| Lineup | Washington State | PG - David Piercy (fresh) SG - Harold Stanley (fresh) SF - David Hughes (fresh) PF - Vic Kohr (fresh) C - Leonard Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Coats (fresh) SG - Richard Lockhart (fresh) SF - Richard Elledge (fresh) PF - Clyde Billingsley (fresh) C - William Kalinoski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Leonard Howard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | Washington State | Harold Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Lockhart - foul #1 on Richard Lockhart, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Washington State | Harold Stanley makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Piercy | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Coats | 3-3 |
| 19:13 | Washington State | David Piercy is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Billingsley - foul #1 on Clyde Billingsley, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | Washington State | David Hughes misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Colorado | William Kalinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Colorado | David Hughes is called for the reach on Richard Lockhart in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Hughes, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Colorado | Charles Coats hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Elledge | 3-6 |
| 18:11 | Washington State | Vic Kohr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 18:09 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 18:04 | Colorado | Charles Coats misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 3-6 |
| 18:03 | Colorado | Richard Elledge tips it back up and in | 3-8 |
| 17:43 | Washington State | Vic Kohr clanks a floater from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 17:42 | Colorado | The rebound goes to William Kalinoski | 3-8 |
| 17:20 | Colorado | William Kalinoski is hacked by David Piercy - foul #1 on David Piercy, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Wilson (SG), Earl Turner (PF), Daryl Pair (C) Harold Stanley, Vic Kohr, Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG), David Smith (SG), Roger Jumper (SF), Kenneth Copeland (C) Charles Coats, Richard Lockhart, Richard Elledge, William Kalinoski | |
| 17:00 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-8 |
| 16:59 | Washington State | William Wilson grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Earl Turner clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-8 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Earl Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:46 | Washington State | Clyde Billingsley swats the short shot by Earl Turner | 3-8 |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Daryl Pair tips it but misses | 3-8 |
| 16:42 | Colorado | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:17 | Colorado | William Burns hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 16:16 | Colorado | Roger Jumper snags the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 15:54 | Colorado | William Burns knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clyde Billingsley | 3-11 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - David Piercy (tiring) 1 ast. SG - William Wilson (fairly fresh) SF - David Hughes (tiring) PF - Earl Turner (fairly fresh) C - Daryl Pair (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Smith (fresh) SF - Roger Jumper (fresh) PF - Clyde Billingsley (tiring) C - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Washington State | William Wilson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harold Stanley (SG), Vic Kohr (PF), Leonard Howard (C) David Hughes, Earl Turner, Daryl Pair | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Lockhart (SG), Richard Elledge (SF), Michael Friar (PF), William Kalinoski (C) William Burns, Roger Jumper, Clyde Billingsley, Kenneth Copeland | |
| 15:32 | Colorado | William Kalinoski can't connect on an uncontested shot from the baseline | 3-11 |
| 15:31 | Washington State | Harold Stanley snags the defensive board | 3-11 |
| 15:18 | Washington State | Vic Kohr connects on the open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Leonard Howard | 5-11 |
| 15:14 | Colorado | Richard Elledge is hacked by William Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Wilson, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Coats (PG) David Smith | |
| 14:51 | Colorado | Charles Coats hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-13 |
| 14:36 | Washington State | William Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 14:34 | Colorado | William Kalinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:15 | Colorado | Richard Elledge misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-13 |
| 14:13 | Washington State | Vic Kohr gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:07 | Washington State | Harold Stanley is fouled on the floor by William Kalinoski - foul #1 on William Kalinoski, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hughes (SF), Earl Turner (PF) William Wilson, Vic Kohr | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG), Roger Jumper (SF), Clyde Billingsley (PF), Kenneth Copeland (C) Charles Coats, Richard Elledge, Michael Friar, William Kalinoski | |
| 13:58 | Washington State | David Piercy connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-13 |
| 13:33 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 13:31 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Copeland | 8-13 |
| 13:18 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley scores on a shot in the lane and the foul's on Leonard Howard - foul #1 on Leonard Howard, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Washington State | Daryl Pair (C) Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Coats (PG), David Smith (SG), William Kalinoski (C) William Burns, Richard Lockhart, Kenneth Copeland | |
| 13:18 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:16 | Washington State | David Piercy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Friar (PF) Clyde Billingsley | |
| 12:54 | Colorado | Michael Friar misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 8-16 |
| 12:52 | Colorado | Roger Jumper misses the tip | 8-16 |
| 12:50 | Washington State | Daryl Pair grabs the board | 8-16 |
| 12:43 | Washington State | Charles Coats steals it from Earl Turner | 8-16 |
| 12:33 | Colorado | Charles Coats throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Wilson (SG), Vic Kohr (PF) David Piercy, Daryl Pair | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Elledge (SF), Clyde Billingsley (PF) Roger Jumper, Michael Friar | |
| 12:31 | Washington State | Charles Coats steps in front of the William Wilson pass in the backcourt | 8-16 |
| 12:09 | Colorado | Richard Elledge connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Smith | 8-19 |
| 11:50 | Washington State | David Hughes is whistled for a carry | 8-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Piercy (PG), Leonard Howard (C) Harold Stanley, Earl Turner | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG), Richard Lockhart (SG), Michael Friar (PF), Kenneth Copeland (C) Charles Coats, David Smith, Clyde Billingsley, William Kalinoski | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - David Piercy (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wilson (fairly fresh) SF - David Hughes (tiring) PF - Vic Kohr (tiring) 2 pts. C - Leonard Howard (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Burns (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Lockhart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Elledge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Friar (fresh) C - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Colorado | David Piercy is called for the reach on William Burns - foul #2 on David Piercy, team foul #5 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harold Stanley (PG) David Piercy | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 11:08 | Colorado | Michael Friar misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by David Hughes - foul #2 on David Hughes, team foul #6 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Piercy (PG) David Hughes | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 11:08 | Colorado | Michael Friar makes the 1st free throw | 8-20 |
| 11:08 | Colorado | Michael Friar makes the 2nd free throw | 8-21 |
| 10:57 | Washington State | Vic Kohr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-21 |
| 10:57 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 8-21 |
| Subs | Washington State | Earl Turner (PF), Daryl Pair (C) Vic Kohr, Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | Colorado | Roger Jumper (SF) Richard Elledge | |
| 10:29 | Colorado | Michael Friar hits a fadeaway in the paint | 8-23 |
| 10:25 | Washington State | Harold Stanley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-23 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Smith (PG), William Kalinoski (C) William Burns, Kenneth Copeland | |
| 09:59 | Colorado | Daryl Pair picks off the pass by Richard Lockhart | 8-23 |
| 09:48 | Washington State | David Piercy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-23 |
| 09:46 | Colorado | William Kalinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-23 |
| 09:28 | Colorado | Michael Friar hits the finger roll set up by Roger Jumper and he's hacked by Earl Turner - foul #1 on Earl Turner, team foul #7 | 8-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hughes (SF), Vic Kohr (PF), Leonard Howard (C) David Piercy, Earl Turner, Daryl Pair | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Coats (PG), Richard Elledge (SF), Clyde Billingsley (PF) Richard Lockhart, Roger Jumper, William Kalinoski | |
| 09:28 | Colorado | Michael Friar makes the free throw | 8-26 |
| 09:05 | Washington State | Harold Stanley misses short on a shot from the right wing | 8-26 |
| 09:04 | Washington State | David Hughes tips it home | 10-26 |
| 08:42 | Colorado | The jump hook by Michael Friar is blocked by Leonard Howard | 10-26 |
| 08:40 | Washington State | Leonard Howard gets the rebound | 10-26 |
| 08:36 | Washington State | David Hughes misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 10-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG), Richard Lockhart (SG), Kenneth Copeland (C) Charles Coats, David Smith, Michael Friar | |
| 08:36 | Washington State | David Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 10-26 |
| 08:36 | Washington State | David Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Burns | 11-29 |
| 07:48 | Washington State | William Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Lockhart - foul #2 on Richard Lockhart, team foul #5 | 11-29 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Piercy (PG), Earl Turner (PF) David Hughes, Vic Kohr | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Coats (PG), David Smith (SG), Roger Jumper (SF), William Kalinoski (C) William Burns, Richard Lockhart, Richard Elledge, Kenneth Copeland | |
| 07:48 | Washington State | William Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 12-29 |
| 07:48 | Washington State | William Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-29 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - David Piercy (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Stanley (very tired) 3 pts. SF - William Wilson (tired) 2 pts. PF - Earl Turner (fairly fresh) C - Leonard Howard (tired) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Coats (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Jumper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clyde Billingsley (tiring) 3 pts. C - William Kalinoski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Earl Turner - foul #2 on Earl Turner, team foul #8 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Washington State | Vic Kohr (PF), Daryl Pair (C) Earl Turner, Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 07:22 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 13-30 |
| 07:22 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-31 |
| 07:18 | Washington State | Harold Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Elledge (SF), Michael Friar (PF) Roger Jumper, Clyde Billingsley | |
| 06:56 | Colorado | Michael Friar can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Harold Stanley - foul #1 on Harold Stanley, team foul #9 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland (C) William Kalinoski | |
| 06:56 | Colorado | Michael Friar makes the 1st free throw | 13-32 |
| 06:56 | Colorado | Michael Friar makes the 2nd free throw | 13-33 |
| 06:42 | Washington State | William Wilson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 13-33 |
| 06:41 | Colorado | David Smith gets the rebound | 13-33 |
| 06:34 | Colorado | Michael Friar scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Coats | 13-35 |
| 06:17 | Washington State | Michael Friar steals it from Vic Kohr | 13-35 |
| 06:02 | Colorado | Richard Elledge is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-35 |
| 06:00 | Washington State | Vic Kohr gets the rebound | 13-35 |
| 05:55 | Washington State | David Piercy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-35 |
| 05:53 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland gets the rebound | 13-35 |
| 05:49 | Colorado | Richard Elledge is hacked by William Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Wilson, team foul #10 | 13-35 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hughes (SF), Earl Turner (PF), Leonard Howard (C) Harold Stanley, Vic Kohr, Daryl Pair | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG), Richard Lockhart (SG), Roger Jumper (PF), William Kalinoski (C) Charles Coats, David Smith, Michael Friar, Kenneth Copeland | |
| 05:49 | Colorado | Richard Elledge makes the 1st free throw | 13-36 |
| 05:49 | Colorado | Richard Elledge misses the 2nd free throw | 13-36 |
| 05:49 | Washington State | David Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-36 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | David Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-36 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley (PF) Richard Elledge | |
| 05:22 | Colorado | William Wilson is called for the reach on Richard Lockhart - foul #3 on William Wilson, team foul #11 | 13-36 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harold Stanley (SG) William Wilson | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 05:22 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart misses the 1st free throw | 13-36 |
| 05:22 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 13-37 |
| 05:09 | Washington State | David Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-37 |
| 05:07 | Colorado | Roger Jumper grabs the board | 13-37 |
| 05:01 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-37 |
| 05:00 | Washington State | Earl Turner gets the rebound | 13-37 |
| 04:55 | Washington State | David Piercy travels with the ball | 13-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Friar (PF) Clyde Billingsley | |
| 04:32 | Colorado | William Burns connects on the open 3 from the left wing | 13-40 |
| 04:09 | Washington State | David Piercy makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Turner | 16-40 |
| 03:42 | Colorado | William Burns clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leonard Howard - foul #2 on Leonard Howard, team foul #12 | 16-40 |
| Subs | Washington State | Vic Kohr (PF) Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Elledge (SF), Clyde Billingsley (PF), Kenneth Copeland (C) Roger Jumper, Michael Friar, William Kalinoski | |
| 03:42 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 16-40 |
| 03:42 | Colorado | William Burns misses the 1st free throw | 16-40 |
| 03:42 | Colorado | William Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 16-41 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - David Piercy (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Stanley (very tired) 3 pts. SF - David Hughes (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vic Kohr (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Turner (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Burns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lockhart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Elledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clyde Billingsley (tiring) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Washington State | David Hughes is hacked by Richard Lockhart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Lockhart, team foul #6 | 16-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Coats (PG), David Smith (SG) William Burns, Richard Lockhart | |
| 03:26 | Washington State | David Piercy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-41 |
| 03:25 | Washington State | Vic Kohr tips it in | 18-41 |
| 03:10 | Colorado | Charles Coats is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Elledge | 18-44 |
| 03:08 | Washington State | David Piercy travels in the backcourt | 18-44 |
| Subs | Washington State | Daryl Pair (C) Earl Turner | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Friar (PF) Clyde Billingsley | |
| 02:49 | Colorado | Richard Elledge misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-44 |
| 02:48 | Colorado | Michael Friar can't tip it in | 18-44 |
| 02:47 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland snags the offensive board | 18-44 |
| 02:34 | Colorado | Richard Elledge buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Friar | 18-47 |
| 02:21 | Washington State | David Piercy is fouled on the floor by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 18-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | Earl Turner (PF) Vic Kohr | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:21 | Washington State | David Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 19-47 |
| 02:21 | Washington State | David Piercy misses the 2nd free throw | 19-47 |
| 02:21 | Washington State | Daryl Pair grabs the offensive board | 19-47 |
| 02:10 | Washington State | David Smith picks off the pass by Harold Stanley | 19-47 |
| 02:08 | Colorado | Richard Elledge is fouled in the backcourt by David Hughes - foul #3 on David Hughes, team foul #13 | 19-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Wilson (SF) David Hughes | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG) Charles Coats | |
| 02:08 | Colorado | Richard Elledge makes the 1st free throw | 19-48 |
| 02:08 | Colorado | Richard Elledge makes the 2nd free throw | 19-49 |
| 02:04 | Washington State | David Piercy is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leonard Howard (C) Daryl Pair | |
| Subs | Colorado | Roger Jumper (SF), Clyde Billingsley (PF) Richard Elledge, Michael Friar | |
| 01:43 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Smith | 19-51 |
| 01:28 | Washington State | David Piercy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-51 |
| 01:27 | Colorado | David Smith grabs the board | 19-51 |
| 01:25 | Colorado | William Burns is hacked by David Piercy in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Piercy, team foul #14 | 19-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Hughes (SF), Vic Kohr (PF) David Piercy, Leonard Howard | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Elledge (SF), Michael Friar (PF), William Kalinoski (C) David Smith, Clyde Billingsley, Kenneth Copeland | |
| 01:25 | Colorado | William Burns makes the 1st free throw | 19-52 |
| 01:25 | Colorado | William Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 19-53 |
| 01:07 | Washington State | Richard Elledge blocks the short jumper by David Hughes | 19-53 |
| 01:06 | Colorado | William Burns grabs the board | 19-53 |
| 00:41 | Colorado | William Kalinoski is open but misses the lay-in | 19-53 |
| 00:39 | Washington State | Vic Kohr grabs the board | 19-53 |
| 00:20 | Washington State | Michael Friar takes the ball from Vic Kohr | 19-53 |
| 00:04 | Colorado | William Wilson is called for the reach on Roger Jumper - foul #4 on William Wilson, team foul #15 | 19-53 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Piercy (PG), Daryl Pair (C) William Wilson, Earl Turner | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Coats (PG), David Smith (SG), Clyde Billingsley (PF), Kenneth Copeland (C) William Burns, Richard Elledge, Michael Friar, William Kalinoski | |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Roger Jumper makes the 1st free throw | 19-54 |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Roger Jumper misses the 2nd free throw | 19-54 |
| 00:04 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Daryl Pair | 19-54 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Daryl Pair misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 19-54 |