| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) SG - Wallace Long (fresh) SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) C - Greg Norton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Eberle (fresh) SG - Keith Brower (fresh) SF - Matthew Mathews (fresh) PF - John Beard (fresh) C - Roderick Britton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Greg Norton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | William Brown misses the turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Greg Norton hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Colorado State | John Eberle is fouled on the floor by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Eberle | 2-3 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses the jumpshot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | Greg Norton tips it home | 4-3 |
| 18:51 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by John Eberle | 4-6 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by John Beard - foul #1 on John Beard, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:45 | Colorado State | John Beard snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 18:41 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton is called for traveling | 4-6 |
| 18:25 | Missouri State | Wallace Long hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 4-6 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 18:00 | Missouri State | William Brown double dribbles | 4-6 |
| 17:42 | Colorado State | Keith Brower makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Eberle | 4-8 |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | Wallace Long is hacked by Keith Brower - foul #1 on Keith Brower, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), John Pewitt (SG), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 17:03 | Missouri State | Roderick Britton swats the shot by Douglas Galeano | 4-8 |
| 17:01 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:55 | Colorado State | Keith Brower misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:53 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:35 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:22 | Colorado State | Jumah Arai is called for the reach on Matthew Mathews - foul #1 on Jumah Arai, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Greg Norton (C) Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (SF), Paul Kuhn (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) Matthew Mathews, John Beard, Roderick Britton | |
| 16:09 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 16:07 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:54 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses the 3 from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 15:53 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) SG - John Pewitt (fresh) SF - Douglas Galeano (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) C - Greg Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Eberle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Keith Brower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Prince (fresh) PF - Paul Kuhn (fresh) C - Charles Jacoby (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Colorado State | Greg Norton takes the ball from Keith Brower | 4-8 |
| 15:41 | Missouri State | John Pewitt buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-8 |
| 15:33 | Colorado State | John Eberle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 15:31 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Pewitt | 6-8 |
| 15:11 | Missouri State | William Brown hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Pewitt and the foul's on Paul Kuhn - foul #1 on Paul Kuhn, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Carl Krebs (C) Jumah Arai, John Pewitt, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer (SG), Frank Visosky (SF) John Eberle, Keith Brower | |
| 15:11 | Missouri State | William Brown misses the free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:11 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:51 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer loses the dribble to William Brown | 8-8 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Wallace Long connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Galeano | 10-8 |
| 14:16 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Prince | 10-11 |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | William Brown can't tip it in | 10-11 |
| 13:53 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:46 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF), Greg Norton (C) Douglas Galeano, William Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Eberle (PG), Keith Brower (SG), Matthew Mathews (SF), John Beard (PF), Roderick Britton (C) Edward Prince, Bill Sawyer, Frank Visosky, Paul Kuhn, Charles Jacoby | |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Greg Norton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 13:32 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to John Manzo | 10-11 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Greg Norton makes the turnaround from the right block | 12-11 |
| 13:04 | Colorado State | John Manzo is called for the reach on John Eberle - foul #1 on John Manzo, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), John Pewitt (SG), Paul Ingle (PF) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 12:50 | Colorado State | Keith Brower clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-11 |
| 12:48 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Scott Shannon | 12-11 |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | Greg Norton double dribbles | 12-11 |
| 12:13 | Colorado State | Scott Shannon steals the ball from John Eberle | 12-11 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai lays it in on a great pass from Scott Shannon | 14-11 |
| 11:49 | Colorado State | Scott Shannon steals it from Roderick Britton | 14-11 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon can't finish the layup | 14-11 |
| 11:45 | Colorado State | John Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Pewitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Ingle (fresh) C - Greg Norton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Eberle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Keith Brower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Beard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roderick Britton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Colorado State | John Beard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), William Brown (PF), Douglas Galeano (C) Jumah Arai, John Pewitt, Paul Ingle, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (PG), Bill Sawyer (SG) John Eberle, Keith Brower | |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon can't throw it down | 14-11 |
| 11:17 | Colorado State | John Beard snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:11 | Colorado State | Edward Prince comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 11:10 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews gets the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:59 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bill Sawyer | 14-13 |
| 10:46 | Missouri State | Wallace Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (C) Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Eberle (PG), Frank Visosky (SF), Paul Kuhn (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) Bill Sawyer, Matthew Mathews, John Beard, Roderick Britton | |
| 10:32 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Krebs - foul #1 on Carl Krebs, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Keith Brower (SG) Frank Visosky | |
| 10:32 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:32 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Manzo | 16-15 |
| 09:47 | Colorado State | Keith Brower can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Wallace Long - foul #1 on Wallace Long, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), John Pewitt (SG), Horace Leary (SF), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 09:47 | Colorado State | Keith Brower makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:47 | Colorado State | Keith Brower misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | William Brown comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 16-16 |
| 09:24 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Eberle | 16-16 |
| 09:20 | Colorado State | John Eberle knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Brower | 16-18 |
| 09:02 | Missouri State | Horace Leary is whistled for a carry | 16-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Scott Shannon (SF) Horace Leary | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Philip Zamzam (PG), Bill Sawyer (SG), Matthew Mathews (SF), John Beard (PF), Roderick Britton (C) John Eberle, Keith Brower, Edward Prince, Paul Kuhn, Charles Jacoby | |
| 08:45 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Philip Zamzam | 16-21 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Roderick Britton blocks the short jumper by William Brown | 16-21 |
| 08:15 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Matthew Mathews | 16-21 |
| 08:09 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Philip Zamzam and he's hacked by Greg Norton - foul #1 on Greg Norton, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Douglas Galeano (PF), Carl Krebs (C) Jumah Arai, John Pewitt, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Eberle (PG), Keith Brower (SG) Philip Zamzam, Bill Sawyer | |
| 08:09 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton misses the free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:09 | Colorado State | John Beard snags the offensive board | 16-23 |
| 07:59 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton is fouled on the floor by Carl Krebs - foul #2 on Carl Krebs, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Ingle (C) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 07:59 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:59 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:51 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon clanks a jumper in the paint | 16-25 |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Ingle | 16-25 |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | John Beard picks off the pass by Wallace Long | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Galeano (fresh) C - Paul Ingle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Eberle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Brower (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Mathews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Beard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Roderick Britton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Colorado State | Keith Brower clanks a turnaround from the left block | 16-25 |
| 07:24 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews snags the offensive board | 16-25 |
| 07:11 | Colorado State | John Eberle buries a shot from the left block and he's fouled by John Manzo - foul #2 on John Manzo, team foul #8 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), William Brown (PF) John Manzo, Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (SF), Paul Kuhn (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) Matthew Mathews, John Beard, Roderick Britton | |
| 07:11 | Colorado State | John Eberle makes the free throw | 16-28 |
| 06:58 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-28 |
| 06:57 | Colorado State | John Eberle snags the defensive board | 16-28 |
| 06:52 | Colorado State | Edward Prince misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-28 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jumah Arai | 18-28 |
| 06:30 | Colorado State | John Eberle knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Charles Jacoby | 18-30 |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jumah Arai | 20-30 |
| 05:40 | Colorado State | Edward Prince misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-30 |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | William Brown gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:13 | Missouri State | Paul Kuhn steals it from Wallace Long | 20-30 |
| 04:52 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Brower | 20-33 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-33 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai gets the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:16 | Missouri State | William Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 03:51 | Colorado State | Edward Prince knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Eberle | 23-36 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Charles Jacoby is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #1 on Charles Jacoby, team foul #4 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), John Pewitt (SG), Horace Leary (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, Scott Shannon, William Brown, Douglas Galeano | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Philip Zamzam (PG), Bill Sawyer (SG), Matthew Mathews (SF), John Beard (PF), Roderick Britton (C) John Eberle, Keith Brower, Edward Prince, Paul Kuhn, Charles Jacoby | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Pewitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Horace Leary (fresh) PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) C - Greg Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Philip Zamzam (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bill Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Beard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Roderick Britton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | John Pewitt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bill Sawyer - foul #1 on Bill Sawyer, team foul #5 | 23-36 |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | John Pewitt misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 03:16 | Missouri State | John Pewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:50 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Mathews | 24-38 |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs banks in the layup on a great pass from John Manzo | 26-38 |
| 02:21 | Colorado State | John Beard is hacked by John Pewitt - foul #1 on John Pewitt, team foul #9 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 02:21 | Colorado State | John Beard makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 02:21 | Colorado State | John Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Greg Norton pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | Matthew Mathews is called for the reach on Horace Leary - foul #1 on Matthew Mathews, team foul #6 | 26-39 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Horace Leary misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 01:57 | Colorado State | Philip Zamzam snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 01:51 | Colorado State | Horace Leary blocks the short jumper by John Beard | 26-39 |
| 01:50 | Missouri State | William Brown gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 01:45 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Philip Zamzam - foul #1 on Philip Zamzam, team foul #7 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (PG) Philip Zamzam | |
| 01:45 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:45 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:45 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 3rd free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:32 | Colorado State | John Beard knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Edward Prince | 29-41 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Bill Sawyer picks off the pass by John Pewitt | 29-41 |
| 01:08 | Colorado State | Edward Prince throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), Scott Shannon (SF), Carl Krebs (C) John Manzo, Horace Leary, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Eberle (PG), Frank Visosky (SF), Charles Jacoby (PF), Clinton Hopkins (C) Bill Sawyer, Matthew Mathews, John Beard, Roderick Britton | |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | William Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Jumah Arai | 31-41 |
| 00:35 | Colorado State | Edward Prince can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Hopkins | 31-41 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Edward Prince drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Eberle | 31-43 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Edward Prince is called for the reach on Jumah Arai - foul #1 on Edward Prince, team foul #8 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Sears (PG), Douglas Galeano (SF) John Pewitt, Scott Shannon | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Keith Brower (SG), John Beard (PF), Paul Kuhn (C) Edward Prince, Charles Jacoby, Clinton Hopkins | |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-43 |