| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Fred Lancaster (fresh) SG - Santos Crane (fresh) SF - Dustin Adams (fresh) PF - Brian Warren (fresh) C - Richard Rodgers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jerry Cunningham (fresh) SG - Douglas Mozee (fresh) SF - John Oswald (fresh) PF - Eric Schuler (fresh) C - Russell Barnhardt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Richard Rodgers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Colorado | Richard Rodgers drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fred Lancaster and he's fouled by Russell Barnhardt - foul #1 on Russell Barnhardt, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:46 | Colorado | Richard Rodgers makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | California, Santa Cruz | John Oswald connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Mozee | 3-3 |
| 19:27 | Colorado | Dustin Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 19:26 | California, Santa Cruz | John Oswald grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 19:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Mozee scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 19:05 | Colorado | Dustin Adams misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 19:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Russell Barnhardt pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:48 | California, Santa Cruz | John Oswald is hacked by Fred Lancaster - foul #1 on Fred Lancaster, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Russell Barnhardt misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Dustin Adams - foul #1 on Dustin Adams, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Russell Barnhardt makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Russell Barnhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:03 | Colorado | Richard Rodgers loses the ball out of bounds | 3-7 |
| 17:44 | California, Santa Cruz | John Oswald travels with the ball | 3-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Edwin Koehler (PG), Jacob Whitmer (SG), Denis Fanning (SF), Michael Gary (PF), Richard Mayer (C) Fred Lancaster, Santos Crane, Dustin Adams, Brian Warren, Richard Rodgers | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 17:23 | Colorado | Jacob Whitmer knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Koehler | 5-7 |
| 17:09 | California, Santa Cruz | The jump hook by John Oswald is blocked by Richard Mayer | 5-7 |
| 17:08 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Michael Gary | 5-7 |
| 16:50 | Colorado | Jacob Whitmer lays it in | 7-7 |
| 16:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Schuler knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by John Oswald | 7-9 |
| 16:06 | Colorado | Richard Mayer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Russell Barnhardt - foul #2 on Russell Barnhardt, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Fred Lancaster (PG), Santos Crane (SG), Dustin Adams (SF), Brian Warren (PF) Edwin Koehler, Jacob Whitmer, Denis Fanning, Michael Gary | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Cloud (PG), Julian Harris (SG), Melvin Tabor (SF), Thomas Brashear (PF), Steven Clark (C) Jerry Cunningham, Douglas Mozee, John Oswald, Eric Schuler, Russell Barnhardt | |
| 16:06 | Colorado | Richard Mayer misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:06 | Colorado | Richard Mayer misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Brashear snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Julian Harris's floater is knocked away by Richard Mayer | 7-9 |
| 15:51 | Colorado | Richard Mayer pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Fred Lancaster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Santos Crane (fresh) SF - Dustin Adams (fresh) PF - Brian Warren (fresh) C - Richard Mayer (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Robert Cloud (fresh) SG - Julian Harris (fresh) SF - Melvin Tabor (fresh) PF - Thomas Brashear (fresh) C - Steven Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Colorado | Dustin Adams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Fred Lancaster | 10-9 |
| 15:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Cloud | 10-12 |
| 15:10 | Colorado | Steven Clark is called for the reach on Brian Warren - foul #1 on Steven Clark, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Rodgers (C) Richard Mayer | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Cunningham (PG) Melvin Tabor | |
| 14:57 | Colorado | Santos Crane drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Lancaster | 13-12 |
| 14:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Lancaster steps in front of the Jerry Cunningham pass in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 14:51 | Colorado | Fred Lancaster lays it in | 15-12 |
| 14:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Cunningham misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Fred Lancaster - foul #2 on Fred Lancaster, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jacob Whitmer (PG), Michael Gary (PF) Fred Lancaster, Brian Warren | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Mozee (SG) Julian Harris | |
| 14:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 14:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 14:12 | Colorado | Santos Crane buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Whitmer | 18-13 |
| 14:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Clark misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 13:59 | Colorado | Santos Crane pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 13:34 | Colorado | Douglas Mozee steps in front of the Dustin Adams pass | 18-13 |
| 13:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Cunningham slams it home on a nice dish by Douglas Mozee | 18-15 |
| 13:18 | Colorado | Richard Rodgers drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Jacob Whitmer | 20-15 |
| 13:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Cloud is fouled on the floor by Dustin Adams - foul #2 on Dustin Adams, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Colorado | Edwin Koehler (PG), Denis Fanning (SF), Brian Warren (PF), Richard Mayer (C) Santos Crane, Dustin Adams, Michael Gary, Richard Rodgers | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Oswald (SF), Eric Schuler (PF), Robert Llanos (C) Robert Cloud, Thomas Brashear, Steven Clark | |
| 12:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Mozee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Julian Harris (PG) Jerry Cunningham | |
| 12:41 | Colorado | Edwin Koehler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| 12:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Schuler's pass is intercepted by Denis Fanning | 20-15 |
| 12:12 | Colorado | Jacob Whitmer loses the dribble to Douglas Mozee | 20-15 |
| 12:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Mozee lays it up and in | 20-17 |
| 11:57 | Colorado | Robert Llanos swats the short shot by Jacob Whitmer | 20-17 |
| 11:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Llanos snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 11:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Llanos connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Julian Harris | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Edwin Koehler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob Whitmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Denis Fanning (fresh) PF - Brian Warren (fairly fresh) C - Richard Mayer (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Julian Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Mozee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Oswald (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Schuler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Llanos (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Colorado | Eric Schuler is called for the reach on Jacob Whitmer - foul #1 on Eric Schuler, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Santos Crane (SG), Michael Gary (C) Jacob Whitmer, Richard Mayer | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Cunningham (PG), Steven Clark (C) Douglas Mozee, Robert Llanos | |
| 11:13 | Colorado | Santos Crane misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 11:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Schuler grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Brian Warren denies the turnaround by John Oswald | 20-20 |
| 10:53 | Colorado | Michael Gary grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 10:32 | Colorado | Santos Crane misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 10:30 | Colorado | Michael Gary gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:20 | Colorado | Denis Fanning scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Warren | 23-20 |
| 10:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Julian Harris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 10:02 | California, Santa Cruz | John Oswald hits the follow up shot | 23-22 |
| 09:49 | Colorado | Brian Warren hits a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Eric Schuler - foul #2 on Eric Schuler, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Horace Oliver (PG), Richard Rodgers (C) Edwin Koehler, Denis Fanning | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Cloud (SG), Melvin Tabor (SF), Thomas Brashear (PF) Julian Harris, John Oswald, Eric Schuler | |
| 09:49 | Colorado | Brian Warren misses the free throw | 25-22 |
| 09:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 09:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 09:42 | Colorado | Brian Warren pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 09:24 | Colorado | Richard Rodgers misses the easy layup | 25-22 |
| 09:22 | Colorado | Horace Oliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 09:13 | Colorado | Richard Rodgers loses the dribble to Thomas Brashear | 25-22 |
| 09:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Clark's pass is intercepted by Brian Warren | 25-22 |
| 08:53 | Colorado | Richard Rodgers lays it in set up by Santos Crane and the foul's on Steven Clark - foul #2 on Steven Clark, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Edwin Koehler (PG), Jacob Whitmer (SF), Richard Mayer (PF) Horace Oliver, Brian Warren, Michael Gary | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Mozee (SG), Robert Llanos (C) Melvin Tabor, Steven Clark | |
| 08:53 | Colorado | Richard Rodgers makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 08:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Mozee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-22 |
| 08:17 | Colorado | Edwin Koehler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Cunningham - foul #1 on Jerry Cunningham, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Warren (PF) Richard Rodgers | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor (SF) Jerry Cunningham | |
| 08:17 | Colorado | Edwin Koehler makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 08:17 | Colorado | Edwin Koehler makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 07:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Brashear clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-22 |
| 07:56 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cloud | 30-22 |
| 07:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Jacob Whitmer steals the ball from Robert Llanos | 30-22 |
| 07:15 | Colorado | Douglas Mozee is called for the reach on Santos Crane - foul #1 on Douglas Mozee, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Denis Fanning (SF), Michael Gary (PF) Edwin Koehler, Brian Warren | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Cunningham (PG), John Oswald (SF) Robert Cloud, Melvin Tabor | |
| 07:15 | Colorado | Santos Crane makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 07:15 | Colorado | Santos Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Jacob Whitmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Santos Crane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis Fanning (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Gary (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Mayer (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jerry Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Mozee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Oswald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Llanos (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Brashear (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Cunningham misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 06:54 | Colorado | Michael Gary snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 06:52 | Colorado | Jerry Cunningham steps in front of the Jacob Whitmer pass in the backcourt | 32-22 |
| 06:41 | California, Santa Cruz | John Oswald can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 06:40 | Colorado | Denis Fanning snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 06:35 | Colorado | Jerry Cunningham is called for the reach on Jacob Whitmer - foul #2 on Jerry Cunningham, team foul #9 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Rodgers (C) Richard Mayer | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Julian Harris (PG) Jerry Cunningham | |
| 06:35 | Colorado | Jacob Whitmer makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 06:35 | Colorado | Jacob Whitmer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 06:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Mozee can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-22 |
| 06:19 | Colorado | Jacob Whitmer snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 05:50 | Colorado | Denis Fanning hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Oswald - foul #1 on John Oswald, team foul #10 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Edwin Koehler (PG), Brian Warren (PF) Jacob Whitmer, Michael Gary | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Cloud (PG) Douglas Mozee | |
| 05:50 | Colorado | Denis Fanning makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 05:50 | Colorado | Denis Fanning misses the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 05:50 | California, Santa Cruz | John Oswald grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 05:30 | California, Santa Cruz | John Oswald connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Llanos and he's hacked by Denis Fanning - foul #1 on Denis Fanning, team foul #5 | 35-24 |
| 05:30 | California, Santa Cruz | John Oswald makes the free throw | 35-25 |
| 05:15 | Colorado | John Oswald picks off the pass by Richard Rodgers | 35-25 |
| 04:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Julian Harris is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Julian Harris, team foul #11 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Mayer (C) Richard Rodgers | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor (SF) John Oswald | |
| 04:49 | Colorado | Denis Fanning comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Melvin Tabor - foul #1 on Melvin Tabor, team foul #12 | 35-25 |
| 04:49 | Colorado | Denis Fanning makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:49 | Colorado | Denis Fanning makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 04:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Julian Harris misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Mayer - foul #1 on Richard Mayer, team foul #6 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Gary (PF) Denis Fanning | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 04:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Julian Harris makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 04:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Julian Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 04:29 | Colorado | Santos Crane misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-27 |
| 04:27 | Colorado | Brian Warren hits the follow up shot | 39-27 |
| 04:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Cloud misses badly on a shot from the left side | 39-27 |
| 04:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Llanos tips it but misses | 39-27 |
| 04:06 | Colorado | Brian Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 03:57 | Colorado | Santos Crane misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 03:55 | Colorado | Brian Warren pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 03:42 | Colorado | Brian Warren blows the layup | 39-27 |
| 03:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Llanos gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 03:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-27 |
| 03:11 | Colorado | Brian Warren gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Edwin Koehler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Crane (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Warren (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Gary (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Mayer (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Robert Cloud (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julian Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Tabor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Brashear (tiring) C - Robert Llanos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Colorado | Santos Crane misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 03:05 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Robert Llanos | 39-27 |
| 03:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor misses the runner near the basket | 39-27 |
| 02:58 | Colorado | Richard Mayer snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 02:48 | Colorado | Edwin Koehler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Fred Lancaster (PG), Jacob Whitmer (SG), Denis Fanning (SF), Dustin Adams (PF), Richard Rodgers (C) Edwin Koehler, Santos Crane, Brian Warren, Michael Gary, Richard Mayer | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Cunningham (PG), Douglas Mozee (SG), John Oswald (SF), Eric Schuler (PF), Russell Barnhardt (C) Robert Cloud, Julian Harris, Melvin Tabor, Thomas Brashear, Robert Llanos | |
| 02:29 | California, Santa Cruz | John Oswald hits a floater in the lane set up by Jerry Cunningham | 39-29 |
| 02:20 | Colorado | Richard Rodgers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-29 |
| 02:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Russell Barnhardt pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 02:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Mozee connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Eric Schuler | 39-32 |
| 02:13 | Colorado | Fred Lancaster is hacked by Jerry Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Cunningham, team foul #13 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Frederick Peters (PG) Jerry Cunningham | |
| 02:13 | Colorado | Fred Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 02:13 | Colorado | Fred Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 01:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Frederick Peters can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 01:49 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Dustin Adams | 41-32 |
| 01:43 | Colorado | Russell Barnhardt is called for the reach on Fred Lancaster - foul #3 on Russell Barnhardt, team foul #14 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Clark (C) Russell Barnhardt | |
| 01:43 | Colorado | Fred Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 01:43 | Colorado | Fred Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 01:27 | California, Santa Cruz | John Oswald misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 01:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Mozee pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 01:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Frederick Peters's layup is rejected by Richard Rodgers | 43-32 |
| 01:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Clark grabs the offensive board | 43-32 |
| 00:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Schuler's pass is intercepted by Fred Lancaster | 43-32 |
| 00:35 | Colorado | Frederick Peters is called for the reach on Denis Fanning - foul #1 on Frederick Peters, team foul #15 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Edwin Koehler (PG), Santos Crane (SG), Richard Mayer (C) Fred Lancaster, Jacob Whitmer, Richard Rodgers | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Cloud (PG), Melvin Tabor (SF) Frederick Peters, John Oswald | |
| 00:35 | Colorado | Denis Fanning makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 00:35 | Colorado | Denis Fanning makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 00:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Gary (PF) Denis Fanning | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Julian Harris (SG) Douglas Mozee | |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Edwin Koehler is hacked by Julian Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Julian Harris, team foul #16 | 45-32 |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Edwin Koehler makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Edwin Koehler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 00:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Clark can't finish the layup | 47-32 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Dustin Adams pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Dustin Adams misses long on a fullcourt shot | 47-32 |