| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Rodney Floyd (fresh) SG - James Sancho (fresh) SF - Michael Cross (fresh) PF - Charles Cordray (fresh) C - Claude Shoults (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (fresh) SG - Lee Perkins (fresh) SF - Richard Siple (fresh) PF - Harold Adams (fresh) C - David Drexler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Claude Shoults wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Canisius | Michael Cross buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Sancho | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Colorado | David Drexler is hacked by Claude Shoults - foul #1 on Claude Shoults, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Colorado | Noel Smith clanks a jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Canisius | Charles Cordray pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Canisius | Charles Cordray misses the fadeaway from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Colorado | David Drexler snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Colorado | David Drexler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Michael Cross | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Canisius | Michael Cross comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Colorado | David Drexler grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Colorado | Noel Smith buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Harold Adams | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Canisius | James Sancho drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Cross | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Colorado | Noel Smith misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Claude Shoults - foul #2 on Claude Shoults, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Canisius | Clarence Titus (PF), Dane Donato (C) Charles Cordray, Claude Shoults | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 17:21 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:21 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Canisius | The short jumper by Clarence Titus is denied by Harold Adams | 5-4 |
| 17:00 | Canisius | Michael Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | Canisius | Clarence Titus misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | Colorado | Lee Perkins gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | Colorado | Rodney Floyd takes the ball from Richard Siple | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Canisius | Michael Cross misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:10 | Canisius | Dane Donato tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Canisius | James Sancho grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 15:54 | Canisius | James Sancho is hacked by Lee Perkins - foul #1 on Lee Perkins, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Canisius | Tony Pentecost (PG), Zachary Taylor (SG), Robert Adkins (SF), Charles Cordray (PF) Rodney Floyd, James Sancho, Michael Cross, Dane Donato | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Whitney (PF), Steven O'Neil (C) Harold Adams, David Drexler | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Tony Pentecost (fresh) SG - Zachary Taylor (fresh) SF - Robert Adkins (fresh) PF - Charles Cordray (fresh) C - Clarence Titus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lee Perkins (fresh) SF - Richard Siple (fresh) PF - William Whitney (fresh) C - Steven O'Neil (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Canisius | Zachary Taylor clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 15:37 | Colorado | Richard Siple pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:18 | Colorado | Noel Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tony Pentecost - foul #1 on Tony Pentecost, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Edward Smither (SF) Richard Siple | |
| 15:18 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:18 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:08 | Canisius | Zachary Taylor connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-6 |
| 14:41 | Colorado | Lee Perkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 14:40 | Canisius | Tony Pentecost gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:35 | Canisius | Robert Adkins misses the jump hook in the paint | 7-6 |
| 14:34 | Canisius | Clarence Titus tips it in | 9-6 |
| 14:09 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil clanks a runner from close range | 9-6 |
| 14:08 | Canisius | Robert Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:02 | Canisius | Tony Pentecost comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 14:00 | Colorado | Edward Smither pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:54 | Colorado | Clarence Titus swats the layup by Edward Smither | 9-6 |
| 13:52 | Colorado | Edward Smither misses the tip | 9-6 |
| 13:51 | Colorado | Noel Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:39 | Colorado | Edward Smither is fouled on the floor by Robert Adkins - foul #1 on Robert Adkins, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG), James Sancho (SG), Michael Cross (SF), Dane Donato (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Tony Pentecost, Zachary Taylor, Robert Adkins, Charles Cordray, Clarence Titus | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Siple (SF), Harold Adams (PF), David Drexler (C) Lee Perkins, William Whitney, Steven O'Neil | |
| 13:23 | Colorado | Noel Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 13:21 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Adams | 9-6 |
| 12:52 | Colorado | Harold Adams loses the dribble to Rodney Floyd | 9-6 |
| 12:37 | Canisius | James Sancho can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 12:35 | Colorado | Harold Adams pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:12 | Colorado | Edward Smither misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 12:11 | Colorado | Richard Siple grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 11:51 | Colorado | Edward Smither buries a shot from the right block set up by David Drexler and he's hacked by James Sancho - foul #1 on James Sancho, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Cordray (PF), Clarence Titus (C) Dane Donato, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 11:51 | Colorado | Edward Smither makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Rodney Floyd (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James Sancho (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Cordray (fresh) C - Clarence Titus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Smither (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Siple (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Adams (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Drexler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Canisius | Clarence Titus is denied on a layup by David Drexler | 9-9 |
| 11:28 | Colorado | Richard Siple snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 11:11 | Colorado | Noel Smith is fouled on the floor by Rodney Floyd - foul #1 on Rodney Floyd, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (SG), William Whitney (PF) Edward Smither, Harold Adams | |
| 10:51 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the jump hook in the lane set up by David Drexler | 9-11 |
| 10:45 | Canisius | Michael Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Canisius | Tony Pentecost (SF) Michael Cross | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 10:24 | Colorado | Noel Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven O'Neil (C) David Drexler | |
| 10:05 | Canisius | The short jumper by Charles Cordray is denied by Steven O'Neil | 9-11 |
| 10:03 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 09:41 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 9-11 |
| 09:39 | Canisius | The rebound goes to James Sancho | 9-11 |
| 09:34 | Canisius | Tony Pentecost's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Siple | 9-11 |
| 09:32 | Colorado | Noel Smith grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 09:26 | Colorado | Noel Smith misses short on a jumper from the left block | 9-11 |
| 09:25 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil tips it back up and in | 9-13 |
| 09:10 | Canisius | James Sancho is fouled on the floor by William Whitney - foul #1 on William Whitney, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Taylor (SG), Michael Cross (SF), Dane Donato (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Rodney Floyd, James Sancho, Charles Cordray, Clarence Titus | |
| Subs | Colorado | Edward Smither (SF), Harold Adams (PF), David Drexler (C) Richard Siple, William Whitney, Steven O'Neil | |
| 08:54 | Canisius | Michael Cross drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 08:25 | Colorado | Harold Adams is hacked by Dane Donato - foul #1 on Dane Donato, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| 08:25 | Colorado | Harold Adams makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:25 | Colorado | Harold Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 07:59 | Canisius | Zachary Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG), James Sancho (SG) Tony Pentecost, Zachary Taylor | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Noel Smith knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Lee Perkins | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Rodney Floyd (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James Sancho (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Cross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dane Donato (fresh) C - Michael Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Lee Perkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Smither (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Drexler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Canisius | James Sancho can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lee Perkins - foul #2 on Lee Perkins, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Cordray (PF), Clarence Titus (C) Dane Donato, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Siple (SF) Lee Perkins | |
| 07:17 | Canisius | James Sancho misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 07:17 | Canisius | James Sancho misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 07:17 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Harold Adams | 12-17 |
| 06:48 | Colorado | Noel Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Adams | 12-19 |
| 06:27 | Canisius | Clarence Titus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Canisius | Tony Pentecost (SF) Michael Cross | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Whitney (PF), Steven O'Neil (C) Harold Adams, David Drexler | |
| 06:22 | Colorado | Noel Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 06:15 | Canisius | Tony Pentecost is whistled for traveling | 12-19 |
| 05:51 | Colorado | Edward Smither's floater is tipped away by Clarence Titus | 12-19 |
| 05:49 | Canisius | James Sancho snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 05:44 | Canisius | Tony Pentecost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Adkins (SF) Rodney Floyd | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 05:29 | Colorado | Clarence Titus steps in front of the William Whitney pass | 12-19 |
| 05:16 | Canisius | Charles Cordray makes the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Steven O'Neil - foul #1 on Steven O'Neil, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Taylor (SG), Michael Cross (SF), Dane Donato (C) James Sancho, Robert Adkins, Clarence Titus | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 05:16 | Canisius | Charles Cordray misses the free throw | 14-19 |
| 05:16 | Colorado | Richard Siple snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 04:59 | Colorado | Noel Smith is hacked by Dane Donato - foul #2 on Dane Donato, team foul #8 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Thompson (C) Dane Donato | |
| Subs | Colorado | Harold Adams (PF), David Drexler (C) William Whitney, Steven O'Neil | |
| 04:59 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 04:59 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 04:35 | Canisius | Charles Cordray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 04:33 | Colorado | Edward Smither grabs the board | 14-21 |
| 04:10 | Colorado | Edward Smither misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Cross - foul #1 on Michael Cross, team foul #9 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Canisius | Rodney Floyd (PG), James Sancho (SG), Clarence Titus (PF) Tony Pentecost, Zachary Taylor, Charles Cordray | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 04:10 | Colorado | Edward Smither makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 04:10 | Colorado | Edward Smither makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 03:52 | Canisius | Michael Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-23 |
| 03:51 | Canisius | Clarence Titus snags the offensive board | 14-23 |
| 03:34 | Canisius | James Sancho throws it down on a great pass from Clarence Titus and the foul's on Edward Smither - foul #1 on Edward Smither, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Canisius | Claude Shoults (C) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (SG), William Whitney (PF) Edward Smither, Harold Adams | |
| 03:34 | Canisius | James Sancho makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Rodney Floyd (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James Sancho (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Cross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Titus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Shoults (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (tiring) 14 pts. SG - Lee Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Siple (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Whitney (fresh) C - David Drexler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Colorado | William Whitney scores on a runner in the paint and the foul's on Michael Cross - foul #2 on Michael Cross, team foul #10 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Canisius | Tony Pentecost (SF) Michael Cross | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven O'Neil (C) David Drexler | |
| 03:05 | Colorado | William Whitney makes the free throw | 17-26 |
| 02:50 | Canisius | Clarence Titus is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Clarence Titus, team foul #11 | 17-26 |
| 02:33 | Colorado | Noel Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Clarence Titus - foul #2 on Clarence Titus, team foul #12 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Dane Donato (PF) Clarence Titus | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:33 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 02:33 | Colorado | Noel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 02:16 | Canisius | James Sancho scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Tony Pentecost | 20-28 |
| 02:01 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Whitney and he's fouled by Claude Shoults - foul #3 on Claude Shoults, team foul #13 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Cross (SF), Charles Cordray (PF) Tony Pentecost, Claude Shoults | |
| Subs | Colorado | Harold Adams (PF) William Whitney | |
| 02:01 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil makes the free throw | 20-31 |
| 01:41 | Canisius | James Sancho travels with the ball | 20-31 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Drexler (C) Steven O'Neil | |
| 01:12 | Colorado | Noel Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 20-31 |
| 01:11 | Colorado | Harold Adams tips it in | 20-33 |
| 00:51 | Canisius | Richard Siple denies the turnaround by Michael Cross | 20-33 |
| 00:50 | Colorado | Richard Siple snags the defensive board | 20-33 |
| 00:26 | Colorado | Noel Smith's pass is intercepted by Charles Cordray | 20-33 |
| 00:01 | Canisius | James Sancho can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Harold Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |