| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Travis Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Lodge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Aquilar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - David Procter (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Beck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Ormiston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Carstens (fresh) PF - Philip Finn (fresh) 5 pts. C - Davis Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Justin Carstens inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa State | Mark Beck misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 19:39 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Ormiston | 31-29 |
| 19:25 | Iowa State | Kenneth Ormiston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Travis Howard - foul #1 on Travis Howard, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:25 | Iowa State | Kenneth Ormiston makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:25 | Iowa State | Kenneth Ormiston misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:25 | Colorado | David Procter grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:23 | Colorado | John Lodge is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Ormiston - foul #3 on Kenneth Ormiston, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Allen Alexander (SG) Kenneth Ormiston | |
| 19:06 | Colorado | Michael Aquilar knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by David Procter | 33-30 |
| 18:38 | Iowa State | Philip Finn misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 18:36 | Colorado | David Procter grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 18:13 | Colorado | Travis Howard misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 18:11 | Colorado | David Pugh can't tip it in | 33-30 |
| 18:09 | Iowa State | Allen Alexander snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 18:05 | Iowa State | Allen Alexander misses long on a runner from the left block | 33-30 |
| 18:04 | Colorado | Michael Aquilar grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 17:58 | Colorado | Davis Jackson is called for the reach on John Lodge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Davis Jackson, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Prince (C) David Procter | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alan Pike (PG), Willie Michael (PF), Kenneth Colvin (C) Mark Beck, Philip Finn, Davis Jackson | |
| 17:38 | Colorado | Michael Aquilar makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 17:18 | Iowa State | Kenneth Colvin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brian Prince - foul #3 on Brian Prince, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jame Whittenberg (PG), Keith Toomey (SG), Stacey Long (SF), Allen Messenger (PF) Travis Howard, John Lodge, David Pugh, Michael Aquilar | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thomas Butler (SF) Justin Carstens | |
| 17:18 | Iowa State | Kenneth Colvin misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:18 | Iowa State | Kenneth Colvin misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:18 | Colorado | Brian Prince pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:57 | Colorado | Keith Toomey misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 16:55 | Iowa State | Willie Michael pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:51 | Iowa State | Alan Pike hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 16:49 | Colorado | Stacey Long grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 16:47 | Colorado | Alan Pike picks off the pass by Brian Prince in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 16:38 | Iowa State | Willie Michael hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-30 |
| 16:37 | Colorado | Brian Prince gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:12 | Colorado | Alan Pike steps in front of the Keith Toomey pass | 36-30 |
| 16:09 | Iowa State | Alan Pike hits the finger roll | 36-32 |
| 15:50 | Colorado | Keith Toomey hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Allen Messenger | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Jame Whittenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Toomey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stacey Long (fresh) PF - Allen Messenger (fresh) C - Brian Prince (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Alan Pike (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Allen Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Michael (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Colvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Iowa State | Alan Pike lays it up and in | 39-34 |
| 15:16 | Colorado | Keith Toomey buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 15:00 | Iowa State | Allen Messenger steals the ball from Kenneth Colvin | 41-34 |
| 14:37 | Colorado | Keith Toomey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 14:35 | Iowa State | Kenneth Colvin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:30 | Iowa State | Allen Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Travis Howard (PG), John Lodge (SG), David Pugh (SF), Michael Aquilar (PF), David Procter (C) Jame Whittenberg, Keith Toomey, Stacey Long, Allen Messenger, Brian Prince | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Beck (PG), Kenneth Ormiston (SG), Justin Carstens (SF), Philip Finn (PF), Davis Jackson (C) Alan Pike, Allen Alexander, Thomas Butler, Willie Michael, Kenneth Colvin | |
| 14:11 | Colorado | Michael Aquilar is alone and drills a jumper from the right side set up by David Pugh | 43-34 |
| 13:51 | Iowa State | Davis Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-34 |
| 13:49 | Iowa State | Philip Finn snags the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 13:26 | Iowa State | Kenneth Ormiston is called for traveling | 43-34 |
| 12:57 | Colorado | Michael Aquilar connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Procter and he's fouled by Mark Beck - foul #2 on Mark Beck, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| 12:57 | Colorado | Michael Aquilar makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:36 | Iowa State | Davis Jackson jams it | 46-36 |
| 12:34 | Colorado | Mark Beck is called for the reach on Travis Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Beck, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ryan Livingston (C) David Procter | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alan Pike (PG) Mark Beck | |
| 12:14 | Colorado | David Pugh comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 12:12 | Colorado | Travis Howard tips it but misses | 46-36 |
| 12:11 | Colorado | Ryan Livingston gets the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 11:52 | Colorado | Travis Howard is whistled for a carry | 46-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jame Whittenberg (PG), Keith Toomey (SG), Stacey Long (SF), Allen Messenger (PF) Travis Howard, John Lodge, David Pugh, Michael Aquilar | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thomas Butler (SF), Willie Michael (PF) Justin Carstens, Philip Finn | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Jame Whittenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Toomey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stacey Long (fresh) PF - Allen Messenger (fresh) C - Ryan Livingston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Alan Pike (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Ormiston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Michael (fresh) C - Davis Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Iowa State | Thomas Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 11:31 | Iowa State | Davis Jackson tips it in | 46-38 |
| 11:29 | Colorado | Jame Whittenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Pike - foul #1 on Alan Pike, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Beck (PG) Alan Pike | |
| 11:07 | Colorado | Keith Toomey is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 11:05 | Colorado | Allen Messenger gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:47 | Colorado | Jame Whittenberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 10:46 | Iowa State | Mark Beck snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 10:29 | Iowa State | Mark Beck hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Butler | 46-41 |
| 10:13 | Colorado | Mark Beck is called for the reach on Jame Whittenberg - foul #4 on Mark Beck, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Travis Howard (PG), John Lodge (SG), David Pugh (SF), Michael Aquilar (PF), David Procter (C) Jame Whittenberg, Keith Toomey, Stacey Long, Allen Messenger, Ryan Livingston | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alan Pike (PG), Allen Alexander (SG), Justin Carstens (SF), Philip Finn (PF), Kenneth Colvin (C) Mark Beck, Kenneth Ormiston, Thomas Butler, Willie Michael, Davis Jackson | |
| 09:44 | Colorado | Michael Aquilar comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-41 |
| 09:42 | Colorado | Michael Aquilar tips it but misses | 46-41 |
| 09:40 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Colvin | 46-41 |
| 09:27 | Iowa State | Alan Pike can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-41 |
| 09:26 | Colorado | The rebound goes to David Procter | 46-41 |
| 09:04 | Colorado | Travis Howard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 09:03 | Colorado | David Procter can't tip it in | 46-41 |
| 09:02 | Colorado | David Pugh tips it in | 48-41 |
| 08:43 | Iowa State | Philip Finn knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Alan Pike and he's fouled by Michael Aquilar - foul #1 on Michael Aquilar, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Prince (C) David Procter | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 08:43 | Iowa State | Philip Finn misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:43 | Colorado | Brian Prince pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:19 | Colorado | David Pugh misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-43 |
| 08:17 | Iowa State | Philip Finn gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:56 | Iowa State | Travis Howard steals it from Alan Pike | 48-43 |
| 07:51 | Colorado | Travis Howard dunks the ball | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Travis Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Lodge (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Pugh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Aquilar (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. C - Brian Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Alan Pike (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Allen Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Carstens (fairly fresh) PF - Philip Finn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Colvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Iowa State | Philip Finn connects on the runner near the basket set up by Alan Pike | 50-45 |
| 07:23 | Colorado | Alan Pike picks off the pass by Travis Howard | 50-45 |
| 06:57 | Iowa State | Kenneth Colvin hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alan Pike | 50-48 |
| 06:38 | Colorado | Travis Howard makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Lodge | 53-48 |
| 06:20 | Iowa State | Philip Finn is denied on a layup by David Pugh | 53-48 |
| 06:18 | Colorado | David Pugh pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 05:57 | Colorado | Allen Alexander steps in front of the John Lodge pass | 53-48 |
| 05:31 | Iowa State | Philip Finn misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-48 |
| 05:29 | Colorado | Michael Aquilar snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 05:05 | Colorado | Michael Aquilar is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 53-48 |
| 05:03 | Iowa State | Philip Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 05:03 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jame Whittenberg (PG), Keith Toomey (SG), Stacey Long (SF), Allen Messenger (PF), David Procter (C) Travis Howard, John Lodge, David Pugh, Michael Aquilar, Brian Prince | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Beck (PG), Kenneth Ormiston (SG), Thomas Butler (SF), Willie Michael (PF), Davis Jackson (C) Alan Pike, Allen Alexander, Justin Carstens, Philip Finn, Kenneth Colvin | |
| 04:44 | Iowa State | Willie Michael misses the shot from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 04:42 | Colorado | Allen Messenger grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 04:39 | Colorado | David Procter is hacked by Davis Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Davis Jackson, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| 04:39 | Colorado | David Procter makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:39 | Colorado | David Procter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:12 | Iowa State | Mark Beck is fouled on the floor by David Procter - foul #2 on David Procter, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| 04:03 | Iowa State | Thomas Butler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mark Beck | 55-50 |
| 03:34 | Colorado | Stacey Long double dribbles | 55-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Aquilar (PF) Allen Messenger | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Justin Carstens (SF) Thomas Butler | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Jame Whittenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Toomey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stacey Long (fresh) PF - Michael Aquilar (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. C - David Procter (fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Beck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Ormiston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Carstens (fresh) PF - Willie Michael (fresh) C - Davis Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Iowa State | Willie Michael connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Beck | 55-53 |
| 02:58 | Colorado | Michael Aquilar misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 02:56 | Colorado | Stacey Long grabs the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:56 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | Travis Howard (PG), John Lodge (SG), David Pugh (SF) Jame Whittenberg, Keith Toomey, Stacey Long | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Philip Finn (PF) Willie Michael | |
| 02:37 | Colorado | John Lodge banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Michael Aquilar | 57-53 |
| 02:22 | Iowa State | Philip Finn misses short on a jumper from the right block | 57-53 |
| 02:20 | Iowa State | Justin Carstens pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 02:08 | Iowa State | Justin Carstens connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Ormiston | 57-55 |
| 02:04 | Colorado | Travis Howard is hacked by Mark Beck in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Beck, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Prince (C) David Procter | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alan Pike (PG), Allen Alexander (SG), Kenneth Colvin (C) Mark Beck, Kenneth Ormiston, Davis Jackson | |
| 02:04 | Colorado | Travis Howard makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:04 | Colorado | Travis Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:02 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenneth Ormiston (SG), Davis Jackson (C) Allen Alexander, Kenneth Colvin | |
| 01:39 | Iowa State | Philip Finn's layup is rejected by David Pugh | 59-55 |
| 01:37 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Finn | 59-55 |
| 01:22 | Iowa State | Alan Pike clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 01:20 | Colorado | David Pugh grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 01:03 | Colorado | Michael Aquilar hits a floater from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 00:47 | Iowa State | Kenneth Ormiston comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 00:46 | Colorado | Travis Howard gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Colorado | Alan Pike is called for the reach on Travis Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Pike, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Toomey (SG), David Procter (C) John Lodge, Brian Prince | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 00:44 | Colorado | Travis Howard makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:44 | Colorado | Travis Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Alan Pike hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 00:35 | Colorado | David Pugh grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 00:34 | Colorado | Alan Pike is called for the reach on David Pugh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alan Pike, team foul #10 | 63-55 |
| 00:34 | Colorado | David Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:34 | Colorado | David Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:27 | Iowa State | David Pugh steps in front of the Davis Jackson pass | 64-55 |
| 00:22 | Colorado | Travis Howard can't finish the layup | 64-55 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | Justin Carstens grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Kenneth Ormiston can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-55 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | David Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 00:09 | Colorado | David Pugh is hacked by Alan Pike in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alan Pike, team foul #11 | 64-55 |
| 00:09 | Colorado | David Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:09 | Colorado | David Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:03 | Iowa State | Travis Howard steals it from Kenneth Ormiston | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Travis Howard runs out the clock | 65-55 |