| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nick Gary (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Sweet (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ryan Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Santini (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Wooley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Zachary McAlmond (fresh) C - Matthew Ledezma (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Keith Duell - foul #2 on Keith Duell, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 19:40 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:40 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:17 | Colorado | Nick Gary loses the dribble to Zachary McAlmond | 27-25 |
| 19:03 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma can't finish the layup | 27-25 |
| 19:01 | Colorado | Byron Berns grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 18:45 | Colorado | Victor Sweet drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Byron Berns | 29-25 |
| 18:18 | Iowa State | Michael Santini misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 18:16 | Colorado | Victor Sweet snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 17:54 | Colorado | Victor Sweet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG), Ben Bond (SF) Dennis Ashley, Byron Berns | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey (SG) Michael Santini | |
| 17:27 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond makes the shot from the baseline set up by Manuel Wooley | 29-27 |
| 17:22 | Colorado | Michael Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 29-27 |
| 17:21 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Zachary McAlmond | 29-27 |
| 17:12 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 17:11 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:58 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith clanks a jumper from the left side | 29-27 |
| 16:56 | Colorado | Victor Sweet snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 16:54 | Colorado | Michael Smith is hacked by Manuel Wooley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Wooley, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Byron Berns (SF), Florencio Russo (PF), Nathan Ring (C) Nick Gary, Keith Duell, Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF) Manuel Wooley | |
| 16:38 | Colorado | Nathan Ring travels with the ball | 29-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:18 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Ryan Smith | 29-29 |
| 15:59 | Colorado | The short jumper by Ben Bond is denied by Matthew Ledezma | 29-29 |
| 15:57 | Colorado | Ben Bond gets the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ben Bond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Florencio Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Ring (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ryan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scotty Roberts (fresh) PF - Zachary McAlmond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Ledezma (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 15:38 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Zachary McAlmond | 29-29 |
| 15:20 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts misses the floater from the left side | 29-29 |
| 15:18 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond grabs the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:12 | Iowa State | Florencio Russo steps in front of the Scotty Roberts pass | 29-29 |
| 14:56 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Ring | 32-29 |
| 14:40 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith misses the dunk but he's hacked by Ben Bond - foul #2 on Ben Bond, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG), Nick Gary (SG), Keith Duell (PF), Victor Sweet (C) Dennis Ashley, Byron Berns, Florencio Russo, Nathan Ring | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Santini (SG), Manuel Wooley (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Daniel Bailey, Scotty Roberts, Zachary McAlmond | |
| 14:40 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:40 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | Michael Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ben Bond | 35-31 |
| 14:02 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-31 |
| 14:00 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Keith Duell | 35-31 |
| 13:43 | Colorado | Michael Smith is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 13:41 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 13:25 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ryan Smith | 35-34 |
| 12:57 | Colorado | Michael Smith hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Sweet | 38-34 |
| 12:38 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Manuel Wooley | 38-36 |
| 12:11 | Colorado | Michael Smith misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 12:09 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Bond | 38-36 |
| 11:56 | Colorado | Michael Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 11:55 | Colorado | Keith Duell tips it home | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nick Gary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ben Bond (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Duell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Sweet (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ryan Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Santini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Wooley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Matthew Ledezma (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Byron Berns (SF), Florencio Russo (PF), Nathan Ring (C) Michael Smith, Ben Bond, Keith Duell, Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter (PG), Andre Russo (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Zachary McAlmond (PF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Ryan Smith, Michael Santini, Manuel Wooley, Robert Reed, Matthew Ledezma | |
| 11:13 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Byron Berns | 43-36 |
| 11:04 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond hits a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Byron Berns - foul #1 on Byron Berns, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey (SG) Andre Russo | |
| 11:04 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:41 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-39 |
| 10:40 | Iowa State | Dikembe Elijah grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:13 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond is called for a charge - foul #2 on Zachary McAlmond, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Duell (C) Nathan Ring | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley (SF), Matthew Ledezma (C) Scotty Roberts, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 10:06 | Colorado | Daniel Bailey is called for the reach on Nick Gary in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Bailey, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Victor Sweet (C) Florencio Russo | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 09:47 | Colorado | Keith Duell can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 43-39 |
| 09:45 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 09:30 | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-39 |
| 09:29 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma tips it home | 43-41 |
| 09:12 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Easter - foul #2 on Nathaniel Easter, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (SG), Roger Mack (SF) Nick Gary, Byron Berns | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ryan Smith (PG), Andre Russo (SG) Nathaniel Easter, Daniel Bailey | |
| 08:55 | Colorado | Keith Duell connects on the open jump hook from the left block | 45-41 |
| 08:42 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-41 |
| 08:40 | Colorado | Roger Mack gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:12 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Keith Duell | 47-41 |
| 07:54 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Bond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Mack (fresh) PF - Keith Duell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Sweet (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ryan Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Russo (fresh) SF - Manuel Wooley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Zachary McAlmond (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Ledezma (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Andre Russo - foul #1 on Andre Russo, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG), Nick Gary (SG), Byron Berns (SF), Florencio Russo (PF) Dennis Ashley, Ben Bond, Roger Mack, Keith Duell | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter (PG), Michael Santini (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Robert Reed (PF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Ryan Smith, Andre Russo, Manuel Wooley, Zachary McAlmond, Matthew Ledezma | |
| 07:30 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:30 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:13 | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter makes the shot from the left side | 49-46 |
| 06:56 | Colorado | Victor Sweet's floater is tipped away by Robert Reed | 49-46 |
| 06:55 | Iowa State | Robert Reed gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:42 | Iowa State | Dikembe Elijah comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 06:41 | Colorado | Florencio Russo snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 06:32 | Colorado | Michael Smith connects on the 3 from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 06:28 | Iowa State | Michael Smith steps in front of the Nathaniel Easter pass in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 06:24 | Colorado | Byron Berns slams it home set up by Michael Smith | 54-46 |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 06:04 | Colorado | Victor Sweet pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 06:02 | Colorado | Nick Gary is hacked by Nathaniel Easter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathaniel Easter, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (SG), Keith Duell (C) Nick Gary, Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ryan Smith (PG), Manuel Wooley (SF), Matthew Ledezma (C) Nathaniel Easter, Scotty Roberts, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 05:44 | Colorado | Florencio Russo comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Santini - foul #2 on Michael Santini, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Bailey (SG) Michael Santini | |
| 05:44 | Colorado | Florencio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:44 | Colorado | Florencio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Robert Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 56-46 |
| 05:22 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Wooley | 56-46 |
| 05:05 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Byron Berns - foul #2 on Byron Berns, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Roger Mack (SF), Nathan Ring (C) Byron Berns, Florencio Russo | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond (PF) Robert Reed | |
| 05:05 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:05 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:37 | Colorado | Nathan Ring is whistled for a carry | 56-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nick Gary (SG) Ben Bond | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:16 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 04:14 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Dennis Ashley | 56-48 |
| 03:56 | Colorado | Nick Gary scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Ashley | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nick Gary (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Mack (fresh) PF - Keith Duell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Ring (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ryan Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Manuel Wooley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Zachary McAlmond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Ledezma (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma jams it on a nice dish by Ryan Smith | 58-50 |
| 03:31 | Colorado | Nick Gary loses the dribble to Daniel Bailey in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 03:30 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Bailey | 58-52 |
| 03:14 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Nick Gary | 61-52 |
| 03:01 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Smith | 61-55 |
| 02:58 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG), Ben Bond (SG), Byron Berns (SF), Florencio Russo (PF), Victor Sweet (C) Dennis Ashley, Nick Gary, Roger Mack, Keith Duell, Nathan Ring | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter (PG), Michael Santini (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Robert Reed (PF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Ryan Smith, Daniel Bailey, Manuel Wooley, Zachary McAlmond, Matthew Ledezma | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Iowa State | Robert Reed clanks a floater from the right side | 61-55 |
| 02:45 | Colorado | Florencio Russo snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 02:33 | Colorado | Scotty Roberts picks off the pass by Byron Berns | 61-55 |
| 02:33 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Duell (PF) Florencio Russo | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ryan Smith (PG), Manuel Wooley (SF), Zachary McAlmond (PF), Matthew Ledezma (C) Nathaniel Easter, Scotty Roberts, Robert Reed, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 02:06 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Manuel Wooley | 61-58 |
| 02:06 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nick Gary (SG) Ben Bond | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 01:47 | Colorado | Keith Duell can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Zachary McAlmond - foul #3 on Zachary McAlmond, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 01:47 | Colorado | Keith Duell misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:47 | Colorado | Keith Duell misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:47 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:24 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma is called for traveling | 61-58 |
| 01:22 | Colorado | Byron Berns is hacked by Manuel Wooley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Wooley, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| 01:22 | Colorado | Byron Berns misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:22 | Iowa State | Zachary McAlmond pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:01 | Iowa State | Ryan Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 00:59 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley hits the follow up shot | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley is hacked by Manuel Wooley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Wooley, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| 00:57 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:57 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:35 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 00:34 | Colorado | Victor Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Colorado | Victor Sweet is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Smith - foul #3 on Ryan Smith, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-60 |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Keith Duell grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Ryan Smith is called for the reach on Keith Duell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ryan Smith, team foul #12 | 64-60 |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Keith Duell makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Keith Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:16 | Iowa State | Michael Santini clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 00:14 | Colorado | Victor Sweet snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:13 | Colorado | Ryan Smith is called for the reach on Victor Sweet in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ryan Smith, team foul #13 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathaniel Easter (PG) Ryan Smith | |
| 00:13 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:13 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Michael Santini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-60 |
| 00:03 | Iowa State | Matthew Ledezma pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Manuel Wooley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-60 |