| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ashley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | William Ashley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 19:28 | Colorado | Brian Stamper is alone and drills a shot from the left block set up by Dennis Holdren | 37-25 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Juan Garcia - foul #2 on Juan Garcia, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:59 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:59 | Colorado | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:44 | Colorado | Cory Crouch picks off the pass by Dennis Holdren | 37-26 |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the turnaround from close range set up by Cory Crouch | 37-28 |
| 18:11 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 37-28 |
| 18:10 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Stamper | 37-28 |
| 18:05 | Colorado | William Ashley is called for the reach on Walter Hurt - foul #3 on William Ashley, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 17:46 | Colorado | Walter Hurt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | William Ashley gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:16 | Central Michigan | William Ashley's floater is tipped away by Michael Lewis | 37-28 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 16:57 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 37-28 |
| 16:55 | Colorado | Walter Hurt gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 16:38 | Colorado | Juan Garcia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 16:36 | Colorado | Walter Hurt grabs the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 16:22 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | William Ashley snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 15:53 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 15:51 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Brian Stamper | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter Hurt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vickers (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ashley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Colorado | Michael Lewis lays it in set up by Dennis Holdren out of the doubleteam | 39-28 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Daniel Clark is denied by Michael Lewis | 39-28 |
| 14:57 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Walter Hurt | 39-28 |
| 14:49 | Colorado | Walter Hurt's fadeaway is rejected by William Ashley | 39-28 |
| 14:48 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Cory Crouch | 39-28 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 14:24 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:02 | Colorado | Juan Garcia loses the dribble to Cory Crouch | 39-28 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch hits the finger roll | 39-30 |
| 13:30 | Colorado | Juan Garcia splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Clark - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SG), John Thorpe (SF), David Arndt (PF) Dennis Holdren, Walter Hurt, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Randy Witz (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Cory Crouch, James Vickers, Richard Dillon, Daniel Clark, William Ashley | |
| 13:30 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 13:30 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by David Arndt - foul #1 on David Arndt, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG) Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 13:12 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 12:53 | Colorado | John Hiner can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 12:26 | Central Michigan | John Hiner steps in front of the Raymond Smith pass | 41-31 |
| 12:13 | Colorado | John Thorpe makes the shot near the basket | 43-31 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | John Thorpe is called for the reach on Raymond Smith - foul #1 on John Thorpe, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG) John Thorpe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Hiner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Arndt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randy Witz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 6 pts. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 11:16 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 11:14 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Smith | 43-34 |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz misses the shot from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 10:55 | Colorado | Jamie Jones pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 10:43 | Colorado | Christopher Ross steals it from Dennis Holdren out of a doubleteam | 43-34 |
| 10:18 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Randy Witz | 43-36 |
| 09:49 | Colorado | Jamie Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Arndt | 45-36 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 09:26 | Colorado | Brian Stamper snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 09:09 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren is hacked by Christopher Ross - foul #1 on Christopher Ross, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), John Thorpe (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) John Hiner, Jamie Jones, David Arndt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), William Ashley (C) Antonio Fryman, Randy Witz, Raymond Smith, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 08:52 | Colorado | Richard Dillon swats the layup by Brian Stamper | 45-36 |
| 08:51 | Colorado | John Thorpe gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 08:38 | Colorado | Brian Stamper clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | William Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Stamper - foul #2 on Brian Stamper, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Walter Hurt (SF) John Thorpe | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:33 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:14 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 48-38 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-38 |
| 07:56 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 07:27 | Colorado | Richard Dillon is called for the reach on Walter Hurt - foul #3 on Richard Dillon, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Arndt (C) Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Witz (SG), Raymond Smith (SF) James Vickers, Richard Dillon | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Arndt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Witz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 06:43 | Central Michigan | William Ashley travels with the ball | 48-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (SG), John Thorpe (SF) Dennis Holdren, Walter Hurt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:29 | Colorado | William Ashley steps in front of the John Thorpe pass | 48-38 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark loses the dribble to John Hiner | 48-38 |
| 06:09 | Colorado | John Thorpe banks in the layup set up by John Hiner | 50-38 |
| 05:43 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 05:41 | Colorado | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 05:36 | Colorado | John Hiner is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Arndt | 53-38 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | William Ashley lays it up and in on a great pass from Cory Crouch | 53-40 |
| 04:58 | Colorado | David Arndt dunks the ball | 55-40 |
| 04:36 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 55-40 |
| 04:35 | Colorado | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 04:29 | Colorado | David Arndt misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 04:28 | Colorado | John Hiner tips it but misses | 55-40 |
| 04:26 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Lewis | 55-40 |
| 04:16 | Colorado | John Thorpe misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Cory Crouch - foul #1 on Cory Crouch, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SG), Brian Stamper (C) Juan Garcia, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), James Vickers (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Cory Crouch, Randy Witz, Raymond Smith, Daniel Clark, William Ashley | |
| 04:16 | Colorado | John Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 04:16 | Colorado | John Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Cox | 56-40 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses badly on a floater from the right block | 56-40 |
| 03:50 | Colorado | John Hiner snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | Colorado | John Thorpe loses the ball out of bounds | 56-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Walter Hurt (SF) Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Hiner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Thorpe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - David Arndt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Jamie Jones picks off the pass by Antonio Fryman | 56-40 |
| 02:36 | Colorado | Walter Hurt buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jamie Jones | 59-40 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Jamie Jones steps in front of the Antonio Fryman pass | 59-40 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Jamie Jones lays it in | 61-40 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross clanks a floater from the left block | 61-40 |
| 01:48 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross gets the offensive rebound | 61-40 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:34 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman loses the ball out of bounds | 61-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Lewis (PF) Walter Hurt | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Randy Witz (SG), Daniel Clark (PF), William Ashley (C) Antonio Fryman, James Vickers, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 01:08 | Colorado | John Hiner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-40 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | William Ashley grabs the board | 61-40 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on John Hiner - foul #2 on John Hiner, team foul #5 | 61-42 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Colorado | William Ashley swats the layup by Michael Lewis | 61-43 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to William Ashley | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | William Ashley comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by David Arndt - foul #2 on David Arndt, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | John Hiner runs out the clock | 61-45 |