| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Gary (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ron Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses the lay-in but the foul's on Nick Gary - foul #2 on Nick Gary, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:42 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:19 | Colorado | Eugene Jones is called for the reach on Dennis Ashley - foul #2 on Eugene Jones, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:03 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 19:01 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 18:42 | Colorado | Byron Berns grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 18:25 | Colorado | Byron Berns makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 18:08 | Missouri State | Byron Berns steals it from Leslie Nash | 39-32 |
| 17:52 | Colorado | Nick Gary loses the dribble to Eugene Jones | 39-32 |
| 17:44 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton is whistled for a carry | 39-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy McCunn (C) Eugene Jones | |
| 17:20 | Colorado | Victor Sweet is hacked by Billy McCunn - foul #2 on Billy McCunn, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (PG), Clark Felt (SG) Dennis Ashley, Nick Gary | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James White (SG), Dale Johns (SF), Dale Walter (C) Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Brian Ellenburg | |
| 17:02 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Leslie Nash - foul #1 on Leslie Nash, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nick Gary (SG) Byron Berns | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:02 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:02 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:39 | Missouri State | Dale Walter drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Leslie Nash | 41-34 |
| 16:34 | Colorado | Nick Gary lays it up and in on a great pass from Victor Sweet | 43-34 |
| 16:21 | Missouri State | Dale Johns misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-34 |
| 16:19 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 16:07 | Colorado | Keith Duell lays it in on a great pass from Ben Bond | 45-36 |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Dale Johns hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Leslie Nash | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Ben Bond (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Nick Gary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clark Felt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Duell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - James White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy McCunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Colorado | Nick Gary misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 15:19 | Colorado | Nick Gary snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 15:03 | Colorado | Keith Duell misses the easy layup | 45-39 |
| 15:01 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:48 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 14:46 | Colorado | Victor Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:25 | Colorado | Nick Gary comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 45-39 |
| 14:24 | Colorado | Clark Felt pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:07 | Colorado | Victor Sweet can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-39 |
| 14:05 | Colorado | Nick Gary grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 13:52 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses the lay-in | 45-39 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | James White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Byron Berns (SF), Herbert Rogers (PF) Ben Bond, Clark Felt, Keith Duell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote (PG), Ron Clark (SG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) Leslie Nash, James White, Dale Johns, Billy McCunn, Dale Walter | |
| 13:19 | Colorado | Nick Gary clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 13:17 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:05 | Colorado | Byron Berns comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Eugene Jones | 45-39 |
| 12:57 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton double dribbles | 45-39 |
| 12:42 | Colorado | Victor Sweet hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Ashley | 47-39 |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Ron Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 12:18 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Ron Clark slams it home and he's fouled by Nick Gary - foul #3 on Nick Gary, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (SG) Nick Gary | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Ron Clark makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:02 | Colorado | Alvin Bacote is called for the reach on Dennis Ashley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvin Bacote, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| 11:40 | Colorado | Ben Bond is hacked by Alvin Bacote - foul #2 on Alvin Bacote, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Duell (PF) Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:21 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 47-42 |
| 11:20 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Bond (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Alvin Bacote (fresh) SG - Ron Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses the jump hook in the lane | 47-42 |
| 10:57 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 10:45 | Colorado | Byron Berns drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 10:31 | Missouri State | Ron Clark is fouled on the floor by Dennis Ashley - foul #1 on Dennis Ashley, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clark Felt (SG), Victor Sweet (C) Ben Bond, Herbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), Dale Johns (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Douglas Blankenship (PF), Billy McCunn (C) Alvin Bacote, Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 10:05 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 10:00 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash buries a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Keith Duell - foul #1 on Keith Duell, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nick Gary (SG) Byron Berns | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 10:00 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses the free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:00 | Colorado | Victor Sweet pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:54 | Colorado | Nick Gary is called for a charge - foul #4 on Nick Gary, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James White (SG) Douglas Blankenship | |
| 09:34 | Missouri State | James White is fouled on the floor by Victor Sweet - foul #1 on Victor Sweet, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| 09:19 | Missouri State | Victor Sweet takes the ball from James White | 50-44 |
| 08:58 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 08:57 | Missouri State | Dale Walter snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Dale Johns hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dale Walter | 50-47 |
| 08:29 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-47 |
| 08:27 | Colorado | Keith Duell tips it in | 52-47 |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | James White makes the fadeaway near the basket | 52-49 |
| 07:56 | Colorado | Keith Duell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by James White - foul #2 on James White, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (PG), Byron Berns (SF), Herbert Rogers (C) Dennis Ashley, Nick Gary, Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) James White, Dale Johns, Billy McCunn, Dale Walter | |
| 07:56 | Colorado | Keith Duell makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:56 | Colorado | Keith Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 54-49 |
| 07:34 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Ben Bond | 54-49 |
| 07:20 | Colorado | Byron Berns hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ben Bond | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Ben Bond (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Clark Felt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Keith Duell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ron Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 06:57 | Colorado | Byron Berns comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 06:55 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers misses the tip | 57-52 |
| 06:53 | Colorado | Ben Bond tips it back up and in | 59-52 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Ron Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Byron Berns - foul #2 on Byron Berns, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Victor Sweet (C) Clark Felt, Keith Duell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG) Leslie Nash | |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Ron Clark makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg gets the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Dale Johns connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Ron Clark | 59-55 |
| 06:14 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley is hacked by Eugene Jones - foul #3 on Eugene Jones, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| 06:14 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:00 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nick Gary (SG) Dennis Ashley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:37 | Colorado | Byron Berns hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 05:35 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 05:30 | Missouri State | Dale Johns comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 05:12 | Colorado | Byron Berns is called for a backcourt violation | 59-57 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Duell (PF) Herbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), James White (SG), Billy McCunn (PF), Dale Walter (C) Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| 04:52 | Missouri State | Dale Johns can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 04:50 | Colorado | Keith Duell snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:33 | Colorado | Leslie Nash steals it from Byron Berns | 59-57 |
| 04:30 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash banks in the layup | 59-59 |
| 04:11 | Colorado | Nick Gary comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-59 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | Dale Walter gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Dale Johns clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Byron Berns - foul #3 on Byron Berns, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Clark Felt (SF) Ben Bond, Byron Berns | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG) James White | |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Dale Johns makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Dale Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:35 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Keith Duell | 62-61 |
| 03:15 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy McCunn | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Gary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clark Felt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Duell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Sweet (tiring) 20 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ron Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Johns (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy McCunn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nick Gary | 65-64 |
| 02:46 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (SG), Byron Berns (SF), Herbert Rogers (C) Nick Gary, Clark Felt, Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) Dale Johns, Billy McCunn, Dale Walter | |
| 02:39 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses the easy layup | 65-64 |
| 02:38 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:26 | Colorado | Byron Berns can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 02:24 | Colorado | Ben Bond pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:24 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| 02:07 | Colorado | Byron Berns hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Ron Clark scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Johnnie Betton | 68-66 |
| 01:54 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nick Gary (SG), Victor Sweet (C) Ben Bond, Herbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:36 | Colorado | Keith Duell knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Byron Berns | 70-66 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton tips it home | 70-68 |
| 01:15 | Colorado | Byron Berns knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Ashley | 73-68 |
| 01:00 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnnie Betton | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Colorado | 3 seconds is called on Dennis Ashley | 73-71 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones clanks a runner near the basket | 73-71 |
| 00:26 | Colorado | Byron Berns pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Leslie Nash is called for the reach on Byron Berns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leslie Nash, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Byron Berns makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Byron Berns misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash is fouled on the floor by Keith Duell - foul #2 on Keith Duell, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | Keith Duell is fouled in the backcourt by Leslie Nash - foul #3 on Leslie Nash, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | Keith Duell makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | Keith Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones clanks a 3 from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 00:05 | Colorado | Byron Berns grabs the board | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | Colorado | Byron Berns is hacked by Leslie Nash in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leslie Nash, team foul #10 | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | Colorado | Byron Berns misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | Colorado | Byron Berns makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 77-73 |