| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hedrick (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Bradley Black (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael McElroy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Yevgeny Zelonis (fresh) PF - Charles Neace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Marasco (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Russell Hedrick inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Johnathon Corliss, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Payne (PG), Michael Cameron (SG) Robert Sparks, Lawrence Hicks | |
| 19:03 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Neace and the foul's on Russell Hedrick - foul #2 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #2 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Lawrence Hicks (SG) Michael Cameron | |
| 19:03 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco misses the free throw | 22-25 |
| 19:03 | Colorado | Russell Hedrick gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 18:43 | Colorado | Michael McElroy is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Hicks - foul #1 on Lawrence Hicks, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Sparks (PG), Michael Cameron (SG), Jack Newkirk (C) David Payne, Lawrence Hicks, Douglas Marasco | |
| 18:24 | Colorado | Gary Crowell clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Yevgeny Zelonis - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zelonis, team foul #2 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Lawrence Hicks (SG) Michael Cameron | |
| 18:24 | Colorado | Gary Crowell makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 18:24 | Colorado | Gary Crowell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 18:04 | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 24-25 |
| 18:03 | Colorado | Bradley Black snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 17:42 | Colorado | The jump hook by Michael McElroy is blocked by Jack Newkirk | 24-25 |
| 17:40 | Colorado | Bradley Black tips it home | 26-25 |
| 17:22 | Kansas | Robert Sparks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 17:20 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sparks | 26-25 |
| 16:57 | Kansas | Charles Neace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 16:56 | Colorado | Bradley Black grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 16:51 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 16:49 | Colorado | Russell Hedrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 16:30 | Colorado | Bradley Black can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Neace - foul #3 on Charles Neace, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Newborn (PG) Gary Crowell | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Payne (PG), Michael Cameron (SG), Robert Clark (SF), James Grant (PF), Douglas Marasco (C) Robert Sparks, Lawrence Hicks, Yevgeny Zelonis, Charles Neace, Jack Newkirk | |
| 16:30 | Colorado | Bradley Black makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 16:30 | Colorado | Bradley Black makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 16:11 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco scores on a jump hook in the paint | 28-27 |
| 15:59 | Colorado | Bradley Black blows the layup | 28-27 |
| 15:57 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco grabs the board | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Newborn (fresh) SG - Johnathon Corliss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hedrick (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Bradley Black (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael McElroy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - David Payne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Grant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Marasco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 28-29 |
| 15:08 | Colorado | Michael McElroy lays it in set up by Russell Hedrick and he's fouled by Douglas Marasco - foul #2 on Douglas Marasco, team foul #4 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG) William Newborn | |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Neace (PF) James Grant | |
| 15:08 | Colorado | Michael McElroy makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 14:50 | Kansas | Charles Neace banks in the layup set up by David Payne | 31-31 |
| 14:28 | Colorado | Michael McElroy buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Crowell | 33-31 |
| 14:09 | Kansas | Robert Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 14:07 | Kansas | Charles Neace tips it but misses | 33-31 |
| 14:06 | Colorado | Russell Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 13:44 | Colorado | Bradley Black misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 13:42 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 13:13 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco misses badly on a floater from the right side | 33-31 |
| 13:11 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 12:52 | Colorado | Michael McElroy throws it down | 35-33 |
| 12:29 | Kansas | Charles Neace can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 12:28 | Colorado | Russell Hedrick snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 12:04 | Colorado | Gary Crowell knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Bradley Black | 37-33 |
| 11:35 | Kansas | Charles Neace is hacked by Gary Crowell - foul #2 on Gary Crowell, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Newborn (PG), Kenneth Vick (SG), Ian Lenk (SF) Gary Crowell, Johnathon Corliss, Russell Hedrick | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Sparks (PG), Lawrence Hicks (SG), Yevgeny Zelonis (SF), Jack Newkirk (C) David Payne, Michael Cameron, Robert Clark, Douglas Marasco | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Newborn (fresh) SG - Kenneth Vick (fresh) SF - Ian Lenk (fresh) PF - Bradley Black (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael McElroy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Yevgeny Zelonis (fresh) PF - Charles Neace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Newkirk (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Kansas | Charles Neace hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 37-33 |
| 11:20 | Colorado | Ian Lenk snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 10:51 | Colorado | Michael McElroy can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 37-33 |
| 10:49 | Kansas | Jack Newkirk grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 10:22 | Kansas | Charles Neace hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 10:20 | Kansas | Lawrence Hicks misses the tip | 37-33 |
| 10:19 | Colorado | William Newborn snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 09:51 | Colorado | Bradley Black drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Michael McElroy | 39-33 |
| 09:26 | Kansas | Robert Sparks buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Hicks | 39-36 |
| 09:12 | Colorado | Bradley Black misses long on a shot in the paint | 39-36 |
| 09:11 | Kansas | Lawrence Hicks snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 09:06 | Kansas | Robert Sparks buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Yevgeny Zelonis | 39-38 |
| 08:37 | Colorado | Michael McElroy hits a jump hook near the basket | 41-38 |
| 08:08 | Kansas | Robert Sparks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Michael McElroy | 41-38 |
| 07:46 | Colorado | Ian Lenk is hacked by Yevgeny Zelonis - foul #2 on Yevgeny Zelonis, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), Johnathon Corliss (SG), Russell Hedrick (SF), Charles Olsson (PF), Steven Kelly (C) William Newborn, Kenneth Vick, Ian Lenk, Bradley Black, Michael McElroy | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Gatling (SG), Robert Clark (SF), Douglas Marasco (C) Lawrence Hicks, Yevgeny Zelonis, Jack Newkirk | |
| 07:27 | Colorado | Russell Hedrick misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Clark - foul #1 on Robert Clark, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Payne (PG), Michael Cameron (SG) Robert Sparks, Robert Clark | |
| 07:27 | Colorado | Russell Hedrick misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 07:27 | Colorado | Russell Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hedrick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Olsson (fresh) C - Steven Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - David Payne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Gatling (fresh) PF - Charles Neace (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Marasco (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco misses the lay-in | 42-38 |
| 07:02 | Colorado | Steven Kelly pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 06:50 | Colorado | Robert Gatling is called for the reach on Russell Hedrick - foul #1 on Robert Gatling, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Sparks (PG), Robert Clark (SF) David Payne, Michael Cameron | |
| 06:50 | Colorado | Russell Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 06:50 | Colorado | Russell Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 06:30 | Kansas | Gary Crowell is called for the reach on Robert Sparks - foul #3 on Gary Crowell, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis (SF) Robert Clark | |
| 06:14 | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis is fouled on the floor by Charles Olsson - foul #1 on Charles Olsson, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael McElroy (C) Steven Kelly | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Payne (PG), Lawrence Hicks (SG) Robert Sparks, Yevgeny Zelonis | |
| 05:49 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Russell Hedrick - foul #3 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Sparks (PG), Robert Clark (SF) David Payne, Lawrence Hicks | |
| 05:49 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 05:49 | Colorado | Michael McElroy grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:21 | Colorado | Michael McElroy misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Charles Neace - foul #4 on Charles Neace, team foul #8 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Cameron (SG) Robert Clark | |
| 05:21 | Colorado | Michael McElroy makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 05:21 | Colorado | Michael McElroy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 04:55 | Kansas | Robert Gatling is hacked by Johnathon Corliss - foul #3 on Johnathon Corliss, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ian Lenk (SF), Bradley Black (PF) Russell Hedrick, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Payne (PG), Yevgeny Zelonis (SF) Robert Sparks, Michael Cameron | |
| 04:55 | Kansas | Robert Gatling makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 04:55 | Kansas | Robert Gatling makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 04:33 | Colorado | Bradley Black scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Crowell | 48-42 |
| 04:31 | Kansas | David Payne loses the dribble to Gary Crowell in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 04:14 | Colorado | Gary Crowell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Newborn (PG) Gary Crowell | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Sparks (PG), Lawrence Hicks (SG) David Payne, Yevgeny Zelonis | |
| 03:57 | Kansas | Charles Neace misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Johnathon Corliss - foul #4 on Johnathon Corliss, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Cameron (SG), Robert Clark (SF) Lawrence Hicks, Robert Gatling | |
| 03:57 | Kansas | Charles Neace misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 03:57 | Kansas | Charles Neace makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 03:34 | Colorado | Bradley Black scores on a turnaround from the left block | 50-43 |
| 03:10 | Kansas | Robert Clark is hacked by Ian Lenk - foul #3 on Ian Lenk, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Russell Hedrick (SF), Charles Olsson (C) Ian Lenk, Michael McElroy | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Payne (PG), Lawrence Hicks (SG) Robert Sparks, Michael Cameron | |
| 03:10 | Kansas | Robert Clark misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 03:10 | Colorado | Bradley Black gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Newborn (fresh) SG - Johnathon Corliss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Russell Hedrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bradley Black (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - David Payne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Neace (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Douglas Marasco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Colorado | Bradley Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG) William Newborn | |
| Subs | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis (SF), Jack Newkirk (C) Robert Clark, Douglas Marasco | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Russell Hedrick - foul #4 on Russell Hedrick, team foul #10 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael McElroy (C) Bradley Black | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Sparks (PG), Robert Gatling (SG), Douglas Marasco (C) David Payne, Lawrence Hicks, Jack Newkirk | |
| 02:17 | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 02:17 | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 02:17 | Colorado | Charles Olsson pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 01:50 | Colorado | The short jumper by Gary Crowell is denied by Yevgeny Zelonis | 50-44 |
| 01:48 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Charles Neace | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Kansas | Yevgeny Zelonis hits a floater from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 01:12 | Colorado | Russell Hedrick misses the dunk attempt | 50-46 |
| 01:11 | Colorado | Michael McElroy hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 01:06 | Kansas | Robert Gatling connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Yevgeny Zelonis and the foul's on Johnathon Corliss - foul #5 on Johnathon Corliss, team foul #11 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Newborn (SG), Bradley Black (PF) Johnathon Corliss, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Lawrence Hicks (SG) Robert Sparks | |
| 01:06 | Kansas | Robert Gatling makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:37 | Colorado | Michael McElroy is fouled on the floor by Charles Neace - foul #5 on Charles Neace, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Sparks (PG), James Grant (PF) Robert Gatling, Charles Neace | |
| 00:37 | Colorado | Michael McElroy makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:37 | Colorado | Michael McElroy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Kansas | Douglas Marasco misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 00:28 | Colorado | Michael McElroy snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Colorado | Robert Sparks is called for the reach on Michael McElroy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Sparks, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Kenneth Vick (SG), Ian Lenk (SF) Gary Crowell, Russell Hedrick | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:26 | Colorado | Michael McElroy misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:26 | Colorado | Michael McElroy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Lawrence Hicks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 00:20 | Kansas | James Grant grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Lawrence Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Olsson (C) Michael McElroy | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:13 | Colorado | Robert Sparks is called for the reach on William Newborn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Sparks, team foul #11 | 55-49 |
| 00:13 | Colorado | William Newborn misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:13 | Colorado | William Newborn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:08 | Kansas | Lawrence Hicks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Yevgeny Zelonis | 56-52 |
| 00:08 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), Michael McElroy (C) Kenneth Vick, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:06 | Colorado | William Newborn is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Hicks - foul #2 on Lawrence Hicks, team foul #12 | 56-52 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | William Newborn makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | William Newborn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Lawrence Hicks can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-52 |