| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Justin Adames (fresh) SG - Alex Webb (fresh) SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) PF - Arnold Duenas (fresh) C - Lester Perkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) SG - Nick Gary (fresh) SF - Byron Berns (fresh) PF - Keith Duell (fresh) C - Victor Sweet (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Victor Sweet wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Colorado | Byron Berns grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Colorado | Byron Berns connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Nick Gary | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Keith Duell - foul #1 on Keith Duell, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:35 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Colorado | Keith Duell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Arnold Duenas - foul #1 on Arnold Duenas, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Colorado | Keith Duell misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Colorado | Keith Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Kansas State | Justin Adames can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Colorado | Keith Duell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:23 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Arnold Duenas | 2-3 |
| 17:05 | Kansas State | Justin Adames comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:04 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Keith Duell | 2-3 |
| 16:43 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley is hacked by Lester Perkinson - foul #1 on Lester Perkinson, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 16:17 | Colorado | Keith Duell loses the dribble to Lester Perkinson | 2-3 |
| 16:05 | Kansas State | Justin Adames throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG) Dennis Ashley | |
| 15:45 | Colorado | Victor Sweet buries a floater from the baseline | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Justin Adames (fresh) SG - Alex Webb (fresh) SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnold Duenas (fresh) C - Lester Perkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Nick Gary (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Berns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Kansas State | Justin Adames is fouled on the floor by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Richard Lane (SF), Robert Ramsey (PF) Robert Wilson, Arnold Duenas | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (SG), Roger Mack (SF), Florencio Russo (PF) Nick Gary, Byron Berns, Victor Sweet | |
| 15:23 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 15:21 | Colorado | Keith Duell pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 14:56 | Colorado | Keith Duell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 14:55 | Colorado | Keith Duell tips it home | 2-7 |
| 14:42 | Kansas State | Alex Webb drills a jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 14:13 | Colorado | Ben Bond knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-9 |
| 13:53 | Kansas State | Richard Lane can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Keith Duell - foul #2 on Keith Duell, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ronald Marks (SG), Arnold Duenas (PF) Alex Webb, Robert Ramsey | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Nick Gary (SG), Byron Berns (SF), Victor Sweet (C) Michael Smith, Ben Bond, Roger Mack, Keith Duell | |
| 13:53 | Kansas State | Richard Lane makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:53 | Kansas State | Richard Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:53 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 13:40 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson is whistled for traveling | 5-9 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Wilson (SF) Richard Lane | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 13:18 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley scores on a 3 from the left corner | 5-12 |
| 12:58 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 12:56 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Victor Sweet | 5-12 |
| 12:34 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses long on a floater from the left block | 5-12 |
| 12:32 | Colorado | Florencio Russo grabs the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 12:03 | Colorado | 3 seconds is called on Byron Berns | 5-12 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Alex Webb (SG) Ronald Marks | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 11:49 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Victor Sweet - foul #1 on Victor Sweet, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| 11:49 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 11:49 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 11:49 | Colorado | Florencio Russo gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 11:46 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Ashley, team foul #5 | 6-12 |
| 11:27 | Kansas State | Alex Webb hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 11:25 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson hits the follow up shot | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Justin Adames (fairly fresh) SG - Alex Webb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnold Duenas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Perkinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nick Gary (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Florencio Russo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 10:56 | Colorado | Victor Sweet loses the dribble to Lester Perkinson | 8-12 |
| 10:30 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 10:28 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Victor Sweet | 8-12 |
| 10:03 | Colorado | Byron Berns misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-12 |
| 10:01 | Kansas State | Alex Webb gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 09:44 | Kansas State | Alex Webb misses long on a jumper in the lane | 8-12 |
| 09:42 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas grabs the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 09:21 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson is whistled for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Vic Ritter (PG), Ronald Marks (SG), Richard Lane (SF), Robert Ramsey (PF), Mark Hilliard (C) Justin Adames, Alex Webb, Robert Wilson, Arnold Duenas, Lester Perkinson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG), Ben Bond (SG), Roger Mack (SF), Nathan Ring (C) Dennis Ashley, Nick Gary, Byron Berns, Victor Sweet | |
| 08:57 | Colorado | Ben Bond hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Roger Mack | 8-14 |
| 08:40 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Vic Ritter | 10-14 |
| 08:16 | Colorado | Nathan Ring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-14 |
| 08:09 | Kansas State | Nathan Ring swats the short shot by Richard Lane | 10-14 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | Nathan Ring snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 07:56 | Colorado | Michael Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Mack | 10-17 |
| 07:35 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nathan Ring - foul #1 on Nathan Ring, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Alex Webb (SG), Lester Perkinson (C) Ronald Marks, Mark Hilliard | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Nick Gary (SG), Byron Berns (SF), Victor Sweet (C) Michael Smith, Ben Bond, Roger Mack, Nathan Ring | |
| 07:35 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 07:35 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 07:06 | Colorado | Florencio Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 12-17 |
| 07:05 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Vic Ritter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Webb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Lane (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Perkinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nick Gary (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Florencio Russo (tiring) 2 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Kansas State | Alex Webb misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nick Gary - foul #1 on Nick Gary, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Justin Adames (PG), Robert Wilson (SF), Arnold Duenas (PF) Vic Ritter, Richard Lane, Robert Ramsey | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 06:59 | Kansas State | Alex Webb makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 06:59 | Kansas State | Alex Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:43 | Colorado | Nick Gary misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 06:42 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Lester Perkinson | 14-17 |
| 06:23 | Kansas State | Alex Webb's floater is tipped away by Victor Sweet | 14-17 |
| 06:21 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas tips it home | 16-17 |
| 06:03 | Colorado | Nick Gary misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 06:01 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 05:55 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson clanks a shot from the left block | 16-17 |
| 05:54 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas grabs the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 05:37 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson lays it in on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 18-17 |
| 05:11 | Colorado | Byron Berns comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 05:09 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 04:49 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Byron Berns - foul #1 on Byron Berns, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ronald Marks (SG), Mark Hilliard (C) Alex Webb, Lester Perkinson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG), Ben Bond (SF), Keith Duell (PF) Dennis Ashley, Byron Berns, Florencio Russo | |
| 04:49 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 04:49 | Kansas State | Robert Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 04:49 | Colorado | Keith Duell pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 04:33 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-17 |
| 04:31 | Colorado | Keith Duell tips it in | 18-19 |
| 04:13 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas can't connect on a shot from the right side | 18-19 |
| 04:11 | Colorado | Victor Sweet snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 03:42 | Colorado | Keith Duell misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 18-19 |
| 03:40 | Kansas State | Mark Hilliard snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 03:22 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #9 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Alex Webb (SG), Richard Lane (SF), Lester Perkinson (C) Ronald Marks, Robert Wilson, Mark Hilliard | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Byron Berns (SF), Nathan Ring (C) Michael Smith, Nick Gary, Victor Sweet | |
| 03:22 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 03:22 | Kansas State | Arnold Duenas makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 03:03 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 03:01 | Kansas State | Richard Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Justin Adames (tiring) SG - Alex Webb (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Lane (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Arnold Duenas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lester Perkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ben Bond (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Ring (fresh) | |
| 02:42 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson makes the floater from the right wing set up by Arnold Duenas | 22-19 |
| 02:26 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Vic Ritter (PG), Robert Ramsey (PF) Justin Adames, Arnold Duenas | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:00 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter is hacked by Byron Berns - foul #2 on Byron Berns, team foul #10 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Victor Sweet (C) Nathan Ring | |
| 02:00 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 02:00 | Kansas State | Vic Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 01:31 | Colorado | Robert Ramsey is called for the reach on Victor Sweet - foul #1 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #3 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert Wilson (SF) Richard Lane | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG), Nick Gary (SG) Dennis Ashley, Ben Bond | |
| 01:06 | Colorado | Victor Sweet connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Michael Smith | 23-21 |
| 00:41 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vic Ritter | 25-21 |
| 00:18 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses the dunk | 25-21 |
| 00:17 | Kansas State | Alex Webb gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 00:03 | Kansas State | Robert Ramsey misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-21 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | Lester Perkinson tips it back up and in | 27-21 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Byron Berns misses the fullcourt shot | 27-21 |