| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Daughtery (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Mayberry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Delatte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Motley (fresh) C - Arturo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael McKeag (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Aaron Grassi (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcelo Mancini (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Aaron Grassi inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | Aaron Grassi drills a jumper from the baseline set up by James Dean | 35-26 |
| 19:41 | Colorado | John Motley is fouled on the floor by Marcelo Mancini - foul #2 on Marcelo Mancini, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 19:29 | Colorado | Michael Mayberry hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Daughtery | 37-26 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Mayberry steps in front of the Michael McKeag pass in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 19:18 | Colorado | James Daughtery clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 19:16 | Colorado | John Motley pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:55 | Colorado | James Daughtery makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-26 |
| 18:33 | Western Illinois | James Dean misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 18:32 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Arturo Hernandez | 40-26 |
| 18:11 | Colorado | Mark Delatte connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Daughtery | 43-26 |
| 17:50 | Western Illinois | Marcelo Mancini's layup is rejected by Arturo Hernandez | 43-26 |
| 17:49 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Motley | 43-26 |
| 17:36 | Colorado | James Daughtery is hacked by Marcelo Mancini - foul #3 on Marcelo Mancini, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Micheal Fox (C) Marcelo Mancini | |
| 17:23 | Colorado | James Daughtery banks in the layup | 45-26 |
| 17:04 | Western Illinois | Arturo Hernandez steps in front of the Micheal Fox pass | 45-26 |
| 16:50 | Colorado | James Daughtery is hacked by Micheal Fox - foul #1 on Micheal Fox, team foul #3 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Tipton (SG), William Lamarr (SF) Michael Mayberry, Mark Delatte | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alvin Rizzo (PG), Tony Issel (SG), Steven Thompson (SF), James Iacovelli (C) Michael McKeag, Jason Baker, Aaron Grassi, James Dean | |
| 16:38 | Colorado | William Lamarr is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Lamarr, team foul #1 | 45-26 |
| 16:20 | Western Illinois | James Iacovelli misses the dunk but the foul's on William Lamarr - foul #2 on William Lamarr, team foul #2 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Eric Hopwood (PG) James Daughtery | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:20 | Western Illinois | James Iacovelli makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 16:20 | Western Illinois | James Iacovelli makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 16:04 | Colorado | Eric Hopwood drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-28 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Eric Hopwood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ernest Tipton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Lamarr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Motley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arturo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Alvin Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tony Issel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Iacovelli (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Fox (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:46 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Steven Thompson is blocked by John Motley | 47-28 |
| 15:44 | Colorado | William Lamarr gets the rebound | 47-28 |
| 15:22 | Colorado | William Lamarr is hacked by James Iacovelli - foul #1 on James Iacovelli, team foul #4 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Daughtery (PG), Mark Delatte (SF) William Lamarr, John Motley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael McKeag (PG), Jason Baker (SG), Aaron Grassi (SF), James Dean (PF), Marcelo Mancini (C) Alvin Rizzo, Tony Issel, Steven Thompson, James Iacovelli, Micheal Fox | |
| 15:09 | Colorado | Mark Delatte can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-28 |
| 15:07 | Colorado | Arturo Hernandez hits the follow up shot | 49-28 |
| 14:55 | Western Illinois | James Dean's floater is tipped away by Arturo Hernandez | 49-28 |
| 14:53 | Colorado | Ernest Tipton snags the defensive board | 49-28 |
| 14:24 | Colorado | Ernest Tipton is called for 5 seconds | 49-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Mayberry (SG), John Motley (PF) Ernest Tipton, Eric Hopwood | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Michael McKeag's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-28 |
| 13:54 | Colorado | Arturo Hernandez double dribbles | 49-28 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Marcelo Mancini banks in the layup on a nice dish by Aaron Grassi and he's fouled by Arturo Hernandez - foul #1 on Arturo Hernandez, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Micheal Fox (PF) James Dean | |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Marcelo Mancini makes the free throw | 49-31 |
| 13:16 | Colorado | James Daughtery can't finish the layup | 49-31 |
| 13:14 | Colorado | Arturo Hernandez can't tip it in | 49-31 |
| 13:12 | Western Illinois | Micheal Fox grabs the board | 49-31 |
| 12:53 | Western Illinois | Aaron Grassi is hacked by Mark Delatte - foul #2 on Mark Delatte, team foul #4 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Eric Hopwood (PG) James Daughtery | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alvin Rizzo (PG), Tony Issel (SG), James Iacovelli (PF) Michael McKeag, Jason Baker, Aaron Grassi | |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Marcelo Mancini is hacked by Mark Delatte - foul #3 on Mark Delatte, team foul #5 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Skibisky (C) Arturo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:30 | Western Illinois | Tony Issel hits a 3 from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 12:09 | Colorado | John Motley jams it set up by Eric Hopwood | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:55 | Western Illinois | Marcelo Mancini comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 51-34 |
| 11:54 | Colorado | John Motley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Eric Hopwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Mayberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Delatte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Motley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Skibisky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Alvin Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tony Issel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Iacovelli (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcelo Mancini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Colorado | Mark Delatte buries a 3 from the left corner | 54-34 |
| 11:15 | Western Illinois | James Iacovelli travels with the ball | 54-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Daughtery (PG), Ernest Tipton (SG), William Lamarr (SF), Arturo Hernandez (C) Michael Mayberry, Mark Delatte, John Motley, Robert Skibisky | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael McKeag (PG), Jason Baker (SG), Aaron Grassi (SF), James Dean (PF) Alvin Rizzo, Tony Issel, James Iacovelli, Marcelo Mancini | |
| 11:01 | Colorado | James Daughtery comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-34 |
| 10:59 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to James Dean | 54-34 |
| 10:51 | Western Illinois | Micheal Fox scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Grassi | 54-37 |
| 10:32 | Colorado | Ernest Tipton is fouled on the floor by Jason Baker - foul #2 on Jason Baker, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Iacovelli (C) Micheal Fox | |
| 10:12 | Colorado | James Daughtery makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ernest Tipton | 56-37 |
| 09:57 | Western Illinois | Eric Hopwood denies the turnaround by James Iacovelli | 56-37 |
| 09:56 | Colorado | William Lamarr grabs the defensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 09:50 | Colorado | James Daughtery misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael McKeag - foul #3 on Michael McKeag, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Motley (PF) Eric Hopwood | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Marcelo Mancini (C) James Iacovelli | |
| 09:50 | Colorado | James Daughtery makes the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 09:50 | Colorado | James Daughtery makes the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 09:34 | Western Illinois | Jason Baker blows the layup | 58-37 |
| 09:32 | Colorado | James Daughtery grabs the defensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 09:26 | Colorado | James Daughtery loses the dribble to Aaron Grassi | 58-37 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | William Lamarr steps in front of the Jason Baker pass | 58-37 |
| 09:07 | Colorado | James Daughtery banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Lamarr | 60-37 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | James Dean is called for 3 seconds | 60-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Mayberry (SG), Mark Delatte (SF) Ernest Tipton, William Lamarr | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alvin Rizzo (PG), Tony Issel (SG) Michael McKeag, Jason Baker | |
| 08:27 | Colorado | James Daughtery hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 60-37 |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | James Dean grabs the board | 60-37 |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Alvin Rizzo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-37 |
| 08:08 | Colorado | Arturo Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 60-37 |
| 08:03 | Colorado | Mark Delatte misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-37 |
| 08:01 | Western Illinois | Tony Issel grabs the defensive rebound | 60-37 |
| 07:46 | Western Illinois | Aaron Grassi makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Alvin Rizzo | 60-39 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Daughtery (fresh) 31 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Mayberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Delatte (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Motley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arturo Hernandez (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Alvin Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Issel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Grassi (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcelo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Colorado | Mark Delatte drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Mayberry | 63-39 |
| 07:10 | Western Illinois | Tony Issel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 63-39 |
| 07:09 | Colorado | John Motley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-39 |
| 06:51 | Colorado | Mark Delatte scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Mayberry | 66-39 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Alvin Rizzo misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Delatte - foul #4 on Mark Delatte, team foul #6 | 66-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Eric Hopwood (PG), Ernest Tipton (SG), William Lamarr (SF), Robert Skibisky (C) James Daughtery, Michael Mayberry, Mark Delatte, Arturo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Thompson (SF), Micheal Fox (PF), James Iacovelli (C) Aaron Grassi, James Dean, Marcelo Mancini | |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Alvin Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 66-40 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Alvin Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| 06:25 | Colorado | John Motley misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 66-41 |
| 06:23 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to James Iacovelli | 66-41 |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Steven Thompson misses the easy layup | 66-41 |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | James Iacovelli pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-41 |
| 05:52 | Western Illinois | Alvin Rizzo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-41 |
| 05:51 | Colorado | Ernest Tipton grabs the defensive rebound | 66-41 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:30 | Colorado | John Motley knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Hopwood | 68-41 |
| 05:08 | Western Illinois | Steven Thompson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-41 |
| 05:06 | Colorado | John Motley pulls down the rebound | 68-41 |
| 04:43 | Colorado | John Motley loses the ball out of bounds | 68-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Daughtery (PG) John Motley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sylvester Gales (C) Tony Issel | |
| 04:30 | Western Illinois | Alvin Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 68-41 |
| 04:29 | Colorado | The rebound goes to William Lamarr | 68-41 |
| 04:06 | Colorado | William Lamarr comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-41 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Sylvester Gales gets the rebound | 68-41 |
| 04:01 | Western Illinois | Steven Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-41 |
| 03:59 | Colorado | Eric Hopwood snags the defensive board | 68-41 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Colorado | James Daughtery scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Ernest Tipton | 70-41 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Daughtery (fresh) 33 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Tipton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lamarr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Hopwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Robert Skibisky (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Steven Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alvin Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Iacovelli (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sylvester Gales (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Western Illinois | Alvin Rizzo is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Alvin Rizzo, team foul #7 | 70-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Motley (PF) James Daughtery | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joshua Williams (SF) James Iacovelli | |
| 03:13 | Colorado | Steven Thompson is called for the reach on Eric Hopwood - foul #3 on Steven Thompson, team foul #8 | 70-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Tony Issel (SG) Steven Thompson | |
| 03:13 | Colorado | Eric Hopwood misses the 1st free throw | 70-41 |
| 03:13 | Colorado | Robert Skibisky snags the offensive board | 70-41 |
| 02:56 | Colorado | William Lamarr misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-41 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Micheal Fox pulls down the rebound | 70-41 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | Sylvester Gales drills a driving attempt from the right block | 70-43 |
| 02:36 | Colorado | Eric Hopwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-43 |
| 02:30 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Sylvester Gales is denied by Robert Skibisky | 70-43 |
| 02:28 | Colorado | Eric Hopwood grabs the defensive rebound | 70-43 |
| 02:04 | Colorado | John Motley hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Hopwood | 72-43 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Tony Issel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-43 |
| 01:43 | Colorado | John Motley grabs the board | 72-43 |
| 01:23 | Colorado | William Lamarr drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-43 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Tony Issel is hacked by William Lamarr - foul #3 on William Lamarr, team foul #7 | 75-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Thompson (SF), James Iacovelli (C) Joshua Williams, Sylvester Gales | |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Tony Issel makes the 1st free throw | 75-44 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Tony Issel makes the 2nd free throw | 75-45 |
| 00:53 | Colorado | Micheal Fox picks off the pass by Eric Hopwood | 75-45 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Micheal Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-45 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Steven Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 75-45 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Tony Issel hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Micheal Fox | 75-47 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Colorado | William Lamarr misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 75-47 |
| 00:15 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to William Lamarr | 75-47 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Eric Hopwood runs out the clock | 75-47 |