| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Rodney Diamond (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Miller (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Kovar (fresh) C - Terry Agin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Floyd Lightsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Delong (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Black (fresh) C - Earl Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana | Allen Rogers inbounds the ball | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong double dribbles | 45-34 |
| 19:25 | Colorado | Terry Agin is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Rodney Diamond out of a doubleteam | 47-34 |
| 19:23 | Louisiana | Terry Agin is called for the reach on Earl Barnett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Agin, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| 19:04 | Louisiana | Michael Miller steps in front of the Randy Black pass | 47-34 |
| 19:00 | Colorado | Rodney Diamond hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Miller | 49-34 |
| 18:34 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong banks in the layup | 49-36 |
| 18:32 | Colorado | Bryant Delong steps in front of the Rodney Diamond pass in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| 18:13 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett can't finish the layup | 49-36 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong gets the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 18:01 | Louisiana | Randy Black is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Floyd Lightsey | 49-38 |
| 17:39 | Colorado | Rodney Diamond splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana | Randy Black grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 17:25 | Louisiana | Randy Black is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joel Simmons (PG), Jason Brown (SG), Dale Shelton (SF), Fred Behrens (PF), Matthew Petties (C) Rodney Diamond, Michael Miller, Richard Arviso, Wayne Kovar, Terry Agin | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Brandon Zonker (PG), Bo Huang (SG), Christopher Nance (SF), Bruce Siller (PF), Claude Dunbar (C) Floyd Lightsey, Bryant Delong, Allen Rogers, Randy Black, Earl Barnett | |
| 17:08 | Colorado | Dale Shelton comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 49-38 |
| 17:06 | Colorado | Dale Shelton snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 16:51 | Colorado | Jason Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 16:49 | Colorado | Matthew Petties gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 16:33 | Colorado | Jason Brown drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joel Simmons | 52-38 |
| 16:29 | Louisiana | Bo Huang is hacked by Jason Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Brown, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bryant Delong (SG) Bo Huang | |
| 16:11 | Louisiana | Claude Dunbar slams it home on a nice dish by Christopher Nance and the foul's on Matthew Petties - foul #3 on Matthew Petties, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| 16:11 | Louisiana | Claude Dunbar misses the free throw | 52-40 |
| 16:11 | Colorado | Matthew Petties grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 16:02 | Colorado | Jason Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana | Bruce Siller pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Joel Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Behrens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Petties (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Brandon Zonker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bryant Delong (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Nance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Siller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Claude Dunbar (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Louisiana | Brandon Zonker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 15:55 | Colorado | Fred Behrens grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 15:37 | Colorado | Claude Dunbar picks off the pass by Dale Shelton | 52-40 |
| 15:17 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 15:15 | Colorado | Dale Shelton grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 14:58 | Colorado | Jason Brown misses long on a jumper in the paint | 52-40 |
| 14:57 | Colorado | Dale Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 14:41 | Colorado | Bruce Siller is called for the reach on Jason Brown - foul #1 on Bruce Siller, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rodney Diamond (PG), Michael Miller (SG), Chet Deel (SF), Wayne Kovar (PF), Leon Everett (C) Joel Simmons, Jason Brown, Dale Shelton, Fred Behrens, Matthew Petties | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey (PG), Bo Huang (SG), Allen Rogers (SF), Randy Black (PF), Earl Barnett (C) Brandon Zonker, Bryant Delong, Christopher Nance, Bruce Siller, Claude Dunbar | |
| 14:27 | Colorado | Rodney Diamond misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana | Randy Black grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett is hacked by Leon Everett - foul #2 on Leon Everett, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Arviso (SF), Terry Agin (C) Chet Deel, Wayne Kovar | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 13:51 | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Black | 52-42 |
| 13:35 | Colorado | Michael Miller is fouled on the floor by Bo Huang - foul #1 on Bo Huang, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bryant Delong (SG) Bo Huang | |
| 13:20 | Colorado | Terry Agin misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 13:18 | Louisiana | Randy Black grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:03 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Floyd Lightsey | 52-45 |
| 12:46 | Colorado | Leon Everett comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Randy Black - foul #3 on Randy Black, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joel Simmons (PG), Jason Brown (SG), Chet Deel (SF), Fred Behrens (PF) Rodney Diamond, Michael Miller, Richard Arviso, Terry Agin | |
| Subs | Louisiana | James Pettit (SF) Allen Rogers | |
| 12:46 | Colorado | Leon Everett misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:46 | Colorado | Leon Everett misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:46 | Louisiana | Randy Black snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 12:42 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong travels in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Agin (C) Leon Everett | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 12:32 | Colorado | Chet Deel misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana | Randy Black grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana | James Pettit double dribbles | 52-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Brandon Zonker (PG), Christopher Nance (PF) Floyd Lightsey, Randy Black | |
| 11:57 | Colorado | Joel Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | Wayne Kovar (PF), Matthew Petties (C) Fred Behrens, Terry Agin | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bruce Siller (PF) James Pettit | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Joel Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chet Deel (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wayne Kovar (fresh) C - Matthew Petties (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Brandon Zonker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bryant Delong (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Nance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Siller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Louisiana | Joel Simmons is called for the reach on Brandon Zonker - foul #2 on Joel Simmons, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rodney Diamond (PG), Michael Miller (SG), Dale Shelton (SF) Joel Simmons, Jason Brown, Chet Deel | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bo Huang (SG), Allen Rogers (SF) Bryant Delong, Christopher Nance | |
| 11:22 | Louisiana | Brandon Zonker is hacked by Rodney Diamond - foul #4 on Rodney Diamond, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey (PG), Claude Dunbar (C) Brandon Zonker, Earl Barnett | |
| 11:04 | Louisiana | Allen Rogers drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Floyd Lightsey | 52-47 |
| 10:43 | Colorado | Dale Shelton is hacked by Bruce Siller - foul #2 on Bruce Siller, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Brown (SG), Richard Arviso (SF), Fred Behrens (PF), Leon Everett (C) Michael Miller, Dale Shelton, Wayne Kovar, Matthew Petties | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bryant Delong (SG), Randy Black (PF) Bo Huang, Bruce Siller | |
| 10:33 | Colorado | Leon Everett hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Rodney Diamond | 54-47 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana | Leon Everett swats the layup by Floyd Lightsey | 54-47 |
| 10:12 | Colorado | Fred Behrens snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 09:53 | Colorado | Floyd Lightsey steals the ball from Fred Behrens | 54-47 |
| 09:45 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 09:44 | Louisiana | Randy Black tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 09:29 | Colorado | Jason Brown misses badly on a shot from the right side | 54-49 |
| 09:27 | Louisiana | Claude Dunbar snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana | Randy Black hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Leon Everett - foul #3 on Leon Everett, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joel Simmons (PG), Michael Miller (SG), Dale Shelton (SF), Wayne Kovar (PF), Matthew Petties (C) Rodney Diamond, Jason Brown, Richard Arviso, Fred Behrens, Leon Everett | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Brandon Zonker (PG), Bo Huang (SG), Christopher Nance (SF), Earl Barnett (C) Floyd Lightsey, Bryant Delong, Allen Rogers, Claude Dunbar | |
| 09:08 | Louisiana | Randy Black makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:08 | Louisiana | Randy Black misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:08 | Colorado | Wayne Kovar grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 08:48 | Colorado | Dale Shelton is whistled for a carry | 54-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Agin (C) Matthew Petties | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bruce Siller (PF) Randy Black | |
| 08:35 | Louisiana | Brandon Zonker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Miller - foul #3 on Michael Miller, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana | Brandon Zonker misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana | Brandon Zonker misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:35 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Terry Agin | 54-50 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | Terry Agin misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Zonker - foul #2 on Brandon Zonker, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Fred Behrens (PF) Wayne Kovar | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bryant Delong (SG) Bo Huang | |
| 08:07 | Colorado | Terry Agin makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | Terry Agin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana | Brandon Zonker hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Joel Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Miller (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dale Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Behrens (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Agin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Brandon Zonker (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bryant Delong (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Nance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Siller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Colorado | Joel Simmons misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 56-53 |
| 07:22 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Christopher Nance | 56-53 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana | Christopher Nance double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Brown (SG), Chet Deel (SF), Matthew Petties (C) Michael Miller, Dale Shelton, Terry Agin | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey (PG), James Pettit (SF) Brandon Zonker, Christopher Nance | |
| 07:03 | Colorado | Jason Brown connects on the 3 from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 06:45 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from James Pettit | 59-55 |
| 06:22 | Colorado | Chet Deel knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joel Simmons | 62-55 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 06:02 | Louisiana | Bruce Siller misses the tip | 62-55 |
| 06:00 | Colorado | Joel Simmons snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 05:38 | Colorado | Joel Simmons is fouled on the floor by Floyd Lightsey - foul #2 on Floyd Lightsey, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rodney Diamond (PG), Michael Miller (SG), Richard Arviso (SF), Wayne Kovar (PF), Leon Everett (C) Joel Simmons, Jason Brown, Chet Deel, Fred Behrens, Matthew Petties | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Brandon Zonker (PG), Bo Huang (SG), Allen Rogers (SF), Randy Black (PF), Claude Dunbar (C) Floyd Lightsey, Bryant Delong, James Pettit, Bruce Siller, Earl Barnett | |
| 05:28 | Colorado | Wayne Kovar lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Arviso | 64-55 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana | The short jumper by Randy Black is denied by Leon Everett | 64-55 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana | Claude Dunbar snags the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana | Allen Rogers makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Brandon Zonker | 64-57 |
| 04:35 | Colorado | Leon Everett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 64-57 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana | Allen Rogers grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana | Brandon Zonker is hacked by Michael Miller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Miller, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Agin (C) Leon Everett | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Bryant Delong (SG), Earl Barnett (C) Bo Huang, Claude Dunbar | |
| 04:30 | Louisiana | Brandon Zonker misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett gets the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana | The jumper by Allen Rogers is denied by Wayne Kovar | 64-57 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana | Randy Black tips it in | 64-59 |
| 04:05 | Colorado | Earl Barnett swats the layup by Michael Miller | 64-59 |
| 04:04 | Louisiana | Randy Black grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 03:39 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Allen Rogers | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Rodney Diamond (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Miller (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Richard Arviso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wayne Kovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Agin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana | PG - Brandon Zonker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Delong (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Black (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Barnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Colorado | Rodney Diamond works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 03:21 | Colorado | Rodney Diamond snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 03:16 | Colorado | Richard Arviso is open and buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Rodney Diamond | 66-61 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana | Michael Miller is called for the reach on Allen Rogers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Miller, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joel Simmons (PG), Jason Brown (SG), Dale Shelton (SF), Fred Behrens (PF), Matthew Petties (C) Rodney Diamond, Michael Miller, Richard Arviso, Wayne Kovar, Terry Agin | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey (PG), Christopher Nance (PF) Brandon Zonker, Randy Black | |
| 03:14 | Louisiana | Allen Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana | Allen Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:59 | Colorado | Jason Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana | Allen Rogers snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Floyd Lightsey | 66-65 |
| 02:36 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rodney Diamond (PG), Terry Agin (C) Joel Simmons, Matthew Petties | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Randy Black (PF), Claude Dunbar (C) Christopher Nance, Earl Barnett | |
| 02:13 | Colorado | Rodney Diamond misses short on a 3 from straight away | 66-65 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Claude Dunbar | 66-65 |
| 02:00 | Louisiana | Bryant Delong is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-65 |
| 01:59 | Colorado | Dale Shelton snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 01:59 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Arviso (SF), Wayne Kovar (PF) Dale Shelton, Fred Behrens | |
| Subs | Louisiana | Earl Barnett (C) Claude Dunbar | |
| 01:43 | Colorado | Jason Brown is whistled for a carry | 66-65 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett is fouled on the floor by Terry Agin - foul #3 on Terry Agin, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:53 | Colorado | Jason Brown misses the floater from the baseline | 66-67 |
| 00:51 | Colorado | Jason Brown tips it but misses | 66-67 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana | The rebound goes to Randy Black | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 66-67 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana | Earl Barnett tips it home | 66-69 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Jason Brown is hacked by Bryant Delong - foul #2 on Bryant Delong, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Jason Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Jason Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana | Louisiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana | Rodney Diamond is called for the reach on Floyd Lightsey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rodney Diamond, team foul #12 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joel Simmons (PG) Rodney Diamond | |
| Subs | Louisiana | | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana | Floyd Lightsey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | Colorado | Colorado calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Jason Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana | Randy Black grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |