| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Nole Lantz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Perry Carver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Jenkin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Elton Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Bolton (fresh) SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Hulme (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hershel Dunphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Michael Jenkin inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Colorado | Walter Moore hits a wide open turnaround from the right block | 37-25 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-25 |
| 19:00 | Colorado | Walter Moore is denied on a dunk by Hershel Dunphy | 37-25 |
| 18:59 | Colorado | Walter Moore tips it home | 39-25 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Hershel Dunphy | 39-28 |
| 18:34 | Colorado | Walter Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Adkins (C) Elton Erlandson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun (SG), Nicholas Nielson (PF) Dustin Bolton, John Hulme | |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell is fouled on the floor by Michael Jenkin as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Michael Jenkin, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Link (SF) Michael Jenkin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal (SF) Clyde Savell | |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Joseph Adkins is called for the reach on Robert Bailey - foul #3 on Joseph Adkins, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Turner (C) Joseph Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | James Turner picks off the pass by Robert Bailey | 39-28 |
| 17:36 | Colorado | Nole Lantz hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-28 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 41-28 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun hits the follow up shot | 41-30 |
| 17:07 | Colorado | Tony Cardinal steals the ball from Robert Link | 41-30 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-30 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy tips it but misses | 41-30 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | James Turner is called for the reach on Hershel Dunphy - foul #1 on James Turner, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Kokocinski (PG), Micheal Schafer (SG), Michael Jenkin (SF), Elton Erlandson (C) Nole Lantz, Perry Carver, Robert Link, James Turner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Bolton (SG), Clyde Savell (SF), John Hulme (PF), Johnny Young (C) Michael Lebrun, Tony Cardinal, Nicholas Nielson, Hershel Dunphy | |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | John Hulme misses short on an open runner from the right block | 41-30 |
| 16:26 | Colorado | Elton Erlandson snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 16:16 | Colorado | Walter Moore is called for 10 seconds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Goble (PG) Robert Bailey | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-30 |
| 15:53 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Elton Erlandson | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Samuel Kokocinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Schafer (fresh) SF - Michael Jenkin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Moore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Elton Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Goble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Bolton (fresh) SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Hulme (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Colorado | The jumper by Walter Moore is denied by Johnny Young | 41-30 |
| 15:33 | Colorado | Walter Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 15:06 | Colorado | John Hulme denies the turnaround by Walter Moore | 41-30 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | James Goble banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clyde Savell | 41-32 |
| 14:31 | Colorado | Micheal Schafer's floater is knocked away by Johnny Young | 41-32 |
| 14:29 | Colorado | Samuel Kokocinski tips it but misses | 41-32 |
| 14:28 | Colorado | Elton Erlandson can't tip it in | 41-32 |
| 14:26 | Colorado | Walter Moore tips it in | 43-32 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | James Goble can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 14:17 | Colorado | Michael Jenkin pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:00 | Colorado | Samuel Kokocinski clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 43-32 |
| 13:59 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Moore | 43-32 |
| 13:46 | Colorado | Micheal Schafer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 13:44 | Colorado | Elton Erlandson snags the offensive board | 43-32 |
| 13:25 | Colorado | Micheal Schafer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Kokocinski and he's fouled by Johnny Young - foul #3 on Johnny Young, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nole Lantz (PG), Robert Link (SF), Joseph Adkins (PF), James Turner (C) Samuel Kokocinski, Michael Jenkin, Walter Moore, Elton Erlandson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG), Michael Lebrun (SG), Tony Cardinal (SF), Nicholas Nielson (PF), Hershel Dunphy (C) James Goble, Dustin Bolton, Clyde Savell, John Hulme, Johnny Young | |
| 13:25 | Colorado | Micheal Schafer misses the free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Lebrun and he's hacked by Micheal Schafer - foul #1 on Micheal Schafer, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Perry Carver (SG) Micheal Schafer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal misses the free throw | 45-34 |
| 13:03 | Colorado | The rebound goes to James Turner | 45-34 |
| 12:38 | Colorado | Joseph Adkins comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Hershel Dunphy - foul #1 on Hershel Dunphy, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| 12:38 | Colorado | Joseph Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:38 | Colorado | Joseph Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Nole Lantz takes the ball from Michael Lebrun | 47-34 |
| 12:02 | Colorado | Nicholas Nielson steps in front of the Nole Lantz pass | 47-34 |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Cardinal | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Nole Lantz (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Perry Carver (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Link (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Adkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - James Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lebrun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Cardinal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Nielson (fairly fresh) C - Hershel Dunphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Colorado | Robert Link's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Jenkin (SF), Elton Erlandson (C) Robert Link, James Turner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Bolton (SG), George Sobeski (SF), John Hulme (PF) Michael Lebrun, Tony Cardinal, Nicholas Nielson | |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | George Sobeski can't connect on a floater from the right side | 47-37 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | John Hulme gets the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey scores on a jumper from the right side set up by George Sobeski | 47-39 |
| 10:36 | Colorado | Michael Jenkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Kokocinski (PG), Walter Moore (PF) Nole Lantz, Joseph Adkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clyde Savell (SF), Nicholas Nielson (PF) Dustin Bolton, John Hulme | |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy's pass is intercepted by Samuel Kokocinski | 47-39 |
| 10:20 | Colorado | Samuel Kokocinski lays it up and in | 49-39 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Nicholas Nielson | 49-42 |
| 09:47 | Colorado | Walter Moore can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Walter Moore - foul #3 on Walter Moore, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Link (SF), James Turner (C) Michael Jenkin, Elton Erlandson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Goble (PG), Michael Lebrun (SG), Tony Cardinal (SF), Johnny Young (C) Robert Bailey, George Sobeski, Clyde Savell, Hershel Dunphy | |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:37 | Colorado | Samuel Kokocinski is fouled in the backcourt by James Goble - foul #1 on James Goble, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Gambino (SF) Nicholas Nielson | |
| 09:15 | Colorado | Perry Carver banks in the wide open layup set up by Samuel Kokocinski | 51-44 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun hits a jumper from the left side set up by James Goble | 51-46 |
| 08:55 | Colorado | Samuel Kokocinski is fouled in the backcourt by James Gambino - foul #1 on James Gambino, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nole Lantz (PG), Joseph Adkins (PF) Samuel Kokocinski, Walter Moore | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Hulme (PF) James Gambino | |
| 08:34 | Colorado | Joseph Adkins hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 51-46 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | John Hulme clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Adkins - foul #4 on Joseph Adkins, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Micheal Schafer (SG), Michael Jenkin (SF), Walter Moore (PF), Elton Erlandson (C) Perry Carver, Robert Link, Joseph Adkins, James Turner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Sobeski (PG), Dustin Bolton (SG), Clyde Savell (SF) James Goble, Michael Lebrun, Tony Cardinal | |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | John Hulme makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | John Hulme makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:59 | Colorado | John Hulme steals it from Walter Moore | 51-48 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | George Sobeski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Elton Erlandson - foul #2 on Elton Erlandson, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Adkins (C) Elton Erlandson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal (PF), Nicholas Nielson (C) John Hulme, Johnny Young | |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | George Sobeski misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | George Sobeski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Nole Lantz (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Micheal Schafer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Jenkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Moore (tiring) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - George Sobeski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Bolton (fairly fresh) SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Cardinal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Nielson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Colorado | Joseph Adkins misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Tony Cardinal - foul #1 on Tony Cardinal, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG) George Sobeski | |
| 07:30 | Colorado | Joseph Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:30 | Colorado | Joseph Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 07:08 | Colorado | Walter Moore pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 07:04 | Colorado | Michael Jenkin is hacked by Dustin Bolton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dustin Bolton, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Kokocinski (PG), Perry Carver (SG), Robert Link (SF), James Turner (C) Nole Lantz, Micheal Schafer, Michael Jenkin, Walter Moore | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Goble (PG), Michael Lebrun (SG), Hershel Dunphy (C) Robert Bailey, Dustin Bolton, Clyde Savell | |
| 06:44 | Colorado | Robert Link is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block | 55-49 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Michael Lebrun misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-49 |
| 06:33 | Colorado | Joseph Adkins grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 06:31 | Colorado | James Goble is called for the reach on Samuel Kokocinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Goble, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Sobeski (SF), John Hulme (PF) Tony Cardinal, Nicholas Nielson | |
| 06:31 | Colorado | Samuel Kokocinski makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:31 | Colorado | Samuel Kokocinski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | John Hulme grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | John Hulme is whistled for a carry | 56-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elton Erlandson (C) James Turner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG), Dustin Bolton (SG) James Goble, Michael Lebrun | |
| 05:45 | Colorado | John Hulme blocks the short jumper by Samuel Kokocinski | 56-49 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | John Hulme pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 05:34 | Colorado | Samuel Kokocinski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:26 | Colorado | Samuel Kokocinski connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Elton Erlandson | 58-49 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Bailey | 58-51 |
| 04:48 | Colorado | Joseph Adkins misses short on a floater from the right block | 58-51 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Dustin Bolton grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | John Hulme drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Bailey | 58-53 |
| 04:18 | Colorado | Perry Carver throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nole Lantz (PG), Micheal Schafer (SG), Michael Jenkin (SF), Walter Moore (PF), James Turner (C) Samuel Kokocinski, Perry Carver, Robert Link, Joseph Adkins, Elton Erlandson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Goble (PG), Michael Lebrun (SG), Clyde Savell (SF), Tony Cardinal (PF), Nicholas Nielson (C) Robert Bailey, Dustin Bolton, George Sobeski, John Hulme, Hershel Dunphy | |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | James Goble misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 03:55 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Walter Moore | 58-53 |
| 03:30 | Colorado | Micheal Schafer connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Nole Lantz (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Micheal Schafer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Jenkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Moore (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - James Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Goble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lebrun (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Clyde Savell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Cardinal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Nielson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson lays it in | 61-55 |
| 03:11 | Colorado | Michael Jenkin is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lebrun - foul #2 on Michael Lebrun, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| 03:11 | Colorado | Michael Jenkin makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:11 | Colorado | Michael Jenkin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-55 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson tips it in | 62-57 |
| 02:53 | Colorado | Clyde Savell picks off the pass by Michael Jenkin in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Tony Cardinal hits the finger roll set up by Clyde Savell | 62-59 |
| 02:29 | Colorado | Nole Lantz misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Nicholas Nielson - foul #3 on Nicholas Nielson, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Colorado | Perry Carver (SG), Elton Erlandson (C) Micheal Schafer, James Turner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bailey (PG), Dustin Bolton (SG), James Gambino (SF), Johnny Young (PF) James Goble, Michael Lebrun, Clyde Savell, Tony Cardinal | |
| 02:29 | Colorado | Nole Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:29 | Colorado | Nole Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Nicholas Nielson makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Bailey | 64-61 |
| 02:08 | Colorado | Elton Erlandson is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Bolton - foul #4 on Dustin Bolton, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Sobeski (SF), Hershel Dunphy (C) James Gambino, Nicholas Nielson | |
| 02:08 | Colorado | Elton Erlandson makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:08 | Colorado | Elton Erlandson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Nole Lantz is called for the reach on Robert Bailey - foul #1 on Nole Lantz, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clyde Savell (SF), John Hulme (PF) George Sobeski, Johnny Young | |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:45 | Colorado | Dustin Bolton takes the ball from Perry Carver in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Dustin Bolton banks in the layup | 66-65 |
| 01:38 | Colorado | Perry Carver travels in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Clyde Savell clanks a turnaround in the lane | 66-65 |
| 01:18 | Colorado | Nole Lantz gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:51 | Colorado | Hershel Dunphy blocks the short jumper by Nole Lantz | 66-65 |
| 00:50 | Colorado | Elton Erlandson grabs the offensive board | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Colorado | John Hulme is called for the reach on Walter Moore - foul #3 on John Hulme, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| 00:29 | Colorado | Walter Moore makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:29 | Colorado | Walter Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Hershel Dunphy gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey misses short on a floater from the left side | 67-65 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | John Hulme grabs the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Robert Bailey knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Michael Jenkin hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 67-68 |