| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Michael Vilkoski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Moffett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dustin Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edgar Letourneau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Arndt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Walter Hurt inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Colorado | Brian Stamper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Calhoun (PF) James Grant | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 19:17 | Kansas State | David Arndt steps in front of the Michael Moffett pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 26-28 |
| 18:59 | Colorado | Juan Garcia is called for traveling | 26-28 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Grant (PF) John Calhoun | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 18:36 | Kansas State | James Grant misses the shot from the left side | 26-28 |
| 18:35 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:26 | Colorado | Juan Garcia is hacked by Michael Vilkoski - foul #1 on Michael Vilkoski, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 18:15 | Colorado | Walter Hurt can't finish the layup | 26-28 |
| 18:13 | Kansas State | James Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:08 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-28 |
| 18:07 | Kansas State | Dustin Frank tips it in | 28-28 |
| 17:46 | Colorado | Juan Garcia is fouled on the floor by Edgar Letourneau - foul #2 on Edgar Letourneau, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| 17:33 | Colorado | Brian Stamper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| 17:05 | Kansas State | Dustin Frank connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Moffett out of a doubleteam | 30-28 |
| 16:45 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 16:44 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to David Arndt | 30-28 |
| 16:28 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 16:13 | Kansas State | James Grant misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Arndt - foul #2 on David Arndt, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), Jamie Jones (SF), John Thorpe (PF) Juan Garcia, Walter Hurt, David Arndt | |
| 16:13 | Kansas State | James Grant makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:13 | Kansas State | James Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:13 | Colorado | John Thorpe snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 15:54 | Colorado | Brian Stamper can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 15:53 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Michael Vilkoski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Moffett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edgar Letourneau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Hiner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) PF - John Thorpe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:32 | Kansas State | John Hiner is called for the reach on Michael Moffett - foul #1 on John Hiner, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thad Howland (SG), John Calhoun (PF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (C) Michael Moffett, James Grant, Edgar Letourneau | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Lewis (PF) Dennis Holdren | |
| 15:14 | Kansas State | John Calhoun is called for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Moffett (SG), Edgar Letourneau (C) Thad Howland, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 15:01 | Colorado | Jamie Jones lays it in on a great pass from John Hiner | 31-35 |
| 14:32 | Kansas State | Michael Vilkoski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 14:30 | Colorado | Brian Stamper pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 14:21 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Edgar Letourneau - foul #3 on Edgar Letourneau, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thad Howland (SG), James Grant (PF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (C) Michael Moffett, John Calhoun, Edgar Letourneau | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Dennis Holdren (SG) John Hiner, John Thorpe | |
| 14:21 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:21 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:21 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulmuniem | 31-35 |
| 14:00 | Kansas State | Dikembe Abdulmuniem is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulmuniem, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Moffett (SG) Thad Howland | |
| Subs | Colorado | Walter Hurt (SF) Jamie Jones | |
| 13:36 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 13:35 | Kansas State | Michael Vilkoski gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 13:07 | Kansas State | James Grant misses badly on a floater from the left side | 31-35 |
| 13:06 | Kansas State | James Grant grabs the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 12:51 | Kansas State | James Grant connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Moffett out of the doubleteam | 33-35 |
| 12:25 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren is called for 3 seconds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Matthew Doss (PG), Thad Howland (SG), John Calhoun (PF), Edgar Letourneau (C) Michael Vilkoski, Michael Moffett, James Grant, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Arndt (PF) Michael Lewis | |
| 12:04 | Kansas State | Walter Hurt is called for the reach on John Calhoun - foul #1 on Walter Hurt, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Vilkoski (PG), Michael Moffett (SG) Matthew Doss, Thad Howland | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF) Walter Hurt | |
| 11:45 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-35 |
| 11:43 | Colorado | David Arndt pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Michael Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Moffett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Frank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Calhoun (fresh) C - Edgar Letourneau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Arndt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Jamie Jones | 33-38 |
| 11:07 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 10:43 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 10:41 | Colorado | David Arndt pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 10:20 | Colorado | Juan Garcia is fouled on the floor by Dustin Frank - foul #1 on Dustin Frank, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stanley Varga (PG), Thad Howland (SG), James Grant (PF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (C) Michael Vilkoski, Michael Moffett, John Calhoun, Edgar Letourneau | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), Walter Hurt (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Juan Garcia, Dennis Holdren, David Arndt | |
| 10:12 | Colorado | Stanley Varga takes the ball from Jamie Jones | 36-38 |
| 09:53 | Kansas State | Michael Lewis denies the turnaround by James Grant | 36-38 |
| 09:52 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Brian Stamper | 36-38 |
| 09:46 | Colorado | Brian Stamper connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jamie Jones | 36-40 |
| 09:34 | Kansas State | James Grant makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Stanley Varga | 38-40 |
| 09:18 | Colorado | Brian Stamper buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jamie Jones | 38-42 |
| 09:00 | Kansas State | Dustin Frank misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 08:58 | Kansas State | Dustin Frank grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 08:42 | Kansas State | Dustin Frank misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-42 |
| 08:41 | Colorado | Walter Hurt gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 08:30 | Colorado | James Grant swats the layup by Brian Stamper | 38-42 |
| 08:29 | Colorado | Brian Stamper gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 08:14 | Colorado | Thad Howland is called for the reach on John Hiner - foul #2 on Thad Howland, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Vilkoski (PG), Michael Moffett (SG), Edgar Letourneau (C) Stanley Varga, Thad Howland, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Dennis Holdren (SG), John Thorpe (SF), David Arndt (C) John Hiner, Jamie Jones, Walter Hurt, Brian Stamper | |
| 08:09 | Colorado | David Arndt comes up short on the floater in the lane | 38-42 |
| 08:07 | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 07:47 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 07:46 | Kansas State | James Grant snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 07:33 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Michael Vilkoski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Moffett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Frank (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Grant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Letourneau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 18 pts. SF - John Thorpe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Arndt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 07:14 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 06:51 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 06:49 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Edgar Letourneau | 41-42 |
| 06:22 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 06:01 | Colorado | John Thorpe connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by David Arndt and he's hacked by James Grant - foul #2 on James Grant, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Calhoun (PF) James Grant | |
| Subs | Colorado | Walter Hurt (PF), Brian Stamper (C) Michael Lewis, David Arndt | |
| 06:01 | Colorado | John Thorpe makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:39 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Calhoun | 47-45 |
| 05:21 | Colorado | Juan Garcia is whistled for a carry | 47-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Grant (PF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (C) John Calhoun, Edgar Letourneau | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), David Arndt (PF) Juan Garcia, John Thorpe | |
| 04:52 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Holdren - foul #1 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Edgar Letourneau (C) Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 04:52 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:52 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:40 | Colorado | Walter Hurt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Moffett - foul #1 on Michael Moffett, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dikembe Abdulmuniem (C) Edgar Letourneau | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 04:40 | Colorado | Walter Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:40 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:40 | Kansas State | James Grant grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 04:20 | Kansas State | The short jumper by James Grant is denied by Brian Stamper | 48-46 |
| 04:19 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 03:55 | Kansas State | The short jumper by Dikembe Abdulmuniem is denied by Walter Hurt | 48-46 |
| 03:54 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Brian Stamper | 48-46 |
| 03:35 | Colorado | Michael Moffett steps in front of the Dennis Holdren pass | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Michael Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Moffett (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Frank (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Grant (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Hiner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Arndt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Kansas State | Michael Vilkoski is hacked by John Hiner - foul #2 on John Hiner, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thad Howland (SF), John Calhoun (PF), Edgar Letourneau (C) Dustin Frank, James Grant, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Jamie Jones (SG), John Thorpe (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) John Hiner, Dennis Holdren, Walter Hurt, David Arndt | |
| 02:49 | Kansas State | Thad Howland misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 02:47 | Colorado | John Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 02:47 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dustin Frank (SF) Thad Howland | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG), Walter Hurt (SF) Jamie Jones, John Thorpe | |
| 02:34 | Colorado | Edgar Letourneau steals the ball from Michael Lewis | 48-46 |
| 02:05 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 01:59 | Colorado | Walter Hurt drills a jumper from the right side set up by Juan Garcia | 50-48 |
| 01:41 | Kansas State | Dustin Frank hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 01:22 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 01:21 | Kansas State | Dustin Frank snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 00:56 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 00:54 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Colorado | Walter Hurt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-48 |
| 00:34 | Kansas State | Michael Vilkoski pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Kansas State | Michael Vilkoski is fouled in the backcourt by Juan Garcia - foul #1 on Juan Garcia, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Stanley Varga (PG), James Grant (PF), Nicholas Ashley (C) Michael Vilkoski, John Calhoun, Edgar Letourneau | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 00:30 | Kansas State | Dennis Holdren is called for the reach on Michael Moffett - foul #2 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| 00:30 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:30 | Kansas State | Michael Moffett misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:30 | Colorado | Brian Stamper pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 00:18 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 00:17 | Kansas State | Dustin Frank pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Dustin Frank is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Holdren - foul #3 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Dustin Frank makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Dustin Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:07 | Colorado | Walter Hurt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 00:06 | Kansas State | James Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Stanley Varga runs out the clock | 56-48 |