| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Michael Mowers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Mahan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwayne Shinkle (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Macy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Oklahoma State | Jim Wood is whistled for traveling | 32-25 |
| 19:10 | Colorado | Dale Selman clanks a runner in the paint | 32-25 |
| 19:09 | Oklahoma State | Jim Wood grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 18:49 | Oklahoma State | Jim Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-25 |
| 18:25 | Colorado | William Macy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-25 |
| 18:04 | Oklahoma State | Dale Selman swats the layup by Dwayne Shinkle | 32-25 |
| 18:03 | Colorado | William Macy gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:41 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace is hacked by Donald Burke - foul #2 on Donald Burke, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 17:13 | Colorado | David Ellis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 17:12 | Oklahoma State | Donald Burke gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:57 | Oklahoma State | Dwayne Shinkle makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Jim Wood | 34-25 |
| 16:40 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy loses the dribble to James Mahan | 34-25 |
| 16:37 | Oklahoma State | Michael Mowers lays it in set up by James Mahan | 36-25 |
| 16:08 | Colorado | William Macy makes the jumper in the lane | 36-27 |
| 15:39 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Donnie Kennedy - foul #1 on Donnie Kennedy, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Michael Padgett (PG), Aaron Aponte (SG), Angel Russo (PF), Mark Rubin (C) Michael Mowers, Donald Burke, Dwayne Shinkle, Jim Wood | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Thomas Lozowski (SG), Richard Tardy (SF), Charles Mitchell (PF), Michael Bolden (C) David Ellis, Donnie Kennedy, Theodore Wallace, Dale Selman, William Macy | |
| 15:39 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 15:39 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Michael Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Aponte (fresh) SF - James Mahan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Angel Russo (fresh) C - Mark Rubin (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Allan Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lozowski (fresh) SF - Richard Tardy (fresh) PF - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Bolden (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:10 | Colorado | Richard Tardy connects on the shot from close range set up by Thomas Lozowski | 38-29 |
| 14:49 | Oklahoma State | Angel Russo is hacked by Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Donald Burke (SG) James Mahan | |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (SG) Thomas Lozowski | |
| 14:23 | Oklahoma State | Aaron Aponte clanks a turnaround near the basket | 38-29 |
| 14:21 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 13:58 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 13:56 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 13:27 | Colorado | Mark Rubin is called for the reach on Donnie Kennedy - foul #2 on Mark Rubin, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Michael Mowers (PG), James Mahan (SF), Dwayne Shinkle (PF), Jim Wood (C) Michael Padgett, Aaron Aponte, Angel Russo, Mark Rubin | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), Theodore Wallace (SF), Dale Selman (PF), William Macy (C) Allan Armstrong, Richard Tardy, Charles Mitchell, Michael Bolden | |
| 13:08 | Colorado | Dale Selman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Macy | 38-31 |
| 12:42 | Oklahoma State | Michael Mowers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Burke | 41-31 |
| 12:19 | Colorado | William Macy misses the easy layup | 41-31 |
| 12:18 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 12:00 | Oklahoma State | Theodore Wallace steals the ball from Michael Mowers | 41-31 |
| 11:31 | Colorado | William Macy drills a floater from the left side | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Michael Mowers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Burke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Mahan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwayne Shinkle (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Macy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 11:08 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan tips it in | 43-33 |
| 10:56 | Colorado | Dale Selman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Aaron Aponte (SG) Donald Burke | |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski (SG) Donnie Kennedy | |
| 10:34 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan misses long on a shot from the left side | 43-33 |
| 10:33 | Colorado | Dale Selman gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 10:08 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace throws it down set up by William Macy | 43-35 |
| 09:52 | Oklahoma State | Michael Mowers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 09:51 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 09:27 | Colorado | William Macy's layup is rejected by James Mahan | 43-35 |
| 09:25 | Oklahoma State | Dwayne Shinkle gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 09:01 | Oklahoma State | Dale Selman is called for the reach on Dwayne Shinkle - foul #2 on Dale Selman, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Michael Padgett (PG), Donald Burke (SG), Angel Russo (PF), Mark Rubin (C) Michael Mowers, Aaron Aponte, Dwayne Shinkle, Jim Wood | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Donnie Kennedy (SG), Richard Tardy (SF), Charles Mitchell (PF), Michael Bolden (C) David Ellis, Thomas Lozowski, Theodore Wallace, Dale Selman, William Macy | |
| 08:46 | Oklahoma State | Donald Burke knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 08:17 | Colorado | Richard Tardy clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Mahan - foul #2 on James Mahan, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Aaron Aponte (SF) James Mahan | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 08:17 | Colorado | Richard Tardy makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:17 | Colorado | Richard Tardy misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:17 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | Mark Rubin steals it from Charles Mitchell | 45-36 |
| 07:48 | Oklahoma State | Angel Russo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 07:47 | Oklahoma State | Mark Rubin tips it back up and in | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:24 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-36 |
| 07:22 | Colorado | Richard Tardy tips it in | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Michael Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Burke (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Aaron Aponte (fresh) PF - Angel Russo (fresh) C - Mark Rubin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Allan Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Tardy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bolden (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Oklahoma State | Aaron Aponte misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-38 |
| 07:04 | Oklahoma State | Aaron Aponte gets the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 06:43 | Oklahoma State | Michael Padgett is fouled on the floor by Allan Armstrong - foul #1 on Allan Armstrong, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Michael Mowers (PG), James Mahan (SF), Dwayne Shinkle (PF), Jim Wood (C) Michael Padgett, Aaron Aponte, Angel Russo, Mark Rubin | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), Theodore Wallace (SF), Dale Selman (PF), William Macy (C) Allan Armstrong, Richard Tardy, Charles Mitchell, Michael Bolden | |
| 06:18 | Oklahoma State | Michael Mowers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 06:17 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan tips it but misses | 47-38 |
| 06:16 | Colorado | Dale Selman grabs the board | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:53 | Colorado | Dale Selman is whistled for traveling | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:24 | Oklahoma State | Jim Wood loses the ball out of bounds | 47-38 |
| 05:02 | Colorado | Dale Selman buries a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Dwayne Shinkle - foul #1 on Dwayne Shinkle, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| 05:02 | Colorado | Dale Selman makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 04:44 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 04:43 | Colorado | David Ellis snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 04:15 | Colorado | William Macy comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Burke - foul #3 on Donald Burke, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Aaron Aponte (SG) Donald Burke | |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski (SG) Donnie Kennedy | |
| 04:15 | Colorado | William Macy misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 04:15 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 04:01 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 03:43 | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by David Ellis | 50-44 |
| 03:23 | Oklahoma State | The short jumper by Dwayne Shinkle is denied by Dale Selman | 50-44 |
| 03:21 | Oklahoma State | Jim Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Michael Mowers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Aponte (fresh) SF - James Mahan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwayne Shinkle (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lozowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Macy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Oklahoma State | Dwayne Shinkle misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Lozowski - foul #2 on Thomas Lozowski, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Michael Padgett (PG), Donald Burke (SG), Mark Rubin (C) Michael Mowers, Aaron Aponte, Jim Wood | |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (SG), Richard Tardy (SF) Thomas Lozowski, Theodore Wallace | |
| 02:53 | Oklahoma State | Dwayne Shinkle misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 02:53 | Oklahoma State | Dwayne Shinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Colorado | David Ellis misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-44 |
| 02:22 | Colorado | David Ellis hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 02:22 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-46 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Michael Mowers (PG), Jim Wood (C) Michael Padgett, Mark Rubin | |
| Subs | Colorado | Theodore Wallace (SF) Richard Tardy | |
| 02:04 | Oklahoma State | Dale Selman takes the ball from Donald Burke | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Colorado | William Macy misses the jumpshot from the right side | 51-46 |
| 01:38 | Oklahoma State | Donald Burke snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 01:11 | Oklahoma State | Donald Burke comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 01:10 | Oklahoma State | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Wood | 51-46 |
| 00:57 | Oklahoma State | Donald Burke misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 00:55 | Colorado | David Ellis gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Ellis | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-49 |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Dale Selman snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Colorado | Donald Burke steals it from David Ellis in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Oklahoma State | Donald Burke is hacked by Dale Selman - foul #3 on Dale Selman, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| 00:13 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan is fouled on the floor by David Ellis - foul #3 on David Ellis, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| 00:13 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:13 | Oklahoma State | James Mahan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:13 | Colorado | William Macy grabs the board | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Colorado | David Ellis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |