsky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Lafayette | Kenneth Sarris clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Lafayette | David Kovalovsky grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Lafayette | Kenneth Sarris misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Lafayette | Anthony Proctor can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Lafayette | Anthony Proctor snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Lafayette | Anthony Proctor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Colgate | John Douglas snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Colgate | Donald Ricks hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Lafayette | Kenneth Sarris connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Colgate | Donald Ricks clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Lafayette | David Kovalovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Lafayette | Byron Levay connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Donald Ricks - foul #1 on Donald Ricks, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | Lafayette | Byron Levay makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:42 | Colgate | Dale Davis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 17:40 | Colgate | Thomas Cooper tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 17:20 | Lafayette | John Parker steals it from Byron Levay | 4-6 |
| 17:10 | Colgate | Donald Ricks is hacked by Kenneth Sarris - foul #1 on Kenneth Sarris, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Tommy Preiss (PG), Stephen King (SG), James Clarke (SF), Howard Williams (PF) Kenneth Sarris, Ronald Green, Anthony Proctor, Byron Levay | |
| 16:54 | Colgate | Thomas Cooper hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Davis | 6-6 |
| 16:32 | Lafayette | Howard Williams buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Preiss and he's fouled by Thomas Cooper - foul #1 on Thomas Cooper, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Colgate | Clyde Levine (C) John Douglas | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Thad Barnett (C) David Kovalovsky | |
| 16:32 | Lafayette | Howard Williams makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:30 | Colgate | Dale Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 16:08 | Lafayette | Thad Barnett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thad Barnett, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Colgate | Phillip Foust (PF) Donald Ricks | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Anthony Proctor (SF) James Clarke | |
| 15:47 | Colgate | Clyde Levine makes the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Thad Barnett - foul #2 on Thad Barnett, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Colgate | Leon Skipper (PG), Hugh Owens (SG) John Parker, Dale Davis | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Kenneth Sarris (PG), Ronald Green (SG), Malcolm Pettit (PF), Robert Arnold (C) Tommy Preiss, Stephen King, Howard Williams, Thad Barnett | |
| 15:47 | Colgate | Clyde Levine misses the free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:47 | Lafayette | Malcolm Pettit gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Leon Skipper (fresh) SG - Hugh Owens (fresh) SF - Thomas Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Foust (fresh) C - Clyde Levine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Kenneth Sarris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Green (fresh) SF - Anthony Proctor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Pettit (fresh) C - Robert Arnold (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Lafayette | Kenneth Sarris scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Proctor | 8-12 |
| 15:41 | Colgate | Kenneth Sarris is called for the reach on Leon Skipper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Sarris, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Clarke (PG), Byron Levay (PF) Kenneth Sarris, Malcolm Pettit | |
| 15:31 | Colgate | Clyde Levine knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Phillip Foust | 10-12 |
| 15:18 | Lafayette | Hugh Owens is called for the reach on Ronald Green - foul #1 on Hugh Owens, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robin Tsai (PG), John Douglas (C) Thomas Cooper, Clyde Levine | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Malcolm Pettit (SF) Anthony Proctor | |
| 15:03 | Lafayette | Phillip Foust denies the turnaround by Ronald Green | 10-12 |
| 15:01 | Colgate | Leon Skipper grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:48 | Colgate | Robin Tsai is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Owens | 13-12 |
| 14:32 | Lafayette | Byron Levay is hacked by Leon Skipper - foul #1 on Leon Skipper, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Colgate | John Parker (PG), Dale Davis (SG), Thomas Cooper (SF), Donald Ricks (PF) Robin Tsai, Leon Skipper, Hugh Owens, Phillip Foust | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Tommy Preiss (PG), Stephen King (SG), Howard Williams (PF), David Kovalovsky (C) James Clarke, Ronald Green, Byron Levay, Robert Arnold | |
| 14:17 | Lafayette | Stephen King misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 14:16 | Colgate | Thomas Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 14:14 | Colgate | David Kovalovsky steals it from John Parker in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 14:02 | Lafayette | Malcolm Pettit drills a turnaround in the paint | 13-14 |
| 13:44 | Colgate | John Douglas misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Tommy Preiss - foul #1 on Tommy Preiss, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Anthony Proctor (SF) Malcolm Pettit | |
| 13:44 | Colgate | John Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:44 | Colgate | John Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:21 | Lafayette | Stephen King is whistled for traveling | 15-14 |
| Subs | Colgate | Leon Skipper (SG), Clyde Levine (C) Dale Davis, John Douglas | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Clarke (PG), Byron Levay (PF) Stephen King, Howard Williams | |
| 13:10 | Colgate | Clyde Levine is fouled on the floor by David Kovalovsky - foul #1 on David Kovalovsky, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Colgate | Hugh Owens (SG), Phillip Foust (PF) John Parker, Donald Ricks | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 12:57 | Colgate | Phillip Foust hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 15-14 |
| 12:55 | Lafayette | David Kovalovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:36 | Lafayette | David Kovalovsky connects on the jump hook from the right block | 15-16 |
| 12:23 | Colgate | Hugh Owens lays it up and in on a great pass from Leon Skipper | 17-16 |
| 12:18 | Lafayette | Anthony Proctor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 12:16 | Colgate | Phillip Foust gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 11:59 | Colgate | Thomas Cooper's pass is intercepted by James Clarke | 17-16 |
| 11:43 | Lafayette | James Clarke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 11:41 | Colgate | Clyde Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Leon Skipper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hugh Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Foust (fairly fresh) C - Clyde Levine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Clarke (fairly fresh) SG - Tommy Preiss (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Proctor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Byron Levay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Kovalovsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Colgate | Hugh Owens misses the easy layup | 17-16 |
| 11:30 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Tommy Preiss | 17-16 |
| 11:18 | Lafayette | James Clarke misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 11:16 | Colgate | Hugh Owens pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:57 | Colgate | Hugh Owens comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Clarke - foul #1 on James Clarke, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Colgate | John Parker (PG), Dale Davis (SG), Donald Ricks (PF), Michael Blaylock (C) Leon Skipper, Thomas Cooper, Phillip Foust, Clyde Levine | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Stephen King (PG), Ronald Green (SG), Malcolm Pettit (PF), Howard Williams (C) James Clarke, Tommy Preiss, Byron Levay, David Kovalovsky | |
| 10:57 | Colgate | Hugh Owens makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:57 | Colgate | Hugh Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:49 | Lafayette | Ronald Green hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 10:20 | Colgate | Hugh Owens comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 10:19 | Lafayette | Malcolm Pettit snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 10:13 | Lafayette | Howard Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 10:12 | Colgate | John Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:55 | Colgate | John Parker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 09:54 | Colgate | Donald Ricks grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:30 | Colgate | Ronald Green steals it from Dale Davis | 19-18 |
| 09:27 | Lafayette | Ronald Green blows the layup | 19-18 |
| 09:26 | Colgate | Donald Ricks gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:11 | Colgate | Dale Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Green - foul #1 on Ronald Green, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Colgate | Leon Skipper (PG), Jeffery Stephens (SF), John Douglas (C) John Parker, Hugh Owens, Michael Blaylock | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Tommy Preiss (PG), Byron Levay (PF), Robert Arnold (C) Stephen King, Malcolm Pettit, Howard Williams | |
| 09:11 | Colgate | Dale Davis makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:11 | Colgate | Dale Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:11 | Lafayette | Byron Levay grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:49 | Lafayette | Robert Arnold connects on the floater in the paint | 20-20 |
| 08:47 | Colgate | Jeffery Stephens is hacked by Byron Levay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Byron Levay, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robin Tsai (PG) Dale Davis | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Clarke (PG) Anthony Proctor | |
| 08:47 | Colgate | Jeffery Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:47 | Colgate | Jeffery Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:47 | Lafayette | Robert Arnold pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:22 | Lafayette | Ronald Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Colgate | John Parker (PG), Thomas Cooper (SF) Robin Tsai, Jeffery Stephens | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 08:12 | Colgate | Leon Skipper drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Ricks | 24-20 |
| 07:52 | Lafayette | Tommy Preiss is fouled on the floor by Leon Skipper - foul #2 on Leon Skipper, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robin Tsai (SG), Phillip Foust (PF) Leon Skipper, Donald Ricks | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Anthony Proctor (SF), Howard Williams (PF), David Kovalovsky (C) James Clarke, Byron Levay, Robert Arnold | |
| 07:38 | Lafayette | Tommy Preiss is hacked by Phillip Foust - foul #1 on Phillip Foust, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Colgate | Clyde Levine (C) John Douglas | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - John Parker (fresh) SG - Robin Tsai (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Foust (fresh) C - Clyde Levine (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Tommy Preiss (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Green (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Proctor (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Howard Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Kovalovsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Lafayette | Tommy Preiss misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-20 |
| 07:15 | Colgate | Clyde Levine gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:05 | Colgate | Thomas Cooper is called for 10 seconds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Colgate | Dale Davis (SG) John Parker | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Clarke (PG), Stephen King (SG), Malcolm Pettit (PF) Tommy Preiss, Ronald Green, Howard Williams | |
| 06:46 | Lafayette | Malcolm Pettit comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Phillip Foust - foul #2 on Phillip Foust, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael Blaylock (PF) Phillip Foust | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 06:46 | Lafayette | Malcolm Pettit makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:46 | Lafayette | Malcolm Pettit makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:35 | Colgate | Clyde Levine's pass is intercepted by Malcolm Pettit | 24-22 |
| 06:10 | Lafayette | Anthony Proctor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 06:09 | Colgate | Michael Blaylock pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:54 | Colgate | Malcolm Pettit is called for the reach on Thomas Cooper - foul #1 on Malcolm Pettit, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Colgate | John Parker (PG), John Douglas (C) Robin Tsai, Clyde Levine | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Tommy Preiss (PG), Ronald Green (SG), Byron Levay (PF), Robert Arnold (C) Stephen King, Anthony Proctor, Malcolm Pettit, David Kovalovsky | |
| 05:54 | Colgate | Thomas Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:54 | Colgate | Thomas Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:32 | Lafayette | Tommy Preiss misses the floater from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 05:30 | Colgate | Thomas Cooper pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:07 | Colgate | John Parker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Clarke - foul #2 on James Clarke, team foul #11 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Colgate | Jeffery Stephens (SF), Donald Ricks (PF) Thomas Cooper, Michael Blaylock | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Anthony Proctor (SF), Howard Williams (PF) James Clarke, Byron Levay | |
| 05:07 | Colgate | John Parker misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:07 | Colgate | John Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:50 | Lafayette | Tommy Preiss misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-22 |
| 04:49 | Lafayette | Ronald Green tips it but misses | 26-22 |
| 04:48 | Lafayette | Robert Arnold misses the tip | 26-22 |
| 04:47 | Colgate | Donald Ricks snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 04:43 | Colgate | Dale Davis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Kovalovsky (C) Robert Arnold | |
| 04:30 | Lafayette | Anthony Proctor misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-22 |
| 04:29 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Williams | 26-22 |
| 04:12 | Lafayette | Ronald Green loses the dribble to John Parker | 26-22 |
| 03:52 | Colgate | John Parker connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dale Davis | 28-22 |
| 03:35 | Lafayette | Anthony Proctor is whistled for traveling | 28-22 |
| Subs | Colgate | Leon Skipper (PG), Hugh Owens (SG), Thomas Cooper (SF), Phillip Foust (PF), Clyde Levine (C) John Parker, Dale Davis, Jeffery Stephens, Donald Ricks, John Douglas | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Kenneth Sarris (PG), Stephen King (SG), Malcolm Pettit (SF), Byron Levay (PF), Thad Barnett (C) Tommy Preiss, Ronald Green, Anthony Proctor, Howard Williams, David Kovalovsky | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Leon Skipper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Owens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Foust (fresh) C - Clyde Levine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Kenneth Sarris (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen King (fresh) SF - Malcolm Pettit (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Levay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Thad Barnett (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Colgate | Leon Skipper's fadeaway is rejected by Thad Barnett | 28-22 |
| 03:14 | Colgate | Phillip Foust tips it home | 30-22 |
| 03:01 | Lafayette | Clyde Levine swats the short shot by Malcolm Pettit | 30-22 |
| 02:59 | Lafayette | Thad Barnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 02:50 | Lafayette | Leon Skipper picks off the pass by Stephen King | 30-22 |
| 02:46 | Colgate | Thomas Cooper clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Stephen King - foul #1 on Stephen King, team foul #12 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Clarke (SF) Byron Levay | |
| 02:46 | Colgate | Thomas Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:46 | Colgate | Thomas Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:46 | Lafayette | Thad Barnett gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 02:29 | Lafayette | James Clarke can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-22 |
| 02:27 | Colgate | Thomas Cooper snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 02:00 | Colgate | Phillip Foust connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Hugh Owens and he's hacked by Thad Barnett - foul #3 on Thad Barnett, team foul #13 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Colgate | Robin Tsai (PG), Michael Blaylock (C) Hugh Owens, Clyde Levine | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ronald Green (SG), Byron Levay (PF), Robert Arnold (C) Stephen King, Malcolm Pettit, Thad Barnett | |
| 02:00 | Colgate | Phillip Foust makes the free throw | 34-22 |
| 01:42 | Lafayette | Ronald Green buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Sarris | 34-25 |
| 01:40 | Colgate | Ronald Green is called for the reach on Michael Blaylock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Green, team foul #14 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Colgate | Dale Davis (SG), Donald Ricks (PF) Leon Skipper, Phillip Foust | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Kovalovsky (C) Robert Arnold | |
| 01:40 | Colgate | Michael Blaylock makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:40 | Colgate | Michael Blaylock makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:24 | Lafayette | James Clarke's pass is intercepted by Robin Tsai | 36-25 |
| 01:00 | Colgate | Robin Tsai is hacked by Kenneth Sarris - foul #3 on Kenneth Sarris, team foul #15 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Colgate | John Parker (PG), Jeffery Stephens (SF) Dale Davis, Thomas Cooper | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Tommy Preiss (PG), Stephen King (SG), Howard Williams (PF) Kenneth Sarris, Ronald Green, Byron Levay | |
| 01:00 | Colgate | Robin Tsai misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:00 | Colgate | Robin Tsai misses the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:00 | Lafayette | Stephen King snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 00:53 | Lafayette | James Clarke scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stephen King | 36-28 |
| 00:28 | Colgate | Donald Ricks makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-28 |
| 00:05 | Lafayette | Stephen King knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Tommy Preiss | 39-30 |
| 00:03 | Colgate | Robin Tsai is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen King - foul #2 on Stephen King, team foul #16 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Colgate | Leon Skipper (SG), Hugh Owens (SF), John Douglas (C) John Parker, Jeffery Stephens, Michael Blaylock | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ronald Green (SG), Malcolm Pettit (SF), Robert Arnold (C) Stephen King, James Clarke, David Kovalovsky | |
| 00:03 | Colgate | Robin Tsai makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 00:03 | Colgate | Robin Tsai makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | Tommy Preiss misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 41-30 |