| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Homer Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Haws (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Orlowsky (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Montana State | Eugene Jones knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Homer Jones and he's hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 19:43 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:29 | Colorado | Homer Jones picks off the pass by Michael Orlowsky | 34-40 |
| 19:17 | Montana State | Michael Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Stamper | 34-40 |
| 19:15 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 19:08 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Michael Allen - foul #3 on Michael Allen, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot (C) Michael Allen | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 19:08 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 19:08 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 19:08 | Montana State | Robert Hunt gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:49 | Montana State | James Haws steps in front of the Eugene Jones pass | 34-41 |
| 18:28 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky hits a runner from the right block set up by James Haws | 34-43 |
| 18:11 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Stamper - foul #3 on Brian Stamper, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Arndt (C) Brian Stamper | |
| 18:11 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:11 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:02 | Colorado | James Haws makes the floater from the baseline set up by Dennis Holdren | 35-45 |
| 17:39 | Montana State | James Haws takes the ball from Rodney Tigner | 35-45 |
| 17:36 | Colorado | James Haws hits the finger roll | 35-47 |
| 17:17 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 17:15 | Colorado | James Haws pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 17:01 | Colorado | James Haws loses the dribble to Rodney Tigner | 35-47 |
| 16:40 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 16:38 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 16:19 | Colorado | James Haws misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 16:17 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Homer Jones | 35-47 |
| 15:57 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-47 |
| 15:55 | Colorado | The rebound goes to David Arndt | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Homer Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Tigner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Talbot (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Haws (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Holdren (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Orlowsky (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Arndt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-47 |
| 15:37 | Montana State | Robert Hunt snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 15:23 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-47 |
| 15:21 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 15:14 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 35-47 |
| 15:13 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Lewis | 35-47 |
| 15:02 | Colorado | James Haws knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 35-50 |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Homer Jones is fouled on the floor by David Arndt - foul #1 on David Arndt, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG), Randall Hoover (SG), Mark Ramon (SF), Michael Allen (PF), Dale Janicki (C) Homer Jones, Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner, Kenneth Talbot, Robert Hunt | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Jensen (PG), John Hiner (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), Walter Hurt (PF), Brian Stamper (C) James Haws, Dennis Holdren, Michael Orlowsky, Michael Lewis, David Arndt | |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Michael Allen misses the jumper from the baseline | 35-50 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 14:00 | Colorado | David Jensen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 13:59 | Montana State | Mark Ramon snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 13:44 | Montana State | Mark Ramon misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 13:43 | Montana State | Michael Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 13:24 | Montana State | Martin Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 13:22 | Montana State | Michael Allen snags the offensive board | 35-50 |
| 13:17 | Montana State | Mark Ramon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 13:15 | Montana State | Michael Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Randall Hoover comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 12:59 | Colorado | Jamie Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 12:54 | Colorado | David Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG) John Hiner | |
| 12:29 | Montana State | Martin Turner clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-50 |
| 12:27 | Montana State | Dale Janicki hits the follow up shot | 37-50 |
| 12:20 | Colorado | Walter Hurt can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-50 |
| 12:18 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren tips it but misses | 37-50 |
| 12:17 | Colorado | Walter Hurt pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 12:12 | Colorado | Brian Stamper can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Dale Janicki - foul #4 on Dale Janicki, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF), Robert Hunt (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Randall Hoover, Mark Ramon, Michael Allen, Dale Janicki | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (PG), David Arndt (PF) Jamie Jones, Walter Hurt | |
| 12:12 | Colorado | Brian Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 12:12 | Colorado | Brian Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 11:53 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Eugene Jones | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Talbot (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Haws (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Jensen (fresh) PF - David Arndt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Haws | 39-54 |
| 11:20 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Kenneth Talbot | 41-54 |
| 11:05 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Haws | 41-57 |
| 10:43 | Montana State | Martin Turner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hunt and he's fouled by James Haws - foul #2 on James Haws, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Allen (PF) Kenneth Talbot | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) David Jensen, David Arndt | |
| 10:43 | Montana State | Martin Turner makes the free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:20 | Colorado | Michael Lewis makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Holdren | 44-59 |
| 10:05 | Montana State | Eugene Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Orlowsky | 44-59 |
| 10:04 | Montana State | Robert Hunt tips it home | 46-59 |
| 09:51 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-59 |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Martin Turner gets the rebound | 46-59 |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Michael Allen is denied on a layup by Brian Stamper | 46-59 |
| 09:27 | Colorado | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 09:20 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky misses the easy layup | 46-59 |
| 09:18 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky grabs the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 09:06 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-59 |
| 09:04 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Michael Allen misses the lay-in | 46-59 |
| 08:35 | Colorado | The rebound goes to James Haws | 46-59 |
| 08:29 | Colorado | Michael Allen swats the short shot by Brian Stamper | 46-59 |
| 08:27 | Colorado | Michael Lewis tips it back up and in | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:15 | Montana State | Eugene Jones is fouled on the floor by James Haws - foul #3 on James Haws, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (PG), David Brooks (SG), Randall Hoover (SF), Mark Ramon (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Martin Turner, Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen, Robert Hunt | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Jensen (PG), John Hiner (SG), Walter Hurt (PF) James Haws, Dennis Holdren, Michael Lewis | |
| 08:07 | Montana State | Homer Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-61 |
| 07:57 | Colorado | Walter Hurt knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by David Jensen | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Homer Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brooks (fresh) SF - Randall Hoover (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Ramon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Talbot (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hiner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Orlowsky (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Montana State | Homer Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Hoover | 49-63 |
| 07:20 | Colorado | David Jensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 07:19 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Randall Hoover | 49-63 |
| 06:59 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot comes up short on the jumper from close range | 49-63 |
| 06:57 | Montana State | Mark Ramon tips it back up and in | 51-63 |
| 06:39 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Hiner and the foul's on Kenneth Talbot - foul #1 on Kenneth Talbot, team foul #3 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | Martin Turner (PG), Michael Allen (PF), Dale Janicki (C) David Brooks, Mark Ramon, Kenneth Talbot | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (PG), Dennis Holdren (SG), Michael Lewis (PF), David Arndt (C) David Jensen, John Hiner, Walter Hurt, Brian Stamper | |
| 06:39 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky misses the free throw | 51-65 |
| 06:39 | Montana State | Dale Janicki gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 06:20 | Montana State | Dale Janicki misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 06:19 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| 05:58 | Colorado | Randall Hoover steals it from Michael Lewis | 51-65 |
| 05:43 | Montana State | Dale Janicki's floater is tipped away by Michael Lewis | 51-65 |
| 05:41 | Colorado | David Arndt grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 05:16 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 05:15 | Montana State | Michael Allen grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 05:15 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG), Rodney Tigner (SF) Homer Jones, Randall Hoover | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF), Brian Stamper (C) Michael Orlowsky, David Arndt | |
| 04:56 | Montana State | James Haws steals the ball from Michael Allen | 51-65 |
| 04:53 | Colorado | James Haws lays it in | 51-67 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Eugene Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Martin Turner | 53-67 |
| 04:28 | Colorado | Michael Lewis hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jamie Jones | 53-69 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-69 |
| 04:04 | Colorado | James Haws knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brian Stamper | 53-72 |
| 03:51 | Montana State | Michael Lewis blocks the short jumper by Michael Allen | 53-72 |
| 03:49 | Colorado | Brian Stamper gets the rebound | 53-72 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Martin Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dale Janicki (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Haws (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren is hacked by Eugene Jones - foul #1 on Eugene Jones, team foul #4 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (PG), Randall Hoover (SG), Mark Ramon (SF), Robert Hunt (PF), Kenneth Talbot (C) Martin Turner, Eugene Jones, Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen, Dale Janicki | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Jensen (PG), John Hiner (SG), Walter Hurt (PF), David Arndt (C) James Haws, Dennis Holdren, Michael Lewis, Brian Stamper | |
| 03:07 | Colorado | Homer Jones picks off the pass by David Jensen | 53-72 |
| 02:49 | Montana State | Randall Hoover misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-72 |
| 02:48 | Montana State | Robert Hunt snags the offensive board | 53-72 |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Robert Hunt misses the driving attempt from close range | 53-72 |
| 02:35 | Colorado | David Arndt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-72 |
| 02:15 | Colorado | Jamie Jones misses the dunk but he's fouled by Mark Ramon - foul #1 on Mark Ramon, team foul #5 | 53-72 |
| 02:15 | Colorado | Jamie Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 02:15 | Colorado | Jamie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 02:07 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-74 |
| 02:05 | Montana State | Mark Ramon hits the follow up shot | 55-74 |
| 02:00 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses the jumpshot from the right side | 55-74 |
| 01:59 | Montana State | Robert Hunt grabs the board | 55-74 |
| 01:55 | Montana State | Homer Jones's floater is tipped away by David Arndt | 55-74 |
| 01:54 | Colorado | The rebound goes to David Arndt | 55-74 |
| 01:25 | Colorado | Jamie Jones misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 55-74 |
| 01:24 | Montana State | Mark Ramon grabs the defensive rebound | 55-74 |
| 01:09 | Montana State | Robert Hunt misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-74 |
| 01:07 | Montana State | Randall Hoover tips it back up and in | 57-74 |
| 00:43 | Colorado | Walter Hurt makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hiner | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Montana State | Mark Ramon is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mark Ramon, team foul #6 | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Colorado | John Hiner is called for traveling | 57-77 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Kenneth Talbot misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-77 |
| 00:11 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Walter Hurt | 57-77 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | David Jensen runs out the clock | 57-77 |