| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Bruce Litten (fresh) SG - Alan Demuth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Switzer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Mak (fresh) C - James Sommer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Macy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Colorado | Dale Selman hits a jumper from close range set up by Michael Barnes | 21-28 |
| 19:02 | Kansas State | James Sommer lays it up and in | 23-28 |
| 18:34 | Colorado | William Macy is called for 3 seconds | 23-28 |
| 18:08 | Kansas State | James Sommer is fouled on the floor by William Macy - foul #4 on William Macy, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Mansfield (PG), Robert Clark (SG) Bruce Litten, Alan Demuth | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Tardy (SF), Charles Mitchell (C) Theodore Wallace, William Macy | |
| 17:39 | Kansas State | James Sommer misses the turnaround in the lane | 23-28 |
| 17:37 | Kansas State | David Switzer hits the follow up shot | 25-28 |
| 17:11 | Colorado | Robert Mansfield is called for the reach on Michael Barnes - foul #1 on Robert Mansfield, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (PG), Alan Demuth (SG), Charles Lillibridge (SF), Jeff Schroyer (PF), Jack Craft (C) Robert Mansfield, Robert Clark, David Switzer, Todd Mak, James Sommer | |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (SG) David Ellis | |
| 16:50 | Colorado | Michael Barnes knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Tardy and the foul's on Bruce Litten - foul #1 on Bruce Litten, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Theodore Wallace (SF) Richard Tardy | |
| 16:50 | Colorado | Michael Barnes makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:27 | Kansas State | Jeff Schroyer connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Alan Demuth | 27-31 |
| 15:59 | Colorado | Michael Barnes hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dale Selman | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Bruce Litten (fairly fresh) SG - Alan Demuth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Lillibridge (fresh) PF - Jeff Schroyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Craft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Selman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 15:38 | Colorado | Michael Barnes snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 15:10 | Colorado | Michael Barnes misses the shot from the right block | 27-34 |
| 15:08 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 14:49 | Colorado | Dale Selman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Mansfield (PG), Robert Clark (SG), David Switzer (SF), Todd Mak (PF), James Sommer (C) Bruce Litten, Alan Demuth, Charles Lillibridge, Jeff Schroyer, Jack Craft | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven Everman (PG), David Ellis (SG), Richard Tardy (SF), Michael Bolden (C) Michael Barnes, Donnie Kennedy, Theodore Wallace, Charles Mitchell | |
| 14:27 | Kansas State | James Sommer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 14:14 | Colorado | Richard Tardy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by David Switzer - foul #1 on David Switzer, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| 14:14 | Colorado | Richard Tardy makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 14:14 | Colorado | Richard Tardy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 13:51 | Kansas State | James Sommer misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Bolden - foul #1 on Michael Bolden, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Mitchell (C) Dale Selman | |
| 13:51 | Kansas State | James Sommer misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 13:51 | Kansas State | James Sommer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 13:49 | Colorado | Richard Tardy is hacked by Robert Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Clark, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| 13:30 | Colorado | David Ellis knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Everman | 28-38 |
| 13:06 | Kansas State | Robert Clark buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Mansfield | 31-38 |
| 12:37 | Colorado | David Ellis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-38 |
| 12:35 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Todd Mak | 31-38 |
| 12:31 | Kansas State | Robert Mansfield is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Mansfield, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (PG), Alan Demuth (SG), Charles Lillibridge (SF), Jeff Schroyer (PF), Jack Craft (C) Robert Mansfield, Robert Clark, David Switzer, Todd Mak, James Sommer | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Barnes (PG), Donnie Kennedy (SG), Dale Selman (PF), William Macy (C) David Ellis, Richard Tardy, Michael Bolden, Charles Mitchell | |
| 12:12 | Colorado | Steven Everman misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 12:10 | Kansas State | Jack Craft pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 11:48 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge is hacked by William Macy - foul #5 on William Macy, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Theodore Wallace (SF), Charles Mitchell (C) Steven Everman, William Macy | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Bruce Litten (fresh) SG - Alan Demuth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Lillibridge (fresh) PF - Jeff Schroyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Craft (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Selman (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Sommer (C) Jack Craft | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Bolden (PF), Richard Tardy (C) Dale Selman, Charles Mitchell | |
| 11:17 | Colorado | Michael Barnes is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Barnes, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Clark (SG), David Switzer (SF) Bruce Litten, Alan Demuth | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (SG) Donnie Kennedy | |
| 11:01 | Kansas State | David Switzer is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Switzer, team foul #6 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Mansfield (PG), Todd Mak (PF) Charles Lillibridge, Jeff Schroyer | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 10:41 | Colorado | Michael Bolden hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Theodore Wallace | 31-40 |
| 10:12 | Kansas State | Robert Clark misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Bolden - foul #2 on Michael Bolden, team foul #5 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jeff Schroyer (C) James Sommer | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven Everman (SF), Dale Selman (PF), Charles Mitchell (C) Theodore Wallace, Michael Bolden, Richard Tardy | |
| 10:12 | Kansas State | Robert Clark makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 10:12 | Kansas State | Robert Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 10:12 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 10:08 | Colorado | David Switzer is called for the reach on Michael Barnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Switzer, team foul #7 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (PG), Alan Demuth (SG), Charles Lillibridge (SF) Robert Mansfield, Robert Clark, David Switzer | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 10:08 | Colorado | Michael Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 10:08 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Todd Mak | 32-40 |
| 09:58 | Kansas State | Jeff Schroyer knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 34-40 |
| 09:34 | Colorado | Michael Barnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 09:33 | Kansas State | Jeff Schroyer grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 09:11 | Kansas State | Jeff Schroyer can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 09:09 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth tips it home | 36-40 |
| 08:46 | Colorado | Michael Barnes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeff Schroyer - foul #1 on Jeff Schroyer, team foul #8 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Mansfield (PG), Robert Clark (SG), David Switzer (SF), Jack Williams (PF), James Sommer (C) Bruce Litten, Alan Demuth, Charles Lillibridge, Todd Mak, Jeff Schroyer | |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (SG), Theodore Wallace (SF), Michael Bolden (PF), Richard Tardy (C) David Ellis, Steven Everman, Dale Selman, Charles Mitchell | |
| 08:46 | Colorado | Michael Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 08:46 | Colorado | Michael Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 08:46 | Colorado | Richard Tardy gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 08:24 | Colorado | David Switzer takes the ball from Richard Tardy | 36-41 |
| 08:10 | Kansas State | Robert Clark clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 08:09 | Kansas State | David Switzer gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 07:50 | Kansas State | Michael Barnes steps in front of the Robert Clark pass | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Robert Mansfield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 12 pts. SF - David Switzer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Williams (fresh) C - James Sommer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Tardy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Colorado | Richard Tardy misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 36-41 |
| 07:19 | Kansas State | James Sommer gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 06:55 | Kansas State | Robert Clark scores on a floater from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 06:32 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Barnes | 38-43 |
| 06:05 | Kansas State | David Switzer misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Tardy - foul #2 on Richard Tardy, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (PG), Alan Demuth (SG), Todd Mak (PF), Jeff Schroyer (C) Robert Mansfield, Robert Clark, Jack Williams, James Sommer | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (PG), David Ellis (SG), Steven Everman (SF), Dale Selman (PF), Charles Mitchell (C) Michael Barnes, Donnie Kennedy, Theodore Wallace, Michael Bolden, Richard Tardy | |
| 06:05 | Kansas State | David Switzer makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:05 | Kansas State | David Switzer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:40 | Colorado | Dale Selman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dale Selman, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge (SF) David Switzer | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 05:21 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-43 |
| 05:19 | Colorado | Steven Everman pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 05:17 | Colorado | Steven Everman is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Lillibridge - foul #2 on Charles Lillibridge, team foul #9 | 40-43 |
| 05:17 | Colorado | Steven Everman makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 05:17 | Colorado | Steven Everman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 04:55 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge's floater is tipped away by Charles Mitchell | 40-45 |
| 04:54 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 04:50 | Colorado | David Ellis loses the dribble to Bruce Litten in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 04:28 | Kansas State | Jeff Schroyer blows the layup | 42-45 |
| 04:27 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 04:25 | Colorado | George Morgan is hacked by Bruce Litten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Litten, team foul #10 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Sommer (C) Todd Mak | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Tardy (SF) Steven Everman | |
| 04:25 | Colorado | George Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 04:25 | Colorado | George Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 04:01 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by George Morgan - foul #1 on George Morgan, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Mansfield (PG), Jack Craft (PF) Bruce Litten, Jeff Schroyer | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven Everman (PG), Donnie Kennedy (SG) George Morgan, David Ellis | |
| 04:01 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 04:01 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 03:38 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-47 |
| 03:37 | Kansas State | James Sommer pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Robert Mansfield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alan Demuth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Lillibridge (fresh) PF - Jack Craft (fresh) C - James Sommer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Steven Everman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Tardy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Selman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Kansas State | Jack Craft is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Clark (SG), David Switzer (SF), Todd Mak (PF) Alan Demuth, Charles Lillibridge, Jack Craft | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Barnes (PG), Michael Bolden (PF) Dale Selman, Charles Mitchell | |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Michael Bolden misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 02:55 | Colorado | Richard Tardy tips it home | 44-49 |
| 02:55 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (PG) Robert Mansfield | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (SG), Theodore Wallace (SF), Dale Selman (PF), Charles Mitchell (C) Donnie Kennedy, Steven Everman, Michael Bolden, Richard Tardy | |
| 02:27 | Kansas State | David Switzer lays it in | 46-49 |
| 02:06 | Colorado | Michael Barnes is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 01:43 | Kansas State | Robert Clark misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 01:42 | Kansas State | Todd Mak grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 01:30 | Kansas State | David Switzer hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Litten | 49-51 |
| 01:09 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Clark - foul #2 on Robert Clark, team foul #11 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Alan Demuth (SG) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 01:09 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 01:09 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:43 | Kansas State | James Sommer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bruce Litten | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Colorado | Michael Barnes connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Bruce Litten, team foul #12 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven Everman (SF) Theodore Wallace | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Alan Demuth is called for the reach on Steven Everman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alan Demuth, team foul #13 | 51-54 |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Steven Everman makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Steven Everman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth clanks a halfcourt shot | 51-56 |