| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Patrick Humphery (fresh) SG - James Gadsden (fresh) SF - David Gould (fresh) PF - William Willett (fresh) C - Neil Field (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Michael Robinson (fresh) SG - Thomas Donovan (fresh) SF - Terry Graham (fresh) PF - Michael Utecht (fresh) C - David Mahoney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mahoney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Graham makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Robinson | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Colorado | David Gould clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Colorado | William Willett pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Colorado | William Willett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Graham snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht makes the floater from the baseline set up by Michael Robinson | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Colorado | David Gould misses short on a shot in the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Colorado | Neil Field tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Donovan pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mahoney misses the jumper from close range | 2-4 |
| 17:56 | Colorado | The rebound goes to James Gadsden | 2-4 |
| 17:37 | Colorado | Patrick Humphery scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Graham hits a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Neil Field - foul #1 on Neil Field, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Graham misses the free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:23 | Colorado | David Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:08 | Colorado | Patrick Humphery makes the jumper from the left side set up by David Gould | 6-6 |
| 16:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | Colorado | James Gadsden gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:33 | Colorado | Patrick Humphery is hacked by David Mahoney - foul #1 on David Mahoney, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Milam (SG), Billy Brown (PF), Carl Bloom (C) Thomas Donovan, Michael Utecht, David Mahoney | |
| 16:23 | Colorado | Billy Brown takes the ball from James Gadsden | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Robinson is called for traveling | 6-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Kenney (SG), Darwin Frese (C) James Gadsden, Neil Field | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Clarence Swisher (PG), Brian Lockett (SF) Michael Robinson, Terry Graham | |
| 15:57 | Colorado | David Gould comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Clarence Swisher - foul #1 on Clarence Swisher, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | Christopher Kinney (PF) William Willett | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 15:57 | Colorado | David Gould misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:57 | Colorado | David Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Patrick Humphery (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Kenney (fresh) SF - David Gould (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Kinney (fresh) C - Darwin Frese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Clarence Swisher (fresh) SG - Douglas Milam (fresh) SF - Brian Lockett (fresh) PF - Billy Brown (fresh) C - Carl Bloom (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Lockett comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 15:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Lockett snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Billy Brown buries a jumper from the left side | 7-8 |
| 15:05 | Colorado | Patrick Humphery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 7-8 |
| 15:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Lockett snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Carl Bloom is fouled on the floor by James Kenney - foul #1 on James Kenney, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Crabtree (PG), James Gadsden (SG), Michael Kim (SF), William Willett (PF), Neil Field (C) Patrick Humphery, James Kenney, David Gould, Christopher Kinney, Darwin Frese | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Robinson (PG), Thomas Donovan (SG), Terry Graham (SF), Michael Utecht (PF), David Mahoney (C) Clarence Swisher, Douglas Milam, Brian Lockett, Billy Brown, Carl Bloom | |
| 14:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:31 | Colorado | Neil Field gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:02 | Colorado | Charles Crabtree's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Graham | 7-8 |
| 14:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Graham pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:48 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mahoney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-8 |
| 13:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht tips it back up and in | 7-10 |
| 13:32 | Colorado | Michael Kim misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 13:31 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Donovan pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Donovan loses the dribble to Neil Field | 7-10 |
| 12:53 | Colorado | Charles Crabtree knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 12:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Donovan drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 12:24 | Colorado | Michael Kim misses badly on a floater from the right block | 9-13 |
| 12:22 | Colorado | Neil Field pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:11 | Colorado | Charles Crabtree hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Neil Field and the foul's on Michael Utecht - foul #1 on Michael Utecht, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Kenney (SG), David Gould (SF), Christopher Kinney (PF), Darwin Frese (C) James Gadsden, Michael Kim, William Willett, Neil Field | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Clarence Swisher (PG), Douglas Milam (SG), Billy Brown (SF), Carl Bloom (C) Michael Robinson, Thomas Donovan, Terry Graham, David Mahoney | |
| 12:11 | Colorado | Charles Crabtree makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Billy Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-13 |
| 11:51 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Christopher Kinney | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Crabtree (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Kenney (fresh) SF - David Gould (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Kinney (fresh) C - Darwin Frese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Clarence Swisher (fresh) SG - Douglas Milam (fresh) SF - Billy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Utecht (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Bloom (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Colorado | David Gould travels with the ball | 12-13 |
| Subs | Colorado | Patrick Humphery (PG) Charles Crabtree | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Lockett (SF) Michael Utecht | |
| 11:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Carl Bloom connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Douglas Milam | 12-15 |
| 11:06 | Colorado | David Gould makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Humphery | 15-15 |
| 10:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Kinney denies the turnaround by Carl Bloom | 15-15 |
| 10:52 | Colorado | Christopher Kinney gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:39 | Colorado | David Gould can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 15-15 |
| 10:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | Clarence Swisher snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 10:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Billy Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Lockett and he's fouled by Christopher Kinney - foul #1 on Christopher Kinney, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Gadsden (SG), William Willett (PF) James Kenney, Christopher Kinney | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Robinson (PG), Thomas Donovan (SG), Michael Utecht (PF), David Mahoney (C) Clarence Swisher, Douglas Milam, Brian Lockett, Carl Bloom | |
| 10:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Billy Brown makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:53 | Colorado | Patrick Humphery misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 15-18 |
| 09:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mahoney pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:32 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mahoney comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 09:31 | Colorado | Darwin Frese grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 09:04 | Colorado | William Willett is hacked by Michael Robinson - foul #1 on Michael Robinson, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Neil Field (C) Darwin Frese | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Graham (SF) Billy Brown | |
| 08:50 | Colorado | Patrick Humphery connects on the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Michael Robinson - foul #2 on Michael Robinson, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Kim (SF) David Gould | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Clarence Swisher (PG) Michael Robinson | |
| 08:50 | Colorado | Patrick Humphery makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht misses badly on a shot from the left block | 18-18 |
| 08:34 | Colorado | Neil Field pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:14 | Colorado | Clarence Swisher picks off the pass by Michael Kim | 18-18 |
| 08:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht blows the layup but the foul's on William Willett - foul #1 on William Willett, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Crabtree (PG), James Kenney (SG), Christopher Kinney (PF) Patrick Humphery, James Gadsden, William Willett | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Carl Bloom (C) David Mahoney | |
| 08:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:01 | Colorado | Christopher Kinney grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 07:48 | Colorado | Carl Bloom steals it from James Kenney | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Crabtree (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Kenney (fresh) SF - Michael Kim (fresh) PF - Christopher Kinney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Neil Field (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Clarence Swisher (fresh) SG - Thomas Donovan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Utecht (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Bloom (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht misses badly on a shot from the left side | 18-18 |
| 07:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Graham grabs the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 07:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Christopher Kinney is called for the reach on Michael Utecht - foul #2 on Christopher Kinney, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Gould (SF), Thomas Brooks (PF) Michael Kim, Christopher Kinney | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Milam (SG), Billy Brown (PF) Thomas Donovan, Michael Utecht | |
| 07:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Milam misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 07:11 | Colorado | Neil Field snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 06:53 | Colorado | James Kenney misses long on a shot from close range | 18-18 |
| 06:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Billy Brown grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 06:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Billy Brown knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Swisher and he's fouled by James Kenney - foul #2 on James Kenney, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Gadsden (SG), Darwin Frese (C) James Kenney, Neil Field | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Haun (PG), David Mahoney (C) Clarence Swisher, Carl Bloom | |
| 06:45 | Illinois Wesleyan | Billy Brown makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:22 | Colorado | David Gould's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | Patrick Humphery (PG), William Willett (PF) Charles Crabtree, Thomas Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 06:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Richard Haun misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-21 |
| 06:11 | Illinois Wesleyan | Billy Brown grabs the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 05:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Billy Brown double dribbles | 18-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Kenney (SG) James Gadsden | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Donovan (SG), Carl Bloom (PF) Douglas Milam, Terry Graham | |
| 05:38 | Colorado | David Gould can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 05:37 | Colorado | James Kenney grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 05:17 | Colorado | Billy Brown denies the turnaround by Patrick Humphery | 18-21 |
| 05:16 | Colorado | James Kenney tips it back up and in | 20-21 |
| 04:57 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Willett steals it from David Mahoney | 20-21 |
| 04:41 | Colorado | Patrick Humphery banks in the layup set up by William Willett and he's hacked by Richard Haun - foul #1 on Richard Haun, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Gadsden (SG), Michael Kim (SF), Christopher Kinney (PF), Neil Field (C) James Kenney, David Gould, William Willett, Darwin Frese | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Clarence Swisher (PG), Terry Graham (SF), Michael Utecht (PF) Richard Haun, Billy Brown, David Mahoney | |
| 04:41 | Colorado | Patrick Humphery makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht knocks in the runner from the baseline | 23-23 |
| 04:13 | Colorado | Patrick Humphery clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Utecht - foul #2 on Michael Utecht, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Douglas Milam (SG), Brian Lockett (PF) Thomas Donovan, Michael Utecht | |
| 04:13 | Colorado | Patrick Humphery makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:13 | Colorado | Patrick Humphery misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Lockett pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 03:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Lockett is fouled on the floor by Neil Field - foul #2 on Neil Field, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Crabtree (PG) Patrick Humphery | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Robinson (PG), Michael Utecht (PF) Clarence Swisher, Terry Graham | |
| 03:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Lockett makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:51 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Lockett makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:29 | Colorado | Michael Kim comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 03:27 | Colorado | Neil Field tips it back up and in | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Crabtree (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Gadsden (fresh) SF - Michael Kim (fresh) PF - Christopher Kinney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Neil Field (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Michael Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Milam (fresh) SF - Brian Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Utecht (fresh) 6 pts. C - Carl Bloom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht makes the jumper in the lane set up by Carl Bloom | 26-27 |
| 03:03 | Colorado | Charles Crabtree scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Neil Field | 28-27 |
| 02:43 | Illinois Wesleyan | Brian Lockett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Kenney (SG), David Gould (SF), William Willett (PF) James Gadsden, Michael Kim, Christopher Kinney | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Thomas Donovan (SG), Terry Graham (SF), David Mahoney (C) Douglas Milam, Brian Lockett, Carl Bloom | |
| 02:14 | Colorado | David Gould knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Crabtree | 31-27 |
| 01:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht's pass is intercepted by David Gould | 31-27 |
| 01:36 | Colorado | David Gould knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Crabtree | 34-27 |
| 01:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Robinson makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 01:09 | Colorado | David Gould misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 01:07 | Illinois Wesleyan | Terry Graham pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 00:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht's layup is rejected by Neil Field | 34-29 |
| 00:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Michael Utecht hits the follow up shot | 34-31 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | David Gould's pass is intercepted by Thomas Donovan | 34-31 |
| 00:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | David Mahoney connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | David Gould drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-33 |