| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lee Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Siple (fresh) PF - Harold Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Drexler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 3 from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 19:12 | Colorado | Noel Smith double dribbles | 25-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (PF) Richard Gill, James Young | |
| 18:55 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki misses short on a shot from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 18:54 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki tips it back up and in | 25-28 |
| 18:39 | Colorado | Harold Adams knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Noel Smith | 27-28 |
| 18:18 | Kansas | Richard Siple steals it from Ralph Ware | 27-28 |
| 17:56 | Colorado | Harold Adams can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 17:55 | Kansas | Ralph Ware grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 17:48 | Kansas | Harold Adams blocks the jumper by Thomas Johnson | 27-28 |
| 17:46 | Colorado | Noel Smith snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:23 | Colorado | David Drexler misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jess Davis - foul #1 on Jess Davis, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Whitney (PF) Harold Adams | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Sidney Higgins (C) Ralph Ware, Jess Davis | |
| 17:23 | Colorado | David Drexler misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:23 | Colorado | David Drexler misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:23 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Sidney Higgins | 27-28 |
| 16:59 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 16:58 | Colorado | Lee Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 16:29 | Colorado | Noel Smith misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 27-28 |
| 16:28 | Colorado | William Whitney tips it in | 29-28 |
| 15:59 | Kansas | David Drexler is called for the reach on Sidney Higgins - foul #2 on David Drexler, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Edward Smither (SF), Harold Adams (PF), Steven O'Neil (C) Richard Siple, William Whitney, David Drexler | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), James Young (PF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lee Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Smither (fresh) PF - Harold Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven O'Neil (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses the jumper in the lane | 29-28 |
| 15:35 | Colorado | Harold Adams grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 15:06 | Colorado | Lee Perkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 15:04 | Kansas | James Young grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 14:46 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery clanks a runner in the paint | 29-28 |
| 14:44 | Colorado | Noel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Steven O'Neil loses the dribble to Ralph Ware | 29-28 |
| 14:15 | Kansas | Ralph Ware hits the finger roll | 29-30 |
| 13:48 | Colorado | James Young is called for the reach on Edward Smither - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Siple (SF), William Whitney (PF), David Drexler (C) Lee Perkins, Harold Adams, Steven O'Neil | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Sidney Higgins (PF) Richard Gill, Thomas Montgomery, James Young | |
| 13:25 | Colorado | William Whitney misses the shot from the right block | 29-30 |
| 13:24 | Colorado | Richard Siple grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 13:08 | Colorado | Jess Davis is called for the reach on David Drexler - foul #2 on Jess Davis, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Michael Vick (C) Ralph Ware, Jess Davis | |
| 12:56 | Colorado | Noel Smith is hacked by Sidney Higgins - foul #2 on Sidney Higgins, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jess Davis (C) Michael Vick | |
| 12:39 | Colorado | Edward Smither's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (SG) Edward Smither | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Thomas Montgomery (SF) Richard Gill, Jess Davis | |
| 12:35 | Kansas | Noel Smith picks off the pass by Thomas Johnson in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 12:10 | Colorado | David Drexler lays it in | 31-30 |
| 11:42 | Kansas | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Johnson is blocked by David Drexler | 31-30 |
| 11:40 | Colorado | David Drexler snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lee Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Siple (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Drexler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sidney Higgins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Colorado | Lee Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 11:15 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 10:46 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Siple - foul #3 on Richard Siple, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Edward Smither (SF), Harold Adams (PF), Steven O'Neil (C) Richard Siple, William Whitney, David Drexler | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), James Young (PF), Jess Davis (C) Ralph Ware, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| 10:46 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 10:46 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 10:28 | Colorado | Harold Adams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 10:26 | Kansas | Jess Davis grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 10:00 | Kansas | Richard Gill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 09:58 | Colorado | Harold Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 09:34 | Colorado | Thomas Montgomery steals the ball from Steven O'Neil | 31-32 |
| 09:09 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 09:08 | Kansas | Jess Davis tips it home | 31-34 |
| 08:53 | Colorado | Harold Adams is denied on a layup by Jess Davis | 31-34 |
| 08:51 | Kansas | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 08:31 | Kansas | Richard Gill clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 08:29 | Colorado | Noel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 08:00 | Colorado | Harold Adams drills a floater in the lane | 33-34 |
| 07:36 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Gill | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lee Perkins (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Edward Smither (fresh) PF - Harold Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven O'Neil (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Montgomery (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Young (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Colorado | Edward Smither can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James Young - foul #4 on James Young, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Siple (SF), William Whitney (PF), David Drexler (C) Lee Perkins, Harold Adams, Steven O'Neil | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Sidney Higgins (PF) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, James Young | |
| 07:17 | Colorado | Edward Smither makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 07:17 | Colorado | Edward Smither misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 07:17 | Colorado | William Whitney gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 07:05 | Colorado | David Drexler knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Noel Smith | 36-36 |
| 06:36 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 06:35 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins can't tip it in | 36-36 |
| 06:34 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Richard Siple | 36-36 |
| 06:19 | Colorado | William Whitney is fouled on the floor by Sidney Higgins - foul #3 on Sidney Higgins, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (SG) Edward Smither | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Vick (PF) Sidney Higgins | |
| 06:08 | Colorado | Richard Siple is hacked by Michael Vick - foul #1 on Michael Vick, team foul #7 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Sidney Higgins (C) Richard Gill, Jess Davis | |
| 06:08 | Colorado | Richard Siple makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 06:08 | Colorado | Richard Siple makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 05:44 | Kansas | Richard Siple swats the shot by Thomas Johnson | 38-36 |
| 05:42 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 05:19 | Colorado | William Whitney loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Harold Adams (PF) William Whitney | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Sidney Higgins | |
| 05:02 | Kansas | Richard Gill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 05:00 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 04:34 | Kansas | Jess Davis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 38-38 |
| 04:32 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Gill | 38-38 |
| 04:13 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Ware | 38-41 |
| 03:54 | Colorado | David Drexler comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 38-41 |
| 03:53 | Colorado | Richard Siple tips it in | 40-41 |
| 03:29 | Kansas | Richard Gill hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Ware | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Noel Smith (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lee Perkins (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Richard Siple (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Harold Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Drexler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Vick (fresh) C - Jess Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Colorado | Harold Adams can't finish the layup | 40-44 |
| 03:13 | Colorado | Noel Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Lee Perkins misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 02:55 | Colorado | Harold Adams misses the tip | 40-44 |
| 02:54 | Kansas | Jess Davis gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 02:27 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Noel Smith - foul #4 on Noel Smith, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Edward Smither (SG), William Whitney (PF), Steven O'Neil (C) Lee Perkins, Harold Adams, David Drexler | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Richard Gill, Sekan Aoki, Michael Vick, Jess Davis | |
| 02:27 | Kansas | Ralph Ware makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 02:27 | Kansas | Ralph Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:25 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-46 |
| 02:03 | Colorado | Edward Smither is hacked by Sidney Higgins - foul #4 on Sidney Higgins, team foul #8 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Sekan Aoki (PF) James Young | |
| 02:03 | Colorado | Edward Smither misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 02:03 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 01:43 | Kansas | Sekan Aoki is fouled on the floor by William Whitney - foul #2 on William Whitney, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (SG), Harold Adams (PF), David Drexler (C) Edward Smither, William Whitney, Steven O'Neil | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), James Young (PF), Jess Davis (C) Ralph Ware, Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| 01:29 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Johnson and the foul's on Lee Perkins - foul #2 on Lee Perkins, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| 01:29 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses the free throw | 40-48 |
| 01:29 | Colorado | David Drexler grabs the board | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:26 | Colorado | Richard Gill picks off the pass by Noel Smith in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 01:01 | Kansas | Richard Gill scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Jess Davis | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Colorado | Harold Adams's pass is intercepted by James Young | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Noel Smith - foul #5 on Noel Smith, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gerald Thomas (PG) Noel Smith | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Sidney Higgins (PF), Michael Vick (C) Richard Gill, Thomas Montgomery, James Young, Jess Davis | |
| 00:51 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson is hacked by David Drexler - foul #3 on David Drexler, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| 00:51 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 00:51 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 00:46 | Colorado | David Drexler lays it up and in | 42-52 |
| 00:45 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson is hacked by Lee Perkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Perkins, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| 00:45 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:45 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 00:39 | Colorado | Lee Perkins is called for traveling | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Kansas | David Drexler is called for the reach on Ralph Ware - foul #4 on David Drexler, team foul #9 | 42-54 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Ralph Ware makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Ralph Ware misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 00:16 | Colorado | David Drexler grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | David Drexler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Sidney Higgins - foul #5 on Sidney Higgins, team foul #9 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven O'Neil (C) Gerald Thomas | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Young (PF) Sidney Higgins | |
| 00:12 | Colorado | David Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | David Drexler misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 00:12 | Kansas | James Young pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson runs out the clock | 43-55 |