| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) SF - John Wheeler (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abke (fresh) C - Russell Branch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull buries a 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Colorado State | John Wheeler can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke tips it in | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Roberts | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Colorado State | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Brennan is blocked by Christopher Carter | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Branch | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Colorado State | John Roberts drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Russell Branch | 5-3 |
| 17:57 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull travels with the ball | 5-3 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), James Foster (C) Joseph Brennan, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:41 | Colorado State | John Roberts buries a jumper from the right side set up by Gordon Baker | 7-3 |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-5 |
| 17:15 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:55 | Missouri State | John Rusk denies the turnaround by Dwayne Jaramillo | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Colorado State | James Foster pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:19 | Colorado State | Fang Yen buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Roberts | 10-5 |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses the floater from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 16:09 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Fang Yen | 10-5 |
| 15:49 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker banks in the layup and he's hacked by Marvin Sawyer - foul #1 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #1 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF) John Roberts, Fang Yen, John Rusk | |
| 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 | |
| 15:49 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) SG - Gordon Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wheeler (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) SG - Walter Hall (fresh) SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) C - Bennie Melton (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Missouri State | Robert Moore scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 15:08 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Foster | 16-7 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abke - foul #1 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #1 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), John Rusk (PF) Gordon Baker, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Robert Moore knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Rick Clapp | 16-9 |
| 14:08 | Colorado State | John Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Rick Clapp - foul #1 on Rick Clapp, team foul #2 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (C) James Foster | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG) Walter Hall | |
| 13:59 | Colorado State | John Wheeler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Cull - foul #1 on Ronald Cull, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG) Robert Moore | |
| 13:59 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:59 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 13:46 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 3 from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 13:23 | Colorado State | John Rusk comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Mike Tolman - foul #1 on Mike Tolman, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Russell Branch (C) Joseph Brennan, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 13:23 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:23 | Colorado State | John Rusk makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 12:41 | Colorado State | John Rusk is hacked by Ronald Cull - foul #2 on Ronald Cull, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), Dikembe Abke (PF), James Foster (C) John Wheeler, John Rusk, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (SG) Ronald Cull | |
| 12:30 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 12:28 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to James Foster | 18-14 |
| 12:16 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Roberts | 20-14 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo scores on a floater from the right block and he's fouled by James Foster - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #2 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (SF), John Rusk (PF) John Roberts, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG) Paul Caceres | |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo makes the free throw | 20-17 |
| 11:51 | Colorado State | Dwayne Jaramillo steals it from James Foster | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Wheeler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Rusk (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Foster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Missouri State | Walter Hall knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 11:16 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert Moore - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Gordon Baker (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, John Wheeler, John Rusk, James Foster | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 11:16 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 11:16 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:59 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bennie Melton, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG) Joseph Brennan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 10:47 | Colorado State | John Roberts is fouled on the floor by Mike Tolman - foul #2 on Mike Tolman, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (SF), James Foster (C) Gordon Baker, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG) Mike Tolman | |
| 10:47 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:47 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:22 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 10:20 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 23-19 |
| 09:57 | Colorado State | Fang Yen buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-19 |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 09:19 | Colorado State | Fang Yen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Rick Clapp - foul #2 on Rick Clapp, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), Russell Branch (C) John Roberts, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke, James Foster | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Ronnie Park (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Robert Moore, Walter Hall, Rick Clapp, Bennie Melton | |
| 09:19 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 09:19 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 09:19 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the 3rd free throw | 27-21 |
| 08:52 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Chad Stier | 27-23 |
| 08:29 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-23 |
| 08:27 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Chad Stier is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Chad Stier, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Fang Yen, Gordon Baker, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG) Chad Stier | |
| 08:04 | Colorado State | John Roberts comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 08:03 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Park | 27-23 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Foster (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (SG) Ronnie Park | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Wheeler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Rusk (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Foster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Colorado State | John Rusk travels with the ball | 27-23 |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres loses the dribble to James Foster | 27-23 |
| 07:05 | Colorado State | John Wheeler buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Roberts and he's fouled by Paul Caceres - foul #1 on Paul Caceres, team foul #11 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (PF), Russell Branch (C) John Rusk, James Foster | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Walter Hall (SF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Marvin Sawyer, Christopher Carter | |
| 07:05 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 06:52 | Missouri State | Chad Stier misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-23 |
| 06:50 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 29-23 |
| 06:45 | Colorado State | Walter Hall steals the ball from John Wheeler | 29-23 |
| 06:24 | Missouri State | Walter Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Branch | 29-23 |
| 06:23 | Colorado State | John Roberts pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 06:18 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Roberts | 31-23 |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Chad Stier can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Roberts - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #3 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Chad Stier makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Chad Stier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:48 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 31-25 |
| 05:47 | Missouri State | Walter Hall snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-25 |
| 05:21 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo tips it but misses | 31-25 |
| 05:19 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Gordon Baker | 31-25 |
| 05:00 | Colorado State | John Rusk drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Brennan | 33-25 |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Chad Stier is hacked by Gordon Baker - foul #1 on Gordon Baker, team foul #4 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF) Joseph Brennan, Gordon Baker, John Rusk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronnie Park (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Christopher Carter (C) Chad Stier, Robert Moore, Walter Hall, Bennie Melton | |
| 04:34 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-25 |
| 04:33 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 04:15 | Colorado State | Ronnie Park is called for the reach on Fang Yen - foul #1 on Ronnie Park, team foul #12 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Russell Branch (C) James Foster | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:15 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:15 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:58 | Missouri State | Russell Branch takes the ball from Christopher Carter | 35-25 |
| 03:44 | Colorado State | Fang Yen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-25 |
| 03:43 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to John Wheeler | 35-25 |
| 03:27 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 03:26 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Marvin Sawyer | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Branch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronnie Park (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-25 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), James Foster (C) Fang Yen, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG), Mike Tolman (PF) Ronnie Park, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| 03:08 | Colorado State | John Roberts's pass is intercepted by Ronald Cull in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| 02:51 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 02:50 | Colorado State | James Foster gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 02:31 | Colorado State | John Rusk hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 35-25 |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 02:01 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter hits a jumpshot from the right side | 35-27 |
| 01:45 | Colorado State | Mike Tolman steps in front of the James Foster pass | 35-27 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer loses the dribble to Gordon Baker | 35-27 |
| 01:26 | Colorado State | John Roberts banks in the layup on a great pass from Gordon Baker | 37-27 |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman can't finish the uncontested layup | 37-27 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull tips it in | 37-29 |
| 01:12 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Cull - foul #3 on Ronald Cull, team foul #13 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF), Russell Branch (C) John Roberts, Gordon Baker, John Rusk, James Foster | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer, Christopher Carter | |
| 01:12 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 01:12 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 01:12 | Colorado State | Russell Branch grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 00:53 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan loses the dribble to Rick Clapp | 38-29 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Walter Hall lays it in on a nice dish by Rick Clapp | 38-31 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 00:36 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Brennan | 38-31 |
| 00:25 | Colorado State | Fang Yen's pass is intercepted by Walter Hall | 38-31 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the board | 38-31 |