| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ryan Gardner (fresh) PF - Van Marks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Park (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Colorado | Charles Olsson lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Crowell | 30-28 |
| 19:20 | Missouri State | Walter Hall clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-28 |
| 19:19 | Colorado | Charles Olsson pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:08 | Colorado | Charles Olsson misses the easy layup | 30-28 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:49 | Missouri State | Gary Crowell steals the ball from Dwayne Jaramillo | 30-28 |
| 18:23 | Colorado | Van Marks knocks in the shot in the lane | 32-28 |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 18:04 | Colorado | Charles Olsson snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 17:54 | Colorado | Walter Hall is called for the reach on Gary Crowell - foul #3 on Walter Hall, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (SG) Walter Hall | |
| 17:38 | Colorado | Charles Olsson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gary Mentzer - foul #3 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Scott (C) Gary Mentzer | |
| 17:38 | Colorado | Charles Olsson makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:38 | Colorado | Charles Olsson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 17:09 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Van Marks | 34-28 |
| 16:51 | Colorado | Gary Crowell knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Gardner | 36-28 |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Doyle Hartley | 36-30 |
| 16:14 | Colorado | Van Marks misses the easy layup | 36-30 |
| 16:13 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Van Marks | 36-30 |
| 15:59 | Colorado | Charles Olsson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 15:57 | Colorado | Van Marks tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Burgoyne (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ryan Gardner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Van Marks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Ronnie Park (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Scott (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Missouri State | Michael Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 15:35 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park tips it home | 38-32 |
| 15:15 | Colorado | Gary Crowell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-32 |
| 14:51 | Colorado | Charles Olsson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:46 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne loses the dribble to Dwayne Jaramillo | 41-32 |
| 14:35 | Missouri State | Michael Scott loses the dribble to Mark Burgoyne | 41-32 |
| 14:30 | Colorado | Gary Crowell banks in the layup set up by Mark Burgoyne | 43-32 |
| 14:12 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer is whistled for a carry | 43-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (PG), John Capps (SG), Joshua Tushoski (SF), Kevin Swarthout (PF), George Lacher (C) Gary Crowell, Mark Burgoyne, Ryan Gardner, Van Marks, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Edward Burke (SF), William Hardin (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Ronnie Park, Doyle Hartley, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Michael Scott | |
| 14:04 | Colorado | George Lacher blows the layup | 43-32 |
| 14:02 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Saavedra | 43-32 |
| 13:47 | Colorado | George Lacher is whistled for traveling | 43-32 |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 13:31 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:13 | Colorado | George Lacher hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Capps and the foul's on Chad Stier - foul #4 on Chad Stier, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (PG) Chad Stier | |
| 13:13 | Colorado | George Lacher makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 12:52 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer can't tip it in | 46-32 |
| 12:50 | Colorado | George Lacher grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 12:38 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Olsson (C) George Lacher | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (SF), Michael Scott (PF) Edward Burke, William Hardin | |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | Michael Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Van Marks (PF) Kevin Swarthout | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:11 | Colorado | Charles Olsson connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Saavedra | 48-32 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | Walter Hall connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Capps (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joshua Tushoski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Van Marks (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Scott (fresh) C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Colorado | John Capps misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 11:39 | Missouri State | Walter Hall snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 11:27 | Missouri State | Charles Olsson is called for the reach on Gary Mentzer - foul #1 on Charles Olsson, team foul #1 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), Mark Burgoyne (SG) Larry Saavedra, Joshua Tushoski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF) Gary Mentzer | |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-34 |
| 11:07 | Colorado | Charles Olsson grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 10:43 | Colorado | Gary Crowell misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-34 |
| 10:42 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 10:25 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 10:24 | Colorado | Van Marks grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 10:03 | Colorado | Gary Crowell misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Michael Scott - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ryan Gardner (SF), Kevin Swarthout (PF) John Capps, Van Marks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Walter Hall, Doyle Hartley, Michael Scott | |
| 10:03 | Colorado | Gary Crowell misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:03 | Colorado | Gary Crowell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 49-34 |
| 09:35 | Colorado | Gary Crowell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 09:30 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner buries a driving attempt from the left block | 51-34 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:18 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 09:10 | Colorado | Marvin Sawyer steps in front of the Ryan Gardner pass | 51-37 |
| 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) | |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer is hacked by Charles Olsson - foul #2 on Charles Olsson, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (SG), Van Marks (PF), George Lacher (C) Mark Burgoyne, Kevin Swarthout, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Dunlap (PG), Walter Hall (SG) Daniel Nixon, Ronnie Park | |
| 08:31 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | Raymond Dunlap tips it home | 51-39 |
| 08:14 | Colorado | Walter Hall takes the ball from George Lacher | 51-39 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Crowell - foul #1 on Gary Crowell, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Capps (SG) Gary Crowell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Michael Scott (C) Raymond Dunlap, Gary Mentzer | |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Capps (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ryan Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Van Marks (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - George Lacher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Scott (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Van Marks knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Larry Saavedra | 53-40 |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Michael Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-40 |
| 07:19 | Colorado | John Capps grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Chad Stier - foul #5 on Chad Stier, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne (SG), Charles Olsson (C) John Capps, George Lacher | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (PG), Ronnie Park (SG), Edward Burke (SF), Doyle Hartley (PF) Chad Stier, Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 06:58 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 06:36 | Missouri State | Michael Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 06:35 | Colorado | Charles Olsson snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 06:17 | Colorado | Charles Olsson travels with the ball | 53-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), John Capps (SF) Larry Saavedra, Ryan Gardner | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer (C) Edward Burke | |
| 06:03 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:36 | Colorado | John Capps knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Gary Crowell | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Scott | 55-42 |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Van Marks blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Scott - foul #3 on Michael Scott, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF) Ronnie Park, Michael Scott | |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Van Marks makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Van Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Olsson - foul #3 on Charles Olsson, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (SG), Kevin Swarthout (PF) Mark Burgoyne, Van Marks | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:13 | Colorado | Gary Crowell clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 04:11 | Colorado | Gary Crowell grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:03 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra blows the layup | 57-44 |
| 04:02 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Marvin Sawyer | 57-44 |
| 03:47 | Missouri State | Walter Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-44 |
| 03:45 | Colorado | Charles Olsson gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Capps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Doyle Hartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Colorado | Gary Crowell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 03:15 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 03:08 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Gary Mentzer is blocked by Charles Olsson | 57-44 |
| 03:07 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 02:41 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by John Capps | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 60-44 |
| 02:29 | Colorado | Charles Olsson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 02:06 | Colorado | Gary Mentzer takes the ball from John Capps | 60-44 |
| 01:50 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on John Capps - foul #1 on John Capps, team foul #5 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joshua Tushoski (SF), George Lacher (C) Gary Crowell, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SG), Michael Scott (C) Walter Hall, Gary Mentzer | |
| 01:50 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 01:50 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:33 | Colorado | John Capps misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-46 |
| 01:32 | Colorado | Joshua Tushoski tips it in | 62-46 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Nixon | 62-49 |
| 00:47 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Capps | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Missouri State | Michael Scott can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by George Lacher - foul #1 on George Lacher, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Burke (SF) Marvin Sawyer | |
| 00:42 | Missouri State | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:42 | Missouri State | Michael Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:42 | Colorado | George Lacher grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Doyle Hartley - foul #2 on Doyle Hartley, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| 00:13 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:13 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park banks in the layup | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra runs out the clock | 66-52 |