| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Erich Larson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Hollander (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Berdy Zeherquist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Feltman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Webber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Tobin (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Berdy Zeherquist inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Colorado | Steven Webber is called for the reach on Erich Larson - foul #3 on Steven Webber, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (PG) Steven Webber | |
| 19:42 | Colorado | Erich Larson misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Kenny Davis - foul #1 on Kenny Davis, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 19:42 | Colorado | Erich Larson misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:42 | Colorado | Erich Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:22 | Purdue | William Tobin hits a jump hook from close range set up by Raymond Reid | 32-32 |
| 19:07 | Colorado | Berdy Zeherquist can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 19:06 | Colorado | George Hollander tips it in | 34-32 |
| 19:03 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rick Whipkey, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| 18:46 | Colorado | George Hollander is called for traveling | 34-32 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Gallo - foul #3 on Gilberto Gallo, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski (SG), Hans Ziebarth (SF), Jonathan Mannion (PF) George Hollander, Berdy Zeherquist, Gilberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:08 | Purdue | Raymond Reid clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 18:06 | Purdue | Kenny Davis grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:45 | Purdue | Kenny Davis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 17:44 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:28 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Mannion | 36-32 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Raymond Reid is hacked by Dennis Feltman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Feltman, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Goff (PG), Gilberto Gallo (PF) Erich Larson, Jonathan Mannion | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (PG), Timothy Borton (PF), William Reaves (C) Rick Whipkey, William Tobin, Kenny Davis | |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Jack Bartkowski picks off the pass by Hai Chu | 36-32 |
| 17:05 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth slams it home on a great pass from Jack Bartkowski | 38-32 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Dennis Feltman is called for the reach on John Honeycutt - foul #3 on Dennis Feltman, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | George Hollander (SG), Berdy Zeherquist (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Jack Bartkowski, Hans Ziebarth, Dennis Feltman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Timothy Borton is hacked by Gilberto Gallo - foul #4 on Gilberto Gallo, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jonathan Mannion (PF) Gilberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Berdy Zeherquist picks off the pass by Hai Chu | 38-32 |
| 15:56 | Colorado | Jonathan Mannion comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 15:54 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Goff | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Goff (fresh) SG - George Hollander (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Berdy Zeherquist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jonathan Mannion (fresh) C - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Hai Chu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Borton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Reaves (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Colorado | George Hollander hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 15:38 | Purdue | Hai Chu gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Raymond Reid hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Bolduc - foul #1 on Kevin Bolduc, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Erich Larson (PG), Hans Ziebarth (SG) Dennis Goff, George Hollander | |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG), Rick Whipkey (SG), William Tobin (PF), Kenny Davis (C) John Honeycutt, Hai Chu, Timothy Borton, William Reaves | |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Raymond Reid makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Raymond Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:34 | Colorado | Jonathan Mannion grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 15:20 | Colorado | Rick Whipkey steals the ball from Hans Ziebarth | 38-33 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | William Tobin lays it in on a great pass from Rick Whipkey | 38-35 |
| 14:50 | Colorado | Erich Larson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Raymond Reid | 40-37 |
| 14:14 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Kenny Davis - foul #2 on Kenny Davis, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski (PG), George Hollander (SG), Dennis Feltman (C) Erich Larson, Berdy Zeherquist, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (SF), Timothy Borton (PF), Lawrence Blakeley (C) Raymond Reid, William Tobin, Kenny Davis | |
| 14:14 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:14 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:10 | Purdue | Steven Webber is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Bartkowski - foul #2 on Jack Bartkowski, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Goff (PG) Jack Bartkowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:58 | Purdue | Steven Webber is hacked by Dennis Feltman - foul #4 on Dennis Feltman, team foul #7 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski (SF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Hans Ziebarth, Dennis Feltman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Hai Chu (SG) Rick Whipkey | |
| 13:58 | Purdue | Steven Webber makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:58 | Purdue | Steven Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:42 | Colorado | Dennis Goff buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by George Hollander | 44-39 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | John Honeycutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 13:23 | Colorado | Lawrence Blakeley is called for the reach on Jonathan Mannion - foul #1 on Lawrence Blakeley, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Berdy Zeherquist (SF) Dennis Goff | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:15 | Colorado | Jonathan Mannion misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to John Honeycutt | 44-39 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Hai Chu buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-42 |
| 12:29 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jonathan Mannion | 46-42 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Timothy Borton can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 46-42 |
| 11:59 | Colorado | Jonathan Mannion pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:54 | Colorado | George Hollander double dribbles | 46-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Erich Larson (PG), Hans Ziebarth (SG), Dennis Goff (SF), Gilberto Gallo (PF), Dennis Feltman (C) Jack Bartkowski, George Hollander, Berdy Zeherquist, Jonathan Mannion, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (SF), William Tobin (PF), Kenny Davis (C) John Honeycutt, Timothy Borton, Lawrence Blakeley | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Erich Larson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Ziebarth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Goff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilberto Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Dennis Feltman (tiring) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Webber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hai Chu (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rick Whipkey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Tobin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Purdue | William Tobin loses the dribble to Hans Ziebarth in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 11:37 | Colorado | Erich Larson can't connect on a floater from the left block | 46-42 |
| 11:35 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Steven Webber knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Tobin | 46-44 |
| 10:58 | Colorado | Gilberto Gallo is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SF) Steven Webber | |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Kenny Davis hits a fadeaway near the basket | 46-46 |
| 10:33 | Colorado | Erich Larson loses the dribble to Raymond Reid | 46-46 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Hai Chu banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Reid | 46-48 |
| 10:15 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 10:14 | Colorado | Dennis Goff gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:54 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth misses the jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kenny Davis | 46-48 |
| 09:23 | Purdue | William Tobin misses the easy open layup | 46-48 |
| 09:21 | Colorado | Dennis Goff pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:16 | Colorado | Erich Larson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 09:14 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth tips it home | 48-48 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | William Tobin misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-48 |
| 08:50 | Colorado | Dennis Goff snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 08:43 | Colorado | Erich Larson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Goff | 50-48 |
| 08:19 | Purdue | Hai Chu can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 08:17 | Colorado | Erich Larson grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 08:09 | Colorado | Rick Whipkey is called for the reach on Dennis Goff - foul #2 on Rick Whipkey, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski (PG), George Hollander (SG), Berdy Zeherquist (SF) Erich Larson, Hans Ziebarth, Dennis Goff | |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Webber (PG), John Honeycutt (SG), Timothy Borton (PF), William Reaves (C) Rick Whipkey, Hai Chu, William Tobin, Kenny Davis | |
| 07:54 | Colorado | Berdy Zeherquist misses the lay-in | 50-48 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Reaves | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Jack Bartkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hollander (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Berdy Zeherquist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Gilberto Gallo (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Dennis Feltman (tired) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Webber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Honeycutt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Reid (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Borton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Reaves (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Gilberto Gallo takes the ball from John Honeycutt | 50-48 |
| 07:11 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 07:09 | Purdue | William Reaves pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | John Honeycutt is hacked by Jack Bartkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Bartkowski, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jonathan Mannion (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Gilberto Gallo, Dennis Feltman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (SF) Raymond Reid | |
| 07:07 | Purdue | John Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | John Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:56 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jack Bartkowski - foul #4 on Jack Bartkowski, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Erich Larson (PG) Jack Bartkowski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Blakeley (C) William Reaves | |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:42 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:42 | Colorado | Jonathan Mannion pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:31 | Colorado | Lawrence Blakeley picks off the pass by Berdy Zeherquist | 53-50 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Erich Larson takes the ball from Rick Whipkey | 53-50 |
| 06:01 | Colorado | Erich Larson blows the layup | 53-50 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Lawrence Blakeley gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Kevin Bolduc swats the short shot by Timothy Borton | 53-50 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Timothy Borton hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 05:25 | Colorado | Erich Larson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 05:24 | Colorado | Kevin Bolduc pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:08 | Colorado | George Hollander misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Lawrence Blakeley gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Timothy Borton hits the finger roll | 53-54 |
| 04:34 | Colorado | George Hollander comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | John Honeycutt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Timothy Borton tips it home | 53-56 |
| 04:00 | Colorado | Erich Larson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Rick Whipkey - foul #3 on Rick Whipkey, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski (SG), Hans Ziebarth (SF), Gilberto Gallo (PF), Dennis Feltman (C) George Hollander, Berdy Zeherquist, Jonathan Mannion, Kevin Bolduc | |
| Subs | Purdue | Hai Chu (SG), Raymond Reid (SF), William Tobin (PF), Kenny Davis (C) John Honeycutt, Rick Whipkey, Timothy Borton, Lawrence Blakeley | |
| 04:00 | Colorado | Erich Larson makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:00 | Colorado | Erich Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Steven Webber is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Webber, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Goff (PG) Erich Larson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:42 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Goff and he's fouled by Hai Chu - foul #1 on Hai Chu, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 03:42 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski misses the free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:42 | Purdue | Kenny Davis pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Goff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Bartkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Hans Ziebarth (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gilberto Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Dennis Feltman (tired) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Webber (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Hai Chu (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Tobin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Purdue | Gilberto Gallo is called for the reach on William Tobin - foul #5 on Gilberto Gallo, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jonathan Mannion (PF) Gilberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:14 | Purdue | William Tobin misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:14 | Purdue | William Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Jonathan Mannion hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | Raymond Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | William Tobin hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Webber | 57-59 |
| 02:16 | Colorado | The jumper by Dennis Feltman is denied by William Tobin | 57-59 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Bartkowski | 57-59 |
| 01:57 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-59 |
| 01:55 | Colorado | Hans Ziebarth grabs the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 01:34 | Colorado | Jack Bartkowski double dribbles | 57-59 |
| Subs | Colorado | Erich Larson (PG), George Hollander (SG), Berdy Zeherquist (SF) Dennis Goff, Jack Bartkowski, Hans Ziebarth | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Hai Chu misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Reid | 57-59 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Hai Chu misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-59 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | William Tobin tips it back up and in | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Colorado | George Hollander connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Berdy Zeherquist | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Hai Chu is fouled in the backcourt by Erich Larson - foul #2 on Erich Larson, team foul #11 | 60-61 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Hai Chu makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Hai Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:14 | Colorado | Berdy Zeherquist buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Hollander | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Kenny Davis is fouled on the floor by Dennis Feltman - foul #5 on Dennis Feltman, team foul #12 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Colorado | Kevin Bolduc (C) Dennis Feltman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Kenny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Kenny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | Colorado | Colorado calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | George Hollander misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-65 |