| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Gary (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Scott Stoughton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Houghton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Casperson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Efrain Arzola (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Byron Berns inbounds the ball | 43-28 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Byron Berns | 46-28 |
| 19:22 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Sweet takes the ball from Scott Stoughton | 46-28 |
| 19:13 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-28 |
| 19:12 | Colorado | Nick Gary tips it but misses | 46-28 |
| 19:10 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 19:05 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Sweet picks off the pass by Eugene Houghton | 46-28 |
| 18:46 | Colorado | Victor Sweet hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Efrain Arzola - foul #1 on Efrain Arzola, team foul #1 | 46-28 |
| 18:46 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 18:46 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:20 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eugene Houghton | 48-31 |
| 18:13 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Byron Berns | 51-31 |
| 18:00 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Mark Williams | 51-33 |
| 17:41 | Colorado | Scott Stoughton takes the ball from Byron Berns | 51-33 |
| 17:24 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 17:22 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 17:02 | Colorado | The pull-up jumper by Nick Gary is blocked by Eric Casperson | 51-33 |
| 17:01 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 16:48 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson is called for traveling | 51-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (PG), Clark Felt (SG) Dennis Ashley, Nick Gary | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Mosley (SF), Jerry Coleman (PF), Paul Hodgkins (C) Eugene Houghton, Eric Casperson, Efrain Arzola | |
| 16:46 | Colorado | Ben Bond loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-33 |
| 16:24 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-36 |
| 16:01 | Colorado | Victor Sweet knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Ben Bond (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clark Felt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Byron Berns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Scott Stoughton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Mosley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hodgkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Duell steps in front of the Jerry Coleman pass | 53-36 |
| 15:34 | Colorado | Clark Felt is called for traveling | 53-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Nick Gary (SG), Herbert Rogers (C) Ben Bond, Byron Berns, Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton (SF), Ralph Smith (PF) Scott Stoughton, Mark Williams | |
| 15:14 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Duell is called for the reach on Jerry Coleman - foul #1 on Keith Duell, team foul #1 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola (C) Paul Hodgkins | |
| 14:58 | Northern Illinois University | Nick Gary picks off the pass by Michael Mosley | 53-36 |
| 14:54 | Colorado | Clark Felt slams it home on a great pass from Nick Gary | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:34 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Herbert Rogers - foul #1 on Herbert Rogers, team foul #2 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Victor Sweet (C) Keith Duell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson (PF) Ralph Smith | |
| 14:34 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 14:34 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 14:22 | Colorado | Clark Felt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 14:21 | Colorado | Victor Sweet tips it home | 57-38 |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola drills a shot from just outside the lane | 57-40 |
| 13:53 | Colorado | Clark Felt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 13:52 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola grabs the board | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:46 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Mosley | 57-42 |
| 13:21 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers's pass is intercepted by Michael Mosley | 57-42 |
| 13:17 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Mosley banks in the layup | 57-44 |
| 12:55 | Colorado | Nick Gary misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-44 |
| 12:54 | Colorado | Clark Felt hits the follow up shot | 59-44 |
| 12:27 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Victor Sweet - foul #1 on Victor Sweet, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (PG), Byron Berns (SF), Keith Duell (PF) Dennis Ashley, Clark Felt, Herbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton (PG), Mark Williams (SG), Paul Hodgkins (SF), Ralph Smith (PF) Michael Mosley, Jerry Coleman, Eugene Houghton, Eric Casperson | |
| 12:27 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 12:27 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 12:27 | Colorado | Keith Duell grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 12:09 | Colorado | Byron Berns double dribbles | 59-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton (SF) Efrain Arzola | |
| 11:53 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 11:52 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Keith Duell | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Ben Bond (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nick Gary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Scott Stoughton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Houghton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ralph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Hodgkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses badly on a floater in the lane | 59-44 |
| 11:30 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 11:26 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Scott Stoughton, team foul #2 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG) Nick Gary | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 11:14 | Colorado | Mark Williams steals it from Victor Sweet | 59-44 |
| 11:09 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 11:07 | Colorado | Victor Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 10:52 | Colorado | Byron Berns hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dennis Ashley | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:35 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Smith clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Keith Duell - foul #2 on Keith Duell, team foul #4 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clark Felt (SG), Herbert Rogers (C) Dennis Ashley, Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Coleman (SF), Eric Casperson (PF) Eugene Houghton, Paul Hodgkins | |
| 10:35 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 10:35 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 10:35 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:18 | Colorado | Clark Felt drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Herbert Rogers | 65-45 |
| 10:13 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Eric Casperson | 65-48 |
| 09:47 | Colorado | Byron Berns is fouled on the floor by Jerry Coleman - foul #1 on Jerry Coleman, team foul #3 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins (C) Ralph Smith | |
| 09:27 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola (C) Paul Hodgkins | |
| 09:10 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Clark Felt - foul #2 on Clark Felt, team foul #5 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Nick Gary (SG) Ben Bond, Clark Felt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:10 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 09:10 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 09:10 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 08:41 | Colorado | Byron Berns misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-49 |
| 08:40 | Colorado | Keith Duell misses the tip | 65-49 |
| 08:39 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Mark Williams | 65-49 |
| 08:34 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams is fouled on the floor by Keith Duell - foul #3 on Keith Duell, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Victor Sweet (C) Herbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Mosley (PG), Christopher Lane (SG), Eugene Houghton (SF) Scott Stoughton, Mark Williams, Jerry Coleman | |
| 08:12 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola is called for traveling | 65-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clark Felt (SF) Byron Berns | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins (PF) Eric Casperson | |
| 07:51 | Colorado | Nick Gary misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-49 |
| 07:49 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola grabs the board | 65-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nick Gary (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clark Felt (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Keith Duell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Sweet (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Michael Mosley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Lane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Houghton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hodgkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Efrain Arzola (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-49 |
| 07:43 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton gets the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 07:35 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:17 | Colorado | Keith Duell misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 65-51 |
| 07:15 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 07:09 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Mosley scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 06:57 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:51 | Northern Illinois University | Efrain Arzola hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 65-53 |
| 06:49 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Victor Sweet | 65-53 |
| 06:29 | Colorado | Nick Gary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (PG), Byron Berns (SF), Herbert Rogers (PF) Dennis Ashley, Clark Felt, Keith Duell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton (PG), Mark Williams (SG), Eric Casperson (PF), Ralph Smith (C) Michael Mosley, Christopher Lane, Paul Hodgkins, Efrain Arzola | |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton is hacked by Ben Bond - foul #3 on Ben Bond, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Coleman (SF) Eugene Houghton | |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:15 | Colorado | Victor Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 05:59 | Colorado | Byron Berns drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Rogers | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:51 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ralph Smith | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:22 | Colorado | Nick Gary misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 05:21 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Coleman gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:17 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams misses the 3 from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 05:16 | Colorado | Ben Bond snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Victor Sweet can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Ralph Smith - foul #4 on Ralph Smith, team foul #4 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clark Felt (SG), Keith Duell (PF) Nick Gary, Herbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton (SF) Jerry Coleman | |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 04:40 | Colorado | Byron Berns gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 04:34 | Colorado | Keith Duell drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ben Bond | 71-56 |
| 04:29 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Clark Felt - foul #3 on Clark Felt, team foul #8 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Herbert Rogers (C) Clark Felt, Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins (C) Eric Casperson | |
| 04:29 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:29 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 04:07 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ben Bond | 73-58 |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Houghton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Eugene Houghton, team foul #5 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Coleman (PF), Efrain Arzola (C) Ralph Smith, Paul Hodgkins | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Byron Berns | 76-58 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Bond (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Herbert Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Scott Stoughton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Houghton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Efrain Arzola (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Stoughton hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-61 |
| 02:52 | Colorado | Eugene Houghton is called for the reach on Ben Bond - foul #3 on Eugene Houghton, team foul #6 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clark Felt (SF), Victor Sweet (C) Byron Berns, Keith Duell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Mosley (PG), Christopher Lane (SG), Paul Hodgkins (PF), Michael Horne (C) Scott Stoughton, Mark Williams, Eugene Houghton, Efrain Arzola | |
| 02:33 | Colorado | Ben Bond banks in the layup set up by Dennis Ashley | 78-61 |
| 02:10 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Lane scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Coleman | 78-63 |
| 01:47 | Colorado | Victor Sweet scores on a shot from close range set up by Ben Bond | 80-63 |
| 01:28 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Lane scores on a floater from the left side set up by Michael Horne | 80-65 |
| 01:02 | Colorado | Michael Mosley is called for the reach on Dennis Ashley - foul #1 on Michael Mosley, team foul #7 | 80-65 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Smith (PF) Michael Horne | |
| 01:02 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 80-65 |
| 01:02 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins gets the rebound | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | Ben Bond is called for the reach on Christopher Lane - foul #4 on Ben Bond, team foul #9 | 80-65 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nick Gary (SG) Dennis Ashley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Lane makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Colorado | Victor Sweet knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ben Bond and he's hacked by Paul Hodgkins - foul #2 on Paul Hodgkins, team foul #8 | 82-67 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the free throw | 83-67 |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 83-67 |
| 00:22 | Colorado | Victor Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 83-67 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Ben Bond runs out the clock | 83-67 |