| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Marvin Roper (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Keith Duell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Arthur Gall (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Borrero (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Keith Duell inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Colorado | Marvin Roper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 19:34 | Colorado | Keith Duell tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | John Marx hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-30 |
| 18:53 | Colorado | Arthur Gall clanks a floater from the right block | 27-30 |
| 18:51 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:43 | Ball State | John Marx is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Marx, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:23 | Colorado | Victor Sweet is fouled on the floor by Richard Nevarez - foul #1 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 18:00 | Colorado | Arthur Gall drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 17:52 | Ball State | John Marx buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Jelinski | 29-33 |
| 17:26 | Colorado | Victor Sweet can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jack Borrero - foul #1 on Jack Borrero, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| 17:26 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:26 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | The short jumper by William Williams is denied by Victor Sweet | 31-33 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Jack Borrero hits the follow up shot | 31-35 |
| 16:47 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Nevarez - foul #2 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| 16:47 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:47 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Zhuang Huang - foul #1 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Bishop (PF) Arthur Gall | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:34 | Ball State | Jack Borrero makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:10 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses long on a jumper from the right side | 33-37 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 15:43 | Ball State | William Williams can't tip it in | 33-37 |
| 15:42 | Colorado | Keith Duell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Marvin Roper (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Keith Duell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 9 pts. C - Victor Sweet (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Jelinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Borrero (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Colorado | Marvin Roper makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 15:09 | Ball State | The short jumper by William Williams is denied by Daniel Bishop | 36-37 |
| 15:07 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:40 | Colorado | Jack Borrero steals the ball from Marvin Roper | 36-37 |
| 14:20 | Ball State | John Marx misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Victor Sweet grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 13:59 | Colorado | Marvin Roper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-37 |
| 13:58 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:45 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski buries a shot from the right wing set up by John Marx | 36-39 |
| 13:31 | Colorado | Marvin Roper connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Victor Sweet | 39-39 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | William Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 13:03 | Colorado | Victor Sweet snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 12:48 | Colorado | Keith Duell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 12:33 | Ball State | William Williams hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Charles Jelinski and the foul's on Victor Sweet - foul #1 on Victor Sweet, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (SG), Florencio Russo (PF), Arthur Gall (C) Marvin Roper, Zhuang Huang, Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG), William Proctor (SG), Justin Blackburn (SF), Nicholas Stukes (C) John Marx, Richard Nevarez, Charles Jelinski, Jack Borrero | |
| 12:33 | Ball State | William Williams makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:07 | Colorado | Ben Bond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Elliott (PF) William Williams | |
| 11:50 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 11:48 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 11:23 | Colorado | Arthur Gall blows the layup | 39-42 |
| 11:21 | Colorado | Arthur Gall hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Daniel Bishop (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ben Bond (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Duell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Florencio Russo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Gall (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) SG - William Proctor (fresh) SF - Justin Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Elliott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:05 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn loses the ball out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 10:42 | Colorado | Florencio Russo is hacked by Justin Blackburn - foul #2 on Justin Blackburn, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Zhuang Huang (SF) Keith Duell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG) David Elliott | |
| 10:23 | Colorado | Arthur Gall clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Justin Blackburn - foul #3 on Justin Blackburn, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG) William Proctor | |
| 10:23 | Colorado | Arthur Gall makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:23 | Colorado | Arthur Gall makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:12 | Ball State | Eric Lee makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-45 |
| 09:50 | Colorado | Arthur Gall misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 09:48 | Colorado | Florencio Russo grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 09:32 | Colorado | Ben Bond is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | Marvin Roper (PG), Victor Sweet (PF) Ben Bond, Florencio Russo | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Jelinski (SF), Jack Borrero (PF) Eric Lee, Justin Blackburn | |
| 09:25 | Ball State | Marvin Roper takes the ball from Richard Nevarez | 43-45 |
| 09:05 | Colorado | Marvin Roper hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Victor Sweet | 46-45 |
| 08:52 | Ball State | Jack Borrero misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 08:50 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:44 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Marvin Roper | 49-45 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bishop - foul #2 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (SG), Florencio Russo (PF) Daniel Bishop, Arthur Gall | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Williams (C) Nicholas Stukes | |
| 08:19 | Ball State | John Marx clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 08:18 | Colorado | Florencio Russo pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:02 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 49-45 |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Jack Borrero pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 07:49 | Colorado | Victor Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 07:27 | Colorado | John Marx is called for the reach on Victor Sweet - foul #3 on John Marx, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Duell (SF) Zhuang Huang | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG), William Proctor (SG), Justin Blackburn (C) John Marx, Richard Nevarez, Jack Borrero | |
| 07:27 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:27 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:13 | Ball State | Eric Lee can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 07:11 | Ball State | William Williams hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Marvin Roper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Bond (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Duell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Florencio Russo (fresh) 5 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Proctor (fresh) SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Justin Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 06:42 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ben Bond | 54-47 |
| 06:24 | Ball State | William Proctor drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Lee | 54-50 |
| 06:01 | Colorado | Marvin Roper hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ben Bond and the foul's on Eric Lee - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Zhuang Huang (SG), Daniel Bishop (PF), Arthur Gall (C) Ben Bond, Florencio Russo, Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG), Jack Borrero (PF), Nicholas Stukes (C) William Proctor, Charles Jelinski, William Williams, Justin Blackburn | |
| 06:01 | Colorado | Marvin Roper misses the free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:01 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 05:45 | Ball State | John Marx misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 05:30 | Ball State | John Marx hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 05:29 | Colorado | Arthur Gall snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 05:11 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 56-50 |
| 05:09 | Colorado | Marvin Roper tips it back up and in | 58-50 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes is called for traveling | 58-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (SG), Victor Sweet (PF) Marvin Roper, Keith Duell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Jelinski (SF) Eric Lee | |
| 04:32 | Colorado | Arthur Gall misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 58-50 |
| 04:30 | Colorado | Arthur Gall misses the tip | 58-50 |
| 04:29 | Colorado | Ben Bond tips it but misses | 58-50 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | John Marx grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 04:22 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 04:20 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Nevarez | 58-50 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Jack Borrero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 04:03 | Colorado | Arthur Gall snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 03:37 | Colorado | Arthur Gall comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 03:35 | Colorado | Arthur Gall tips it back up and in | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | John Marx misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Zhuang Huang - foul #2 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Marvin Roper (PG) Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 03:26 | Ball State | John Marx misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | John Marx misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:26 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Daniel Bishop | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Colorado | Arthur Gall is hacked by John Marx - foul #4 on John Marx, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Duell (SF) Ben Bond | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (PG), William Williams (PF) John Marx, Jack Borrero | |
| 03:04 | Colorado | Arthur Gall makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:04 | Colorado | Arthur Gall misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | William Williams grabs the board | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Marvin Roper (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Keith Duell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Bishop (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Gall (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Jelinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Nicholas Stukes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Nicholas Stukes can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 02:51 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 02:27 | Colorado | Marvin Roper misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Charles Jelinski pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | William Williams loses the dribble to Keith Duell | 61-50 |
| 02:15 | Colorado | Richard Nevarez is called for the reach on Zhuang Huang - foul #3 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #10 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Florencio Russo (PF), Victor Sweet (C) Daniel Bishop, Arthur Gall | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG), Justin Blackburn (SF), David Elliott (C) Richard Nevarez, Charles Jelinski, Nicholas Stukes | |
| 02:15 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:15 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:15 | Ball State | The rebound goes to David Elliott | 61-50 |
| 02:02 | Ball State | Eric Lee misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-50 |
| 02:00 | Colorado | Victor Sweet gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 01:42 | Colorado | Marvin Roper misses the dunk but he's fouled by Eric Lee - foul #2 on Eric Lee, team foul #11 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Arthur Gall (C) Florencio Russo | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:42 | Colorado | Marvin Roper makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:42 | Colorado | Marvin Roper misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | William Williams grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | William Proctor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 01:27 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Keith Duell | 62-50 |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Victor Sweet knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Marvin Roper | 64-50 |
| 00:57 | Ball State | Eric Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 00:55 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Victor Sweet knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Marvin Roper | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Marvin Roper takes the ball from Justin Blackburn | 66-50 |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Marvin Roper lays it in | 68-50 |
| 00:14 | Ball State | Justin Blackburn is fouled on the floor by Victor Sweet - foul #2 on Victor Sweet, team foul #5 | 68-50 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | William Proctor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Eric Lee gets the offensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 00:06 | Ball State | David Elliott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-50 |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Victor Sweet pulls down the rebound | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Marvin Roper runs out the clock | 68-50 |