| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lee Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Siple (fresh) PF - Harold Adams (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Richard Siple inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Colorado | Noel Smith misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Hubert Stephens - foul #2 on Hubert Stephens, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 19:43 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:43 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:25 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Cooley | 35-29 |
| 19:09 | Colorado | Lee Perkins drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Siple | 38-29 |
| 18:46 | Ball State | Harold Adams swats the layup by Blake Ratcliff | 38-29 |
| 18:44 | Colorado | Noel Smith gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:19 | Colorado | Noel Smith can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 18:18 | Colorado | Harold Adams gets the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:54 | Colorado | Noel Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens dunks the ball set up by Donald Cooley | 38-31 |
| 17:21 | Colorado | David Drexler is hacked by Cory Callison - foul #1 on Cory Callison, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Whitney (PF) Harold Adams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Traynor (SF), Tyler Arocho (C) Terrance Davis, Hubert Stephens | |
| 17:04 | Colorado | Noel Smith misses short on a runner from the baseline | 38-31 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Blake Ratcliff | 38-31 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Donald Cooley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Traynor | 38-33 |
| 16:30 | Colorado | A charge is called on Noel Smith - foul #5 on Noel Smith, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gerald Thomas (PG), Edward Smither (SF), Steven O'Neil (C) Noel Smith, Richard Siple, David Drexler | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Steven Walker (SF) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Blake Ratcliff | |
| 16:14 | Ball State | Steven Mendel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-33 |
| 16:12 | Ball State | Steven Mendel pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Steven Mendel's pass is intercepted by Gerald Thomas | 38-33 |
| 15:51 | Colorado | Lee Perkins misses the easy layup | 38-33 |
| 15:49 | Colorado | Edward Smither hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gerald Thomas (fresh) SG - Lee Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Smither (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Whitney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven O'Neil (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Dean Durham (fresh) SG - Steven Mendel (fresh) SF - Steven Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Traynor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Ball State | Steven Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 15:30 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Steven O'Neil | 40-33 |
| 15:26 | Colorado | Edward Smither hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tyler Arocho - foul #3 on Tyler Arocho, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Siple (SF), Harold Adams (PF) Gerald Thomas, William Whitney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Terrance Davis (SF), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Hubert Stephens (C) Steven Mendel, Steven Walker, Tyler Arocho, Richard Traynor | |
| 15:26 | Colorado | Edward Smither makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:26 | Colorado | Edward Smither makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Terrance Davis | 42-36 |
| 14:55 | Colorado | Donald Cooley picks off the pass by Richard Siple | 42-36 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Terrance Davis can't finish the layup | 42-36 |
| 14:51 | Colorado | Lee Perkins grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 14:26 | Colorado | Harold Adams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Blake Ratcliff - foul #1 on Blake Ratcliff, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Whitney (PF), David Drexler (C) Lee Perkins, Steven O'Neil | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (SG) Dean Durham | |
| 14:26 | Colorado | Harold Adams misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:26 | Colorado | Harold Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Adams - foul #2 on Harold Adams, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gerald Thomas (PG) William Whitney | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:05 | Ball State | Terrance Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Siple - foul #2 on Richard Siple, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (SG) Richard Siple | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:05 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:05 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:05 | Colorado | Harold Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:42 | Colorado | Terrance Davis is called for the reach on Edward Smither - foul #3 on Terrance Davis, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG) Donald Cooley | |
| 13:20 | Colorado | Hubert Stephens takes the ball from Edward Smither | 43-37 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | Cory Callison knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Terrance Davis | 43-40 |
| 12:40 | Colorado | Cory Callison is called for the reach on Gerald Thomas - foul #2 on Cory Callison, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Siple (SF), William Whitney (PF) Edward Smither, Harold Adams | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Steven Walker (SF), Tyler Arocho (PF), Richard Traynor (C) Dean Durham, Terrance Davis, Blake Ratcliff, Hubert Stephens | |
| 12:15 | Colorado | Gerald Thomas buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Perkins | 45-40 |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Richard Traynor hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 45-40 |
| 11:45 | Ball State | Cory Callison grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gerald Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lee Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Siple (fresh) PF - William Whitney (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Callison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Arocho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Traynor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ball State | Cory Callison can't connect on a floater from the left side | 45-40 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Tyler Arocho tips it home | 45-42 |
| 11:01 | Colorado | Lee Perkins drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Whitney | 48-42 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is hacked by Gerald Thomas - foul #1 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Curtis (PG), Edward Smither (SG), Harold Adams (PF), Steven O'Neil (C) Gerald Thomas, Lee Perkins, William Whitney, David Drexler | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (PG), Steven Mendel (SG), Terrance Davis (SF), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Hubert Stephens (C) Donald Cooley, Cory Callison, Steven Walker, Tyler Arocho, Richard Traynor | |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 10:27 | Colorado | Richard Siple pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:04 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Steven Mendel - foul #1 on Steven Mendel, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (SG), William Whitney (C) James Curtis, Richard Siple | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:04 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:04 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:48 | Ball State | Terrance Davis clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-42 |
| 09:46 | Colorado | The rebound goes to William Whitney | 48-42 |
| 09:32 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Steven O'Neil, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Curtis (PG) William Whitney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG) Steven Mendel | |
| 09:24 | Ball State | Dean Durham knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Cooley | 48-45 |
| 09:19 | Colorado | Hubert Stephens takes the ball from Lee Perkins | 48-45 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| 08:36 | Colorado | Edward Smither misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 08:34 | Colorado | James Curtis can't tip it in | 48-47 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Donald Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 08:14 | Ball State | Blake Ratcliff pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:58 | Ball State | Dean Durham clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 07:57 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:46 | Ball State | Donald Cooley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Hubert Stephens | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Curtis (fresh) SG - Lee Perkins (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Smither (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Adams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven O'Neil (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Durham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terrance Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Hubert Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Colorado | Lee Perkins is hacked by Dean Durham - foul #3 on Dean Durham, team foul #8 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Siple (SF), William Whitney (PF), David Drexler (C) James Curtis, Harold Adams, Steven O'Neil | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (SG), Steven Walker (SF), Tyler Arocho (PF), Richard Traynor (C) Dean Durham, Terrance Davis, Blake Ratcliff, Hubert Stephens | |
| 07:21 | Colorado | Lee Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:21 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Richard Traynor | 48-50 |
| 06:58 | Ball State | Richard Traynor is hacked by David Drexler - foul #1 on David Drexler, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gerald Thomas (PG) Edward Smither | |
| Subs | Ball State | Steven Mendel (PG) Donald Cooley | |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Richard Traynor connects on the fadeaway from close range | 48-52 |
| 06:46 | Colorado | Gerald Thomas loses the dribble to Steven Mendel in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 06:39 | Ball State | Steven Mendel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-52 |
| 06:37 | Colorado | David Drexler pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:16 | Colorado | Steven Mendel steps in front of the Lee Perkins pass | 48-52 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Steven Mendel lays it up and in | 48-54 |
| 05:50 | Colorado | William Whitney buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Thomas | 50-54 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Richard Siple is called for the reach on Steven Walker - foul #3 on Richard Siple, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | Edward Smither (SG) Lee Perkins | |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Cooley (PG), Blake Ratcliff (PF), Hubert Stephens (C) Steven Mendel, Tyler Arocho, Richard Traynor | |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Steven Walker misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:31 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:17 | Ball State | Steven Walker is fouled on the floor by Edward Smither - foul #1 on Edward Smither, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| 05:17 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:17 | Ball State | Steven Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:53 | Colorado | Edward Smither hits the finger roll | 52-56 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Donald Cooley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 04:35 | Colorado | David Drexler snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 04:09 | Colorado | Edward Smither buries a jumpshot from the right side | 54-56 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens is hacked by William Whitney - foul #1 on William Whitney, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Curtis (PG), Lee Perkins (SG), Harold Adams (PF), Steven O'Neil (C) Gerald Thomas, Richard Siple, William Whitney, David Drexler | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dean Durham (SG), Terrance Davis (SF) Cory Callison, Steven Walker | |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:46 | Colorado | Edward Smither misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Curtis (fresh) SG - Lee Perkins (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Smither (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven O'Neil (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Donald Cooley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Durham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terrance Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Blake Ratcliff (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Hubert Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is hacked by James Curtis - foul #1 on James Curtis, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Siple (SF) Edward Smither | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:28 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:15 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil hits the finger roll set up by James Curtis | 56-60 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Donald Cooley is fouled on the floor by James Curtis - foul #2 on James Curtis, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Cory Callison (SG), Richard Traynor (C) Dean Durham, Hubert Stephens | |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Donald Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 02:50 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gerald Thomas (PG), Edward Smither (SG), David Drexler (C) James Curtis, Lee Perkins, Steven O'Neil | |
| Subs | Ball State | Hubert Stephens (C) Richard Traynor | |
| 02:45 | Colorado | Edward Smither misses the easy layup | 56-62 |
| 02:43 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Hubert Stephens | 56-62 |
| 02:21 | Ball State | Terrance Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-62 |
| 02:07 | Colorado | Edward Smither loses the ball out of bounds | 56-62 |
| 01:50 | Ball State | Terrance Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 01:49 | Colorado | David Drexler grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 01:40 | Colorado | Edward Smither knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Thomas | 58-62 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Terrance Davis misses short on a turnaround from close range | 58-62 |
| 01:23 | Colorado | Richard Siple grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 01:23 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (SG) Edward Smither | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:03 | Colorado | Lee Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | Terrance Davis gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Gerald Thomas is called for the reach on Donald Cooley - foul #2 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #12 | 58-62 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Donald Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:58 | Colorado | Harold Adams snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Colorado | Gerald Thomas clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Cory Callison - foul #3 on Cory Callison, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| 00:53 | Colorado | Gerald Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:53 | Colorado | Gerald Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Donald Cooley connects on the shot in the lane | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Lee Perkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 00:22 | Colorado | David Drexler grabs the offensive board | 60-64 |
| 00:19 | Colorado | Lee Perkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Thomas - foul #3 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #13 | 60-64 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Hubert Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Lee Perkins makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Gerald Thomas is called for the reach on Terrance Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Thomas, team foul #14 | 63-66 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | Terrance Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:02 | Colorado | Lee Perkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Harold Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | The clock runs out | 63-68 |