| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) SG - Robert Mobley (fresh) SF - Carl Holcomb (fresh) PF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) C - Fred Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Kurt Bethea (fresh) SG - Carl Griffey (fresh) SF - Roberto Russo (fresh) PF - Brian Johnson (fresh) C - Joe Minick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Joe Minick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Colorado | Fred Smith is called for the reach on Kurt Bethea - foul #1 on Fred Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Colorado | Jarvis Bellew steps in front of the Joe Minick pass | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Iowa State | Fred Smith knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Mark Heberling and he's hacked by Roberto Russo - foul #1 on Roberto Russo, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Iowa State | Fred Smith makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Iowa State | Fred Smith blows the layup | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Iowa State | Fred Smith grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Minick - foul #1 on Joe Minick, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Colorado | Brian Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Minick | 4-5 |
| 17:37 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Carl Holcomb and the foul's on Carl Griffey - foul #1 on Carl Griffey, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| 17:37 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:15 | Colorado | Roberto Russo double dribbles | 7-5 |
| 16:57 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew lays it in set up by Mark Heberling | 9-5 |
| 16:29 | Colorado | Brian Johnson's floater is tipped away by Jarvis Bellew | 9-5 |
| 16:27 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea tips it in | 9-7 |
| 16:03 | Iowa State | Kurt Bethea steps in front of the Jarvis Bellew pass | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Mobley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Holcomb (fresh) PF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Kurt Bethea (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Griffey (fresh) SF - Roberto Russo (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Minick (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Colorado | Roberto Russo misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 15:50 | Colorado | Joe Minick tips it but misses | 9-7 |
| 15:48 | Colorado | Roberto Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:31 | Colorado | Roberto Russo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fred Smith - foul #2 on Fred Smith, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG), Simon Miller (PF), Herman Riley (C) Robert Mobley, Jarvis Bellew, Fred Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Long Hong (SG), Larry McGhie (PF), Dan Cusack (C) Kurt Bethea, Carl Griffey, Brian Johnson, Joe Minick | |
| 15:31 | Colorado | Roberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:31 | Colorado | Roberto Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:31 | Iowa State | Herman Riley snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 15:16 | Iowa State | Neville Thome double dribbles | 9-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG) Mark Heberling | |
| Subs | Colorado | Victor Osborn (SF) Roberto Russo | |
| 15:01 | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom's pass is intercepted by Simon Miller | 9-8 |
| 14:47 | Iowa State | Neville Thome knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Hoover | 12-8 |
| 14:36 | Colorado | Long Hong comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Simon Miller - foul #1 on Simon Miller, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Carl Griffey (SG), Brian Johnson (PF) Victor Osborn, Larry McGhie | |
| 14:36 | Colorado | Long Hong makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:36 | Colorado | Long Hong misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:36 | Iowa State | Herman Riley gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:12 | Iowa State | Simon Miller connects on the turnaround from the right block | 14-9 |
| 13:57 | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom is hacked by Howard Hoover - foul #1 on Howard Hoover, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG), Jarvis Bellew (SF) Howard Hoover, Carl Holcomb | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kurt Bethea (PG) Dikembe Chisom | |
| 13:42 | Colorado | Long Hong clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 14-9 |
| 13:41 | Colorado | Brian Johnson misses the tip | 14-9 |
| 13:39 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Mark Heberling | 14-9 |
| 13:15 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Simon Miller | 17-9 |
| 12:50 | Colorado | Long Hong comes up short on the shot from the left block | 17-9 |
| 12:49 | Iowa State | Herman Riley grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 12:26 | Iowa State | Neville Thome makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jarvis Bellew | 20-9 |
| 12:14 | Colorado | Long Hong can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jarvis Bellew - foul #1 on Jarvis Bellew, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dustin Frederick (SG), Robert Mobley (SF), Enlai Wang (C) Neville Thome, Simon Miller, Herman Riley | |
| Subs | Colorado | Roberto Russo (SF), Larry McGhie (PF), Joe Minick (C) Carl Griffey, Brian Johnson, Dan Cusack | |
| 12:14 | Colorado | Long Hong makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 12:14 | Colorado | Long Hong misses the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 12:14 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley grabs the board | 20-10 |
| 11:59 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kurt Bethea - foul #1 on Kurt Bethea, team foul #4 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Victor Osborn (SG) Long Hong | |
| 11:59 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling makes the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 11:59 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling misses the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 11:59 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Larry McGhie | 21-10 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Frederick (fresh) SF - Robert Mobley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Kurt Bethea (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Victor Osborn (fresh) SF - Roberto Russo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Larry McGhie (fresh) C - Joe Minick (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Colorado | Victor Osborn is hacked by Robert Mobley - foul #1 on Robert Mobley, team foul #6 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Carl Holcomb (SF) Dustin Frederick | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 11:40 | Colorado | Roberto Russo misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-10 |
| 11:38 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-10 |
| 11:16 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses the lay-in but the foul's on Larry McGhie - foul #1 on Larry McGhie, team foul #5 | 21-10 |
| 11:16 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 11:16 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew makes the 2nd free throw | 22-10 |
| 11:11 | Colorado | Mark Heberling is called for the reach on Kurt Bethea in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Heberling, team foul #7 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG), Todd Jones (PF) Mark Heberling, Jarvis Bellew | |
| Subs | Colorado | Carl Griffey (SG) Victor Osborn | |
| 11:11 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 11:11 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 10:45 | Iowa State | Todd Jones is fouled on the floor by Larry McGhie - foul #2 on Larry McGhie, team foul #6 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Simon Miller (PF) Todd Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Brian Johnson (PF) Kurt Bethea, Larry McGhie | |
| 10:32 | Iowa State | Carl Holcomb misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-12 |
| 10:30 | Colorado | Joe Minick gets the rebound | 22-12 |
| 10:08 | Colorado | Brian Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG), Jarvis Bellew (PF), Herman Riley (C) Howard Hoover, Simon Miller, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dan Cusack (C) Joe Minick | |
| 09:46 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew is whistled for a carry | 22-12 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG) Robert Mobley | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kurt Bethea (PG) Dikembe Chisom | |
| 09:29 | Colorado | Roberto Russo buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dan Cusack | 22-14 |
| 09:15 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 22-14 |
| 09:13 | Colorado | Dan Cusack gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 09:01 | Colorado | Carl Griffey misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 22-14 |
| 09:00 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Neville Thome | 22-14 |
| 08:46 | Iowa State | Roberto Russo denies the turnaround by Mark Heberling | 22-14 |
| 08:44 | Colorado | Brian Johnson grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 08:25 | Colorado | Dan Cusack blows the layup | 22-14 |
| 08:24 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 07:58 | Iowa State | Carl Holcomb misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-14 |
| 07:57 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew tips it home | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neville Thome (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Holcomb (fairly fresh) PF - Jarvis Bellew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Riley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Kurt Bethea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carl Griffey (fairly fresh) SF - Roberto Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Cusack (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea loses the ball out of bounds | 24-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG), Dustin Frederick (SG), Robert Mobley (SF), Simon Miller (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Mark Heberling, Neville Thome, Carl Holcomb, Jarvis Bellew, Herman Riley | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Long Hong (SG), Victor Osborn (SF), Calvin Henderson (PF), Joe Minick (C) Kurt Bethea, Carl Griffey, Roberto Russo, Brian Johnson, Dan Cusack | |
| 07:04 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Joe Minick - foul #2 on Joe Minick, team foul #7 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dan Cusack (C) Joe Minick | |
| 07:04 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 07:04 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 06:44 | Colorado | Dan Cusack can't finish the layup | 26-14 |
| 06:43 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Simon Miller | 26-14 |
| 06:23 | Iowa State | Dan Cusack denies the turnaround by Enlai Wang | 26-14 |
| 06:22 | Colorado | Long Hong pulls down the rebound | 26-14 |
| 06:01 | Colorado | Dan Cusack's pass is intercepted by Robert Mobley | 26-14 |
| 05:46 | Iowa State | Dustin Frederick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-14 |
| 05:44 | Iowa State | Simon Miller misses the tip | 26-14 |
| 05:43 | Colorado | Dan Cusack snags the defensive board | 26-14 |
| 05:22 | Colorado | Dan Cusack knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Enlai Wang - foul #1 on Enlai Wang, team foul #8 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG), Jarvis Bellew (SF), Herman Riley (C) Howard Hoover, Dustin Frederick, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kurt Bethea (PG), Carl Griffey (SG), Brian Johnson (PF) Dikembe Chisom, Victor Osborn, Calvin Henderson | |
| 05:22 | Colorado | Dan Cusack makes the free throw | 26-17 |
| 04:57 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dan Cusack - foul #1 on Dan Cusack, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG), Carl Holcomb (SF) Robert Mobley, Simon Miller | |
| Subs | Colorado | Roberto Russo (SF) Long Hong | |
| 04:57 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 04:57 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 04:57 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Brian Johnson | 26-17 |
| 04:50 | Colorado | Herman Riley is called for the reach on Dan Cusack - foul #1 on Herman Riley, team foul #9 | 26-17 |
| 04:50 | Colorado | Dan Cusack misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 04:50 | Colorado | Brian Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 04:35 | Colorado | Brian Johnson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 26-17 |
| 04:34 | Iowa State | Neville Thome pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 04:31 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-17 |
| 04:20 | Colorado | Brian Johnson makes the driving attempt in the lane | 26-19 |
| 03:55 | Iowa State | Neville Thome's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Johnson | 26-19 |
| 03:54 | Colorado | Dan Cusack grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neville Thome (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Holcomb (fresh) PF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Riley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Kurt Bethea (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carl Griffey (fresh) SF - Roberto Russo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Cusack (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Colorado | Carl Griffey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kurt Bethea | 26-22 |
| 03:31 | Iowa State | Neville Thome comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 03:30 | Colorado | Brian Johnson snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 03:09 | Colorado | Roberto Russo scores on a floater from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 02:45 | Iowa State | Herman Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Mobley (SG), Simon Miller (PF), Fred Smith (C) Neville Thome, Carl Holcomb, Herman Riley | |
| Subs | Colorado | Long Hong (SG), Victor Osborn (SF), Joe Minick (C) Carl Griffey, Roberto Russo, Dan Cusack | |
| 02:23 | Colorado | Brian Johnson is whistled for a carry | 26-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dustin Frederick (SG) Jarvis Bellew | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:03 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Heberling | 29-24 |
| 01:53 | Colorado | Victor Osborn misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| 01:52 | Colorado | Joe Minick tips it home | 29-26 |
| 01:33 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-26 |
| 01:31 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley tips it home | 31-26 |
| 01:09 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-26 |
| 01:08 | Iowa State | Simon Miller snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 00:50 | Iowa State | Dustin Frederick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-26 |
| 00:49 | Colorado | Brian Johnson grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Long Hong connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kurt Bethea | 31-28 |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Simon Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG), Neville Thome (SG), Carl Holcomb (SF), Jarvis Bellew (PF), Herman Riley (C) Mark Heberling, Dustin Frederick, Robert Mobley, Simon Miller, Fred Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Carl Griffey (SG), Roberto Russo (SF), Larry McGhie (PF) Kurt Bethea, Long Hong, Victor Osborn, Brian Johnson | |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Carl Holcomb steals the ball from Roberto Russo | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Carl Holcomb misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-28 |