| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) SF - Ryan Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Van Marks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Fedele (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Dickerson inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 19:39 | Colorado | Charles Olsson misses long on a floater near the basket | 23-29 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Corona | 23-31 |
| 19:04 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner loses the dribble to John Fedele | 23-31 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Mark Burgoyne steals it from Nicholas Anderson | 23-31 |
| 18:43 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne banks in the layup | 25-31 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Harold Corona hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 18:13 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 17:44 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne loses the dribble to Nicholas Anderson | 25-31 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson gets the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Harold Corona scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Nicholas Anderson | 25-33 |
| 16:38 | Colorado | Van Marks double dribbles | 25-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (SG), John Capps (SF) Mark Burgoyne, Ryan Gardner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | John Fedele makes the jump hook in the lane | 25-35 |
| 16:03 | Colorado | Charles Olsson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joshua Tushoski (SF), Kevin Swarthout (PF) Gary Crowell, Van Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (C) John Fedele | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Capps (fresh) SF - Joshua Tushoski (fresh) PF - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 15:39 | Colorado | Charles Olsson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 15:18 | Colorado | Charles Olsson misses long on a shot from close range | 25-35 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Harold Corona drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Anderson | 25-38 |
| 14:53 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout blows the layup | 25-38 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Frank Morton pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the floater from the right side set up by Harold Corona | 25-40 |
| 14:07 | Colorado | John Capps clanks a floater from the free throw line | 25-40 |
| 14:06 | Colorado | John Capps tips it in | 27-40 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Kevin Swarthout knocks away the 3 by Harold Corona | 27-40 |
| 13:48 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout grabs the defensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 13:34 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 27-40 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Frank Morton pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Harold Corona buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lamson | 27-43 |
| 12:46 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout is called for traveling | 27-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), Mark Burgoyne (SG), Ryan Gardner (SF), Van Marks (PF), George Lacher (C) Larry Saavedra, John Capps, Joshua Tushoski, Kevin Swarthout, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Lamson, Frank Morton | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | James Dickerson loses the ball out of bounds | 27-43 |
| 12:08 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Crowell | 30-43 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | James Dickerson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Macaulay | 30-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Van Marks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lacher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 12 pts. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Fedele (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner is hacked by Nicholas Anderson - foul #3 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| 11:17 | Colorado | Gary Crowell comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #4 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 11:17 | Colorado | Gary Crowell makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 11:17 | Colorado | Gary Crowell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Mark Burgoyne - foul #1 on Mark Burgoyne, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Olsson (C) George Lacher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (PF) Nicholas Anderson | |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Frank Morton misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Mark Burgoyne - foul #2 on Mark Burgoyne, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Frank Morton makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Frank Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 10:16 | Colorado | Van Marks hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Gardner | 34-48 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is hacked by Mark Burgoyne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Burgoyne, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Frank Morton tips it home | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:37 | Colorado | James Dickerson is called for the reach on Gary Crowell - foul #2 on James Dickerson, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Capps (SF) Ryan Gardner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) Frank Morton | |
| 09:32 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-50 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson buries a shot from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 08:40 | Colorado | James Dickerson is called for the reach on John Capps - foul #3 on James Dickerson, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (PG), Joshua Tushoski (SF), Kevin Swarthout (PF) Gary Crowell, Mark Burgoyne, Van Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (C) John Fedele | |
| 08:25 | Colorado | Charles Olsson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Saavedra | 36-52 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Lamson is blocked by Kevin Swarthout | 36-52 |
| 07:54 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 07:40 | Colorado | Charles Olsson clanks a runner in the paint | 36-52 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Dickerson | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Capps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joshua Tushoski (fresh) PF - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Olsson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 12 pts. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Frank Morton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), Mark Burgoyne (SG), Ryan Gardner (SF), Van Marks (PF), George Lacher (C) Larry Saavedra, John Capps, Joshua Tushoski, Kevin Swarthout, Charles Olsson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Lamson, Frank Morton | |
| 07:08 | Colorado | Gary Crowell scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from George Lacher and the foul's on Jeremy Macaulay - foul #5 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (PG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 07:08 | Colorado | Gary Crowell misses the free throw | 38-52 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | John Fedele grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-54 |
| 06:22 | Colorado | Gary Crowell hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Ryan Gardner | 40-54 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | James Dickerson's pass is intercepted by Ryan Gardner | 40-54 |
| 05:47 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Van Marks | 42-54 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | John Fedele is called for traveling | 42-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (SG), Charles Olsson (C) Mark Burgoyne, George Lacher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (PF) Nicholas Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:14 | Colorado | Charles Olsson makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Gary Crowell | 44-54 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | James Dickerson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 04:53 | Colorado | Van Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 04:30 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Saavedra | 46-54 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Charles Olsson swats the layup by John Fedele | 46-54 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | John Fedele tips it in | 46-56 |
| 03:47 | Colorado | Van Marks's fadeaway is rejected by John Fedele | 46-56 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | John Fedele gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | James Dickerson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 03:27 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Gary Crowell | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Gardner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Van Marks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (tired) 12 pts. SF - James Dickerson (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Fedele (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner double dribbles | 46-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne (SG), John Capps (SF), Kevin Swarthout (PF) Gary Crowell, Ryan Gardner, Van Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) John Fedele | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | James Dickerson's pass is intercepted by Charles Olsson | 46-56 |
| 03:00 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), Ryan Gardner (SF), Van Marks (PF) Larry Saavedra, John Capps, Kevin Swarthout | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (C) Frank Morton | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Colorado | Charles Olsson hits a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by John Fedele - foul #1 on John Fedele, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| 02:39 | Colorado | Charles Olsson makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Harold Corona can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 02:08 | Colorado | Van Marks grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 01:50 | Colorado | Van Marks buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Burgoyne | 51-56 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson can't tip it in | 51-56 |
| 01:28 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Ryan Gardner | 51-56 |
| 01:09 | Colorado | James Dickerson is called for the reach on Ryan Gardner - foul #4 on James Dickerson, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| 01:09 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Anderson | 51-56 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Harold Corona's floater is knocked away by Van Marks | 51-56 |
| 00:40 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Van Marks | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Colorado | Van Marks misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 51-56 |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 00:27 | Colorado | John Fedele steals it from Gary Crowell | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Crowell - foul #3 on Gary Crowell, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ryan Gardner - foul #2 on Ryan Gardner, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is hacked by Charles Olsson - foul #2 on Charles Olsson, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is fouled on the floor by Gary Crowell - foul #4 on Gary Crowell, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:16 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-58 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Burgoyne - foul #4 on Mark Burgoyne, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | Charles Olsson pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Ryan Gardner buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gary Crowell | 54-59 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is hacked by Gary Crowell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Crowell, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Saavedra (PG) Gary Crowell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:02 | Colorado | Van Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Van Marks misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 54-60 |