| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mac Dumais (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barton Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary McNeff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Corey Mathias (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Damon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Luciani (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago | Barton Merritt inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Chicago | Corey Mathias picks off the pass by Mac Dumais | 37-37 |
| 19:35 | Rensselaer | James Green banks in the layup set up by Corey Mathias | 37-39 |
| 19:23 | Chicago | Larry Brown is hacked by Corey Mathias - foul #3 on Corey Mathias, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee (PG) Corey Mathias | |
| 19:11 | Chicago | Charles Patterson misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Mark Stone - foul #1 on Mark Stone, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| 19:11 | Chicago | Charles Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 19:11 | Chicago | Charles Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 19:11 | Rensselaer | Mark Stone pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:52 | Rensselaer | Mark Luciani hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 18:51 | Chicago | Larry Brown grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 18:33 | Chicago | Gary McNeff buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Larry Brown | 40-39 |
| 18:18 | Rensselaer | Mark Luciani comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 40-39 |
| 18:16 | Chicago | The rebound goes to Gary McNeff | 40-39 |
| 18:08 | Chicago | Larry Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 18:06 | Rensselaer | Mark Stone snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 18:02 | Rensselaer | Larry Brown is called for the reach on Terrence Wetherbee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Brown, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Chicago | Justin Watts (PG), Jesse Williams (SF), Dale Thibodeaux (PF), Dale Soper (C) Larry Brown, Barton Merritt, Charles Patterson, Gary McNeff | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Pietsch (SG), Alex Maher (SF), George Schroeder (PF), Ryan Lemus (C) William Damon, James Green, Mark Stone, Mark Luciani | |
| 17:50 | Rensselaer | Ryan Lemus is fouled on the floor by Dale Soper - foul #2 on Dale Soper, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Ed Ozminkowski (PG) Terrence Wetherbee | |
| 17:36 | Rensselaer | George Schroeder misses long on an open floater from close range | 40-39 |
| 17:35 | Rensselaer | George Schroeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:30 | Rensselaer | Ed Ozminkowski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Schroeder | 40-42 |
| 17:12 | Chicago | Dale Thibodeaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 16:54 | Rensselaer | David Pietsch is fouled on the floor by Dale Thibodeaux - foul #3 on Dale Thibodeaux, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Chicago | Barton Merritt (SF), Charles Patterson (PF) Dale Thibodeaux, Dale Soper | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee (PG), Mark Stone (PF), Mark Luciani (C) Ed Ozminkowski, George Schroeder, Ryan Lemus | |
| 16:36 | Rensselaer | Mark Luciani is hacked by Justin Watts - foul #3 on Justin Watts, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Chicago | Lester Hurtt (PG), Gary McNeff (C) Justin Watts, Jesse Williams | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | William Damon (SG) Alex Maher | |
| 16:14 | Rensselaer | Mark Stone knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Terrence Wetherbee and he's fouled by Charles Patterson - foul #2 on Charles Patterson, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | James Green (SF) David Pietsch | |
| 16:14 | Rensselaer | Mark Stone makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:56 | Chicago | Gary McNeff misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mark Luciani - foul #1 on Mark Luciani, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Chicago | Peter Goble (SG), Larry Brown (SF), Dale Soper (PF) Mac Dumais, Barton Merritt, Charles Patterson | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Corey Mathias (PG) Terrence Wetherbee | |
| 15:56 | Chicago | Gary McNeff makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:56 | Chicago | Gary McNeff makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Lester Hurtt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Peter Goble (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dale Soper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary McNeff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Corey Mathias (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Damon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Stone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Luciani (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rensselaer | Mark Luciani misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 42-45 |
| 15:30 | Chicago | Gary McNeff gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 15:24 | Chicago | Mark Stone steals it from Peter Goble | 42-45 |
| 15:20 | Rensselaer | Mark Luciani is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| Subs | Chicago | Justin Watts (PG), Jesse Williams (C) Lester Hurtt, Gary McNeff | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Ed Ozminkowski (SG), Alex Maher (SF), George Schroeder (PF), Ryan Lemus (C) William Damon, James Green, Mark Stone, Mark Luciani | |
| 15:00 | Chicago | Jesse Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 14:59 | Rensselaer | George Schroeder gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:53 | Rensselaer | Corey Mathias can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-45 |
| 14:51 | Rensselaer | Corey Mathias grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:39 | Rensselaer | Ed Ozminkowski hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Corey Mathias | 42-48 |
| 14:34 | Chicago | Larry Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 14:33 | Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Williams | 42-48 |
| 14:15 | Chicago | Jesse Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Chicago | Lester Hurtt (PG), Dale Thibodeaux (SF), Charles Patterson (PF), Gary McNeff (C) Justin Watts, Larry Brown, Dale Soper, Jesse Williams | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee (SG), James Green (SF), David Pietsch (PF), Mark Luciani (C) Ed Ozminkowski, Alex Maher, George Schroeder, Ryan Lemus | |
| 13:56 | Rensselaer | James Green is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Luciani | 42-51 |
| 13:37 | Chicago | Peter Goble drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lester Hurtt | 45-51 |
| 13:32 | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary McNeff - foul #1 on Gary McNeff, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Chicago | Barton Merritt (SF) Charles Patterson | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | William Damon (SG), Mark Stone (PF) Corey Mathias, David Pietsch | |
| 13:32 | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:32 | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 13:25 | Chicago | Dale Thibodeaux hits a 3 from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 13:05 | Rensselaer | Mark Luciani lays it in | 48-55 |
| 12:56 | Chicago | Peter Goble misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 12:54 | Rensselaer | Mark Luciani grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 12:30 | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lester Hurtt - foul #4 on Lester Hurtt, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Chicago | Justin Watts (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Charles Patterson (PF), Jesse Williams (C) Lester Hurtt, Peter Goble, Dale Thibodeaux, Gary McNeff | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Pietsch (SF), George Schroeder (C) James Green, Mark Luciani | |
| 12:30 | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 12:30 | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 12:30 | Chicago | Charles Patterson gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 12:26 | Chicago | Mark Stone knocks away the 3 by Barton Merritt | 48-55 |
| 12:24 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Mark Stone | 48-55 |
| 12:20 | Rensselaer | David Pietsch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Corey Mathias (PG) Terrence Wetherbee | |
| 12:07 | Chicago | Larry Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 12:05 | Chicago | Charles Patterson misses the tip | 48-55 |
| 12:04 | Rensselaer | Corey Mathias grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 11:54 | Rensselaer | Mark Stone hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 48-55 |
| 11:52 | Rensselaer | George Schroeder hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Justin Watts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barton Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Corey Mathias (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Damon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Pietsch (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Stone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - George Schroeder (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Chicago | Justin Watts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Pietsch - foul #2 on David Pietsch, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Ed Ozminkowski (SG), Alex Maher (SF), Ryan Lemus (C) William Damon, Mark Stone, George Schroeder | |
| 11:47 | Chicago | Justin Watts makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 11:47 | Chicago | Justin Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 11:25 | Rensselaer | Alex Maher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 50-57 |
| 11:24 | Chicago | Charles Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 11:17 | Chicago | Charles Patterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 11:15 | Chicago | Larry Brown can't tip it in | 50-57 |
| 11:14 | Rensselaer | Ryan Lemus snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 11:12 | Rensselaer | Justin Watts picks off the pass by Corey Mathias in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 11:00 | Chicago | Larry Brown is hacked by Corey Mathias - foul #4 on Corey Mathias, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Chicago | Mac Dumais (SG), Dale Thibodeaux (SF), Dale Soper (C) Justin Watts, Barton Merritt, Jesse Williams | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee (PG), Mark Stone (PF) Corey Mathias, David Pietsch | |
| 10:41 | Chicago | Mac Dumais is whistled for traveling | 50-57 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Mark Luciani (C) Ryan Lemus | |
| 10:30 | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-57 |
| 10:28 | Chicago | Dale Soper snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 10:00 | Chicago | Dale Thibodeaux comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 09:59 | Rensselaer | Mark Luciani pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:39 | Rensselaer | Ed Ozminkowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 09:38 | Chicago | The rebound goes to Charles Patterson | 50-57 |
| 09:33 | Chicago | Larry Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Patterson | 53-57 |
| 09:11 | Rensselaer | Ed Ozminkowski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-57 |
| 09:09 | Chicago | The rebound goes to Charles Patterson | 53-57 |
| 09:03 | Chicago | Dale Thibodeaux misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 09:01 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Mark Luciani | 53-57 |
| 08:57 | Rensselaer | Alex Maher loses the dribble to Larry Brown in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| 08:41 | Chicago | Larry Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 08:20 | Rensselaer | Larry Brown steps in front of the Mark Stone pass | 56-57 |
| 08:17 | Chicago | Larry Brown blows the dunk | 56-57 |
| 08:16 | Chicago | Larry Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:03 | Chicago | Mac Dumais connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-57 |
| 08:01 | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee loses the dribble to Larry Brown in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 08:00 | Chicago | Larry Brown banks in the layup | 60-57 |
| 07:58 | Rensselaer | Mac Dumais picks off the pass by Ed Ozminkowski in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 07:44 | Chicago | Larry Brown can't connect on a shot from the right block | 60-57 |
| 07:43 | Chicago | Charles Patterson snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Larry Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mac Dumais (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Dale Thibodeaux (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Patterson (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Dale Soper (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Terrence Wetherbee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Ozminkowski (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Alex Maher (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Mark Stone (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Luciani (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Chicago | Mac Dumais is called for traveling | 60-57 |
| Subs | Chicago | Lester Hurtt (PG), Peter Goble (SG), Barton Merritt (SF), Jesse Williams (PF), Gary McNeff (C) Larry Brown, Mac Dumais, Dale Thibodeaux, Charles Patterson, Dale Soper | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Corey Mathias (PG), William Damon (SG), James Green (SF), David Pietsch (PF), George Schroeder (C) Terrence Wetherbee, Ed Ozminkowski, Alex Maher, Mark Stone, Mark Luciani | |
| 07:11 | Rensselaer | David Pietsch misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 07:09 | Chicago | Gary McNeff snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 06:52 | Chicago | Peter Goble knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jesse Williams | 63-57 |
| 06:27 | Rensselaer | David Pietsch is fouled on the floor by Jesse Williams - foul #1 on Jesse Williams, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Chicago | Justin Watts (PG) Lester Hurtt | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Ryan Lemus (C) George Schroeder | |
| 06:27 | Rensselaer | David Pietsch misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:27 | Chicago | Gary McNeff grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:16 | Chicago | Jesse Williams lays it in on a great pass from Barton Merritt and he's fouled by David Pietsch - foul #3 on David Pietsch, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| 06:16 | Chicago | Jesse Williams misses the free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:16 | Rensselaer | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 06:02 | Rensselaer | Corey Mathias misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 06:01 | Rensselaer | The offensive rebound goes to William Damon | 65-57 |
| 05:43 | Rensselaer | William Damon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Corey Mathias | 65-60 |
| 05:37 | Chicago | Jesse Williams scores on a shot from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 05:17 | Rensselaer | James Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-60 |
| 05:15 | Chicago | Gary McNeff gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 05:10 | Chicago | Peter Goble misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Damon - foul #2 on William Damon, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Chicago | Lester Hurtt (PG), Charles Patterson (PF), Dale Soper (C) Justin Watts, Jesse Williams, Gary McNeff | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Trevor Prins (SF), Mark Stone (PF), George Schroeder (C) James Green, David Pietsch, Ryan Lemus | |
| 05:10 | Chicago | Peter Goble makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:10 | Chicago | Peter Goble makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:00 | Rensselaer | Trevor Prins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-60 |
| 04:58 | Rensselaer | Mark Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 04:48 | Rensselaer | William Damon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 04:23 | Chicago | Dale Soper drills a shot from the left block | 71-63 |
| 04:12 | Rensselaer | George Schroeder can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 04:10 | Chicago | Lester Hurtt grabs the board | 71-63 |
| 04:06 | Chicago | Lester Hurtt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 04:04 | Rensselaer | George Schroeder snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 03:47 | Rensselaer | William Damon misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Goble - foul #4 on Peter Goble, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Chicago | Justin Watts (SG), Gary McNeff (C) Peter Goble, Dale Soper | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee (PG), James Green (SF), Mark Luciani (C) Corey Mathias, Trevor Prins, George Schroeder | |
| 03:47 | Rensselaer | William Damon makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:47 | Rensselaer | William Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Lester Hurtt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Justin Watts (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barton Merritt (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Patterson (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Gary McNeff (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - Terrence Wetherbee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Damon (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Stone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Luciani (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Chicago | Mark Stone denies the turnaround by Charles Patterson | 71-65 |
| 03:35 | Rensselaer | Mark Luciani pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 03:33 | Rensselaer | Justin Watts is called for the reach on James Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Watts, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Chicago | Larry Brown (SG) Lester Hurtt | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Pietsch (SG) William Damon | |
| 03:33 | Rensselaer | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:33 | Rensselaer | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:07 | Chicago | Larry Brown steps out of bounds on the baseline | 71-67 |
| Subs | Chicago | Mac Dumais (SG), Dale Thibodeaux (PF) Barton Merritt, Charles Patterson | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 02:52 | Rensselaer | James Green misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 02:50 | Rensselaer | Mark Luciani gets the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 02:42 | Rensselaer | David Pietsch misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 02:40 | Rensselaer | Mark Stone snags the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 02:29 | Rensselaer | Gary McNeff blocks the short jumper by Mark Luciani | 71-67 |
| 02:28 | Rensselaer | Mark Luciani grabs the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 02:14 | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Stone | 71-69 |
| 02:12 | Chicago | Justin Watts's pass is intercepted by Terrence Wetherbee in the backcourt | 71-69 |
| 02:12 | Rensselaer | Rensselaer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Chicago | Lester Hurtt (PG), Jesse Williams (C) Justin Watts, Gary McNeff | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Corey Mathias (PG), Alex Maher (SF), George Schroeder (PF) Terrence Wetherbee, James Green, Mark Stone | |
| 02:05 | Rensselaer | David Pietsch hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Corey Mathias | 71-72 |
| 01:45 | Chicago | Jesse Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Luciani - foul #2 on Mark Luciani, team foul #8 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Chicago | Peter Goble (SG), Charles Patterson (PF), Gary McNeff (C) Mac Dumais, Larry Brown, Dale Thibodeaux | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | William Damon (SG), James Green (SF), Mark Stone (PF) David Pietsch, Alex Maher, George Schroeder | |
| 01:45 | Chicago | Jesse Williams makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:45 | Chicago | Jesse Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:29 | Rensselaer | James Green misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 73-72 |
| 01:28 | Chicago | Gary McNeff gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| 01:22 | Chicago | Peter Goble is fouled on the floor by William Damon - foul #3 on William Damon, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Chicago | Barton Merritt (SF) Jesse Williams | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 01:22 | Chicago | Peter Goble makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:22 | Chicago | Peter Goble misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:22 | Rensselaer | Mark Stone grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 01:20 | Rensselaer | William Damon is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Damon, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| 01:04 | Chicago | Gary McNeff buries a driving attempt in the paint | 76-72 |
| 01:02 | Rensselaer | William Damon is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Goble - foul #5 on Peter Goble, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Chicago | Larry Brown (SG) Peter Goble | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 01:02 | Rensselaer | William Damon misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:02 | Rensselaer | William Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Chicago | Larry Brown drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lester Hurtt and he's hacked by William Damon - foul #5 on William Damon, team foul #11 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Pietsch (SG) William Damon | |
| 00:42 | Chicago | Larry Brown makes the free throw | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Rensselaer | James Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-73 |
| 00:34 | Chicago | Charles Patterson gets the rebound | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Chicago | Charles Patterson is hacked by Corey Mathias in the backcourt - foul #5 on Corey Mathias, team foul #12 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Chicago | Mac Dumais (SG), Dale Soper (C) Barton Merritt, Gary McNeff | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Terrence Wetherbee (PG) Corey Mathias | |
| 00:31 | Chicago | Charles Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:31 | Chicago | Charles Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:29 | Rensselaer | Rensselaer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Chicago | Barton Merritt (SF), Gary McNeff (C) Mac Dumais, Dale Soper | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 00:25 | Rensselaer | James Green hits a 3 from the right wing | 80-76 |
| 00:24 | Chicago | Larry Brown is hacked by David Pietsch in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Pietsch, team foul #13 | 80-76 |
| 00:24 | Chicago | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:24 | Chicago | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:16 | Rensselaer | David Pietsch misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-76 |
| 00:14 | Chicago | Barton Merritt grabs the board | 82-76 |
| 00:12 | Chicago | David Pietsch is called for the reach on Barton Merritt in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Pietsch, team foul #14 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Chicago | Dale Soper (PF) Charles Patterson | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Ed Ozminkowski (SG) David Pietsch | |
| 00:12 | Chicago | Barton Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:12 | Chicago | Barton Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Rensselaer | Rensselaer calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-76 |
| Subs | Chicago | Charles Patterson (PF) Dale Soper | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 00:07 | Rensselaer | Ed Ozminkowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Green | 84-79 |
| 00:06 | Chicago | Larry Brown is hacked by Terrence Wetherbee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terrence Wetherbee, team foul #15 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Chicago | Mac Dumais (SG), Dale Soper (PF) Barton Merritt, Charles Patterson | |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| 00:06 | Chicago | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:06 | Chicago | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Rensselaer | James Green scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 86-82 |