| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) SG - Rick Ogden (fresh) SF - Howard Maurer (fresh) PF - Dale Selman (fresh) C - William Macy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Bruce Litten (fresh) SG - Kurt Patterson (fresh) SF - Sheldon Lennon (fresh) PF - Norman Wingo (fresh) C - Wayne Morris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | William Macy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Colorado | William Macy buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Rick Ogden | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bruce Litten | 2-2 |
| 19:25 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy is fouled in the backcourt by Kurt Patterson - foul #1 on Kurt Patterson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Colorado | William Macy misses the runner from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Colorado | Howard Maurer tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Kansas State | Norman Wingo clanks a floater from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Donnie Kennedy | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy hits a wide open 3 from the right wing set up by Rick Ogden | 7-2 |
| 18:10 | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson's pass is intercepted by Donnie Kennedy | 7-2 |
| 17:45 | Colorado | Dale Selman is called for traveling | 7-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Garibay (SG), Thomas Lozowski (SF) Rick Ogden, Howard Maurer | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno (SF) Sheldon Lennon | |
| 17:33 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris misses the dunk attempt | 7-2 |
| 17:31 | Colorado | William Macy grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:27 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-2 |
| 17:10 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris is whistled for traveling | 10-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Leland Kester (PF) Donnie Kennedy, Dale Selman | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG), Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Todd Mak (PF), Jason Watterson (C) Bruce Litten, Kurt Patterson, Norman Wingo, Wayne Morris | |
| 17:08 | Colorado | Jason Watterson steps in front of the Thomas Lozowski pass in the backcourt | 10-2 |
| 16:44 | Kansas State | Allan Armstrong is called for the reach on Terry McCain - foul #1 on Allan Armstrong, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rick Ogden (SG), Howard Maurer (SF) Thomas Lozowski, William Macy | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 16:27 | Kansas State | Jason Watterson's layup is rejected by Howard Maurer | 10-2 |
| 16:26 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 16:04 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-2 |
| 16:03 | Kansas State | Todd Mak grabs the board | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Allan Armstrong (fresh) SG - Rick Ogden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Howard Maurer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Garibay (fresh) C - Leland Kester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Terry McCain (fresh) SG - Gerardo Hernandez (fresh) SF - Salvatore Bruno (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Mak (fresh) C - Jason Watterson (fresh) | |
| 15:58 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Mak | 10-5 |
| 15:38 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-5 |
| 15:36 | Kansas State | Todd Mak pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:13 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez loses the dribble to Allan Armstrong | 10-5 |
| 15:07 | Colorado | Gerardo Hernandez is called for the reach on Rick Ogden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerardo Hernandez, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (PG), Thomas Lozowski (SF), Dale Selman (PF), William Macy (C) Allan Armstrong, Howard Maurer, David Garibay, Leland Kester | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (PG), Kurt Patterson (SG), Sheldon Lennon (SF), Norman Wingo (PF), Wayne Morris (C) Terry McCain, Gerardo Hernandez, Salvatore Bruno, Todd Mak, Jason Watterson | |
| 14:50 | Colorado | Dale Selman blows the layup but he's hacked by Wayne Morris - foul #1 on Wayne Morris, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| 14:50 | Colorado | Dale Selman misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:50 | Colorado | Dale Selman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:30 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Donnie Kennedy - foul #1 on Donnie Kennedy, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Maurer (SF) Rick Ogden | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 14:30 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:30 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 14:19 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:54 | Colorado | Dale Selman's floater is tipped away by Wayne Morris | 11-7 |
| 13:52 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Bruce Litten | 11-7 |
| 13:31 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Bruce Litten | 11-9 |
| 13:04 | Colorado | Kurt Patterson is called for the reach on Dale Selman - foul #2 on Kurt Patterson, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (SG), David Garibay (SF), Leland Kester (C) Thomas Lozowski, Howard Maurer, William Macy | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG), Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Willie Ashmore (SF), Todd Mak (PF), Jason Watterson (C) Bruce Litten, Kurt Patterson, Sheldon Lennon, Norman Wingo, Wayne Morris | |
| 12:38 | Colorado | Leland Kester misses the easy layup | 11-9 |
| 12:36 | Kansas State | Willie Ashmore gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:14 | Kansas State | David Garibay is called for the reach on Willie Ashmore - foul #1 on David Garibay, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rick Ogden (SG), William Macy (C) Donnie Kennedy, Dale Selman | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno (SF) Willie Ashmore | |
| 12:02 | Kansas State | Leland Kester denies the turnaround by Todd Mak | 11-9 |
| 12:00 | Colorado | David Garibay grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Allan Armstrong (fresh) SG - Rick Ogden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Garibay (fresh) PF - Leland Kester (fresh) C - William Macy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Terry McCain (fresh) SG - Gerardo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Salvatore Bruno (fresh) PF - Todd Mak (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Watterson (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Colorado | David Garibay is whistled for a carry | 11-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (PG), Wayne Morris (C) Terry McCain, Jason Watterson | |
| 11:18 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 10:57 | Colorado | Bruce Litten steals the ball from Leland Kester | 11-12 |
| 10:42 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gerardo Hernandez, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (PG), Thomas Lozowski (SG), Howard Maurer (SF), Dale Selman (PF) Allan Armstrong, Rick Ogden, David Garibay, Leland Kester | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dwayne Turk (SG), Sheldon Lennon (SF), Willie Ashmore (PF) Gerardo Hernandez, Salvatore Bruno, Todd Mak | |
| 10:18 | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski is open and buries a shot from the right block | 13-12 |
| 09:59 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 09:42 | Colorado | Dale Selman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 13-14 |
| 09:41 | Colorado | Dale Selman tips it in | 15-14 |
| 09:30 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dale Selman - foul #1 on Dale Selman, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Garibay (SG), Leland Kester (C) Howard Maurer, William Macy | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG), Salvatore Bruno (SG), Todd Mak (SF), Norman Wingo (PF) Bruce Litten, Dwayne Turk, Sheldon Lennon, Willie Ashmore | |
| 09:30 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:30 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:30 | Colorado | Leland Kester pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:01 | Colorado | Leland Kester misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Salvatore Bruno - foul #1 on Salvatore Bruno, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rick Ogden (SG) Thomas Lozowski | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jason Watterson (C) Wayne Morris | |
| 09:01 | Colorado | Leland Kester makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:01 | Colorado | Leland Kester makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:43 | Kansas State | Terry McCain drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Mak | 17-17 |
| 08:23 | Colorado | Jason Watterson is called for the reach on Leland Kester - foul #1 on Jason Watterson, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Maurer (SF) Dale Selman | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dwayne Turk (SG) Salvatore Bruno | |
| 08:23 | Colorado | Leland Kester makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:23 | Colorado | Leland Kester makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:10 | Kansas State | Norman Wingo is called for a charge - foul #1 on Norman Wingo, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dale Selman (PF), William Macy (C) David Garibay, Leland Kester | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 07:47 | Colorado | Dwayne Turk is called for the reach on Rick Ogden - foul #1 on Dwayne Turk, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG) Donnie Kennedy | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Sheldon Lennon (SF), Willie Ashmore (PF) Todd Mak, Norman Wingo | |
| 07:47 | Colorado | Rick Ogden makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:47 | Colorado | Rick Ogden makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Allan Armstrong (fresh) SG - Rick Ogden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Maurer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Selman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Macy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Terry McCain (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwayne Turk (fresh) SF - Sheldon Lennon (fresh) PF - Willie Ashmore (fresh) C - Jason Watterson (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Kansas State | Terry McCain misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 07:31 | Kansas State | Willie Ashmore tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| 07:24 | Colorado | Howard Maurer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski (SG) Rick Ogden | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (PG), Salvatore Bruno (SG), Wayne Morris (C) Terry McCain, Dwayne Turk, Willie Ashmore | |
| 07:16 | Kansas State | Howard Maurer is called for the reach on Wayne Morris - foul #1 on Howard Maurer, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Garibay (SG), Leland Kester (PF) Howard Maurer, Dale Selman | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Willie Ashmore (PF) Jason Watterson | |
| 07:07 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Allan Armstrong - foul #2 on Allan Armstrong, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (PG) Allan Armstrong | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 07:07 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:07 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:55 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Sheldon Lennon - foul #1 on Sheldon Lennon, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dwayne Turk (SG), Todd Mak (PF) Sheldon Lennon, Willie Ashmore | |
| 06:55 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:55 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:36 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris scores on a floater from the right block | 23-23 |
| 06:10 | Colorado | William Macy misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Morris - foul #2 on Wayne Morris, team foul #11 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rick Ogden (SG), Howard Maurer (SF) David Garibay, Thomas Lozowski | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG), Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Norman Wingo (PF) Bruce Litten, Dwayne Turk, Salvatore Bruno | |
| 06:10 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:10 | Colorado | William Macy misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:10 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 06:00 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez makes the shot from just outside the lane | 24-25 |
| 05:46 | Colorado | William Macy is whistled for a carry | 24-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Dale Selman (PF) Donnie Kennedy, Leland Kester | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Sheldon Lennon (SF), Jason Watterson (C) Todd Mak, Wayne Morris | |
| 05:32 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-25 |
| 05:31 | Kansas State | Jason Watterson snags the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 05:25 | Kansas State | Sheldon Lennon misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-25 |
| 05:24 | Colorado | Dale Selman pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:59 | Colorado | Rick Ogden misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 24-25 |
| 04:57 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Jason Watterson | 24-25 |
| 04:52 | Kansas State | Terry McCain comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-25 |
| 04:51 | Colorado | Howard Maurer pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:27 | Colorado | Dale Selman can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 24-25 |
| 04:25 | Kansas State | Jason Watterson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:21 | Kansas State | Terry McCain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (PG), David Garibay (SG), Thomas Lozowski (SF), Leland Kester (C) Allan Armstrong, Rick Ogden, Howard Maurer, William Macy | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (PG), Dwayne Turk (SG), Salvatore Bruno (SF), Todd Mak (PF), Wayne Morris (C) Terry McCain, Gerardo Hernandez, Sheldon Lennon, Norman Wingo, Jason Watterson | |
| 03:56 | Colorado | David Garibay misses the 3 from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 03:54 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 03:36 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten's pass is intercepted by Thomas Lozowski | 24-25 |
| 03:32 | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski lays it in | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Garibay (fresh) SF - Thomas Lozowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dale Selman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Kester (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Bruce Litten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Turk (fresh) SF - Salvatore Bruno (fresh) PF - Todd Mak (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Morris (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Kansas State | Todd Mak clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donnie Kennedy - foul #2 on Donnie Kennedy, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Macy (C) Dale Selman | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson (SG) Dwayne Turk | |
| 03:08 | Kansas State | Todd Mak makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:08 | Kansas State | Todd Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:40 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 02:38 | Colorado | Leland Kester hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| 02:19 | Kansas State | Leland Kester denies the turnaround by Wayne Morris | 28-27 |
| 02:17 | Colorado | David Garibay grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:00 | Colorado | William Macy is hacked by Wayne Morris - foul #3 on Wayne Morris, team foul #12 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rick Ogden (SG), Howard Maurer (SF), Dale Selman (PF) David Garibay, Thomas Lozowski, Leland Kester | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG), Sheldon Lennon (SF), Norman Wingo (PF), Jason Watterson (C) Bruce Litten, Salvatore Bruno, Todd Mak, Wayne Morris | |
| 02:00 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:00 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:39 | Kansas State | Terry McCain misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 01:38 | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson misses the tip | 30-27 |
| 01:37 | Colorado | Howard Maurer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 01:14 | Colorado | Dale Selman is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Donnie Kennedy | 32-27 |
| 00:58 | Kansas State | Terry McCain misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donnie Kennedy - foul #3 on Donnie Kennedy, team foul #8 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG) Donnie Kennedy | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Willie Ashmore (SF), Todd Mak (PF) Kurt Patterson, Sheldon Lennon, Norman Wingo | |
| 00:58 | Kansas State | Terry McCain makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:58 | Kansas State | Terry McCain makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 00:30 | Kansas State | Willie Ashmore gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 00:24 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 00:23 | Kansas State | Jason Watterson tips it in | 32-31 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Dale Selman comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 32-31 |