| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Van Marks (fresh) C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Caceres | 23-24 |
| 19:26 | Colorado | Charles Olsson scores on a floater from the left side | 25-24 |
| 19:14 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 19:12 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo tips it home | 25-26 |
| 18:44 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #2 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 18:44 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:44 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| 18:06 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Saavedra | 28-26 |
| 17:38 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Dwayne Jaramillo and he's fouled by Larry Saavedra - foul #2 on Larry Saavedra, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 17:38 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:38 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Van Marks | 28-28 |
| 17:11 | Colorado | Marvin Sawyer blocks the short jumper by Charles Olsson | 28-28 |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 16:51 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 16:50 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter gets the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dwayne Jaramillo | 28-30 |
| 16:09 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano (PG), William Newborn (SG), John Capps (SF), Kevin Swarthout (PF) Gary Crowell, Larry Saavedra, Johnathon Corliss, Van Marks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 15:43 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton loses the dribble to William Newborn | 28-30 |
| 15:38 | Colorado | John Capps hits the finger roll set up by William Newborn | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Ernest Anguiano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Newborn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Capps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) SG - Walter Hall (fresh) SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Rick Clapp and the foul's on Kevin Swarthout - foul #3 on Kevin Swarthout, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Van Marks (PF) Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:17 | Colorado | William Newborn misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-33 |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp buries a floater from the right side set up by Walter Hall and he's fouled by Van Marks - foul #1 on Van Marks, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), Johnathon Corliss (SF) Ernest Anguiano, Van Marks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG) Walter Hall | |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:32 | Colorado | Bennie Melton blocks the short jumper by Gary Crowell | 30-36 |
| 14:31 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 14:26 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bennie Melton | 30-38 |
| 14:00 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rick Clapp - foul #2 on Rick Clapp, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (SG) William Newborn | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Robert Moore, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 14:00 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:00 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:46 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Saavedra - foul #3 on Larry Saavedra, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| 13:46 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:46 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:46 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 13:22 | Colorado | Gary Crowell is fouled on the floor by Christopher Carter - foul #1 on Christopher Carter, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Van Marks (PF), Charles Olsson (C) John Capps, Kevin Swarthout | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:04 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss is hacked by Marvin Sawyer - foul #2 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano (PG) Gary Crowell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:41 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-38 |
| 12:24 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-38 |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull tips it back up and in | 31-40 |
| 11:53 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-40 |
| 11:52 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 11:47 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Sawyer | 31-42 |
| 11:31 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Cull - foul #2 on Ronald Cull, team foul #6 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), John Capps (SF), Kevin Swarthout (C) Ernest Anguiano, Johnathon Corliss, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 11:31 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 11:31 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Capps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Van Marks (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman's pass is intercepted by John Capps | 33-42 |
| 10:50 | Colorado | Paul Caceres steals the ball from Larry Saavedra | 33-42 |
| 10:33 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp is fouled on the floor by John Capps - foul #1 on John Capps, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Newborn (SG), Charles Olsson (C) Larry Saavedra, Van Marks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Bennie Melton | |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp's pass is intercepted by Charles Olsson | 33-42 |
| 10:05 | Colorado | Charles Olsson knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Crowell | 35-42 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-42 |
| 09:47 | Colorado | John Capps grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 09:28 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-42 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Robert Moore is fouled on the floor by Charles Olsson - foul #3 on Charles Olsson, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (SG), Johnathon Corliss (SF), Van Marks (PF) William Newborn, John Capps, Kevin Swarthout | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Robert Moore, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman | |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Caceres | 35-44 |
| 08:38 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra is hacked by Ronald Cull - foul #3 on Ronald Cull, team foul #7 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano (PG) Gary Crowell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mike Tolman (C) Christopher Carter | |
| 08:38 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 08:38 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mike Tolman | 37-47 |
| 08:00 | Colorado | Dwayne Jaramillo denies the turnaround by Charles Olsson | 37-47 |
| 07:59 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss can't tip it in | 37-47 |
| 07:57 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 07:52 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull hits a 3 from straight away | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:38 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), John Capps (PF), Kevin Swarthout (C) Ernest Anguiano, Van Marks, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (SG) Ronald Cull | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) 15 pts. PF - John Capps (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Tolman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres is fouled on the floor by Larry Saavedra - foul #4 on Larry Saavedra, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Carter (C) Mike Tolman | |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 07:22 | Colorado | John Capps grabs the board | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:02 | Colorado | Gary Crowell is fouled on the floor by Paul Caceres - foul #1 on Paul Caceres, team foul #8 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Newborn (SG) Larry Saavedra | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG) Paul Caceres | |
| 07:02 | Colorado | Gary Crowell misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 07:02 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | Walter Hall clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 06:38 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Kevin Swarthout | 37-51 |
| 06:30 | Colorado | William Newborn misses the easy layup | 37-51 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 37-53 |
| 06:08 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss hits the finger roll set up by William Newborn | 39-53 |
| 05:57 | Missouri State | Robert Moore is whistled for traveling | 39-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano (PG), Larry Saavedra (SG), Van Marks (PF) Gary Crowell, William Newborn, John Capps | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF) Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| 05:39 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ernest Anguiano | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull is fouled on the floor by Larry Saavedra - foul #5 on Larry Saavedra, team foul #8 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Newborn (SG), Charles Olsson (C) Larry Saavedra, Kevin Swarthout | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Bennie Melton (C) Robert Moore, Christopher Carter | |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 05:25 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Van Marks | 41-54 |
| 05:10 | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano is fouled on the floor by Bennie Melton - foul #2 on Bennie Melton, team foul #9 | 41-54 |
| 05:10 | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:10 | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:10 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mike Tolman | 42-57 |
| 04:42 | Colorado | Charles Olsson buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Anguiano and the foul's on Rick Clapp - foul #3 on Rick Clapp, team foul #10 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG) Ernest Anguiano | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF) Rick Clapp | |
| 04:42 | Colorado | Charles Olsson makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the floater from the baseline | 45-57 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman tips it in | 45-59 |
| 03:58 | Colorado | Charles Olsson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 45-59 |
| 03:56 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| 03:37 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-59 |
| 03:36 | Colorado | William Newborn grabs the board | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Colorado | Paul Caceres takes the ball from Gary Crowell in the backcourt | 45-59 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres lays it up and in | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Newborn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnathon Corliss (fairly fresh) 19 pts. PF - Van Marks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Colorado | Gary Crowell travels with the ball | 45-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano (PG), John Capps (SF), Kevin Swarthout (PF) Gary Crowell, Johnathon Corliss, Van Marks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Rick Clapp (SF) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer | |
| 02:47 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 02:45 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton gets the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Newborn - foul #1 on William Newborn, team foul #9 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | Van Marks (PF) Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG) Bennie Melton | |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 02:01 | Colorado | Rick Clapp swats the layup by Ernest Anguiano | 45-63 |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | Robert Moore grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Rick Clapp | 45-65 |
| 01:35 | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-65 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Olsson (C) Van Marks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bennie Melton (C) Chad Stier | |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | Robert Moore's pass is intercepted by Kevin Swarthout | 45-65 |
| 00:59 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-65 |
| 00:58 | Colorado | Charles Olsson grabs the offensive board | 45-65 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Colorado | Charles Olsson buries a turnaround in the paint | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-65 |
| 00:27 | Colorado | Charles Olsson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Charles Olsson is whistled for traveling | 47-65 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Robert Moore runs out the clock | 47-65 |