| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jimmy Drummond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Fontenot (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Hertzler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Heath Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Koch (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Smither (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Whitney (fresh) C - David Drexler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Edward Smither inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Colorado | Edward Smither dunks the ball set up by Noel Smith and he's fouled by Jimmy Drummond - foul #2 on Jimmy Drummond, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:32 | Colorado | Edward Smither makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:17 | Iowa State | Jimmy Drummond knocks in the shot in the paint and the foul's on Edward Smither - foul #1 on Edward Smither, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:17 | Iowa State | Jimmy Drummond makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:54 | Colorado | Michael Fontenot is called for the reach on William Whitney - foul #3 on Michael Fontenot, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thomas Nightingale (SG) Michael Fontenot | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 18:43 | Colorado | Jimmy Drummond steals the ball from Carl Koch | 32-37 |
| 18:39 | Iowa State | Thomas Nightingale banks in the layup on a great pass from Jimmy Drummond | 34-37 |
| 18:22 | Colorado | Carl Koch is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Carl Koch, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Philip Haynes (SF), William Witham (C) Joshua Hertzler, Larry Stephens | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ronald Edmonson (PF) William Whitney | |
| 18:00 | Iowa State | Heath Davis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Drexler - foul #1 on David Drexler, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Slater (SG) Jimmy Drummond | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Rice (SG), Steven O'Neil (PF), Billy Russell (C) Carl Koch, Edward Smither, David Drexler | |
| 18:00 | Iowa State | Heath Davis misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:00 | Iowa State | Heath Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:00 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:36 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil misses short on an open turnaround from the baseline | 34-37 |
| 17:35 | Iowa State | Thomas Nightingale snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 17:18 | Iowa State | Philip Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joshua Hertzler (SF), Larry Stephens (C) Philip Haynes, Heath Davis | |
| Subs | Colorado | Carl Koch (SG) Noel Smith | |
| 17:14 | Colorado | Ronald Slater is called for the reach on Carl Koch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Slater, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Whitney (PF) Steven O'Neil | |
| 16:53 | Colorado | James Rice misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-37 |
| 16:51 | Colorado | Carl Koch gets the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:28 | Colorado | Ronald Edmonson hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by James Rice | 34-39 |
| 16:19 | Iowa State | Joshua Hertzler is fouled on the floor by William Whitney - foul #1 on William Whitney, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jimmy Drummond (PG), Heath Davis (PF), Thomas McWells (C) Ronald Slater, William Witham, Larry Stephens | |
| Subs | Colorado | Noel Smith (PG), Edward Smither (SF), Steven O'Neil (PF), David Drexler (C) Carl Koch, Ronald Edmonson, William Whitney, Billy Russell | |
| 15:58 | Iowa State | Thomas Nightingale loses the dribble to Edward Smither | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jimmy Drummond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Nightingale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Hertzler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Heath Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas McWells (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Smither (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven O'Neil (fresh) C - David Drexler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Colorado | Edward Smither misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 34-39 |
| 15:30 | Iowa State | Joshua Hertzler pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:02 | Iowa State | Steven O'Neil is called for the reach on Heath Davis - foul #2 on Steven O'Neil, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Fontenot (SG), Philip Haynes (SF), Joe McDorman (PF), Larry Stephens (C) Thomas Nightingale, Joshua Hertzler, Heath Davis, Thomas McWells | |
| Subs | Colorado | Carl Koch (SG), William Whitney (PF), Billy Russell (C) James Rice, Steven O'Neil, David Drexler | |
| 14:50 | Iowa State | Michael Fontenot comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-39 |
| 14:49 | Colorado | Noel Smith gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:31 | Colorado | Edward Smither is hacked by Philip Haynes - foul #2 on Philip Haynes, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Witham (PF) Philip Haynes | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 14:23 | Colorado | Carl Koch clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Fontenot - foul #4 on Michael Fontenot, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Philip Haynes (SF) Michael Fontenot | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ronald Edmonson (SF) Edward Smither | |
| 14:23 | Colorado | Carl Koch misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:23 | Colorado | Carl Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 14:07 | Iowa State | Jimmy Drummond misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 14:06 | Colorado | Billy Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 14:01 | Colorado | Carl Koch makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Noel Smith | 34-42 |
| 13:44 | Iowa State | Jimmy Drummond scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 13:42 | Colorado | Ronald Edmonson is hacked by Philip Haynes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Haynes, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Slater (PG), Heath Davis (PF) Jimmy Drummond, Larry Stephens | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Rice (PG), Steven O'Neil (PF), David Drexler (C) Noel Smith, William Whitney, Billy Russell | |
| 13:30 | Colorado | Ronald Edmonson knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from James Rice | 37-44 |
| 13:12 | Iowa State | Philip Haynes can't connect on a shot from the right side | 37-44 |
| 13:11 | Colorado | David Drexler gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:45 | Colorado | David Drexler loses the ball out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jimmy Drummond (PG), Joshua Hertzler (SF), Thomas McWells (C) Joe McDorman, Philip Haynes, William Witham | |
| Subs | Colorado | Edward Smither (SF) Steven O'Neil | |
| 12:31 | Iowa State | Ronald Slater buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Drummond | 40-44 |
| 12:12 | Colorado | Carl Koch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 12:10 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Drummond | 40-44 |
| 11:57 | Iowa State | Jimmy Drummond is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jimmy Drummond, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thomas Nightingale (SG), Larry Stephens (C) Ronald Slater, Thomas McWells | |
| Subs | Colorado | Noel Smith (PG), William Whitney (PF), Billy Russell (C) James Rice, Ronald Edmonson, David Drexler | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jimmy Drummond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Nightingale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Hertzler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heath Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Carl Koch (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Smither (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Whitney (fresh) C - Billy Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Colorado | Thomas Nightingale is called for the reach on Carl Koch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Nightingale, team foul #8 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe McDorman (PF) Heath Davis | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 11:52 | Colorado | Carl Koch makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:52 | Colorado | Carl Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:30 | Iowa State | Larry Stephens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 11:28 | Colorado | Billy Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:03 | Colorado | Carl Koch scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Noel Smith | 40-48 |
| 10:50 | Iowa State | Thomas Nightingale is hacked by William Whitney - foul #2 on William Whitney, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Philip Haynes (SF), William Witham (PF), Thomas McWells (C) Jimmy Drummond, Joshua Hertzler, Larry Stephens | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Rice (SG), Steven O'Neil (PF) Carl Koch, William Whitney | |
| 10:31 | Iowa State | Philip Haynes misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Smither - foul #2 on Edward Smither, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Heath Davis (PF) Thomas McWells | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ronald Edmonson (SF) Edward Smither | |
| 10:31 | Iowa State | Philip Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:31 | Iowa State | Philip Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:08 | Colorado | Ronald Edmonson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 42-48 |
| 10:07 | Iowa State | William Witham pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 10:02 | Iowa State | Philip Haynes drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe McDorman | 44-48 |
| 09:34 | Colorado | Noel Smith connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Billy Russell | 44-50 |
| 09:19 | Iowa State | Joe McDorman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 09:17 | Iowa State | Heath Davis tips it in | 46-50 |
| 09:11 | Colorado | Ronald Edmonson drills a shot in the lane set up by Noel Smith | 46-52 |
| 08:56 | Iowa State | Philip Haynes misses the 3 from straight away | 46-52 |
| 08:55 | Iowa State | Joe McDorman hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 08:50 | Colorado | Philip Haynes steps in front of the Ronald Edmonson pass in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 08:45 | Iowa State | Thomas Nightingale can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Noel Smith - foul #1 on Noel Smith, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jimmy Drummond (PG), Joshua Hertzler (SF), Larry Stephens (C) Joe McDorman, Philip Haynes, William Witham | |
| Subs | Colorado | Carl Koch (SG), Edward Smither (SF), William Whitney (PF), David Drexler (C) James Rice, Ronald Edmonson, Steven O'Neil, Billy Russell | |
| 08:45 | Iowa State | Thomas Nightingale makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:45 | Iowa State | Thomas Nightingale makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:27 | Colorado | Edward Smither hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by William Whitney | 50-54 |
| 08:07 | Iowa State | Joshua Hertzler misses long on a runner in the paint | 50-54 |
| 08:05 | Colorado | David Drexler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:42 | Colorado | David Drexler scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Noel Smith | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jimmy Drummond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Nightingale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Hertzler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heath Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 9 ast. SG - Carl Koch (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Smither (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Whitney (fresh) C - David Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Iowa State | Larry Stephens misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 07:26 | Iowa State | Joshua Hertzler gets the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 07:05 | Iowa State | Heath Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Slater (PG), Michael Fontenot (SG), Joe McDorman (PF), Thomas McWells (C) Jimmy Drummond, Thomas Nightingale, Heath Davis, Larry Stephens | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Rice (PG), Ronald Edmonson (SF), Steven O'Neil (PF) Noel Smith, Edward Smither, William Whitney | |
| 06:46 | Colorado | David Drexler hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Edmonson | 50-58 |
| 06:29 | Iowa State | Joe McDorman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-58 |
| 06:28 | Colorado | Carl Koch pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 06:11 | Colorado | Carl Koch connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ronald Edmonson | 50-61 |
| 05:57 | Iowa State | Michael Fontenot misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven O'Neil - foul #3 on Steven O'Neil, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jimmy Drummond (PG), Philip Haynes (SF), William Witham (PF), Larry Stephens (C) Ronald Slater, Joshua Hertzler, Joe McDorman, Thomas McWells | |
| Subs | Colorado | Noel Smith (PG), Edward Smither (SF), Billy Russell (C) Carl Koch, Steven O'Neil, David Drexler | |
| 05:57 | Iowa State | Michael Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:57 | Iowa State | Michael Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:55 | Colorado | Larry Stephens steals it from Noel Smith in the backcourt | 52-61 |
| 05:40 | Iowa State | Billy Russell is called for the reach on Michael Fontenot - foul #1 on Billy Russell, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven O'Neil (PF) Ronald Edmonson | |
| 05:40 | Iowa State | Michael Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:40 | Iowa State | Michael Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:27 | Colorado | James Rice is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 54-61 |
| 05:26 | Colorado | Noel Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 04:57 | Colorado | Noel Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Drummond - foul #4 on Jimmy Drummond, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Slater (SG), Thomas McWells (C) Michael Fontenot, Larry Stephens | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Whitney (PF) Steven O'Neil | |
| 04:57 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 04:57 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 04:28 | Iowa State | Thomas McWells loses the ball out of bounds | 54-63 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Fontenot (SG), Joshua Hertzler (SF) Jimmy Drummond, Philip Haynes | |
| Subs | Colorado | Carl Koch (SG), Ronald Edmonson (SF) Noel Smith, Edward Smither | |
| 04:06 | Colorado | Carl Koch makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Rice and he's fouled by Michael Fontenot - foul #5 on Michael Fontenot, team foul #10 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jimmy Drummond (PG), Joe McDorman (PF) Michael Fontenot, William Witham | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven O'Neil (C) Billy Russell | |
| 04:06 | Colorado | Carl Koch misses the free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:06 | Iowa State | Joshua Hertzler grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 03:51 | Iowa State | Joshua Hertzler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Whitney - foul #3 on William Whitney, team foul #11 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thomas Nightingale (SG), Larry Stephens (C) Ronald Slater, Thomas McWells | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 03:51 | Iowa State | Joshua Hertzler makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 03:51 | Iowa State | Joshua Hertzler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Colorado | Ronald Edmonson hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 56-65 |
| 03:22 | Iowa State | Joe McDorman pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jimmy Drummond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Nightingale (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Hertzler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe McDorman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Rice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Koch (tiring) 28 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Edmonson (fresh) 13 pts. PF - William Whitney (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Steven O'Neil (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Iowa State | Joshua Hertzler's pass is intercepted by Ronald Edmonson | 56-65 |
| 02:58 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Philip Haynes (SF), William Witham (PF) Thomas Nightingale, Joshua Hertzler | |
| Subs | Colorado | Noel Smith (PG), Edward Smither (SF), David Drexler (C) Carl Koch, Ronald Edmonson, Steven O'Neil | |
| 02:40 | Colorado | James Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 02:38 | Colorado | David Drexler snags the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 02:11 | Colorado | James Rice is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Noel Smith | 56-68 |
| 01:52 | Iowa State | Larry Stephens is denied on a layup by David Drexler | 56-68 |
| 01:50 | Iowa State | Larry Stephens tips it in | 58-68 |
| 01:22 | Colorado | James Rice connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Noel Smith | 58-71 |
| 01:03 | Iowa State | Philip Haynes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-71 |
| 01:02 | Iowa State | Joe McDorman hits the follow up shot | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Colorado | Jimmy Drummond is called for the reach on David Drexler - foul #5 on Jimmy Drummond, team foul #11 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thomas Nightingale (PG), Ronald Slater (SG) Jimmy Drummond, Larry Stephens | |
| Subs | Colorado | Carl Koch (SG), Ronald Edmonson (PF) Noel Smith, William Whitney | |
| 00:58 | Colorado | David Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:58 | Colorado | David Drexler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Iowa State | William Witham misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on David Drexler - foul #2 on David Drexler, team foul #12 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Noel Smith (PG), William Whitney (PF) James Rice, Ronald Edmonson | |
| 00:52 | Iowa State | William Witham misses the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:52 | Iowa State | William Witham makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Colorado | William Whitney scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Koch | 61-75 |
| 00:22 | Iowa State | Thomas Nightingale drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Slater | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Noel Smith runs out the clock | 63-75 |