| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Richard Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Graber (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Greene (fresh) PF - Guy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Love (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Congdon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Congdon inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell clanks a floater from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 19:32 | Colorado | Richard Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 19:09 | Colorado | Guy Williams connects on the open turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Graber out of a doubleteam | 25-21 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | John Congdon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonas Richardson | 25-24 |
| 18:46 | Colorado | Michael Love misses the lay-in | 25-24 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Robert Cox pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | John Congdon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Cox | 25-27 |
| 18:15 | Colorado | Ernest Trammell picks off the pass by Richard Wilson in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | John Congdon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Trammell | 25-29 |
| 17:45 | Colorado | John Graber is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-29 |
| 17:43 | Colorado | Richard Wilson tips it home | 27-29 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Robert Cox connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by John Congdon | 27-31 |
| 16:47 | Colorado | John Congdon swats the shot by Michael Love | 27-31 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | John Congdon pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Wilson - foul #2 on Richard Wilson, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Alex Zicherman (PG), Donald Stich (SF), Rick Good (PF), Thomas Harlow (C) Richard Wilson, James Greene, Guy Williams, Michael Love | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Ernest Trammell, Jonas Richardson, John Congdon, Robert Cox, James Carter | |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | James Gregory is denied on a layup by Thomas Harlow | 27-31 |
| 16:15 | Colorado | Thomas Harlow pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 16:08 | Colorado | Rick Good comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-31 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Mike Clark gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Alex Zicherman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Graber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Stich (fresh) PF - Rick Good (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Harlow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Claar (fresh) SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Mike Clark - foul #1 on Mike Clark, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Lee (SG) John Graber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG) Mike Clark | |
| 15:20 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:20 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ernest Trammell | 28-35 |
| 14:35 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | James Gregory is fouled on the floor by Donald Stich - foul #2 on Donald Stich, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Wilson (PG), James Greene (SF), Guy Williams (PF), Michael Love (C) Alex Zicherman, Donald Stich, Rick Good, Thomas Harlow | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), John Congdon (SF), Robert Cox (PF), James Carter (C) James Claar, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is fouled on the floor by Guy Williams - foul #2 on Guy Williams, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Robert Cox can't throw it down | 28-35 |
| 13:26 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Michael Love | 28-35 |
| 13:07 | Colorado | Michael Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Graber (SG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG) Ernest Trammell | |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Mike Clark is called for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | Alex Zicherman (SG), Tyrone Prince (C) James Greene, Michael Love | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) James Carter | |
| 12:22 | Colorado | Alphonso Valdez picks off the pass by Guy Williams | 28-35 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Alex Zicherman picks off the pass by John Congdon in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 12:17 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman misses the easy layup | 28-35 |
| 12:15 | Colorado | Richard Wilson tips it back up and in | 30-35 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Richard Wilson is called for the reach on John Congdon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Wilson, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Lee (SG), Rick Good (PF), Thomas Harlow (C) Richard Wilson, Guy Williams, Tyrone Prince | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) John Congdon, Robert Cox | |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits a wide open jumper from the baseline set up by James Gregory | 30-37 |
| 11:46 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Alex Zicherman, team foul #5 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), James Claar (SG) Mike Clark, Jonas Richardson | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Alex Zicherman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Graber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rick Good (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Harlow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Claar (fresh) SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | James Claar misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Lee - foul #4 on Robert Lee, team foul #6 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Wilson (PG), Donald Stich (SF), Michael Love (C) Alex Zicherman, Robert Lee, Thomas Harlow | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) Alphonso Valdez | |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | James Claar makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | James Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 10:57 | Colorado | John Graber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 10:56 | Colorado | John Graber grabs the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 10:36 | Colorado | James Carter swats the layup by Richard Wilson | 30-39 |
| 10:34 | Colorado | Richard Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 10:11 | Colorado | Richard Wilson buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Rick Good | 32-39 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Alex Zicherman (PG), James Greene (SF), Guy Williams (PF), Thomas Harlow (C) Richard Wilson, Donald Stich, Rick Good, Michael Love | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), John Congdon (SF), Robert Cox (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) James Claar, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, James Carter | |
| 09:49 | Colorado | Thomas Harlow scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Alex Zicherman | 34-39 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is whistled for a carry | 34-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG) Ernest Trammell | |
| 09:07 | Colorado | John Graber is fouled on the floor by John Congdon - foul #1 on John Congdon, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Love (C) Thomas Harlow | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:48 | Colorado | Robert Cox is called for the reach on Michael Love - foul #1 on Robert Cox, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Wilson (PG), Donald Stich (SF) John Graber, James Greene | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:32 | Colorado | Richard Wilson scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Alex Zicherman | 36-39 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Alex Zicherman is called for the reach on Jonas Richardson - foul #2 on Alex Zicherman, team foul #7 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Graber (SG) Alex Zicherman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), James Gregory (C) Mike Clark, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 07:59 | Colorado | John Graber shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Wilson | 39-41 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ernest Trammell | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Richard Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SG - John Graber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Stich (fresh) PF - Guy Williams (tiring) 4 pts. C - Michael Love (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Congdon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gregory (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Colorado | Richard Wilson lays it up and in | 41-43 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 06:51 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Guy Williams | 41-43 |
| 06:45 | Colorado | Michael Love can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 41-43 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | James Gregory pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 06:28 | Colorado | Richard Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 06:06 | Colorado | Michael Love lays it up and in | 43-43 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the floater from the right block | 43-43 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson tips it in | 43-45 |
| 05:19 | Colorado | Richard Wilson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Trammell - foul #1 on Ernest Trammell, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Lee (SG), James Greene (SF), Rick Good (PF), Thomas Harlow (C) John Graber, Donald Stich, Guy Williams, Michael Love | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Ernest Trammell, Jonas Richardson, John Congdon, Robert Cox, James Gregory | |
| 05:19 | Colorado | Richard Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:19 | Colorado | Richard Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the runner from close range on a great pass from James Claar | 45-47 |
| 04:29 | Colorado | James Greene misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| 04:28 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lee | 45-47 |
| 04:13 | Colorado | Richard Wilson can't finish the layup | 45-47 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret travels with the ball | 45-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Alex Zicherman (PG) Richard Wilson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:33 | Colorado | Robert Lee double dribbles | 45-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tyrone Prince (C) Thomas Harlow | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), Robert Cox (PF) Mike Clark, James Carter | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Alex Zicherman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Greene (fairly fresh) PF - Rick Good (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyrone Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Claar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | James Claar makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ernest Trammell | 45-50 |
| 02:55 | Colorado | James Greene misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Cox - foul #2 on Robert Cox, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Graber (SG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), Mike Clark (SF), James Carter (C) James Claar, Matthew Foret, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 02:55 | Colorado | James Greene makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:55 | Colorado | James Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Trammell | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:02 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman drills a shot from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the open dunk | 49-53 |
| 01:43 | Colorado | Rick Good grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 01:43 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Wilson (PG), Guy Williams (PF), Michael Love (C) Alex Zicherman, Rick Good, Tyrone Prince | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Congdon (SF) Mike Clark | |
| 01:27 | Colorado | Michael Love buries a driving attempt from the left block | 51-53 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Robert Cox drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ernest Trammell | 51-55 |
| 00:53 | Colorado | James Greene hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is whistled for traveling | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Colorado | John Graber works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 00:13 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Guy Williams | 53-55 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Richard Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | The clock runs out | 53-55 |