| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Haws (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Orlowsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Colorado | James Haws hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Holdren | 33-24 |
| 19:35 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-24 |
| 19:34 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 19:26 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-24 |
| 19:10 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Kenny Ward | 36-26 |
| 18:57 | Colorado | James Haws clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 18:55 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 18:32 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Holdren - foul #3 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (SG) Dennis Holdren | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 18:32 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:32 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:32 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 18:22 | Colorado | Brian Stamper lays it in and he's hacked by Raymond Nelson - foul #1 on Raymond Nelson, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 18:22 | Colorado | Brian Stamper makes the free throw | 39-26 |
| 18:06 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 18:04 | Colorado | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 17:59 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky is whistled for a carry | 39-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Walter Hurt (PF) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 17:42 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 17:35 | Colorado | James Haws buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 17:15 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson is fouled on the floor by Walter Hurt - foul #2 on Walter Hurt, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Jensen (PG), Jamie Jones (SF) James Haws, Michael Orlowsky | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (PG), Luther Holmes (SG), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Jack Reese (C) Kenny Ward, Valentin Marino, Raymond Nelson, Ralph McGuire | |
| 17:03 | Iowa State | Michael Thies scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Luther Holmes | 41-31 |
| 16:48 | Colorado | Brian Stamper knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jamie Jones | 43-31 |
| 16:37 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-31 |
| 16:36 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 16:29 | Colorado | Jamie Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 16:27 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:21 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum's pass is intercepted by Brian Stamper | 43-31 |
| 16:05 | Colorado | The jump hook by Brian Stamper is blocked by Jack Reese | 43-31 |
| 16:03 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hiner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Hurt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Michael Thies (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Odum (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) C - Jack Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:58 | Iowa State | Michael Thies misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 15:57 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum tips it home | 43-33 |
| 15:42 | Colorado | Brian Stamper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jack Reese - foul #2 on Jack Reese, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (PG), Dennis Holdren (SG), Michael Orlowsky (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) David Jensen, John Hiner, Jamie Jones, Walter Hurt | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Valentin Marino (SG), Victor Smith (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) Luther Holmes, Joseph Odum, Alphonse Rossi, Jack Reese | |
| 15:42 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:42 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:42 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 15:18 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino hits the finger roll set up by Michael Thies | 43-35 |
| 15:08 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 15:07 | Colorado | Michael Lewis hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 14:38 | Iowa State | Michael Thies buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Victor Smith | 45-38 |
| 14:25 | Colorado | James Haws is whistled for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF) Michael Orlowsky | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Jack Reese (C) Michael Thies, Raymond Nelson, Ralph McGuire | |
| 14:08 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Smith | 45-40 |
| 13:55 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren loses the dribble to Kenny Ward | 45-40 |
| 13:52 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward jams it | 45-42 |
| 13:32 | Colorado | Jamie Jones drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Holdren | 47-42 |
| 13:12 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Reese | 47-45 |
| 12:53 | Colorado | Jamie Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 12:51 | Colorado | Brian Stamper tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| 12:35 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 12:33 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Michael Lewis | 49-45 |
| 12:29 | Colorado | The pull-up jumper by James Haws is blocked by Alphonse Rossi | 49-45 |
| 12:27 | Iowa State | Victor Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:23 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 12:22 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Alphonse Rossi | 49-45 |
| 12:03 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 12:02 | Colorado | Jamie Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Haws (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Stamper (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Victor Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alphonse Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Reese (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:56 | Colorado | Jamie Jones drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Haws | 51-45 |
| 11:45 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Victor Smith | 51-47 |
| 11:41 | Colorado | Michael Lewis is hacked by Alphonse Rossi - foul #2 on Alphonse Rossi, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Jensen (PG), John Hiner (SG), Michael Orlowsky (SF), Walter Hurt (PF), David Arndt (C) James Haws, Dennis Holdren, Jamie Jones, Michael Lewis, Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (PG), Luther Holmes (SG), Joseph Odum (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) Kenny Ward, Valentin Marino, Victor Smith, Alphonse Rossi, Jack Reese | |
| 11:23 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky knocks in the jumper from the right side | 53-47 |
| 11:13 | Iowa State | Michael Thies comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 11:11 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 11:05 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Luther Holmes | 53-49 |
| 10:53 | Colorado | David Jensen is fouled on the floor by Michael Thies - foul #2 on Michael Thies, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| 10:35 | Colorado | The pull-up jumper by David Jensen is blocked by Luther Holmes | 53-49 |
| 10:33 | Colorado | Walter Hurt tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| 10:12 | Iowa State | Michael Thies knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Odum | 55-52 |
| 09:54 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 09:52 | Colorado | David Arndt gets the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:39 | Colorado | Walter Hurt is fouled on the floor by Luther Holmes - foul #1 on Luther Holmes, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG), John Thorpe (PF), Brian Stamper (C) John Hiner, Walter Hurt, David Arndt | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG) Michael Thies, Luther Holmes | |
| 09:31 | Colorado | Brian Stamper scores on a jump hook from close range | 57-52 |
| 09:18 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Dennis Holdren - foul #4 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #3 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (PG) Dennis Holdren | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Randall Padula (PF), Jack Reese (C) Raymond Nelson, Ralph McGuire | |
| 09:18 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:18 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:55 | Colorado | David Jensen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 08:54 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Stamper | 57-54 |
| 08:34 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky blows the dunk | 57-54 |
| 08:32 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 08:08 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino is hacked by James Haws - foul #2 on James Haws, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), Michael Lewis (PF), David Arndt (C) David Jensen, Michael Orlowsky, John Thorpe, Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (PG), Victor Smith (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) Kenny Ward, Joseph Odum, Randall Padula, Jack Reese | |
| 07:55 | Iowa State | Michael Thies travels with the ball | 57-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Dennis Holdren (SG) James Haws, John Hiner | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Arndt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Michael Thies (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Victor Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Colorado | Ralph McGuire is called for the reach on Dennis Holdren - foul #2 on Ralph McGuire, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| 07:34 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 07:33 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 07:16 | Iowa State | Michael Thies can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 07:15 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Valentin Marino | 57-54 |
| 07:03 | Iowa State | Michael Thies misses the easy layup but the foul's on Juan Garcia - foul #1 on Juan Garcia, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (PG) Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (SG) Valentin Marino | |
| 07:03 | Iowa State | Michael Thies makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:03 | Iowa State | Michael Thies makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:47 | Colorado | David Arndt double dribbles | 57-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Stamper (C) David Arndt | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Jack Reese (C) Luther Holmes, Raymond Nelson, Ralph McGuire | |
| 06:23 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 06:22 | Colorado | Jamie Jones gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:09 | Colorado | Brian Stamper can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 57-56 |
| 06:07 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:00 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi slams it home on a nice dish by Kenny Ward | 57-58 |
| 05:39 | Colorado | James Haws misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 05:37 | Iowa State | Victor Smith grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 05:32 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Thies | 57-60 |
| 05:12 | Colorado | Jack Reese blocks the short jumper by Michael Lewis | 57-60 |
| 05:10 | Colorado | Brian Stamper snags the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 05:05 | Colorado | Jamie Jones is called for traveling | 57-60 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Jensen (PG), John Hiner (SG), Michael Orlowsky (SF), Walter Hurt (PF), David Arndt (C) James Haws, Dennis Holdren, Jamie Jones, Michael Lewis, Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jared Hurdle (PG), Valentin Marino (SG), Joseph Odum (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) Kenny Ward, Michael Thies, Victor Smith, Alphonse Rossi, Jack Reese | |
| 04:47 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 04:45 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson misses the tip | 57-60 |
| 04:43 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Nelson | 57-60 |
| 04:25 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| 04:15 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky's pass is intercepted by Ralph McGuire | 57-60 |
| 04:08 | Iowa State | David Arndt is called for the reach on Joseph Odum - foul #3 on David Arndt, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG), Brian Stamper (C) John Hiner, David Arndt | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (PG) Jared Hurdle | |
| 03:48 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph McGuire | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Michael Orlowsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Michael Thies (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Nelson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ralph McGuire - foul #3 on Ralph McGuire, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (PG) David Jensen | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG) Michael Thies | |
| 03:35 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:35 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:35 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:16 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino makes the 3 from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 02:54 | Colorado | Walter Hurt makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Haws | 60-66 |
| 02:49 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Holdren - foul #5 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (SG), David Jensen (SF), David Arndt (PF) Dennis Holdren, Michael Orlowsky, Walter Hurt | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Victor Smith (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Jack Reese (C) Joseph Odum, Raymond Nelson, Ralph McGuire | |
| 02:49 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:49 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:49 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 02:49 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| 02:25 | Colorado | James Haws loses the ball out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) David Jensen, David Arndt | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Odum (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) Victor Smith, Alphonse Rossi, Jack Reese | |
| 02:14 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-67 |
| 02:13 | Colorado | James Haws snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 02:09 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Haws | 62-67 |
| 01:47 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 01:46 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 01:31 | Colorado | James Haws knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Orlowsky | 64-67 |
| 01:06 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 64-67 |
| 01:05 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:59 | Colorado | Brian Stamper drills a fadeaway from the left side | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire is fouled on the floor by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| 00:30 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:30 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum grabs the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum is fouled on the floor by John Hiner - foul #2 on John Hiner, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 00:28 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:28 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:11 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 00:10 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 00:08 | Iowa State | James Haws is called for the reach on Ralph McGuire in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Haws, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Victor Smith (SF) Joseph Odum | |
| 00:08 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:08 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:08 | Colorado | Brian Stamper snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward runs out the clock | 69-70 |