| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) SG - Jody Scheffel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Hunsicker (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Johnnie Skidmore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Bussey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Longwell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jon Knapp (fresh) C - Brian Scranton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Bussey steps in front of the Joseph Hower pass | 28-36 |
| 19:45 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Johnnie Skidmore | 28-39 |
| 19:20 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Bussey - foul #2 on Patrick Bussey, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 19:20 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:20 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:55 | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore is called for traveling | 29-39 |
| 18:32 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 18:30 | Colorado State | Brian Scranton gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:24 | Colorado State | Robert Tontarski takes the ball from Brian Scranton | 29-39 |
| 18:21 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski lays it up and in | 31-39 |
| 18:07 | Colorado State | Jon Knapp hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Patrick Bussey | 31-42 |
| 17:56 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 17:54 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Longwell | 31-42 |
| 17:49 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey misses short on a jumper from close range | 31-42 |
| 17:47 | Colorado State | Brian Scranton pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:31 | Colorado State | Brian Scranton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Hower - foul #3 on Joseph Hower, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson (PG), James Hamilton (PF), Jacob Depuy (C) Joseph Hower, Albert Hunsicker, Buddy Stanley | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Mangrum (SG) Patrick Bussey | |
| 17:31 | Colorado State | Brian Scranton misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:31 | Colorado State | Brian Scranton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 17:18 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-43 |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Hawkinson | 34-43 |
| 16:49 | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-43 |
| 16:48 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Brian Scranton swats the short shot by Jacob Depuy | 34-43 |
| 16:34 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett (SG), Mark Bill (PF), Buddy Stanley (C) Jody Scheffel, Robert Tontarski, Jacob Depuy | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey (SG), Donald Kaster (SF), Jason Mayes (PF), Richard Simon (C) Johnnie Skidmore, James Longwell, Jon Knapp, Brian Scranton | |
| 16:06 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Kaster and he's fouled by James Hamilton - foul #1 on James Hamilton, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker (PF) Keith Baggett | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 16:06 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Bill | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gary Hawkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mark Bill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Hunsicker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Paul Mangrum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Bussey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Kaster (fresh) PF - Jason Mayes (fresh) C - Richard Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Colorado State | Jason Mayes knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Bussey and the foul's on Mark Bill - foul #2 on Mark Bill, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG) Gary Hawkinson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Coll (PF) Donald Kaster | |
| 15:30 | Colorado State | Jason Mayes makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| 15:16 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill connects on the runner in the paint | 38-49 |
| 15:00 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hower - foul #4 on Joseph Hower, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson (PG), Jody Scheffel (SG), Robert Tontarski (SF), Jacob Depuy (C) Joseph Hower, James Hamilton, Mark Bill, Buddy Stanley | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore (PG), James Longwell (SF), Jon Knapp (PF) Patrick Bussey, Jason Mayes, Richard Simon | |
| 14:49 | Colorado State | James Longwell is hacked by Gary Hawkinson - foul #1 on Gary Hawkinson, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill (PF) Albert Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 14:38 | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jody Scheffel - foul #1 on Jody Scheffel, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| 14:38 | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:38 | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 14:04 | Colorado State | James Longwell hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 40-49 |
| 14:03 | Colorado State | Paul Mangrum snags the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 13:51 | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 13:49 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mark Bill | 40-49 |
| 13:29 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski connects on the runner near the basket and he's hacked by James Coll - foul #4 on James Coll, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton (SG), Albert Hunsicker (PF), Buddy Stanley (C) Jody Scheffel, Mark Bill, Jacob Depuy | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Lorenzo Weaver (PG), Patrick Bussey (SG), Brian Scranton (C) Johnnie Skidmore, Paul Mangrum, James Coll | |
| 13:29 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski misses the free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:29 | Colorado State | Brian Scranton snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 13:07 | Colorado State | James Longwell knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 42-51 |
| 12:46 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 12:44 | Colorado State | James Longwell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:40 | Colorado State | Lorenzo Weaver clanks a floater from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 12:39 | Colorado State | Lorenzo Weaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 12:17 | Colorado State | Buddy Stanley steals it from James Longwell | 42-51 |
| 12:00 | Western Kentucky | James Longwell steals it from James Hamilton | 42-51 |
| 11:36 | Colorado State | Jon Knapp can't finish the layup | 42-51 |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gary Hawkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Hunsicker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Lorenzo Weaver (fresh) SG - Patrick Bussey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Longwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Knapp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Scranton (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 11:08 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey's floater is knocked away by Albert Hunsicker | 44-51 |
| 11:06 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 44-51 |
| 10:58 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker tips it in | 46-51 |
| 10:45 | Colorado State | Buddy Stanley blocks the jumper by Brian Scranton | 46-51 |
| 10:44 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 10:33 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Patrick Bussey - foul #3 on Patrick Bussey, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong (PG), Jody Scheffel (SG), Mark Bill (PF), Jacob Depuy (C) Gary Hawkinson, Robert Tontarski, Albert Hunsicker, Buddy Stanley | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore (PG), Paul Mangrum (SG), Donald Kaster (SF), Jason Mayes (PF), Richard Simon (C) Lorenzo Weaver, Patrick Bussey, James Longwell, Jon Knapp, Brian Scranton | |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Richard Simon picks off the pass by Andrew Armstrong | 46-51 |
| 10:08 | Colorado State | Richard Simon's pass is intercepted by Mark Bill | 46-51 |
| 09:51 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 09:50 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy tips it but misses | 46-51 |
| 09:49 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton can't tip it in | 46-51 |
| 09:48 | Colorado State | Donald Kaster snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 09:44 | Colorado State | Donald Kaster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett (SF) James Hamilton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 09:18 | Western Kentucky | Donald Kaster is called for the reach on Mark Bill - foul #1 on Donald Kaster, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill clanks a shot near the basket | 46-51 |
| 09:04 | Colorado State | Donald Kaster grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:56 | Colorado State | Donald Kaster misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 08:55 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 08:39 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 08:38 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Jason Mayes | 46-51 |
| 08:09 | Colorado State | Donald Kaster misses the fadeaway from the left side | 46-51 |
| 08:08 | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 08:02 | Colorado State | Jason Mayes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:56 | Colorado State | Jason Mayes misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-51 |
| 07:55 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | Paul Mangrum is called for the reach on Jody Scheffel - foul #2 on Paul Mangrum, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Robert Tontarski (SF), James Hamilton (PF), Buddy Stanley (C) Andrew Armstrong, Keith Baggett, Mark Bill, Jacob Depuy | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey (SG), James Longwell (SF), Jon Knapp (PF), Brian Scranton (C) Paul Mangrum, Donald Kaster, Jason Mayes, Richard Simon | |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | James Longwell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Jody Scheffel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Johnnie Skidmore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Bussey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Longwell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Knapp (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Scranton (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Colorado State | Robert Tontarski picks off the pass by James Longwell | 46-51 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Buddy Stanley | 49-51 |
| 07:02 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-51 |
| 07:00 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:43 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Hower | 51-51 |
| 06:24 | Colorado State | Robert Tontarski picks off the pass by Brian Scranton | 51-51 |
| 06:21 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski blows the layup | 51-51 |
| 06:19 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 06:14 | Colorado State | James Longwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 06:12 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 06:06 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski scores on a driving attempt from close range | 53-51 |
| 05:53 | Colorado State | James Longwell's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Robert Tontarski | 53-51 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:32 | Western Kentucky | James Longwell denies the turnaround by James Hamilton | 53-51 |
| 05:31 | Colorado State | Brian Scranton grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 05:26 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey banks in the layup on a great pass from Johnnie Skidmore | 53-53 |
| 05:11 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 05:09 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley tips it in | 55-53 |
| 04:26 | Colorado State | Jon Knapp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Johnnie Skidmore steals it from Jody Scheffel | 55-53 |
| 03:49 | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-53 |
| 03:47 | Colorado State | Brian Scranton misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 03:46 | Colorado State | James Longwell gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 03:35 | Colorado State | Jon Knapp's pass is intercepted by Robert Tontarski | 55-53 |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Tontarski | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jody Scheffel (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 5 stl. PF - James Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Buddy Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Johnnie Skidmore (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Bussey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Longwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jon Knapp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Scranton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Buddy Stanley | 57-53 |
| 03:03 | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton is hacked by Brian Scranton - foul #2 on Brian Scranton, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson (PG), Keith Baggett (SG), Mark Bill (SF), Albert Hunsicker (PF), Jacob Depuy (C) Joseph Hower, Jody Scheffel, Robert Tontarski, James Hamilton, Buddy Stanley | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Lorenzo Weaver (PG), Paul Mangrum (SG), Jason Mayes (SF), James Coll (PF), Richard Simon (C) Johnnie Skidmore, Patrick Bussey, James Longwell, Jon Knapp, Brian Scranton | |
| 02:36 | Western Kentucky | Mark Bill makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Jacob Depuy | 59-53 |
| 02:36 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton (SG) Keith Baggett | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Longwell (SF) Lorenzo Weaver | |
| 02:24 | Colorado State | Jason Mayes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Albert Hunsicker - foul #2 on Albert Hunsicker, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski (SF) Mark Bill | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 02:24 | Colorado State | Jason Mayes misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:24 | Colorado State | Jason Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:22 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey (SG), Jon Knapp (PF), Brian Scranton (C) Jason Mayes, James Coll, Richard Simon | |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy misses the easy layup | 59-54 |
| 02:00 | Colorado State | Brian Scranton grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 01:55 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Longwell | 59-56 |
| 01:52 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Jody Scheffel (SG), Buddy Stanley (C) Gary Hawkinson, James Hamilton, Jacob Depuy | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore (PG) Paul Mangrum | |
| 01:50 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Hower | 61-56 |
| 01:32 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Longwell | 61-59 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by James Longwell - foul #1 on James Longwell, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:50 | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Longwell | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley misses the floater from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley tips it in | 65-62 |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | Jon Knapp hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Johnnie Skidmore | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker is hacked by Johnnie Skidmore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnnie Skidmore, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Bussey | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | James Longwell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jody Scheffel (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 5 stl. PF - Albert Hunsicker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Buddy Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Johnnie Skidmore (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Bussey (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Longwell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon Knapp (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Scranton (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-67 |
| 04:41 | Colorado State | Brian Scranton snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 04:37 | Colorado State | James Longwell makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Skidmore | 67-70 |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel misses long on a shot from the left side | 67-70 |
| 04:12 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley tips it but misses | 67-70 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker tips it home | 69-70 |
| 03:55 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey knocks in the 3 from straight away | 69-73 |
| 03:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski misses the lay-in | 69-73 |
| 03:29 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 03:17 | Colorado State | Jon Knapp is hacked by Robert Tontarski - foul #1 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #8 | 69-73 |
| 03:17 | Colorado State | Jon Knapp misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Buddy Stanley | 69-73 |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Robert Tontarski is blocked by Jon Knapp | 69-73 |
| 02:49 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Brian Scranton | 69-73 |
| 02:45 | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Longwell | 69-76 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower is hacked by James Longwell - foul #2 on James Longwell, team foul #9 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Hamilton (PF), Jacob Depuy (C) Albert Hunsicker, Buddy Stanley | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Mangrum (SG), James Coll (C) Patrick Bussey, Brian Scranton | |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 02:31 | Colorado State | James Coll snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 02:31 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| 02:16 | Colorado State | Paul Mangrum makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Coll | 70-78 |
| 02:16 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Hunsicker (PF), Buddy Stanley (C) James Hamilton, Jacob Depuy | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey (SG), Brian Scranton (C) Paul Mangrum, James Coll | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski is denied on a layup by Brian Scranton | 70-78 |
| 02:07 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Buddy Stanley | 70-78 |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Bussey steps in front of the Buddy Stanley pass | 70-78 |
| 01:46 | Colorado State | Patrick Bussey banks in the layup | 70-80 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Buddy Stanley's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Skidmore | 70-80 |
| 01:26 | Colorado State | Johnnie Skidmore banks in the layup | 70-82 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Bussey - foul #4 on Patrick Bussey, team foul #10 | 70-82 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson (PG), James Hamilton (SG), Mark Bill (PF), Jacob Depuy (C) Joseph Hower, Jody Scheffel, Albert Hunsicker, Buddy Stanley | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Lorenzo Weaver (PG), Paul Mangrum (SG), Jason Mayes (SF), James Coll (PF), Richard Simon (C) Johnnie Skidmore, Patrick Bussey, James Longwell, Jon Knapp, Brian Scranton | |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski makes the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tontarski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Colorado State | Paul Mangrum connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lorenzo Weaver | 72-85 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gary Hawkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 5 stl. PF - Mark Bill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Depuy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Lorenzo Weaver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Mangrum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Mayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Coll (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Hamilton | 74-85 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Colorado State | Paul Mangrum is hacked by James Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hamilton, team foul #9 | 74-85 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Kaster (SF) Richard Simon | |
| 00:56 | Colorado State | Paul Mangrum misses the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy pulls down the rebound | 74-85 |
| 00:54 | Western Kentucky | Lorenzo Weaver is called for the reach on Gary Hawkinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lorenzo Weaver, team foul #11 | 74-85 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Simon (C) Donald Kaster | |
| 00:54 | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:54 | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:53 | Colorado State | Lorenzo Weaver is hacked by Keith Baggett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Baggett, team foul #10 | 76-85 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Jody Scheffel (SG), Robert Tontarski (SF), Albert Hunsicker (PF), Buddy Stanley (C) Gary Hawkinson, Keith Baggett, James Hamilton, Mark Bill, Jacob Depuy | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Longwell (SF), Brian Scranton (C) James Coll, Richard Simon | |
| 00:53 | Colorado State | Lorenzo Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:53 | Colorado State | Lorenzo Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Jody Scheffel is called for traveling | 76-86 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Hawkinson (PG), Keith Baggett (SG), James Hamilton (SF), Mark Bill (PF), Jacob Depuy (C) Joseph Hower, Jody Scheffel, Robert Tontarski, Albert Hunsicker, Buddy Stanley | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Kaster (SF), James Coll (C) James Longwell, Brian Scranton | |
| 00:45 | Colorado State | Paul Mangrum is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Baggett - foul #2 on Keith Baggett, team foul #11 | 76-86 |
| 00:45 | Colorado State | Paul Mangrum makes the 1st free throw | 76-87 |
| 00:45 | Colorado State | Paul Mangrum makes the 2nd free throw | 76-88 |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Depuy banks in the layup | 78-88 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Colorado State | Donald Kaster knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lorenzo Weaver | 78-90 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Keith Baggett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Hawkinson | 80-90 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Lorenzo Weaver runs out the clock | 80-90 |