| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elijah Ouellette (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brandon Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Clyde Billingsley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Bostick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 7 pts. C - Omer Kotarski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman inbounds the ball | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Billingsley | 48-36 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 19:25 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Clyde Billingsley | 48-36 |
| 19:08 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Smith | 51-36 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Elijah Ouellette takes the ball from Stevan Zempel in the backcourt | 51-36 |
| 19:00 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-36 |
| 18:58 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-36 |
| 18:51 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 18:29 | Colorado | David Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 18:27 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland tips it back up and in | 53-36 |
| 18:25 | Central Michigan | Brandon Freeman steps in front of the Jack Llanas pass in the backcourt | 53-36 |
| 18:22 | Colorado | David Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brandon Freeman | 55-36 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 17:44 | Colorado | Scott Bostick is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #3 on Scott Bostick, team foul #1 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG), Bob Hondo (SG), Tim Barrett (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF), Robert Johnson (C) David Smith, Elijah Ouellette, Brandon Freeman, Kenneth Copeland, Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (PF), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Scott Bostick, Jerry Moore, Omer Kotarski | |
| 17:25 | Colorado | Nathan Myers steps in front of the Bob Hondo pass | 55-39 |
| 17:23 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel is hacked by Peter Glade in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Glade, team foul #1 | 55-39 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stevan Zempel | 55-42 |
| 16:56 | Colorado | Peter Glade hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Jackson | 57-42 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) Stevan Zempel | |
| 16:38 | Colorado | Jack Llanas takes the ball from Arthur Jackson | 57-42 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Jackson - foul #2 on Arthur Jackson, team foul #2 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette (SG), Samuel Kessel (SF), Kenneth Copeland (PF), Clyde Billingsley (C) Bob Hondo, Tim Barrett, Arthur Jackson, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG) Jack Llanas | |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 15:59 | Colorado | Peter Glade misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Becker - foul #2 on John Becker, team foul #2 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Jerry Moore (SF) Stevan Zempel, Nathan Myers | |
| 15:59 | Colorado | Peter Glade makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 15:59 | Colorado | Peter Glade makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Peter Glade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Ouellette (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Kessel (fresh) PF - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clyde Billingsley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Sato (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Becker (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 15:48 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 15:27 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 59-44 |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 15:19 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 59-44 |
| 15:17 | Central Michigan | John Becker tips it back up and in | 59-46 |
| 15:06 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-46 |
| 15:05 | Colorado | Samuel Kessel misses the tip | 59-46 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is hacked by Clyde Billingsley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Billingsley, team foul #3 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Smith (PG), Bob Hondo (SG), Brandon Freeman (SF) Peter Glade, Elijah Ouellette, Samuel Kessel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Dikembe Sato, Dennis Breeden, John Becker | |
| 14:44 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Johnson (C) Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) Stevan Zempel | |
| 14:36 | Colorado | Bob Hondo buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Smith | 62-46 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the shot from the left wing set up by Jack Llanas | 62-48 |
| 13:59 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 62-48 |
| 13:57 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore hits a wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from Scott Bostick and the foul's on Kenneth Copeland - foul #4 on Kenneth Copeland, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette (SG), Tim Barrett (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF), Samuel Kessel (C) Bob Hondo, Brandon Freeman, Kenneth Copeland, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Nathan Myers (SF), Dennis Breeden (C) Jack Llanas, Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 13:26 | Colorado | Stevan Zempel steals it from Elijah Ouellette | 62-51 |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers lays it in on a great pass from Stevan Zempel | 62-53 |
| 13:18 | Colorado | David Smith misses the lay-in | 62-53 |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel can't connect on a shot from the right side | 62-53 |
| 12:55 | Colorado | Arthur Jackson grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 12:42 | Colorado | Tim Barrett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-53 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-53 |
| 12:21 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Myers | 62-56 |
| 11:57 | Colorado | David Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elijah Ouellette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tim Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Samuel Kessel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stevan Zempel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jan Christensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Breeden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers is hacked by Samuel Kessel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Kessel, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG), Bob Hondo (SG), Brandon Freeman (SF), Kenneth Copeland (PF), Clyde Billingsley (C) David Smith, Elijah Ouellette, Tim Barrett, Arthur Jackson, Samuel Kessel | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Nathan Myers, Jerry Moore | |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Omer Kotarski | 62-56 |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 11:23 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 11:09 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland connects on the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Jan Christensen - foul #4 on Jan Christensen, team foul #3 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette (SG) Bob Hondo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Stevan Zempel (PF) Jan Christensen, Dennis Breeden | |
| 11:09 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland misses the free throw | 64-56 |
| 11:09 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Freeman | 64-56 |
| 10:59 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Johnson (PF) Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore (PF) Stevan Zempel | |
| 10:50 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses short on an open floater from the right side | 64-56 |
| 10:48 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 10:29 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Omer Kotarski - foul #3 on Omer Kotarski, team foul #4 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Smith (PG) Peter Glade | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Nathan Myers (SF), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Dikembe Sato, Omer Kotarski | |
| 10:29 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 10:29 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 10:29 | Central Michigan | John Becker gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 10:12 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick is called for traveling | 65-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bob Hondo (SG) Elijah Ouellette | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Omer Kotarski (C) Jerry Moore, John Becker | |
| 09:54 | Colorado | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 65-56 |
| 09:52 | Colorado | Bob Hondo tips it home | 67-56 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 09:33 | Colorado | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 09:12 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-56 |
| 09:11 | Colorado | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive board | 67-56 |
| 09:06 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick's pass is intercepted by Bob Hondo in the backcourt | 70-56 |
| 09:01 | Colorado | Bob Hondo slams it home | 72-56 |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Brandon Freeman - foul #2 on Brandon Freeman, team foul #6 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG), Elijah Ouellette (SG), Tim Barrett (SF), Samuel Kessel (PF) David Smith, Bob Hondo, Brandon Freeman, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Jerry Moore (PF), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Nathan Myers, Omer Kotarski | |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 08:53 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick makes the 3rd free throw | 72-59 |
| 08:45 | Colorado | Peter Glade misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 72-59 |
| 08:44 | Colorado | Tim Barrett tips it in | 74-59 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick's pass is intercepted by Tim Barrett | 74-59 |
| 08:27 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley drills a turnaround from close range | 76-59 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Tim Barrett - foul #1 on Tim Barrett, team foul #7 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland (PF) Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (PF) Scott Bostick | |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 08:23 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 08:15 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Copeland | 79-61 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Peter Glade is called for the reach on Stevan Zempel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Glade, team foul #8 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) Dikembe Sato | |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel misses the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | John Becker grabs the offensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas can't connect on an uncontested runner from the baseline | 79-62 |
| 07:57 | Colorado | Peter Glade pulls down the rebound | 79-62 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Peter Glade (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Ouellette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tim Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Samuel Kessel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Stevan Zempel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette is whistled for a carry | 79-62 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley (C) Tim Barrett | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen (SG), Scott Bostick (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Dennis Breeden, John Becker | |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jack Llanas | 79-64 |
| 07:34 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-64 |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski pulls down the rebound | 79-64 |
| 07:25 | Central Michigan | Jan Christensen scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jerry Moore | 79-67 |
| 07:20 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette is fouled on the floor by Jan Christensen - foul #5 on Jan Christensen, team foul #5 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Smith (PG), Bob Hondo (SG), Tim Barrett (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF) Peter Glade, Elijah Ouellette, Samuel Kessel, Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), John Becker (C) Jan Christensen, Scott Bostick, Omer Kotarski | |
| 07:15 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Becker - foul #3 on John Becker, team foul #6 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden (SF), Omer Kotarski (C) Nathan Myers, John Becker | |
| 07:15 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 07:15 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is open and buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jack Llanas | 81-69 |
| 06:48 | Colorado | Dikembe Sato steals the ball from David Smith | 81-69 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Sato dunks the ball | 81-71 |
| 06:33 | Colorado | Bob Hondo misses the jumper from the left wing | 81-71 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Omer Kotarski | 81-71 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Hondo - foul #3 on Bob Hondo, team foul #9 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette (SG), Brandon Freeman (SF), Robert Johnson (C) Bob Hondo, Tim Barrett, Clyde Billingsley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (PG), Scott Bostick (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), John Becker (C) Jack Llanas, Dikembe Sato, Dennis Breeden, Omer Kotarski | |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 06:16 | Colorado | Jerry Moore picks off the pass by Elijah Ouellette | 81-73 |
| 05:55 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses the jumper from the free throw line | 81-73 |
| 05:53 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman snags the defensive board | 81-73 |
| 05:49 | Colorado | David Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 81-73 |
| 05:47 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Jackson | 81-73 |
| 05:31 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 81-73 |
| 05:29 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman tips it home | 83-73 |
| 05:11 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore's floater is tipped away by Arthur Jackson | 83-73 |
| 05:10 | Colorado | Arthur Jackson snags the defensive board | 83-73 |
| 05:03 | Colorado | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Becker - foul #4 on John Becker, team foul #7 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG), Bob Hondo (SG), Samuel Kessel (SF), Kenneth Copeland (PF) David Smith, Elijah Ouellette, Brandon Freeman, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG), Dikembe Sato (SG), Dennis Breeden (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Stevan Zempel, Nathan Myers, Jerry Moore, John Becker | |
| 05:03 | Colorado | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski gets the rebound | 83-73 |
| 04:46 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 83-73 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Dennis Breeden tips it in | 83-75 |
| 04:33 | Colorado | Bob Hondo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-75 |
| 04:31 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski gets the rebound | 83-75 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-75 |
| 04:17 | Colorado | Bob Hondo gets the rebound | 83-75 |
| 04:10 | Colorado | Bob Hondo clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 83-75 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas pulls down the rebound | 83-75 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-75 |
| 03:49 | Colorado | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 83-75 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Peter Glade (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Hondo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Kessel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Copeland (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jack Llanas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Dikembe Sato (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Bostick (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Breeden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Omer Kotarski (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:45 | Colorado | Bob Hondo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-75 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski grabs the defensive rebound | 83-75 |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 83-75 |
| 03:19 | Colorado | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 83-75 |
| 03:15 | Colorado | Bob Hondo is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Sato - foul #3 on Dikembe Sato, team foul #8 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Barrett (SF), Clyde Billingsley (C) Samuel Kessel, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel (SG), Nathan Myers (SF), Jerry Moore (PF) Dikembe Sato, Scott Bostick, Dennis Breeden | |
| 03:15 | Colorado | Bob Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 03:15 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers pulls down the rebound | 83-75 |
| 03:01 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski loses the ball out of bounds | 83-75 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Smith (PG), Elijah Ouellette (SG) Peter Glade, Bob Hondo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Becker (C) Omer Kotarski | |
| 02:44 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland loses the dribble to Nathan Myers | 83-75 |
| 02:41 | Central Michigan | Nathan Myers jams it | 83-77 |
| 02:27 | Colorado | David Smith misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 83-77 |
| 02:25 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore snags the defensive board | 83-77 |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 83-77 |
| 02:18 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley gets the rebound | 83-77 |
| 02:01 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-77 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Glade (PG), Brandon Freeman (SF), Arthur Jackson (PF) David Smith, Tim Barrett, Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick (SG), Dennis Breeden (PF), Omer Kotarski (C) Jack Llanas, Nathan Myers, John Becker | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick double dribbles | 83-77 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Smith (PG), Kenneth Copeland (PF) Peter Glade, Arthur Jackson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas (PG) Dennis Breeden | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:37 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Moore - foul #2 on Jerry Moore, team foul #9 | 83-77 |
| 01:37 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 01:37 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 01:37 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski snags the defensive board | 84-77 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Elijah Ouellette is called for the reach on Stevan Zempel - foul #2 on Elijah Ouellette, team foul #10 | 84-77 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 01:16 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:01 | Colorado | David Smith hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Freeman | 86-79 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 86-79 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Jerry Moore gets the offensive rebound | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel is hacked by Kenneth Copeland - foul #5 on Kenneth Copeland, team foul #11 | 86-79 |
| Subs | Colorado | Arthur Jackson (PF) Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Stevan Zempel makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman is hacked by Jack Llanas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Llanas, team foul #10 | 86-81 |
| 00:38 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:38 | Colorado | Brandon Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | Omer Kotarski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Colorado | David Smith is hacked by Jack Llanas - foul #2 on Jack Llanas, team foul #11 | 88-81 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Jack Llanas loses the dribble to David Smith in the backcourt | 90-81 |
| 00:27 | Colorado | Elijah Ouellette hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Smith | 92-81 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Scott Bostick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 92-81 |
| 00:19 | Colorado | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 92-81 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | David Smith runs out the clock | 92-81 |