| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Payne (fresh) SG - Alfred Baughn (fresh) SF - Ted Wright (fresh) PF - Jerry Washburn (fresh) C - Donald Harrod (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fresh) SG - William Rodgers (fresh) SF - John Shepherd (fresh) PF - Carl Anderson (fresh) C - Kenneth Rowland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Colorado State | John Shepherd can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ted Wright - foul #1 on Ted Wright, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Colorado State | John Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | Colorado State | John Shepherd misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | TCU | Donald Harrod gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:27 | TCU | Donald Harrod connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 19:12 | Colorado State | John Shepherd makes the 3 from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:49 | TCU | Michael Payne lays it in set up by Donald Harrod | 4-4 |
| 18:35 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson drills a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Jerry Washburn - foul #1 on Jerry Washburn, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 18:35 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 18:19 | TCU | David Herrmann is called for the reach on Donald Harrod - foul #1 on David Herrmann, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 18:10 | TCU | Carl Anderson is called for the reach on Jerry Washburn - foul #1 on Carl Anderson, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 18:05 | TCU | Donald Harrod misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 18:04 | TCU | Ted Wright tips it in | 6-7 |
| 17:47 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson lays it in | 6-9 |
| 17:31 | TCU | Jerry Washburn misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 6-9 |
| 17:30 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 17:24 | Colorado State | David Herrmann is hacked by Jerry Washburn - foul #2 on Jerry Washburn, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | TCU | Mohammad Wagner (PF) Jerry Washburn | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (PG), Richard Dwight (PF), Robert Sullivan (C) David Herrmann, Carl Anderson, Kenneth Rowland | |
| 17:06 | Colorado State | Donald Harrod steals it from John Shepherd | 6-9 |
| 16:53 | TCU | Ted Wright's floater is tipped away by Richard Dwight | 6-9 |
| 16:51 | TCU | Alfred Baughn can't tip it in | 6-9 |
| 16:50 | TCU | Donald Harrod tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 16:44 | Colorado State | John Shepherd buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Owen | 8-11 |
| 16:26 | TCU | Donald Harrod scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Alfred Baughn and the foul's on Robert Sullivan - foul #1 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt (SG) Alfred Baughn | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Harrison (SG), Chad Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Rowland (C) William Rodgers, John Shepherd, Robert Sullivan | |
| 16:26 | TCU | Donald Harrod makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 16:05 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight is whistled for a carry | 11-11 |
| Subs | TCU | Rudy Spencer (PG) Michael Payne | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Herrmann (PG), Carl Anderson (PF) John Harrison, Richard Dwight | |
| 15:42 | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 15:40 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Chad Mitchell | 11-11 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fresh) SG - Nelson Ehrhardt (fresh) SF - Ted Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mohammad Wagner (fresh) C - Donald Harrod (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fresh) SG - John Owen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Mitchell (fresh) PF - Carl Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Rowland (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Colorado State | The pull-up jumper by John Owen is blocked by Donald Harrod | 11-11 |
| 15:33 | TCU | Ted Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:19 | TCU | Rudy Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 15:17 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:04 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Payne (PG), Alfred Baughn (SG) Rudy Spencer, Nelson Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Rodgers (SG), Richard Dwight (C) John Owen, Kenneth Rowland | |
| 14:47 | TCU | Ted Wright misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 14:46 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Harrod | 11-11 |
| 14:33 | TCU | Alfred Baughn misses long on a 3 from straight away | 11-11 |
| 14:32 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:26 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 11-11 |
| 14:24 | TCU | The rebound goes to Donald Harrod | 11-11 |
| 14:12 | TCU | Alfred Baughn comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 14:11 | TCU | Donald Harrod can't tip it in | 11-11 |
| 14:10 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:06 | Colorado State | David Herrmann buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Anderson | 11-13 |
| 13:38 | TCU | Michael Payne misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 13:36 | TCU | Ted Wright misses the tip | 11-13 |
| 13:35 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:29 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-13 |
| 13:28 | Colorado State | William Rodgers can't tip it in | 11-13 |
| 13:26 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:14 | Colorado State | David Herrmann hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 13:13 | TCU | The rebound goes to Ted Wright | 11-13 |
| 13:06 | TCU | Donald Harrod can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Dwight - foul #1 on Richard Dwight, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | TCU | Rudy Spencer (PG), Nelson Ehrhardt (SG), Joseph Hansen (PF) Michael Payne, Alfred Baughn, Mohammad Wagner | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (PG), John Shepherd (SF), Robert Sullivan (PF), Kenneth Rowland (C) David Herrmann, Chad Mitchell, Carl Anderson, Richard Dwight | |
| 13:06 | TCU | Donald Harrod misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:06 | TCU | Donald Harrod makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:44 | Colorado State | William Rodgers scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from John Owen and he's hacked by Nelson Ehrhardt - foul #1 on Nelson Ehrhardt, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Paul Smith (C) Donald Harrod | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 12:44 | Colorado State | William Rodgers makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:42 | TCU | Rudy Spencer travels in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Harrison (SG) William Rodgers | |
| 12:29 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| 12:29 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:29 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:14 | TCU | Ted Wright is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ted Wright, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | TCU | Alfred Baughn (SG) Ted Wright | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 11:45 | Colorado State | John Owen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 11:43 | TCU | Alfred Baughn gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fresh) SG - Alfred Baughn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Ehrhardt (fresh) PF - Joseph Hansen (fresh) C - Paul Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Owen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Harrison (fresh) SF - John Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) C - Kenneth Rowland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | TCU | Rudy Spencer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Payne (PG), Donald Harrod (C) Alfred Baughn, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Rodgers (SG), Richard Dwight (PF) John Harrison, Robert Sullivan | |
| 11:09 | Colorado State | John Shepherd misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 11:08 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland tips it home | 12-19 |
| 10:46 | TCU | Donald Harrod misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Rowland - foul #1 on Kenneth Rowland, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | TCU | Paul Smith (PF) Joseph Hansen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Harrison (PG), Chad Mitchell (SF), Carl Anderson (PF) John Owen, John Shepherd, Kenneth Rowland | |
| 10:46 | TCU | Donald Harrod makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:46 | TCU | Donald Harrod makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:32 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Anderson | 14-21 |
| 10:18 | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rudy Spencer | 17-21 |
| 10:12 | Colorado State | William Rodgers is hacked by Donald Harrod - foul #1 on Donald Harrod, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | TCU | James Dudley (PG), Alfred Baughn (SG), Mohammad Wagner (PF) Nelson Ehrhardt, Rudy Spencer, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Herrmann (PG) John Harrison | |
| 10:12 | Colorado State | William Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:12 | Colorado State | William Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:12 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 09:50 | TCU | Alfred Baughn hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Mohammad Wagner | 19-22 |
| 09:34 | Colorado State | David Herrmann misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Harrod - foul #2 on Donald Harrod, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | TCU | Paul Smith (C) Donald Harrod | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Shepherd (SF), Robert Sullivan (PF), Kenneth Rowland (C) Chad Mitchell, Carl Anderson, Richard Dwight | |
| 09:34 | Colorado State | David Herrmann makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:34 | Colorado State | David Herrmann misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:34 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:14 | TCU | Alfred Baughn misses short on a floater from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 09:13 | Colorado State | John Shepherd gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:09 | Colorado State | Alfred Baughn picks off the pass by William Rodgers | 19-23 |
| 08:55 | TCU | Alfred Baughn buries a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Payne | 22-23 |
| 08:34 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 08:32 | TCU | Alfred Baughn pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:03 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner misses short on a floater from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 08:01 | TCU | Alfred Baughn tips it home | 24-23 |
| 07:42 | Colorado State | David Herrmann drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-25 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James Dudley (fairly fresh) SG - Alfred Baughn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mohammad Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Rodgers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Shepherd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) C - Kenneth Rowland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | TCU | Michael Payne clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Shepherd - foul #1 on John Shepherd, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt (SG), Rudy Spencer (SF), Joseph Hansen (C) James Dudley, Alfred Baughn, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (PG), John Harrison (SG), Chad Mitchell (SF), Carl Anderson (PF), Richard Dwight (C) David Herrmann, William Rodgers, John Shepherd, Robert Sullivan, Kenneth Rowland | |
| 07:18 | TCU | Michael Payne makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:18 | TCU | Michael Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:50 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Hansen - foul #1 on Joseph Hansen, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | TCU | Alfred Baughn (SG) Michael Payne | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 06:50 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:50 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:50 | TCU | Joseph Hansen grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 06:27 | TCU | Alfred Baughn hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Nelson Ehrhardt | 28-26 |
| 06:08 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 28-26 |
| 06:07 | TCU | Alfred Baughn grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:49 | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Rudy Spencer | 30-26 |
| 05:44 | Colorado State | John Owen misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-26 |
| 05:42 | TCU | Alfred Baughn snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 05:23 | TCU | Joseph Hansen makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mohammad Wagner | 33-26 |
| 05:00 | Colorado State | Rudy Spencer picks off the pass by Richard Dwight | 33-26 |
| 04:55 | TCU | Rudy Spencer blows the layup | 33-26 |
| 04:53 | TCU | Rudy Spencer grabs the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 04:34 | TCU | Rudy Spencer jams it and the foul's on John Owen - foul #1 on John Owen, team foul #7 | 35-26 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Payne (SF), Paul Smith (PF) Alfred Baughn, Mohammad Wagner | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Gardner (PG), William Rodgers (SG), John Shepherd (SF), Robert Sullivan (PF), Kenneth Rowland (C) John Owen, John Harrison, Chad Mitchell, Carl Anderson, Richard Dwight | |
| 04:34 | TCU | Rudy Spencer makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 04:16 | Colorado State | David Gardner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Rodgers | 36-29 |
| 03:57 | TCU | Rudy Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 03:55 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 03:49 | Colorado State | William Rodgers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 03:47 | TCU | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 03:42 | TCU | Rudy Spencer misses short on a jumper from the right side | 36-29 |
| 03:41 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Robert Sullivan | 36-29 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Ehrhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) C - Joseph Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rowland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Colorado State | Nelson Ehrhardt picks off the pass by William Rodgers | 36-29 |
| 03:26 | TCU | Paul Smith connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Nelson Ehrhardt | 38-29 |
| 03:06 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Gardner | 38-31 |
| 02:56 | TCU | David Gardner is called for the reach on Nelson Ehrhardt - foul #1 on David Gardner, team foul #8 | 38-31 |
| Subs | TCU | Ted Wright (SF), Jerry Washburn (PF), Donald Harrod (C) Rudy Spencer, Paul Smith, Joseph Hansen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Herrmann (PG), Carl Anderson (PF) David Gardner, Robert Sullivan | |
| 02:56 | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 02:56 | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 02:56 | TCU | Donald Harrod grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 02:40 | TCU | Donald Harrod is hacked by John Shepherd - foul #2 on John Shepherd, team foul #9 | 39-31 |
| Subs | TCU | James Dudley (PG), Alfred Baughn (SG) Michael Payne, Nelson Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 02:40 | TCU | Donald Harrod makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 02:40 | TCU | Donald Harrod makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 02:17 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Anderson | 41-33 |
| 02:01 | TCU | Kenneth Rowland steals it from Alfred Baughn | 41-33 |
| 01:56 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson blows the layup | 41-33 |
| 01:55 | TCU | The rebound goes to Donald Harrod | 41-33 |
| 01:46 | TCU | Donald Harrod hits a jump hook from the left block | 43-33 |
| 01:41 | Colorado State | James Dudley is called for the reach on Kenneth Rowland - foul #1 on James Dudley, team foul #10 | 43-33 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Payne (PG) James Dudley | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (SG), Chad Mitchell (SF) William Rodgers, John Shepherd | |
| 01:41 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 01:41 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 01:41 | TCU | Donald Harrod grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 01:17 | TCU | Jerry Washburn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 01:15 | Colorado State | David Herrmann gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 00:59 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell is hacked by Ted Wright - foul #3 on Ted Wright, team foul #11 | 43-34 |
| Subs | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt (SG), Rudy Spencer (SF) Alfred Baughn, Ted Wright | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Dwight (PF), Robert Sullivan (C) Carl Anderson, Kenneth Rowland | |
| 00:59 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 00:59 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 00:59 | TCU | Jerry Washburn grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 00:53 | TCU | Richard Dwight steals the ball from Rudy Spencer | 43-35 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell is denied on a dunk by Jerry Washburn | 43-35 |
| 00:28 | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 00:05 | TCU | Donald Harrod blows the layup | 43-35 |
| 00:04 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 43-35 |