| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Marshall Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Aaron Eubanks (fresh) SF - Daniel Evans (fresh) PF - Gary Dobberstein (fresh) C - William Kline (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Stanley Bashir (fresh) SG - Gene Mercurio (fresh) SF - Mark Murphy (fresh) PF - Matthew Kenny (fresh) C - Michael Watts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | William Kline wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Colorado | William Kline clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Michael Watts - foul #1 on Michael Watts, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Colorado | William Kline misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Colorado | William Kline misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Colorado | Gary Dobberstein grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Colorado | Aaron Eubanks drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Kline | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Stanley Bashir | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Colorado | Daniel Evans knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Eubanks | 6-2 |
| 18:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Daniel Evans steps in front of the Mark Murphy pass | 6-2 |
| 18:45 | Colorado | Gene Mercurio picks off the pass by William Kline in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 18:44 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy lays it up and in set up by Gene Mercurio | 6-4 |
| 18:17 | Colorado | Marshall Greenwalt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 18:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 18:11 | St. Mary's (MN) | Aaron Eubanks picks off the pass by Stanley Bashir | 6-4 |
| 18:07 | Colorado | Daniel Evans lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aaron Eubanks | 8-4 |
| 17:57 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy drills a shot from close range | 8-6 |
| 17:28 | Colorado | Marshall Greenwalt is fouled on the floor by Gene Mercurio - foul #1 on Gene Mercurio, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | Blaine Long (PG), Gregory Stroman (SG), Greg Hartsock (PF), Douglas Primus (C) Marshall Greenwalt, Aaron Eubanks, Gary Dobberstein, William Kline | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich (PG), Anthony Province (SG), Kenneth Fisher (SF), Tom Simmons (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Stanley Bashir, Gene Mercurio, Mark Murphy, Matthew Kenny, Michael Watts | |
| 17:08 | Colorado | Emmett Delcastillo steals it from Gregory Stroman | 8-6 |
| 16:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher is hacked by Daniel Evans - foul #1 on Daniel Evans, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Mazzeo (SF) Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 16:45 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich misses long on a floater from the right side | 8-6 |
| 16:43 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo tips it in | 8-8 |
| 16:22 | Colorado | Kenneth Fisher steals it from David Mazzeo | 8-8 |
| 16:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher misses badly on a floater from the right block | 8-8 |
| 16:14 | Colorado | Douglas Primus snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:48 | Colorado | Douglas Primus jams it on a nice dish by Blaine Long | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Blaine Long (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Stroman (fresh) SF - David Mazzeo (fresh) PF - Greg Hartsock (fairly fresh) C - Douglas Primus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - David Rich (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Province (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Fisher (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Simmons (fairly fresh) C - Emmett Delcastillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 15:15 | Colorado | Blaine Long can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 15:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by David Mazzeo - foul #1 on David Mazzeo, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Colorado | Marshall Greenwalt (PG), Aaron Eubanks (SG), Daniel Evans (SF), Gary Dobberstein (PF), William Kline (C) Blaine Long, Gregory Stroman, David Mazzeo, Greg Hartsock, Douglas Primus | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir (PG), Gene Mercurio (SG), Matthew Kenny (PF), Michael Watts (C) David Rich, Anthony Province, Tom Simmons, Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 15:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:05 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:37 | Colorado | Aaron Eubanks is called for traveling | 10-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy (SF) Kenneth Fisher | |
| 14:21 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy is hacked by Aaron Eubanks - foul #1 on Aaron Eubanks, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| 14:13 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 14:12 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Daniel Evans | 10-12 |
| 13:45 | Colorado | Daniel Evans makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Marshall Greenwalt | 13-12 |
| 13:26 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | Matthew Kenny tips it back up and in | 13-14 |
| 13:19 | Colorado | Daniel Evans can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-14 |
| 13:18 | Colorado | William Kline grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 13:05 | Colorado | Aaron Eubanks drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marshall Greenwalt | 16-14 |
| 12:53 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gary Dobberstein steps in front of the Mark Murphy pass | 16-14 |
| 12:37 | Colorado | Daniel Evans misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 12:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | Michael Watts pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 12:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | Matthew Kenny hits the follow up shot | 16-16 |
| 12:08 | Colorado | Daniel Evans comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 12:06 | St. Mary's (MN) | Michael Watts gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 12:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy is fouled on the floor by Daniel Evans - foul #2 on Daniel Evans, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Blaine Long (PG), Gregory Stroman (SG), David Mazzeo (SF), Greg Hartsock (PF), Douglas Primus (C) Marshall Greenwalt, Aaron Eubanks, Daniel Evans, Gary Dobberstein, William Kline | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich (PG), Anthony Province (SG), Ronald Minich (SF), Tom Simmons (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Stanley Bashir, Gene Mercurio, Mark Murphy, Matthew Kenny, Michael Watts | |
| 11:55 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 11:53 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Douglas Primus | 16-16 |
| 11:48 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Province - foul #1 on Anthony Province, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Blaine Long (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Stroman (fresh) SF - David Mazzeo (fresh) PF - Greg Hartsock (fresh) C - Douglas Primus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - David Rich (fresh) SG - Anthony Province (fresh) SF - Ronald Minich (fresh) PF - Tom Simmons (fresh) C - Emmett Delcastillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Colorado | David Mazzeo misses long on an open jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Minich - foul #1 on Ronald Minich, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| 11:27 | Colorado | David Mazzeo makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:27 | Colorado | David Mazzeo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:14 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Anthony Province, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir (PG), Mark Murphy (SF) David Rich, Anthony Province | |
| 10:58 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman misses the shot from close range | 18-16 |
| 10:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Ronald Minich | 18-16 |
| 10:49 | St. Mary's (MN) | Douglas Primus blocks the short jumper by Stanley Bashir | 18-16 |
| 10:47 | Colorado | Douglas Primus gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:45 | Colorado | Stanley Bashir steals the ball from Gregory Stroman in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| 10:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | Douglas Primus denies the turnaround by Stanley Bashir | 18-16 |
| 10:33 | Colorado | Blaine Long pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:11 | Colorado | Greg Hartsock misses the fadeaway from the left block | 18-16 |
| 10:10 | Colorado | David Mazzeo snags the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 09:41 | Colorado | Mark Murphy is called for the reach on Blaine Long - foul #1 on Mark Murphy, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Marshall Greenwalt (PG), Aaron Eubanks (SG), Gary Dobberstein (PF), William Kline (C) Blaine Long, Gregory Stroman, Greg Hartsock, Douglas Primus | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich (PG), Gene Mercurio (SG), Kenneth Fisher (SF), Matthew Kenny (PF), Charles Sullivan (C) Stanley Bashir, Ronald Minich, Mark Murphy, Tom Simmons, Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 09:21 | Colorado | David Mazzeo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 09:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | Matthew Kenny grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:16 | St. Mary's (MN) | Aaron Eubanks steps in front of the David Rich pass in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| 08:54 | Colorado | William Kline hits the finger roll set up by Marshall Greenwalt | 20-16 |
| 08:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | Matthew Kenny knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-18 |
| 08:12 | Colorado | Marshall Greenwalt hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Aaron Eubanks | 23-18 |
| 07:51 | St. Mary's (MN) | Marshall Greenwalt is called for the reach on David Rich - foul #1 on Marshall Greenwalt, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Blaine Long (PG), Gregory Stroman (SG), Greg Hartsock (PF), Douglas Primus (C) Marshall Greenwalt, Aaron Eubanks, Gary Dobberstein, William Kline | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir (PG), Mark Murphy (SF), Michael Watts (C) David Rich, Kenneth Fisher, Charles Sullivan | |
| 07:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-18 |
| 07:40 | St. Mary's (MN) | Matthew Kenny snags the offensive board | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Blaine Long (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Stroman (fresh) SF - David Mazzeo (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Greg Hartsock (fresh) C - Douglas Primus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Stanley Bashir (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gene Mercurio (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Kenny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Watts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy is fouled on the floor by David Mazzeo - foul #2 on David Mazzeo, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Evans (SF) David Mazzeo | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 07:12 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gregory Stroman steals it from Stanley Bashir | 23-18 |
| 06:55 | Colorado | Blaine Long travels with the ball | 23-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Marshall Greenwalt (PG) Blaine Long | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 06:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Gene Mercurio and he's fouled by Marshall Greenwalt - foul #2 on Marshall Greenwalt, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Blaine Long (PG), James Miura (PF) Marshall Greenwalt, Greg Hartsock | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 06:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:40 | Colorado | Matthew Kenny steps in front of the Blaine Long pass in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| 06:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Bashir | 23-23 |
| 06:25 | Colorado | Gene Mercurio is called for the reach on Daniel Evans in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Mercurio, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Colorado | Aaron Eubanks (SG), William Kline (C) Gregory Stroman, Douglas Primus | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich (SG), Tom Simmons (PF) Gene Mercurio, Matthew Kenny | |
| 06:25 | Colorado | Daniel Evans misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir is denied on a dunk by William Kline | 23-23 |
| 06:02 | Colorado | James Miura snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 06:00 | Colorado | Ronald Minich is called for the reach on Aaron Eubanks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Minich, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Dobberstein (PF) James Miura | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich (PG), Anthony Province (SG), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Stanley Bashir, Ronald Minich, Michael Watts | |
| 06:00 | Colorado | Aaron Eubanks misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Blaine Long - foul #1 on Blaine Long, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir (PG), Kenneth Fisher (SF) Anthony Province, Mark Murphy | |
| 05:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:42 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:42 | Colorado | Gary Dobberstein snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 05:20 | Colorado | Gary Dobberstein buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Eubanks | 25-24 |
| 05:14 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Gary Dobberstein - foul #1 on Gary Dobberstein, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gregory Stroman (SG), Douglas Primus (C) Aaron Eubanks, William Kline | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Charles Sullivan (PF) Tom Simmons | |
| 05:14 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir misses the free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:14 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Daniel Evans | 25-26 |
| 05:12 | Colorado | Blaine Long's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Fisher in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 05:06 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 05:05 | Colorado | Gary Dobberstein grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:44 | Colorado | Blaine Long is fouled on the floor by David Rich - foul #1 on David Rich, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Greg Hartsock (PF) Gary Dobberstein | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province (SG), Mark Murphy (SF), Matthew Kenny (PF) Stanley Bashir, Kenneth Fisher, Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 04:44 | Colorado | Blaine Long makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:44 | Colorado | Blaine Long makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 04:30 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 04:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mark Murphy, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Kline (C) Douglas Primus | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir (PG), Kenneth Fisher (SF), Michael Watts (C) David Rich, Mark Murphy, Charles Sullivan | |
| 03:48 | Colorado | Daniel Evans's pass is intercepted by Michael Watts | 27-26 |
| 03:44 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-26 |
| 03:43 | Colorado | Blaine Long gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:25 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Blaine Long | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Blaine Long (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Stroman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Greg Hartsock (fresh) C - William Kline (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Stanley Bashir (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Province (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Kenny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Watts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir misses the shot from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 03:15 | St. Mary's (MN) | Michael Watts snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 02:57 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir comes up short on the runner in the lane | 29-26 |
| 02:55 | Colorado | Greg Hartsock grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 02:29 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman makes the wide open jump hook near the basket | 31-26 |
| 02:21 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Province | 31-28 |
| 01:57 | Colorado | William Kline is alone and throws it down set up by Gregory Stroman | 33-28 |
| 01:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Stanley Bashir makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Kenny | 33-30 |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Province - foul #3 on Anthony Province, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Marshall Greenwalt (PG), David Mazzeo (SF), Gary Dobberstein (PF), Douglas Primus (C) Blaine Long, Daniel Evans, Greg Hartsock, William Kline | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich (PG), Ronald Minich (SG), Mark Murphy (SF), Tom Simmons (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Stanley Bashir, Anthony Province, Kenneth Fisher, Matthew Kenny, Michael Watts | |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Minich | 35-33 |
| 01:09 | Colorado | David Mazzeo is hacked by Ronald Minich - foul #3 on Ronald Minich, team foul #12 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Aaron Eubanks (SG) Gregory Stroman | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio (SG) Ronald Minich | |
| 01:09 | Colorado | David Mazzeo makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:09 | Colorado | David Mazzeo misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:09 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 01:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 01:01 | Colorado | Douglas Primus snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 00:39 | Colorado | Marshall Greenwalt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 00:38 | Colorado | Marshall Greenwalt snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 00:25 | Colorado | Aaron Eubanks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 00:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | Marshall Greenwalt is called for the reach on David Rich - foul #3 on Marshall Greenwalt, team foul #10 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Blaine Long (PG) Marshall Greenwalt | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Matthew Kenny (PF), Charles Sullivan (C) Tom Simmons, Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 00:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Douglas Primus is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint | 38-35 |