| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Elmer McCormick (fresh) SG - John Graber (fresh) SF - Rick Good (fresh) PF - Reinaldo Lombardi (fresh) C - Charles Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Mark Palmer (fresh) SG - Patrick Sanson (fresh) SF - Dante Rautenberg (fresh) PF - Mack Leek (fresh) C - Martin Wells (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Indiana State | Martin Wells wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Indiana State | Patrick Sanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick is fouled on the floor by Martin Wells - foul #1 on Martin Wells, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by John Graber | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Indiana State | Mark Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Indiana State | Mark Palmer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Colorado | Charles Hunter grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Colorado | John Graber is hacked by Patrick Sanson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Sanson, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick is fouled on the floor by Dante Rautenberg - foul #1 on Dante Rautenberg, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 17:52 | Colorado | Charles Hunter blows the wide open layup | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | Indiana State | The rebound goes to Mack Leek | 3-0 |
| 17:44 | Indiana State | Mack Leek misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:30 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:28 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:19 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:17 | Colorado | Rick Good misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 17:15 | Colorado | Charles Hunter hits the follow up shot | 5-0 |
| 17:02 | Indiana State | Dante Rautenberg misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-0 |
| 17:01 | Colorado | Rick Good grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:58 | Colorado | John Graber throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| Subs | Colorado | Todd Davis (SG), Mark Barton (SF), David Duberstein (PF), Robert Huffman (C) John Graber, Rick Good, Reinaldo Lombardi, Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Indiana State | John Graham (PG), Virgil Hall (SG), Jesse Yates (SF), William Kirkham (PF), Kelly Hermann (C) Mark Palmer, Patrick Sanson, Dante Rautenberg, Mack Leek, Martin Wells | |
| 16:45 | Indiana State | Jesse Yates hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint | 5-2 |
| 16:23 | Colorado | William Kirkham is called for the reach on Mark Barton - foul #1 on William Kirkham, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| 16:04 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Huffman | 8-2 |
| 16:02 | Indiana State | Virgil Hall is hacked by Todd Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Davis, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rick Good (SF) Mark Barton | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Patrick Sanson (SG), Gene Padro (PF), James Dahlberg (C) John Graham, Jesse Yates, William Kirkham | |
| 15:41 | Indiana State | Kelly Hermann is fouled on the floor by Rick Good - foul #1 on Rick Good, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Graber (SG), Reinaldo Lombardi (PF), Charles Hunter (C) Todd Davis, David Duberstein, Robert Huffman | |
| Subs | Indiana State | William Kirkham (SF) Kelly Hermann | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Elmer McCormick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Graber (fairly fresh) SF - Rick Good (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Reinaldo Lombardi (fairly fresh) C - Charles Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Virgil Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Patrick Sanson (tiring) SF - William Kirkham (fresh) PF - Gene Padro (fresh) C - James Dahlberg (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Indiana State | Virgil Hall is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Virgil Hall, team foul #5 | 8-2 |
| 15:10 | Colorado | Charles Hunter clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Dahlberg - foul #1 on James Dahlberg, team foul #6 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Mark Palmer (PG), Dante Rautenberg (SF) Virgil Hall, James Dahlberg | |
| 15:10 | Colorado | Charles Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 15:10 | Colorado | Charles Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 14:53 | Indiana State | Mark Palmer misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-2 |
| 14:51 | Colorado | Rick Good grabs the defensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 14:33 | Colorado | Mark Palmer takes the ball from Charles Hunter | 10-2 |
| 14:15 | Indiana State | William Kirkham is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Dante Rautenberg | 10-4 |
| 13:46 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 10-4 |
| 13:44 | Indiana State | The rebound goes to Dante Rautenberg | 10-4 |
| 13:37 | Indiana State | Dante Rautenberg scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Palmer | 10-6 |
| 13:18 | Colorado | Charles Hunter loses the dribble to Mark Palmer | 10-6 |
| 13:11 | Indiana State | William Kirkham blows the layup | 10-6 |
| 13:09 | Indiana State | Dante Rautenberg tips it but misses | 10-6 |
| 13:08 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 12:44 | Colorado | John Graber misses long on a jumper in the lane | 10-6 |
| 12:43 | Indiana State | Dante Rautenberg pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:39 | Indiana State | Patrick Sanson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-6 |
| 12:37 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:16 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Palmer - foul #1 on Mark Palmer, team foul #7 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | Todd Davis (SG), Mark Barton (SF), David Duberstein (PF), Robert Huffman (C) John Graber, Rick Good, Reinaldo Lombardi, Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Indiana State | John Graham (PG), Virgil Hall (SG), Jesse Yates (SF), Mack Leek (PF), Kelly Hermann (C) Mark Palmer, Patrick Sanson, Dante Rautenberg, Gene Padro, William Kirkham | |
| 12:16 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 12:16 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 11:57 | Indiana State | Mack Leek hits a jumper from the baseline | 11-8 |
| 11:38 | Colorado | Robert Huffman drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Elmer McCormick | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Elmer McCormick (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Davis (fresh) SF - Mark Barton (fresh) PF - David Duberstein (fresh) C - Robert Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - John Graham (fresh) SG - Virgil Hall (fresh) SF - Jesse Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mack Leek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kelly Hermann (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Indiana State | Robert Huffman picks off the pass by John Graham in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| 11:10 | Colorado | Robert Huffman loses the dribble to John Graham | 13-8 |
| 10:51 | Indiana State | Mack Leek is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mack Leek, team foul #8 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Graber (SG) Elmer McCormick | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Dante Rautenberg (SF), James Dahlberg (C) Jesse Yates, Kelly Hermann | |
| 10:24 | Colorado | Todd Davis is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Graber | 15-8 |
| 10:19 | Indiana State | Dante Rautenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-8 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jesse Yates (SG), Martin Wells (C) John Graham, James Dahlberg | |
| 10:02 | Colorado | John Graber is fouled on the floor by Jesse Yates - foul #1 on Jesse Yates, team foul #9 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi (PF), Charles Hunter (C) David Duberstein, Robert Huffman | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Mark Palmer (PG) Dante Rautenberg | |
| 10:02 | Colorado | John Graber makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 10:02 | Colorado | John Graber misses the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 10:02 | Indiana State | Mack Leek pulls down the rebound | 16-8 |
| 09:49 | Indiana State | Virgil Hall is fouled on the floor by John Graber - foul #1 on John Graber, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elmer McCormick (PG) Todd Davis | |
| Subs | Indiana State | William Kirkham (SF) Jesse Yates | |
| 09:38 | Indiana State | Elmer McCormick steals it from Virgil Hall | 16-8 |
| 09:15 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick buries a 3 from the right wing | 19-8 |
| 09:04 | Indiana State | Mark Palmer connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Virgil Hall | 19-10 |
| 08:59 | Colorado | Virgil Hall steals the ball from John Graber in the backcourt | 19-10 |
| 08:58 | Indiana State | Mark Palmer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Virgil Hall | 19-12 |
| 08:33 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 08:32 | Indiana State | Martin Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:25 | Indiana State | Mack Leek misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-12 |
| 08:24 | Indiana State | Martin Wells hits the follow up shot | 19-14 |
| 08:24 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Todd Davis (SG), Rick Good (SF), David Duberstein (PF), Robert Huffman (C) John Graber, Mark Barton, Reinaldo Lombardi, Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Indiana State | John Graham (PG), Patrick Sanson (SG), Dante Rautenberg (SF), Kelly Hermann (PF), James Dahlberg (C) Mark Palmer, Virgil Hall, William Kirkham, Mack Leek, Martin Wells | |
| 08:04 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Davis | 22-14 |
| 08:02 | Indiana State | John Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-14 |
| 07:50 | Colorado | Robert Huffman hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Elmer McCormick | 24-14 |
| 07:30 | Indiana State | Kelly Hermann misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-14 |
| 07:28 | Colorado | David Duberstein grabs the board | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Elmer McCormick (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Good (tiring) 3 reb. PF - David Duberstein (fairly fresh) C - Robert Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - John Graham (fairly fresh) SG - Patrick Sanson (tiring) SF - Dante Rautenberg (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Hermann (fresh) C - James Dahlberg (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Colorado | Robert Huffman misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Sanson - foul #2 on Patrick Sanson, team foul #10 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Graber (SG) Elmer McCormick | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Virgil Hall (PG), Jesse Yates (SG), Gene Padro (PF), Martin Wells (C) John Graham, Patrick Sanson, Kelly Hermann, James Dahlberg | |
| 07:01 | Colorado | Robert Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 07:01 | Colorado | Robert Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 06:47 | Indiana State | Robert Huffman is called for the reach on Gene Padro - foul #1 on Robert Huffman, team foul #4 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi (PF) David Duberstein | |
| Subs | Indiana State | William Kirkham (SF) Dante Rautenberg | |
| 06:32 | Indiana State | John Graber is called for the reach on Virgil Hall - foul #2 on John Graber, team foul #5 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Barton (SG), Charles Hunter (C) John Graber, Robert Huffman | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 06:18 | Indiana State | Virgil Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elmer McCormick (PG) Todd Davis | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Mark Palmer (PG) William Kirkham | |
| 05:49 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi misses the shot in the lane | 26-14 |
| 05:47 | Indiana State | Gene Padro grabs the defensive rebound | 26-14 |
| 05:42 | Indiana State | Mark Palmer knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Elmer McCormick - foul #1 on Elmer McCormick, team foul #6 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Duberstein (PF), Robert Huffman (C) Reinaldo Lombardi, Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Kelly Hermann (SF), Mack Leek (PF) Virgil Hall, Gene Padro | |
| 05:42 | Indiana State | Mark Palmer makes the free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:13 | Colorado | Rick Good misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-17 |
| 05:12 | Indiana State | Martin Wells grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 05:07 | Indiana State | Mark Palmer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 05:05 | Indiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Mack Leek | 26-17 |
| 04:52 | Indiana State | Mark Palmer connects on the open shot from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 04:27 | Colorado | Mack Leek blocks the jumper by Elmer McCormick | 26-19 |
| 04:26 | Colorado | Robert Huffman grabs the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 04:06 | Colorado | Robert Huffman blows the layup | 26-19 |
| 04:05 | Indiana State | Mack Leek grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 04:00 | Indiana State | Martin Wells is called for traveling | 26-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | Todd Davis (PG), John Graber (SG), Reinaldo Lombardi (PF), Charles Hunter (C) Elmer McCormick, Mark Barton, Rick Good, Robert Huffman | |
| Subs | Indiana State | John Graham (PG), Patrick Sanson (SG), Dante Rautenberg (SF), Gene Padro (PF), William Kirkham (C) Mark Palmer, Jesse Yates, Kelly Hermann, Mack Leek, Martin Wells | |
| 03:36 | Colorado | Charles Hunter clanks a turnaround near the basket | 26-19 |
| 03:35 | Indiana State | Gene Padro grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 03:29 | Indiana State | Dante Rautenberg is whistled for a carry | 26-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Barton (SF) David Duberstein | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Virgil Hall (PG), Mack Leek (PF) John Graham, Gene Padro | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Todd Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Graber (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Mark Barton (tired) PF - Reinaldo Lombardi (tiring) 2 reb. C - Charles Hunter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Virgil Hall (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Sanson (tiring) SF - Dante Rautenberg (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mack Leek (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kirkham (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Colorado | Charles Hunter knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Todd Davis | 28-19 |
| 02:59 | Indiana State | Virgil Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Davis - foul #2 on Todd Davis, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | James Dahlberg (C) William Kirkham | |
| 02:59 | Indiana State | Virgil Hall misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 02:59 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Patrick Sanson is called for the reach on John Graber in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Sanson, team foul #11 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | John Graham (PG) Patrick Sanson | |
| 02:57 | Colorado | John Graber makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 02:57 | Colorado | John Graber misses the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 02:57 | Indiana State | The rebound goes to James Dahlberg | 29-19 |
| 02:53 | Indiana State | John Graham knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-22 |
| 02:51 | Colorado | Virgil Hall takes the ball from John Graber in the backcourt | 29-22 |
| 02:42 | Indiana State | Mack Leek misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Reinaldo Lombardi - foul #1 on Reinaldo Lombardi, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Duberstein (SF), Robert Huffman (PF) Mark Barton, Reinaldo Lombardi | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 02:42 | Indiana State | Mack Leek makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:42 | Indiana State | Mack Leek misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:42 | Colorado | Robert Huffman pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 02:17 | Colorado | Mack Leek steps in front of the Robert Huffman pass | 29-23 |
| 02:15 | Indiana State | Todd Davis steals the ball from Virgil Hall in the backcourt | 29-23 |
| 01:50 | Colorado | John Graber misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 01:48 | Indiana State | Mack Leek grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 01:44 | Indiana State | Virgil Hall is fouled in the backcourt by John Graber - foul #3 on John Graber, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elmer McCormick (PG), Rick Good (SF), Reinaldo Lombardi (PF) John Graber, David Duberstein, Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Indiana State | William Kirkham (SF), Gene Padro (PF), Kelly Hermann (C) Dante Rautenberg, Mack Leek, James Dahlberg | |
| 01:44 | Indiana State | Virgil Hall makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:44 | Indiana State | Virgil Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:22 | Colorado | Gene Padro denies the turnaround by Elmer McCormick | 29-25 |
| 01:21 | Colorado | Robert Huffman gets the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 01:21 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Jesse Yates (SG) John Graham | |
| 00:57 | Colorado | Robert Huffman can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jesse Yates - foul #2 on Jesse Yates, team foul #12 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Barton (SG) Todd Davis | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Mark Palmer (PG) Virgil Hall | |
| 00:57 | Colorado | Robert Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:57 | Colorado | Robert Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:53 | Indiana State | Mark Palmer's pass is intercepted by Elmer McCormick in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 00:34 | Colorado | Robert Huffman banks in the layup | 33-25 |
| 00:32 | Indiana State | William Kirkham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Duberstein (SF), Charles Hunter (C) Rick Good, Robert Huffman | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Virgil Hall (SG), Martin Wells (C) Jesse Yates, William Kirkham | |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Virgil Hall is called for the reach on Reinaldo Lombardi - foul #2 on Virgil Hall, team foul #13 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Todd Davis (SG) David Duberstein | |
| Subs | Indiana State | John Graham (PG), Dante Rautenberg (SF) Mark Palmer, Gene Padro | |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:10 | Indiana State | Kelly Hermann pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:05 | Indiana State | Elmer McCormick is called for the reach on John Graham - foul #2 on Elmer McCormick, team foul #10 | 34-25 |
| 00:05 | Indiana State | John Graham misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:05 | Indiana State | John Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Mark Barton is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 36-26 |
| 00:00 | Indiana State | John Graham clanks a fullcourt shot | 36-26 |