| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Wheeler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Branch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Corey Daniel (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | William Rowley inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Corey Daniel drills a turnaround in the lane | 32-31 |
| 19:17 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the lay-in | 32-31 |
| 19:15 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 18:47 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dale Bible | 32-34 |
| 18:32 | Colorado State | John Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 18:30 | Alabama | William Rowley gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:01 | Alabama | Joseph Brennan takes the ball from Corey Daniel | 32-34 |
| 17:58 | Colorado State | John Roberts dunks the ball on a great pass from Joseph Brennan | 34-34 |
| 17:41 | Alabama | John Roberts steals it from Dale Bible | 34-34 |
| 17:36 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan can't throw it down | 34-34 |
| 17:34 | Alabama | Steven Medley pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:05 | Alabama | Dale Bible is hacked by John Roberts - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:43 | Alabama | Joseph Brennan picks off the pass by William Rowley | 34-34 |
| 16:32 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan is hacked by Corey Daniel - foul #2 on Corey Daniel, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 16:11 | Colorado State | John Rusk drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Fang Yen and he's hacked by William Rowley - foul #3 on William Rowley, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG) Joseph Brennan | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt (SF), Bryce Brown (C) William Rowley, Steven Medley | |
| 16:11 | Colorado State | John Rusk makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:49 | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt is hacked by John Roberts - foul #3 on John Roberts, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG) Fang Yen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG) Dale Bible | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) PF - John Rusk (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Brungardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 15:28 | Colorado State | James Foster grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 15:01 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-34 |
| 15:00 | Alabama | Bryce Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:39 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-34 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | Corey Daniel tips it but misses | 37-34 |
| 14:36 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Foster | 37-34 |
| 14:18 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 14:17 | Alabama | Bryce Brown snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 14:01 | Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Bryce Brown is blocked by James Foster | 37-34 |
| 13:59 | Colorado State | James Foster gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:54 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker's pass is intercepted by Kim Hastings | 37-34 |
| 13:32 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 13:31 | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt tips it home | 37-36 |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | John Rusk lays it in on a nice dish by John Roberts | 39-36 |
| 12:50 | Alabama | Joseph Brennan steals it from Shawn Brungardt | 39-36 |
| 12:47 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker jams it on a great pass from Joseph Brennan | 41-36 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Shawn Brungardt misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 12:34 | Colorado State | James Foster gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 12:19 | Colorado State | Stanford Vansant steals it from John Rusk | 41-36 |
| 12:15 | Alabama | Kim Hastings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stanford Vansant | 41-38 |
| 11:59 | Colorado State | John Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 11:57 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:34 | Alabama | James Foster takes the ball from Bryce Brown | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rusk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kim Hastings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Brungardt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Colorado State | Kim Hastings is called for the reach on John Roberts - foul #2 on Kim Hastings, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF) John Roberts, Gordon Baker, John Rusk | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), William Rowley (SF), Steven Medley (C) Kim Hastings, Shawn Brungardt, Bryce Brown | |
| 11:08 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Fang Yen | 44-38 |
| 10:44 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant lays it up and in | 44-40 |
| 10:29 | Colorado State | James Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Russell Branch (C) Joseph Brennan, James Foster | |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (SG), Javier Lopez (PF) Stanford Vansant, Corey Daniel | |
| 10:09 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 10:07 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 44-40 |
| 10:04 | Colorado State | John Roberts double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Dale Bible buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 09:19 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-42 |
| 09:17 | Colorado State | John Roberts hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 08:54 | Alabama | Javier Lopez is denied on a layup by Dikembe Abke | 46-42 |
| 08:53 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 46-42 |
| 08:46 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Dale Bible | 46-42 |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Dale Bible misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Roberts - foul #4 on John Roberts, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG), Corey Daniel (PF) Zachary Grondin, Javier Lopez | |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Dale Bible makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Dale Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:12 | Colorado State | Fang Yen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| 07:55 | Alabama | Steven Medley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Medley, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| 07:37 | Colorado State | John Wheeler is whistled for a carry | 46-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG) Joseph Brennan | |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryce Brown (C) Steven Medley | |
| 07:19 | Alabama | Bryce Brown buries a jumper from the right side | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Wheeler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Rowley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 06:57 | Alabama | William Rowley snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | William Rowley clanks a runner from close range | 46-46 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | Corey Daniel snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:21 | Alabama | Corey Daniel scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Stanford Vansant | 46-48 |
| 06:05 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke is called for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), John Rusk (PF), Russell Branch (C) John Roberts, Dikembe Abke, James Foster | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG), Shawn Brungardt (SF), Steven Medley (C) Dale Bible, William Rowley, Bryce Brown | |
| 05:38 | Alabama | Corey Daniel's layup is rejected by John Wheeler | 46-48 |
| 05:37 | Alabama | Corey Daniel tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 05:13 | Colorado State | Corey Daniel denies the turnaround by John Rusk | 46-50 |
| 05:11 | Colorado State | Russell Branch tips it home | 48-50 |
| 04:56 | Alabama | John Wheeler takes the ball from Corey Daniel | 48-50 |
| 04:35 | Colorado State | John Wheeler connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Fang Yen and he's hacked by Shawn Brungardt - foul #1 on Shawn Brungardt, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Dikembe Abke (PF), James Foster (C) Joseph Brennan, John Rusk, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), William Rowley (SF), Javier Lopez (PF) Stanford Vansant, Shawn Brungardt, Corey Daniel | |
| 04:35 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Dikembe Abke takes the ball from Javier Lopez | 51-50 |
| 03:52 | Colorado State | Javier Lopez is called for the reach on John Roberts - foul #1 on Javier Lopez, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Gordon Baker (SF) John Roberts, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:24 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gordon Baker | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:07 | Alabama | James Foster denies the turnaround by Javier Lopez | 54-50 |
| 03:06 | Colorado State | James Foster pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Fang Yen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Javier Lopez (fresh) C - Steven Medley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Colorado State | Fang Yen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 02:44 | Colorado State | James Foster tips it home | 56-50 |
| 02:44 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), John Wheeler (SF), John Rusk (PF), Russell Branch (C) Joseph Brennan, Gordon Baker, Dikembe Abke, James Foster | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG), Corey Daniel (PF) Kim Hastings, Javier Lopez | |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Corey Daniel is fouled on the floor by Russell Branch - foul #3 on Russell Branch, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG) Fang Yen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:11 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Russell Branch - foul #4 on Russell Branch, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG) Joseph Brennan | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:11 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 02:11 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:57 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Corey Daniel - foul #3 on Corey Daniel, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG) Fang Yen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:57 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:57 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:57 | Alabama | Corey Daniel snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Corey Daniel pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Steven Medley double dribbles | 56-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (PF) John Rusk | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | Dale Bible is called for the reach on John Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Bible, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF) John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | Russell Branch pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 01:26 | Colorado State | Corey Daniel is called for the reach on Russell Branch - foul #4 on Corey Daniel, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| 01:26 | Colorado State | Russell Branch makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 01:26 | Colorado State | Russell Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | John Roberts steps in front of the Stanford Vansant pass | 59-51 |
| 01:10 | Colorado State | Dale Bible is called for the reach on Joseph Brennan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Bible, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| 01:10 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:10 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:59 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dale Bible | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Bible - foul #5 on Dale Bible, team foul #11 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG) Dale Bible | |
| 00:56 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:56 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Alabama | William Rowley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:48 | Alabama | Kim Hastings snags the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Daniel | 63-54 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 00:39 | Colorado State | Russell Branch gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Russell Branch is hacked by Kim Hastings in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kim Hastings, team foul #12 | 63-54 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Russell Branch makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Russell Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Corey Daniel gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Kim Hastings misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | William Rowley tips it home | 64-56 |
| 00:28 | Colorado State | Stanford Vansant is called for the reach on Gordon Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanford Vansant, team foul #13 | 64-56 |
| 00:28 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:28 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Kim Hastings makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanford Vansant | 65-59 |
| 00:19 | Colorado State | Russell Branch is hacked by Kim Hastings in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kim Hastings, team foul #14 | 65-59 |
| 00:19 | Colorado State | Russell Branch makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:19 | Colorado State | Russell Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Kim Hastings hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 00:12 | Colorado State | John Rusk grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | John Rusk is fouled in the backcourt by Stanford Vansant - foul #2 on Stanford Vansant, team foul #15 | 67-59 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | John Rusk makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | John Rusk makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant can't finish the layup | 69-59 |
| 00:03 | Colorado State | Russell Branch pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | John Roberts runs out the clock | 69-59 |