| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) SF - David Garibay (fresh) PF - Dale Selman (fresh) C - Leland Kester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) SG - Jamie Davenport (fresh) SF - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) PF - Brett Townley (fresh) C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Leland Kester wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Townsend | 3-3 |
| 19:16 | Colorado | David Garibay misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 19:14 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Leland Kester | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Colorado | David Ellis is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | Central Michigan | David Ellis steps in front of the Gerald Townsend pass | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Colorado | Dale Selman's pass is intercepted by Robert Kennedy | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | Donnie Kennedy takes the ball from Gerald Townsend | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | Colorado | David Garibay lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donnie Kennedy | 5-3 |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Dale Selman - foul #1 on Dale Selman, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Colorado | David Ellis's floater is knocked away by Brett Townley | 5-5 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 16:28 | Colorado | Dale Selman is hacked by Gerald Townsend - foul #1 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Thomas Lozowski (SG), Theodore Wallace (SF), Richard Tardy (PF), William Macy (C) David Ellis, Donnie Kennedy, David Garibay, Dale Selman, Leland Kester | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Kerry Honeycutt, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| 16:20 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Theodore Wallace | 7-7 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace can't finish the layup | 7-7 |
| 15:57 | Colorado | William Macy pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Allan Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Lozowski (fresh) SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) C - William Macy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Davenport (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hugh Wallace (fresh) PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) C - Daniel Winfield (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-7 |
| 15:39 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Wallace | 7-7 |
| 15:27 | Colorado | William Macy comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | Colorado | William Macy tips it but misses | 7-7 |
| 15:25 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport's pass is intercepted by Theodore Wallace | 7-7 |
| 15:00 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace drills a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Gerald Townsend - foul #2 on Gerald Townsend, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), David Garibay (SF), Dale Selman (PF) Allan Armstrong, Thomas Lozowski, Richard Tardy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Kerry Honeycutt (SF), Brett Townley (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) Gerald Townsend, Jamie Davenport, Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel, Daniel Winfield | |
| 15:00 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 10-7 |
| 14:43 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses the tip | 10-7 |
| 14:42 | Colorado | The rebound goes to David Ellis | 10-7 |
| 14:26 | Colorado | William Macy can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Kerry Honeycutt - foul #1 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (SG) Theodore Wallace | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:26 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:26 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:06 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy scores on a jump hook from the right block | 12-9 |
| 13:48 | Colorado | Dale Selman comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 13:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:34 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 13:18 | Colorado | Dale Selman clanks a jumper from the left side | 12-11 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 13:02 | Colorado | William Macy grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:43 | Colorado | William Macy buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donnie Kennedy | 14-11 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jonathan Jaramillo | 14-13 |
| 12:07 | Colorado | David Ellis scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Garibay | 17-13 |
| 11:57 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 17-13 |
| 11:56 | Colorado | The rebound goes to David Ellis | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Garibay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Selman (fairly fresh) C - William Macy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kerry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Townley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-13 |
| 11:49 | Colorado | Dale Selman can't tip it in | 17-13 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 17-13 |
| 11:41 | Colorado | David Ellis pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:31 | Colorado | Dale Selman knocks in the runner in the paint | 19-13 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-13 |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Thomas Lozowski (SG), Theodore Wallace (SF), Richard Tardy (PF), Leland Kester (C) David Ellis, Donnie Kennedy, David Garibay, Dale Selman, William Macy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Jonathan Jaramillo, Kerry Honeycutt, Brett Townley, Robert Kennedy | |
| 11:06 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Raymond Agee - foul #1 on Raymond Agee, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| 10:56 | Colorado | Joseph Bechtel picks off the pass by Richard Tardy | 19-13 |
| 10:44 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Raymond Agee is blocked by Leland Kester | 19-13 |
| 10:42 | Colorado | Leland Kester snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 10:36 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Lozowski | 22-13 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee is hacked by Richard Tardy - foul #1 on Richard Tardy, team foul #2 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (SG) Thomas Lozowski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses the 3 from the right corner | 22-13 |
| 10:01 | Colorado | Leland Kester pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:56 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Hugh Wallace - foul #1 on Hugh Wallace, team foul #5 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dale Selman (PF) Richard Tardy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:56 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 09:56 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 09:56 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield gets the rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield is called for 5 seconds | 22-13 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG) Allan Armstrong | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:28 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-13 |
| 09:27 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:19 | Central Michigan | Dale Selman is called for the reach on Joseph Bechtel - foul #2 on Dale Selman, team foul #3 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Garibay (SF), Richard Tardy (PF), William Macy (C) Theodore Wallace, Dale Selman, Leland Kester | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG) Raymond Agee | |
| 09:14 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 08:57 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel's pass is intercepted by David Ellis | 25-16 |
| 08:38 | Colorado | David Ellis blows the layup | 25-16 |
| 08:36 | Colorado | Richard Tardy misses the tip | 25-16 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Bechtel | 25-16 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Theodore Wallace (SG) Donnie Kennedy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt (SF), Peter Owens (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) Hugh Wallace, Joseph Bechtel, Daniel Winfield | |
| 08:09 | Colorado | David Ellis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-16 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | Peter Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-16 |
| 08:02 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Theodore Wallace | 25-16 |
| 07:45 | Colorado | Richard Tardy knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Theodore Wallace | 27-16 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Garibay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Macy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jamie Davenport (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Jaramillo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Owens (fresh) C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy can't throw it down but he's fouled by Theodore Wallace - foul #1 on Theodore Wallace, team foul #4 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Donnie Kennedy (SG), Leland Kester (C) David Ellis, David Garibay, William Macy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Brett Townley (PF) Jonathan Jaramillo, Peter Owens | |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 07:16 | Colorado | The jumper by Richard Tardy is denied by Robert Kennedy | 27-17 |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Robert Kennedy snags the defensive board | 27-17 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kerry Honeycutt, team foul #6 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Bolden (PF) Theodore Wallace | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Peter Owens (SF) Kerry Honeycutt | |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Richard Tardy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Peter Owens - foul #1 on Peter Owens, team foul #7 | 27-17 |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Richard Tardy makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Richard Tardy misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:58 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley grabs the board | 28-17 |
| 06:47 | Central Michigan | Donnie Kennedy steps in front of the Peter Owens pass | 28-17 |
| 06:26 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-17 |
| 06:25 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Leland Kester | 28-17 |
| 06:09 | Colorado | Richard Tardy is fouled on the floor by Peter Owens - foul #2 on Peter Owens, team foul #8 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), David Garibay (SF) Allan Armstrong, Michael Bolden | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Daniel Winfield (C) Raymond Agee, Peter Owens, Robert Kennedy | |
| 06:09 | Colorado | Richard Tardy makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 06:09 | Colorado | Richard Tardy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-17 |
| 05:50 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley hits the follow up shot | 30-19 |
| 05:44 | Colorado | David Ellis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 05:43 | Colorado | Richard Tardy tips it in | 32-19 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Brett Townley is blocked by Leland Kester | 32-19 |
| 05:33 | Colorado | Richard Tardy grabs the board | 32-19 |
| 05:13 | Colorado | Leland Kester makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donnie Kennedy | 34-19 |
| 04:55 | Central Michigan | Daniel Winfield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-19 |
| 04:53 | Colorado | David Ellis grabs the board | 34-19 |
| 04:37 | Colorado | Leland Kester misses the easy layup | 34-19 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley pulls down the rebound | 34-19 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-19 |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Brett Townley pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-19 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Jamie Davenport scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Hugh Wallace | 34-22 |
| 03:40 | Colorado | David Ellis is fouled on the floor by Jamie Davenport - foul #1 on Jamie Davenport, team foul #9 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski (SG), Theodore Wallace (SF), Dale Selman (PF), William Macy (C) Donnie Kennedy, David Garibay, Richard Tardy, Leland Kester | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee (PG), Gerald Townsend (SG), Kerry Honeycutt (SF), Joseph Bechtel (PF), Robert Kennedy (C) Jamie Davenport, Jonathan Jaramillo, Hugh Wallace, Brett Townley, Daniel Winfield | |
| 03:40 | Colorado | David Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Joseph Bechtel pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Lozowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Macy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Raymond Agee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kerry Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Bechtel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kerry Honeycutt | 34-24 |
| 03:23 | Colorado | David Ellis is hacked by Robert Kennedy - foul #1 on Robert Kennedy, team foul #10 | 34-24 |
| 03:23 | Colorado | David Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 03:23 | Colorado | David Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Ellis - foul #1 on David Ellis, team foul #5 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG) David Ellis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:55 | Colorado | William Macy's floater is tipped away by Robert Kennedy | 35-26 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Raymond Agee snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 02:33 | Central Michigan | Dale Selman denies the turnaround by Joseph Bechtel | 35-26 |
| 02:31 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Theodore Wallace | 35-26 |
| 02:12 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Lozowski | 38-26 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | William Macy picks off the pass by Robert Kennedy | 38-26 |
| 01:48 | Colorado | Kerry Honeycutt steals it from Dale Selman | 38-26 |
| 01:30 | Central Michigan | Kerry Honeycutt misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 01:28 | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 01:16 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 01:14 | Colorado | William Macy tips it back up and in | 40-26 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Gerald Townsend is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lozowski - foul #1 on Thomas Lozowski, team foul #6 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), Donnie Kennedy (SG), David Garibay (SF), Michael Bolden (C) Allan Armstrong, Thomas Lozowski, Theodore Wallace, William Macy | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo (SG), Hugh Wallace (SF), Peter Owens (PF), Daniel Winfield (C) Raymond Agee, Kerry Honeycutt, Joseph Bechtel, Robert Kennedy | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Hugh Wallace loses the ball out of bounds | 40-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Tardy (PF) Dale Selman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Richard Tardy throws it down on a great pass from David Ellis | 42-26 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jonathan Jaramillo can't connect on a runner from the left block | 42-26 |