| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Elmer McCormick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Graber (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rick Good (fresh) PF - Reinaldo Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charlie Vaughan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jermaine Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Benner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Kester (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Tafoya (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Rick Good inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Graber | 30-28 |
| 19:10 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer (SG), Maurice Nyquist (PF) Jermaine Matthews, Robert Tafoya | |
| 18:41 | Colorado | John Graber misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Benner - foul #3 on Michael Benner, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Long (PF) Michael Benner | |
| 18:41 | Colorado | John Graber misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:41 | Colorado | John Graber makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:33 | Texas Tech | Elmer McCormick blocks the jumper by Charlie Vaughan | 31-28 |
| 18:32 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:03 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 17:47 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 17:46 | Colorado | John Graber gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:21 | Colorado | John Graber hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 34-28 |
| 17:20 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Charlie Vaughan | 34-28 |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 17:13 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Graber | 34-28 |
| 16:45 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick hits a floater from the left side | 36-28 |
| 16:42 | Texas Tech | Robert Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Todd Davis (SG), Mark Barton (SF), David Duberstein (PF), Robert Huffman (C) John Graber, Rick Good, Reinaldo Lombardi, Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews (SG), Charles Black (SF), Robert Tafoya (C) Lane Mayer, Robert Long, Carlos Kester | |
| 16:31 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 16:29 | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews is hacked by Mark Barton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Barton, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 16:09 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-28 |
| 16:07 | Texas Tech | Robert Tafoya tips it home | 39-30 |
| 15:55 | Colorado | Todd Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Benner (SF), Carlos Kester (PF), Clark Stahl (C) Charles Black, Maurice Nyquist, Robert Tafoya | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Elmer McCormick (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Barton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Duberstein (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charlie Vaughan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jermaine Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Benner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Kester (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Clark Stahl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Texas Tech | Elmer McCormick steps in front of the Carlos Kester pass | 39-30 |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Barton and the foul's on Charlie Vaughan - foul #3 on Charlie Vaughan, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rick Good (SF), Reinaldo Lombardi (PF) Mark Barton, David Duberstein | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer (SG) Jermaine Matthews | |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick makes the free throw | 42-30 |
| 14:49 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl's floater is tipped away by Rick Good | 42-30 |
| 14:48 | Colorado | Todd Davis gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 14:30 | Colorado | Clark Stahl denies the turnaround by Reinaldo Lombardi | 42-30 |
| 14:28 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Benner | 42-30 |
| 14:12 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl knocks in the jumper from close range | 42-32 |
| 13:52 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick is hacked by Charlie Vaughan - foul #4 on Charlie Vaughan, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Graber (SG), Mark Barton (SF), David Duberstein (PF), Charles Hunter (C) Todd Davis, Rick Good, Reinaldo Lombardi, Robert Huffman | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Black (PG), Jermaine Matthews (SG), Maurice Nyquist (PF) Charlie Vaughan, Lane Mayer, Carlos Kester | |
| 13:39 | Colorado | Mark Barton misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Michael Benner - foul #4 on Michael Benner, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester (PF) Michael Benner | |
| 13:39 | Colorado | Mark Barton makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:39 | Colorado | Mark Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 13:24 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 13:23 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Charles Hunter | 44-32 |
| 13:02 | Colorado | John Graber hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 44-32 |
| 13:01 | Colorado | David Duberstein misses the tip | 44-32 |
| 12:59 | Colorado | John Graber tips it back up and in | 46-32 |
| 12:39 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl misses the shot from the baseline | 46-32 |
| 12:38 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 12:27 | Texas Tech | Maurice Nyquist loses the ball out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rick Good (SF), Reinaldo Lombardi (PF) Mark Barton, David Duberstein | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer (SG), Robert Long (PF) Jermaine Matthews, Carlos Kester | |
| 12:05 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #5 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Huffman (C) Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews (SG), Carlos Kester (PF) Lane Mayer, Robert Long | |
| 12:05 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 12:05 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 11:44 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jermaine Matthews | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Elmer McCormick (tiring) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Graber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Rick Good (fairly fresh) PF - Reinaldo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charles Black (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jermaine Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Nyquist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Kester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Clark Stahl (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Colorado | Rick Good clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Maurice Nyquist - foul #2 on Maurice Nyquist, team foul #6 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | Todd Davis (PG) Elmer McCormick | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer (SG) Jermaine Matthews | |
| 11:20 | Colorado | Rick Good makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:20 | Colorado | Rick Good misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:20 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Carlos Kester | 49-35 |
| 10:57 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Charles Black | 49-38 |
| 10:29 | Colorado | Clark Stahl is called for the reach on John Graber - foul #4 on Clark Stahl, team foul #7 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Barton (SF), David Duberstein (PF), Charles Hunter (C) Rick Good, Reinaldo Lombardi, Robert Huffman | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews (SG), Robert Long (SF), Robert Tafoya (C) Lane Mayer, Carlos Kester, Clark Stahl | |
| 10:29 | Colorado | John Graber makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:29 | Colorado | John Graber makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:26 | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-38 |
| 10:14 | Colorado | John Graber misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 10:12 | Colorado | David Duberstein misses the tip | 51-38 |
| 10:10 | Colorado | Todd Davis snags the offensive board | 51-38 |
| 09:52 | Colorado | Charles Hunter is called for 3 seconds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elmer McCormick (PG) Todd Davis | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer (SG), Carlos Kester (PF) Charles Black, Robert Long | |
| 09:39 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Nyquist | 51-41 |
| 09:17 | Colorado | Charles Hunter scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Graber | 53-41 |
| 09:02 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lane Mayer, team foul #8 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rick Good (SF), Reinaldo Lombardi (PF), Robert Huffman (C) John Graber, David Duberstein, Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Black (PG), Robert Long (SF) Jermaine Matthews, Maurice Nyquist | |
| 08:42 | Colorado | Charles Black is called for the reach on Rick Good - foul #1 on Charles Black, team foul #9 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Maurice Nyquist (SF) Robert Long | |
| 08:42 | Colorado | Rick Good misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:42 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:40 | Texas Tech | Charles Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews (PG) Charles Black | |
| 08:16 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick is called for a charge - foul #2 on Elmer McCormick, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Todd Davis (PG) Elmer McCormick | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Black (PG), Robert Long (SF) Jermaine Matthews, Maurice Nyquist | |
| 07:57 | Texas Tech | Todd Davis is called for the reach on Robert Long - foul #1 on Todd Davis, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Graber (SG), David Duberstein (PF) Mark Barton, Reinaldo Lombardi | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan (PG), Michael Benner (SF), Clark Stahl (C) Charles Black, Robert Long, Robert Tafoya | |
| 07:45 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-41 |
| 07:43 | Colorado | Robert Huffman gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Todd Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Graber (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Rick Good (tiring) 1 pts. PF - David Duberstein (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charlie Vaughan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Lane Mayer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Benner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Carlos Kester (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Clark Stahl (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Colorado | John Graber hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Carlos Kester - foul #3 on Carlos Kester, team foul #10 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elmer McCormick (PG), Mark Barton (SF), Charles Hunter (C) Todd Davis, Rick Good, Robert Huffman | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews (SG), Maurice Nyquist (PF) Lane Mayer, Carlos Kester | |
| 07:20 | Colorado | John Graber misses the free throw | 55-41 |
| 07:20 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Maurice Nyquist | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:17 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer McCormick - foul #3 on Elmer McCormick, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| 07:10 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 07:09 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl tips it home | 55-43 |
| 07:04 | Colorado | Michael Benner steals the ball from David Duberstein | 55-43 |
| 07:01 | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Benner | 55-45 |
| 06:32 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-45 |
| 06:30 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:14 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Clark Stahl | 55-47 |
| 05:45 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Maurice Nyquist - foul #3 on Maurice Nyquist, team foul #11 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Todd Davis (SG), Rick Good (SF), Reinaldo Lombardi (PF), Robert Huffman (C) John Graber, Mark Barton, David Duberstein, Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer (SG), Carlos Kester (PF) Jermaine Matthews, Maurice Nyquist | |
| 05:45 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:45 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:26 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer is hacked by Rick Good - foul #2 on Rick Good, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| 05:07 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rick Good - foul #3 on Rick Good, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| 05:07 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:07 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:38 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Elmer McCormick | 59-48 |
| 04:20 | Texas Tech | Clark Stahl misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 04:18 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner gets the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 04:04 | Texas Tech | Charlie Vaughan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Graber (SG), Mark Barton (SF), Charles Hunter (C) Elmer McCormick, Rick Good, Robert Huffman | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews (SG) Lane Mayer | |
| 03:49 | Colorado | Todd Davis is hacked by Charlie Vaughan - foul #5 on Charlie Vaughan, team foul #12 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Black (PG), Maurice Nyquist (PF) Charlie Vaughan, Carlos Kester | |
| 03:49 | Colorado | Todd Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:49 | Colorado | Todd Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:49 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Clark Stahl | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner's floater is knocked away by Charles Hunter | 60-48 |
| 03:39 | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews tips it in | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Todd Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Graber (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mark Barton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reinaldo Lombardi (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charles Black (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jermaine Matthews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Benner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Maurice Nyquist (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Clark Stahl (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Colorado | Todd Davis is hacked by Charles Black - foul #2 on Charles Black, team foul #13 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Duberstein (PF) Reinaldo Lombardi | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer (SG), Carlos Kester (PF) Jermaine Matthews, Maurice Nyquist | |
| 03:19 | Colorado | Todd Davis misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:19 | Colorado | Todd Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:15 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Elmer McCormick (PG) Todd Davis | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Charles Hunter clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Clark Stahl - foul #5 on Clark Stahl, team foul #14 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Huffman (PF) Mark Barton | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jermaine Matthews (SG), Robert Tafoya (C) Lane Mayer, Clark Stahl | |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Charles Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Charles Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 02:54 | Texas Tech | Charles Black is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer McCormick - foul #4 on Elmer McCormick, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Rick Good (SF) Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 02:54 | Texas Tech | Charles Black makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:54 | Texas Tech | Charles Black makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:34 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick lays it up and in | 65-52 |
| 02:18 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Black | 65-55 |
| 01:50 | Colorado | Robert Tafoya swats the layup by John Graber | 65-55 |
| 01:49 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Carlos Kester | 65-55 |
| 01:30 | Texas Tech | Robert Tafoya misses the easy layup | 65-55 |
| 01:29 | Colorado | Robert Huffman pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 01:14 | Colorado | Robert Huffman connects on the runner from the left block and the foul's on Robert Tafoya - foul #1 on Robert Tafoya, team foul #15 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi (PF) David Duberstein | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:14 | Colorado | Robert Huffman makes the free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:53 | Texas Tech | Michael Benner misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 00:52 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Colorado | Reinaldo Lombardi misses the lay-in | 68-55 |
| 00:30 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Huffman | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Elmer McCormick runs out the clock | 68-55 |