| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Bernard Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Geoffrey Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jay Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jackie Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Wickersham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Muller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Jay Wall inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Colorado | Jay Wall misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Nelson - foul #3 on Raymond Nelson, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Arthur Brown (PF) Raymond Nelson | |
| 19:44 | Colorado | Jay Wall makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 19:44 | Colorado | Jay Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:22 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Arthur Brown | 25-29 |
| 19:11 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh is hacked by Nicholas Muller - foul #2 on Nicholas Muller, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| 18:59 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham drills a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Arthur Brown - foul #2 on Arthur Brown, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| 18:59 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:41 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire blows the layup | 28-29 |
| 18:40 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown misses the tip | 28-29 |
| 18:38 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller tips it in | 28-31 |
| 18:18 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey double dribbles | 28-31 |
| 17:49 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-31 |
| 17:48 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:33 | Colorado | Jay Wall is fouled on the floor by Kenny Ward - foul #2 on Kenny Ward, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Byrne (C) Eddie Wickersham | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Odum (SF) Nicholas Muller | |
| 17:13 | Colorado | Jay Wall knocks in the shot from the right block | 30-31 |
| 16:44 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Brown | 30-34 |
| 16:36 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard Harvey | 33-34 |
| 16:13 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino connects on the floater from the right side | 33-36 |
| 15:44 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne's floater is tipped away by Ralph McGuire | 33-36 |
| 15:43 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Bernard Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Walsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jay Wall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jackie Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Byrne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) PF - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph McGuire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:18 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 33-36 |
| 15:16 | Colorado | Jay Wall snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 15:04 | Colorado | Joseph Odum denies the turnaround by Jay Wall | 33-36 |
| 15:02 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 14:39 | Iowa State | Jay Wall swats the shot by Arthur Brown | 33-36 |
| 14:37 | Colorado | Jackie Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:08 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Geoffrey Walsh and the foul's on Ralph McGuire - foul #1 on Ralph McGuire, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (PG), David Jensen (SG), Benjamin Cresswell (PF), Eddie Wickersham (C) Bernard Harvey, Geoffrey Walsh, Jay Wall, Jackie Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Michael Thies (SG), Nicholas Muller (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF) Kenny Ward, Valentin Marino, Joseph Odum, Arthur Brown | |
| 14:08 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:41 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Haws - foul #2 on James Haws, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky (SF) Thomas Byrne | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 13:41 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:41 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:19 | Colorado | James Haws misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 13:17 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Orlowsky | 36-37 |
| 13:05 | Colorado | Craig Braxton steps in front of the David Jensen pass | 36-37 |
| 12:52 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Benjamin Cresswell - foul #1 on Benjamin Cresswell, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 12:52 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:52 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:52 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Benjamin Cresswell | 36-37 |
| 12:37 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky clanks a turnaround in the lane | 36-37 |
| 12:35 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham tips it in | 38-37 |
| 12:08 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller is fouled on the floor by Michael Orlowsky - foul #1 on Michael Orlowsky, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bernard Harvey (PG), Geoffrey Walsh (SG) James Haws, David Jensen | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Arthur Brown (C) Ralph McGuire | |
| 11:40 | Iowa State | Michael Thies is hacked by Geoffrey Walsh - foul #1 on Geoffrey Walsh, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Byrne (C) Eddie Wickersham | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Odum (SF) Nicholas Muller | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Bernard Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Orlowsky (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Cresswell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Byrne (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Thies (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) PF - Raymond Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Thies | 38-39 |
| 11:03 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 11:01 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Raymond Nelson | 38-39 |
| 10:42 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jay Wall (SF), Jackie Smith (PF) Michael Orlowsky, Benjamin Cresswell | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies | |
| 10:27 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey is hacked by Arthur Brown - foul #3 on Arthur Brown, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller (PF) Raymond Nelson | |
| 10:14 | Colorado | Jackie Smith comes up short on the floater in the paint | 38-39 |
| 10:12 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 09:48 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 09:46 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 09:28 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-39 |
| 09:10 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown is whistled for a carry | 41-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (PG), David Jensen (SG), Eddie Wickersham (C) Bernard Harvey, Geoffrey Walsh, Thomas Byrne | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire (C) Arthur Brown | |
| 08:57 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jay Wall | 43-39 |
| 08:43 | Iowa State | David Jensen is called for the reach on Joseph Odum - foul #1 on David Jensen, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Cresswell (PF) Jackie Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Michael Thies (SG), Raymond Nelson (PF) Kenny Ward, Valentin Marino, Joseph Odum | |
| 08:27 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 08:25 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 08:03 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 08:01 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller tips it home | 43-41 |
| 07:50 | Colorado | Benjamin Cresswell's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Nelson | 43-41 |
| 07:49 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 07:31 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Thies | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Haws (fresh) SG - David Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Wall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Cresswell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Wickersham (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Thies (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Muller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph McGuire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 07:12 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 06:57 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 06:55 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 06:40 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller can't finish the layup | 43-43 |
| 06:39 | Iowa State | Michael Thies snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 06:21 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Haws - foul #3 on James Haws, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bernard Harvey (PG), Geoffrey Walsh (SG), Michael Orlowsky (SF), Jackie Smith (PF), Thomas Byrne (C) James Haws, David Jensen, Jay Wall, Benjamin Cresswell, Eddie Wickersham | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG), Joseph Odum (SF), Arthur Brown (C) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies, Raymond Nelson, Ralph McGuire | |
| 06:21 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:21 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:14 | Colorado | Nicholas Muller is called for the reach on Jackie Smith - foul #3 on Nicholas Muller, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson (PF) Nicholas Muller | |
| 06:14 | Colorado | Jackie Smith misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:14 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 05:53 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown is fouled on the floor by Michael Orlowsky - foul #2 on Michael Orlowsky, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| 05:53 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:53 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:31 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 05:30 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 05:08 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino misses short on a shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 05:07 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 04:49 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Odum - foul #1 on Joseph Odum, team foul #8 | 45-46 |
| 04:49 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:49 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:22 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Byrne - foul #3 on Thomas Byrne, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham (C) Thomas Byrne | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:22 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:22 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:00 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Arthur Brown - foul #4 on Arthur Brown, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| 04:00 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:00 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 03:41 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Eddie Wickersham - foul #1 on Eddie Wickersham, team foul #9 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jay Wall (SF) Michael Orlowsky | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 03:41 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:41 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:41 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 03:25 | Colorado | Raymond Nelson swats the shot by Jackie Smith | 48-49 |
| 03:23 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Bernard Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Wall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jackie Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Wickersham (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) PF - Raymond Nelson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Eddie Wickersham - foul #2 on Eddie Wickersham, team foul #10 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Cresswell (PF), Thomas Byrne (C) Jackie Smith, Eddie Wickersham | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Michael Thies (SG), Nicholas Muller (SF), Ralph McGuire (C) Kenny Ward, Valentin Marino, Joseph Odum, Raymond Nelson | |
| 02:54 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 02:54 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 02:54 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 02:54 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| 02:34 | Iowa State | Geoffrey Walsh steals it from Nicholas Muller | 48-50 |
| 02:34 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jackie Smith (PF), Eddie Wickersham (C) Benjamin Cresswell, Thomas Byrne | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies | |
| 02:16 | Colorado | Jackie Smith misses the lay-in | 48-50 |
| 02:14 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Valentin Marino | 48-50 |
| 01:57 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jay Wall - foul #2 on Jay Wall, team foul #11 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson (PF) Arthur Brown | |
| 01:57 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:57 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:57 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Jackie Smith | 48-50 |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Jackie Smith clanks a floater from close range | 48-50 |
| 01:38 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 01:15 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino is fouled on the floor by Eddie Wickersham - foul #3 on Eddie Wickersham, team foul #12 | 48-50 |
| 01:15 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 01:15 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:07 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham knocks in the shot from the left side | 50-52 |
| 00:41 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 00:40 | Colorado | Jay Wall snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 00:27 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Geoffrey Walsh is called for the reach on Valentin Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Geoffrey Walsh, team foul #13 | 50-52 |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:16 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham drills a driving attempt from the left block | 52-53 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino is hacked by Geoffrey Walsh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Geoffrey Walsh, team foul #14 | 52-53 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Jay Wall misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 00:08 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Bernard Harvey is called for the reach on Ralph McGuire in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Harvey, team foul #15 | 52-54 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Colorado calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Jackie Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |