| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Albert Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clinton Holder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Don Gallant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Woods (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Parks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Jessee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Reid Keefe (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | John Parks inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | BYU | Aaron Woods clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 19:41 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 19:30 | BYU | Aaron Woods is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 19:28 | BYU | Reid Keefe tips it back up and in | 23-22 |
| 19:13 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 19:11 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 19:06 | BYU | John Parks hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Don Gallant | 23-24 |
| 18:38 | Colorado State | John Parks takes the ball from Albert Baker | 23-24 |
| 18:33 | BYU | Aaron Woods hits the finger roll set up by John Parks | 23-26 |
| 18:15 | Colorado State | Albert Baker misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 18:13 | Colorado State | John Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 17:54 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Roberts | 25-26 |
| 17:31 | BYU | Reid Keefe's layup is rejected by Dikembe Abke | 25-26 |
| 17:30 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 17:10 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Jessee - foul #2 on Lawrence Jessee, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Gordon Baker (SF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Clinton Holder, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 17:10 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 17:10 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 17:10 | BYU | John Parks grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 16:45 | BYU | John Parks comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 25-26 |
| 16:44 | Colorado State | James Foster pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:29 | Colorado State | John Wheeler scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Albert Baker | 27-26 |
| 16:03 | BYU | John Wheeler picks off the pass by Lawrence Jessee | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Albert Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Don Gallant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Parks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Jessee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Reid Keefe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Colorado State | Albert Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 15:41 | BYU | Don Gallant grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 15:14 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee misses the lay-in | 27-26 |
| 15:12 | BYU | Aaron Woods tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| 14:53 | Colorado State | Albert Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 14:52 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 14:27 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 14:25 | BYU | Aaron Woods snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 14:01 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee is open and buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Don Gallant out of a doubleteam | 27-30 |
| 13:39 | Colorado State | Lawrence Jessee blocks the short jumper by John Wheeler | 27-30 |
| 13:37 | BYU | John Parks gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 13:08 | BYU | John Parks is fouled on the floor by Gordon Baker - foul #2 on Gordon Baker, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Clinton Holder (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Albert Baker, John Wheeler, James Foster | |
| Subs | BYU | Cody Leatham (PG), Aaron Harbin (SG), James Robertson (SF), Paul Richardson (PF), Joseph Cuellar (C) Don Gallant, Aaron Woods, John Parks, Lawrence Jessee, Reid Keefe | |
| 12:39 | BYU | James Robertson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 12:38 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 12:09 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan travels with the ball | 27-30 |
| 11:48 | BYU | James Robertson misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 11:47 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Holder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Cody Leatham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Harbin (fresh) SF - James Robertson (fresh) PF - Paul Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Cuellar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Abke | 29-30 |
| 10:57 | BYU | James Robertson makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Cody Leatham and he's fouled by John Roberts - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Foster (C) Gordon Baker | |
| Subs | BYU | Don Gallant (PG) Cody Leatham | |
| 10:57 | BYU | James Robertson misses the free throw | 29-32 |
| 10:57 | Colorado State | James Foster pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 10:31 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 29-32 |
| 10:30 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan tips it in | 31-32 |
| 10:01 | BYU | Don Gallant misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 09:59 | BYU | James Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 09:40 | BYU | Don Gallant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 09:39 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 09:33 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 09:31 | BYU | Don Gallant grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 09:08 | BYU | James Robertson makes the floater from the left side set up by Don Gallant | 31-34 |
| 08:49 | Colorado State | James Foster travels with the ball | 31-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG), Gordon Baker (SF) John Roberts, Clinton Holder | |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Woods (SG), John Parks (SF), Lawrence Jessee (PF), Reid Keefe (C) Aaron Harbin, James Robertson, Paul Richardson, Joseph Cuellar | |
| 08:32 | BYU | Aaron Woods works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 08:30 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 08:06 | Colorado State | Albert Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 08:05 | Colorado State | James Foster tips it home | 33-34 |
| 07:55 | BYU | Don Gallant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 07:53 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | Albert Baker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 07:34 | BYU | Aaron Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Don Gallant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Jessee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Reid Keefe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | BYU | Reid Keefe misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Abke - foul #3 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), John Wheeler (PF) Joseph Brennan, James Foster | |
| Subs | BYU | Cody Leatham (PG) Don Gallant | |
| 07:09 | BYU | Reid Keefe makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 07:09 | BYU | Reid Keefe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 06:44 | Colorado State | Albert Baker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 06:43 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 06:14 | BYU | John Parks hits a floater in the lane set up by Aaron Woods | 35-38 |
| 05:47 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke misses the jumper in the lane | 35-38 |
| 05:45 | BYU | Aaron Woods gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 05:25 | BYU | John Parks clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 05:24 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee tips it home | 35-40 |
| 05:05 | Colorado State | Albert Baker makes the 3 from straight away set up by Gordon Baker | 38-40 |
| 04:44 | BYU | John Parks misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 04:42 | BYU | John Parks hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 04:18 | Colorado State | Albert Baker buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-42 |
| 03:55 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Abke - foul #4 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), Clinton Holder (SF), James Foster (C) Albert Baker, Gordon Baker, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | BYU | Don Gallant (PG), James Robertson (SG), Joseph Cuellar (SF), Paul Richardson (C) Cody Leatham, Aaron Woods, John Parks, Reid Keefe | |
| 03:55 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 03:55 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 03:55 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Foster | 41-43 |
| 03:36 | Colorado State | James Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG) John Wheeler | |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Harbin (SG) Lawrence Jessee | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Clinton Holder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Don Gallant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Harbin (fresh) SF - James Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Cuellar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | BYU | Don Gallant comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 03:15 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Joseph Brennan | 41-43 |
| 02:52 | Colorado State | John Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 02:51 | BYU | Paul Richardson grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 02:51 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (PF) Albert Baker | |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Woods (SG), John Parks (SF) Aaron Harbin, James Robertson | |
| 02:28 | BYU | Aaron Woods shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 02:27 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Foster | 41-43 |
| 02:10 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by John Roberts | 44-43 |
| 02:10 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gordon Baker (SF) John Wheeler | |
| Subs | BYU | Lawrence Jessee (PF), Reid Keefe (C) Paul Richardson, Joseph Cuellar | |
| 01:49 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee is denied on a layup by James Foster | 44-43 |
| 01:48 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Roberts | 44-43 |
| 01:30 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan is fouled on the floor by Reid Keefe - foul #3 on Reid Keefe, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG), John Wheeler (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Joseph Brennan, Gordon Baker, James Foster | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 01:23 | Colorado State | John Roberts is hacked by Lawrence Jessee - foul #3 on Lawrence Jessee, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| 01:07 | Colorado State | Albert Baker is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Jessee - foul #4 on Lawrence Jessee, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| 00:57 | Colorado State | John Roberts scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clinton Holder | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | BYU | Clinton Holder denies the turnaround by John Parks | 47-43 |
| 00:37 | Colorado State | John Roberts grabs the board | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Colorado State | John Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Don Gallant - foul #1 on Don Gallant, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gordon Baker (SF) John Wheeler | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:32 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Jessee - foul #5 on Lawrence Jessee, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PF) Lawrence Jessee | |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker is hacked by Aaron Woods - foul #2 on Aaron Woods, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 00:30 | BYU | The rebound goes to Reid Keefe | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:24 | BYU | Don Gallant knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Don Gallant is called for the reach on Clinton Holder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Don Gallant, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (PF) Gordon Baker | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:17 | BYU | John Parks drills a 3 from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder is hacked by Don Gallant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Gallant, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:14 | BYU | Reid Keefe grabs the board | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:10 | BYU | John Parks drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-51 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:02 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder is hacked by Reid Keefe - foul #4 on Reid Keefe, team foul #10 | 51-51 |
| 00:02 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:02 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:02 | BYU | BYU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | BYU | John Parks misses long on a halfcourt shot | 53-51 |