| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronald Houser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Spencer Rincon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Beck (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Everman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) C - Terry Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Steven Everman inbounds the ball | 18-31 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Barnes | 18-33 |
| 19:14 | American U. | Ronald Houser misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terry Vanvalkenburg - foul #1 on Terry Vanvalkenburg, team foul #1 | 18-33 |
| 19:14 | American U. | Ronald Houser makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 19:14 | American U. | Ronald Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 18:54 | Colorado | Michael Barnes drills a shot from the free throw line set up by John Beck | 20-35 |
| 18:34 | American U. | Spencer Rincon loses the dribble to Steven Everman | 20-35 |
| 18:05 | Colorado | Richard Tardy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-35 |
| 17:45 | American U. | Ronald Clark buries a turnaround from the left block | 22-35 |
| 17:16 | Colorado | Michael Barnes drills a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Daniel Smith - foul #2 on Daniel Smith, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| Subs | American U. | John Bennett (PF), Rickey Diep (C) Daniel Smith, Ronald Clark | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Mitchell (C) Terry Vanvalkenburg | |
| 17:16 | Colorado | Michael Barnes misses the free throw | 22-37 |
| 17:16 | American U. | John Bennett grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 16:50 | American U. | John Bennett is hacked by Michael Barnes - foul #1 on Michael Barnes, team foul #2 | 22-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Germany (PG), Charles Walters (SF) Ronald Houser, William Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Bolden (PF) Richard Tardy | |
| 16:36 | American U. | Spencer Rincon scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 16:11 | Colorado | John Beck comes up short on the floater from the right side | 25-37 |
| 16:10 | American U. | The rebound goes to John Bennett | 25-37 |
| 15:56 | American U. | Rickey Diep lays it in | 27-37 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Tommy Germany (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Spencer Rincon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Rickey Diep (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Beck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Everman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Colorado | Steven Everman is fouled on the floor by Rickey Diep - foul #1 on Rickey Diep, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Houser (PG), William Jones (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Spencer Rincon, Charles Walters, John Bennett, Rickey Diep | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (SG), Kirk McLauchlin (SF), Richard Tardy (PF), Terry Vanvalkenburg (C) Michael Barnes, Steven Everman, Michael Bolden, Charles Mitchell | |
| 15:07 | Colorado | John Beck misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 15:05 | American U. | William Jones snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 14:49 | American U. | Tommy Germany hits a fadeaway from the right side | 29-37 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | John Beck lays it up and in | 29-39 |
| 14:03 | American U. | William Jones can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Kirk McLauchlin - foul #1 on Kirk McLauchlin, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Spencer Rincon (SG) Tommy Germany | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven Everman (PG) John Beck | |
| 14:03 | American U. | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 14:03 | American U. | William Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 13:41 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Barnes (SG), Michael Bolden (PF) George Morgan, Richard Tardy | |
| 13:19 | American U. | Ronald Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 13:18 | American U. | Daniel Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 13:01 | American U. | Daniel Smith misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Vanvalkenburg - foul #2 on Terry Vanvalkenburg, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Germany (PG), John Bennett (SF), Rickey Diep (C) Ronald Houser, William Jones, Ronald Clark | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Mitchell (C) Terry Vanvalkenburg | |
| 13:01 | American U. | Daniel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 13:01 | American U. | Daniel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:37 | Colorado | Michael Barnes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-39 |
| 12:36 | Colorado | Michael Bolden tips it back up and in | 32-41 |
| 12:21 | American U. | Daniel Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Walters (SF) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (PG), Richard Tardy (PF) Kirk McLauchlin, Michael Bolden | |
| 11:59 | Colorado | Michael Barnes misses long on a floater from close range | 32-41 |
| 11:57 | American U. | Rickey Diep pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Tommy Germany (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Spencer Rincon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Rickey Diep (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - George Morgan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Everman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) C - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | American U. | Charles Walters knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Bennett and he's fouled by Richard Tardy - foul #2 on Richard Tardy, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | American U. | William Jones (SF), Ronald Clark (C) Tommy Germany, Rickey Diep | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Beck (PG), Terry Vanvalkenburg (C) George Morgan, Charles Mitchell | |
| 11:50 | American U. | Charles Walters makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 11:21 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Beck | 35-43 |
| 11:11 | American U. | William Jones misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-43 |
| 11:10 | Colorado | John Beck snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 10:41 | Colorado | Richard Tardy is called for traveling | 35-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Houser (PG), Tommy Germany (SG) Charles Walters, Spencer Rincon | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (SG), Kirk McLauchlin (SF) Michael Barnes, Steven Everman | |
| 10:25 | American U. | Ronald Houser loses the dribble to John Beck | 35-43 |
| 09:59 | Colorado | John Beck loses the dribble to John Bennett | 35-43 |
| 09:39 | American U. | Ronald Clark double dribbles | 35-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Spencer Rincon (SG), Daniel Smith (PF), Rickey Diep (C) Tommy Germany, William Jones, Ronald Clark | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Bolden (PF), Charles Mitchell (C) Richard Tardy, Terry Vanvalkenburg | |
| 09:18 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell blows the layup but the foul's on Rickey Diep - foul #2 on Rickey Diep, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Walters (SF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Barnes (SG), Steven Everman (SF) George Morgan, Kirk McLauchlin | |
| 09:18 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 09:18 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:57 | American U. | Spencer Rincon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Barnes - foul #2 on Michael Barnes, team foul #6 | 35-45 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (PG) John Beck | |
| 08:57 | American U. | Spencer Rincon makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 08:57 | American U. | Spencer Rincon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 08:36 | Colorado | Michael Bolden is called for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | American U. | William Jones (SF) Charles Walters | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kirk McLauchlin (SF) George Morgan | |
| 08:14 | American U. | Kirk McLauchlin steals the ball from Rickey Diep | 37-45 |
| 07:45 | Colorado | Michael Barnes buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Steven Everman and the foul's on Daniel Smith - foul #3 on Daniel Smith, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Clark (C) Rickey Diep | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Beck (PG), Richard Tardy (PF), Terry Vanvalkenburg (C) Kirk McLauchlin, Michael Bolden, Charles Mitchell | |
| 07:45 | Colorado | Michael Barnes misses the free throw | 37-47 |
| 07:45 | American U. | William Jones grabs the board | 37-47 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronald Houser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Spencer Rincon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Beck (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Everman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) C - Terry Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | American U. | Ronald Houser clanks a jumper in the paint | 37-47 |
| 07:25 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 07:06 | Colorado | Michael Barnes makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Beck | 37-49 |
| 06:54 | American U. | Spencer Rincon comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 06:53 | Colorado | Richard Tardy grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 06:31 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #4 on Daniel Smith, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Walters (PG), Tommy Germany (SG), John Bennett (SF), Rickey Diep (PF) Ronald Houser, Spencer Rincon, William Jones, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (SG), Kirk McLauchlin (SF) Michael Barnes, Steven Everman | |
| 06:31 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:31 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:18 | American U. | The short jumper by Ronald Clark is denied by Richard Tardy | 37-51 |
| 06:17 | American U. | Charles Walters grabs the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 06:06 | American U. | Charles Walters misses the floater from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 06:04 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 05:41 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg misses the easy layup | 37-51 |
| 05:39 | American U. | Ronald Clark gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 05:23 | American U. | Charles Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Harold Burris (C) Ronald Clark | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven Everman (SG), Michael Bolden (PF), Charles Mitchell (C) George Morgan, Richard Tardy, Terry Vanvalkenburg | |
| 05:01 | Colorado | John Beck misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Tommy Germany - foul #2 on Tommy Germany, team foul #6 | 37-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Houser (PG), Spencer Rincon (SG), William Jones (SF) Charles Walters, Tommy Germany, Harold Burris | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Barnes (SG) Kirk McLauchlin | |
| 05:01 | Colorado | John Beck makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 05:01 | Colorado | John Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 04:59 | American U. | Ronald Houser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-53 |
| Subs | American U. | John Hines (PG), Charles Walters (SF), Harold Burris (C) Ronald Houser, Spencer Rincon, William Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (PG) John Beck | |
| 04:35 | Colorado | Steven Everman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 04:33 | Colorado | Michael Bolden pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 04:08 | Colorado | Michael Barnes is fouled on the floor by John Bennett - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #7 | 37-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Germany (SG) John Hines | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kirk McLauchlin (SF), Richard Tardy (PF) George Morgan, Michael Bolden | |
| 04:08 | Colorado | Michael Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 04:08 | American U. | Rickey Diep snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 03:52 | American U. | Tommy Germany knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Bennett | 39-53 |
| 03:32 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Steven Everman | 39-55 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Charles Walters (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Tommy Germany (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rickey Diep (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Burris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Steven Everman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kirk McLauchlin (fresh) PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | American U. | Harold Burris hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 02:42 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-55 |
| 02:41 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell can't tip it in | 42-55 |
| 02:40 | Colorado | Michael Barnes can't tip it in | 42-55 |
| 02:38 | American U. | John Bennett snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 02:32 | American U. | John Bennett is hacked by Charles Mitchell - foul #2 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | American U. | John Hines (PG), Charles Haubert (C) Charles Walters, Rickey Diep | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Beck (PG), George Morgan (SG), Terry Vanvalkenburg (C) Steven Everman, Michael Barnes, Charles Mitchell | |
| 02:32 | American U. | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 02:32 | American U. | John Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 02:32 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 02:09 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg is fouled on the floor by Charles Haubert - foul #1 on Charles Haubert, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Walters (SF) Harold Burris | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Bolden (PF) Richard Tardy | |
| 02:09 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 02:09 | American U. | Tommy Germany gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 02:06 | American U. | John Hines's pass is intercepted by John Beck in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| 02:04 | Colorado | John Beck hits the finger roll | 43-57 |
| 01:45 | American U. | Tommy Germany misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Morgan - foul #1 on George Morgan, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Rickey Diep (PF), Harold Burris (C) John Hines, Charles Haubert | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Barnes (SG), Steven Everman (SF), Richard Tardy (PF) George Morgan, Kirk McLauchlin, Michael Bolden | |
| 01:45 | American U. | Tommy Germany makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 01:45 | American U. | Tommy Germany misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 01:45 | Colorado | Richard Tardy snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 01:20 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Beck | 44-59 |
| 01:11 | American U. | John Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-59 |
| 00:48 | Colorado | Richard Tardy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Everman and he's fouled by Rickey Diep - foul #3 on Rickey Diep, team foul #9 | 44-61 |
| 00:48 | Colorado | Richard Tardy makes the free throw | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | American U. | Steven Everman picks off the pass by Charles Walters | 44-62 |
| 00:37 | Colorado | Michael Barnes banks in the layup set up by Steven Everman | 44-64 |
| 00:32 | American U. | Tommy Germany misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-64 |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg snags the defensive board | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Colorado | John Beck hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Everman | 44-66 |
| 00:04 | American U. | Harold Burris hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-66 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | John Beck runs out the clock | 47-66 |