| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Scott Johnson (fresh) SG - Ross Marez (fresh) SF - Larry Carollo (fresh) PF - Don Allen (fresh) C - Dragan Zurheide (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Donovan (fresh) SG - Michael Craig (fresh) SF - Robert Behan (fresh) PF - Wesley Willingham (fresh) C - Vincent Barnard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Don Allen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Scott Johnson | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Colorado | Michael Craig can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Kansas | Scott Johnson misses long on a runner from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Colorado | Robert Behan snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Colorado | James Donovan hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Vincent Barnard | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Kansas | Don Allen connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Colorado | Ross Marez steals the ball from Robert Behan | 4-3 |
| 18:05 | Kansas | Scott Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ross Marez | 6-3 |
| 17:49 | Colorado | Robert Behan scores on a 3 from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 17:31 | Kansas | Scott Johnson clanks a shot from the left side | 6-6 |
| 17:29 | Colorado | Michael Craig snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 17:23 | Colorado | Vincent Barnard drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Behan | 6-8 |
| 17:18 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide is fouled on the floor by Robert Behan - foul #1 on Robert Behan, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Kansas | Obi Arrambide (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Bryan Badillo (SF), Szczesny Iwanowski (C) Scott Johnson, Ross Marez, Larry Carollo, Dragan Zurheide | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 17:08 | Kansas | Don Allen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the paint | 6-8 |
| 17:07 | Colorado | Robert Behan snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:51 | Colorado | James Donovan hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Craig | 6-11 |
| 16:45 | Kansas | Wesley Willingham steals it from Don Allen out of a doubleteam | 6-11 |
| 16:16 | Colorado | James Donovan hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Obi Arrambide - foul #1 on Obi Arrambide, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide (C) Don Allen | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Mitchell (SF), Paul Miles (C) Robert Behan, Vincent Barnard | |
| 16:16 | Colorado | James Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 16:16 | Colorado | James Donovan misses the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 16:16 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 15:52 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide double dribbles | 6-12 |
| Subs | Kansas | Scott Johnson (PG), Ross Marez (SG) Obi Arrambide, Bryan Badillo | |
| Subs | Colorado | Bruce Bradley (SG), Steven McDonnel (PF) Michael Craig, Wesley Willingham | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Marez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) PF - Szczesny Iwanowski (fresh) C - Dragan Zurheide (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Donovan (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bruce Bradley (fresh) SF - Charles Mitchell (fresh) PF - Steven McDonnel (fresh) C - Paul Miles (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Colorado | Bruce Bradley buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Paul Miles | 6-15 |
| 15:14 | Kansas | Scott Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Allen and the foul's on Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Carollo (SF), Don Allen (PF) Richard Allen, Dragan Zurheide | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Robinson (PG) James Donovan | |
| 15:14 | Kansas | Scott Johnson makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:53 | Colorado | Robert Robinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 14:51 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 14:33 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 9-15 |
| 14:32 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Paul Miles | 9-15 |
| 14:03 | Colorado | Paul Miles misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Szczesny Iwanowski - foul #1 on Szczesny Iwanowski, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | Obi Arrambide (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Bryan Badillo (SF), Dragan Zurheide (C) Scott Johnson, Ross Marez, Larry Carollo, Don Allen | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Donovan (PG), Michael Craig (SG), Robert Behan (SF), Wesley Willingham (PF) Robert Robinson, Bruce Bradley, Charles Mitchell, Steven McDonnel | |
| 14:03 | Colorado | Paul Miles makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 14:03 | Colorado | Paul Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 14:03 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 13:38 | Kansas | Paul Miles is called for the reach on Richard Allen - foul #1 on Paul Miles, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | Don Allen (PF) Szczesny Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Colorado | Vincent Barnard (C) Paul Miles | |
| 13:21 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide hits the finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Don Allen | 11-16 |
| 13:16 | Colorado | James Donovan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 13:14 | Colorado | Robert Behan tips it home | 11-18 |
| 12:45 | Kansas | Don Allen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Wesley Willingham - foul #1 on Wesley Willingham, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Scott Johnson (PG), Ross Marez (SG), Larry Carollo (SF), Szczesny Iwanowski (C) Obi Arrambide, Richard Allen, Bryan Badillo, Dragan Zurheide | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 12:45 | Kansas | Don Allen misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:45 | Kansas | Don Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:16 | Colorado | Michael Craig clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 12-18 |
| 12:15 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:57 | Kansas | Scott Johnson double dribbles | 12-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Allen (SF), Dragan Zurheide (C) Larry Carollo, Szczesny Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 11:28 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Richard Allen - foul #1 on Richard Allen, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Obi Arrambide (PG), Larry Carollo (SF), Szczesny Iwanowski (PF) Scott Johnson, Richard Allen, Don Allen | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Mitchell (SF) Robert Behan | |
| 11:28 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:28 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:28 | Kansas | Larry Carollo snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Obi Arrambide (fresh) SG - Ross Marez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Carollo (fresh) PF - Szczesny Iwanowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dragan Zurheide (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Donovan (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Craig (fresh) SF - Charles Mitchell (fresh) PF - Wesley Willingham (fresh) C - Vincent Barnard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:03 | Kansas | Obi Arrambide drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ross Marez | 15-18 |
| 10:46 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 15-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Scott Johnson (PG), Richard Allen (SF), Don Allen (PF) Ross Marez, Larry Carollo, Szczesny Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Robinson (PG), Bruce Bradley (SG), Steven McDonnel (PF), Paul Miles (C) James Donovan, Michael Craig, Wesley Willingham, Vincent Barnard | |
| 10:17 | Kansas | Don Allen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Johnson | 17-18 |
| 09:50 | Colorado | Bruce Bradley scores on a jumper from the right side | 17-20 |
| 09:32 | Kansas | Scott Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 09:31 | Kansas | Scott Johnson tips it but misses | 17-20 |
| 09:29 | Colorado | Steven McDonnel grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 09:01 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell loses the dribble to Dragan Zurheide | 17-20 |
| 08:43 | Kansas | Don Allen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from close range set up by Obi Arrambide and the foul's on Steven McDonnel - foul #1 on Steven McDonnel, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ross Marez (SG), Larry Carollo (SF), Szczesny Iwanowski (C) Obi Arrambide, Richard Allen, Dragan Zurheide | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Donovan (PG), Michael Craig (SG), Robert Behan (SF), Wesley Willingham (PF), Vincent Barnard (C) Robert Robinson, Bruce Bradley, Charles Mitchell, Steven McDonnel, Paul Miles | |
| 08:43 | Kansas | Don Allen makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:21 | Colorado | Ross Marez knocks away the 3 by James Donovan | 20-20 |
| 08:19 | Colorado | Michael Craig can't tip it in | 20-20 |
| 08:17 | Kansas | Larry Carollo grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:00 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Vincent Barnard - foul #1 on Vincent Barnard, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide (C) Don Allen | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 08:00 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:00 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:44 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham hits a 3 from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 07:24 | Kansas | Scott Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Behan - foul #2 on Robert Behan, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | Don Allen (PF) Dragan Zurheide | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Mitchell (SF) Robert Behan | |
| 07:24 | Kansas | Scott Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:24 | Kansas | Scott Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Scott Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Marez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Carollo (fresh) PF - Don Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Szczesny Iwanowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Donovan (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Craig (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Charles Mitchell (fresh) PF - Wesley Willingham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vincent Barnard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:57 | Colorado | James Donovan's pass is intercepted by Scott Johnson | 24-23 |
| 06:37 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski makes the fadeaway from the right block | 26-23 |
| 06:16 | Colorado | Michael Craig buries a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Ross Marez - foul #1 on Ross Marez, team foul #4 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Obi Arrambide (PG), Bryan Badillo (SF), Dragan Zurheide (C) Scott Johnson, Larry Carollo, Szczesny Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 06:16 | Colorado | Michael Craig misses the free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:16 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:05 | Colorado | Michael Craig lays it in set up by James Donovan | 26-27 |
| 05:41 | Kansas | Don Allen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 26-27 |
| 05:40 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:13 | Colorado | James Donovan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Scott Johnson (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Larry Carollo (SF), Szczesny Iwanowski (PF) Obi Arrambide, Ross Marez, Bryan Badillo, Don Allen | |
| Subs | Colorado | Bruce Bradley (SG), Steven McDonnel (PF), Paul Miles (C) Michael Craig, Wesley Willingham, Vincent Barnard | |
| 04:47 | Kansas | Larry Carollo comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 26-27 |
| 04:45 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski gets the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:31 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Steven McDonnel - foul #2 on Steven McDonnel, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Obi Arrambide (PG), Ross Marez (SG), Don Allen (PF) Scott Johnson, Richard Allen, Szczesny Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Robinson (PG), Wesley Willingham (PF) James Donovan, Steven McDonnel | |
| 04:31 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:31 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:11 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 04:09 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 27-27 |
| 03:56 | Colorado | Obi Arrambide is called for the reach on Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Obi Arrambide, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Scott Johnson (PG), Richard Allen (SF), Szczesny Iwanowski (C) Obi Arrambide, Larry Carollo, Dragan Zurheide | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Craig (SG), Robert Behan (SF) Bruce Bradley, Charles Mitchell | |
| 03:33 | Colorado | Richard Allen is called for the reach on Paul Miles - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Carollo (SF) Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Donovan (PG), Bruce Bradley (SG), Vincent Barnard (C) Robert Robinson, Wesley Willingham, Paul Miles | |
| 03:11 | Colorado | James Donovan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 03:10 | Kansas | Don Allen grabs the board | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Scott Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Marez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Carollo (fresh) PF - Don Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Szczesny Iwanowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Donovan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Behan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Barnard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:51 | Kansas | Bruce Bradley steals the ball from Szczesny Iwanowski | 27-27 |
| 02:35 | Colorado | Bruce Bradley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 02:34 | Kansas | Don Allen snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 02:18 | Kansas | Scott Johnson knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ross Marez | 29-27 |
| 02:01 | Colorado | Vincent Barnard loses the ball out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Obi Arrambide (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Bryan Badillo (SF), Dragan Zurheide (C) Scott Johnson, Ross Marez, Larry Carollo, Szczesny Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Colorado | Wesley Willingham (PF) Bruce Bradley | |
| 01:45 | Kansas | Obi Arrambide hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 01:44 | Colorado | Michael Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:25 | Colorado | Don Allen is called for the reach on Michael Craig - foul #1 on Don Allen, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ross Marez (SG) Bryan Badillo | |
| Subs | Colorado | Paul Miles (C) Vincent Barnard | |
| 01:25 | Colorado | Michael Craig makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:25 | Colorado | Michael Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:01 | Kansas | Obi Arrambide clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 01:00 | Kansas | Ross Marez pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:40 | Kansas | Ross Marez drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 00:17 | Colorado | James Donovan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-29 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Don Allen | 31-29 |
| 00:01 | Kansas | Richard Allen buries a shot from the left block | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Michael Craig misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-29 |