| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Dehner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Watts (fresh) 1 pts. C - Nolan Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Beck (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Everman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) C - Terry Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Steven Everman inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Colorado | Richard Tardy scores on a runner from the left block set up by John Beck | 34-38 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:02 | Colorado | John Beck is fouled on the floor by Louis Harvey - foul #3 on Louis Harvey, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage (PG) Louis Harvey | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 18:42 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg double dribbles | 34-38 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Dehner | 37-38 |
| 18:06 | Colorado | Michael Barnes is open but comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 37-38 |
| 18:05 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 17:45 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg misses short on an open runner near the basket | 37-38 |
| 17:44 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Tardy - foul #3 on Richard Tardy, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), David Press (SF), Lester Brown (PF), James Meador (C) William Dehner, John Smith, James Watts, Nolan Williams | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (SG), Kirk McLauchlin (SF), Michael Bolden (PF), Charles Mitchell (C) Michael Barnes, Steven Everman, Richard Tardy, Terry Vanvalkenburg | |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:33 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:11 | Colorado | John Beck drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 17:06 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 16:49 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Meador | 39-43 |
| 16:41 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Meador, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Barnes (SG) John Beck | |
| 16:13 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by George Morgan | 39-45 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador is fouled on the floor by Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner (SG), Nolan Williams (C) Joseph Mance, James Meador | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven Everman (PG) Michael Barnes | |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Bolden - foul #2 on Michael Bolden, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), John Smith (SF) Tom Beverage, David Press | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Beck (PG), Michael Barnes (SG), Richard Tardy (PF), Frederick Kunze (C) George Morgan, Kirk McLauchlin, Michael Bolden, Charles Mitchell | |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Dehner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lester Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nolan Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Beck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Everman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Frederick Kunze (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Colorado | Frederick Kunze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Watts (PF) Lester Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 15:18 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner is fouled on the floor by Michael Barnes - foul #1 on Michael Barnes, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Illinois | John Beck steals it from Nolan Williams | 41-45 |
| 14:31 | Colorado | Richard Tardy is whistled for traveling | 41-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SF), David Press (PF), James Meador (C) John Smith, James Watts, Nolan Williams | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (PG), Kirk McLauchlin (SF), Michael Bolden (PF), Terry Vanvalkenburg (C) John Beck, Steven Everman, Richard Tardy, Frederick Kunze | |
| 14:16 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 14:15 | Colorado | Michael Barnes snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 14:13 | Colorado | Louis Harvey steps in front of the Michael Barnes pass in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Meador | 44-45 |
| 13:25 | Colorado | Michael Barnes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-45 |
| 13:24 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 13:05 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg drills a floater near the basket and he's hacked by David Press - foul #2 on David Press, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (PG), Tom Beverage (SG), John Smith (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Nolan Williams (C) Louis Harvey, William Dehner, Joseph Mance, David Press, James Meador | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Beck (PG), Steven Everman (SF), Charles Mitchell (PF) George Morgan, Kirk McLauchlin, Michael Bolden | |
| 13:05 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Everman steals the ball from John Smith | 44-48 |
| 12:23 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell misses the dunk | 44-48 |
| 12:21 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Illinois | John Beck picks off the pass by Louis Jackson | 44-48 |
| 11:50 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Beverage (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lester Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nolan Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Beck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Barnes (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Everman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Vanvalkenburg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance (SG), David Press (SF), James Watts (PF) Louis Jackson, John Smith, Nolan Williams | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Tardy (PF), Frederick Kunze (C) Michael Barnes, Terry Vanvalkenburg | |
| 11:34 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Beck | 44-52 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner (SG), James Meador (C) Joseph Mance, Lester Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (SG), Kirk McLauchlin (SF) Steven Everman, Charles Mitchell | |
| 10:58 | Colorado | John Beck is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 10:41 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Tardy is called for the reach on David Press - foul #4 on Richard Tardy, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (PG) Tom Beverage | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 10:20 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 10:18 | Colorado | Frederick Kunze gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 09:49 | Colorado | John Beck can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 44-54 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner is fouled on the floor by Kirk McLauchlin - foul #2 on Kirk McLauchlin, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), Joseph Mance (SG), John Smith (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Nolan Williams (C) Louis Jackson, William Dehner, David Press, James Watts, James Meador | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Barnes (SG), Steven Everman (SF), Michael Bolden (PF), Charles Mitchell (C) George Morgan, Kirk McLauchlin, Richard Tardy, Frederick Kunze | |
| 09:23 | Eastern Illinois | John Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 09:06 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell misses the easy layup | 47-54 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Smith | 50-54 |
| 08:31 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Everman | 50-56 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Lester Brown misses the floater in the lane | 50-56 |
| 08:12 | Colorado | Michael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 07:55 | Colorado | Michael Barnes hits a floater from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey is fouled on the floor by Michael Barnes - foul #2 on Michael Barnes, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner (SG), Tom Beverage (SF), James Watts (PF), David Press (C) Joseph Mance, John Smith, Lester Brown, Nolan Williams | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (PG), Richard Tardy (PF), Terry Vanvalkenburg (C) John Beck, Michael Bolden, Charles Mitchell | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Dehner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Beverage (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Watts (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Press (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - George Morgan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Barnes (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Everman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Terry Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Colorado | Richard Tardy misses the jump hook near the basket | 52-58 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | David Press misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner tips it but misses | 52-58 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts tips it but misses | 52-58 |
| 07:02 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 07:00 | Colorado | Michael Barnes travels in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Meador (C) Louis Harvey | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kirk McLauchlin (SF) Michael Barnes | |
| 06:45 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Tom Beverage | 54-58 |
| 06:28 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by George Morgan | 54-60 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-60 |
| 05:43 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg buries a jump hook in the paint | 57-62 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage is called for traveling | 57-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson (PG), Joseph Mance (SG), John Smith (SF), Lester Brown (PF), Nolan Williams (C) Tom Beverage, William Dehner, David Press, James Watts, James Meador | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Beck (PG), Michael Barnes (SG), Charles Mitchell (SF), Michael Bolden (PF), Frederick Kunze (C) George Morgan, Steven Everman, Kirk McLauchlin, Richard Tardy, Terry Vanvalkenburg | |
| 05:21 | Colorado | John Beck is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Jackson - foul #4 on Louis Jackson, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| 04:57 | Colorado | John Beck comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 04:55 | Colorado | Michael Barnes tips it in | 57-64 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Barnes - foul #3 on Michael Barnes, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:26 | Colorado | Michael Barnes dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Beck and the foul's on Louis Jackson - foul #5 on Louis Jackson, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage (PG), William Dehner (SG) Louis Jackson, John Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven Everman (SF) Charles Mitchell | |
| 04:26 | Colorado | Michael Barnes misses the free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Mance clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 04:03 | Colorado | John Beck grabs the board | 59-66 |
| 03:44 | Colorado | Steven Everman makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Beck | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner misses long on a jumper from the right side | 59-69 |
| 03:39 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Frederick Kunze | 59-69 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Tom Beverage (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Dehner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Mance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Nolan Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Beck (tiring) 13 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Barnes (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Everman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Bolden (fairly fresh) C - Frederick Kunze (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:16 | Colorado | Joseph Mance swats the short shot by Michael Barnes | 59-69 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 03:07 | Colorado | Michael Bolden gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| 03:00 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Harvey (PG), John Smith (SF), James Watts (PF), David Press (C) Tom Beverage, Joseph Mance, Lester Brown, Nolan Williams | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (PG), Kirk McLauchlin (SG), Charles Mitchell (SF), Richard Tardy (PF), Terry Vanvalkenburg (C) John Beck, Michael Barnes, Steven Everman, Michael Bolden, Frederick Kunze | |
| 02:43 | Colorado | Kirk McLauchlin buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard Tardy | 59-71 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-71 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Illinois | David Press grabs the offensive board | 59-71 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Louis Harvey | 61-71 |
| 02:09 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on David Press - foul #3 on David Press, team foul #7 | 61-71 |
| 02:09 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:09 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Dehner pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts's pass is intercepted by Charles Mitchell | 61-71 |
| 01:27 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell misses short on a runner from the baseline | 61-71 |
| 01:26 | Colorado | Richard Tardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 01:08 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 61-71 |
| 01:07 | Colorado | Richard Tardy hits the follow up shot | 61-73 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | James Watts travels with the ball | 61-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tom Beverage (PG), Joseph Mance (SG), Lester Brown (PF), James Meador (C) Louis Harvey, William Dehner, John Smith, James Watts | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Beck (PG), Michael Barnes (SG), Steven Everman (SF) George Morgan, Kirk McLauchlin, Charles Mitchell | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Meador - foul #3 on James Meador, team foul #8 | 61-73 |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | James Meador buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Tom Beverage | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | John Beck runs out the clock | 63-74 |