| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Isler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Behan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Willingham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Felix (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by David Yokley - foul #3 on David Yokley, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis (PF) David Yokley | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 19:43 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 19:43 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on John Felix - foul #1 on John Felix, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 19:22 | Colorado | David Hollis grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 18:58 | Colorado | Robert Behan is hacked by Daniel Isler - foul #1 on Daniel Isler, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| 18:33 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-41 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub slams it home | 30-41 |
| 18:02 | Colorado | Robert Robinson is fouled on the floor by Barry Laub - foul #1 on Barry Laub, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| 17:43 | Colorado | Robert Robinson drills a 3 from the right corner set up by John Felix | 30-44 |
| 17:23 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 17:05 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 17:03 | Colorado | David Hollis tips it home | 33-46 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Isler and he's hacked by David Hollis - foul #2 on David Hollis, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), Steven Ditto (SF), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Daniel Isler, Barry Laub, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:07 | Colorado | Robert Behan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 16:05 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 15:56 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto scores on a jumper from the right side | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) SF - Steven Ditto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Behan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Willingham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Hollis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Felix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Felix | 38-49 |
| 15:19 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 15:18 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Felix | 38-49 |
| 15:00 | Colorado | Robert Behan hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wesley Willingham | 38-52 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp connects on the 3 from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 14:12 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Beauchamp - foul #1 on Robert Beauchamp, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Daniel Isler (SG), Barry Laub (SF), David Yokley (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Robert Beauchamp, Steven Ditto, Brandon Jeanlouis, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 14:12 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 14:12 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 13:47 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 13:41 | Colorado | Robert Behan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 13:39 | Colorado | David Hollis gets the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 13:26 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-53 |
| 13:25 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham tips it back up and in | 41-55 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | John Felix swats the layup by Kyle Garlick | 41-55 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub hits the follow up shot | 43-55 |
| 12:41 | Colorado | Kyle Garlick swats the short shot by David Hollis | 43-55 |
| 12:40 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham snags the offensive board | 43-55 |
| 12:19 | Colorado | John Felix is hacked by Daniel Isler - foul #2 on Daniel Isler, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven McDonnel (PF), Dominic Colombo (C) David Hollis, John Felix | |
| 12:09 | Colorado | David Yokley steals it from Steven McDonnel | 43-55 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the lay-in | 43-55 |
| 11:52 | Colorado | Robert Behan snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Isler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Behan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Willingham (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven McDonnel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dominic Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Colorado | Robert Behan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing and he's fouled by Daniel Isler - foul #3 on Daniel Isler, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| 11:35 | Colorado | Robert Behan makes the free throw | 43-59 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley buries a jumper from the baseline | 45-59 |
| 11:03 | Colorado | Robert Robinson is whistled for traveling | 45-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Daniel Isler, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Hollis (SF) Wesley Willingham | |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 10:28 | Colorado | Robert Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | David Hollis steps in front of the Kirk Peavler pass | 48-59 |
| 09:43 | Colorado | Robert Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 09:15 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley's floater is tipped away by Dominic Colombo | 48-59 |
| 09:13 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler tips it home | 50-59 |
| 08:55 | Colorado | Steven McDonnel misses badly on a shot from the right block | 50-59 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley hits the follow up shot | 52-59 |
| 08:13 | Colorado | Barry Laub steals the ball from David Hollis | 52-59 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Eric Olson | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Yokley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kirk Peavler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Robinson (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Behan (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hollis (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven McDonnel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dominic Colombo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Colorado | Robert Behan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-59 |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub can't finish the layup | 54-59 |
| 06:57 | Colorado | Dominic Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 06:34 | Colorado | Robert Robinson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Behan | 54-62 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Steven McDonnel steps in front of the David Yokley pass | 54-62 |
| 05:54 | Colorado | Robert Behan misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Daniel Isler (SG), Steven Ditto (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Robert Beauchamp, Barry Laub, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Colorado | Wesley Willingham (SF), Richard Lai (PF), John Felix (C) David Hollis, Steven McDonnel, Dominic Colombo | |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by David Yokley is blocked by Richard Lai | 54-62 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler misses the tip | 54-62 |
| 05:27 | Colorado | Robert Behan snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 05:12 | Colorado | Robert Robinson knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Wesley Willingham | 54-64 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-64 |
| 04:46 | Colorado | Richard Lai grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 04:24 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-64 |
| 04:23 | Colorado | Richard Lai pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 04:13 | Colorado | Robert Behan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 04:11 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham tips it back up and in | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Behan is called for the reach on Daniel Isler - foul #1 on Robert Behan, team foul #3 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven McDonnel (PG), David Hollis (PF) Robert Robinson, Richard Lai | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF) Steven Ditto | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Isler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Steven McDonnel (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Robert Behan (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Willingham (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Hollis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Felix (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Colorado | John Felix misses badly on a shot in the lane | 54-66 |
| 03:28 | Colorado | David Hollis tips it but misses | 54-66 |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley lays it up and in set up by Barry Laub | 56-66 |
| 02:52 | Colorado | David Yokley swats the layup by John Felix | 56-66 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley is hacked by Robert Behan - foul #2 on Robert Behan, team foul #4 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), Brandon Jeanlouis (PF), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Daniel Isler, David Yokley, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kirk Peavler | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:05 | Colorado | Robert Behan hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Steven McDonnel | 59-68 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Daniel Isler (SG), David Yokley (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Robert Beauchamp, Brandon Jeanlouis, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Robinson (PG) Robert Behan | |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Behan (SG) Steven McDonnel | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Colorado | Kyle Garlick is called for the reach on Wesley Willingham - foul #3 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| 01:34 | Colorado | Wesley Willingham misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| 01:31 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-68 |
| 01:13 | Colorado | Robert Behan knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Hollis | 59-71 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | John Felix steps in front of the Barry Laub pass | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Colorado | John Felix's pass is intercepted by Barry Laub | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick jams it | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Robert Robinson runs out the clock | 61-71 |