| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fresh) SG - Chad Mitchell (fresh) SF - John Shepherd (fresh) PF - Carl Anderson (fresh) C - Richard Dwight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Smith (fresh) SG - Kelly Robbins (fresh) SF - Keith Bauer (fresh) PF - Delbert Lewis (fresh) C - Michael Tucker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Dwight - foul #1 on Richard Dwight, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson lays it in set up by David Herrmann | 2-1 |
| 19:12 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 19:10 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker tips it home | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Dwight, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan (C) Richard Dwight | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 18:29 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Colorado State | David Herrmann hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Anderson | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Colorado Mesa | Carl Anderson steals it from Michael Tucker | 5-3 |
| 17:50 | Colorado State | John Shepherd drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Herrmann | 8-3 |
| 17:27 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis double dribbles | 8-3 |
| 17:10 | Colorado State | David Herrmann comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 8-3 |
| 17:08 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 16:54 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 16:52 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:33 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 8-3 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (PG), John Harrison (SG), Maynard Adams (SF), Bernard Alexander (C) David Herrmann, Chad Mitchell, John Shepherd, Carl Anderson | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (PG), Robert Youngberg (SG), Jimmy Larson (SF), Brock Townsend (C) George Smith, Kelly Robbins, Keith Bauer, Michael Tucker | |
| 16:20 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bernard Alexander - foul #1 on Bernard Alexander, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| 16:20 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:20 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:57 | Colorado State | Maynard Adams clanks a runner from the right block | 8-4 |
| 15:55 | Colorado Mesa | The rebound goes to Robert Youngberg | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Owen (fresh) SG - John Harrison (fresh) SF - Maynard Adams (fresh) PF - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) C - Bernard Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Ron Swank (fresh) SG - Robert Youngberg (fresh) SF - Jimmy Larson (fresh) PF - Delbert Lewis (fairly fresh) C - Brock Townsend (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Colorado Mesa | Maynard Adams steals the ball from Ron Swank | 8-4 |
| 15:27 | Colorado State | John Owen is hacked by Jimmy Larson - foul #1 on Jimmy Larson, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Shepherd (SF), Carl Anderson (PF) Maynard Adams, Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Smith (PG), Keith Bauer (SF) Jimmy Larson, Delbert Lewis | |
| 15:17 | Colorado State | John Harrison clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 15:16 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:09 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-4 |
| 15:07 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend tips it but misses | 8-4 |
| 15:06 | Colorado State | John Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:02 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 15:01 | Colorado State | Bernard Alexander can't tip it in | 8-4 |
| 15:00 | Colorado State | Bernard Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:51 | Colorado State | Bernard Alexander misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Youngberg - foul #1 on Robert Youngberg, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Herrmann (PG), Chad Mitchell (SG) John Owen, John Harrison | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins (SG), Michael Tucker (C) Robert Youngberg, Ron Swank | |
| 14:51 | Colorado State | Bernard Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:51 | Colorado State | Bernard Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:28 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith can't connect on a runner near the basket | 10-4 |
| 14:27 | Colorado State | John Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:08 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell can't throw it down | 10-4 |
| 14:07 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 13:56 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-4 |
| 13:55 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer hits the follow up shot | 10-6 |
| 13:36 | Colorado State | John Shepherd is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 10-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Maynard Adams (SF), Robert Sullivan (C) John Shepherd, Bernard Alexander | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (PG), Robert Youngberg (SG), Jimmy Larson (SF) George Smith, Keith Bauer, Brock Townsend | |
| 13:17 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins loses the ball out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis (PF) Robert Youngberg | |
| 12:57 | Colorado State | Maynard Adams's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Larson | 10-6 |
| 12:39 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank is fouled on the floor by Maynard Adams - foul #1 on Maynard Adams, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (PG), John Harrison (SG) David Herrmann, Chad Mitchell | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Smith (PG), Robert Youngberg (SG), Keith Bauer (SF) Ron Swank, Kelly Robbins, Jimmy Larson | |
| 12:27 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Tucker | 10-8 |
| 12:05 | Colorado State | Maynard Adams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Keith Bauer - foul #1 on Keith Bauer, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Shepherd (SF) Carl Anderson | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 12:05 | Colorado State | Maynard Adams misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:05 | Colorado State | Maynard Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:36 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-8 |
| 11:35 | Colorado State | John Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Owen (fresh) SG - John Harrison (fresh) SF - John Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Maynard Adams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Youngberg (fresh) SF - Keith Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delbert Lewis (fresh) C - Michael Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Colorado State | John Shepherd is whistled for a carry | 11-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bernard Alexander (PF) Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (PF), Kelly Robbins (C) Delbert Lewis, Michael Tucker | |
| 11:06 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 11:05 | Colorado State | Bernard Alexander pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:00 | Colorado State | John Harrison comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 10:58 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 10:53 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 10:52 | Colorado State | Bernard Alexander pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 10:45 | Colorado State | Bernard Alexander comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 11-8 |
| 10:43 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 10:21 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 11-8 |
| 10:20 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg snags the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 10:03 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by George Smith | 11-11 |
| 09:48 | Colorado State | John Harrison is whistled for a carry | 11-11 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Herrmann (PG), Chad Mitchell (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Carl Anderson (PF) John Owen, John Harrison, John Shepherd, Maynard Adams | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson (SF), Delbert Lewis (PF), Michael Tucker (C) George Smith, Robert Youngberg, Keith Bauer | |
| 09:36 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ron Swank | 11-13 |
| 09:08 | Colorado State | Delbert Lewis is called for the reach on Carl Anderson - foul #1 on Delbert Lewis, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Andrew Fortney (SF) Bernard Alexander | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Smith (PG) Ron Swank | |
| 08:49 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 08:31 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Sullivan - foul #1 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Shepherd (SF) Andrew Fortney | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 08:31 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:31 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:07 | Colorado Mesa | The refs have stopped play. Jimmy Larson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 14-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (PG), Robert Youngberg (SG), Keith Bauer (SF), Brock Townsend (C) George Smith, Kelly Robbins, Jimmy Larson, Michael Tucker | |
| 08:02 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan misses short on a turnaround from close range | 14-15 |
| 08:00 | Colorado State | John Shepherd snags the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 07:37 | Colorado State | John Shepherd scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Chad Mitchell | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Shepherd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Ron Swank (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Youngberg (fresh) SF - Keith Bauer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delbert Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brock Townsend (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ron Swank | 16-17 |
| 07:05 | Colorado State | Brock Townsend is called for the reach on Chad Mitchell - foul #1 on Brock Townsend, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (PG), John Harrison (SG), Bernard Alexander (PF), Maynard Adams (C) David Herrmann, Chad Mitchell, Carl Anderson, Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Smith (PG), Michael Tucker (C) Ron Swank, Delbert Lewis | |
| 06:53 | Colorado State | The short jumper by Maynard Adams is denied by Keith Bauer | 16-17 |
| 06:52 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 06:33 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-19 |
| 06:14 | Colorado State | John Owen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 06:13 | Colorado State | John Shepherd tips it home | 18-19 |
| 05:57 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith misses short on a jumper from the left side | 18-19 |
| 05:55 | Colorado State | John Harrison grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 05:50 | Colorado State | John Owen misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Michael Tucker - foul #1 on Michael Tucker, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell (SG), Carl Anderson (PF) John Harrison, John Shepherd | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins (SG), Ron Swank (SF), Delbert Lewis (PF) Robert Youngberg, Keith Bauer, Brock Townsend | |
| 05:50 | Colorado State | John Owen makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:50 | Colorado State | John Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:38 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker is fouled on the floor by Bernard Alexander - foul #2 on Bernard Alexander, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Herrmann (PG), Robert Sullivan (C) John Owen, Bernard Alexander | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 05:22 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-19 |
| 05:21 | Colorado State | Maynard Adams pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:00 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Andrew Fortney (SF) Maynard Adams | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson (SF) George Smith | |
| 04:41 | Colorado Mesa | Chad Mitchell steps in front of the Michael Tucker pass | 20-19 |
| 04:26 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan's floater is tipped away by Michael Tucker | 20-19 |
| 04:24 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 04:10 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 04:08 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 04:02 | Colorado State | Andrew Fortney misses the easy layup | 20-19 |
| 04:01 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 03:48 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Kelly Robbins | 20-21 |
| 03:36 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Fortney | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Fortney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Ron Swank (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kelly Robbins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Larson (fresh) PF - Delbert Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Tucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Ron Swank | 22-23 |
| 03:01 | Colorado State | Jimmy Larson picks off the pass by Robert Sullivan | 22-23 |
| 02:44 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Larson | 22-26 |
| 02:26 | Colorado State | David Herrmann knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Sullivan | 25-26 |
| 02:08 | Colorado Mesa | David Herrmann steals it from Kelly Robbins | 25-26 |
| 02:05 | Colorado State | David Herrmann lays it in | 27-26 |
| 01:57 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank is hacked by David Herrmann - foul #1 on David Herrmann, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (PG), John Harrison (SG), John Shepherd (SF), Bernard Alexander (PF), Richard Dwight (C) David Herrmann, Chad Mitchell, Andrew Fortney, Carl Anderson, Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Smith (PG), Robert Youngberg (SG), Keith Bauer (SF), Brock Townsend (C) Kelly Robbins, Jimmy Larson, Delbert Lewis, Michael Tucker | |
| 01:57 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:57 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:45 | Colorado State | John Owen can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 01:43 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 01:16 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Dwight - foul #3 on Richard Dwight, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Maynard Adams (C) Richard Dwight | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis (PF) Ron Swank | |
| 01:16 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:16 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:57 | Colorado State | Bernard Alexander makes the floater in the paint set up by John Shepherd | 29-30 |
| 00:39 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 00:38 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | John Owen connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bernard Alexander | 31-32 |
| 00:07 | Colorado Mesa | John Owen is called for the reach on George Smith - foul #1 on John Owen, team foul #9 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins (PF) Delbert Lewis | |
| 00:07 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:07 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:01 | Colorado State | Keith Bauer steals the ball from John Shepherd | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer misses the fullcourt shot | 31-34 |