| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Coats (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Lockhart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Elledge (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Billingsley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kalinoski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Miladen Zlaten (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Richard Elledge inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Colorado | Richard Elledge is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF) Clinton Meyer | |
| 19:06 | Colorado | Richard Elledge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 19:05 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart grabs the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:45 | Colorado | William King is called for the reach on Richard Elledge - foul #1 on William King, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 18:32 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by William Kalinoski - foul #1 on William Kalinoski, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG), Roger Jumper (SF), Kenneth Copeland (C) Charles Coats, Richard Elledge, William Kalinoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Smith | |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:07 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:55 | Colorado | William Burns misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Kenneth Copeland steps in front of the Kevin Brown pass in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| 17:36 | Colorado | Thurman Lewis is called for the reach on Richard Lockhart - foul #3 on Thurman Lewis, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Smith (SG) Richard Lockhart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), William Lore (SG), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Robert Smith (C) Milton Cuneo, William King, Miladen Zlaten, Thurman Lewis | |
| 17:18 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 37-31 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 16:37 | Colorado | William Burns scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | William Lore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Coats (PG), Richard Lockhart (SG), Richard Elledge (SF), Michael Friar (C) William Burns, David Smith, Roger Jumper, Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF) Kevin Brown | |
| 16:26 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Kalinoski (C) Michael Friar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SG) William Lore | |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is hacked by Richard Lockhart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Lockhart, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | William King is hacked by Richard Elledge - foul #2 on Richard Elledge, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald can't finish the layup | 40-33 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo tips it home | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Coats (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Lockhart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Elledge (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Billingsley (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kalinoski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Stogner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William King (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Colorado | Charles Coats drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Elledge | 43-35 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald tips it home | 43-37 |
| 15:13 | Colorado | Richard Elledge buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Coats | 45-37 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo buries a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Stogner | 45-39 |
| 14:28 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley can't connect on a shot in the paint | 45-39 |
| 14:27 | Colorado | William Kalinoski tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Robert Smith can't connect on a runner from the right block | 47-39 |
| 13:56 | Colorado | Richard Elledge grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:41 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | William King grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Robert Stogner lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Milton Cuneo | 47-41 |
| 13:17 | Colorado | Richard Elledge misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William King | 47-41 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald misses short on a shot from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 12:50 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 12:34 | Colorado | William Kalinoski connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Clyde Billingsley | 49-41 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | William King is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Milton Cuneo | 49-43 |
| 11:42 | Colorado | Charles Coats misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 49-43 |
| 11:41 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart tips it home | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Coats (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lockhart (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Elledge (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Billingsley (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kalinoski (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Stogner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Fitzgerald (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald misses the tip | 51-43 |
| 11:12 | Colorado | Richard Elledge grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 11:08 | Colorado | Robert Stogner is called for the reach on Charles Coats - foul #2 on Robert Stogner, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG), David Smith (SG), Roger Jumper (SF), Michael Friar (PF), Kenneth Copeland (C) Charles Coats, Richard Lockhart, Richard Elledge, Clyde Billingsley, William Kalinoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), William Lore (SG), Clinton Meyer (SF), Miladen Zlaten (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Stogner, Milton Cuneo, William King, Charles Fitzgerald, Robert Smith | |
| 10:54 | Colorado | Michael Friar is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Friar, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by William Lore | 51-45 |
| 10:14 | Colorado | Michael Friar's fadeaway is rejected by Thurman Lewis | 51-45 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kevin Brown | 51-45 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Clinton Meyer | 51-47 |
| 09:21 | Colorado | William Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Clinton Meyer | 51-50 |
| 08:34 | Colorado | William Burns buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Copeland | 53-50 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | William Lore connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Thurman Lewis | 53-52 |
| 07:52 | Colorado | William Burns misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 07:50 | Colorado | Roger Jumper snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 07:39 | Colorado | Michael Friar comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thurman Lewis | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Burns (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Jumper (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Friar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Copeland (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Lore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Miladen Zlaten (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Thurman Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-52 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer tips it home | 53-54 |
| 06:51 | Colorado | Michael Friar misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 53-54 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten's pass is intercepted by Michael Friar | 53-54 |
| 06:31 | Colorado | Roger Jumper travels with the ball | 53-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Coats (PG), Richard Lockhart (SG), Richard Elledge (SF), Clyde Billingsley (PF), William Kalinoski (C) William Burns, David Smith, Roger Jumper, Michael Friar, Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Robert Smith (C) Kevin Brown, William Lore, Miladen Zlaten, Thurman Lewis | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Stogner | 53-57 |
| 05:51 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley is whistled for traveling | 53-57 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF) Clinton Meyer | |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Robert Smith buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Stogner | 53-59 |
| 05:19 | Colorado | William Kalinoski can't finish the layup | 53-59 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William King | 53-59 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Richard Lockhart steps in front of the Milton Cuneo pass | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:33 | Colorado | Richard Elledge hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Lockhart | 56-59 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Stogner | 56-62 |
| 04:00 | Colorado | William Kalinoski can't finish the layup | 56-62 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 56-62 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 03:33 | Colorado | William Kalinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Coats (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lockhart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Elledge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clyde Billingsley (very tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kalinoski (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Stogner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #5 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG), Michael Friar (PF), Kenneth Copeland (C) Charles Coats, Clyde Billingsley, William Kalinoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), William Lore (SG), Clinton Meyer (SF), Miladen Zlaten (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Stogner, Milton Cuneo, William King, Charles Fitzgerald, Robert Smith | |
| 03:25 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:25 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-62 |
| 03:06 | Colorado | Kenneth Copeland grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 02:48 | Colorado | Michael Friar lays it in on a great pass from William Burns | 59-62 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | William Lore knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 02:20 | Colorado | Richard Elledge comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 02:18 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart tips it home | 61-65 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Clinton Meyer | 61-67 |
| 01:32 | Colorado | A charge is called on Kenneth Copeland - foul #3 on Kenneth Copeland, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Coats (PG), Clyde Billingsley (PF), William Kalinoski (C) William Burns, Michael Friar, Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SG), Robert Smith (C) William Lore, Thurman Lewis | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 01:09 | Colorado | William Kalinoski gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:53 | Colorado | William Kalinoski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 61-67 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clinton Meyer | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer is hacked by Charles Coats in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Coats, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (C) Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | William King is fouled on the floor by Clyde Billingsley - foul #3 on Clyde Billingsley, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | William King misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:49 | Colorado | William Kalinoski grabs the board | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Colorado | Clyde Billingsley lays it in | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Lockhart - foul #2 on Richard Lockhart, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (SF), Robert Smith (C) William King, Miladen Zlaten | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:40 | Colorado | Richard Lockhart grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 00:35 | Colorado | William Kalinoski can't throw it down | 63-67 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Charles Coats is called for the reach on Robert Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Coats, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SG) Clinton Meyer | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:31 | Colorado | The rebound goes to William Kalinoski | 63-68 |
| 00:25 | Colorado | Charles Coats clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-68 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Coats - foul #5 on Charles Coats, team foul #10 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Burns (PG) Charles Coats | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF), Miladen Zlaten (C) William Lore, Robert Smith | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:15 | Colorado | William Burns comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten gets the rebound | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten is hacked by Richard Lockhart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Lockhart, team foul #11 | 63-70 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:07 | Colorado | William Burns makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Lockhart out of a doubleteam | 66-72 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Lockhart - foul #4 on Richard Lockhart, team foul #12 | 66-72 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Milton Cuneo steals it from Clyde Billingsley | 66-74 |