| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) SG - Thomas Curtis (fresh) SF - James Ryan (fresh) PF - Bill Raggs (fresh) C - Fred Bronson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - James Douthit (fresh) SG - David Mettler (fresh) SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) PF - Morris Walls (fresh) C - Steven Bradsher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | N. Colorado | N. Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | N. Colorado | James Douthit pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | N. Colorado | James Taylor takes the ball from Morris Walls | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Emporia St. | James Ryan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | N. Colorado | James Taylor takes the ball from Michael Wilson | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Taylor | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | N. Colorado | James Douthit evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | N. Colorado | Steven Bradsher grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | N. Colorado | James Douthit shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Mettler | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | N. Colorado | David Mettler works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Douthit | 5-6 |
| 16:45 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs is hacked by Morris Walls - foul #1 on Morris Walls, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (SG), Floyd Hoover (PF) Thomas Curtis, Bill Raggs | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 16:27 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno is fouled on the floor by James Douthit - foul #1 on James Douthit, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:06 | Emporia St. | James Ryan connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gene Bruno | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | N. Colorado | Steven Bradsher misses the lay-in | 8-6 |
| 15:51 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Floyd Hoover (fresh) C - Fred Bronson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - James Douthit (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mettler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) PF - Morris Walls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Bradsher (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Emporia St. | James Ryan loses the dribble to David Mettler | 8-8 |
| 15:23 | N. Colorado | David Mettler can't finish the layup | 8-8 |
| 15:21 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:06 | Emporia St. | David Mettler steals the ball from Fred Bronson | 8-8 |
| 15:01 | N. Colorado | James Douthit hits the finger roll set up by David Mettler | 8-10 |
| 14:38 | Emporia St. | James Ryan misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:37 | N. Colorado | David Mettler gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:16 | N. Colorado | David Mettler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:14 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:54 | Emporia St. | James Ryan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 13:53 | Emporia St. | James Taylor tips it home | 10-10 |
| 13:48 | N. Colorado | David Mettler loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 10-10 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis (SG), Frederick Antonelli (SF), Bill Raggs (PF) James Taylor, James Ryan, Fred Bronson | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | William Smith (PG), Ralph Duren (SG), David Beehler (SF), William Lovelace (PF), Erik Mendenhall (C) James Douthit, David Mettler, Michael Wilson, Morris Walls, Steven Bradsher | |
| 13:19 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Lovelace - foul #1 on William Lovelace, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Armstrong (PG) Gene Bruno | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 13:19 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:19 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:12 | N. Colorado | William Lovelace hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Floyd Hoover - foul #1 on Floyd Hoover, team foul #1 | 12-10 |
| 13:12 | N. Colorado | William Lovelace misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:12 | N. Colorado | William Lovelace makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:48 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Armstrong | 15-11 |
| 12:36 | N. Colorado | William Lovelace can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 15-11 |
| 12:34 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:11 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 12:09 | N. Colorado | Erik Mendenhall gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:05 | N. Colorado | William Smith misses the shot from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 12:04 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 11:58 | Emporia St. | David Beehler steals the ball from Thomas Curtis | 15-11 |
| 11:55 | N. Colorado | David Beehler misses the easy layup | 15-11 |
| 11:53 | N. Colorado | Erik Mendenhall can't tip it in | 15-11 |
| 11:52 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:50 | Emporia St. | William Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), James Ryan (SF), Fred Bronson (C) William Armstrong, Frederick Antonelli, Floyd Hoover | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Douthit (PG), David Mettler (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Morris Walls (PF), Steven Bradsher (C) William Smith, Ralph Duren, David Beehler, William Lovelace, Erik Mendenhall | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bill Raggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Bronson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - James Douthit (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mettler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) PF - Morris Walls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Bradsher (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | N. Colorado | Michael Wilson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 11:27 | N. Colorado | David Mettler can't tip it in | 15-11 |
| 11:26 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:07 | Emporia St. | The jumper by James Taylor is denied by Morris Walls | 15-11 |
| 11:06 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs grabs the offensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:46 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Morris Walls - foul #2 on Morris Walls, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (SG), Floyd Hoover (PF) Thomas Curtis, Bill Raggs | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | William Lovelace (PF) Morris Walls | |
| 10:46 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:46 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:37 | N. Colorado | David Mettler clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 16-11 |
| 10:35 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:30 | Emporia St. | James Taylor is hacked by William Lovelace - foul #2 on William Lovelace, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Erik Mendenhall (PF) William Lovelace | |
| 10:08 | Emporia St. | Erik Mendenhall swats the dunk try by Floyd Hoover | 16-11 |
| 10:07 | N. Colorado | Erik Mendenhall snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 09:44 | N. Colorado | David Mettler is fouled on the floor by Fred Bronson - foul #1 on Fred Bronson, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| 09:35 | N. Colorado | David Mettler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 09:34 | N. Colorado | Steven Bradsher gets the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:28 | N. Colorado | Erik Mendenhall misses badly on a shot in the paint | 16-11 |
| 09:27 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 09:17 | Emporia St. | Michael Wilson takes the ball from Fred Bronson | 16-11 |
| 09:07 | N. Colorado | Steven Bradsher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis (SG), Bill Raggs (PF) Gene Bruno, Floyd Hoover | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | David Beehler (PF) Steven Bradsher | |
| 08:38 | Emporia St. | James Ryan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Ryan, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno (SF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | | |
| 08:15 | N. Colorado | David Mettler loses the dribble to Gene Bruno | 16-11 |
| 08:10 | Emporia St. | James Ryan blows the dunk | 16-11 |
| 08:08 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 07:45 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Curtis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gene Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bill Raggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Bronson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - James Douthit (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mettler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - David Beehler (fresh) C - Erik Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | N. Colorado | David Mettler shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 07:19 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson is fouled on the floor by Erik Mendenhall - foul #1 on Erik Mendenhall, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), Floyd Hoover (C) James Ryan, Fred Bronson | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | William Smith (PG), Ralph Duren (SG), Steven Bradsher (C) James Douthit, David Mettler, Erik Mendenhall | |
| 06:58 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover hits a jumper near the basket set up by Gene Bruno | 20-14 |
| 06:45 | N. Colorado | David Beehler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 06:44 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 20-14 |
| 06:20 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Beehler - foul #1 on David Beehler, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli (SG), James Ryan (SF), Tyrone Burns (C) Thomas Curtis, Gene Bruno, Bill Raggs | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Douthit (PG), Erik Mendenhall (PF) Michael Wilson, David Beehler | |
| 06:20 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:20 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 06:11 | N. Colorado | Steven Bradsher clanks a jumper from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 06:09 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli pulls down the rebound | 22-14 |
| 05:44 | Emporia St. | Tyrone Burns misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 05:43 | N. Colorado | Ralph Duren grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 05:26 | N. Colorado | Erik Mendenhall is denied on a layup by Tyrone Burns | 22-14 |
| 05:24 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 05:01 | Emporia St. | Frederick Antonelli hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 22-14 |
| 05:00 | N. Colorado | The rebound goes to Erik Mendenhall | 22-14 |
| 04:45 | N. Colorado | Steven Bradsher makes the jumper from close range | 22-16 |
| 04:17 | Emporia St. | Floyd Hoover buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyrone Burns | 24-16 |
| 04:03 | N. Colorado | William Smith misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-16 |
| 04:02 | N. Colorado | Erik Mendenhall grabs the offensive board | 24-16 |
| 03:52 | N. Colorado | Erik Mendenhall is hacked by Tyrone Burns - foul #1 on Tyrone Burns, team foul #4 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis (SG), Gene Bruno (SF), Bill Raggs (PF), Fred Bronson (C) Frederick Antonelli, James Ryan, Floyd Hoover, Tyrone Burns | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | David Mettler (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Morris Walls (PF), William Lovelace (C) Ralph Duren, William Smith, Erik Mendenhall, Steven Bradsher | |
| 03:38 | N. Colorado | The short jumper by Michael Wilson is denied by Bill Raggs | 24-16 |
| 03:37 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson pulls down the rebound | 24-16 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Curtis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gene Bruno (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bill Raggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Bronson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Colorado | PG - James Douthit (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mettler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) PF - Morris Walls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lovelace (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Emporia St. | James Taylor is hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #8 | 24-16 |
| 03:19 | Emporia St. | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 03:19 | Emporia St. | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 03:03 | N. Colorado | James Taylor takes the ball from Morris Walls | 26-16 |
| 03:00 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis misses the dunk | 26-16 |
| 02:58 | Emporia St. | James Taylor hits the follow up shot | 28-16 |
| 02:52 | N. Colorado | James Douthit works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-16 |
| 02:50 | N. Colorado | Michael Wilson grabs the offensive board | 28-16 |
| 02:39 | N. Colorado | William Lovelace's layup is rejected by Fred Bronson | 28-16 |
| 02:37 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis grabs the board | 28-16 |
| 02:33 | Emporia St. | Michael Wilson steps in front of the Thomas Curtis pass | 28-16 |
| 02:14 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Bill Raggs - foul #1 on Bill Raggs, team foul #5 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Ryan (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | William Smith (PG), Steven Bradsher (C) James Douthit, William Lovelace | |
| 02:14 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 02:14 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 02:14 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Bill Raggs | 28-17 |
| 01:54 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Ryan | 31-17 |
| 01:38 | N. Colorado | Bill Raggs swats the short shot by Michael Wilson | 31-17 |
| 01:36 | Emporia St. | Bill Raggs snags the defensive board | 31-17 |
| 01:16 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno is fouled on the floor by Michael Wilson - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #9 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | James Douthit (PG) William Smith | |
| 01:16 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 01:16 | Emporia St. | Gene Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 33-17 |
| 01:06 | N. Colorado | Morris Walls's pass is intercepted by Gene Bruno | 33-17 |
| 00:41 | Emporia St. | Fred Bronson throws it down | 35-17 |
| 00:18 | N. Colorado | Thomas Curtis steps in front of the Michael Wilson pass | 35-17 |
| 00:02 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Douthit - foul #2 on James Douthit, team foul #10 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | James Taylor (PG), Floyd Hoover (PF), Tyrone Burns (C) Gene Bruno, Bill Raggs, Fred Bronson | |
| Subs | N. Colorado | Ralph Duren (SG), David Beehler (SF), William Lovelace (PF) David Mettler, Michael Wilson, Morris Walls | |
| 00:02 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 36-17 |
| 00:02 | Emporia St. | Thomas Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-17 |
| 00:00 | N. Colorado | James Douthit misses long on a fullcourt shot | 37-17 |