| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Richard Alford (fresh) SG - John Lee (fresh) SF - Curtis May (fresh) PF - Lawrence Heath (fresh) C - Paul Philpott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Ashley Rouse (fresh) SG - Ernest Daigle (fresh) SF - Leon Greene (fresh) PF - Ira Crump (fresh) C - Jack Traverso (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Jack Traverso wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Whittier | Ira Crump travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Colorado | Ira Crump picks off the pass by Richard Alford | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Whittier | Jack Traverso is fouled on the floor by Paul Philpott - foul #1 on Paul Philpott, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Whittier | Leon Greene jams it | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Colorado | Lawrence Heath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Whittier | John Lee is called for the reach on Leon Greene - foul #1 on John Lee, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Whittier | Leon Greene comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Colorado | Paul Philpott snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Colorado | Richard Alford clanks a jumper in the paint | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Colorado | Curtis May tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Whittier | Leon Greene hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Ashley Rouse and he's fouled by Curtis May - foul #1 on Curtis May, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | Whittier | Leon Greene makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:20 | Colorado | Curtis May clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:18 | Whittier | Ira Crump grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:50 | Whittier | Ashley Rouse hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 2-5 |
| 16:49 | Colorado | Lawrence Heath pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:44 | Colorado | Richard Alford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:43 | Colorado | Curtis May grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:21 | Colorado | Paul Philpott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Whittier | James Brown (C) Jack Traverso | |
| 16:18 | Whittier | Richard Alford steps in front of the Ashley Rouse pass in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 16:16 | Colorado | Richard Alford banks in the layup | 4-5 |
| 16:00 | Whittier | James Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 15:59 | Colorado | Curtis May gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Richard Alford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lee (fresh) SF - Curtis May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Heath (fresh) C - Paul Philpott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Ashley Rouse (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Daigle (fairly fresh) SF - Leon Greene (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ira Crump (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Colorado | Ira Crump takes the ball from Curtis May | 4-5 |
| 15:35 | Whittier | Ernest Daigle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 15:34 | Whittier | James Brown snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 15:14 | Whittier | James Brown drills a shot from the right block set up by Ira Crump | 4-7 |
| 14:53 | Colorado | John Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 14:51 | Whittier | The rebound goes to James Brown | 4-7 |
| 14:45 | Whittier | John Lee picks off the pass by Ernest Daigle | 4-7 |
| 14:41 | Colorado | John Lee can't finish the layup | 4-7 |
| 14:39 | Whittier | Ira Crump pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:27 | Whittier | Ashley Rouse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 14:25 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Paul Philpott | 4-7 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | Richard Alford knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Curtis May | 6-7 |
| 14:09 | Whittier | Ernest Daigle misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-7 |
| 14:07 | Whittier | Leon Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:53 | Whittier | James Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Casey Sangster (PG), James Malinovsky (SG), Shane Moore (SF), Jason Meacham (PF), James Chen (C) Richard Alford, John Lee, Curtis May, Lawrence Heath, Paul Philpott | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jerry Swim (PG), Marvin Chaplin (SG), Terry Sellers (SF), Barry Tillman (PF), Jack Traverso (C) Ashley Rouse, Ernest Daigle, Leon Greene, Ira Crump, James Brown | |
| 13:41 | Colorado | Terry Sellers steps in front of the Shane Moore pass | 6-7 |
| 13:28 | Whittier | Jack Traverso's layup is rejected by Jason Meacham | 6-7 |
| 13:26 | Colorado | Jason Meacham pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:11 | Colorado | Shane Moore can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 13:09 | Whittier | Barry Tillman snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 12:46 | Whittier | Marvin Chaplin knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Sellers | 6-9 |
| 12:41 | Colorado | James Malinovsky misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Terry Sellers - foul #1 on Terry Sellers, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| 12:41 | Colorado | James Malinovsky makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:41 | Colorado | James Malinovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:31 | Whittier | Terry Sellers hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Marvin Chaplin | 8-11 |
| 12:10 | Colorado | James Chen misses the 3 from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 12:09 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Jack Traverso | 8-11 |
| 11:53 | Whittier | Jack Traverso makes the floater in the lane and he's hacked by Casey Sangster - foul #1 on Casey Sangster, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lawrence Heath (PF) Shane Moore | |
| Subs | Whittier | James Brown (PF) Barry Tillman | |
| 11:53 | Whittier | Jack Traverso misses the free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:53 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Lawrence Heath | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Casey Sangster (fresh) SG - James Malinovsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Meacham (fresh) PF - Lawrence Heath (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Chen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Jerry Swim (fresh) SG - Marvin Chaplin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Traverso (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Colorado | Lawrence Heath misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 11:31 | Whittier | Marvin Chaplin grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:15 | Whittier | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by James Malinovsky - foul #1 on James Malinovsky, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Lee (SG), Curtis May (SF), Paul Philpott (C) James Malinovsky, Jason Meacham, James Chen | |
| Subs | Whittier | Ashley Rouse (PG), Ernest Daigle (SG), Leon Greene (SF), Ira Crump (PF) Jerry Swim, Marvin Chaplin, Terry Sellers, Jack Traverso | |
| 11:15 | Whittier | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:15 | Whittier | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 10:57 | Colorado | Paul Philpott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Alford (PG) Casey Sangster | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 10:42 | Whittier | Lawrence Heath is called for the reach on Ashley Rouse - foul #1 on Lawrence Heath, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| 10:27 | Whittier | Ernest Daigle hits a shot from the free throw line | 8-17 |
| 10:12 | Colorado | Ernest Daigle is called for the reach on Richard Alford - foul #1 on Ernest Daigle, team foul #3 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Shane Moore (PF) Lawrence Heath | |
| Subs | Whittier | Barry Tillman (C) James Brown | |
| 10:02 | Colorado | Shane Moore misses badly on a shot from close range | 8-17 |
| 10:00 | Colorado | Paul Philpott gets the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 09:49 | Colorado | John Lee clanks a 3 from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 09:48 | Whittier | Ira Crump snags the defensive board | 8-17 |
| 09:40 | Whittier | Barry Tillman misses badly on a floater near the basket | 8-17 |
| 09:38 | Colorado | Shane Moore pulls down the rebound | 8-17 |
| 09:33 | Colorado | John Lee buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis May | 11-17 |
| 09:22 | Whittier | Ashley Rouse misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 09:21 | Whittier | Leon Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:10 | Whittier | Ernest Daigle clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Lee - foul #2 on John Lee, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Casey Sangster (PG), James Malinovsky (SG), Jason Meacham (PF), James Chen (C) Richard Alford, John Lee, Curtis May, Paul Philpott | |
| Subs | Whittier | Terry Sellers (SF), Jack Traverso (C) Leon Greene, Barry Tillman | |
| 09:10 | Whittier | Ernest Daigle makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:10 | Whittier | Ernest Daigle misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:10 | Colorado | The rebound goes to James Malinovsky | 11-18 |
| 09:02 | Colorado | Ashley Rouse picks off the pass by Shane Moore | 11-18 |
| 08:59 | Whittier | Ernest Daigle lays it up and in set up by Ashley Rouse | 11-20 |
| 08:34 | Colorado | Jason Meacham clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-20 |
| 08:32 | Colorado | Shane Moore misses the tip | 11-20 |
| 08:30 | Whittier | Terry Sellers pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 08:27 | Whittier | Ashley Rouse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lawrence Heath (PF) Shane Moore | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jerry Swim (PG), Marvin Chaplin (SG), James Brown (PF) Ashley Rouse, Ernest Daigle, Ira Crump | |
| 08:17 | Colorado | Lawrence Heath comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 08:16 | Whittier | Jack Traverso pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 07:58 | Whittier | Marvin Chaplin misses the easy layup | 11-20 |
| 07:57 | Whittier | Jerry Swim grabs the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 07:37 | Whittier | Jack Traverso is fouled on the floor by James Chen - foul #1 on James Chen, team foul #8 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Alford (PG), Curtis May (SF) James Malinovsky, James Chen | |
| Subs | Whittier | Leon Greene (SF) Jerry Swim | |
| 07:37 | Whittier | Jack Traverso makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 07:37 | Whittier | Jack Traverso makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Richard Alford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Casey Sangster (fresh) SF - Curtis May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Heath (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Meacham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Marvin Chaplin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leon Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Traverso (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Colorado | Terry Sellers steps in front of the Casey Sangster pass | 11-22 |
| 07:08 | Whittier | Jack Traverso blows the layup | 11-22 |
| 07:07 | Colorado | Jason Meacham snags the defensive board | 11-22 |
| 07:02 | Colorado | Jack Traverso swats the layup by Casey Sangster | 11-22 |
| 07:00 | Colorado | Casey Sangster gets the offensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 06:41 | Colorado | Casey Sangster is fouled on the floor by Terry Sellers - foul #2 on Terry Sellers, team foul #4 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Paul Philpott (C) Jason Meacham | |
| Subs | Whittier | Ashley Rouse (PG), Ernest Daigle (SG), Ira Crump (PF), Barry Tillman (C) Marvin Chaplin, Terry Sellers, James Brown, Jack Traverso | |
| 06:23 | Colorado | Richard Alford is fouled on the floor by Barry Tillman - foul #1 on Barry Tillman, team foul #5 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Malinovsky (SG) Casey Sangster | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 06:13 | Colorado | Curtis May buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Malinovsky | 13-22 |
| 05:52 | Whittier | Leon Greene is fouled on the floor by Curtis May - foul #2 on Curtis May, team foul #9 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Beau Roberts (SG), Shane Moore (SF), Jason Meacham (PF) Richard Alford, Curtis May, Lawrence Heath | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 05:52 | Whittier | Leon Greene misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 05:52 | Colorado | Jason Meacham pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 05:42 | Colorado | Shane Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-22 |
| 05:41 | Whittier | Ernest Daigle snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 05:37 | Whittier | Ira Crump banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leon Greene | 13-24 |
| 05:23 | Colorado | Paul Philpott misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 05:21 | Colorado | James Malinovsky grabs the offensive board | 13-24 |
| 05:09 | Colorado | Paul Philpott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Casey Sangster (PG) Beau Roberts | |
| Subs | Whittier | Marvin Chaplin (SG), Jerry Swim (SF), James Brown (C) Ernest Daigle, Leon Greene, Barry Tillman | |
| 04:49 | Whittier | Jerry Swim misses the lay-in | 13-24 |
| 04:47 | Colorado | Shane Moore gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 04:43 | Colorado | Casey Sangster's floater is tipped away by James Brown | 13-24 |
| 04:41 | Colorado | Paul Philpott grabs the offensive board | 13-24 |
| 04:23 | Colorado | James Malinovsky misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 04:22 | Whittier | Ira Crump pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 04:05 | Whittier | Jason Meacham denies the turnaround by Jerry Swim | 13-24 |
| 04:03 | Whittier | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 13-24 |
| 03:52 | Whittier | James Brown misses short on a jumper in the paint | 13-24 |
| 03:51 | Colorado | Jason Meacham grabs the board | 13-24 |
| 03:46 | Colorado | Casey Sangster can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 13-24 |
| 03:44 | Whittier | Ira Crump grabs the board | 13-24 |
| 03:28 | Whittier | James Brown lays it up and in | 13-26 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Casey Sangster (fresh) SG - James Malinovsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Moore (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jason Meacham (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Philpott (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Ashley Rouse (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Chaplin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Swim (fresh) PF - Ira Crump (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Colorado | Jason Meacham comes up short on the runner from close range | 13-26 |
| 03:08 | Whittier | Ira Crump snags the defensive board | 13-26 |
| 02:59 | Whittier | James Brown misses long on a shot in the lane | 13-26 |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Casey Sangster snags the defensive board | 13-26 |
| 02:52 | Colorado | James Malinovsky is hacked by Marvin Chaplin - foul #1 on Marvin Chaplin, team foul #6 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Alford (PG), John Lee (SG), Curtis May (SF), Lawrence Heath (PF), James Chen (C) Casey Sangster, James Malinovsky, Shane Moore, Jason Meacham, Paul Philpott | |
| Subs | Whittier | Ernest Daigle (SG), Leon Greene (SF), Terry Sellers (PF), Jack Traverso (C) Ashley Rouse, Jerry Swim, Ira Crump, James Brown | |
| 02:34 | Colorado | James Chen hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Lee | 16-26 |
| 02:32 | Whittier | Marvin Chaplin travels in the backcourt | 16-26 |
| 02:18 | Colorado | Richard Alford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-26 |
| 01:58 | Whittier | Terry Sellers misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Heath - foul #2 on Lawrence Heath, team foul #10 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jerry Swim (PG) Marvin Chaplin | |
| 01:58 | Whittier | Terry Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 01:58 | Whittier | Terry Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 01:46 | Colorado | Curtis May makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Lee | 18-28 |
| 01:33 | Whittier | Leon Greene misses long on a shot in the lane | 18-28 |
| 01:31 | Whittier | Jerry Swim tips it in | 18-30 |
| 01:12 | Colorado | Richard Alford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 01:11 | Whittier | Leon Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 01:00 | Whittier | Ernest Daigle loses the ball out of bounds | 18-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Ashley Rouse (PG), Ira Crump (PF) Jerry Swim, Terry Sellers | |
| 00:50 | Colorado | John Lee makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-30 |
| 00:39 | Whittier | Ira Crump can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Lee - foul #3 on John Lee, team foul #11 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Casey Sangster (SG), Jason Meacham (C) John Lee, James Chen | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 00:39 | Whittier | Ira Crump makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 00:39 | Whittier | Ira Crump makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Richard Alford is fouled on the floor by Ashley Rouse - foul #1 on Ashley Rouse, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Paul Philpott (C) Curtis May | |
| Subs | Whittier | James Brown (C) Jack Traverso | |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Richard Alford makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Richard Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:05 | Whittier | Leon Greene misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Meacham - foul #1 on Jason Meacham, team foul #12 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Malinovsky (SG), Shane Moore (SF) Richard Alford, Lawrence Heath | |
| Subs | Whittier | Marvin Chaplin (SG) Ernest Daigle | |
| 00:05 | Whittier | Leon Greene makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 00:05 | Whittier | Leon Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Casey Sangster hits a 3 from the left corner | 26-34 |