| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Leo Arthur (fresh) SG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) SF - Byron Berns (fresh) PF - Charles Hackworth (fresh) C - Herbert Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Stephen Stanley (fresh) SG - Julian Oliver (fresh) SF - Richard Llewellyn (fresh) PF - Michael Thomas (fresh) C - Manuel Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Colorado | Charles Hackworth can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Colorado | Byron Berns tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Ashley | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Colorado | Byron Berns misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Julian Oliver - foul #1 on Julian Oliver, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Colorado | Byron Berns makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Colorado | Byron Berns misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Colorado | Byron Berns makes the 3rd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Colorado | Byron Berns grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Colorado | Byron Berns misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Hackworth | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley hits a floater from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:30 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Charles Hackworth | 4-0 |
| 17:01 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley's pass is intercepted by Manuel Green | 4-0 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Green is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Manuel Green, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 16:23 | Colorado | Leo Arthur travels with the ball | 4-0 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Stephen Stanley | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Leo Arthur (fresh) SG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Hackworth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Herbert Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Stephen Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julian Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Llewellyn (fresh) PF - Michael Thomas (fresh) C - Manuel Green (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Colorado | Charles Hackworth misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Julian Oliver - foul #2 on Julian Oliver, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson (SG) Julian Oliver | |
| 15:31 | Colorado | Charles Hackworth misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:31 | Colorado | Charles Hackworth makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Ashley steps in front of the Stephen Stanley pass in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 15:26 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley throws it down | 7-2 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee Tech | Leo Arthur picks off the pass by Stephen Stanley | 7-2 |
| 15:02 | Colorado | Leo Arthur can't finish the layup | 7-2 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Manuel Green | 7-2 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Thomas, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clark Felt (PF) Charles Hackworth | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 14:32 | Colorado | Leo Arthur buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Herbert Rogers | 9-2 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson hits a jumper from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 13:58 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Herbert Rogers | 12-4 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Brent Roberson | 12-6 |
| 13:14 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas tips it home | 12-8 |
| 12:48 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nick Gary (SG), Charles Hackworth (PF), Anthony Monzon (C) Dennis Ashley, Byron Berns, Herbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donovan Boyer (SF), Curtis Glasscock (PF), Patrick Shewmaker (C) Richard Llewellyn, Michael Thomas, Manuel Green | |
| 12:33 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Monzon is called for the reach on Donovan Boyer - foul #1 on Anthony Monzon, team foul #1 | 12-8 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Shewmaker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| 11:54 | Colorado | Nick Gary connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Leo Arthur (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nick Gary (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clark Felt (fresh) PF - Charles Hackworth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Monzon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Stephen Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donovan Boyer (fresh) PF - Curtis Glasscock (fresh) C - Patrick Shewmaker (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee Tech | Donovan Boyer tips it but misses | 15-8 |
| 11:43 | Colorado | Anthony Monzon snags the defensive board | 15-8 |
| 11:23 | Colorado | Nick Gary makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-8 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clark Felt - foul #1 on Clark Felt, team foul #2 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Colorado | Byron Berns (SF), Herbert Rogers (C) Leo Arthur, Anthony Monzon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn (SF), Michael Thomas (PF) Brent Roberson, Curtis Glasscock | |
| 11:04 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:38 | Colorado | Clark Felt misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas snags the defensive board | 18-10 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Nick Gary - foul #1 on Nick Gary, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG) Charles Hackworth | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Green (C) Patrick Shewmaker | |
| 10:30 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:30 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 10:01 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Nick Gary | 21-11 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson (PG), David Kellems (SG) Stephen Stanley, Donovan Boyer | |
| 09:03 | Colorado | Nick Gary is hacked by David Kellems - foul #1 on David Kellems, team foul #5 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Hackworth (PF) Clark Felt | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Glasscock (PF) Michael Thomas | |
| 08:37 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers blows the layup but he's hacked by Manuel Green - foul #2 on Manuel Green, team foul #6 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Shewmaker (C) Manuel Green | |
| 08:37 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 08:37 | Colorado | Herbert Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson clanks a shot from the left side | 23-11 |
| 08:16 | Colorado | Nick Gary pulls down the rebound | 23-11 |
| 07:51 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 23-11 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Patrick Shewmaker | 23-11 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Nick Gary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Hackworth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Brent Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kellems (fresh) SF - Richard Llewellyn (fresh) PF - Curtis Glasscock (fresh) C - Patrick Shewmaker (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Kellems | 23-14 |
| 07:27 | Colorado | Nick Gary misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 07:25 | Colorado | Byron Berns gets the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 07:10 | Colorado | Nick Gary can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-14 |
| 07:08 | Colorado | Charles Hackworth grabs the offensive board | 23-14 |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Byron Berns misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Curtis Glasscock - foul #1 on Curtis Glasscock, team foul #7 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Leo Arthur (PG), Clark Felt (PF), Anthony Monzon (C) Dennis Ashley, Charles Hackworth, Herbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley (PG), Donovan Boyer (SF), Michael Thomas (PF) David Kellems, Richard Llewellyn, Curtis Glasscock | |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Byron Berns misses the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Byron Berns makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee Tech | Donovan Boyer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-14 |
| 06:46 | Colorado | Anthony Monzon grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:22 | Colorado | Anthony Monzon's pass is intercepted by Patrick Shewmaker | 24-14 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Shewmaker gets the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee Tech | Donovan Boyer clanks a 3 from straight away | 24-14 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thomas tips it home | 24-16 |
| 05:32 | Colorado | Nick Gary misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-16 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley snags the defensive board | 24-16 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Leo Arthur - foul #1 on Leo Arthur, team foul #4 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Padgett (PF), Herbert Rogers (C) Byron Berns, Anthony Monzon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn (SF) Donovan Boyer | |
| 05:26 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:01 | Colorado | Clark Felt misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Shewmaker gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Rogers denies the turnaround by Stephen Stanley | 24-18 |
| 04:53 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Herbert Rogers | 24-18 |
| 04:31 | Colorado | Brent Roberson takes the ball from Nick Gary | 24-18 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn lays it in on a nice dish by Brent Roberson | 24-20 |
| 04:11 | Colorado | Leo Arthur can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Thomas | 24-20 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Llewellyn is fouled on the floor by Terry Padgett - foul #1 on Terry Padgett, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Byron Berns (SF), Charles Hackworth (PF) Leo Arthur, Nick Gary, Terry Padgett | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donovan Boyer (SG), Curtis Glasscock (C) Brent Roberson, Patrick Shewmaker | |
| 03:57 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 03:55 | Colorado | Byron Berns grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 03:33 | Colorado | Charles Hackworth connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Dennis Ashley | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clark Felt (fairly fresh) SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Hackworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Stephen Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donovan Boyer (fresh) SF - Richard Llewellyn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Glasscock (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Glasscock is denied on a layup by Byron Berns | 26-20 |
| 03:25 | Colorado | Charles Hackworth gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 02:56 | Colorado | Byron Berns is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Byron Berns, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nick Gary (SG), Anthony Monzon (C) Clark Felt, Herbert Rogers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver (SG), Manuel Green (C) Donovan Boyer, Michael Thomas | |
| 02:43 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Glasscock is fouled on the floor by Dennis Ashley - foul #1 on Dennis Ashley, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Leo Arthur (PG) Nick Gary | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:43 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Glasscock misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:43 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Byron Berns is hacked by Richard Llewellyn - foul #1 on Richard Llewellyn, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Byron Berns makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Byron Berns makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee Tech | Curtis Glasscock drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-22 |
| 01:30 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 01:29 | Colorado | Charles Hackworth tips it back up and in | 30-22 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Stanley scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Curtis Glasscock | 30-24 |
| 00:47 | Colorado | Byron Berns is hacked by Stephen Stanley - foul #1 on Stephen Stanley, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nick Gary (SG), Clark Felt (PF), Herbert Rogers (C) Dennis Ashley, Charles Hackworth, Anthony Monzon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brent Roberson (PG), Donovan Boyer (SF), Michael Thomas (PF) Stephen Stanley, Richard Llewellyn, Curtis Glasscock | |
| 00:47 | Colorado | Byron Berns makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:47 | Colorado | Byron Berns makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 00:25 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Herbert Rogers | 32-24 |
| 00:05 | Colorado | Byron Berns knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nick Gary | 35-24 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | Julian Oliver banks in the layup | 35-26 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Nick Gary hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-26 |