| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chad Petty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Ayers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McLearan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Squier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dean Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Richards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leo Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Emmons (fresh) 8 pts. C - Samuel Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Iowa State | David Squier is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 19:42 | Colorado | Leo Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| 19:26 | Iowa State | William Ayers misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Richards - foul #2 on Kevin Richards, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| 19:26 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:26 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 19:03 | Colorado | David Emmons comes up short on the shot from the left block | 29-36 |
| 19:01 | Iowa State | David Squier pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:41 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 18:24 | Colorado | William Dodge takes the ball from Kevin Richards | 31-36 |
| 18:19 | Iowa State | Kevin Richards steals the ball from Raymond McLearan in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| 18:17 | Colorado | Kevin Richards dunks the ball | 31-38 |
| 18:10 | Iowa State | David Squier is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on David Squier, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Jennings (SF), Richard Fisher (PF), Larry Pridemore (C) Chad Petty, David Squier, William Dodge | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Connelly (PG), James King (SG), Francis Koop (SF), Jerry Munsey (PF) Dean Clark, Kevin Richards, Leo Duncan, David Emmons | |
| 17:49 | Colorado | Francis Koop misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 17:48 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:37 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan misses short on a floater from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 17:36 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan tips it but misses | 31-38 |
| 17:34 | Colorado | Jerry Munsey snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 17:09 | Colorado | Francis Koop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 17:07 | Colorado | Samuel Pfeil pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:44 | Colorado | James King misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond McLearan - foul #1 on Raymond McLearan, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chad Petty (PG), Toni Raicevic (SG), William Dodge (C) William Ayers, Raymond McLearan, Larry Pridemore | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dean Clark (PG), Mark Strong (PF), Oliver Baldridge (C) Robert Connelly, Jerry Munsey, Samuel Pfeil | |
| 16:44 | Colorado | James King makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:44 | Colorado | James King misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:44 | Iowa State | William Dodge gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:22 | Iowa State | William Dodge hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 31-39 |
| 16:20 | Colorado | Mark Strong pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:02 | Colorado | Francis Koop scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chad Petty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Toni Raicevic (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dean Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James King (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Koop (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Strong (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oliver Baldridge (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Iowa State | William Dodge misses short on a shot from the right side | 31-42 |
| 15:50 | Colorado | Francis Koop snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 15:30 | Colorado | Francis Koop scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 15:09 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Chad Petty and he's fouled by Mark Strong - foul #1 on Mark Strong, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Battiste (PG), William Ayers (SG), David Squier (C) Chad Petty, James Jennings, William Dodge | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Connelly (PG), Kevin Richards (SG), Leo Duncan (SF), David Emmons (PF), Samuel Pfeil (C) Dean Clark, James King, Francis Koop, Mark Strong, Oliver Baldridge | |
| 15:09 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher misses the free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:09 | Colorado | Leo Duncan grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 14:47 | Colorado | David Emmons misses long on a shot near the basket | 33-45 |
| 14:45 | Colorado | Leo Duncan tips it in | 33-47 |
| 14:26 | Iowa State | Samuel Pfeil steals the ball from Donald Battiste | 33-47 |
| 14:05 | Colorado | David Emmons comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-47 |
| 14:03 | Iowa State | William Ayers gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:59 | Iowa State | William Ayers banks in the layup and he's fouled by Leo Duncan - foul #1 on Leo Duncan, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SF), Larry Pridemore (C) Toni Raicevic, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Stutz (SG) Kevin Richards | |
| 13:59 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:36 | Colorado | James Stutz lays it up and in on a great pass from Samuel Pfeil | 36-49 |
| 13:33 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan is hacked by James Stutz in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Stutz, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chad Petty (PG) Donald Battiste | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dean Clark (PG), Jerry Munsey (PF), Oliver Baldridge (C) Robert Connelly, David Emmons, Samuel Pfeil | |
| 13:18 | Iowa State | William Ayers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 13:17 | Colorado | Leo Duncan snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 12:50 | Colorado | Dean Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Stutz | 36-51 |
| 12:31 | Iowa State | Chad Petty clanks a turnaround in the lane | 36-51 |
| 12:30 | Colorado | Dean Clark grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 12:15 | Colorado | Leo Duncan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-51 |
| 12:14 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to David Squier | 36-51 |
| 11:56 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Battiste (PG), James Jennings (SF), Toni Raicevic (PF), William Dodge (C) Chad Petty, Raymond McLearan, David Squier, Larry Pridemore | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Connelly (PG), Kevin Richards (SG), Francis Koop (SF), David Emmons (PF), Samuel Pfeil (C) Dean Clark, James Stutz, Leo Duncan, Jerry Munsey, Oliver Baldridge | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Donald Battiste (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Ayers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Toni Raicevic (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Connelly (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kevin Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Koop (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Emmons (fresh) 8 pts. C - Samuel Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Colorado | David Emmons clanks a shot from close range | 36-51 |
| 11:32 | Iowa State | William Ayers snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 11:25 | Iowa State | Donald Battiste is hacked by Robert Connelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Connelly, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| 11:08 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Dodge | 38-51 |
| 10:47 | Colorado | David Emmons is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Emmons, team foul #6 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | James King (SG), Mark Strong (PF) Kevin Richards, David Emmons | |
| 10:43 | Iowa State | Toni Raicevic's pass is intercepted by Mark Strong in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| 10:21 | Colorado | Francis Koop comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 10:19 | Iowa State | James Jennings grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 10:05 | Iowa State | William Ayers misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 10:03 | Colorado | Samuel Pfeil grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 09:46 | Colorado | Francis Koop knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Connelly | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:44 | Iowa State | Donald Battiste is hacked by Robert Connelly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Connelly, team foul #7 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chad Petty (SG), Raymond McLearan (SF), David Squier (PF), Larry Pridemore (C) William Ayers, James Jennings, Toni Raicevic, William Dodge | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dean Clark (PG), James Stutz (SF), Jerry Munsey (PF), Oliver Baldridge (C) Robert Connelly, Francis Koop, Mark Strong, Samuel Pfeil | |
| 09:44 | Iowa State | Donald Battiste makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:44 | Iowa State | Donald Battiste makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:24 | Colorado | James Stutz misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-54 |
| 09:22 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:01 | Iowa State | Chad Petty connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 08:34 | Colorado | James Stutz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Ayers (SG), Richard Fisher (PF), William Dodge (C) Donald Battiste, David Squier, Larry Pridemore | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kevin Richards (SG), Francis Koop (SF), David Emmons (PF), Samuel Pfeil (C) James King, James Stutz, Jerry Munsey, Oliver Baldridge | |
| 08:20 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-54 |
| 08:19 | Iowa State | Chad Petty tips it in | 45-54 |
| 07:55 | Colorado | David Emmons clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-54 |
| 07:53 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chad Petty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ayers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McLearan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Dodge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dean Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Koop (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Emmons (fresh) 8 pts. C - Samuel Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Iowa State | William Ayers clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 07:34 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan snags the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 07:25 | Iowa State | Chad Petty misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 07:23 | Colorado | David Emmons grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:18 | Colorado | Francis Koop misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond McLearan - foul #2 on Raymond McLearan, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Toni Raicevic (SG), James Jennings (SF), David Squier (PF), Larry Pridemore (C) William Ayers, Raymond McLearan, Richard Fisher, William Dodge | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Connelly (PG), James King (SG) Dean Clark, Kevin Richards | |
| 07:18 | Colorado | Francis Koop makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:18 | Colorado | Francis Koop misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:18 | Iowa State | David Squier grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 06:58 | Iowa State | David Squier knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Larry Pridemore | 47-55 |
| 06:32 | Colorado | James King is hacked by Toni Raicevic - foul #2 on Toni Raicevic, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Leo Duncan (SF), Jerry Munsey (PF), Oliver Baldridge (C) Francis Koop, David Emmons, Samuel Pfeil | |
| 06:15 | Colorado | Leo Duncan knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-57 |
| 05:59 | Iowa State | David Squier misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Fisher (PF) Larry Pridemore | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dean Clark (PG), Kevin Richards (SG) Robert Connelly, James King | |
| 05:59 | Iowa State | David Squier misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:59 | Iowa State | David Squier misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:59 | Colorado | Oliver Baldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:30 | Colorado | Leo Duncan misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-57 |
| 05:28 | Iowa State | James Jennings pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:22 | Iowa State | David Squier buries a shot from the left block set up by James Jennings | 49-57 |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Leo Duncan's floater is tipped away by David Squier | 49-57 |
| 04:58 | Colorado | Leo Duncan gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 04:47 | Colorado | Leo Duncan dunks the ball on a nice dish by Oliver Baldridge | 49-59 |
| 04:41 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-59 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Ayers (PG), Raymond McLearan (SG), William Dodge (C) Chad Petty, Toni Raicevic, David Squier | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Connelly (PG), David Emmons (PF), Samuel Pfeil (C) Dean Clark, Jerry Munsey, Oliver Baldridge | |
| 04:29 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher misses badly on a runner from the left block | 49-59 |
| 04:27 | Colorado | Samuel Pfeil gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 04:21 | Colorado | Richard Fisher steals the ball from David Emmons | 49-59 |
| 04:03 | Iowa State | William Ayers misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-59 |
| 04:01 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Leo Duncan | 49-59 |
| 03:45 | Colorado | David Emmons misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 49-59 |
| 03:44 | Colorado | Leo Duncan hits the follow up shot | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Ayers (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Connelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Duncan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Emmons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:31 | Iowa State | William Ayers lays it in | 51-61 |
| 03:09 | Colorado | David Emmons knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Leo Duncan and the foul's on Richard Fisher - foul #3 on Richard Fisher, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Battiste (PG), David Squier (PF) James Jennings, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dean Clark (PG), James King (SG), Francis Koop (SF) Robert Connelly, Kevin Richards, Leo Duncan | |
| 03:09 | Colorado | David Emmons makes the free throw | 51-64 |
| 02:57 | Iowa State | David Squier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 02:56 | Colorado | Francis Koop grabs the board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:34 | Colorado | David Emmons blows the dunk | 51-64 |
| 02:32 | Colorado | David Emmons snags the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 02:17 | Colorado | Samuel Pfeil misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on William Dodge - foul #1 on William Dodge, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Toni Raicevic (SF), Larry Pridemore (C) Raymond McLearan, William Dodge | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jerry Munsey (PF) David Emmons | |
| 02:17 | Colorado | Samuel Pfeil misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 02:17 | Colorado | Samuel Pfeil misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 02:17 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to David Squier | 51-64 |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Francis Koop steps in front of the William Ayers pass | 51-64 |
| 01:58 | Colorado | James King throws it down set up by Francis Koop | 51-66 |
| 01:42 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 01:27 | Colorado | Francis Koop hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-66 |
| 01:25 | Colorado | Samuel Pfeil hits the follow up shot | 54-68 |
| 01:07 | Iowa State | William Ayers misses short on a floater in the paint | 54-68 |
| 01:06 | Colorado | Samuel Pfeil grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 00:41 | Colorado | William Ayers steps in front of the Dean Clark pass | 54-68 |
| 00:38 | Iowa State | William Ayers misses the lay-in | 54-68 |
| 00:37 | Iowa State | William Ayers tips it but misses | 54-68 |
| 00:35 | Colorado | Jerry Munsey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:15 | Colorado | Francis Koop misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Battiste - foul #2 on Donald Battiste, team foul #7 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chad Petty (PG), Raymond McLearan (SF), William Dodge (C) Donald Battiste, Toni Raicevic, Larry Pridemore | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kevin Richards (SG), David Emmons (PF) James King, Jerry Munsey | |
| 00:15 | Colorado | Francis Koop misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 00:15 | Colorado | Francis Koop makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | William Dodge misses the jumper from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 00:07 | Colorado | Francis Koop pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Dean Clark runs out the clock | 54-69 |